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Thursday, November 16, 2006
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OMG! Just when we were starting to like totally get into this season of Laguna Beach, it like totally ended on us! It was like totally sad! There was like a graduation and everything, and Cameron was all “I’m gonna miss my friends,” and Derek was like “I’m gonna miss high school,” and Kyndra was all, “You better cry!” and Cameron was like “They’re my friends!” and Rocky was like “I hope Alex doesn’t dump me now!” and her mom was like, “I just want you to be happy,” but she said it like “Hoppy” so it sound like totally funny. But then Breanna was all about writing a letter to Rocky, and Rocky was like “OMG! We’re friends again!” and Tessa was like “WHATEVS!” but like totally quiet. I was like crying the whole time, it was so sweet!!! OMG!!!Okay, I didn’t cry. Like Cameron, I am a man, and I keep my feelings inside. Then again, even if I were expressive, there wasn’t much in this episode to get the waterworks going. Granted, people left and friends reconciled, but I wouldn’t call this the most moving installment in the Laguna pantheon. The good news was that there was plenty of drama to go around, and even though it looked like she might be left out of the hour altogether, our favorite girl, The Lexie, managed to sneak in for a riveting discussion about the perils of sardines in the Caesar Salad universe.
Ah, but I’m getting ahead of myself. The big finale started with none other than Susie greeting us from Times Square where she alerted us that after the season finale, we could go online and see the “after party” with the whole cast. Wow! Can’t wait to not watch it! To be honest, I was kind of debating logging on, but then Susie mentioned that there’d be a live performance from Open Air Stereo. I think that was supposed to be a selling point, but instead it just made me avoid MTV.com as if it were the cyber plague.
Anyway, Susie finally shut up, and the show began at long last. Tessa gave us a whole recap of the year, and she ever so euphemistically breezed over her promiscuous endeavors by saying, “I had a lot of fun hanging out with the popular boys.” And by “hanging out,” she meant “makin’ out with all night long.” Alas, as fun as it was, she admitted, “I never found true love.” OH SADNESS!!! To think, she’s seventeen and she hasn’t found true love??? It’s all over for you now, CRONE! Enjoy life as a spinster!
By the way, I too am completely shocked that Tessa was unable to find true love with Derek and Cameron. I mean, they’re just sparkling with personality! Just like Tessa!
Tessa then elaborated as to why Cupid seemed to have ignored her completely: “Probably because I compared everyone to Chase.” Well, that’s a wonderful standard. I’m sure no man can live up to his unrivaled glut of insightful comments, fascinating observations, and generally complex demeanor.
Yes, Tessa compared everyone to Chase, but big problem: “Too bad his first love is music,” she said, adding, “Terrible, terrible music. The kind of music you never, ever want to hear again in your life, especially not on MTV.com.”
Once the recap was over, Tessa and Rocky entered the latter’s house (as if they’d ever go to Tessa’s) where they talked about graduation coming up. Raquel revealed that she was going to give an iPod Nano to Alex, which he was sure to like on account of its general shininess. We also learned that Derek and Kelan would be graduating, which was a surprise to me since I thought everyone on this season except Alex was a junior. Nevertheless, Raquel simply could not believe that her boy would be forever leaving high school behind. “It’s so weird that he’s graduating!” she said, adding, “Literally. I never thought he’d pass all his classes. He doesn’t say a word!”
We then saw the opening credits and this week’s title, “See You In A Decade.” I think the more apt phrase would have been “See You At The MTV Reunion Show,” but that’s just me. Anyway, up at Alta Laguna Park, we found Cami and Kyndra playing tennis for no real reason. I think the girls just wanted to showcase their various assets: for Kyndra, her thighs, and for Cami, well, do I even have to say? (Her boobies).
Well, this scene turned out to be the funniest scene ever between these two harpies, but that’s only because at one point, while Kyndra was walking, she accidentally hit the net with her racquet, causing her to double over and fall to the ground. Trust me, it was a hell of a lot funnier than how I described it. What can I say? I love slapstick — especially when it results in a possible Kyndra-injury. Or as I like to call it, a Kyndrury. I just was shocked that afterwards, she didn’t somehow blame Tessa for it all, accusing her of maliciously placing the net in the middle of the court.
As the girls took a breather from their intense, one-volley match, Cami did joke, “You probably can’t have kids anymore.” Hallelujah. Let’s keep those genetics off the market, know what I’m saying? Kyndra then alerted her sidekick that it was imperative that she take photos tonight. Like OMG! She totally needs to document graduation!!! As for the social roster for the day, Kyndra then stated, “There’s no more graduation plans other than, like, crying.” Wow. That wasn’t incredibly depressing at all!
The girls then played a round of rock, paper, scissors to see who “won” the tennis match, and I couldn’t help thinking this little scene had been totally premeditated by them. I could just imagine them speaking on the phone, saying, “Hey, it would be so hilarious if we play rock, paper, scissors to determine the outcome of a tennis game. It will have the sort of sassy indifference that will make people think we’re the next Paris and Nicole!” Of course, they probably didn’t say all that. The words “indifference” and “determine” probably don’t exist in Kyndra’s vocabulary (and I’m not putting any bets on “sassy,” “think,” or “the” either).
Meanwhile, over at a surfboard shop, Cameron and Nick W. were browsing through long-boards when suddenly we realized something earth-shattering: Nick W. was a senior!!!. What??? But he’s a sidekick! Are we meant to believe that a senior is a sidekick to a junior? That almost destroys everything I’ve known about the Master/sidekick phenomenon. Surely a senior could never be so supplicant to a junior, but I guess the world of Masters and sidekicks is significantly more complex than I ever realized. Wow. What a massive breakthrough. I feel like Pierre AND Marie Curie, all rolled into one (but less radioactive)!
Of course, the craziest part of all this was realizing that not only was his main sidekick a senior, but all his sidekicks were seniors too: Kelan, Derek, etc. I mean, this was turning my world upside-down. If someone told me there was a pack of seniors and one junior that hung out with them, I would automatically assume it was the junior who was the universal, shared sidekick. Who would have thought they’d all be sidekicks to young kid??? There has to be a rational excuse. Wait a second… now it’s all coming together… maybe Cameron was… held back! I will have to investigate…
Anyway, Cameron decided to step into sidekick role temporarily as he peppered Nick W. with all sorts of questions, specifically about what was next for him. “Graduation night,” Nick replied.
“Graduation. Well, this is a given,” Cameron snapped back. He then quickly reverted to Master mode as he literally ordered Nick W. to bring him photos from childhood. Consider this foray into sidekick-dom OVER.
Well, Cameron then groused about how bummed he was that he couldn’t graduate that night also. Nick tried to console him, saying that there were cool kids in Cameron’s grade, but considering that we’ve seen none of them this entire season, something tells me Cameron’s in for a very loooong senior year.
We then headed over to Kelan’s house where he was learning the intricacies of mortarboards. Tassel to the left or to the right? While he pondered the proper etiquette, his dad then handed him a nifty graduation present: a brand new MacBook from Apple! How delightful! Simultaneously, over at Alex’s house, Rocky handed over the aforementioned iPod Nano to her boyfriend. Yes, apparently tonight’s episode has been brought to us by the good people at Apple. I half expected Justin Long to show up and deliver a keynote address at graduation about how easy life is for him, a personified Macintosh. (And let’s face it, PCs are so Mission Viejo).
Well, Alex absolutely loved his iPod, telling Rocky, “Get out of here!” He then added, “Seriously, get out of here. I only want to be with the Nano now.” Okay, he didn’t say that, but for all you wondering, Alex was wearing his favorite white, wrinkly linen shirt (for the fourth time in three episodes). You know, the Nano was nice and all, but how about getting him another shirt.
Back at Kelan’s house, the boyz had shown up, ready to head on over to graduation. There was some general banter about how crazy this all was, and of course Derek revealed that he already missed high school (for some reason, I feel like he’ll be back someday. Quite possibly as a phys ed instructor). Cami and Kyndra also showed up looking their hootchie best, and the answer is yes, Cami’s mammaries were on full display. She was actually wearing a strapless gettup, which made this scene infinitely more suspenseful than it ever should have been. Would a wardrobe malfunction be far off?
“Hey boys! The skanks are here!”
Finally, it was time for graduation, held at Laguna’s own outdoor venue, The Pageant of the Masters (or whatever it’s called). There was general excitement as we saw all the seniors filing in, and as the ceremony went on, Kyndra randomly barked at Cameron to stand up and cheer when the names are announced. WELL! Bitch don’t need to tell Cameron when to cheer! He turned to the town skank and said, “I actually chill with these people. When was the last time you did? Honestly? Maybe like five times all year?” OUCH! But wait! I thought she was the queen of the school (even though she’s homeschooled)! Are you meaning to tell me that she’s not as popular as she claims?? Well, interestingly enough, we could see Cameron’s usual BS smile crack momentarily as he then seethed, “I’m gonna cheer these people, obviously… you don’t have to tell me to cheer for them.” Not only was I immensely proud to see Cameron stand up to Kyndra like that, I was glad to see what appeared to be a little complexity to his personality. Previously, he’s always been just a goofball, a guy who occasionally can make very pointed comments (relatively speaking). Here he actually seemed to have something brewing under the surface. Orrrr maybe I’m just reading too far into things. Yeah, that’s probably it.
“Seriously, shut the f**k up, you stupid bitch.”
Anyway, the rest of graduation unfolded without incident (beyond the glaring continuity errors that came from seeing the venue at night, then at dusk, then at night again). There were lots of hugs and kisses, Cami crying, some other random girl crying, more hugs, and general joy. If only Open Air Stereo could have played…
After the commercial break, we saw a sandpiper scurrying along the beach. What, pray tell, could this feathered omen lead to? Not much. We then headed over to Derek’s house where Cameron was busying relaying his clash with Kyndra the night before. You see, there was all sorts of unfortunate timing because Cam was going to be hosting a Beginning of Summer BBQ — and he was throwing the party with Kyndra. Oh drats! This could ruin everything! Another Beginning of Summer BBQ blighted irreparably!
Meanwhile, over at her house, Rocky ambled into her parents’ bedroom where her mom, Robin, was busy sitting on a chair, possibly waiting for Tessa to return from Blockbuster with Jefferson In Paris. Anyway, the two talked about Alex and how he was going off to college and what that would do to the relationship blah blah blah. I couldn’t help wondering why Robin was looking so northeast-preppy-J.Crewish. Did she even know where she was living??? Hellllo — you’re in Laguna Beach. This is no place to be looking refined! Methinks somebody’s been watching the Barefoot Contessa a bit too much.
