"We are living in the golden age of Real Housewives spin-offs, where the executives at Bravo (and Peacock if ya nasty) are throwing every possible concept at the wall and seeing what sticks. Their latest offering merges Wife Swap with our beloved Bravolebrities - but no, Housewives from different cities aren't swapping lives with each other. Instead, glamorous Real Housewives (and Emily Simpson) will be swapping lives with everyday people,"
"Initially it's jarring to see a scene of Angie at home with her family that's shot in a totally different way than we're used to seeing on Housewives. Since it's following the traditional Wife Swap formula and structure, our intro to her and her home life (which some of us are already acutely familiar with) is much more produced to lay out a narrative."
"Actually, "sticks" might be generous. The family that Angie is swapping with are the Flakes (which is also what I call my dating pool), who live completely off the grid in Challis, Idaho. Lindsay and her husband Tanner explain that they and their three young kids made that lifestyle change in an attempt to deal with Lindsay's rheumatoid arthritis, and when they say off the grid, they really mean it. We're talking no running water."
Bravo and Peacock are producing numerous Real Housewives spin-offs, including a Wife Swap–style series pairing Housewives with everyday people. Angie Katsanevas swaps lives with an off‑grid Idaho mother and family, creating a contrast between glamorous city life and remote survival. Producers set up a narrative portraying Angie as uptight while her husband Shawn and daughter Elektra want her to relax; Angie hopes the swap will make her family miss her. The Flakes family lives in Challis, Idaho, off the grid with no running water; Lindsay and Tanner relocated to manage Lindsay's rheumatoid arthritis while raising three young children.
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