Is this the reality TV we deserve?

Reality television viewers of late have been having a bad time. At least the reality television viewers who watch the same shows I do — “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” “Love is Blind,” and now “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County.” Things have taken a pretty dark turn on these shows that I have historically watched for mindless escapism. On “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” one cast member is reeling from the death of her only child, while three other cast members are going through tumultuous divorces. A recent episode featured two of the women in a verbal altercation wherein one appeared to be implying that the other does not spend enough time with her daughter, and in turn, the other appeared to be dismissive of her grief. It was a pretty tough watch and a pretty bad time.

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