Anyway, Robin honed her inner-therapist as she assaulted her daughter with questions, and finally, the inevitable happened: Rocky began to cry… through her nose! A medical feat! Okay, she didn’t cry through her nose, but the way her tears were falling, it really looked like they were dropping out of her nostril. It was funny to me, dammit!
We then headed over to the much-hyped Beginning of Summer BBQ where Chase extolled the culinary offerings. “That steak is incredible!” he said, causing Chef Derek to modestly reply, “Trust me, I know.” The man is proud of his beef. Meanwhile, inside the house, Cameron and Kyndra had a brief powwow to discuss their impending toast to the seniors. She yammered on about her thoughts and ideas, and Cameron merely nodded, looking like he was repressing the urge (that we all share) to take her head and slam it into the table. The two went out into the backyard where they brusquely told everyone to shut the fuck up and listen. They had created a video to celebrate all the seniors, and yes, it was one of those cheesy items featuring picture after picture after picture of all these kids from their childhood. I once went to a Bat Mitzvah out here, and there was one of these videos. It lasted thirty minutes. Thirty minutes. Luckily, this Laguna production only lasted about forty-five seconds for us. I particularly liked the way it began with images of fog and clouds flowing over the Laguna coast. Yes, apparently this video took place IN HEAVEN.
You have graduated… to the afterlife.
We then saw various photos of all the friends over the years (and yes, I did see Cedric in a human pyramid). It was actually a very sweet moment, ruined by the all too frequent sound of Kyndra quacking, “I LOVE IT” every few seconds. Everyone seemed to enjoy the video, and Nick W. seemed particularly pensive in the audience. We could just imagine his inner monologue: “I’ll never have a Master as good as Cameron again. Never.”
Pre-sidekick days.
Cedric — in a position he most likely knows very well.
Derek, dressed up like Cedric for Halloween.
After the commercial break, we found Kelan and Cameron hanging out at the beach. Poor Kelan was nervous for college, fearing that he might just fail out. Plus, he’d be up in Los Angeles a lot for the band. Cameron told him, “You’re just gonna like have to make all new friends. That’s weird.” Yes, what a crazy phenomenon: new friends. Pssshh. Whatever THAT is.
Kelan then told Cam that he’d spoken with his future roommate, who seemed pretty cool. “Hopefully obeys the sock on the door rule,” Kelan laughed, not that he’d ever be invoking said rule. Don’t think the Lexie disaster won’t spell sexual trepidation.
Cameron then grumbled that life at school wouldn’t be the same now that all his friends were leaving. He just didn’t know how senior year would be able to compare to his super awesome junior year. Poor Cam. A Master without sidekicks. Meanwhile, over at the Cactus Kingdom, Rocky had some surprising news. She had received a letter from Breanna that was all apologetic and thoughtful and, dare I say it, mature. “It’s gnarly!” Raquel told her mother, who had de-Hampton-ized a bit since last we saw her.
“That makes me happy,” Robin said, although, for whatever reason, it really sounded like she had said, “That makes me hoppy.” And that in turn made me quite happy, er, hoppy, especially when she then asked her daughter, “Does that make you hoppy?” The answer was yes, Raquel was quite hoppy about the prospect of mending with Breanna. She actually pulled out the letter, which was oddly addressed to “Raquel (aka Smeed) lol.” Huh? Was Breanna meaning to tell us that the girl we’ve always known as Raquel/”Rocky” is actually Raquel/”Smeed”? And were we supposed to lol after ever mention of “Smeed”? I was so confused (and decided unhoppy).
Anyway, Breanna basically said in her letter that she was really sorry for hurting Rocky and that she didn’t mean to hurt her etc. etc.. Additionally, she wrote, “I also want you to know that I have absolutely no problem with you being friends with Tessa.” She then added, “As long as you never bring her within a fifty yard radius of me. EVER.” Okay, Bree-Bree didn’t say that, but the letter was mature enough that Rocky then told her mom, “I want to go meet her.” Yes, go take her to a café and make her cry ALL OVER AGAIN.
Of course, this all raised a very serious question: how would Tessa react? Robin said, “If Tessa loves you, then she will be hoppy for you.” And she was right, but then again, Robin was a mature adult, and Tessa was, well, a squeaky teenage girl. Something tells me this wasn’t gonna end well for the Tessaquel union.
Speaking of Tessa, we then found her over at Chase’s house where the two were having an interminably long and boring conversation. Chase revealed that he had just had an “intense call” from his manager. I wonder what could have made it so intense. Did Chase take the call mid-hang gliding expedition? Turns out the intensity stemmed from the manager’s order to pack a suitcase for a month-long stint in Los Angeles. Ah, but school was about to start. What would Chase do? Well, Tessa asked him if he had asked his manager for more information, but as expected, Chase replied with a spacey “No.” He then added, “You see, Tessa, I’m what most people call AN IDIOT.”
Okay, he didn’t say that, but Tessa did then ask, “When you become a big rock star, are you gonna come and hang out with me?” To which Chase replied, “Who are you again? Is your name Maria? Francine? Roberta? It’s Roberta, isn’t it.”
Poor Tessa. So much was happening so quickly. People were graduating, Chase was moving away — everything was changing! At least she could still rely on the knowledge that Rocky still hated Breanna with all her guts. OR DID SHE? We then found Raquel arriving at the Conrad Compound where family matriarch (and TVgasm commenter!) Kathy Conrad greeted her with a big, warm hug. God, Laguna mothers LOVE when their daughters reconcile! Anyway, after some general small talk about the Conrad dogs and the degree to which they had grown (or not grown, as was the case), Rocky then went downstairs to commence Friendship Summit 2006. She and Breanna sat on a bed and kicked things off with… awkward silence. Soon, however, they began to chat, and a few smiles and hugs later, they agreed that they could get their friendship back on track. And how would they do that? They would forget about the past year and just move forward. That’s right, some good ol’ repression! Smell ya later, Tessa!
“Well, in the last year I joined a biker gang from Mission Viejo. Here’s my tat.”
After the commercial break, we then went to Alex’s house where Rocky was explaining the whole Bree-Bree situation to him. You see, she wanted to be friends with her again, but she didn’t want to piss Tessa off, and as we all know, none can withstand the brutal wrath of TESSA. No mere mortal has survived the fury of her mild shrugs, quiet squeaks, and general, yet EVIL, silence! Actually, Rocky probably just didn’t want her parents to lose their favorite DVD buddy. After all, if Tessa wasn’t around anymore, suddenly it was Rocky who’d have to stay in on Saturday to watch An Ideal Husband.
Anyway, Alex felt they should all sit down and talk, and when Raquel feared such tactics wouldn’t work, Alex then stroked her arm — his favorite new hobby. It would all work out, he said. Of course, during all this, he was packing for college, causing Rocky to volunteer that he could “pack me.” Wow, that sounded a lot kinkier than I think she expected.
While Alex pondered ways that he could fit Raquel into a duffel bag, we then went over to Kelan’s house where it was time for him to say goodbye. Cameron came over for this big occasion, and in the process, he happened to address Kelan’s mom by her first name, something I always find weird from high schoolers. To this day, my high school friends still address my parents with Mrs. and Mr..
Anyway, Cameron and Kelan shared a hearty goodbye hug, and as he walked away, we could see that Cam was trying to play it cool, but his little world was slowly crumbling — or departing — around him. What else to do but call up our old friend Jessica. Yes, Cameron called Jess up and told her that Kelan had just “bailed.” When she asked where he had bailed to, Cameron replied college — “You know, some people actually go to school.” OUCH! Might we have a new TVgasm writer in our midst? (It would work quite well. We are actively seeking to fill our “super round head” quota).
“Goodbye, my fair Kelan.”
While Cameron ragged on his old girlfriend/not-girlfriend/whatever, we then headed over to Raquel’s house where she was busy breaking the news to Tessa that she was seeing other friends. Needless to say, it did not go over well. Tessa was convinced that Breanna hated her, and when Rocky tried to quell those fears, Tessa revealed, “I’ve heard her say those words: ‘I hate Tessa.’” Yes, but that doesn’t mean she hates you. It just means she… well… um… thinks you have really pretty hair?
Things went from bad to worse as Rocky then revealed that she would be having lunch with Breanna. Tessa merely stood there silent, eventually letting out a quiet, barely audible whisper, “Whatever…” She then stormed out of the house (although, I suspect there was some MTV editing magic at work), and we were left to wonder if this friendship had suddenly soured. This video doesn’t help things…
We then headed over to the beach where Cameron and Jessica had laid out a blanket and were having a “talk.” Not a “talk” like about their relationship. Well, there was a little of that. But it was more a chance for Cameron to vent about his feelings a bit. He talked about how he was going to miss his boys, and how his crew was quite possibly the best crew EVER. Oddly enough, I really felt for the guy. In his own, spikey-haired way, he seemed vulnerable and kind of lost, and it was surprisingly heartwarming to see him looking for support in Jessica (who also was impressively more mature than normal — what is going on with this episode??). Cam then told Jessica that she was one of his best friends, which seemed sincere and heartfelt, but about two seconds later, I began to suspect that maybe he was looking for some afternoon nookie. Jessica wasn’t about to give it up, however, and Cameron then apologized to her for not being able to be the man she wanted him to be. “I’m sorry I was the wrong boy,” he said. Hey, it’s not your fault you’re not J-Wahl (to whom I’m sure Jessica still has an enormous shrine).
We then went to commercial yet again, and when we returned, we were at (snore) Chase’s house. Cameron, continuing his episode-long odyssey for friendship and meaning in life, walked into Chase’s room where he not only rediscovered his old skateboard, but also… well, yeah, that was pretty much it. Chase was busy packing up for his stint up in Los Angeles, and so Cameron was forced into an awkward position: he had to watch someone pack. That’s right: he had taken up the traditional sidekick role. Man, he really was doing some soul-searching if he was willing to be a packer-watcher. No Master ever does that. Nevertheless, the two babbled on about girls and whatnot, and at one point, Chase debated whether or not to bring his “skim” up to L.A.. Cameron said he should ABSOLUTELY bring his skim. “You get to stick it in your room and tell girls, ‘Hey, I’m from Laguna Beach. I skimboard.’” And I’m sure all you ladies out there can agree, nothing gets the juices flowing like meeting a guy who can skimboard! Especially a guy from Laguna Beach, the birthplace of skimboarding, which originated in the 1920s when lifeguards used plywood boards to surf along the shallows sands! Sorry, Wikipediagasm.
