So … the premiere of season 4 of The Hills aired on MTV last night and got things started off with an attempted bang. It’s always tricky when you begin a new season because, depending on how much you rely on previous seasons, there is a lot of groundwork that needs to take place before the action can really get going … and there was a bit of groundwork laid last night:
We got to see some new faces, we got to see some old faces and we got to see Whitney‘s many faces … all in all, it was a pretty nice start to, what will hopefully be, a really drama-filled season. After the jump, find out want went down on the ep entitled We’ll Never Be Friends …
Let me just say that Whitney Port is the glue that holds this show together. She is really the unsung hero that is a lot more important than some folks realize. If it weren’t for her constant questioning, there would be no way to keep the show a cohesive entity … and I LOVE LOVE LOVE her facial expressions. Watching her react to everything that LC says is worth the price of admission alone. But … this isn’t really news to the diehard fans of The Hills. We got to meet some new characters that may or may not be a big presence on this new season. Heidi‘s sister came to town, basically to get a Hollywood make-over and find a place to live — oh, and to annoy the hell out of Spencer. Doug made his Hills debut as LC‘s new love interest … we’ll see how long that lasts (previews for the upcoming season show that Stephanie will try to horn in on LC‘s action and get a piece of her man). The crux of last night’s drama was carried over from last season … Lo vs. Audrina. In case anyone wasn’t sure if the girls were getting along, Audrina had to literally state for the record: “Lo’s always superbitchy. That’s just the way she is.” By the end of the ep, Lo and Audrina had a face to face, heart to heart and basically came to the conclusion that they can’t be friends and they prolly hate each other’s guts. OH NO! Now we, the viewing audience, are going to have to decided which team we are on — Team Lo or Team Audrina. AND THEN IT DAWNED ON ME … because there really isn’t too much LC vs. Heidi drama going on since they don’t really interact any more (except in “rare occasions” like birthay parties … oh wait, that’s still to come) there has to be further VS. conflict for us to latch on to … enter Lo and Audrina. I’ve been on Team Lo since the Laguna Beach: The Real OC days, so I’ve got her back … but I must say, she was acting a bit shitty at Audrina‘s birthday party. That being said, if all those people showed up at my house, I don’t know that I’d want to serve them either. The gauntlet has been thrown down, LC is caught in the middle and drama is full speed ahead. On the Speidi front, Holly looks to throw a wrench in Heidi and Spencer‘s love affair by moving in with them … which could possibly threaten their marriage plans! Sadly, I have to admit that it’s getting harder and harder to suspend belief while watching this show anymore. I know we’re supposed to “buy” the things we see on screen but when they don’t match up with the real life stuff we see in magazines, in interviews, on the streets of SoCal, I can’t really just go with the on-screen drama … hee hee, but I’m sure I’ll get over that feeling soon. I understand there is a lot of great drama coming up very soon … I’ll hold out for that in the hopes that my desires will be met … or at least massaged for a bit come each Monday night. What do y’all think? Was last night’s ep a great way to start the season?
UPDATE: Pink reader Mariss gave me the head’s up that Whitney WAS at Audrina‘s BBQ birthday party despite the fact that she had to “pretend” she wasn’t there so that she could ask LC questions about the party afterward (as if she wasn’t there) to move the storyline along. Mariss caught that Whitney was there wearing a big floppy hat that covered her face … I checked my DVR and, yep, I’d bet money that it’s Whitney Port:
See how difficult it is to suspend belief? MTV needs to pay better attention when they edit this stuff because it’s becoming easier and easier to catch the mistakes.
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LO is such a Bitch!!!! I think she is totally jealous of Audrina and that’s why she can’t stand her…. LO just wishes she was as cool as Audrina and her friends. I can’t even stand watching the T.V screen when they show her.
I think heid and spencer are some fuken attetion whores and its sas how there bringing there family into the show I think lo is a bitch ughh I hate her and I hate lc she needs to get over herself
I thought Doug seemed a little douchey. He was hot until he started talking.
