DRAMA ALERT!! This week we had some big returns/debuts! The Hills is back for a third season with two episodes to start us off. A somewhat new show called Newport Harbor: The Real Orange Country also made its debut this week as well. It’s the next generation of Laguna Beach, meaning a different location but the same old high-school drama that we all know and can’t get enough of! Of course, The Real World: Sydney got into full swing last week and it’s going strong again this week. To finish things off, we have more tricks and treats and comedy galore! Yes, MTV junkies we are officially back to being STACKED! Lets get to the mixing…
MONDAY
The Hills
Welcome back to another season of your favorite Laguna Beach spin-off show. Whitney is now Lauren’s boss. Lauren starts us off by talking about the alleged sex tape between her and Jason. She says it’s not true, but the rumors went back to her parents so that is always nice. Lauren hasn’t spoken to Heidi since she moved out, by the way.
Heidi and Spencer are happily still living together in their apartment. Spencer buys a fish tank for the house. Apparently they are having a housewarming party. Heidi says she wants to invite Lauren, Audrina, and Whitney. Is that the only friends she has or is that all that we can talk about? Heidi goes to talk to Audrina and tries to be friendly with her. She invites her and Lauren to the party. Heidi says that Whitney is probably coming. Audrina kinda blows her off and then runs and tells fellow Epic Records intern, Chiara, about Heidi. Apparently, Spencer says that Lauren is nothing without Heidi.
Lauren invited Whitney to come to a club with them tonight. Whitney is single now, by the way. They go to the Les Deux nightclub in Hollywood. They want to meet cute boys, of course. Lauren likes guys named Jason. This Jason has an accent. Lauren appears to be drunk. She likes Mr. London boy and he happens to be leaving the next day, so even better. Lauren has the line of the night so far. She says to Whitney “I met a cute guy, come here. Tell me if you think he’s cute ’cause I’m drunk!” Whitney says straight up NO! Oh snap!
It’s the morning after and Lauren is hung over. These girls all have deeper voices now on this season. Hmm…too much partying perhaps? It appears Audrina hooked up with an old ex-boyfriend and made out with him. Lauren made out with that London boy a lot and she is in shock after hearing that.
Meanwhile, Spencer and Heidi had their housewarming party. Brody was there and so was Jen “Big Nose” Bunny. Heidi seemed a little sad that Lauren didn’t show up. The next confrontation could happen really soon, though. They have a mutual friend having a birthday party at the same club the next night. Looks like everyone will be there. Brody talked to Audrina and told her it was wrong for them to miss the housewarming party. Lauren and Audrina don’t really care, though. Oh, apparently they have known this Frankie guy for three months, so Spencer thinks it will be crappy if they show up for his party and not for theirs.
Drama alert! Heidi and Lauren just stare at each other and exchange looks when they see each other in the club. Lauren is mad and walks out. Audrina tells Heidi to go talk to her. Heidi doesn’t think she did anything wrong, but apparently she has been talking smack about Lauren behind her back the last few months. Heidi wrote Lauren a letter, but doesn’t admit anything. She just says she misses Lauren, etc. Finally, Lauren and Heid have their blowup. Lauren says she doesn’t want to talk to Heidi. She says Heidi is brainwashed. Heidi knows what she did and won’t admit it. Heidi doesn’t know what Lauren is talking about. Apparently, Heidi started the sex tape rumor about Lauren and Jason. So that’s the major malfunction between these two.
Heidi tells a co-worker that she doesn’t have time for all this drama. Lauren’s voice keeps getting more hoarse. Lauren tells Whitney that Heidi is dead to her basically. She still has Audrina, Whitney, and Lo, but Heidi is gone. That ends the first episode.
The second episode picks up where we left off last time. Heidi and Spencer chat about what happened the other night. Basically, Heidi hits the nail on the head. Lauren went through a bad relationship and doesn’t want to see Heidi go through the same thing. But Heidi says those relationships can’t compare to each other. Spencer is the bestest boyfriend ever! Okay, she didn’t say that last part but we get what she is saying.
Audrina and Heidi talk about her ex-boyfriend, Justin. Audrina wants to hang out with him again. Apparently, Justin ditched her in Las Vegas, which is why she stopped seeing him in the first place. Lauren holds her tongue about this. She says her opinions only get her in trouble.