Eventually, it was time for Cameron to leave and go in search of new potential sidekicks. Just before he headed off, however, he asked Chase if he had said goodbye to Tessa. Doh! Chase had totally forgotten. Unthinkable! Who can ever forget about Tessa?
We then headed over to the St. Regis where all of our favorite Laguna ladies had convened for lunch. In attendance were Tara, Cami, Kyndra, Candace, and — at long last — The Lexie. This veritable reincarnation of the Algonquin Round Table discussed the upcoming senior year, with all the girls emphatically using the word “scary” about thirty times within ten seconds. Plucky Tara tried to say something about how it might not be as scary as everyone was saying, but this drew the ire of her Master as The Lexie suddenly asked, “You’re not scared at all??”
“No! I’m scared!” Tara said quickly, adding, “My deepest apologies, your royal highness. I should have expressed my fear more vocally in your presence. Please take this necklace as a token of my penitence.”
Salads soon arrived at the table, causing Lexie to recount a horrifying story in which she had found a sardine in her Caesar Salad!! Surely, I thought this would yield gasps all around, but instead, Tara, of all people, chirped, “Well, that’s what a Caesar salad… it’s supposed to be like that.” Yes, but what if the Caesar salad came with a heaping side of… FOIE GRAS???
Conversation soon drifted from sardines to Breanna and how she was rekindling her friendship with Raquel. This then led to further discussion about Tessa, with some girls complaining that she was so gosh darn full of herself. Cami made a few pseudo-wretching sounds, saying, “I have one more year to be annoyed by them.” Similarly, a quick glance at the watch revealed that we only had five more minutes to be annoyed by Cami. What a glorious night.
“Guys, I really don’t think it’s fair that I was the only one to dress like an ancient Greek goddess.”
Elsewhere in the ‘Guna, Rocky and Alex met up at the beach to talk about their future, what with Alex heading off to college shortly. Raquel wanted to know what he wanted to do, and at first, it looked like they were headed for Splitsville. Alex kept mentioning how looong senior year would be and how difficult a relationship might be to maintain. Surely he was looking for an out, but I was wrong. The two decided to stay together, and Alex was so happy that he even touched Raquel’s hand.
“You like my hand?” she asked.
“Yeah, I do like your hand,” he replied. Other things he likes: bouncy balls, mittens, and bubbles.
Anyway, Alex then announced he had a gift for Rocky. An iSight from Apple? No, it was merely a ring. I didn’t get a close look at it, but from I could see, it didn’t look particularly, uh, pretty. But it’s the thought that counts, right?
We then headed over to Chase’s house where he was presently leaving a message on Tessa’s voicemail, saying something to the effect of “Yeah, well, it’s been nice knowing you.” Unfortunately, because MTV started the show a few minutes late (thanks, SUSIE), my Tivo then cut off the last few minutes, which meant I didn’t get to see how this all resolved itself. Did Tessa show up? Did she kiss Chase? Was it the most boring season cliffhanger ever? I’ll assume yes to all of the above.
And that was basically that. The season was dunzo. What did you think about the season finale? And how about the season? Is this show done, or is their potential for a fourth season?
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So… Cameron’s going to have no friends on LB4? I almost started to feel sorry for him. And then, he gave Kyndra a mouthful as well! Double points for Cameron this episode! But I also thought it was funny that Jessica shot him down too.
I agree that this probably wasn’t as moving as previous LB grad episodes. But I’m a sucker for happy endings, and thought the ring that Alex gave Rocky was really sweet (and hopefully not his advance apology gift for if he shags some random college chick).
Thanks for a great season of re-caps B-side!
I was feeling bad for Cameron too. I liked him a lot better this episode. I especially liked when he told off Kyndra at graduation. Ha! Props to Jessica for not giving in. Yeah Jessica is getting smarter! But what does she do all day?? No work no school?? WTF?
So did anyone watch the MTV.com after show? Did they mention if Tessa and Rocky are still friends? Why wasn’t Cami or Tessa there? Lagunaconsultant where are you?? Do you know?
I’m feeling bad for Rocky too. She actually believes Alex is going to be faithful at college. She has got a lot to learn.
Good recap B-side. I got to enjoy my morning coffee reading it. Thanks
This cast is SOO boring…
Hopefully I can start to like Cameron.
I, for one, did watch the after show online. I don’t believe they said why Cami or Tessa wasn’t there. Rocky said that her and Alex were currently together, but we’ve “seen how they go” which means they’re probably breaking up once a month. I think Alex is hot-but I also have a crush on James Franco, so that explains that. Cameron spewed some compliments about how great Jessica is… Kelan has a girlfriend, Kate, that MTV wouldn’t pay for to come to New York (at least that’s my assumption because of the way he snapped at Suzie when she asked where his girl was) Bree-Bree and Rocky are working on their friendship, but kind of kept making eyes at one another,so they must be doing well. I believe Breanna to be a lesbian, and apparently the girl from Smith college that called felt the same by telling Bree how HOT all the girls from Smith thought she was and asking what was it that made her write that letter to Rocky… I think that’s about it.. I missed the last 10 minutes but I think it was just an OAS performance.. I was hoping for previews for next season…
This cast is SOO boring…
Hopefully I can start to like Cameron.
I, for one, did watch the after show online. I don’t believe they said why Cami or Tessa wasn’t there. Rocky said that her and Alex were currently together, but we’ve “seen how they go” which means they’re probably breaking up once a month. I think Alex is hot-but I also have a crush on James Franco, so that explains that. Cameron spewed some compliments about how great Jessica is… Kelan has a girlfriend, Kate, that MTV wouldn’t pay for to come to New York (at least that’s my assumption because of the way he snapped at Suzie when she asked where his girl was) Bree-Bree and Rocky are working on their friendship, but kind of kept making eyes at one another,so they must be doing well. I believe Breanna to be a lesbian, and apparently the girl from Smith college that called felt the same by telling Bree how HOT all the girls from Smith thought she was and asking what was it that made her write that letter to Rocky… I think that’s about it.. I missed the last 10 minutes but I think it was just an OAS performance.. I was hoping for previews for next season…
someone needs to put up a video of Kyndra impaling herself on the post ASAP.
did Kyndra and Cami even play tennis or did they give up after the “kyndury”? They were so cute in their little tennis outfits!!!!
PS: This season was a let down. LB is not the same without J-Wahl in every episode. I love him.
B-Side,
Great recap as usual.
That picture of Hameron at the top of the recap brings on a strange feeling of deja vu.
Where I have I seen that face before?
oh, wait
http://www.tvgasm.com/shows/laguna-beach/like-omg-they-t-1023.php?page=2
I was soooo disappointed by the finale yet I’m a little sad that the show is over. What am I going to do with all these free Wednesday nights? I wanted to see Chase & Tessa finally get together. I wanted Rocky to break up with Alex. I wanted Kyndra to mysteriously vanish. I wanted The Lexie and Kelan to hook up. Or at least have Kelan admit to being gay, which is why he won’t hook up with her. Most importantly I wanted Jessica to meet a great guy and stop hanging out with that doofus Cameron. Oh well, I guess these same guys will be back for the next Laguna installment???
I think the vodka in Rocky’s mom’s OJ made her “Hoppy”.
I took advantage of my DVR and rewinded and replayed Kyndra running in to the tennis net about 20 times…when you play it over and over it’s hilarious…I had tears streaming down my face because I was laughing so hard!
They have confirmed that there will be a Season 4…so hopefully good stuff happens. I wish Rocky would say whether her and Tessa are friends anymore…
Am I the only one that noticed Kelan’s brother Braeden is a little slow? And why was chase the only one that had to handle the month long band business? Kelan looks like Lucky from Lucky Charms.
What is up with Breana’s hair? It always looks greasy and flat. Either that or every time we see her she just got out of the shower. I never noticed how bad Kyndra’s roots were either until this episode.
Great recap! Can’t wait until next season.
Hey, the recap is up! Great as usual, B-side!
I really liked the finale, despite the long and annoying commercial breaks and susie chirps.
Kyndra’s stumble made me laugh out loud, but it DID look like it hurt, so I almost felt guilty for being so amused.
I’ve been trying to find merit in Cami all season, but really, all she does is cut people down, sneers, and struts around in hoochie outfits. I’m hoping she cleans up her act next year. (but I won’t hold my breath!)
I thought the letter Breanna wrote to Rocky was very sweet! (btw, I also noticed the way Robin said “hoppy” instead of happy and was wondering if she was from out of state?)
anyway, It must have been awkward for the girls to have the reconciliation scene taped by MTV crew, but they seemed very sincere. Hope it works out for them!
B-Side, you sweet man, staying up all night to finish the recap. This show would be NOTHING without you.
This may be wishful thinking, but I think LB4 could be good. By the end of Season 1, the producers knew Kristin was a star and they knew where they could build plot lines around her in Season 2. Perhaps the Conrads held Bree-Bree back this season so she can shine in Season 4. That would make the reconciliation with Rocky important so they can be more like Kristin and our beloved Roz. Why MTV thought Tessa would be exciting is beyond me. She must be dunzo for next season unless she gets a personality transplant.
But there is a serious lack of boys for next season. Hammy was sweet this episode, but he’s barely interesting even with his homies. What is this lonely boy to do? MTV, please find some interesting and HOT guys and try to avoid the loser stoners like Tyler and J-Wahl. That’s so old.
So, thanks again, B-Side, for making Thursday mornings so much fun over the past few months. If I ever meet Mr. and Mrs. B-Side (I will be respectful to your parents, as you wish), I will thank them for raising such a talented son.
Bring on The Hills!!!
I did find it odd that Tessa didn’t show up to the aftershow, and basically nothing was said about her present condition. Part of me is hoping that she’s gone from the show for good…that would be interesting. Though I agree with B-side about the shifty editing of that part. The part about “see you at school tomorrow”, and it’s supposed to be after graduation…either it’s the last day of the summer, or that part of the conversation took place before school ended.
I wonder if Jessica stayed because she’s a year younger. She got that deal to travel around Europe, so that took up one year, but eh. Maybe she’s just a wee bit slow on the uptake. Cameron actually became a full emotioned human being this episode, it’s crazy. And yes, the Kyndra injury is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen on television. Between Cameron telling Kyndra to chill, and Kyndra losing to the tennis net, that was a good episode.
