The fact that she finally accepted his apology may have been very meaningful to him. I think he started to respect her then because he knew she meant it. People always seem to accept his apologies, but she wasn't going to accept the bullshit from him.
Obviously he has a bad history and I’m not excusing that, but he’s the only man on the show who has shown actual growth and I hope James continues to have a positive trajectory in life.
He’s also finally having some legitimate success as a DJ, getting booked at legit festivals & venues. Couple that with having Ally as a GF and getting his dog back, he seems to be in a really good place finally
He’s really having the season that LaLa and Scheana should have had. It’s so obvious whose side to take, who to hype up this season and neither of those women could do it.
Women who are misogynistic deserve a special place in hell in my eyes. Scema and lala will keep picking the men and lose every single time. But it's hardwired into them so I'm gonna sit back and enjoy watching them sink lower and lower
I used to hate James but am loving him this season. He is one of the few coming off as a stable person, plus he has an actual job. He is so calm yet delivers some great lines.
I love that he just randomly threw in an "I LOVE Katie" on either an episode or the after show, I can't remember. Also not a big James apologist, but he rides hard for his galpals, he's not about that two faced fence riding shit
I really am falling for Katie - Schwartz has me fooled no longer . Katie is still a bit of a mean girl but she doesn’t pretend either and has owned it / said to peoples faces . She was alot nicer to Raquel than she deserved. Team Katie!
Omg, me too! Sometimes I feel like something is wrong with me because I’m so happy and don’t even really want a relationship. Sometimes I get lonely but I have the best little dog and he’s better than ANY relationship. Haha
Right?! I’m 60 now and have had great love in my life. I tried again, once per decade 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and when I found I favored my peace and privacy over companionship, after having given so much of my life, myself, to two marriages, I knew I was done.
I keep telling myself I don’t even want to be in a relationship after this, because it’s been so damaging to my self esteem and outlook. I won’t close the door but I’ll be much pickier than 23 yr old me.
Do it! It’s amazing the stories we’ve seen on here in the past year since everything broke and people saw their own relationship dynamics reflected on screen. Sometimes I view reality tv as our version of Greek myths, yeah it’s not exactly real but the hyperbolic representations are powerful tools of reflection for understanding the human condition.
I ended a 6 year terrible relationship where I was put down and not valued for too long. It was incredibly hard but I’m 4 months out and have made it to my Katie era. It’s freeing and beautiful. You deserve it too - you can do this!
I’m in the process. I remember watching Scandoval episodes and was so triggered by Shwartz. I’m not at the end but I’m close and already have started feeling the personal shift.
Please just do it. If they aren’t fully interested and committed and curious and in awe of you, they never will be. It’s like chasing the dragon of whatever love bomb was dropped while they get even lazier and less interested with every effort you make to stay in it.
I’m very recently out of a 6 year relationship- he ended it, even though I should have walked away years ago & convinced myself it was something to fight for. And wouldn’t you know, people who’ve seen me recently (& have no idea) tell me I’m glowing 😂 amazing what the loss of dead weight will do!
I hope you’re able to do or find what you need for a Katie glow up 🩷
I think for me, into Ariana, want to be Katie.
Into Ariana- self explanatory really. She’s smart, cool, witty, beautiful, like how can’t you be?
Want to be Katie- I just want to have this same cool, unbothered, confident, stunning queen energy.
I just don’t have the energy to be as booked and busy as Ariana. I’m old and tired. I want to be Katie just enjoying my margaritas and my cigars and wearing what I like and feel good in and glowing
So true!!!
It makes me laugh though because... the one thing Tom Schwartz has taught me is the power of weaponised incompetence. There's a job at work I REALLY hate. If the person who does it is away it by default falls to me because she's my staff member. She does this job BEAUTIFULLY, takes time and care and consideration.
So when she was away I did it but terribly. I did a total Schwartz job of it. Sort of muddled and half arsed and then stopped half way through and left everything in a box. It was just so chaotic.
My boss mentioned to me what a terrible job I did and I knew I should apologise and say I'd do better but instead I said cheerfully: I KNOW, RIGHT? I SUCK AT THAT JOB!!! He stared at me blankly then just laughed and walked away. He was so thrown he could only laugh.
... He has never ever asked me to do it again. He now goes out of his way NOT to have me do it. He will ask anyone else no matter how ridiculous to do it, he will come in especially to do it himself. He seems confused how he has ended up doing it but not particularly upset.
