Andy Cohen elevated the game by deliver the earth the ladies ofThe Real Housewives of Atlanta .
As a seasoned Bravo fan, I’ve consumed almost every episode of every Housewives franchise out there (which is no easy feat, TBH).
The ladies of the different cities of the Bravoverse have brought every kind of entertainment, but none of them do it quite like thewomen of Atlanta.
The third installment in the Housewives universe,Real Housewivesof Atlanta premiered in October of 2008 and is in the midst of airing its 15th season as we speak.
Lisa Wu, DeShawn Snow,NeNe Leakes,Kim Zolciak, and Shereé Whitfield were the OGs of ATL, with Kandi Burruss joining the line-up in Season 2.
So, without further ado, let’s take a look at justsomeof the reasons why this is the best Housewives franchise of all time.
1.RHOAwas the first Southern franchise and the first to have a Black woman on the cast (let alone a cast of predominately Black women).
2.It has given us some truly unforgettable moments…
3….and laughs that go the distance, from women who can laugh at themselves as fiercely as they fight with others.
4.Don’t forget about the guilty pleasures you’ve added to your playlist, courtesy ofRHOA. Who among us hasn’t bopped around to “Don’t Be Tardy for the Party”?
“The Ring Didn’t Mean a Thing” didn’t hit quite the same (and NeNe’s face showed it).
5.The more they added to the cast, the better it got.Phaedra Parks,Porsha Williams, Cynthia Bailey, and Kenya Moore?!
6.It wasn’t just fabulous. It was GONE WITH THE WIND FABULOUS.
7.(Which also gifted us more fabulous poppy jams, like “Gone with the Wind Fabulous”).
8.Atlanta also felt like the first franchise where people really got into the interactive element, fromWWHLappearances to Twitter discourse to memes on memes on memes (all praise to Black Twitter on all the above).
9.The reads(both on screen and online) have only gotten better and better over time.
10.The moments evolved from moments that just got the Bravoverse abuzz to moments that had the whole internet talking.
11.There have been some explosive reunions that produce even more unforgettable (but GIFable) scenes. Who doesn’t remember this FOUR-PART REUNION?
12.There have beenups and downs, breakups and makeups, loss of money, time, and relevance, but never have the ladies of Atlanta not shown up and shown out.
13.Not to mention Atlanta has not been afraid to throw down…
14….or get raunchy.
15.And of course, all the respect for one of the central figures of Atlanta who has since moved on from all things Bravo, the incomparable Linnethia ‘NeNe’ Leakes.
16.There are murmursRHOAis in its flop era in its 15th season, but with the tricks up these women’s sleeves, I have no doubts the ladies of Atlanta will be giving for many seasons to come.
And be sure to watch every episode ofReal Housewives of Atlantawhenever you want onPeacock!
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