It seemed like this finale was a just a set up to LB4. Like a bad sequel in a trilogy. Kinda boring otherwise – except for the Kyndury – definitley the smile of the week. Poor kid, she went down like she’d been shot by a sniper.
What was with Kyndra constantly insisting that Cameron cry? At the graduation ceremony. At the BBQ. So weird
Jessica’s trip to Europe didn’t take up an entire year, she was only there for a few weeks. Maybe she’s going to community college.
But hey! Tessa never DID stand up to the “mean girls.”
I call foul!
Ok, is it me, or was that one big piece of shoddy editing?
1)we never even SAW Rocky OR tessa’s mouths move as she “stormed out”!!
I cry BULLSHIZZZ!!
I bet they worked it out but we’ll never see it, because they want us talking about it for a year until the season premiere(good G-d I may loose interest by then… “The Hills” take me away!!)
meanwhile, off topic of my rant: if I ever agreed with Cami, it was last night: Tessa truly does have the personality of a wet mop. If you sign up to be on camera, you should NOT be camera shy. just thought I’d put that out there… misery or not… She has no personality that can be seen on camera. at all. and yet, I still root for her!
2) the constant “looks” of love and awe between Chase and Tessa… SO fake. so edited. SUCH a let down. ESPECIALLY since I think I caught a glance of his GF in the barbeque scene looking bored and disinterested (a true Laguna Girl if I ever saw one) and a bit like tessa, if you ask me… Freudian slip much? mmmhmmmm…
I couldnt help thinking to myself “poor Jessica. I truly feel bad for the ditz”. She really only wants love, and not the obssessive love that Deiter gave her, but the “beat me up, use me for sex and ignore me” love that 8-ball did… The Ham comes a close second but can never compare (he hasn’t done nearly as much coke to be as violent!)
however, I did kinda feel bad for our Hammy… I def could relate as all my friends in HS were older than me and I was lost senior year, with no one to play with except the other thousand people in my graduating class… whom I despised very much… much like Hambone hates Kyndra, as evidenced from his snarl at the bbq, to which I outwardly cheered to my cat, who looked at me and yawned… like I did during this episode…
I am very mad that I missed the KYNDURY because my mother made me watch the end of Dancing with the Has-Beens for her, but I bet it was hilarious! I need to watch it on overdrive (thank G-d for ethernet!!)
thats all for my rant… let the comment wars begin!! lets see if we can get it past 200 again!!!
I wish Cameron wasn’t so shiny… it’s distracting.
I agree with everyone that Cameron became more likeable this episode, but honestly, totally crappy finale with no real ending. B-Side, the 10 minutes your tivo cut off were b-o-r-i-n-g, so don’t worry about that.
Great recap as usual!
This season was a snoozer. I’d like to thank you B-Side for these great recaps of an otherwise mediocre show.
One last thing..
When Alex originally broke up with Rocky, he mentioned that she was crazy. Upon further review, I whole heartedly agree with his assesment of her. She seems a little off when she’s around him. She repeats herself, forcefully asks him to express his emotions, and seems to regress into a childlike demeanor whenever speaking of him or talking to him.
Of course, I believe that see through shirt brings out the very worst in all of us.
MTV – Please make sure if there is another season, that its worth watching. Your consideration is appreciated. Thanks.
How come it’s OK to make fun of the size/shape of Cameron’s melon head, but we can’t just acknowledge that Breanna has a large jaw? My sister and I were watching the aftershow online together and kept wondering if the computer screen was distorted. Plus, if you watched the aftershow, what was with Breanna bringing up more beef with Tessa (regarding some “boy” of course)? I’m not a Tessa fan by any stretch (she’s whiny and dull), but I thought that was tacky. Tessa wasn’t even there to defend herself.
I can’t believe it’s over, dunzo! B-Side you make a bad show good.
QUESTION – B-Side wrote that Kathy Conrad was a TVgasm commenter! Does anyone know what name she uses?
COMMENT – That ring! Is it just me or was that not the ugliest piece of jewelry ever? It looked like the size of a finger splint.
jenna – she uses KConrad.
Maybe I’m the only one here, but I’m rooting for Alex and Rocky. I had a boyfriend in high school who broke my heart into a million pieces and was a complete jerk to me, but then came running back a few months later… and we ended up dating for another 2 wonderful years, into college (then I was the one who ended up breaking it off). I still think about him fondly to this day, even though we’re both happily married to other people.
OK so onto the show! First off I went online to rewatch the season 3 trailer and in it there are a few scenes they never showed on TV, the main one being a conversation between Kelan and Chase where Kelan says “Dude I hooked up with Lexie” and Chase saying “WHAT?!?” So you would think that with all the build up between Lexie and Kelan that they would include this!
The Kyndrury was classic! I had to rewind and watch it again in slow motion!
“Well, in the last year I joined a biker gang from MIssion Viejo. Here’s my tat.” Freakin hilarious!! I’m glad that Bree-Bree and Rocky are friends again. Honestly I wouldn’t mind if this reconciliation made Tessa angry with Rocky cause I would rather not see her and her blandtastic personality in Season 4!!!
Cameron definitely stood out to me this episode and I felt bad for him since all his friends were leaving and he was stuck with Kyndra to nag on him. My favorite Cameron line of this episode had to be “You know some people actually go to school” ZING! that was a good one! When Cameron and Jessica met at the beach I was expecting Jessica to go running back to him, but she actually seemed like she had matured and realized it would never work between them. And what is up with Cameron calling Kelan’s mom by her first name, didn’t he do this with Kyndra’s mom too?
B-side don’t worry you didn’t miss much in the last few minutes of the show. Let’s see Chase drove off into the sunset, the “popular” girls toasted to their senior year, Tessa was left to walk the beach alone while listening to Chase’s goodbye message and random footage of Cameron riding his skateboard down the street.
Yep not much of an ending, does anyone have any clue on who will be the narrator next season? I’m guessing either Rocky, Kyndra or Cameron. I think it would be nice if MTV changed the pace and told it from a guy’s point of view, but we’ll just have to wait till next summer to find out!
And B-side the Live after party wasn’t too exciting, Breanna revealed that there was another guy that her and Tessa fought over, Alex and Rocky are still together, Cameron had to make new friends, and Kelan finally has a girlfriend that MTV would not fly out.
OK well thank you B-Side for a great season of recaps now we all have to wait till spring for the Hills season 2!!
BORING!!!
WHAT a bunch of wimpy guys! these limp wristed mama’s boys cry and wimper about everything. we are graduating booo hooo!!! my god these babies have been coddled. i have never seen a bunch of PUNKS more self centered in my life.
btw.. the band blows, they have marginal garage band talent at best. chase can not carry a note. just a bunch of no talent pretty boys.. kinda like Ashley Parker Angel BUT WORSE! I GUESS they do not breed real boys in LB just metrosexual Eunuchs.
Jenna – Kathy’s user name is K Conrad. Pretty straight forward.
A few things..
1) The KYNDRURY was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. I literally was on the floor laughing because it was so sudden and I wasn’t quite sure what exactly had happened. All I knew was that Kyndra had lightweight hurt herself and that in itself incited tremendous laughter on my side.
The whole, roshambo thing did seem pretty fake, but when do Cami/Kyndra say anything that doesn’t seem rehearsed? And yes, the less possibility that Kyndra has to procreate, the BETTER. IMO.
2) Props to Cameron for checking Kyndra. I like how she thinks she’s Queen Bee, but really, only Cami listens to her.
3) Anyone notice how when Rocky met up with Alex to give him his ipod, his hair was a lot shorter, but they kept switching to scenes where he was sporting his scruffy look? That.. could very well mean that the whole Tessa/Rocky scene happened before school ended and what not.
4) I spotted Cedric (the nonentertainer) in the pyramid.. was hoping you would point it out B-side. Thanks.
5) I also had inklings that Cameron might have been held back or something, especially since he kept hinting towards how much he wished he could graduate with them. Then all of those kid pictures of them (especially with him and Kelan). I too was surprised that Nick W. was a SENIOR and STILL Cameron’s sidekick. He also got shafted in the slideshow bit shown to us.
6) Okay last one.. but… ANYONE ELSE CATCH HOW NOTICEABLY ROTUND SHE HAS BECOME WHEN SHE WAS AT THE TRL STUDIOS??
Did anyone notice how unflattering Jessica’s dress was? The first shot showed the backsides of Jessica and Cameron walking to the beach. I thought, “Who is that?” I decided that it was just a random shot of a tacky middle-aged local. And then it turned out to be Jessica! We knew she had a big butt but honey, that dress does nothing for your figure.
PLEASE MTV!!
Im begging you, please find a new cast for the next season!!! They are boring bee-yatches who now are saying they will be nicer just so they can be on next season. Nothing can save this cast-no one i know watches anymore-now I know why kristin was so special!!!
And about Cameron, remember how Jessica’s mom said early on this season that Jessica was young to have graduated and Cameron was old? He must have stayed back a year at some point. Or maybe he is just a little on the old side for his grade and happened to get into a clique of kids in the grade above.
Ok – I thought the finale was sort of disappointing. Usually the “graduation” episode is not the final one of the season. Usually they have 1 or 2 that go into the summer & the final episode has people leaving for school.
It was kind of confusing because they show graduation (which usually takes place in June) & then everyone going off to college (Kelan) or packing (Alex). What happened to the summer??? Did Rocky & Alex spend the summer together? Does Alex just like to pack early or something? Did Kelan want to get a headstart on his homework? What months was it???- I thought the way it was presented was kinda strange.
I was glad Rocky & Breanna became friends again – that should make for an interesting show next season.
I was very proud of Jessica on last night’s episode. I hope we get to see her again next season.
When does the new season start? Are there any trailers yet? – I can’t wait!
Ok – I thought the finale was sort of disappointing. Usually the “graduation” episode is not the final one of the season. Usually they have 1 or 2 that go into the summer & the final episode has people leaving for school.
It was kind of confusing because they show graduation (which usually takes place in June) & then everyone going off to college (Kelan) or packing (Alex). What happened to the summer??? Did Rocky & Alex spend the summer together? Does Alex just like to pack early or something? Did Kelan want to get a headstart on his homework? What months was it???- I thought the way it was presented was kinda strange.
