'The Hills' recap: One tequila, two tequila, three tequila...married!
Dec 16, 2008, 06:31 AM | by Lindsay Soll
Categories: 'The Hills', About Last Night, Reality TV, Television
Okay, folks, let's just cut to the chase here and get to the main event in last night's Hills episode: the nuptials of two of the most loathed "celebrities" in America. It should be a given that I was going to vote these shenanigans as the Down Hill Moment of the evening, but just in case you weren't clear on my opinion of Speidi after all these months (or is it years? God knows it feels like a lifetime to me) writing about them, then there you have it.
So we began our journey down the aisle with Spencer taking Heidi on a totally planned because there was a camera crew involved surprise trip to Mexico. "I have a feeling, my dear, this will be the most memorable vacation of your life," he said when they arrived. Focus on that word "memorable" for a second and then fast forward to the couple's candlelit beach dinner later on. Actually, I probably shouldn't even call it a dinner â it was more like a liquid picnic. Heidi was on a tequila high (or at least faking one) when Spencer said, "What if we were to just go get married and don't tell anybody, and then it's just us?" She couldn't actually answer him in clear English or Spanish, so he said it again, "For real, let's just go get married." Her response this time? Something about being loco (we're so happy you can finally see what we see, Heidi) and then, "For real, Jose." With that, this pair topped their first fake proposal â you know, last fall, on the beach, with token mall-bought ring â tenfold. I mean, how much more romantic can it get than your girlfriend calling you Jose in between downing shots of Patron? Oh right, you can also admit how creepily obsessed you are with her. "I pretty much keep you from the whole world," Spencer said. Um, is that supposed to make a girl swoon? Because it sounds like something I heard the serial killer say in Silence of the Lambs.
Heidi vowed to show Spencer "what a wife does," (yeah, I'm not even going to go there,
people. I'd imagine most of you are eating breakfast while reading
this, and I would hate for your food to come back up, if you know what
I mean), and then the next time we saw Speidi was in the morning in
their hotel room. The title under Spencer's name had already changed to
"Heidi's Husband" (I would've loved to see the look on the face of the
MTV editor who had to type those words in) and the two exchanged Mr.
Pratt and Mrs. Pratt salutations. Spencer confessed that it was his
evil plan all along to travel to Mexico to brainwash Heidi get
married. Then the two shared an intimate moment together watching the
footage for their top secret wedding. "I just can't believe it!" Heidi
squealed. I can't either, because now I have so many unanswered
questions about this godforsaken union. Like: Why did it look light
outside when they got married? If we're supposed to believe that they
did it the same night they got sloshed, then how in the world would the
sun be out unless the ceremony took place at 5 a.m. Also, where exactly
did Heidi get that white (reportedly Balenciaga) dress at the last
minute? And why the heck didn't Spencer shave that animal off of his
face for the special occasion? Furthermore, how did Us Weekly just happen to have a photographer there to document the "wedding photos"? Finally, are these really the rings they plan to wear until they inevitably get divorced the rest of their lives?
In between the scenes of Heidi and Spencer covertly eloping came our Up Hill Moment (14:00) of the evening, in which Mr. and Mrs. Port threw Whitney a going away party. Yes, Whitney landed the big city job with Diane Von Furstenberg (duh), so it was time for her to part ways with the West Coast. I enjoyed the cameo by Whit's 'rents because they were so sweet and down to earth. When Whitney's mom started crying, I was taken back to the time when I left for New York City over four years ago. Not to get all cheesy here, but I remember how hard it was for my mom to say goodbye (and vice versa) and how I, too, had so many silly questions about city living (okay, so Whitney's wonderment about how you get groceries home did seem a little, well, asinine but still). I survived the move to a strange place, and we all know Whitney will, too. The question is: Will Lauren? She got awfully emotional (real tears, no?) when she said bye to her long-time work pal.
So Pop Watchers, tell me below, were you moved at all by Whitney's mom's or Lauren's tears? What about by Speidi's Mexican wedding? Do you believe that it was spontaneous? Do you think Heidi's mom has a right to express her concern (as we saw in the previews for next week's season finale) about it? Finally did you, too, laugh out loud at Justin Bobby's solution to locating the missing Spencer and Heidi: "You should put up some signs"?
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EW's cover story on season 4 of 'The Hills'
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