‘Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles’ Became Appointment Viewing This Season

As a person renting an apartment in New York City, I’ve spent several seasons putting Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles on in the background while I cleaned said apartment or scrolled through my phone, and that’s as serious as I got about the Bravo series, which is now in its 11th season, if you can even believe it. But now, Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles has become a “cancel my Thursday night plans to go home and watch” level of appointment viewing.

There are a few noticeable adjustments to this season, from the sleeker graphics to the extended runtime of the first two episodes (an hour and a half each!). But there are also bigger celebrity names, because of course we all want to know what Kelly Rowland is looking for in a house — Beyonce might come over for snacks! And with Dorit Kemsley and her husband PK working with David and James to sell their house, this gave viewers, especially any particularly nosy RHOBH fans (me), an extended, detailed look at where Dorit lives, and that house is more impressive than we knew.

And it’s not just been frivolous celebrity homes, either. The glimpse into Rose McGowan selling all of her belongings to pay for legal fees in her case against Harvey Weinstein was nothing short of heartbreaking. That Tracy Tutor took the lead on it was more proof that she is bringing the perfect female energy to this show in a lot of ways. But it was also a real estate extension that was fascinating to watch. It wasn’t haggling over the price of a house worth millions, it was a look at how the people inhabiting these homes have fragile careers and even somewhat relatable problems to the rest of us, even if their bank accounts are a bit more impressive.

Many of MDL LA‘s properties this season feel even more unique and interesting and not the typical, expensive, flawless homes we’ve seen so many times before. Josh Flagg spending time going over old-school details of a home was more intriguing than seeing the 10,000th infinity pool on this show. The series is wisely showcasing interesting features of a home, for better or worse, as well as the parties thrown to attract brokers and agents to these homes, rather than building up the drama of the back and forths of “best and final” offers.

Instead, the drama between the agents is as petty and perfect as ever. That David and James had to be led out of a party because Josh Altman refused their bet was so juicy and funny, and yet another reminder of Tracy’s role in being the reasonable one here. Turning the fact that Josh Flagg left his colleague Hillary at an open house into as much drama as it ended up being is pretty great, and again, proof that this show’s drama is also very funny. For another prime example, please see: Flagg spilling wine on a bed at Altman’s pricy listing event.

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MDL LA is the kind of Bravo series that you could jump into right now without knowing anything about these people’s prior dramas with each other, and even less information about the Los Angeles real estate market. It’s fun to look at the pretty houses and there’s still plenty of petty drama, but the show balances the aspirational with the enjoyable in a way that’s making it a necessary show to add to your surely already stacked Bravo lineup right now.

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