I was glad Rocky & Breanna became friends again – that should make for an interesting show next season.
I was very proud of Jessica on last night’s episode. I hope we get to see her again next season.
When does the new season start? Are there any trailers yet? – I can’t wait!
Ok – I thought the finale was sort of disappointing. Usually the “graduation” episode is not the final one of the season. Usually they have 1 or 2 that go into the summer & the final episode has people leaving for school.
It was kind of confusing because they show graduation (which usually takes place in June) & then everyone going off to college (Kelan) or packing (Alex). What happened to the summer??? Did Rocky & Alex spend the summer together? Does Alex just like to pack early or something? Did Kelan want to get a headstart on his homework? What month was it???- I thought the way it was presented was kinda strange.
I was glad Rocky & Breanna became friends again – that should make for an interesting show next season.
I was very proud of Jessica on last night’s episode. I hope we get to see her again next season.
When does the new season start? Are there any trailers yet? – I can’t wait!
I liked the way they made the last minutes of the show. With dashboards So Long So long, I thought it fit in really well. Coupled with Cameron skating towards the sunset, I kinda felt bad for him. Maybe he will be the main star of 4th season, since he had great lines in the finale.
I love how he burned Jessica with the “some people goto school” line and how she burned him back at the beach by saying she wouldn’t hook up with him.
I too thought the ring alex gave to rocky was ugggllyy, but it was a good scene. When he said “you have nice hands” my face went o_0, What kind of lame line is that, but when he pulled out the ring I went oooooohhh, smooth….
Overall I liked the finale, the season was lame but it had its episodes.
B-Side, those captions on the Cedric pictures were perfect, I don’t think I’ve laughed as hard on TVGasm as I did when read that.
I think Cameron grew on me through the season. He seems like a pretty cool kid. Hopefully he’ll be back for LB4.
Kathy Conrad was looking sexier than ever last night. I only wish my friend’s Moms looked like that when I came over to visit.
Note to MTV, please don’t bring Tessa back, she sucks.
One last comment about Cami.
Of course she flaunts her chest, would you flaunt what’s north of it?!
EEK!!
P.S. I ordinarily would never be so cruel, but she deserves it!!!
Did anyone else notice that when Tessa was hanging out with Chase she had bangs, and then in her next scene with Raquel she didn’t?
I think the whole summer was condensed into this episode.
I thought Tessa was an ass to Raquel, if she had even just “acted” supportive, she would have had the upper hand. Cami and Tara made an interesting comment about why they don’t like Tessa, something about how she’s only interested in herself, etc.
I hope Raquel and Breanna stayed friends, they seem to really care about each other, and Raquel is way too cool for Tessa. Tessa is toxic.
I actually like Cameron and Jessica together, I think he really likes her but got tired of defending his relationship with her to his bitchy friends.
Kyndra is completely inappropriate almost ALL of the time. People tolerate it now, because she’s in high school and they’ve known her for a long time – I suspect college and beyond are going to be really rough for her. Seriously who needs a stupid, snotty bitch in their life. She is rotten.
Also, I don’t think The Lexie found a sardine in her Caesar, I’m sure it was an Anchovy. The dressing is made with Anchovy paste, and some chefs put Anchovy’s in as well. The scariest part of the dressing is the raw egg – LEXIE! Still my favorite salad though!
For priveleged kids, they don’t seem to know anything about fine dining. Fois Gras = Goose Liver (Duck, if on the cheap), TARA!
Well, I’m going to miss the recaps B-Side – thanks for hours of great entertainment! I hope you’ll be recapping Real World: Denver too!
Just for the record: I STILL hate Tessa – I fervently hope she will be relegated to “XYZ’s friend” status (NOT Raquel’s!) next season.
Ok…DID ANYONE NOTICE… in the previews for the finale when Tessa gets pissed and leaves Rocky’s house she said “I’ll just see you at school”….then last night in the kitchen when she left she said “I’LL SEE YOU LATER”…check it out…MTV Fucked up.
Also…I think MTV also started to realize that Cami’s Titshots are not as appropriate as they once were being she is what, 16? Pay attention, her boobs shots are further away and when her and Kyndra are on the bench talking…Cami is shot from the neck up. I was hoping they’d do something about the way they were focusing in on those things so much…way inappropriate…but then again so is the Red Cup tavern and Kilo-Cabo trips so whateva!
The AWKWARD cameron/Kelan hug was awesome!
Alex’s ring was the most hideous thing I ever saw, I laughed so hard when I saw it…it looked like 2 wierdo faces put together or something…
Props to Jessica…she played it cool and you could see it in Cameron’s face that he was like WTF!
Yeah, I def think he failed and I def think that Nick W never gave Cameron the photo’s since he was looking all dumb cause he wasnt in any of the pictures in the video…
I also felt a little bad for Cameron. Most of my close friends in college were a year older, so it kind of bummed me out when they all left. Although I’m sure Cameron will have a big role in season 4, I doubt he will be the narrator. For starters, he’s kind of dumb, and I don’t think he could pull it off. But more importantly, the overwhelmingly majority of LB’s viewers are female, and I think MTV wants to keep the narrator as a girl so their key demographic can relate to who is telling the story. I think Rocky is a lock to take over.
I think the finale was very representative of the whole season: just OK, but had its moments.
Is anyone else still confused if Chase is a junior or senior? He was never shown in cap and gown and never talked about high school being over. Anybody have insight? Maybe I missed something…
WTFLaguna – I noticed that bad editing too. And I never saw their lips moving. Does anyone else notice how grainy it suddenly gets when they try to do voiceovers that never really happened? Like when Tessa supposedly dismissed Rocky at the prom… shady MTV! I’m glad we have no lives and can discuss this at length on here, while other poor, unsuspecting teens think that’s how it really went!
Kyndra is just going to go to college and join a sorority, but everyone’s going to hate her and talk a lot of shit behind her back. She’s only going to get a bid because she’s super rich.
BTW – I thought that Jessica was supposed to go to USC…
yeah, i agree that they condensed the whole summer in that episode. The other seasons never did that. It seemed like this whole season, they condensed alot of stuff…and moved on really quickly. And this graduation wasn’t as memorable as the last 2 seasons.
Did you guys miss when Cameron was saying to Kelan at the beach that they’re crew were the best out of all the Laguna Beach crews ever?? Is he serious? Even Kelan disagreed with him. Did he not see Laguna Beach 1 & 2? They were way better. He’s too cocky for his own good.
Rocky is going to be the Narrator for next season. She seems like the better person for the job.
I still think Nick W. is soo cute. And he looked even more adorable in this episode. Too bad we didn’t really see him in the slide show =(
I was also confused if Chase was a junior or a senior. In the aftershow they asked Kelan and Chase if they still go to school and Chase said “yeah, he sits next to me everyday in 3rd period” Why do they confuse us??
Chase was a junior and it was Cameron who said he sits next to me in 3rd period and then Chase said “When I’m there” Hope that clears it up!
Thanks J-Light! now it makes sense. =)
I apparently missed the entrance shot of Kyndra and Cami-DAYEM!! Cami really should never wear something like that. She desperately needs a bra ALWAYS! very tense situation indeed. I was wondering if they’d fall out what w/ all the hugging involved that day. Man, when your arms go up to hug, its just calling for your shirt to slide down…wonder how she pulled it off, or up as the case may be.
I found it an interesting thing about this show/town/other people’s lives, that they’d never really had to make new friends. Most all of them have known each other for life and had always been friends. I was one of those kids that moved off and on and was the ‘new girl’ even after I’d lived in the town for over 10 years-gotta love small town America. Making all new friends would be a harsh change for someone who has never really had to in 18 years.
I know she’s still a kid and all, but the way Tessa has reacted about the whole Rocky/Breanna thing is awful. Just like Robin said, if Tessa is truly Rocky’s friend she’ll be really happy for Rocky that her long lost friend is back in her life. The only thing I can come up w/ other than Tessa is much more awful than we ever thought, is that Tessa is really scared that she’ll lose Rocky to her other friends and she’ll be friendless again-much like the end of this ep.But if Tessa can’t be more supportive of her friends, she’s not going to get to keep them long anyway.
I wonder where Alex is going to school? I saw Halloween pics w/ the two lovebirds, so I’m guessing as of Oct they’re still together.
Oh, and I think it was anchoves (however the hell you spell those nasty things) not sardines. but whateves
A few side notes, did anyone else notice Alex had a shaved head in the the graduation portion of the episode, but then later had a full head of hair again.
And then Tessa had bangs and then no bangs and then no friends…zing!
It’s so annyoing how people look one way in a scene & then 2 minutes later have different hair or a better tan or whatever.
Where was Bernice?
My brother watched this with me for the first time yesterday and told me “I feel bad for the big dumb guy.”
Don’t we all.
I was just reading the wikipedia article about Laguna and it says that Tessa actually lived with Rocky during the filming of season 3 and that she really lives in San Clemente. So that explains why they never show her house and why she watches movies with Rocky’s parents!
So, does Tessa go to Laguna Beach High? Why was she living with Rocky?
I noticed Alex’s super short hair! I actually thought he looked cute (the first time this season)! And then it was *poof* he’s regular shaggy hair was back! bleh!
I think MTV does want to mix-up things, esp. if ratings aren’t that good, and have Cameron (the only guy) narrate season4 (if there will be one). I’m pretty sure the producers give him what to say, so all he needs to do is read. He can do that, right?!
During the after show, Kyndra kept talking abt how she wanted to redo/regain or something to that effect in the next season. And susie kindof shot it down, w/ “well we’ll see”. Does that mean there will be a season 4 or not?!
ohyeah! Can’t forget to give u ur props, b-side! Luv the recap! It was much more interesting than the actual show!!
hate to burst the tessa lived with rocky bubble, but she has an lb address that is not rockys
I’m fairly sure the second half of hte episode took place about six weeks after graduation. People don’t just go off to college the next day. Hence, Alex’s longer hair.
btw, does anyone else feel like Cameron totally stole the show last night?
What a lame ending to a pretty lame season¦
First of all I’ll address the question regarding whether or not I know why Tessa wasn’t at the after party. Sadly I do not. Much like B-Side, I have learned that tossing softballs is the way to go with camp Rocky. I got feisty one day after learning that Rocky had a BMW for part of the season and asked about the “BMW conspiracy theory,” but I was never given an answer. Now I just stick to asking stuff like how Alex is, and what the hot new rentals at blockbuster are.
