Beyond the Villa presents reality-TV situations that highlight the toxicity of reality television and its adjacent internet world. The show's format, tone, and structure prevent genuine critique of those toxicities. A true docuseries would allow more honesty if NDAs permitted, while a gritty scripted series could dramatize systemic harms more effectively. Winners in the show remain minimally onscreen while benefiting financially. In Miami, cast members bicker about trivial comforts and prepare for appearances. A serious medical crisis involving a contestant's family member exposes the collision of manufactured drama and real-life trauma.
I hypothesize that the container is not built to handle the juice. By that, I mean that the most compelling part of Beyond the Villa is the stuff about the toxicity of reality television and its adjacent internet world. The format, tone, and structure of a reality-TV show do not leave space for genuine critiques of its evils. If I were in charge of this project, I'd do one of two things.
Kordell could even star! Imagine how much harder some of these on-the-nose needle drops would hit if we got real drama about anything that isn't a heartbreaking medical event happening to a person who did not sign up to be on the show! ANYWAY. Back on the reality-show-about-a-reality-show, we're still in Miami. JaNa and Kenny bicker about whether their AC should be set to "Antarctica" or "Minnesota." Liv loves Miami. Serena gets ready in the Oceanfront Penthouse.
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