Southern Charm Season 1, Episode 3: In the Cups

About this episode

The episode explores the social dynamics and relationships within the Charleston crew as they navigate day drinking and personal entanglements.

The Charleston crew proves that if there’s one thing they’re committed to, it’s day drinking with a side of denial. Shep Rose continues his tour of Charleston bars like it’s a full-time career, while casually insisting he’ll settle down someday… just not today, tomorrow, or anytime in the foreseeable future. His friends start questioning whether Peter Pan will ever actually leave Neverland. Meanwhile, disgraced politician turned socialite chaos agent Thomas Ravenel is still trying to convince everyone that he’s a serious, responsible adult while simultaneously throwing lavish parties and flirting with 21-year-old Kathryn Dennis. Kathryn is clearly getting more entangled in Thomas’s world, which raises a lot of eyebrows among the group—especially because the age gap and power dynamic are impossible to ignore. Across town, real estate agent and reluctant voice of reason Cameran Eubanks spends much of the episode reacting to the group’s antics the same way the audience does: with a mix of fascination and disbelief. She and the other women start quietly discussing the Kathryn-Thomas situation, wondering if this whirlwind “relationship” is heading toward disaster. The episode builds…

People in this episode

Host: Maria McQuaid

Topics covered

• reality TV
• social dynamics
• age gap relationships
• day drinking
• Charleston culture

Keywords

• Southern Charm
• reality show recap
• Charleston
• Thomas Ravenel
• Kathryn Dennis
• Shep Rose
• Cameran Eubanks
• social gathering
• age gap

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Charleston, Charleston bars

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