Is it just me or do the episodes that are practically Audrina-free seem kind of refreshing these days? Granted, last night we did have to suffer through a whole entirely unnecessary two minutes of her hanging out with Lauren (a scene we all know was inserted in to reinforce to viewers that yes, even after the Justin Bobby blowout, these two girls are still friends…riiighhhtt), but I was okay with it. Obviously, it would be refreshing for the show to whittle down the Speidi time, too, but in this day in age—ahem, with an abundance of tabloid covers like this one—we all know that ain’t happening any time soon.
Speaking of the evil fair-haired duo, they, along with She-Pratt (wow, is it a good or bad thing that I haven’t called her that in a long time?), got my vote for the Down Hill Moment of the Week (04:00; and 13:00): Listening to Spencer whine about Stephanie’s boyfriend, Cameron, is not a novel concept for the show. In fact, listening to Spencer whine in general is pretty much as regular on the Hills as picturesque shots of the beach are, so it wasn’t surprising that he told his sister to send the dude packing once and for all. What was surprising, however, was that Spencer almost seemed like a genuine human when Stephanie admitted to him that part of the problem with her relationship with Cameron was that he wasn’t willing to go the distance for her. "Then he’s not worth your time if he can’t drive 15 minutes to see you. That’s just like, straight punk," Spencer said. Of course, he returned to his usual alien self immediately afterward: "Go be a nun," he advised her before asking condescendingly, "Do you know how immature and stupid this relationship sounds from an outside perspective?" Funny, I wonder if he’s ever asked himself the same question, oh you know, after driving all the way to Colorado to stalk Heidi when she "needed space," or heck, after following Heidi to Vegas to barge in on her "important" business meeting? Later on at the Falcon Restaurant + Lounge (aptly named, though vulture would’ve been slightly more suitable), Stephanie "shocked" Speidi by bringing along Cameron to dinner. Before the poor boy even had a chance to place his napkin in his lap, Spencer shared his disapproval with the entire table. "Last I heard he was making you cry," he said to She-Pratt, "so obviously things have changed?" Part of me wanted to be able to applaud Spencer’s attempt at being the stereotypical protective big brother, but that part of me was quickly overcome by the snide look on both his and Heidi’s faces. Oh, Stephanie, all you ever wanted was for everyone to get along. How adorably naive — you should really consider becoming better friends with Audrina.
Up Hill Moment (26:00): Lauren and Lo (pictured) ventured back totheir old stomping grounds — Laguna Beach — to help pack up Lauren’sbedroom (er, not that we actually ever saw either of them lay a hand ontape, scissors, or any cardboard boxes) because mom and pop Conrad haddecided to downsize their killer mansion to a smaller house. The entirestory line may have seemed lame to some, but I found it to be, well, alittle sentimental. Perhaps it was the aerial view of the oceansidecity (and the soundtrack of Hillary Duff’s "Come Clean" playing in myhead) as L & L drove up, or even the diary entry Lauren read aloudin which she mentioned her first kiss with Stephen (as in Colletti) —but somehow the trip down memory lane made me nostalgic for the daysbefore The Hills existed. You know, when Lauren went by L.C. and squabbled with a junior named Kristin? Back then we could watch Laguna Beacheach week without knowing months ahead of time what was going tohappen. Oh, how I miss those carefree, innocent days. I know a vastmajority of you out there do, too, so stop rolling your eyes at myparagraph-long rant and start reminiscing. Sing it with me now, "Let’sgo back, back to the beginning…"
Bonus Up Hill Moment (16:00): Besides an appearance by our favorite boss Kelly Cutrone (who rumor has it may be getting her own series soon!), this bonus shout out goes to Whitney and the fact that her The City spin-off has finally come to fruition on The Hills.Last night Cutrone offered Whitney the chance to interview for aonce-in-a-lifetime (yes, if you’re a star on MTV, that is) positionwith Diane Von Furstenberg. Of course, the catch was that she wouldhave to — wait for it — relocate to The Big Apple. Wow, didn’t see thatone coming, did we? Of course, a job in NYC wouldn’t be so bad now thatWhitney conveniently has a love interest (a.k.a. Jay) there. "What Ireally need to keep in the back of my head is," Whitney said to Lauren,"if I’m doing this, I’m doing this for the job and not for any otherreason, you know?" Oh, we know, Whit, we sooo know (wink,wink). One transcontinental plane ride later, Whitney arrived at theDVF offices (and climbed an alarming amount of stairs), aced herincredibly easy interview — seriously, the most difficult questionthrown at her was probably, "How quickly could you start? — and foundabout five minutes to fondle her "crush" Jay (I think he was labeledthat, right? That dang Hills After Show logo was covering it upon my screen). "I wanna get back here like as soon as possible," sheexclaimed to him. Soon is more than possible: Her show premieres onDec. 29.
Until next time Hills fans and Pop Watchers, tell me: What were your highs and lows from last night’s episode? Did you find yourself missing Laguna Beachas much as I did? Do you care at all about that Cameron kid? Finally,are you, too, a little bit perplexed as to how Heidi and Spencer’s"spontaneous" wedding is already airing on next week’s show? Discussbelow.
