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78 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsClaire Fallon and Emma Gray obsessively analyze our cultural obsessions, from fashion trends to books to the buzziest scripted TV shows.
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Emma Got Engaged!
July 08, 2024 11:22 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Emma and Adam are engaged! Claire interviews Emma all about the proposal, and then they both discuss the feelings on surprise proposals, traditional wedding traditions and how their feelings about marriage interact with their feminist values. (Bonus: Claire talks about her proposal story!)
Pay The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders!
July 01, 2024 11:16 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Watching Netflix’s new Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders docuseries, “America’s Sweethearts,” is like diving under the water to check out what a swan’s feet are doing as she glides elegantly across a glassy pond. The frantic but hidden exertion underneath, all in service of creating an apparently effortless movement forward, becomes suddenly, jarringly visible once you peer under the surface of the water. That...
Brats, Moms, And The Rest Of Us
June 24, 2024 11:15 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Reading the comments on The Cut’s Instagram page is not for the faint of heart. Things tend to get weird and heated and even more weird, but sometimes they also get interesting, like they did after writer Shannon Keating wrote an essay about her confused ambivalence about having children. The piece ran with the e…
'Bridgerton' Is In Its Gossip Girlboss Era
June 17, 2024 11:25 - 14 minutes - 12.8 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Dearest gentle readers, the end of Polin season is upon us at last, bringing with it relief from weepy eyes and gasping breaths. Colin and Penelope’s love story climaxes in several senses during these final four episodes: with a declaration of love, with a long-awaited sex scene featuring a mirror, with his discovery of Penelope’s nom de plume, and with his eventual acceptance of her full self. Oh, and t...
On 'Summer House,' 'VPR' + 'The Valley,' We Watched Everything Break
June 07, 2024 12:13 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Bravo shows tend to be their most interesting and most depressing when we’re watching something dissolve, whether that’s a longterm relationship or the remaining space between reality TV cast members and their audience. “The Valley,” “Summer House” and “Vanderpump Rules” all ended their seasons with something fundamental shatt…
'Anyone But You' Is Not The Mid-Budget Rom-Com Blockbuster We Asked For
May 24, 2024 11:29 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com The great rom-com stars make it look easy. Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, Drew Barrymore: When they fall in love on-screen, their charm pulls us in and the transparency of their emotions enables us to feel every moment of yearning and every thrill just as their characters do. But a rom-com lead can also, we recently discovered, turn in such a limp performance that it makes the sheer difficulty of being a rom-c...
'Bridgerton' S3 Is Sexy, Uneven, And Really Working For Us
May 17, 2024 11:30 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Dearest gentle reader… In the words of our dear gossip-monger Lady Whistledown, “Diamonds are not the only gems that sparkle.” On this season of “Bridgerton,” we are given an emerald, in the form of a no-longer-citrus-clad Penelope Featherington. The former wallflower is in full bloom, catching the eyes of both naturalist Lo…
'Selling The OC' S3 Is An All-Villain Affair
May 10, 2024 11:15 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com “Selling the O.C.” has always distinguished itself from its older, cooler sister “Selling Sunset” by being slightly worse in almost every respect: the fashion, the characters, the politics, the drama. In season 3, that continues. The “Love Island”-inspired, Shein-designed outfits, the flatly unpleasant people, the thinly veiled bigotries, and the warmed-over storylines make for an uninspiring season. Sti...
'VPR,' 'Summer House,' & 'The Valley'
May 03, 2024 12:05 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Are we in the golden age of friend-group Bravo shows? After doing a major binge of established shows “Summer House,” “Vanderpump Rules,” and new addition “The Valley,” we think that answer is a resounding yes. So naturally, we had to get of back on the Rich Text pod to do a little state of the Bravo union. All three of the aforementioned shows track th…
'The Tortured Poets Department' Is Taylor Swift's Messiest, Angriest Work Yet
April 26, 2024 10:50 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Taylor Swift’s 11th original studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” was released last week into a world feverishly gripped by anticipation for a Taylor Swift album. Some were primed to adore her latest work, which Swifties broadly expected to be a thorough excavation of her relationship with her ex-partner of six years, actor Joe Alwyn; others were primed to mock and flame it. We, two rather casu...
