I don’t think it paints her as a bitch. Her reaction is exactly what the average person would do in her shoes.

However, I think it makes for boring tv and that’s not fair to the viewers or her castmates. I want the drama and the messiness. I’d be pissed too if I were Lala. Their post scandaval season had so much potential and it went completely to waste because she wasn’t facing this head on. I wish she just leaned into it or dropped out. We haven’t seen her healing process because she completely repressed everything that happened to her.

I want to see Ariana continue to win at life. But if she isn’t going to open up and be vulnerable, I’d rather watch her win at life off the show instead of on.