Written and directed by Tara Miele
Starring Sienna Miller, Diego Luna and Beth Grant
Running time: 1 hour and 37 minutes
MPAA rating: R for language and some sexual content/nudity

by Jaime Davis, The Fixer

The manner in which the pandemic has forced many, if not most, to sequester themselves indoors has done a number on couples. While it’s bonded some (see Emily and Shane on The Real Housewives of Orange County), for others, well, it’s not looking so good (see Braunwyn and Sean on The Real Housewives of Orange County). Last season, everyone was just s-u-r-e that Emily and Shane were headed for Divorce Court while Braunwyn and Sean seemed like a refreshingly modern, secure, open married couple despite having seven children (SEVEN!) Wellllllll, not so much now. This season of RHOC finds Emily and Shane gleefully communicating while divvying house chores as Braunwyn, working hard to stay sober during a quarantine, can’t help but pick fights with her husband on everything from what times during the day he’s allowed to access the kitchen (she’s tired of cleaning it) and how to do the laundry (she doesn’t know how to use the washing machine). While I know I’m making light of the situation (COVID-19 has increased the opportunities for intimate partner violence while decreasing possibilities to leave), watching the normally glam cast of Real Housewives’ franchises navigate a somewhat equalizing event like a global health crisis has reminded me how fascinated I am by romantic relationships. No matter what you see on the surface, whether that’s in person or on tv, you 100% have no idea what’s actually going on in that situation. You never really know a relationship unless you’re actually in it.