What's The Deal With Our Collective Marriage Anxiety?
April 19, 2024 12:13 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com It was sometime last year that it started to feel like Big Conversations about marriage and divorce were *everywhere.* David Brooks was lecturing young people to “obsess less about your career and to think a lot more about marriage” because marriage rates have been falling. Emily Gould was contemplating leaving her husband and then not over on The Cut. …
Is He Older, Or Is He Just Rich And Noble?
April 05, 2024 11:15 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Last week, New York Magazine’s The Cut published an all-time banger of a hate read — which is saying something, considering the run they’ve been on recently (from the “$50k in a shoebox” piece to the “tried to leave my husband and then realized I was just having a breakdown” piece). Grazie Sophia Christie’s floridly written and smugly framed essay, “The Case for Marrying an Older Man,” argues, with all t...
'Irish Wish' Is An Unsettling Plaid-Drenched Fever Dream
March 29, 2024 13:11 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com One of the first things you notice about “Irish Wish,” the latest output of Lindsay Lohan’s deal with Netflix, is just how… saturated the colors are. The pink accents in her plaid knee-length dress look a little too pink. The green grass of the Irish countryside is a little too green. The blue of the water is a little too blue. Are we in Ireland at all, you start to wonder? Is that real clothing? Are tho...
The Allure Of KateGate And Royal Conspiracies
March 22, 2024 11:15 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Nearly three months after the last official appearance of Catherine, the Princess of Wales, and following approximately 17 waves of fevered speculation about the cause of her unusually long absence from the public eye, we decided it was time to dedicate an episode to KateGate. Sara Petersen of In Pursuit of Clean Countertops joined us to recap the timeline of events since this PR mess first began brewing...
'Love Is Blind' 6 Reunion + 'The Traitors' Finale
March 15, 2024 10:30 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com It only took six seasons of “Love Is Blind” for Netflix and Kinetic to get Nick and Vanessa Lachey some real media training. At long last, our fair hosts seem to have discovered the power of a follow-up question! (They did seem to basically forget to ask about the majority of Jimmy and Chelsea’s relationship, but… baby steps.) This year’s reunion had som…
'Love Is Blind' 6 Finale: A Family Affair To Remember
March 07, 2024 11:30 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com SPOILER ALERT: This post contains some spoilers for the finale of season 6 of “Love Is Blind.” The Charlotte-based “Love Is Blind” season that started out so promisingly is looking pretty diminished by the finale — at least when you’re counting couples. Season 6 ended up being as short on weddings as season 5, and similarly gave us…
'Love Is Blind' 6, E10-11: On And Off-Screen Meltdowns
February 29, 2024 12:45 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Just when we thought things had reached peak insanity on season 6 of “Love Is Blind,” receipts pointing to some questionable off-screen behavior of cast members started popping up all over TikTok. Full disclosure! We taped our recap of episodes 10 and 11 last week, but then the gossip started pouring out: about Jeramey’s pre…
"Love Is Blind" 6 E7-9: The Honeymoon Is Over
February 22, 2024 13:30 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com On this week’s pod, we recap episodes 7-9 of “Love Is Blind” season 6, which has begun to take some unexpected twists after a strong opening. Though the first drop of “Love Is Blind” episodes ended in a grim place, with at least two of the five engaged pairs collapsing into conflict within hours of attending their first social fun…
'Love Is Blind' 6 Could Make Us Forget Season 5
February 15, 2024 12:10 - 14 minutes - 13 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Season 6 of Netflix’s “Love Is Blind” dropped its first six episodes on Valentine’s Day, and (obviously) we binged them all. The verdict? So far, so good. After an absolutely disastrous season 5, which left multiple lawsuits in its wake, and two couples fully erased from the season, we were wary heading into season 6. But six…
'The Traitors' Is A Dressed-Up Game Of Mafia
February 05, 2024 12:24 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com this week on the pod, we discuss the first six episodes of season two of “The Traitors.” Hosted by Alan Cumming and his Scottish sparklecore wardrobe — a seemingly endless array of kilts in bold colors, structural sleeves, and rhinestone-studded ensembles — “The Traitors” takes 22 reality show contestants, athletes, and a former member of the English Parliament, and throws them into a gussied-up game of ...