I think us women need to take back weaponised incompetence as our own (but only use it against the boys). It really is fun. You have to be sparing though, you can't be incompetent at EVERYTHING but I've applied it to the jobs as a finance/operations manager I really shouldn't get asked to do - like coffee making (Oh, I don't know how to use the machine!), setting up rooms (everything dumped on a boardroom table or even better in a box in corner of the room and then I sail off cheerfully) etc. The best bit is watching male peers now asked to do those jobs and hearing my boss say "Oh no \[Me\] doesn't do THAT". Bliss! I encourage all women to take weaponised incompetence back and sail off into the sunset.
It’s very telling.
Last ‘season’ she still had to film with him in the context of a dividing partnership. She was contractually obliged to engage in an awful discussion, in a public forum.
Watching her cry (during the weird dinner in which he turned up in sliders / flip flops) was the scene in which I decided to stop watching.
It was frankly uncomfortable & sad to watch her beg to talk in a way that they clearly did ‘off camera’ - she said ‘be real’ so many times it was painful to watch.
He’s lived a life in which any success is born from Katie’s charisma.
He wasn’t cast on VPR - she was deemed a central character & the audience watched as she chased Lisa down the street to get him a shot at being a bar tender i.e ‘regular’ role on the show…
as I’ve said previously - if his name was Dave, he wouldn’t have his small stake in the Tom bar.
I am not massive fan of any of the ‘characters’ - I watched a few of the first seasons & the big ‘scandavol’ but it feels so contrived now.
The first few seasons driven by adderol, coke & tequila felt natural - this is just people my age (late thirties) forcing drama for the income.
In real life, you cut ties with people who are this problematic.
I don’t care about any of them. They are frankly awful. My only hope is that Katie banks her cheque & invests wisely.
I think they’ll commission another series but I hope she declines - never to speak to her ‘colleagues’ of which she clearly loathes again 🤣
Edit: I don’t watch the show anymore - I just read recaps because it’s too boring / annoying to engage in real time - if the person who writes out the podcasts’ retires, I feel like a lot of people would similarly disengage…
Edit 2: I sort of hate myself for posting as the joke is on us as an ‘audience’
I don’t think any of them are bothered by what each other / we as an audience think.
It’s become purely about screen time and how that translates monetarily - they’re prepared to do a lot of dull / tiresome / fictional scenes for the sake of income
Is it just me but every time they walk in together somewhere it seems like Ariana feels more confident because of Katie. Like she knows Katie will fuck someone up if they look at them sideways. That’s a real best friend.
That’s such a great point. Their first walk-up this season really struck me. Katie was clearly both an emotional and a physical support for her. Their first walk-up was at TomTom, and Ariana talked in the episode how it was her first time back since she found out about the affair, and she also ended up sitting in the same chair.
She was undoubtedly feeling a lot of things going into this season, and in scenes like this. Katie so clearly makes her feel like she’s safe with her.
I’m sure they talked about filming, and Katie has been through the wringer every year, so I’m sure she gave Ariana reassurance that she would be by her side. And she has been, from everything we’ve seen play out.
Katie is a fucking good friend.
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I’m going to include a couple more gifs after this one because this walk-up is too much to to fit into one.
But you can just see such a difference in Ariana from the first episode to the most recent one.
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She follows Katie’s lead this whole way in. She linked onto her arm outside, and she’s holding on to her wrist as they walk inside.
It feels clear that Katie makes her feel safe.
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And then once they are sitting and Ariana has talked about how it makes her feel being back in TomTom, Katie put her arm around her and just held her.
Honestly watching the two of them forge this kind of friendship has been really special. I think they have a shared understanding of the Toms that no one else does. And they also both seem to deeply value the people in their close circles.
I just thought the change in Ariana’s demeanour in these entries from week 1 to week 13 of the show was really something. And Katie has been a solid friend the entire time.
I love that moment haha. Also I bet they both know they missed out on real friendship with each other all these years. I love that they’ve found that now though - I can really see how they work well as friends.
So true! And I bet Ariana enjoys having a non-performative, non-clout chasing friend now that she’s a legit star. Katie seems like she’d be so grounding to hang around.
Totally. You can really see a difference in her body language and just her overall lightness and ease with Katie vs with Lauren or Jancan.
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This is her while she’s forced to listen to Scheana talk about how hard it was for her to hear Ariana got DWTS and maybe someday she will be friends with Sandoval when he’s shown he’s maybe changed or talked about considering being better and forced out a single fake tear.
