For all the cuteness in the show, insincerity ran rampant throughout. When Whitney and the ladies were preparing for their big night out, Lauren rummaged through her Teen Vogue pal's sparse makeup collection, then remarked to Audrina, ''She really wears like no makeup.'' ''She doesn't need it,'' said Audrina, who was primping in the mirror (the only thing I remember her doing all night.'' ''Ah, to be a natural beauty,'' said Lauren. I sensed a tinge of jealousy in her expression, that glare of smile that didn't quite reach her eyes — a small but growing envy. Let's fast-forward to the coffee scene after the date for more evidence. LC drilled Whitney harder than Jarett ever could: "Did he dress up? The shoes? Do you think he got friend vibe from you? Or do you think he likes you? Wait, how'd you end it? Did you kiss him?" I half expected Lauren to start shouting, "Drop down to the floor and give me five! Now!" Maybe it's because Lauren is so used to her friends being besieged by hanger-ons and manipulators that she can't fathom the idea of normalcy around her. Or maybe Lauren is used to being the one shaking off the male attention. Or maybe she was a bit pissed, because the camera spent more time on Whitney last night than on her. Either way: awkward.
But why exactly would Lauren be jealous about Whitney? The girl is beautiful, to be sure, but her on-screen formula of two-thirds innocent, one-third chirpy-chirpy (''uh-huh, yeah, really?'') is a bit dull. Perhaps Jarett felt the same during their intense round of dates, because he kept on firing questions at her. Or maybe that's because the dude got no game. Who asks questions like ''So what's your sign?'' only to follow up with ''I feel like that's the biggest question'' on a date. Please. Also? Their hike on Runyon Canyon offered up beautiful, sweeping views of Los Angeles, but again, Jarett took no advantage of the potentially romantic situation. Instead, he asked her to do jumping jacks. But then he didn't even pay her any attention while she was exercising. After witnessing this, I wondered what kind of damage this might do to Jarett's career, but then I remembered an article I read about the rising trend of women having crushes on their personal trainer — in which case, Jarett will probably be just fine.
What did you think, TV Watchers? Was last night's installment a snoozefest for you too? Would you take Spencer back so easily after he showed such disrespect for your feelings? And what do you make of Lauren's apparent envy concerning Whitney?
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