Spencer decides to decorate the apartment with graffiti art. Heidi is not happy with it. Spencer says he has some surprises planned for her as they are going on a trip to Santa Barbara, CA. Spencer tells Brody that he is going to ask Heidi to marry him. They have only been together one year and Brody thinks he is crazy. Spencer says he will marry Heidi right this second, if he had to. Brody tells Spencer to live his life first. He is too young to get married.
Audrina meets her ex, Justin, for dinner. Good lord, he looks really lame and fake! He’s the “starving artist” type, who looks not so starving. While she is out, Lo and Lauren chat at Lauren’s apartment. Nice to see Lo back to take Heidi’s spot on the show. Lauren states that she is all for second chances. This conversation is really informative. Girls are all about giving guys second chances, and then of course watching as those guys burn them in the end. Lauren says that every girl thinks they can be the girl to chance a “bad boy”. Lo asks why be with someone you have to chance? Why not be with someone that is already good and doesn’t need changing? Lauren responds by saying that’s too easy. Lauren let me tell you, you can have a challenge and not be stuck giving bad guys 2 or 3 chances. You should have learned that lesson by now. Back to the issue at hand. Audrina COMPLETELY blows off Lauren for Justin. Apparently Audrina is going to some club with Justin instead of Lauren as planned. Audrina does ask if Lauren wants to come, but literally Lauren stares at her for 8 seconds without moving a muscle and then says “NO”. That was really awkward.
The next morning Audrina tells Lauren that she is going to give Justin another chance. Audrina says Justin wants to get to know Lauren too. So they should all hang out together. Please don’t let this be another Heidi/Spencer/Lauren triangle. Audrina and Lauren have very different tastes in guys says Lauren. Audrina talks to her fellow intern, Chiara, about Justin. By the way, I love Chiara. Audrina is still smokin’ hott, but Chiara is cute and looks a little more “girl-next-door”.
Spencer and Brody shop for rings for Heidi. Spencer has a cheesy beard. It’s like some peach fuzz on his chin. Spencer eventually buys one and won’t be returning it. Off to Santa Barbara goes Spencer and Heidi. Spencer basically asks Heidi to marry him. He actually says he wants to spend the rest of his life with her. Heidi blabs about how great Spencer is, etc.
Lauren takes a trip of her own. She heads back to Laguna Beach. She heads back to her parents’ house. Lauren really doesn’t sound the same now. Lauren’s mom says that Los Angeles brings out a different side of everybody that lives there. So Los Angeles causes them to do things they wouldn’t always do. I think that is somewhat true. People living in Los Angeles often get “big heads” and think they are better people because they live there. Lauren’s mom says that people are really good at heart. She should trust people more. Lauren says it’s hard to do when the people closest to her have hurt her recently. Lauren’s mom says that she has a great life ahead of her and to not get caught up in the drama. So Lauren is all alone now as it didn’t take Audrina long to forget Lauren. I’ll give you a hug Lauren.
A pretty good start to this season. Nothing really left to say, so lets move on…
TUESDAY
Room 401
We start off this week with a construction accident. A guy shoots a nail into his nose using a nail gun. It was accident. So he casually pulls it out of his nose and goes back to work as some stunned people look on. Pretty good.
The next illusion is about the same thing, just a different location. A guy’s bowling ball gets stuck inside the lane. A worker goes to get it and get his hand chopped off by the lever that knocks the pins down. His hand then gets shot back up the ball return to the guy who lost his ball in the first place. That was decent, but nothing special.
The third illusion was pretty cool. A figure is inside a TV screen and tries to attack this guy. This was a badass illusion. But it would have been better if it would have actually touched the guy at least. Still it was better than the other two “physical” illusions.
The last one happened in that same chinese restaurant they always seem to go to. First, a guy ate crabs and crabs came crawling out of him. Next, a guy reaches into his own stomache and pulls out something he ate. This time a guy eats some spicy Wasabi sauce and suddenly he can cough out fire. Pretty cool, but only the second best on this first episode.
We got a double dose of this show tonight. So the second episode kicks off with a weird trio including a guy dressed as a woman. They are in a cab and it has to stop at a gas station. A bum comes over and and wants them to give him some spare change. They won’t give him any. So the bum simply sticks his hand through the glass of the cab and tries to grab the money from him. I’ve seen this one before in different situations and locations. They are running out of ideas.