Booooo Lo and here crazy pupils
I realllly hope they drop heidi and co from this show as well… LC is the main character and they dont have anything to do with her life so buh-bye! I love Audrina. I liked Lo in Lagfuna Beach but she really has never been able to deal with audrina being LC’s friend… she does need to grow up.
i totally heard the voiceover of audrina when her and Lo were talking…you could totally hear it.
i was also wondering the same thing about doug and lauren just running into each other after 4 years if doug is friends with frankie….whatever mtv.
i’m just as addicted as the rest of you, so i will continue to watch, and i’m totally TEAM AUDRINA! Lo is straight up beyotch….
ugh, why does Heidi’s sister have to be on this show now? I think that was retarded to make her part of the season…but all in all this season looks like one to watch
TEAM AUDRINA ALL THE WAY!!! Lo is the biggest bitch! Audrina is just chill and generally nice to everyone while Lo makes snide remarks to anyone she thinks she is above.
Lo is so unlikeable. Sorry man, but you got to reconsider. She doesn’t deserve your loyalty.
Well if it was a voiceover she obviously said something that ended the conversation. Maybe she did tell Lo CU next tuesday?
She should’ve told Lauren to get someone else if she wasn’t going to help.
Lo spend 98% of the episode messing around with her phone, The other 2% was spent worrying about herself.
Lame.
Team Audrina for sure.
I love the fact that when LC and Doug went on their first date and LC mentioned Audrina, Doug said “Oh, is she a good friend?” Like he hadn’t seen the last three seasons of the show. Really? Has he been living in a hole? No, the show is just getting even faker.
Team Lo… Sorry Gotta stick with the friend that’s been around the longest.. And shes so much more interesting.. Audrina is so BOOOORRING!!!!! Personality of a wet blanket – That’s not Chill that’s brain dead. Brain dead with big boobs.. Big Deal.
And Spencer.. such a freakin Ass!
Im most def on Team Audrina. Lo is incredibly bitchy and snobby. Its like she is still stuck in high school where she only talks to a “certain type of people.” Lo needs to get over herself..shes not better than anyone else.
Also Im wondering why people were annoyed by the people Audrina invited to the party…I mean it was a party for her birthday right? …I mean why throw someone a party and not let them invite the people they like best?
Oh and the part where Audrina said “well never be friends” was most definitely a voice over. That was my first thought when I heard it so I agree with everyone else.
Did anyone catch when Lo & Audrina were face to face… when Audrina towards the end said “we’ll never be friends” IT WASN’T EVEN HER! If you hear carefully, it was recorded saying & it was LCs voice! Watch the ep again! Hear carefully!!! Crazy! I don’t even remember seeing LC in there? Lol…. I had to rewind it like 20xtimes!
yea, i’m team audrina. Lo, i used to love her in laguna beach, but i can’t handle her treating sweet audrina like that. she needs to get over herself.
Let’s be frank here. I work for an MTV production company myself and I know all about reality TV, field producers and story producers. They create a story line before the footage is even taped, so recognize that before taking sides/teams.
Lo and Audrina are meant to be rivals “edit wise” and that’s why they’re editing their confrontation(s) to depict so.
Audrina is her own person and is different than Lo and Lauren period. Yes Lauren and Audrina have a close friendship, but it’s 100% different than her relationship with Lo.
As a sarcastic person myself I find myself identifying with Lo. She’s blunt, sarcastic and upfront. A lot of us and OUR friends are like that. Imagine your sarcastic friend being filmed and then… enter trained, story-producing editors editing her soundbites to make her mold into a certain character that comes off unlikeable.
Hmm. Looks like the editors/ story producers and field producers succeeded in painting the storyline juicy, scandalous and as perfect as they intended BEFORE they even began filming.
I am def on Team Audrina. I haven’t been able to stand Lo since Laguna Beach. She says very inappropriate things, trying to be funny. I think her only friend is Lauren. Lauren needs to move on from high school starting with her. Her personality SUCKS
what a bunch of losers, i can’t believe you people actually pay attention to these wannabe’s and this stupid show.
team Audrina. Editing may play a part but if you don’t act like a bitch they can’t edit you into being a bitch. I love Audrina for being real. She doesn’t talk smack about anyone!
Man, this is almost like wrestling. I bet next episode they’ll make Audrina look bad and everyone will be like “TEAM LO, AUDRINA IS SOOO BITCHY AND FAKE!”
Please. I think both girls looked pretty bad this episode, Audrina didn’t make any effort, Lo didn’t make any effort.. what do you expect? I think they’re both being bitches, and should try to make some sort of compromise like “I want to get to know you better, how about we go..blahblahblah” instead of just assuming a friendship.
But then again, the writers have magic skills, and nothing is what it seems. Still, it’s fun to watch, fun to be over opinionated, and it’s so much fun to waste time over this show.