This show fascinates me on so many levels. First of all, how can so many be famous for doing so little? When I was at MTV there was, believe it or not, criteria for fame and people were very resentful of those who were famous for being famous. Being rich and beautiful wasn’t enough, you also had to have some sort of discernible skill that people would invest their time and money to experience. Donovan Leach (son of 60s legend Donovan) was one such pariah who, although he had a great singing voice and even better contacts, was constantly being lambasted for being the empty headed famous-for-nothing ring leader. If he were reaching late adolescence in this Hills era he would be lauded for his looks and talent that, by comparison, would dwarf any closest competitor in the tween reality circuit.
If you watch The Hills it is remarkable to see how little star Lauren Conrad speaks. Of all the show’s “characters” she is the most natural and goes about her on camera moments with calm and ease, but she does her most honest communicating with her accidentally expressive face. I know a lot of this show is set up, think about it: every time someone goes into a shop or restaurant have you noticed whomever’s helping them already has a microphone on and it’s also been beautifully, painstakingly lit? There was a double thrust on last night’s episode, as Lauren was trying to get something going with Brody, Heidi and Spencer’s engagement was imploding and both women were struggling with vain and difficult men they can’t help but love. Here is my take on Brody, I DOUBT he and Lauren spend any time off camera since the only carrot this jackass will take is precious screen time on one of TVs biggest shows. Brody “Princes of Malibu” Jenner has no desire to live a moment of his life off camera, and although Warren Beatty accused Madonna of that in Truth or Dare her on screen dalliances pale in comparison to this sell out’s.
The highlight of the show was the glimmer of possibility in Audrina’s blossoming relationship with Aussie Corey. I don’t know what it is about the water pumping through the taps of the island continent but they sprout some super sexy boys Down Under. The Wizard of Oz not only swept lipless Miss Partridge off her feet, he dazzled her friends and pulled off the impossible, Lauren loves him! There is no more destructive force in a friendship than a boy who’s despised by a best friend, and both BFFs have learned it’s better for Lauren to shut up and stop controlling her friends, and Audrina is better served by dating someone halfway human who can join the girls on double dates if Lauren ever lowers her standards to find a boy in Los Angeles.
