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The first episode of The Hills premiered on Wed. May 31st and all I can say is... I'm addicted.

The Hills is brighter, glossier and definitely more exciting than Laguna Beach. I was a bit skeptical about how fun it would be to watch Lauren, since she was never one of my favorites, but the producers and editors of the show have really done a great job. It's all beautiful fantasy, like pictures in a magazine.

The show opens with Lauren moving into her new apartment, which she shares with her friend/roommate, Heidi. She arrives to find Heidi lounging by the pool (which seems to be one of Heidi's favorite activities). Lauren sees the apartment for the first time, which appears to be a very nice 2-story apartment. I just wonder who is paying for the apartment - their parents or MTV.

While they're discussing what size couch to get for their apartment and making plans for the day (more lounging by the pool), Lauren receives a phone call from Teen Vogue asking her to come in for her interview - in 20 minutes. While I suppose it's possible for a company to put you on the spot like that - it just seemed to be too "coincidental".

Lauren makes it to her interview with Teen Vogue editor, Lisa Love, and everything goes well. She stumbles a bit when the editor asks her if she can write well. Lauren answers, "Um... I enjoy writing."

When Lauren gets back from the interview, she finds Heidi at the pool... again. This time she's accompanied by their neighbor Audrina. Audrina seems sweet, but she comes across as not very smart. It could be that she's just nervous in front of the cameras, but considering the fact that she's an aspiring actress you'd think she'd be more comfortable.

That night the gang, Lauren, Heidi, her boyfriend, his roommate, Audrina and another guy friend of theirs all go out to dinner. They discuss such topics as how weird it is to work 40-hour weeks, how going out every night is like a full-time job and of course, Lauren's internship.

Lauren and Heidi both meet with an advisor at FIDM. Lauren's meeting goes like a typical meeting, they discuss internships, curriculum, majors, etc. Heidi's meeting quickly goes downhill, though. She confesses that she often skipped school in favor of shopping. Not only that but she hasn't even looked over the curriculum yet. Then she tells the counselor that all she wants to do is the be the fun, party girl in LA. When the counselor tells her that reaching that kind of position takes a lot of work and experience, Heidi seems surprised. Then she asks Heidi if she'd ever consider working retail. Heidi responds by saying, "You mean actually working the floor? Yeah, I don't think I could do that." The look on the counselor's face is priceless. She asks one more question, "Are you sure this is the right school for you?" Heidi answers, "Yeah." Why wouldn't it be? It's a cool school in LA and her best friend is attending there as well - of course, it's the right school!

Lauren gets a call from Teen Vogue offering her the internship, but only after making her sweat it out a little. She arrives to the Teen Vogue offices and is introduced to Whitney, the other intern. The girls pretend to ignore each other at first, while sizing each other up secretly. They're both led to their work stations and looked over by a fashion editor (who then changes their outfits and accessories a bit) to make sure they look their best for the meeting with the big cheese, Lisa Love.

They then meet with the editor of Teen Vogue, the same one who interviewed Lauren. It doesn't seem like Whitney has ever met her before though... which only makes me think that Lauren's internship has most likely been set up by MTV. The editor gives them a talk about how they represent Teen Vogue and if they ever do anything to embarass the magazine and it gets back to her, they'll be in trouble.

The girls get an assignment of addressing and sending out 500 invitations to the Teen Vogue Hollywood issue party. They bond over licking envelopes and discussing the guest list, both hoping that they'll be asked to attend the party as well. They're asked to work the party, but are told in no uncertains terms that they are there to work and not to party.

Later at home, Heidi asks Lauren if she's going to try to get them in. Lauren answer in typical-Lauren fashion and says she doesn't want to mess up her internship by asking, but you can tell she's praying that Heidi doesn't push the issue. Heidi doesn't push it, but the wheels in her head start turning as she tries to figure out how she can crash the party.

At the party, Lauren gets assigned to guard the VIP section, while Whitney works the door with Brian. Heidi calls Lauren (was there ever any doubt?) to announce that she and her friends are there and can she get them in. Laurens seems incredulous, but again doesn't tell Heidi no. Instead she says, "I'll call Whitney and see what she can do." Whitney is another person who can't seem to say no and tells Lauren that she'll sneak her friends in.

They rush past the red carpet and once inside proceed to make themselves comfortable in VIP even though Lauren tells them that no one is allowed to sit there. Later, we see Lauren sitting down on the job, chatting with her friends. Heidi and her boyfriend get into a fight and cause a scene, but then quickly make up.

Brian, a Teen Vogue staffer, asks her what's up with her friends causing a scene and she blows it off telling him that they were just having a little spat but "Look! They're happy now! See?". Yeah, Lauren, I'm pretty sure he wasn't asking if your friends were okay.

Then Lisa Love makes her way over and asks Lauren, "Who are these people?" Again Lauren doesn't seem to get the fact it isn't a real question, because she introduces her friends to the editor, instead of realizing that she is in trouble. The editor then whispers in Lauren's ear "No one is supposed to be sitting here. We'll talk about it on Monday." and leaves.

Lauren and her friends finally seem to get it - and her friends leave. One thing that they don't show, is the Heidi and her friends drinking. It's obvious they've all had something to drink, some more than others. Yet, none of this is shown onscreen. I remember several parties from Laguna Beach where some of the kids looked suspiciously drunk, too. It seems to be one of MTV's great cover-ups - don't show the kids drinking.

Despite the fact that Lauren seems to have no backbone, I still find myself rooting for her, while secretly wishing that Heidi would suffer some kind of life-altering accident (did I just say that out loud?). Still, it looks like MTV's "The Hills" is going to be a huge hit.

I can't wait for the next episode!

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