'The Hills': Sister Act 2

HIDEAWAY HEIDI Her sister has reconnected with Lauren. Can another reconciliation be far behind?

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I'm back in full Hills TV Watch action after spending a few days last week in L.A., where I covered the chaotic and controversial MTV Video Music Awards show for the magazine. (Special thanks to Lesley Savage for holding down the fort in my absence!) The trip wouldn't have been complete if I didn't have a run in with some of our pals, so if you're looking for further amusement during a long school or work day, check out my extremely deep chat with Spencer and Heidi on the red carpet.

It seems like a lot has happened since we last met: Brody and Doug put someone in "jail," Justin Bobby expressed his feelings about ulcers, She-Pratt's history with illegal substances was confirmed, Lauren and Audrina made up — what's really left for us viewers to psychoanalyze and bitch about now that so much has been cleared up? Well, ignoring the fact that Stephanie admitted yet another risqué part of her history last night ("I secretly had my tongue pierced once"), and that whoever does the subtitles at MTV probably should have run a spell-check program ("secretly" was actually displayed as "secretely." Go back and check your DVR for proof), it looks like a new scandal (a relative term here, people) is brewing in The Hills, and it comes in the form of another blond sibling betraying Speidi's Rules of Sisterhood: Holly.

Last night's episode began with Holly asking Heidi to hit the town with her. Heidi, ever the diligent Bolthouse employee that she is, turned her big sis down because she had to "like work tomorrow." After mentioning that she doesn't know a lot of people in L.A., Holly then dropped the L-bomb in front of Spencer, who replied in his standard sarcastic tone, "Yeah, you should totally hang out with Lauren. She's really cool." I so wish that instead of standing there like a bump on a log, Holly would've said to Spencer, "Aw, you think? I really do like that Lauren Conrad. How about we have her over for a pot-luck dinner?" No such luck. Spencer eventually walked out while Heidi's lips remained too pursed to form complete sentences.

Holly wasted no time texting Lauren, who expressed her concerns to Whitney about the idea of a reunion. "I love her," Lauren said. "She was one of my really good friends. I just don't want to cause more problems." I found myself nodding (yes, at my TV) when I heard this admission. It was a mature thought coming from someone who's been selfish and a bit narrow-minded in the past. Of course, our resident Dalai Lama, Whitney, saw the glass-half-full side of things. She told her pal to embrace the friendship despite the fact that Holly's a Montag. "You can't escape from it. That's just the way it goes." Obviously Whit doesn't quite grasp the idea that you can most certainly escape your enemies when they're not being paid to be in the same reality show as you.

(Speaking of which, Whitney's spin-off is rumored to be titled The City. How very original. Makes you wonder how the creative meeting between the MTV execs went down. Here's how I imagined it: "Uh, how about we call it Hollywood Goes New York?" "No, no. I got it! Whitney in the City." "This one's golden: Whitney's Revolution." "People, please. We're veering off course. We need something simple, something easy to spell, and something that really says Manhattan. [30-second thoughtful pause] That's it, we'll call it The City!")

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