'The Hills': Halfway Housing

See what I mean? Lame! Not sure how many of you caught the special sneak preview of season 4 during the after show (if you didn't, go here), but even that left me uninspired. Don't get me wrong: I don't want any of you to think I'm abandoning The Hills; I just think that in season 4, MTV should really take the focus off the girls' fictional personal lives and put it on things like Audrina filming her new movie, Lauren creating her fall line, and Lo walking Chloe and being attacked by paparazzi. Heck, I'll even take Heidi recording a new song. Anything but the exaggerated and drawn-out drama we witnessed this season.

Okay, so not everything about these past eight weeks was dull. Here are my top five favorite moments:

5. Kelly Cutrone stepped into Lisa Love's shoes as the season's assertive boss and kicked off her reign with this speech: ''What's expected of you,'' she said, ''is complete devotion. So any kind of concepts of, like, nine-to-five L.A. — not happening here. I would plan to be here every night until at least 11 o'clock. You're going to wear all black, I don't want to see your boobs, I don't want to see any piercings. If you have tattoos, I don't really care; I don't want to see them. Do not roll your eyes at me. Do not question what it is we're asking of you to do. I'm not here to be your friend.''

4. After an in-depth conversation at work about Lauren, Bolthouse employee Kimberly said to Heidi, ''Yeah, I'm working on Coachella,'' and Heidi's response was ''Okay, I'll schedule it in'' — proving that Heidi doesn't actually do any real work but merely thinks she does because she knows a few clutch ''professional'' phrases.

3. Stephanie Pratt offered a genius excuse to Heidi as to why she could be friends with Lauren: ''Like, we do have fashion in common.''

2. Justin Bobby came back with a vengeance — and a haircut.

1. In Paris, Lauren decided to sew a removable hem into her super-duper expensive Crillon Ball gown and wear it out to a club. She avoiding getting stains on it while on the town but still ended up ruining the dress the next day with her curling iron. Naturally, a manager at Alberta Ferretti gladly handed over a brand-new one, without even giving Lauren a slap on the wrist.

Until we meet again, TV Watchers, tell me below what moments were in your top five. Are you with me on the lame factor of the finale, or did you actually enjoy it? What did you think of the pre-show and after show: unnecessary or kind of enlightening? Finally, is it just me, or did Lauren and Lo's puppy grow a lot from last week's episode to last night's?

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