The hostess is Lala, which rhymes with dada.

She was just cast in an Adrien Grenier movie (dont worry, she cant pronounce Grenier either).

The servers wear purple, theyre big on SnapChat.

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The restaurant has a DJ: He is a monster, or perhaps we are the monsters.

Gossip, bodyshaming, grown-man crying, and unspeakable cranberry-juice activity ensue.

Theres a new apartment, a new dog.

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At some point, the subtext shifted.

The fifth season premiere wastes no time arranging the cast into battleground formation.

Local supervillains James and Lala hes a weak-willed Harley Quinn to her gloriously affronted Joker run afoul of everyone.

Onetime exiles Kristen and Stassi are back in the fold.

I jotted down Kristen is Poison Ivy and Stassi is Mr.

Freeze, but the Batman metaphor runs dry eventually, and anyhow, everyone is probably Two-Face.

The premiere opens with Tom and Katie at their wedding a deep flashforward intercut with scenes of interpersonal bedlam.

Grab the wine, grab the botox, make a bad decision, make 10.Vanderpumpisnt a guilty pleasure.

Its a damned delight.A

Vanderpump Rulesseason 5 premieres Monday at 9 p.m.