The Viall Files
E874 - Bachelor Premiere, Traitors w/ Robyn & Nikki, RHOSLC Reunion, Southern Charm & Nick’s Apple Beef
Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Welcome back to The Viall Files: Reality Recap! The Bachelor is back! And the drama is… llama-ing? We get into it. Also, we’re joined by Robyn Dixon and Nikki Garcia (rip) to discuss the recent episode of Traitors. Meanwhile, we cover Part 1 of the RHOSLC reunion and the politics of backup dancers, Southern Charm’s symphonic field trip, the explosive RHONY finale, Nick’s drama with the Apple store, Daily Dillemas, and more! “She was on her period!” OUT NOW! Listen to Humble Brag with Cynthia Bailey and Crystal Kung Minkoff. Available wherever you get your podcasts and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@humblebragpod https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/humble-brag-with-crystal-and-cynthia/id1774286896 Start your 7 Day Free Trial of Viall Files + here: https://viallfiles.supportingcast.fm/ Please make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode and as always send in your relationship questions to [email protected] to be a part of our Monday episodes. Follow us on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheViallFiles Listen To Disrespectfully now! Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disrespectfully/id1516710301 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0J6DW1KeDX6SpoVEuQpl7z?si=c35995a56b8d4038 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCh8MqSsiGkfJcWhkan0D0w To Order Nick’s Book Go To: http://www.viallfiles.com If you would like to get some texting advice on Office Hours send an email to [email protected] with “Texting Office Hours” in the subject line! To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/TheViallFiles THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Grammarly - Get more done with Grammarly. Download Grammarly for FREE at https://grammarly.com/podcast Wildgrain - For a limited time, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off the first box - PLUS free Croissants in every box - when you go to https://wildgrain.com/viall to start your subscription. BILT - Start earning points on rent you’re already paying by going to https://joinbilt.com/viall Apostrophe - Get your first visit for only $5 at https://apostrophe.com/viall when you use our code: VIALL. That’s a savings of $15! This code is only available to our listeners. Timestamps: (00:00) - Intro (01:19) - Bachelor Recap (15:23) - Household Headlines (26:49) - Daily Dilemma (35:05) - Lawsuit Update (44:11) - Robyn Joins (59:33) - Nikki Joins (01:22:24) - RHONY (01:31:58) - Finishing Household Headlines (01:33:35) - RHOSLC Reunion (01:44:52) - Southern Charm (01:56:27) - Outro Episode Socials: @viallfiles @nickviall @nnataliejjoy @robyndixon10 @nikkigarcia @ciaracrobinson @justinkaphillips @the_mare_bare @leahgsilberstein @dereklanerussell
Chapter 1: What happened in the Bachelor premiere?
We got Traders. We got some Salt Lake City reunion. We have Robin and Nikki from Traders, both excommunicated from the castle. They will be joining us later in the show to talk about, you know, WTF. Why were they kicked out? Especially Nikki really got...
Stabbed in the back. Chrishell really.
Chrishell really. She's like, I hate.
I felt her pain. Yeah. But don't say it. She said it. She said, I'm here to catch traitors. She's an empath.
Lesson learned, guys. If all you got is the energy in the room, maybe don't vote off your bestie.
It was like watching Bambi's mom shoot Bambi.
Yeah, it was. Anyways, we'll get into that later this episode. Bachelor. I want to get into The Bachelor. I want to kick things off. Before we get to household headlines, I wasn't really sure going into the season. We had the pleasure of interviewing Grant not too long ago. If you don't know much about Grant, you want to learn about Grant. I know they don't do much with the intro package.
Obviously, he was on Jen's season. And he didn't, you know, he was like a top five, top six. Anyways, that episode, that going deeper with Grant is out there. But, you know, Grant, you know, nice guy. Really, really. What I know, what we learned about Grant, super nice. Definitely a gentleman. Successful, good looking, like has a lot of qualities.
But I wasn't sure about like how messy could Grant get? You know, I wasn't sure. And then obviously, you never know with the women they cast. That's really not Grant's job. And who knows? They're not really ever casting for The Bachelor. So you never really know. Here's why I'm optimistic.
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Chapter 2: What are the latest updates on Traitors?
rose came out first zoe she came out last that usually is important when did you come out well oh i was middle of the pack yeah i was an underdog baby they didn't see me coming yeah we got alex with the silent e uh got that was first impression for me at least we know it's now alex and not alexi or alexa i was shocked by that first impression rose didn't see that coming
I didn't either. Maybe he was like, I feel like I have to give it to her because if she brings a llama and then she doesn't get the first impression rose, that's a little... I couldn't take the skits with the llama.
It was a bit much. It was too much.
Everyone was doing it.
Then Jesse was doing it.
Yeah.
I loved it. Alicia beefing with the llama. I was like, I love Alicia more for this.
Linda well I'll say this much the first impression Rose is very much the decision of the bachelor very little influence from the producers go into that decision so he must really like her and couple that with the fact that like she also gets Alex gets the first one on one date that's like a double target on your back same way
The former showrunner always told me after my time on the show that they tend to get their villain from either the first impression rows or the first one-on-one date because it puts a target on their back and then that person has a hard time handling the attention.
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Chapter 3: What was discussed in the RHOSLC reunion?
Midwest drama. Do you think people are actually watching this on Valentine's Day? Because you know the first batch is like three, four episodes. We will be.
I will be. I feel like Valentine's Day is like at this point a little... I feel like less and less people are going out to dinner and doing this big hurrah. I feel like most people now are like, let's order in. Let's watch a movie.
Make dinner. Do something cute together, personal. Because have you been to lunch or dinner on Valentine's Day? In LA? Yeah, it's a scam.
Sounds like a mess.
It's a pre-fixed menu. You're sitting there with like- I'm already out. Couples that couldn't get a babysitter, so you're in between strollers. And this is like Beverly Hills. We did this last year, and I was like, never again are we going out for Valentine's Day.
I just like everything being heart-shaped that you can buy. As someone that really loves a little heart shape, no matter what time of year it is, I get to bulk up.
Nick and I went to HomeGoods the other day. I remember. I just ordered Valentine's Day baskets and I got Easter baskets. And so I was like, okay, I've got to like find some stuff to fill these. And we were in HomeGoods and Nick was like, what is all, I mean, they've got like this heart shaped noodles and glitter. And he's like, who is buying this?
Like, oh, it's popcorn.
In the shape of a heart? No, it was, it was a bench. Oh, okay. Yeah. But it was very much that trend on TikTok that's like, have you ever, excuse me, ma'am, do you have a five foot long? I love this.
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Chapter 4: What are the highlights from Southern Charm?
It's like, do you have a frog doing a backwards yoga pose while holding a hose?
Do you have a statue of a corner of a cob that's peeled like a banana that kind of looks a little phallic? Yes, we do.
We just got it in.
Yeah. Then we went to the Apple store, which was triggering for me. I shattered my phone.
Trying to steal a lemon from our neighbor's tree.
First of all, they were hanging over in our yard. They have a giant lemon tree. There's hundreds of lemons, more than enough to go around. Anyways, some are hanging over. I was married. It's giving...
Grab your enthusiasm. Yes, it is. He's like, wants him to pay to have the tree removed or whatever.
Anyways, I was making shish kebabs, which was already in an epic fail. Natalie hated it. I really failed dinner.
How do you feel shish kebabs?
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