It was a longer wait than usual but Kris Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner are finally back for The Kardashians Season 6. Now, I understand it may be hard to keep up with all of the reality TV coming out right now — especially with Bravo airing shows like Southern Charm, Southern Hospitality, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and The Real Housewives of Potomac all at once. But there’s no reason why we can’t throw one more into the mix. After all, they are the Kardashians! Check out our full review of the Season 6 premiere episode below:
THE KARDASHIANS – SEASON 6: STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?
Opening Shot: The Kardashians Season 6 starts with Kris and her daughters, sans Kylie, hanging out at their Malibu beach house after finishing up a poolside photoshoot.
The Gist: Reality TV’s royal family is back. In the Season 6 premiere of The Kardashians, Kourtney celebrates her birthday at IHOP, Khloé looks toward the next decade of her life by shedding her past, Kris attempts to hijack her daughters’ new agent, and Kim is as busy as ever as she prepares for the Met Gala, the Tom Brady roast, and visits the White House to speak on criminal justice reform.
What Shows Will This Remind You Of? The Kardashians will remind you of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, the family’s original reality show that ran on E! from 2007 to 2021. The show has the same big personalities and the same glamorous lifestyle with a little more focus on their business ventures and a little less on their drama.
Our Take: To be completely honest, I’ve gone into the last few seasons wondering what else these ladies could possibly have up their sleeves. But I was ultimately proven wrong when Season 4 kicked off with an explosive feud between Kim and Kourtney — and then Season 5 showed off Kourtney’s pregnancy journey with little Rocky Barker. Fortunately, Season 6 is no different when it comes to drama and excitement. While I’d love to say former Vice President Kamala Harris was the most surprising guest star, I think Khloé reuniting with her ex-husband Lamar Odom for the first time in nearly a decade was what truly had me shook.
Their reunion was awkward yet bittersweet, making for one of the most emotional episodes since Khloé found out Tristan Thompson was fathering another woman’s baby at the same time their surrogate was pregnant. Khloé remembered times of true love and others of betrayal in her confessionals, while Lamar struggled to maintain eye-contact with his ex-wife after everything he had put her through during their marriage. The look of shock and excitement on his face when he realized she saved some of his most prized possessions proved that Khloé truly was the one who got away and had it not been for Lamar’s drug addiction, they very well could still be together. Overall, their meeting felt like one big nostalgia trip for OG Keeping Up with the Kardashians fans — and we can’t wait to see how it all unfolds in next week’s episode.
Sex and Skin: Nope, there’s no sex and skin.
Parting Shot: The episode ends with Lamar professing his undying love for Khloé, despite everything he put her through with his cheating scandals and 2015 drug overdose.
Sleeper Star: The Kardashian clan should be thanking Malika Haqq for making this premiere episode what it was. If it weren’t for her emotional run-in with Lamar at the Super Bowl, Khloé never would’ve been inspired to reunite with him.
Most Pilot-y Line: “I’m just spiraling.” Kim says this as her wig is falling off and her boobs are boobing too much moments before she’s set to meet Harris at the White House. Not only did the line perfectly encapsulate the chaos that ensued before their meeting, but it also was a great way to describe Khloé’s mixed feelings about reuniting with her ex-husband later on in the episode.
Our Call: STREAM IT. After nearly 20 years of sharing their lives with the world, the Kardashian-Jenner family still manages to find ways to keep themselves relevant and entertaining.
