‘The Hills’: Lauren breaks up with yet another friend
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Don Conrad strikes again, leaving the budding romance between Doug and Stephanie in her wake. (It also looks like she’s down another pal. The next won’t be far behind.)
I still don’t get it. Lauren dumped the guy. Which was for the best -- it’s well-known that she really does have the worst taste in guys. And Stephanie, Doug was beneath you.
All this fuss. Over Doug. Over Doug-What-are-you-doing-tonight?-Reinhardt.
When all was revealed in last night’s episode -- and by all, I mean the fact that Stephanie and Doug are the biggest scaredy cats in Beverly Hills -- one wondered why this was ever a big deal for Don Conrad? Yes, she doesn’t like to be crossed. But let’s back up a sec: Not only did Lauren dump Doug, she told Whitney that, indeed, he’s not worth much. Certainly not her friendship with Stephanie. She’s correct -- but then why grill Stephanie at all? (Because she’s Don Conrad.)
Just look at how Doug describes himself on his personal site:
Strikingly handsome, athletic, and intelligent, Doug Reinhardt is a gentleman with a strong drive for success in all aspects of his life. His sense of humor is contagious and his charm is breathtaking. Doug has always had strong morals and set his goals early in life.
(Yeah, and that’s just the intro. There are four more paragraphs and a gallery full of glamour shots where that came from.) That intelligence and strict moral code of his were in fine form Monday night, when he continued to court Stephanie, make fun of her to Brody and deny ever dating her to Lauren -- all in one episode!
Of course, watching both Doug and Stephanie squirm after Lauren inexplicably demanded the truth about their relationship was somewhat understandable -- LC is scary -- but awful to watch. Especially when Stephanie, our favorite pot-stirrer, crumbled. Lauren’s one thing, but succumbing to the taunts of Brody? Unacceptable.
(I couldn’t tell if Lauren ended things with Steph right then and there, but fingers crossed that that wasn’t a break-up stare.)
Speaking of unacceptable, what’s up with Heidi’s mom letting Spencer push her around?
I suppose you can’t expect much from Mama Montag. She did rear Heidi.
But letting Spencer back her into a corner? I don’t think audiences would have been opposed to seeing her smack that condescending grin off of Spencer’s face.
And Mama Montag, if you’re reading this, there’s still time. I’m sure you could slap him anywhere west of the Mississippi and the paparazzi would capture the moment for the rest of us.
As for mourning the loss of your daughter, and wondering where you went wrong -- you reap what you sow. It’s never too late to kick in some good old tough love.
-- Denise Martin