Onto the finale¦
I have nothing to say regarding the Rocky/Alex staying together thing. It was so lovey dovey and mushy I couldn’t even find the slightest bit of humor in it. This was extremely unfortunate, since Alex going all J-Wahl on us seemed to be the thing that finally ignited the season. Also, I thought the same thing as B-Side when I saw the ring. It looked like something that would have come out of one of those bubbles that kids get for a quarter at the supermarket for being a “good boy in the store with mommy.” That’s probably just me not being up to date on trendy jewelry, I’m sure we can all agree it probably cost mucho dollars and in fact didn’t come out of a vending machine. On an oddly serious note from, Alex seemed halfway decent in the finale; a far cry from the way he acted in the last couple episodes. There’s only one way you can explain this, Robin must have gotten her unhoppy hands on him. I actually felt bad for him (I know I can’t believe it either) when it was revealed in the Rocky interview that he was forced to watch the episodes where he called Rocky a slut with mom on the couch. Dear God. That would be the 4th level of hell for me. Limbo, purgatory, the gates of hell and then having to watch the episode of LB where I called Rocky a slut and made her cry under the glaring eye of Robin in the cactus kingdom¦ Yikes
Speaking of mothers, Kathy Conrad was looking pretty snazzy when she greeted Rocky at the door in the finale huh. MTV screwed us yet again though, and cut out a pretty important scene leading up to that. Don’t worry; I’ll fill in the blanks for you. In the scene, Lauren is just getting back from a weekend jaunt to Laguna, and she starts to unpack her seemingly unnecessary, yet massive suitcase in the supposed Hills apartment. Joy soon turns to horror though, as she discovers she is missing her favorite jeans/tank top/arm band/trendy big bead necklace outfit. “MOM!!!!!” Now cue up the scene of Rocky proving that Lo was indeed chubby after all by not looking horrific going down the “stairs of unflattery,” and Kathy Conrad looking so much like her daughter that I wouldn’t have been able to tell the difference if they didn’t show the name.
Anyone else notice that Cami was not the only ethnic sidekick in Laguna this year? I’ve been suspicious of Nick W for a while now, and the finale confirmed it. They showed his mother, and by God, it looked like she just arrived in Laguna by raft from the south pacific.
Wrapping up the family slandering, we’ll end with Kelan’s brother Braedan. The first shot they showed of him in the kitchen was priceless. He had this “I’m a male model, I just ate my lunch that consisted of a carrot and a few leafs of lettuce, and this camera better go away soon so I can go throw up” glow to him.
Speaking of food, can somebody please get Chase a cheeseburger or something? Seriously, the guy makes starving kids in Ethiopia look healthy by comparison. I thought Cameron was going to snap his arm in half when he awkwardly gave him daps before he left. Also, is there anyone who feels like a bigger douchebag this morning than Chase? He just got to watch himself completely blow off someone who considered him their bestfriend, and has been toting him as the guy she compares everyone too all season. Now that’s “pretty intense” pal. As he was driving away I kept waiting for Tessa to jump in front of his car.
Am I an asshole for rooting for Cameron to stumble as he was skateboarding into the sunset and fall down the cliff? Personally, I don’t think so. It’s open for discussion though. I will admit though that he was extremely funny last night. Shitting on Kyndra scores major brownie points with me. If he carries this into next season we might be on to something. Maybe with all his friends gone he won’t care about what anyone thinks of him, and will morph into this sarcastic asshole that everyone hates. That would be fantastic.
As far as the return of Jessica goes, I couldn’t have been more satisfied. First she gets shitted on by Cameron, quite nicely I might add, but then she turns around and shoots down his pathetic attempt to get some later that afternoon. And she does this all the while wearing this absolutely awful pink dress/window draping. The moment I saw it, all I could picture was her at the store looking at it, and deciding to buy it because it would be perfect for going to Chino for conjugal visits with 8-Bahl. Not only does it allow for easy access, but the skirt would also double as a way to smuggle in drugs and deli meats.
This is running a little long already so I’ll cut it off here for now. I know I know, so many more underlying funny things to over examine. Cameron’s quartet of awkward goodbyes, Breanna’s prison tat, the trendy rug Rocky wore to the beach¦ All in due time my friends, all in due time.
B-Side, you are by far my favorite. Forever. And yes, Cameron did steal the show but that’s good, because he was actually enjoyable to watch and it redeemed him a lot in my eyes. I LOVED watching him shoot down Kyndra, from then on I was pretty much a Cameron fan. FYI, Kyn: You can be sad and not cry. Dumb bitch.
I have to admit I always get a little emotional at these graduation/leaving episodes, and I appreciate them because they’re actually about something, not just filled with petty drama. They also usually give a lot more depth to the characters, which makes me less sad for humanity. Except for Kyndra and Cami. And Tessa. And Chase. Dammit!
I didn’t think Kyndra falling was funny. I enjoy it because it’s Kyndra and she deserves it, but eh, I’m not a slapstick fan.
Tessa needs to get over herself. I couldn’t believe how she reacted to Rocky and Breanna reconciling. What a spoiled brat. Maybe the popular girls were right when they said she’s really full of herself. By the way, I can’t recall ever hearing anyone refer to Raquel as “Rocky.” Did they and I just forgot? Or is that nickname as useless as I think it is?
B-Side! Pleeeeeease cover the afterparty! The Lexie SPEAKS and if you think Cameron is neanderthal-like in his everyday speech… you just gotta hear him when he’s being interviewed.
Plus no Tessa and Cami…and of coure we have Suzie’s unintentionally funny interview skills!
Oh yeah and I remembered all those “fat Kyndra” comments people have been posting.. looks like Kyndra’s getting fat again.
Anyways. This episode was a bit of a snoozer, but its better than the other season’s finales.. at least there’s some drama in there.
I hope Rocky (please, dear GOD not Kyndra) is narrator next seasons.
I know just about everybody hates Tessa, but I really got the feeling that Breanna was uber mean to her. When Rocky told her they were going to be friends again she looked really hurt and I can’t see her lying about Breanna saying “I hate Tessa”.
Breeana has a history of doing one thing and then acting oppositely. She wanted to be Rocky’s friend earlier but then trashed her to Lexie and didn’t talk to her at the party and she was all over Derek but acted like she hated him to her friends. I wouldn’t put it past her to torment Tessa and then tell Rocky that she didn’t do anything and it’s all in Tessa’s head.
The after party was just as lame as the finale… There were only 3 redeeming parts, and they were sandwiched by crappy OAS performances and pointless questions. If I could have done it all over again, I would have been trying to get on the air like a madman. Then we would have found out just how “live” the afterparty really was. MTV should be counting their blessings that I decided to just watch. Here were the only highlights.
1) Cameron talking about de-virginizing newborns
2) Some kid I’m ashamed to live in the same city as asked Kelan if he has finally gotten any girls. Kelan replies that he had a new girlfriend. Susie saying you should have brought her. Kelan responding “I asked but you guys said she couldn’t come.” This was followed by awkward silence and an OAS performance.
3) Lexie looking so much like Kina that I almost fell out of my chair. I didn’t know THE LEXIE had family in jersey… Well that explains the friendship with Bernice now doesn’t it
I thought Cameron stoled the show too! I would love if he came back to LB4 and put the smack down on Kyndra everytime she opened her mouth. I really can’t stand that girl.
Also, I am becoming obssesed as to why Tessa is so disliked by everyone. Give me some real reasons people because I don’t get it.
I can see why she was upset by Rocky being friends with Breanna again. She thought she’d lose her only friend. Everyone else hates her.
cameron is the same age as the junior girls, so he prob just grew up with the seniors and they were always a year older
I think the episode was a little disappointing. It left so many unanswered questions. Like if Rocky and Tessa remained friends and where is Tessa now. I guess they kind of want to leave us hanging.
Oh well TVGasm you rock this recap was hilarious.
Tessa is from San Clemente?! This explains the evenings watching films with Rocky’s parents. Why is she on the show? She is neither interesting nor enjoyable to listen to.
Kyndra is looking rounder. Must have given up the skiing.
well everyone (B-Side included) WE ALL made this season bearable to watch. The comments were awesome and I am going to miss laughing my ass off every Thursday. But, BRING ON RW Denver!
my thoughts on this ep:
1. Yes, Yes, Yes….horrible editing by MTV yet again. WTFLaguna, I too noticed the differences between the commercial of Tessa leaving the house, and the actual scene in the show. Sheesh, MTV could at least TRY.
2. Tessa mad at Rocky. I can see her point, but it looks like all 3 girls (if not, just Bre and Tess) need to talk this whole thing out and hopefully move on. I wonder if Bre started talking shit about Tess during her “mysterious skin illness-thing”. Seems like that was a turning point for Tessa’s life…i get the feeling that everyone in the Guna treated her like shit afterwards, which might account for her social awkwardness, and clinging onto Rocky and Chase like there’s no tomorrow. Hmmm in that case, Bre might have been a total beeeatch to Tessa after all.
3. Chase totally dissing Tessa before he left. YIKES that suuuuuucked. Tessa, it’s official: Chase is a music industry jerk-off now. Say goodbye to whatever friendship you had.
4. DAMN I missed the Kyndury by only a few minutes, it seems. I gotta check that out on the re-run FOR SURE!!
5. Hmmm good theories here about Cameron getting held back in school. That makes alot of sense. I always thought he looked older than junior status anyway. Now I wonder if there are any other sublte clues in previous eps.
6. Speaking of Cam…his comment on the aftershow about “there are new babies born everyday” that he could hook up with… uh gross. And I too want to know why Tessa and Cami were not at the aftershow. Tessa….I could kind of understand. She seems really fragile and having her whole life taped for 8 months probably didn’t help matters much. I have a feeling she will not be returning to the show.
7. I said it once, and I will say it again: So help me God, if Open Air Stereo gets their own reality show, I will be upset. So help me God….because I will probably watch that horrible show.
Maybe the sole reason Tessa was cast on this show was due to the fact that she is disliked by so many girls. It adds an element of drama, not to mention mystery since we really don’t know why she is so hated.
If she was well-liked by everyone, what would be the point? We wouldn’t get to hear Cami’s and Kyndra’s “wet rag” and “scraping the bottom of the boy barrel” remarks. Not that we enjoy hearing the nasty remarks, but it adds conflict to the show which some people enjoy.
don’t feel bad for the big dumb guy. lucky bum is a dead ringer for gary busey. who could ask for more?