The Art Of The B*****b
January 29, 2024 12:41 - 12 minutes - 11 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com “What is the penis to me? What is its nature?” Jacqueline Novak asks early in her show, “Get On Your Knees.” After some consideration she concludes that the penis is tender, responsive, and has “the soul of an artist.” Like the organ it explores, “Get On Your Knees” has a tenderness at its center, wrapped in a package of genital humor.
'RHOSLC' Season 4 Was A Detective Story For The Ages
January 22, 2024 13:06 - 15 minutes - 14 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Just when you thought “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” would never be able to top the moment when federal agents tried to arrest Jen Shah during filming, the season 4 finale raised the bar to the heavens, delivering a finale as shocking and suspenseful as a scripted thriller.
When Your Fertility Journey Is Taboo
January 15, 2024 13:10 - 9 minutes - 10.4 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Content warning: We will be discussing infertility and IVF during this episode. If those topics are sensitive for you right now, we totally understand. Feel free to skip this week’s episode. Take care of yourselves, first and foremost. When Sami Jacobson decided to start trying to have a baby, she was 33, and, anxieties assuaged by a doctor friend, she figured, “it’ll just happen.” But then… it didn’t. ...
'May December' Is A Melodramatic Mirror World
January 08, 2024 13:11 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com This week, we finally got around to discussing the movie everyone has been talking about: “May December,” a film “loosely inspired” by the Mary Kay Letourneau-Vili case. Directed by Todd Haynes and written by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, it stars Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Berry, an actress researching her role playing Gracie A…
'FBoy Island,' Katie Thurston Edition
December 18, 2023 13:35 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com FBoy? F, Hi. Again! After being unceremoniously axed by MAX in 2022, our favorite, innovative reality dating show has made a moderately triumphant comeback. “FBoy Island,” a show from the creative brain of former “Bachelor” EP Elan Gale, just wrapped up its third season on The CW, and boy do we have thoughts. First, there’s t…
'Best. Christmas. Ever!' Is One Of Netflix's Worst Holiday Flicks Yet
December 11, 2023 13:23 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com The holidays are here at last, and one thing Netflix guarantees us during this magical time is a Christmas-themed chick flick starring one to three early aughts icons. The plot? Thin as a single snowflake. The message? Don’t stop believin’ (in Santa).
A Long Overdue Catch-Up
December 04, 2023 13:48 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Over the four months that Claire was on maternity leave, a whole lot happened, both in our lives, and in the greater cultural sphere. So we figured it would be a good opportunity to catch up, An entire, absolutely deranged season of “Love Is Blind” aired! Charity Lawson found love with Dotun Olubeko on “The Bacheloret…
'Selling Sunset' 7 Belongs to Chrishell
November 20, 2023 14:12 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com This week on the pod — Claire’s first official week back from maternity leave! — we dig into the latest season of the Netflix show about the Oppenheim Group, a luxury L.A. real estate brokerage where maternity leave is grounds for removal. Back in the fantasia of Calacatta marble countertops and glass pocket doors that is the Los Angeles …
A Candid Chat About Love In Your 30s
November 13, 2023 16:03 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com There is a particular pleasure in listening to other people give relationship advice. In this episode, we give it a go ourselves.