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That being said, I was somewhat surprised to see Speidi’s wedding already make it onto an episode. Strike while the iron is hot, yes? It seems that perhaps the Hills has run out of footage and are trying to squeeze a few last-minute things into this season based on the possibility there won’t be another one. For example, the stuff with Stephanie and Cameron was completely unnecessary and out of place given how little the show followed their relationship. Don’t be surprised if Speidi’s wedding episode is intertwined with a storyline about Lauren buying a pair of shoes or Audrina whitening her teeth.
this show needs to be OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why oh why do I smell another spin-off?? We already have “The City” AND “Bromance” premiering on Dec 29th…something tells me it won’t be long before we see “The Speidi-Chronicles” appearing.
The fact that Speidi’s wedding is on next week makes me sad… Enough, I’ve had enough of these 2. I really enjoyed the trip down memory lane too.. I still have hope that LC & Stephen will end up together…
Stephanie and Cameron BOOOORING! We weren’t invested in their relationship bc we didn’t know there was one. It was nice to see the Conrads…what a cool mom and dad. And I didn’t even know that Lauren had a brother!? But all in all…a totally boring episode!
OMG!!! Like last week, this episode was super boring. Seriously, who cares about Cameron and Stephanie. Spencer is still a jerk. That whole Lauren and Audrina scene was weird. It’s like it just came out of nowhere and it was weird that Lauren asked about Justin Bobby even though her and Audrina just had a blow-out over the guy.
I’m shocked the wedding is going to be on. Didn’t that just happen??? I guess ratings are in recession too.
Oh yea, I really miss the Laguna Days. I wonder where some of them are…although I hear one Laguna gal is Whitney’s roommate.
Ok. I think I’m over The Hills offically (like other have said). Everytime I turn it on its some boring azz episode. And as Lauren went back home I was wondering …how come her sister never came to visit her in LA?! && I seriously think Spencer is a nice person (ahh..dont kill me everyone) but he is playing the “bad guy role”..and him and Heidi just do it b/c its what is making them “famous”.
I really miss Laguna Beach. It was far better than what the hills has become. I love the scenes of Lauren and Lo.
What do you guys think LC’s parents are relocating? Are they possibly broke because Lauren spends all their money on designer clothes.
You’re not too bright are you? Do you think Lauren does the show for free? She also has a clothing line. By the looks of it, even if her parents were supporting her, clothes are hardly going to make or break them. No more vodka for breakfast, Neicy.
. . . the hell is going to be watching Bromance? Seriously, if you watch even one second of that show, you either need to re-evaluate your life in a big way or just do the rest of us a favor and go play in traffic. LA traffic.
I learned something new on yesterday’s aftershow. It turns out that it IS possible to find a dumber person than Audrina on this planet. Meet Stephanie Pratt, America! I hope the rumor that she was on drugs at one point is true. At least it gives her an excuse for having so many non-functioning brain cells. I especially loved when they asked her about jobs. Who wants to bet that 2 weeks as a hostess is the only thing on her resume? Scary.
. . . will be off the air after one season. Whitney is an intelligent, nice, hard-working, respectable young woman who is trying to do something interesting with her life. The Real Chance of Love and Double Shot of Love crowd is about as interested in watching something like that as they are in reading Rimbaud — or probably a comic book.
What ever happened to Stephen? Lauren never even mentioned him when she was remonissing about Laguna Beach…
Do I miss Laguna Beach?
I still expect an invitation to LC and Stephen’s wedding one day…
I wonder how much this kid Jay will make per episode of THE CITY….
isn’t Jay Miranda Kerr’s ex boyfriend?
HELLO, stephen was like the only one she mentioned.
I was so hoping someone else would pop by LC’s old house – Talan maybe? Stephen? Deiter? Anyone? Those boys need to show up on The HIlls and spice things up!
I compeletely agree about Laguna. Life was so much simpler then.
So, with other bits of reality showing up on the screen about a month and a half (or longer) after they occurred – HOW did the wedding get on the show two weeks later? They’ve just given up on this being ‘reality’ haven’t they? Stephanie can barely muster up enough energy to shed a tear over her very VAGUE break up with Cameron (and were we to care when they only seem to show the highlights of the highlights of their relationship). Spencer and Heidi, while growing increasingly irrelevant to the show, still manage to find time to drudge up manufactured drama. It’s hard to watch the show’s reality when everything else we see of them in the public (for the most part) is different.
Yeah I agree with MIKE, since the cab had the Death Race poster on it which I’m sure either said coming to theaters or quite possibly on DVD. If it’s saying coming to theaters, then how is the wedding on this week coming up?
And why is Stephanie even bringing her bf to see the spawn of Satan and his gf? Does she not learn ANYTHING from the last time it went south??!!! GOD!!!!
does anyone else notice lauren’s mustache? what’s up with that?
Yeah, my wife commented on how ugly LC’s mustache was this week!
Okay, so I happen to think that Spencer may actually be a totally different person in his everday life. I think because Lauren hated him so (really for no reason either cuz if you watch the season when they first started dating he wasn’t that bad at all–just a regular, young dude with a lot to learn) and Heidi chose him over their friendship and the powers that be saw the ratings skyrocket, they cast him as the villian. Just because it’s reality (rrriiiiiiiiggght) doesn’t mean that people aren’t playing the role of d0uchbag or stupid girl (Audrina) to get a check.
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