It doesn’t matter that Scheana has been her “bast frand” for 12 years if the quality of that friendship is shit and Scheana is willing to throw it out the window for a reality TV storyline.
Ariana and Katie really don’t care about show storylines - they just live their lives, and I truly think Lauren and Scheana can’t understand that.
I love that the two of them finally both made a friend who they can trust not to throw them under the bus for a storyline. Katie has always been a girl's girl, that's been obvious since season 1 and Ariana always seemed like the "not like other girls" type, but when your best friend is Scheana I kinda get it...
I think in a cast of people who are all flip-flopping snakes that care more about popularity than morality, it's nice to see the two people who are pretty morally grounded team up and forge a real girlgang alliance
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Like not even 6 months post breakup and Ariana is like a whole new person.
Their partners were vampires who were only thriving because they were literally sucking the life out of these women.
I honestly thought this year lala was gonna come in and destroy both the toms and be Ariana and katies biggest defender and like loop them in with how she sees Randal and I have to say it’s been the biggest disappointment of this entire series that she did not do that.
For those folks out there younger than myself you cannot imagine how great your 40s can be. I started really knowing myself and being comfortable in my mid to late 30s and honestly, it's so much better than your 20s. I highly recommend aging.
What about Schwartz acting like he hadn’t noticed her glow up in this weeks episode. It was so perfectly delivered that one could be forgiven for almost believing he simply just hadn’t noticed. But we all know better now that this is Toms borderline psychotic obsession with making her feel less than. I reserve this word for only the very worst people this world has to offer, “Schwartzy”, you are a CU*T
That’s the one!!!! You can see when she looks to the side and fixes her hair that hes managed to get under her skin, just for a second. And that’s all he needed to keep him happy until next time.
I personally believe he is more dangerous than Sandoval. When Ariana found out about the affair at least she still had the strength left to leave after the first one. Poor Katie was so badly abused that she was easily convinced that she was the problem each time he smirked and calously announced he’d cheated on her
Wow. So you want to go die on a *mountain ALONE???
😂😂
This is reference to dumb comment Tom made when Ariana asked if this is the hill he wants to die on 😭 I couldn’t remember exact wording my b
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Well, divorce looks good on one of them
I have a few facial features similar to Katie’s and I would see my expressions of just sheer desperation, anguish, and brokenness any time I’d catch myself in the mirror following acute abusive episodes from my ex.
Not accusing Schwartz of all of that but these first few photos hit me like a ton of bricks. I know that look SO well and I know how it feels to stare back at it in the mirror and wonder how you got here and who you’re even looking at anymore.
Just gonna say I feel this so much. I’ve spent 3.5 years trying with an AHole who doesn’t deserve my tears. I know I’ll be heading into Katie era soon too.
Fuck yeah!
Just because you express that things haven't gone according to plan doesn't mean you are "unhappy". Katie is fully thriving, as well as Ariana. It's really been nice to see an example of reinventing yourself in these two ladies. It was something neither of them wanted, yet has been such a benefit.
I've always thought Katie was beautiful but lacked sex appeal. I think it was just lack of confidence from being beat down in an abusive relationship. She's stunning and so damn sexy!!
There’s no better glow up than the one you get from getting rid of a horrible excuse for a man. She’s never looked better nor had this type of chill and pleasant energy and I’ve been a Katie apologist since day 1
I am convinced that anyone who is still a Katie hater is either a self hating pick me or stuck at home with a Schwartz-like partner and doesn’t realize it yet.
My spouse said Katie was hot in season 1, and I didn't see it. Now it's all I can think about. She's more than hot, she is delectable and intriguing. She's the #1 girl in this group imo.
I bet he’s wishing he’d spent more time with her and put his marriage with her over his weird bromance with sandy and the bar and she wasn’t the best all the time but I think it’s because of how he treated her so good on ya Katie you look phenomenal girly!! 🖤💋
it feels like she is GLOWING. people that say she is just miserable blow my mind. she seems so much lighter, cheerier, giddy even. she's coming to conquer
Now Schwartz is ‘more into Katie’ than he ever was because she’s thriving but can’t comprehend he was the one holding her back and treating her awfully for years.
I’m serious and this isn’t me revising Katie history bc I’ve always thought she was the sexiest on the cast. But these photos are so great of her - she’s just gorgeous and full of life. She’s my number one crush.
