Opinion: Victoria Larson Will Be Missed on House of Villians

Victoria Larson on WWHL
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Victoria Larson has officially gotten herself banished from the House of Villians Season 2 cast. Was Victoria an annoying and overtly chatty player? Yes, but her antics were primarily harmless, making her a villainous sweetheart in turn. Overall, Victoria brought the laughs, the WTFs, and the drama to this series. And now, in the wake of her chair ride to the back room banishment holding cell, this series might falter, as, in my opinion, Victoria helped to make HOV Season 2 shine.

Plus, Victoria looked great in a letterman jacket and a crown. Sadly, “We can’t all be hot and funny,” this icon hysterically quipped before her exit from this series transpired.

Yet, we can, or we should, all admit one thing. Love this legend or not, Victoria makes for excellent television. And her sashay away from this series will soon be felt.

For a villain, Victoria Larson was pretty relatable

Victoria Larson
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The whole premise for House of Villians is that you must be an actual villain from your respective series. Victoria checks this box. Twice. Somewhat.

During Season 25 of The Bachelor, Victoria behaved messily. Her costars even accused this self-appointed queen of acting like a bully. Then, comparing herself to a goddess, Victoria emerged again in Season 7 of Bachelor in Paradise. Here, she received the same rough, rotten reactions during filming.

Fast forward to the present date, and you will see Victoria and her new face exiting the House of Villains. She played this new game remarkably well, almost like she gave zero f*cks. However, for a villain, Victoria also gave us several shockingly relatable moments before her exit, which I will miss seeing in this series following her departure from the house.

Raise your hand if you have unpaid parking tickets and zero car insurance. 

Or, how about how Victoria handled her nay-sayers? It hurts to realize that people are speaking poorly about you, as her relatable range of non-hidden emotions proved.

For her ability to behave sweetly yet cunningly, all while interweaving several additional touches of relatability, Victoria deserves a medal. I will miss this mess. All I have left to relate to is Tiffany Pollard.

I am kidding. Tiffany scares me. Yet, I love her so much and am cheering on her next steps.

Victoria Larson brought many unintentionally funny scenes to House of Villians

House of Villains
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Do you know what every great reality television competition-based series needs? It needs laughter, brought on by a resident goofball like Victoria. Knowing that this woman says unhinged, out-of-the-box statements, the producers have even inserted themselves into her mess.

Case in point, when Victoria uttered “toomuchulous” because tumultuous was just out of her reach, production clocked in. First, these crew members typed out a complete definition of this word to help support her message. Then, they sliced it into this episode, making it feel like this cast had grown by several unseen, petty, hysterical members.

Not to awaken a sleeping giant, but I must bring up New York again. This wild woman has visions of the things that lie ahead, and so far, her predictions (or dreams, if you will) have been spot on. Cue Victoria, gushing in her confessional about how she is a “slut for a psychic.” And yes, I have indeed adopted this line into my daily declarations rotation.

Many times, Victoria was not even trying to be funny. Yet, funny she was. She never took herself seriously, and this caused the LOLs to roll in naturally throughout her scenes on House of Villians. Just not anymore, however, because she was banished, so now, no more laughter for you.

No matter who her opponent was, Victoria Larson never backed away from a House of Villians conflict

Victoria Larson
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Why would anyone willingly insert themselves into a broadcasted series aimed at labeling its contestants as villains? This answer is easy. These collected reality television stars each have their minds on their money and their monies on their minds.

The prize for winning this E! reality competition-based series is $200,000. The winner also fetches themselves the title of “America’s Ultimate Supervillain,” which might grant you some respect when hung in your living room or office, but not much else.

But that cash pot, whew. This prize has the potential to save a life. Had Victoria won, she could have paid off her tickets, secured an insurance policy, and given herself a safety blanket of wealth, allowing her time to sign on the dotted line(s) of her next televised appearance(s).

Victoria wanted to win. Even though she is sweeter than several of her fellow inhabitants, she still managed to go in (somewhat) hard, squaring off with the big dogs of her season like it was easy.

Does Larsa Pippen purchase her Instagram followers? I would never ask Larsa this question, but Victoria did.

Then, when these two hotheads were sunbathing with their Italian dinner ruiner, aka Teresa Giudice, Larsa conveniently announced that she had a short-term memory issue, trying to avoid any wrath for giving Victoria that bag of fake blood during their challenge.

But Victoria was not buying it. “I hope you get well soon,” she calmly stressed. Victoria then smoothly returned to her sunbathing session and chapter book, while Larsa seemed oblivious to this effortless dig made against her person.

Victoria never shied away from anything. And her absence will suck.

House of Villains continues on E! every Thursday at 10/9c.

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