In Britney Spears' Memoir, She's Still Searching
October 30, 2023 12:24 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com As a girl in the late ‘90s and early aughts, few figures loomed larger than Britney Spears. She was IT. Her blonde waves, her sugary sweet voice, her sexy-but-virginal winking public image, she represented an ideal I knew I was supposed to strive for and also knew I’d fail to achieve. I choreographed dances …
'Love Is Blind' 5 Gave Us Marriage And Mess
October 17, 2023 18:06 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Houston, we had a problem. We continued to have problems. The problems spun out far beyond our TVs — like this lawsuit — and now the problems have ended. That’s right, baby, “Love Is Blind” season 5 has come to a whimpering end. We got two weddings, one double “I Do,” and a shockingly calm and mature reunion episode. (Raise your virtual hand if you were …
Our 'Love Is Blind' 5 Couples Face A Rocky Final Stretch
October 08, 2023 12:06 - 14 minutes - 12.8 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Season of 5 of “Love Is Blind” continues to be an absolute mess, top to bottom. Episode 8 was full of hard-to-litigate conflicts (Johnie and Izzy, Uche and Lydia, Johnie and Stacy, Uche and Miriam…), and then episode 9 was like emotional whiplash as we prepare for the two — only two! — weddings we will see in the finale.
Another 'Love Is Blind' Couple Bites The Dust
October 01, 2023 12:23 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com This season of “Love Is Blind” is less about rooting for any of the couples, and more about watching with fascination as relationships fall apart and — maybe — come back together. And this week, the couple that did NOT defy the odds, is horny-for-Americana J.P. and sweet kindergarten teacher Taylor. After forcing his partner…
'Love Is Blind' 5 Is Already A Giant Mess
September 25, 2023 12:21 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com My main reaction to the first four episodes of “Love Is Blind” season 5? OY. There are certain conventions of “Love Is Blind,” as there are with every dating show, that we’ve grown to understand and, in a sense, feel comforted by. There will be a Golden Couple who emerges as a sure thing from episode one. There will be at le…
'Should I Break Up With My Friend?'
September 11, 2023 12:20 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com In my humble opinion, few things feel as good as a promising, burgeoning friendship. As inept as I’ve historically been at finding great men to date, I excel at making new friends. We all have our strengths, and that’s one of mine. Friendships have been the building blocks of my adulthood. I reached 36 as an unmarried…
'Love Is Blind' 4's 'After The Altar' Has (Almost) Everyone Making Nice
September 04, 2023 12:45 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com Editor’s Note: The audio quality on this episode is worse than normal because we had to use our backup Zoom recording. Apologies for this! Emma is running an operation of one while Claire is on leave. Is “Love Is Blind” season 4 the most functional cast in LIB history? After watching the three-part “After The Altar” special w…
'And Just Like That' Finale Gave Us Aidan And Samantha (Sort Of)
August 28, 2023 12:21 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com While I was watching episode 8 of “And Just Like That’s” second season, I texted Claire an important question: Do I have Stockholm Syndrome, or has this show become significantly more watchable? After a much-needed nearly two-hour breakdown of the back half of the SATC spinoff’s sophomore season with Claire herself (!!!), my conclusion is that the answer…
'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Is 'Dawson's Creek' For The 2020s
August 21, 2023 12:15 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com I have a love-hate relationship with “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” Jenny Han’s 2009-2011 trilogy turned Prime Video hit show. There were so many things I adored about the first season: the idyllic setting of (fake) Cousins Beach, the adult friendship between Belly’s mother, Laurel, and her college bestie Susannah Fisher, the Taylor Swift-heavy soundtrac…
'Red, White & Royal Blue' Is Full Of Sexy Optimism
August 14, 2023 12:15 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com “Red, White & Royal Blue” is the streaming summer rom-com I’ve been craving. A sexy prince! A sexy First Son! Sexy chemistry! It’s all very sexy and very hopeful and very full of the kind of political wish fulfillment that feels oh so good as we stare ahead at our next presidential election cycle. I wouldn’t call this mo…
RHONY Has Entered Its Hot Girl Era
August 07, 2023 15:01 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com I may not have been an OG fan of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” but I was a dedicated one. I watched Countess Luann incessantly discuss her cabaret show, I knew all about the fish room and the lower level, and I couldn’t wait to watch the boat ride from hell. And yet, in 2021, deep in pandemic-land, I found myself dre…
All The Barbie Girls
July 31, 2023 12:15 - 12 minutes - 8.34 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com The first thing I noticed when I stepped into a Brooklyn movie theater at 4:30 p.m. on a Thursday, the day before “Barbie” opened nationwide, was the palpable buzz of anticipation. Before the Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” even began, you could sense the hunger of the audience; the sense that we had been waiting for something just like…
'And Just Like That' Is Pure Thematic Chaos
July 24, 2023 12:31 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com We’re back to recap the second batch of episodes of “And Just Like That,” a show that we love to watch and also love to obsessively critique. And boy did a lot happen in episodes 3-6. We got breakups, breakdowns, a Gloria Steinem cameo, an odd amount of petty crime, a particularly creepy scenario which involved a MILF list and grown-ass…
'The Bear' Builds Back Better in Season 2
July 17, 2023 12:15 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com “The Bear” season 2 deserved better than what it got. After a highly acclaimed and buzzy first season (which just snagged 13 Emmy nominations), the FX culinary comedy/drama released its whole second season on Hulu in one drop. Instead of savoring one new episode a week — and having a whole day or more of discourse about standout episodes, li…
If I Have A Baby, Will I Lose Myself?