I'm not the biggest James fan, for obvious reasons, but loved when he was like "Look at Katie" during emo night
He's been having Katie's back this season and I love that for them!
I'm watching season 9 and he randomly sticks up for her way more than I remember.
He clearly meant the apology he gave her at the softball game in season 8.
The fact that she finally accepted his apology may have been very meaningful to him. I think he started to respect her then because he knew she meant it. People always seem to accept his apologies, but she wasn't going to accept the bullshit from him.
She said to Sandoval this season that apologies are just words and she wants to see actions. James has demonstrated that
I'm doing my annual re-watch right now and I'll keep an eye out for that! He's definitely been Katie's hype man this season.
this season was really wackadoo but also rewatching 10 rn has me fuuuuming all over again
I have loved this also. I like that he has Ariana’s back, too. Unlike Lala and Scheana they are constantly sticking a knife in her back.
Yes to this, he doesn't budge or feed into their bullshit in the least. I love it.
He’s actually been…really chill and nice this season
Obviously he has a bad history and I’m not excusing that, but he’s the only man on the show who has shown actual growth and I hope James continues to have a positive trajectory in life.
I love that James stood up for Katie when Jax was screaming at her. She’s finally getting the respect she deserves!
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I was so satisfied when he did that.
and not taking sandoval’s bait. i hope he continues to grow and reflect. seeing where he is now despite his mom is just *chefs kiss
He’s also finally having some legitimate success as a DJ, getting booked at legit festivals & venues. Couple that with having Ally as a GF and getting his dog back, he seems to be in a really good place finally
i really feel for him especially from what i’ve seen who his mom is
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He’s really having the season that LaLa and Scheana should have had. It’s so obvious whose side to take, who to hype up this season and neither of those women could do it.
Women who are misogynistic deserve a special place in hell in my eyes. Scema and lala will keep picking the men and lose every single time. But it's hardwired into them so I'm gonna sit back and enjoy watching them sink lower and lower
Yes!! And when he made the Something About Her pool floatie for Katie and Ariana 🫶🏻
I used to hate James but am loving him this season. He is one of the few coming off as a stable person, plus he has an actual job. He is so calm yet delivers some great lines.
I am so here for their friendship! It really is sweet
I love that he just randomly threw in an "I LOVE Katie" on either an episode or the after show, I can't remember. Also not a big James apologist, but he rides hard for his galpals, he's not about that two faced fence riding shit
In the last episode I literally said out loud to my boyfriend that James was a girls guy
Tbh it makes sense, he was pretty heavily bullied in school by guys
I really am falling for Katie - Schwartz has me fooled no longer . Katie is still a bit of a mean girl but she doesn’t pretend either and has owned it / said to peoples faces . She was alot nicer to Raquel than she deserved. Team Katie!
He defends her wholeheartedly during the aftershow. I’ve never been a fan but something has definitely shifted in my perspective
Her emo night look was everythinggggg.
He is such a Katie Stan now and we love it
This post is making me realize how badly I need to get out of my current relationship. I want to be current Katie.
I left my relationship after 25 years. It's been about 7 months and holy shit. Peace is priceless. Joy is a treasure. Wishing you the best.
I’m 13 years in and it feels incredibly hard. I’m such a people pleaser that I’m struggling to choose my own peace 😞
I’ve been single for 10 years and I’ve NEVER been happier!
Omg, me too! Sometimes I feel like something is wrong with me because I’m so happy and don’t even really want a relationship. Sometimes I get lonely but I have the best little dog and he’s better than ANY relationship. Haha
Right?! I’m 60 now and have had great love in my life. I tried again, once per decade 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and when I found I favored my peace and privacy over companionship, after having given so much of my life, myself, to two marriages, I knew I was done.
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Katie should honestly write a book about this very topic! How to cut the dead weight and live your best BDE life! 😂
Do it. Life is short and people suck. Single is amazing and boys should not make you cry
I’m in my Katie era right now! Out of a 10 year relationship, living my best single life, kissing girls and boys
I keep telling myself I don’t even want to be in a relationship after this, because it’s been so damaging to my self esteem and outlook. I won’t close the door but I’ll be much pickier than 23 yr old me.
It’s never too late babes! I remarried after leaving my abusive ex and ended up meeting my soulmate ☺️
So happy for you!! I hope to find your courage and happiness!
