An ex-"Bachelor" producer, a graduate "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" writer and the perpetually haggard Shiri Appleby are the brilliant makings of Lifetime's dark and delicious "UnREAL," whose trailblazing first season is set to come to a close Monday night. [Spoilers through Episode 9 of Season 1 below.] READ MORE: Whether You Love or Hate Reality TV, Lifetime's Savage 'UnREAL' Is Required Viewing Sarah Gertrude Shapiro and Marti Noxon's vicious satire of a reality TV dating competition quickly proved, over the course of its first season, that it wouldn't be pulling punches, demonstrating right off the bat that it wasn't afraid to exploit the ways people exploit each other for personal gain.