The next one is in night vision, which is annoying to begin with. You can barely see anything and you know what is coming. Several people out in a park and this is straight from a crappy horror movie. Some creatures come flying out at him, but they can’t see them when they need to. A real yawner!
The third one is your tyical “physical” illusion. This time a plumber shoves this pipe like thing through his body. Blood squirts everywhere, but then his wound is magically healed. That is alright, but nothing special. Probably the best one on this episode so far, but that is not saying much.
The last one of the night features an escaped convict. A worker from the mental hospital throws some dirty laundry to be washed into a pile at a laundry mat. Two girls look on. Suddenly, out of the clothes comes the escaped convict. That is the best one of the night, but you saw that coming from a mile away. This show is pretty much done and over with. We have seen all the illusions that could possibly do. But we will see.
WEDNESDAY
The Real World: Sydney
Trisha doesn’t like her boyfriend anymore. She is a typical 19-year-old girl. She wrote her boyfriend, Jarod, an e-mail and he didn’t write back. She hasn’t talked to him in a few days, so she calls to yell at him. So it appears they broke up over that. Must have been a real serious relationship. HA! It doesn’t take long for her to let some Aussie guy named Alex, that she met the other night, come to the house.
Shauvon likes an Aussie guy named Ky as well. Apparently she wants to hook up with Aussie guys and not American roommates, because she can hook up with an American any time she wants. She says this in front of Parisa and Issac, though, which had to hurt. Shauvon has a date. Trisha has a date. Shauvon invites Parisa to come as well, but she doesn’t want to be the “fifth wheel”.
Parisa gets drunk! She can hardly speak. Trisha apprently takes offense to what Parisa said and it wasn’t really said to her or about her. Parisa said when she gets drunk she acts inconsiderate, just like some people who are completely sober can act inconsiderate. So Trisha is so involved in herself that she thinks Parisa was talking about her. Good lord, get over yourself!
Everyone goes out with Ky and Alex. The guys in the house seemed thrilled **insert sarcasm here**. Parisa is passed out on the table after two glasses of wine. Dunbar picks her up over his shoulders in a fireman’s carry. He “walks” her back to the house. Shauvon makes out with Ky “under the covers”. Issac is now regretting kissing Shauvon. He feels retarded. Shauvon regrets her decision as well. She says it went too far. She just got out of a relationship and feels bad. Probably because she still has feelings for her ex-boyfriend.
Trisha tells Cohutta that she and her boyfriend are “on a break”. That means nothing! A typical young girl thing to say. They want to explore other options, but don’t want to lose a “sure thing”. It’s all or nothing baby! Trisha then gets mad at Parisa again this episode. Why? Over an e-mail. Trisha wrote her boyfriend an e-mail telling her what she did. She was waiting for a reply. Parisa was apparently on the internet and I guess Trisha swooped in when she got up. Apparently Parisa wasn’t done, but it’s all about Trisha and her stupid “boyfriend”, so Trisha gets pissed. Kelly Anne, of course, takes Trisha’s side. Parisa has a good point, and Trisha talks nonsense. Once again, Trisha brings up Parisa’s “lame personality”. That’s her only argument. Totally lame!
Shauvon tells Parisa that she can’t believe she didn’t say anything. She should have. Parisa says Trisha is so self-centered. Issac basically tells Trisha that as well. She says she has never had a serious boyfriend, so this is a big deal. You are 19!! Of course, you never have had a serious boyfriend. Trisha then says that Parisa got mad at her for no reason. Cohutta tells Trisha that she was yelling louder at Parisa to go get a personality. I love that they are basically laughing at her and she doesn’t get mad at them. She is quite calm actually. Trisha then says that she wants to get over her issues with Parisa and becomes friends with her. Is she drunk?! She makes no sense. Issac says he doesn’t know if he likes Trisha or not as person yet. Trisha doesn’t really like that answer, but it’s the truth. Trisha, please hit Parisa soon so you can get kicked off the show!
Newport Beach: The Real Orange County
There was not enough drama left in Laguna Beach, so the MTV producers decided to head up north to Newport Beach, California. This is where the fictional show, The O.C. was set. So it’s nice to finally see “The Real Orange County” in a MTV reality show. This is Laguna Beach 4 a.k.a. Newport Harbor.