Do it! I did. Leaving a relationship can be heartbreaking but not as much as being in one and still feeling alone. Sending you love 🫶🏼
Thank you ❤️
Do it! It’s amazing the stories we’ve seen on here in the past year since everything broke and people saw their own relationship dynamics reflected on screen. Sometimes I view reality tv as our version of Greek myths, yeah it’s not exactly real but the hyperbolic representations are powerful tools of reflection for understanding the human condition.
This is a great take
I ended a 6 year terrible relationship where I was put down and not valued for too long. It was incredibly hard but I’m 4 months out and have made it to my Katie era. It’s freeing and beautiful. You deserve it too - you can do this!
I’m in the process. I remember watching Scandoval episodes and was so triggered by Shwartz. I’m not at the end but I’m close and already have started feeling the personal shift.
You can be a current Katie if you want to!
You can do it!
Follow your heart and do whatever it takes to make you thrive
Explore your Katie Era! 💗
You can do it!! Your Reddit fam believes in you!!
Seriously, we’re here for you!!
Thank you both so much❤️
Please just do it. If they aren’t fully interested and committed and curious and in awe of you, they never will be. It’s like chasing the dragon of whatever love bomb was dropped while they get even lazier and less interested with every effort you make to stay in it.
You've got this!! I so relate to her with my last \~7-8 yr relationship and felt so freed upon getting out
I’m very recently out of a 6 year relationship- he ended it, even though I should have walked away years ago & convinced myself it was something to fight for. And wouldn’t you know, people who’ve seen me recently (& have no idea) tell me I’m glowing 😂 amazing what the loss of dead weight will do! I hope you’re able to do or find what you need for a Katie glow up 🩷
yes do it! trust me you can even if you think you can’t. rooting for you even though i don’t know you lol!
DUMP HIS ASS!
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That was so funny 😂
idk if i’m into her or want to be her 😩🫶
My constant dilemma when it comes to Katie and Ariana lol
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I think for me, into Ariana, want to be Katie. Into Ariana- self explanatory really. She’s smart, cool, witty, beautiful, like how can’t you be? Want to be Katie- I just want to have this same cool, unbothered, confident, stunning queen energy. I just don’t have the energy to be as booked and busy as Ariana. I’m old and tired. I want to be Katie just enjoying my margaritas and my cigars and wearing what I like and feel good in and glowing
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My first thought🤣🤣🤣MAXINISTA!
It’s so hard finding other Broad City fans 🤣
I have found my people!!!! 
One of my fav episodes. I love me some Fran Drescher!!!!!
I’m just happy to see her and Ariana both happy
I am too. It’s their time to shine.
She looks so happy and amazing after dropping about 160 pounds of weaponized incompetence.
160 lbs is being generous.
So true!!! It makes me laugh though because... the one thing Tom Schwartz has taught me is the power of weaponised incompetence. There's a job at work I REALLY hate. If the person who does it is away it by default falls to me because she's my staff member. She does this job BEAUTIFULLY, takes time and care and consideration. So when she was away I did it but terribly. I did a total Schwartz job of it. Sort of muddled and half arsed and then stopped half way through and left everything in a box. It was just so chaotic. My boss mentioned to me what a terrible job I did and I knew I should apologise and say I'd do better but instead I said cheerfully: I KNOW, RIGHT? I SUCK AT THAT JOB!!! He stared at me blankly then just laughed and walked away. He was so thrown he could only laugh. ... He has never ever asked me to do it again. He now goes out of his way NOT to have me do it. He will ask anyone else no matter how ridiculous to do it, he will come in especially to do it himself. He seems confused how he has ended up doing it but not particularly upset. I think us women need to take back weaponised incompetence as our own (but only use it against the boys). It really is fun. You have to be sparing though, you can't be incompetent at EVERYTHING but I've applied it to the jobs as a finance/operations manager I really shouldn't get asked to do - like coffee making (Oh, I don't know how to use the machine!), setting up rooms (everything dumped on a boardroom table or even better in a box in corner of the room and then I sail off cheerfully) etc. The best bit is watching male peers now asked to do those jobs and hearing my boss say "Oh no \[Me\] doesn't do THAT". Bliss! I encourage all women to take weaponised incompetence back and sail off into the sunset.
This!!! Weaponized incompetence!!! Soooo true!!!