I really think Tessa is a closet bitch.
I don’t think an entire group of girls dumped her because she had a health problem, I think she was out of commission and she lost control over her friends. I think they compared notes and decided she wasn’t such a great friend.
High school girls love melodrama, a dire illness and extended hospitalization would normally draw people TO you – it’s INTERESTING! Something else is going on there.
With the exception of Raquel, not one other girl seems to like Tessa – or even be able to really tolerate her. That is NOT about the other girls, it’s about Tessa. As accepting and welcoming as Raquel has been to Tessa, did any one notice that Tessa is not giving an inch regarding a long-term friendship that clearly means a lot to her? I can understand why Tessa would not be thrilled about Breanna and Raquel picking up their friendship again, but she was ANGRY.
Raquel’s mother seems like a real “Mom” mom. Her first reaction to Raquel’s concern about Tessa’s reaction wasn’t – “Tessa’s been a good friend, you need to consider that…” – it was – “If she’s a good friend, she’ll understand…” Robin does not seem overly enamored with a girl who spends 100′s of hours in her home. Interesting.
Tessa seems to me, like she’s self-centered, self-involved and self-promoting. The reason she’s dull to watch, is because she’s cold and shut-down. Raquel expresses her emotions, probably too much – Tessa is like a block of wood. She has no reaction to anything. I think she’s crazy.
Also – WHY doesn’t she have any sustained, meaningful relationships? The closest she comes to that is Chase, who does not appear to view her friendship as a priority. Every other person on this show has friendships/relationships that encompass a lot of shared history. It’s like Tessa just beamed down from the mother-ship, and landed in LB – seriously where the hell did that chick come from?
Chee-Z-TV-Addict you bring up some good points there! I wonder what IS UP?
…oh, and I forgot to mention Raquel’s mom and her “hoppy-ness”! seriously, every time she said “hoppy” I smiled a little bit. Cute!
There seem to be a lot of Tessa conspiracy theories floating around…
Remember, guys, this is high school. Why should these cliques of girls be rational? You can bet Tessa was picked for the show because she was “outcast” by the popular girls, to add drama, and that the producers encouraged that rift to continue to exist throughout filming.
I think it’s unfair to insist that Tessa is really a total bitch– or a total psychotic bitch, as a few of you claim. I’m 19, so I’ve only been out of HS for a few years. I had a similar problem to Tessa: a big chunk of the “popular” girls at school hated me. The reason? I had better things to do than put up with drama and other bullshit. I was never a bitch, I never sabotaged anyone… I just didn’t want to be around that. Maybe Tessa just does not like those girls, and they’re responding to that, as well as “their boys’ ” interest in her.
Not to get all pro-Tessa because she IS a little lost and wooden, but my lord, you guys. You’re reading a lot into a little.
I’ve said this before.. I think Tessa was head status and the other girls were jealous, so when she was on sabbatical, girls like Cami tried to step it up to gain the upperhand. Cami has no personality either – all she does is rag on Tessa/Rocky and kiss Kyndra’s ass.
I know girls like this – Cami’s friendship with Kyndra is based on a shared hatred for the “lesser people.” I think it became more clear as to how close Kyndra/Cami really are with the rest of the crew in these past few episodes. Remember how “excited” Tara and Lexie were to find out that Kyndra was going to prom? Or Cameron’s snappy comment at graduation? Those two have made it appear as though everyone likes them, but I really think no one cares enough to let these bitches know what they really think and instead, gather around and pick on the obvious scapegoats (see, Rocky and Tessa).
Basically, no one has a backbone and won’t really stand up to Kyndra/Cami because it’s pointless. It’s much easier to collectively hate one or two people than to try and break off from the popular group. I bet the girls/guys like either Kyndra or Cami, but not both together.
I don’t doubt that Tessa has probably been mean in the past, but the “full of herself” comment has probably spurned from the fact that these girls don’t like her, so she DOESN’T KISS THEIR ASS and ISN’T FAKE to them like they wish she would be. She doesn’t show up to places she hasn’t been invited to, unlike Kyndra and Cami. Those girls want to be hated so that they can complain that people hate them out of jealousy. They haven’t taken into consideration that people may hate them because they are NOT LIKABLE.
I also think that Tessa’s illness was a humbling moment in her life, so she may have come back and been a lot more chill. Which explains why Cami is angry at the fact that Tessa has come off as the “sweet girl.” High school is cruel – even if you missed a lot of school because you were sick, there is no mercy. Whatever happens in the meantime is your responsibility to catch up on, and I’m not just talking about schoolwork. The turnaround for friends is high, and Tessa didn’t make the cut. I don’t feel too bad for her though.. she’ll just go off to college and make more friends while the other girls live off their high school status.
Thanks, #65! You saved me the trouble of typing what you had just posted.
It really is important to keep in mind that these are HIGH SCHOOL kids in a staged drama we are critiquing.
As for Jessica’s dress…it might not have been the most flattering of choices, but it was better than the incredibly inappropriate outfits Cami wears.
Just watched the rerun epidosed on the MTV website and noticed a few things….
1)When the hell did Jessica start driving a Lexus? Last time I checked she had a Toyota Corolla or something that looked like one of those cars from a carnival ride.
2)I thought Cameron & Derek were close buddies, why didn’t they show him saying goodbye at Derek’s house. Instead they show him at Chase’s house, I think the # of times Cam hung out with Chase on camera this season was like 2 or 3.
Damn, that is awkward….I meant episode
Here’s what Tessa was sick with and why her and Kyndra stopped being friends. I found this on wikipedia.com.
“In her sophomore year, Tessa had a serious illness that landed her at the hospital in a medically-induced coma. Eating disorder rumors arose as the cause of her hospitalization, however it was confirmed she suffered from Stevens-Johnson syndrome catalyzed by an allergic reaction.
Tessa allowed only a few people to visit her in the hospital including her lifelong friend Chase. Prior to her illness, Tessa had been close friends with Kyndra, however, according to Tessa, Kyndra did not support her during “the time she needed her the most.” As a result, Tessa became best friends with Raquel/”Rocky.” They were best friends for their junior year.”
So this “illness” she had must’ve been horrible. I wonder how she got it? Maybe herpes-from gross derek. She must’ve had sores all over her body. How awful. And something like that is so not acceptable to the pretty and normally healthy laguna girls.
Sorry guys, while I respect your point that these kids are in high school – I STILL think Tessa’s an odd bird!
If she truly doesn’t care what the “popular” kids think of her, why is she always on the periphery of their social circle? She knows she is always going to be the outcast, or an unwelcome guest, yet still shows up.
I don’t have a “conspiracy” theory about Tessa – whatever that means – and I don’t think she’s psychotic. I just don’t think her “nice” girl routine adds up. Being quiet and obsequious around the only person who socializes with you doesn’t make you a nice person – it makes you a desperate person.
I guess I’m saying that just because Kyndra and Cami dislike Tessa, it doesn’t neccesarily mean Tessa’s any better than they are.
PS – In the first episode, when Tessa wanted to try and make amends with Kyndra, Raquel was really uncomfortable about going to Kyndra’s party. She went anyway, just to support her friend, and got treated like crap. So, why is it OK for Tessa to not return the courtesy? If that isn’t self-serving and selfish, what is?
My opinions are based on Tessa’s own actions and reactions. The girl is weird.
And one more thing, if Tessa & Alex are both from San Clemente, does that mean they already knew each other before the show?
Is that how Alex & Rocky got together? Maybe they were introduced by Tessa…
I read a few articles that were printed BEFORE the season and MTV was saying how the audience would be “sympathetic” to Tessa, looks like that was not the case. Maybe they thought because of her being outcasted more people could relate???? I hate saying it, but it does take a certain personality to be part of the “in” crowd..and I don’t think that we HATE Tessa, I think she just doesn’t seem to fit in so there is no sympathy…it really is like “why is this girl here??” I would prefer MUCH MUCH more to follow Rocky. I really like her–she seems mature, she seems grounded… Kyndra and Cami–UGH. Now THEY seem like “stage Five cling-ons.” Kyndra is NO Kristin and Cami is no Alex…
I keep trying to figure out what the difference between the 3 seasons are and WHY WHY WHY this one was just so unbearable.. I refused to watch season 1 but after 2 or 3 eps–I was HOOKED.. this one, not so much. I think this season was too much about ONE group. Maybe if Tessa and Rocky had there own “entourage” sort of and had a little more balls, this season could’ve been more successful. It was obvious who dominated the situation… and I pray that Kyndra IS NOT the narrator next year… I’m rooting for Rocky all the way.. I think Rocky has more LC qualities than Tessa. MTV always touted how people were just drawn to LC and how much charisma she had she seemed normal and nice and you could see why she had friends. Tessa is unlikeable (at least on camera). Kyndra is NO FREAKIN’ KRISTIN, not even close..
Thoughts?? What does everyone think made the previous seasons so much better than this one?
Season 1 had some friendship issues at times. Remember when Christina had her birthday at Joe’s Crab Shack? Lo & Lauren weren’t invited. They were a little miffed, but they weren’t rude toward Morgan and Christina the way Kyndra & Cami were toward Rocky & Tessa. They didn’t go around saying “ew” and making gagging noises.
I liked the kids on the first two seasons better because most of them actually dressed and acted like teenagers instead of wannabe celebrities.
Have you all seen this?
(from Reality Blurred)
“Regarding the show’s authenticity, Gateley explains how the scripted-sounded narration is written: it is, in fact, scripted, although Tessa has the option of changing lines she doesn’t like. “We basically write down what the narration needs to be in terms of catching people up on what’s happened. I spoke to Tessa about this, and said, anything you are uncomfortable saying, let us know,” she told the LA Times.”
“Kyndra didn’t break character for the interview with the paper, which says “Kyndra could barely contain her boredom” and “answered questions in a distracted tone, stared out the cafe window and was snippy when asked what she felt were repetitive questions about the show.” Her answers included the following: “I think I already answered that,” “And I don’t really care,” and “I feel like I am repeating myself.”
The paper also says Kyndra “refused to step onto the beach to pose for a photograph, insisting instead that she stay on the staircase above the sand.” She was such a pain in the ass that not one but “Two MTV publicity executives called later to apologize for Kyndra’s behavior; Gateley also apologized.”
I”ve read that excerpt before about Kyndra, but man, it’s hilarious every time. What an idiot she is.