Chrissy is the new Lauren. She is the narrator and she tries to run down the rest of the main cast. But really her explanations make my head spin! She has a best friend named Sasha. They are close. Grant is the “unofficial mayor” of the school and the “official” party starter. Chase is apparently the “player” and hooks up with all the girls. Chase and Grant are rivals for various girls. But mainly a girl named Taylor. That is Casey’s girlfriend every now and then. There is Allie with the big boobs and blonde hair. She is rich and likes to steal boyfriends. She also still has feelings for her ex-boyfriend, Chase. She now likes to flirt with Clay. Clay is the boy next door and Chrissy has a crush on him. She wants to be “more than friends”. I need a drink of water. But basically you have three love triangles rotating around each other. Very interesting.
Chrissy and Sasha play tennis to start us off and Chrissy may have invented a new word for us. Laguna Beach had “random”. Chrissy wants to keep things “cass” as in casual. I love the music choices for various segments on these shows. All of these girls have annoying voices so far. Allie is definitely after Clay, while the other guys are after her.
Grant and Clay are surfing. Clay is “stoked” about going to dinner tonight. Here is basically how the dinner with the entire gang went down. Lots of whispering into ears and lots of awkward “I want you” looks across the table. Somehow I think this show is more “scripted” than usual.
Everyone is going to Palm Springs. Chrissy’s parents won’t let her go alone, though. I’m already confused on which one is Taylor and which one is Allie. Grant tells Clay to “go for” Chrissie. Chase seems to be making his move on Chrissy first, though, or as Grant says “watch out for the swoop”. More of the same in Palm Spings. Awkward looks and whispering. Apparently Clay is getting mad that Chase is talking to Chrissy. So Allie sees this as a chance to make her move on clay.
But first Clay and Chrissie chat alone. My god, Chrissy’s phone rings the entire show. Her dad calls her constantly. It basically “ruins the moment” between her and Clay. Her parents eventually drag her away from Clay and yells at her. Lovely. That was certainly “overdramatic”.
When they get back from Palm Springs, Chrissy goes and talks to Clay. Her dad was fine the next day and was sorry for embarrassing her. There is really an awkward silence between them as Clay washes his car. Hmm…Chrissy thinks Clay is freaked out over what her dad did. But really he wants to explore his options as we see Allie knock on Clay’s door and they go in to hang out as the first episode ends.
My head is still spinning. But my first thoughts on this show are this. I doubt it can be better than the first season of Laguna Beach or even the second season of Laguna. The real test will be to see if it is better than the third season of Laguna, which was not so good and the reason they moved the show to Newport Beach in the first place. So far it looks a little better. More elements of season one and at least some people we can get behind and root for. But only time will tell.
THURSDAY
Wild N’ Out
This week’s guest is Serena Williams. She is a tennis player. It will be interesting to see if she is funny, though. She lead the black team, which consists of Taran Killam, Leonard Robinson, Deray Davis, Corey Holcolm, and Shawty. The red team is Nick Cannon along with Affion Crockett, Mikey Day, Jackie Long, Porscha Coleman, and Spanky Hayes. Jackie Long actually made his debut last week, but he didn’t say a single word. Porscha is a new girl as well. So the red team has a mix of very strong and new people. The black team is average, but consistent throughout.
The first round is called “Pioneers”. Various members of each team get a scenario where they are the first person to do something. They have to make the scenario funny. Pretty close, but I will give the round to the red team. The winners are the team of Affion Crockett and Spanky Hayes.
The second round is called “Talkin’ Spit”. Team captain drink water and opposite team members try to make them spit out the water by doing funny things. Another close one, but I have to give it to the black team with the winner being Shawty by default.
The third round is called “Star Sightings”. Team members must go into the audience and pick out audience members that look like celebrities. I have to give this round to the red team again. The winners are really Mikey Day and Spanky Hayes.
The final round is “Wildstyle”. Both teams freestyle rap against each other as you should know by now. That was an interesting one, but I have to give the final round to the red team. The winner is Nick Cannon. So this show goes to the Red Team!But the MVP goes to more than one person as it was a team effort tonight. So MVP goes out to Nick Cannon, Mikey Day, Affion Crockett, and Spanky Hayes! Serena was pretty decent. Certainly funnier than some of the rappers we have seen on the show.
And that ends the 48th volume of the “MTV Mix”! If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or feedback of any kind..send them my way!!
I’ll see you next time when we mix things up a bit!