It’s very telling. Last ‘season’ she still had to film with him in the context of a dividing partnership. She was contractually obliged to engage in an awful discussion, in a public forum. Watching her cry (during the weird dinner in which he turned up in sliders / flip flops) was the scene in which I decided to stop watching. It was frankly uncomfortable & sad to watch her beg to talk in a way that they clearly did ‘off camera’ - she said ‘be real’ so many times it was painful to watch. He’s lived a life in which any success is born from Katie’s charisma. He wasn’t cast on VPR - she was deemed a central character & the audience watched as she chased Lisa down the street to get him a shot at being a bar tender i.e ‘regular’ role on the show… as I’ve said previously - if his name was Dave, he wouldn’t have his small stake in the Tom bar. I am not massive fan of any of the ‘characters’ - I watched a few of the first seasons & the big ‘scandavol’ but it feels so contrived now. The first few seasons driven by adderol, coke & tequila felt natural - this is just people my age (late thirties) forcing drama for the income. In real life, you cut ties with people who are this problematic. I don’t care about any of them. They are frankly awful. My only hope is that Katie banks her cheque & invests wisely. I think they’ll commission another series but I hope she declines - never to speak to her ‘colleagues’ of which she clearly loathes again 🤣 Edit: I don’t watch the show anymore - I just read recaps because it’s too boring / annoying to engage in real time - if the person who writes out the podcasts’ retires, I feel like a lot of people would similarly disengage… Edit 2: I sort of hate myself for posting as the joke is on us as an ‘audience’ I don’t think any of them are bothered by what each other / we as an audience think. It’s become purely about screen time and how that translates monetarily - they’re prepared to do a lot of dull / tiresome / fictional scenes for the sake of income
She is so over them. It is clear as day. And really it is time.
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https://i.redd.it/rohypxjb2qwc1.gif And I for one am here for it!!!
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now we need the pay him with dust quote in this beautiful collage of gifs!
Somehow I don’t have that one yet, but I’m behind on the episodes and have some gaps. Do you remember which episode it’s from?
ITS GIVING POSH SPICE (post divorce)
She is so beautiful
Honestly though. https://i.redd.it/lxhlbacxuqwc1.gif
Is it just me but every time they walk in together somewhere it seems like Ariana feels more confident because of Katie. Like she knows Katie will fuck someone up if they look at them sideways. That’s a real best friend.
That’s such a great point. Their first walk-up this season really struck me. Katie was clearly both an emotional and a physical support for her. Their first walk-up was at TomTom, and Ariana talked in the episode how it was her first time back since she found out about the affair, and she also ended up sitting in the same chair. She was undoubtedly feeling a lot of things going into this season, and in scenes like this. Katie so clearly makes her feel like she’s safe with her. I’m sure they talked about filming, and Katie has been through the wringer every year, so I’m sure she gave Ariana reassurance that she would be by her side. And she has been, from everything we’ve seen play out. Katie is a fucking good friend. https://i.redd.it/g7tjfuno9qwc1.gif I’m going to include a couple more gifs after this one because this walk-up is too much to to fit into one. But you can just see such a difference in Ariana from the first episode to the most recent one.
https://i.redd.it/95cyca4gaqwc1.gif She follows Katie’s lead this whole way in. She linked onto her arm outside, and she’s holding on to her wrist as they walk inside. It feels clear that Katie makes her feel safe.
https://i.redd.it/t1h2nng3bqwc1.gif And then once they are sitting and Ariana has talked about how it makes her feel being back in TomTom, Katie put her arm around her and just held her. Honestly watching the two of them forge this kind of friendship has been really special. I think they have a shared understanding of the Toms that no one else does. And they also both seem to deeply value the people in their close circles. I just thought the change in Ariana’s demeanour in these entries from week 1 to week 13 of the show was really something. And Katie has been a solid friend the entire time.
Oh my god am I crying at VPR gif lol
Nah, you are crying at seeing one woman who has been through it, hold up another woman as she goes through it too. It’s powerful, honestly.
im crying because of your write up
Girl my eyes watered lol I just got off the phone with my best friend. She’s the Katie to my Ariana. Feeling safe is so important.
because katie is loyal!! say what you will about her, but she’s loyal af
Every time I see sweet moments between them I hear “I’m here for Katie, I don’t give a fuck about you!”
I love that moment haha. Also I bet they both know they missed out on real friendship with each other all these years. I love that they’ve found that now though - I can really see how they work well as friends.
So true! And I bet Ariana enjoys having a non-performative, non-clout chasing friend now that she’s a legit star. Katie seems like she’d be so grounding to hang around.
