Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Tonight: The Hills // The City

I haven't watched MTV in a very long time, and tuning in on a Tuesday night feels odd. I'm a little thrown off; My juicy nights have always been on Mondays, easing me into the week from the weekend. But alright, MTV. Tuesday night it is. I'll see if I can adjust. (I've got 90210 to start things off with, so I guess it's still pretty juicy.)

The Hills

It's hard to believe that this show is still on. They've told us again and again that it was done and over, but here I am watching yet another season premiere.

In the opening scene, we've got Audrina, Lo, and Stephanie discussing (the yet to be seen ex-Laguna Beach lead) Kristin Cavallari. "Is she going to be our friend now?" they ask after describing Kristin's long resume of catfights. Oh, we all hope so. This show won't be any good without her.

After a lot of build up and forced confrontation, we've got a girly brawl at a pool party within only the first 8 minutes of the premiere. "It's on Bitch" Kristin warns Audrina (who also entered herself shamelessly into the drama.) I hate this girl already. Nice set up MTV. You got me.

From "Every single girlfriend needs to worry about their boyfriend" to "How can one person turn all of our lives upside down?", most of the episode is spent expressing uneasy feelings surrounding the new narrator. Kristin is the talk of the town, and it's no wonder. That girl seems to crave trouble as much as I crave bad TV.

Cut to Heidi and Spencer doing who knows what. (Why again do we care about them?) They, too, are aware that the [Bitch is Back.] "She's a real deal female player if I've ever seen one." (Oh right, that's what we keep 'em around for. Spencer's one-liners. The best one this week: "My way or the lame way.") And he's right, Kristin has already involved herself in a love triangle that most of the other girls are not happy about at all. I find it awkward that she and Justin spend all of their moments together talking about Audrina and how she might feel about them dating. Someone suggests that they're dating out of spite. Hm. You think?

I have to hand it to MTV. I think they've pretty much mastered the perfectly crafted "reality show" drama. The episode ends with Justin and Kristin chatting about how they will break in Kristin's bed.

Trashy girl. I miss Lauren. Even though she was stuffy and dull, at least she had some class.

The City

The guilty pleasure of watching this show is vastly different than watching The Hills. There isn't really a character I love in The Hills; I pretty much just watch to have some sort of ridiculous show to hate to love. The City, however, I do adore Whitney Port. She is a sweetheart, and I can't help but love seeing her side of things. I also love that this show is in New York City. Now that I've been to NY, it's even more exciting to see the sights again.

Even if the critics think its boring, I enjoy this show. Maybe this season will be a little crazier. We've got Roxy and Olivia to cause some problems. [Olivia taking her mic off mid-fight, and Roxy pushing Whitney's boundaries.] I'm sure there's more to come.

Oh, and is it wrong of me to want to see Olivia break down and cry? Something about her is just not natural. I'd like her open up a bit further this season.

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