I would argue that sometimes "dumb drama" is a good mirror of humanity. Inter-marital affairs really do happen (including in the highest levels of public policy as well as the astronaut corps), people do disclose "secrets" and pilots (including astronauts) are known to deceive medical professionals to avoid being "grounded".

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Nowak

https://www.space.com/spacex-employee-lawsuit-sex-discrimina...

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2019/04/30/after-video-of-sp...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/08/27/faa-pilot...