The Mormon Wives' Toxic Legacy: How Reality TV's Addiction to Drama Hijacked a Story The latest season of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" has been criticized for prioritizing drama over substance, but this is more than just a ratings driven decision – it's a symptom of a larger issue in reality TV.
The show initially aimed to explore the lives of Mormon women navigating modern relationships, but it has lost sight of its premise by obsessing over the toxic relationship between Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen.
The attention grabbing nature of their drama is hardly surprising.