Bristol Palin stumbles on 'Life's a Tripp'
This undated image released by Lifetime shows Bristol Palin, daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and her son Tripp, during the filming of her series, "Bristol Palin: Life's A Tripp." Credit: AP
"It's all about Tripp," she explains. "I'm using this opportunity to show Tripp there's more out there." They move to a house owned by a "friend of my mother's" set "way up on a hill and it's ginormous. There's a ton of bidets in this house and I don't think there's a single bidet in all of Alaska."
The premiere includes that moment in a West Hollywood bar where she confronted a heckler -- he's reportedly suing Lifetime to have the scene excised -- and in the second episode next week, she's shown collapsing in tears afterward.
"Life's a Tripp" is full of needle screeches like that and you have to wonder why: Did Lifetime secretly hope to humiliate her? What is going on?
According to Bristol herself, the whole point of the show is for Tripp to see the world. Setting aside the improbable notion of a toddler world traveler, you hardly ever see Tripp because Bristol's too busy shopping or leaving him with a fuming Willow. The bar scene is simply painful, and here's some heartfelt advice to Bristol -- alas, too late: When a moron yells at you in a bar, just walk out.
It's the same advice I'd give for this show, but it's probably too late for that, too.
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