Monday Night Discoveries: A Comparison

So I've been watching Date My Ex for the past 4 weeks... and now that The Hills is back, I've got a 10pm conflict. What to do... Hm...

Lessons learned from watching MTV's The Hills:

1. It's always about you. If you're throwing a birthday party for a friend, it doesn't really matter if she's having fun. If you're not getting what you want, the party most definitely is a total failure.
2. Spencer Pratt doesn't like ANYONE except Heidi Montag.. not even her sister.
3. Doug is a stupid name.

Lessons learned from watching Bravo's Date My Ex:

1. Slade Smiley doesn't like when people swim in his water feature. (2 part lesson: It's a water feature, not a pond.)
2. Never make offensive jokes about someone's ex-finace... especially if you're living in that someone's house.
3. Jo De La Rosa can actually have good taste in men. It is possible! Yay! for the nice guy finishing first this time.

So...since all of the lessons learned from The Hills are actually a total joke... perhaps Date My Ex is the better choice. [Insert Rachel Zoe gasp here.] I know, I'm shocked too. But justice was served last night on Date My Ex.. and well, The Hills was just disappointing. I tried to fall for the drama in The Hills, and I just couldn't bring myself to believe it. Lauren and Lo don't ever try to make things better... and sadly, because of all of the hype, I'm now stuck thinking that they are actually trying to make things worse. It's frustrating as a viewer -- Critics! Leave it alone! I was completely content before you told me it was fake. -- Plus, throughout the (too short) 30 minute episode, I'm sitting there hoping that, just once, Heidi will punch Spencer in the face (literally, or metaphorically speaking.) I vote for a Whitney spin-off. She's the only likeable character... even if she did make fun of Doug's name.