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Vanderpump Rules: Season 8

24 episodes Premiered Jan 7, 2020 Updated Sep 26, 2026
Previously on Vanderpump Rules

Season 8 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Vanderpump Rules Season 7.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 8 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 8: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (21): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S8·E1 Mytharc

There Goes the Neighborhood

Jan 7, 2020 · 42 min

Jax, Brittany, Schwartz, Katie, Sandoval, and Ariana move into grown-up houses; Stassi tries to repair her friendship with Kristen; Lala confides in Lisa Vanderpump; Max dates the

S8·E2 Core

Training Days

Jan 14, 2020 · 42 min

When new server Dayna starts dating Max, Scheana makes Dayna's life difficult; Stassi, Katie and Brittany are bothered by Kristen's ties to Carter; Jax un-invites Carter from the t

S8·E3 Core

Next Level Rage Texts

Jan 21, 2020 · 42 min

Stassi throws a book party at TomTom but excludes Tom Sandoval from the planning; Sandoval rage texts her, leading to an epic explosion between them and forcing Tom Schwartz to pic

S8·E4 Core

“Don’t Do It, Brittany”

Jan 28, 2020 · 42 min

When the group heads to Miami, Beau confronts Sandoval for attacking Stassi at her book signing; Ariana accuses Schwartz of not pulling his weight at TomTom; Brittany has a meltdow

S8·E5 Core

Grumpy Old Men

Feb 4, 2020 · 42 min

Jax and Brittany's dual bachelor/bachelorette trip charges on as Sandoval, Schwartz, Jax, and Beau plan a surprise disguise for the girls, while Stassi finds herself caught in the

S8·E6 Core

Your Pride's Showing

Feb 11, 2020 · 42 min

Stassi, Katie and Lala throw Brittany a princess-themed bridal shower, while James gets disinvited from Peter's birthday party and Lisa takes Raquel to task for walking out on her

S8·E7 Core

It's Not About the Pastor

Feb 18, 2020 · 42 min

Stassi, Katie and Lala throw Brittany a princess-themed bridal shower, while James gets disinvited from Peter's birthday party and Lisa takes Raquel to task for walking out on her

S8·E8 Core

Ex-Best Man, Ex-Best Friend

Feb 25, 2020 · 42 min

Ariana pushes Lala and Stassi away as she spirals into a dark place, Scheana sabotages Brett and Charli's date and Lisa receives some devastating news.

S8·E9 Core

If You’re Going to Drink, I Can’t Stop You

Mar 3, 2020 · 42 min

With the wedding just days away, Jax must choose whether or not to forgive Tom, while Ariana struggles to find the excitement to attend her own birthday party; Katie and Kristen ar

S8·E10 Core

Jax's Last Hurrah

Mar 10, 2020 · 42 min

On the eve of Jax and Brittany's wedding, the rehearsal is disrupted when Stassi, Katie and Lala clash with Kristen; Jax tells a juicy secret about Katie and Schwartz's marriage.

S8·E11 Core

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Cauchi

Mar 17, 2020 · 42 min

Jax and Brittany wed in a stylish Kentucky ceremony surrounded by friends, while Stassi wonders if Beau will ever propose to her; Lisa brings Katie and Schwartz to task for failing

S8·E12 Core

All Daugs Go to Heaven

Mar 24, 2020 · 42 min

Tom Sandoval throws an extra themed birthday party; Stassi and Katie learn they must work with Kristen; Max tries to ban Danica from TomTom; Tom Schwartz hosts an unusual memorial

S8·E13 Core

Prank Wars

Mar 31, 2020 · 42 min

Brett insults Scheana, and Katie hosts a girls' night that doesn't include Kristen. Lisa travels home to England to attend her mother's funeral. Meanwhile, Tom Sandoval and Max toi

S8·E14 Core

Shame Hangover

Apr 7, 2020 · 42 min

Schwartz makes amends with Katie after their blowout fight, while Beau opens up to them about his plans to propose to Stassi. Lisa reprimands Danica about improving her attitude, K

S8·E15 Core

Mr. & Mrs. Schwartz Take Two

Apr 14, 2020 · 42 min

The group travels to Las Vegas to celebrate Schwartz and Katie's second wedding, but leave a heartbroken Kristen behind; Lisa shows off the Vanderpump Cocktail Garden; Beau calls S

S8·E16 Core

Witches of Weho Whine

Apr 21, 2020 · 42 min

Lisa helps Beau plan a secret engagement party for Stassi, but Stassi's insecurities threaten everything when she explodes at a wine event; Lala and James make music together; Dani

S8·E17 Core

Til Death Do Us Not Part

Apr 28, 2020 · 42 min

Beau stuns Stassi with a quirky but romantic engagement proposal; Danica and the SUR staff go head-to-head with Sandoval, Schwartz, and the team from TomTom during an epic softball

S8·E18 Core

Mercury's in Gatorade

May 5, 2020 · 42 min

Stassi and Beau revel in their post-engagement bliss, while Scheana enlists Brett to a shoot a sexy video; Brittany must again answer for Jax's bad behavior when he lashes out at M

S8·E19 Core

A Tale of Two Pool Parties

May 12, 2020 · 42 min

Tom Sandoval throws a competing pool party on the same day as Jax, forcing everyone to choose sides once and for all; Brittany blames Katie for the rift in their friendship, while

S8·E20 Core

Unfriended

May 19, 2020 · 42 min

In the eighth season finale, Lisa Vanderpump throws a party to celebrate TomTom's one-year anniversary, but relationships are tested when Kristen confronts Katie and Stassi for aba

S8·E21 Core

Secrets Revealed

May 26, 2020 · 42 min

In never-before-seen moments, Scheana and Stassi bond over their dislike of threesomes, while Dayna and Charli nearly come to blows; Jax explains to Brittany why he can never be le

S8·E22 Core

Reunion (1)

Jun 2, 2020 · 42 min

Andy Cohen and the cast connect from home to get to the bottom of everything that occurred in the eighth season.

S8·E23 Mytharc

Reunion (2)

Jun 9, 2020 · 42 min

The shocking reunion continues as Andy Cohen gets Scheana to open up about her true problems with Dayna, and Ariana reveals how Lisa Vanderpump helped her through dark depression.

S8·E24 Mytharc

Reunion (3)

Jun 16, 2020 · 42 min

The reunion continues with Andy Cohen interviewing the cast about the season’s controversies. Among things talked about includes the issues that fractured the decade-long friendshi

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