Vanderpump Rules Season 11 Episode 8 Recap: The Most Shocking Moments

Vanderpump Rules season 11 episode 8 brought some of the tension between Ariana Madix and Scheana Shay to the fore, while Tom Sandoval got a surprise visit from a former friend. Cast Vanderpump Rules has gone through a twister in Scandoval’s aftermath, pushing many of them in different directions. Still living in their shared home, Ariana and Tom have struggled to see eye-to-eye on their next steps. The former couple are out of touch, and with the drama surrounding them at an all-time high, there’s serious tension in their shared home.

all the time Vanderpump Rules season 11, Tom and Ariana have seemed to be at a standstill for most of the things they shared as a couple. Back home to her friends, the ex has been struggling to figure out how to move forward after her messy affair sparked one of the biggest controversies in reality TV history. Meanwhile Ariana has done her best to keep her cool, Vanderpump Rules in season 11 episode 8 she finally stepped back into social situations in Tom’s presence and unexpectedly marked the surprise return of one of the series’ original cast members.

Tom threw a party to get back out

He was a little awkward with his new friends

At the beginning of the episode, viewers joined Tom at his shared home with Ariana as she threw a backyard party for her friends. Although many of the friends he brought to the series are new to viewers, Schwartz and Billie Lee were both present at the party. Ariana, who was upstairs for most of the event, was frustrated about sharing space with her ex. Ariana wanted to move on and left the house while Tom’s party was still going on. She shared with Schwartz and Billie that she wanted to get back into dating lifebut it wasn’t entirely comfortable doing so.

Katie and Lala were at lunch to hash out their beef

They both apologized for coming in hot

Over lunch, Katie Maloney and Lala Kent talked about several big blow-ups they’ve faced over the past season. Vanderpump Rules. Although Katie was not interested in letting go of her problems with Lala, the pair both agreed that it didn’t help their friendship to have such serious drama with each other. Katie said she struggles with things around Tom, especially since he helped destroy her relationship with Schwartz. Lala explained that she was simply looking for softness whenever possible to move on because she wanted to move to a lighter place in her life.

Ariana & Scheana finally talked about Scheana’s feelings

He developed a friendship with Tom in the Future

At Ariana’s place, the remains of Tom’s party hadn’t been cleaned up the day before when Scheana arrived for the conversation. The couple had an awkward tension, as Scheana has held a grudge against Ariana. Although they weren’t sure how they were going to fix the situation, Scheana and Ariana discussed their feelings and reached an impasse. While Scheana wasn’t interested in backing down on her stance on Tom, Ariana wasn’t interested in fighting about it. Ariana revealed in an interview that she felt Scheana was setting her up because he was finally Tom’s friend again.

Schwartz and Jo’s relationship came into question again

She said she could be happily married to Jo

Schwartz and Jo, who were featured in the last episode Vanderpump Rules Due to the murky details of their relationship, they were brought back for check-in. Although Schwartz insists that he and Jo are not at all romantic, the pair seem to be together more often than not, and she may be living in Schwartz’s house. Although he is keeping quiet about their relationship, whatever it may be, it seems as if the couple have a connection that he is not ignoring. Schwartz and Jo talked about her romantic life and she said she could see herself married to Jo in the future.

The gang, including Tom and Ariana, went out together

Ariana didn’t want to let Tom control her life

Everyone went out together and met at a bar to the surprise of almost everyone in the group. Although Tom and Ariana haven’t been in the same space voluntarily since then Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion, Ariana said she wasn’t interested in not living her life because Tom was going to be around. She explained that although it was uncomfortable and she didn’t want to be around him, Tom was going to be part of her group of friends for now and they share a home as well as a reality TV series. Ariana did her best.

Tom refused to take responsibility

He stormed out of the group ride

During the trip, Scheana tried to talk to Tom about how he treated Katie in the past. In an attempt to give him some advice on how to take things a step further, Scheana told Tom that he should consider apologizing to Katie for his behavior while trying to keep their relationship a complete secret. During Vanderpump Rules season 10, Tom threw Katie and Schwartz under the bus frequently, meddling in their divorce and trying to make Katie look like a villain to cover up his own actions. When Scheana tried to help, Tom didn’t appreciate the sentiment and stormed off.

Tom apologized to Katie for his behavior

He did not respond well to her regret

After considering Scheana’s idea, Tom decided to apologize to Katie when he found her in her kitchen the next day. Katie, who was waiting for Ariana to come downstairs for her own meeting, was surprised to see Tom and tried to be cordial. Tom said he was sorry for how everything had happened between them the previous year and explained that he never meant to hurt her the way he talked about her. Tom tried to see what he could about dealing with his drama and being on Schwartz’s sidebut Katie wasn’t interested.

Schwartz called Jax Taylor to clarify

Tom did not like his former friend well

During another boys’ night out, Tom, Schwartz, James Kennedy and Brock Davies met up for dinner when original Vanderpump Rules cast member Jax Taylor arrived for the meal. Convenor Schwartz, Jax was excited to see everyone but tom was not happy to be there. Although the pair used to be friends, they went through a falling out after years of friendship, and Tom didn’t like the way Jax had dragged him in public. Jax, who Schwartz called for help, didn’t seem to do much in the way of clarifying what he was trying to figure out. Vanderpump Rules public scandal.