July 10, 2023 12:20 - 1 hour - 93.5 MBThis is part two of our two-part Q&A about motherhood and non-motherhood. You can listen to part one here. CW: In this podcast, we discuss pregnancy and having children, and our own personal experiences with those topics. We know these are difficult topics for many people. If you’re struggling with infertility, or have suffered miscarriage, or have lost children, we know that questions around pregnancy and “choosing” to have children can be particularly painful. If this is the case for you...
How Do You Decide To Have A Child... Or Not?
July 03, 2023 12:21 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBCW: In this podcast, we discuss pregnancy and having children, and our own personal experiences with those topics. We know these are difficult topics for many people. If you’re struggling with infertility, or have suffered miscarriage, or have lost children, we know that questions around pregnancy and “choosing” to have children can be particularly painful. If this is the case for you, this may be a good episode to skip. A couple of months ago, we asked our wonderful listeners for questions...
'And Just Like That' Season 2 Is Deranged As Ever
June 26, 2023 12:30 - 17 minutes - 16 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com And just like that… we’re back in the saddle with Carrie & Co. Carrie is experiencing the instability of the podcasting industry, Miranda is in Los Angeles with Che (yes, Che Diaz is still around), Charlotte is grappling with her role as a mom now that her children are bonafide emo teens, and Samantha is still absent (but going to make …
'Vanderpump Rules' S10 Goes Out In A Blaze Of Scandovalous Glory
June 12, 2023 12:10 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com After Emma’s meticulous crash course in “Vanderpump Rules” and, more specifically, the Scandoval, we were both feeling prepped and ready as hell to watch a finale and three entire reunion episodes about the wild on- and off-screen events of the past season. The finale kicks off with Ariana and Sandoval’s raw on-camera confrontation about hi…
'XO, Kitty' Is The Perfect Followup To TATBILB
May 29, 2023 12:22 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com We are GOING ON (mini) TOUR! If you live in the Philly, Boston or New York City areas, come hang out with us and see Love To See It LIVE! We’ll be recapping an iconic — and hilarious — vintage episode of “The Bachelorette” with some very special guests: “Normal Gossip” host Kelsey McKinney, BIP alum Jill Chin and comedian Arden Myrin. Get…
Uncomfortable Feelings About Motherhood
May 22, 2023 13:18 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBWe are GOING ON (mini) TOUR! If you live in the Philly, Boston or New York City areas, come hang out with us and see Love To See It LIVE! We’ll be recapping an iconic — and hilarious — vintage episode of “The Bachelorette” with some very special guests: “Normal Gossip” host Kelsey McKinney, BIP alum Jill Chin and comedian Arden Myrin. Get your tickets here. Content Warning: In today’s podcast, we will be discussing pregnancy and having children, and our own personal experiences with decidin...
'Selling Sunset' Season 6 Has A New Villain
May 19, 2023 12:37 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com The big headline about season 6 of “Selling Sunset,” the real estate docusoap set amidst multi-million-dollar mansions in Los Angeles, was the departure of the long-time series villain, Christine Quinn. After five seasons of antagonizing doe-eyed heroine Chrishell Stause and systematically burning bridges with the rest of the Oppenheim Gr…