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I\u2019m conflicted about these Los Angeles episodes. Yes, it\u2019s fun to see MomTok out of their element, having these \u201choly shit we made it\u201d moments and witnessing the layers of persona they\u2019re defining (\u201ctrue\u201d self, \u201cHulu shooting\u201d self, \u201cpress\u201d self, etc.). But when it\u2019s almost an hour of wall-to-wall press mini-scenes, many of which are debates about what constitutes assault? Oof. I will say that if the goal was to make the viewer feel trapped in a claustrophobic loop between glam chair and sprinter van with nonstop tension the entire time, it was a success. I\u2019m sweaty. Anxious. Desperate to disassociate alone in a hotel robe.<\/p>\n
No time for that, though, because it\u2019s a huge week for MomTok\u2019s career. We are back at the Sofitel, and what a treat \u2014 for just a moment, we get to look out a window before Whitney talks to Miranda about her dinner with Demi. Whitney explains how she left feeling okay but then talked to Conner and now feels icky. Miranda comes right out and says, \u201cWe don\u2019t have all the facts, but also [Demi\u2019s] lying.\u201d Ms. Baby Deer! They grow up so fast!<\/p>\n
On the way to the Entertainment Tonight interview, the factions emerge. The official MomTok car concludes that, no matter who you side with, everyone can agree that sending a picture of your kid to some man is weird. The outcast car continues their beef with JZ extensions, and Demi rants about how this whole Marciano thing has nothing to do with the other women, and it makes no sense that they\u2019re sitting around talking about it. If Demi wanted to keep this private, perhaps she could have not posted about it to her nearly 700,000 Instagram followers. It still baffles me how someone could want to \u201cmake sure the sexual assault didn\u2019t come out\u201d and then be the one making public sexual-assault allegations. And not even to any kind of authority besides the internet, I believe? The court of public opinion is notoriously a tricky place to find real justice, so why not handle this the same way Demi handled her contract negotiations (in private)? I believe this is, more or less, Miranda\u2019s logic in terms of not loving \u201chow Demi is handling it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Or I did until I realized Miranda\u2019s frustration runs deeper. During the full cast Entertainment Tonight interview, the girlies rehash the Halloween-shove situation. At first, I was like, Why are they bringing this back up? and then I remembered their job during this interview is to promote a season of this show where Marciano barely existed. Here\u2019s hoping season four is not filmed during the season-three press tour, or we will be forever trapped in a \u201cdoing press about the drama that unfolded while doing press about the drama\u201d cycle.<\/p>\n
Anyway, Taylor and Miranda don\u2019t think Chase shoved Demi. Jen thinks Demi was threatening a cease and desist. The interviewer thinks everyone is acting \u201cas real as it gets.\u201d He is not wrong, but the ladies are largely disgruntled at each other\u2019s lack of media training. Demi is extra disgruntled that she\u2019s having to defend herself against the behavior of shitty men now that she\u2019s finally stopped placating them.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a compelling argument. However, back at the hotel, Demi walks in on Miranda and Whitney talking about her. I\u2019d normally have expected Miranda to immediately stop talking, but she doesn\u2019t! She confronts Demi about how escalating Chase\u2019s brushing past her into a shove is a dramatic leap that shifts the narrative of the situation Miranda saw with her own eyes.<\/p>\n
Miranda eventually leaves the room after a bunch of back and forth that goes nowhere because, by Whitney\u2019s approximation, everyone, herself included, just wants to be right. Whitney then goes on to text Miranda to see if she\u2019s okay, which the other women interpret as Whitney agreeing that Demi was being aggressive. They all agree that Demi using her position as a woman to inflate this small situation into a big thing makes everything worse for actual assault victims. Oh boy. The MomTok brand guidelines will need a fiscal year 2026 update on the precise parameters of \u201cwomen supporting women\u201d moving forward.<\/p>\n
Speaking of supporting women, Bret does not. Regarding Miranda, he says, \u201cThat\u2019s a typical response from someone who\u2019s so deeply rooted in white trash.\u201d He continues: \u201cI have no respect for any of these women \u2026 they\u2019re little lying, yipping cowards.\u201d Then says, \u201cFuck \u2019em all. Let\u2019s create an absolute shit shitshow \u2014 Jerry Springer.\u201d And this is the \u201che knows he\u2019s being recorded\u201d version, too. Imagine how he talks about them behind closed doors. Either way, Demi is fully aroused by his little performance.<\/p>\n
A bunch of other press happens. There is much discussion about sipping Swig and triple-stack strollers. But the most dynamic bit occurs in the Jimmy Kimmel green room. Taylor digs into her bottomless soft spot for Whitney and confesses that she still sees her as a friend and has a hard time not wanting her around. Whitney explains that she learned empathy after sitting through the reunion and hearing how people who are not her also go through hard things. This really sets Taylor\u2019s heart aflutter, and they more or less fully make up. Taylor then goes on to hint at the Dakota-shaped storm cloud pissing buckets on her press parade.<\/p>\n
And the pissing continues! Jessi and Taylor compare notes on Dakota\u2019s fourth cheating scandal. How many pictures? Was it a silhouette or a bra shot? How far along is the meetup plan? There are many discrepancies between what Jessi heard and what Dakota confessed, so Taylor (always one to get right to it) calls him. He insists that there was one (1) photo, a silhouette, and he will die on this hill. I am desperate to see the scandalous \u201csilhouette\u201d because my brain will only allow me to picture this<\/a> edition of Jane Eyre or a papercraft that could be purchased in a Colonial Williamsburg tourist shop. And Dakota is a dastardly dog, so this is obviously not the correct vibe.<\/p>\n After returning to Utah, Taylor digs deeper. This mystery woman has somehow negotiated the full Gangland informant-protection treatment. Liann and Taylor call her up, and a digitally altered voice cycles between lying and folding. She goes from \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d to \u201cI don\u2019t remember\u201d to \u201cI was in a swimming suit and the picture was from Florida.\u201d From \u201cAre you serious?! I never invited him to my house\u201d to \u201cI only invited him over to talk and cry it out.\u201d It\u2019s pathetic. No matter what you think of Taylor, it\u2019s impossible not to feel for someone who grew up surrounded by adults like this.<\/p>\n But next up is the finale, when the women will sit on a comically large leather sectional to find some semblance of unity. Or more likely, create enough mess to fuel at least two more seasons!<\/p>\n VULTURE NEWSLETTER<\/p>\n Keep up with all the drama of your favorite shows!<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n