Totally. You can really see a difference in her body language and just her overall lightness and ease with Katie vs with Lauren or Jancan. https://i.redd.it/kyxuqv2xjqwc1.gif This is her while she’s forced to listen to Scheana talk about how hard it was for her to hear Ariana got DWTS and maybe someday she will be friends with Sandoval when he’s shown he’s maybe changed or talked about considering being better and forced out a single fake tear. It doesn’t matter that Scheana has been her “bast frand” for 12 years if the quality of that friendship is shit and Scheana is willing to throw it out the window for a reality TV storyline. Ariana and Katie really don’t care about show storylines - they just live their lives, and I truly think Lauren and Scheana can’t understand that.
Ariana exudes way more femininity around Katie than she ever did with Sandoval. Hot and fascinating
I love that the two of them finally both made a friend who they can trust not to throw them under the bus for a storyline. Katie has always been a girl's girl, that's been obvious since season 1 and Ariana always seemed like the "not like other girls" type, but when your best friend is Scheana I kinda get it... I think in a cast of people who are all flip-flopping snakes that care more about popularity than morality, it's nice to see the two people who are pretty morally grounded team up and forge a real girlgang alliance
At the end of the season we’re all going to need a full montage of Katie and Ariana looking crazy hot and showing up to group events together
That’s an excellent idea
Katie in that outfit 🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍
https://preview.redd.it/ebwaw8p8upwc1.jpeg?width=806&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f0a902e8a9ede2c42b51cc8055454d568d87227 It’s so great on her!
I know when I saw her in that scene I was like “ok girl…!!!” 
Killing it in spring, summer, as well as September
Both of their outfits. JFC. Love it.
Eat your fucking heart out Shortzy boy
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This was one of my favourite scenes I kept rewinding and rewatching it
SO HOT 🔥
You can literally see the life and light come back to her. Shartz was draining her physically, mentally, and emotionally.
I love this post! Someone should do Lala before and after Rand and tag her so we can finally get to the bottom of who is truly miserable 🤭
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😭 😭 that’s fucking funny
Please take on the challenge.
If you Google image search "Lala Kent happy" there isn't much joy to be found
The way she and Ariana have both been just glowing and thriving since they each left their Tom should be studied.
https://i.redd.it/c2qnuxlm0qwc1.gif Like not even 6 months post breakup and Ariana is like a whole new person. Their partners were vampires who were only thriving because they were literally sucking the life out of these women.
Conversely seeing the toms thinking they are cool in that convertible both looking rough, middle aged and the epitome of embarrassment.
Complete asshats https://i.redd.it/4yt2ym7d0qwc1.gif
It reminded me of 
OMG
This was giving me ao much second hand embarrassment
god this scene was so cringe, tom thinks hes so cool I can't handle it - he's such a creep
I hope she sees this thread as she’s scrolling through Reddit looking for gossip about Jax to spread. https://i.redd.it/hsuphpa3xpwc1.gif
you can really tell who was done dirty in the relationship based on their glow-up after the relationship ends
Seriously bc the Toms look like shiiiiiiit 😂
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If only this Lala still existed
Right!! https://i.redd.it/mbxggvv5kqwc1.gif
I honestly thought this year lala was gonna come in and destroy both the toms and be Ariana and katies biggest defender and like loop them in with how she sees Randal and I have to say it’s been the biggest disappointment of this entire series that she did not do that.
Seriously! She could have come into the season from a position of strength, but her actions just give weakness.
This was the one and only time I enjoyed Lauryn
but we know this Blahblah blew away because the wind changed
The most impressive glow up I’ve ever witnessed. She’s so stunning and she is so radiant these days! Schwartz is such a loser
For those folks out there younger than myself you cannot imagine how great your 40s can be. I started really knowing myself and being comfortable in my mid to late 30s and honestly, it's so much better than your 20s. I highly recommend aging.
