About last night...

I know, I'm a day late and a dollar short with my review on The Hills and Dancelife, but I only saw these episodes in their entirety last night since I watched the Golden Globes Monday night.

The Hills picked up right where it left off...with Lauren playing the fool for Jason. First of all, now that they're broken up, why is she using her gas to drive to his house to return his belongings? Girl, please! He should have come to your house to pick them up off the curb while you weren't home. And then she had the nerve to get all teary-eyed, while he was (as always) so nonchalant about her. I loved when Heidi told Lauren that the "best thing about Jason is you." But, I predict that before this season is over, those two crazy kids will get back together. Lisa Love is my new favorite cast member. Her pointed questions to Lauren were so wicked, she gives Miranda Priestly of The Devil Wears Prada a run for her money! Lisa to Lauren: "You'll always be known as the girl who didn't choose Paris. Do you regret it? How did that beach house with your boyfriend work out?" Ouch! It was a fascinating insight to the male psyche to see how Spencer blatantly played Audrina and Heidi. He even took each girl to the same Mexican restaurant on consecutive nights. Player, player! Too bad Heidi fell victim to the okey-doke and may be pregnant. For some reason, I thought she was smarter than that.

Dancelife seemed particularly scripted. What a coincidence that the day of the big J. Lo audition, Jersey's car broke down. And what a coincidence that when she finally shows up at the audition, she runs into Staci and Celestina. And what a coincidence that Blake shows up at Nolan's denim store. I could do less with the dialogue and more with the dancing, which was amazing. And who knew J. Lo had such a potty mouth?!?

And Dirt is getting better. I was on the fence after the first episode, but now, I'm hooked. Last night's episode was on point. Eliminating the kooky special effects and pulling back from schizo paparazzi Don's life, were much needed improvements. I particularly liked how the episode ended, with Lucy standing alone in her big apartment, with no one to share in her excitment and success. It's still not in the same caliber as Nip/Tuck, but it's cool.