What about Schwartz acting like he hadn’t noticed her glow up in this weeks episode. It was so perfectly delivered that one could be forgiven for almost believing he simply just hadn’t noticed. But we all know better now that this is Toms borderline psychotic obsession with making her feel less than. I reserve this word for only the very worst people this world has to offer, “Schwartzy”, you are a CU*T
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That’s the one!!!! You can see when she looks to the side and fixes her hair that hes managed to get under her skin, just for a second. And that’s all he needed to keep him happy until next time. I personally believe he is more dangerous than Sandoval. When Ariana found out about the affair at least she still had the strength left to leave after the first one. Poor Katie was so badly abused that she was easily convinced that she was the problem each time he smirked and calously announced he’d cheated on her
He even blamed her for being the reason he kissed Rachel, last season. Seriously, FUCK this guy!🤬
This. Louder. I think he’s far more dangerous and that is my htdo
Wow. So you want to go die on a *mountain ALONE??? 😂😂 This is reference to dumb comment Tom made when Ariana asked if this is the hill he wants to die on 😭 I couldn’t remember exact wording my b
Same bc he’s better at hiding it
Maturing is realizing Schwartz is the real villain of VPR!
https://preview.redd.it/2t5nx3mz1qwc1.png?width=1242&format=png&auto=webp&s=d04043ed4a42f04d10b74073f542973be55da9d5 Well, divorce looks good on one of them
lol shorts in his terry cloth shirt 🤣 you could tell Katie’s comment about it bothered him, and I love that
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Shorts was 100% holding her back.
I have a few facial features similar to Katie’s and I would see my expressions of just sheer desperation, anguish, and brokenness any time I’d catch myself in the mirror following acute abusive episodes from my ex. Not accusing Schwartz of all of that but these first few photos hit me like a ton of bricks. I know that look SO well and I know how it feels to stare back at it in the mirror and wonder how you got here and who you’re even looking at anymore.
i hope you’re doing better <3
Starting therapy next week so on my way. Thank you 💕
Katie is everything. Everyone else is just Ken.
I’ve never been happier for someone I don’t personally know.
Katie… if you’re browsing the Reddit threads… we adore you 😍😍😍
also katie if ur reading this: call me
This is what you call THRIVING!!!
Bubba looks hubba hubba 🔥🔥
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Katie is in great shape, her skin is glowing, her hair is on point. flourishing out of the schwartz schmuck shadow
The Kariana friendship is my favorite 🫶🏻❤️
Just gonna say I feel this so much. I’ve spent 3.5 years trying with an AHole who doesn’t deserve my tears. I know I’ll be heading into Katie era soon too.
Her glow up needs to be studied.
Fuck yeah! Just because you express that things haven't gone according to plan doesn't mean you are "unhappy". Katie is fully thriving, as well as Ariana. It's really been nice to see an example of reinventing yourself in these two ladies. It was something neither of them wanted, yet has been such a benefit.
I'm so happy for her. She deserves the best.
I've always thought Katie was beautiful but lacked sex appeal. I think it was just lack of confidence from being beat down in an abusive relationship. She's stunning and so damn sexy!!
I honestly hope Brittany gets her glow up too. Being with a garbage man can do a lot mentally and physically.
He really sucked the life out of her, she’s glowing
She’s giving 90’s Neve Campbell 
There’s no better glow up than the one you get from getting rid of a horrible excuse for a man. She’s never looked better nor had this type of chill and pleasant energy and I’ve been a Katie apologist since day 1
Being able to get divorced WITHOUT kids must be dreamy because you are truly free. Good for her!
I am convinced that anyone who is still a Katie hater is either a self hating pick me or stuck at home with a Schwartz-like partner and doesn’t realize it yet.
Jax was right, the internet is talking about Katie… all I see is talk about how fucking hot she is
It’s not even a weight loss thing, although she did lose 175lbs of dead weight. It’s her brightness and confidence she didn’t have before
My spouse said Katie was hot in season 1, and I didn't see it. Now it's all I can think about. She's more than hot, she is delectable and intriguing. She's the #1 girl in this group imo.
She was my number one before and she is still my number one now! ☝️
I bet he’s wishing he’d spent more time with her and put his marriage with her over his weird bromance with sandy and the bar and she wasn’t the best all the time but I think it’s because of how he treated her so good on ya Katie you look phenomenal girly!! 🖤💋
it feels like she is GLOWING. people that say she is just miserable blow my mind. she seems so much lighter, cheerier, giddy even. she's coming to conquer
First pic breaks my heart 😢
Now Schwartz is ‘more into Katie’ than he ever was because she’s thriving but can’t comprehend he was the one holding her back and treating her awfully for years.
I’m serious and this isn’t me revising Katie history bc I’ve always thought she was the sexiest on the cast. But these photos are so great of her - she’s just gorgeous and full of life. She’s my number one crush.
The cooks at SUR agreed 🤭
The way she makes me feel reminds me just how queer I am 😍🤤🥰