Have any producers from ANY reality shows ever apologized for the off-camera behavior of cast members? Ever?
Janice Dickinson, Omarosa, Johnny Fairplay? Anyone?
Seriously. Kyndra is actually more obnoxious in real life than these freaks.
PLEASE send your daughter to charm school Mrs. Mayo. PLEASE! Maybe you and Tyler’s Mom could get a two-for-one deal.
This could be Urban Legend but I vaguely recall a story of a young boy (10yrs or so?) dying from Steven – Johnson Syndrome after having a severe allergic reaction to Children’s Tylenol.
or, I could just be smokin’ the drapes.
HOLY CRAP, I just googled SJS and saw & read some nasty stuff!
If this is what Tessa had, I’d say, personality issues aside, that girl is DAMN lucky to come out of it virtually unscathed.
*sigh*
B-Side. You are an enabler! I’m taking no responsibility for my own obsession and placing it squarely on your shoulders.
Here’s my rationalization: If you hadn’t made the recaps so fab, I probably would have sworn off this show last season. But no.
You’re funny and erudite and really quite cute!
You keep me checkin’ in. And then, I read the comments.
And then I feel the need to comment.
And then someone posts an interesting link.
Gotta check that out.
On and on it goes…..
I think your recaps should start to come with a Surgeon General’s Warning
Hi Everyone! We just got back from New York and the kids had so much fun. What a great experience! MTV showed us the final episode right before TRL and the kids were laughing and joking the whole time. It was interesting having most of the cast in the same room to watch it together. We especially enjoyed the tennis scene with Kyndra….OMG…..so funny! Cami was supposed to be there, but she had a family medical emergency at the last minute and decided to stay with her family. Tessa was invited, however she decided not to come.
Chee-Z-TeeVee Addict— your insight about Tessa is pretty good…do you know her? Just kidding. It’s true that Breanna doesn’t like Tessa, but the feeling is mutual. Breanna and Tessa have never liked each other, for whatever reason. Breanna and Raquel were best friends for years before Tessa came along. Breanna was upset that Tessa turned Raquel against her. Robin and I are as hoppy as the girls are that they are friends again. Tessa’s illness was a horrible thing for her to go through and it gave everyone a scare, but she should not use it as an excuse for not having friends. I don’t think friends ditch a person because of an illness. It just doesn’t make sense. But that’s her excuse and she’s sticking to it.
It’s been fun chatting with you all. I’m going to miss B-Side’s recap, but I’m looking forward to “The Hills” recaps.
2 old 4 this…
I just googled SJ Syndrome too, and HOLY CRAP I didn’t realize it was that bad! Hard to imagine all that coming from an allergic reaction!
Yikes,I do feel kind of bad for Tessa. To go through that (in your high school years, no less) must have been really hard.
It’s sad that Tessa decided against coming, methinks the entire experience has bummed her out. Anyway, I agree with you for the most part about how Tessa should be happy for her Rocky, even if she dislikes Breanna. I can think of a similar situation with my roommate, he has a friend who used to room with my current girlfriend. The aforementioned friend made my girlfriend’s life hell and tried to get my girlfriend and I kicked out of our group of friends. Thankfully, they all liked my girlfriend and I more, so nothing too bad happened.
That said, in my girlfriend’s case, I know in her case she was ditched by her friends because she was diagnosed with epilepsy her senior year of high school. Since so much of high school is a competition for them, they simply saw her illness as an advantage for them, and so they stopped calling her and inviting her to things. My girlfriend is still having issues with this (we are both seniors in college), and the term “it sucks” applies highly here. Ironically, I was diagnosed with cancer in high school (Leukemia, specifically AML), and I actually got quite a bit of support from my friends. Goes to show how weird it is sometimes, I suppose.
Let’s say I wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest to see some of the alpha queens ditch Tessa over an illness.
I agree with you Cheeztvaddict. Your comments are very thought out and insightful.
If Tessa and Rocky are no longer friends, that’s sad news, indeed, but maybe it’s because Rocky got tired of Tessa’s woe is me story. After all, Rocky was new to the scene. She wasn’t familiar with the history. Tessa counted on Rocky to defend her, yet she would never defend herself. She tells the story that all the girls left her because of her illness, that took place in junior high, but is that really the truth, or is that the easy way out? Maybe she should ask them why they left, or doesn’t she want to hear, or let them be heard? When she tells her story and demonizes everyone around her, she never does it in front of anyone so that another side of the story might get told. Now even Chase, her other best friend, won’t say good-bye to her. Is everyone bad, everyone but Tessa? If Rocky wanted to renew her long-time relationship with Breana, why on earth would Tessa have a problem with that, or even a say-so? She doesn’t own Rocky. What a controller. And we still don’t know why Breanna and Tessa had a falling out. Oh, that’s right Breanna is bad, too. It must be something to be the ONLY good apple on the planet, surrounded by all the bad people. Let’s hear the other side.
I agree with you Cheeztvaddict. Your comments are very thought out and insightful.
If Tessa and Rocky are no longer friends, that’s sad news, indeed, but maybe it’s because Rocky got tired of Tessa’s woe is me story. After all, Rocky was new to the scene. She wasn’t familiar with the history. Tessa counted on Rocky to defend her, yet she would never defend herself. She tells the story that all the girls left her because of her illness, that took place in junior high, but is that really the truth, or is that the easy way out? Maybe she should ask them why they left, or doesn’t she want to hear, or let them be heard? When she tells her story and demonizes everyone around her, she never does it in front of anyone so that another side of the story might get told. Now even Chase, her other best friend, won’t say good-bye to her. Is everyone bad, everyone but Tessa? If Rocky wanted to renew her long-time relationship with Breana, why on earth would Tessa have a problem with that, or even a say-so? She doesn’t own Rocky. What a controller. And we still don’t know why Breanna and Tessa had a falling out. Oh, that’s right Breanna is bad, too. It must be something to be the ONLY good apple on the planet, surrounded by all the bad people. Let’s hear the other side.
hmm…I have to give Cami credit for putting her family over a fun trip to NYC. Maybe she really will clean up her act and become likeable next season.
But please don’t let her or Kyndra be the narrators!!
Sorry to break the recent string of insightful commentary, but I must reiterate just how freakin’ funny it was seeing Kyndra get the crap kicked out of her by a tennis racquet. CLASSIC!!!
Hey Mrs. Conrad, way to be an adult and not comment on your daughter’s petty drama with Tessa. Oh.
Seriously though, what is with the Tessa hate from all of you? I can see not liking her, but it seems like she’s getting even worse feedback than Kyndra and Cami. And though she was a tad boring, Tessa also didn’t seem to deliberately cause problems with anyone… which is pretty rare on this show.
I think Season 4 will be an improvement now that this introductory season is out of the way. Let’s face it, Season 1 wasn’t that good, but Season 2 rocked.
P.S. Did anyone ever solve some of the mysteries of this season?
Such as, why did it seem like Breanna would be the focus of this season in last year’s preview? Did MTV change their minds, or did people read too much into that?
And also, what is with that shot in the opening credits where Chase (?) is kissing someone in front of a table?
Sorry if this is redundant.
Can someone PLEASE tell me what is meant by a “scripted” reality…I dont get it. There has been some very insightful commentary here about how Laguna is scripted but that like Tessa or Rock can edit. Do y’all mean to say that when I watch Tessa and the Rock or Rock n Alex or any of the crew talking, they have actually memorized lines??? How does that work? I mean isnt this stuff actually happening? Please someone let me know because I personally feel like a dufus at this point. Is this show really like…they use their own names and their own houses but the plot is contrived? Please inform…this really blows my mind. Great board!
I’m definitely not an expert on the scripting of reality shows, but my understanding is that the show’s producers tell cast-members to discuss certain topics at certain times.
For example, when Rocky and Alex were on the verge of breaking up, MTV probably told Kyndra and Cami to somehow fit it into their conversation while out shopping. By doing that they can center a particular episode around a specific theme and make it seem as if everyone in Laguna is talking about the same thing.
Another example is when Cameron was perturbed with Kyndra at her Christmas party and stormed out to see Jessica. MTV probably told Rocky and Tessa to bring it up the next day so it gives viewers the impression that it’s the “talk of the town.”
So the words that are coming out of the cast-members’ mouths may be their own, but MTV manipulates the subject matter. Not to mention the sequence of events and laughable editing.
I feel relief that this season is over and I still have a slight amount of hope that next season will be more tolerable and perhaps even enjoyable.
I don’t think that Tessa is a horrible person, but I do think that she should have never been the main character of this season. I don’t understand why MTV thought that she was a compelling enough character that could carry an entire season. Especially due to the fact that she only has 3.5 friends: Rocky, Rocky’s parents, and 1/2 Chase.
I’m very hopeful that next season will show a lot less of her and a lot more of Rocky.
Also, on another note…
Cami didn’t bother me that much in the finale. Maybe she’s growing on me, but I found her tolerable in this episode, except for the random noises she decided to make at the table with the girls.
I also think its great that K Conrad is contributing to these blogs, its nice to get a little insight into whats really going on.
If any other Laguna parents/castmembers read this I think it would be great to hear your opinions, too. (I’m not kissing ass… because I would like to hear the good AND the bad)
Hello Laguna Lovers!
I have been watching the saga of the tracksuit and after seeing Laguna Consultant on Rocky’s page with the prize in hand I was compelled to post… (Also because LagunaConsultant was ignoring my shout outs in Rocky’s guestbook).
Even though season 3 was not as good as 1 & 2, I still have hope for this show. I’m still as addicted as ever! I’m looking forward to posting more in the future!
I also think it sucks that Tessa nd Rocky are supposedly no longer friends. I thought it was kind of rude and lame of how Tessa reacted to Rocky’s news that she and Breanna would start up their friendship again.But I guess so is the life of a high schooler.
Keep in mind kids that I too was once in high school, and grew out of that phase with having friends come and go. If Tessa/Rocky have a real connection they will be friends again one day.
I have yet to see the final episode so I am just going on recaps and the feedback from you guys. Sucks that the season’s over, hearing Production on LB4 is going on next month-and praying that Rocky or possibly Breanna will narrate (like the previews led us to believe this past season from the beginning!-I think somebody already mentioned that. Seriously WTF? you think we’d have Conrad overdose or something)
well, i am kinda sad the season is over.
i thought cameron was likeable on the finale. he was cute and i felt bad for him. i love him with jessica and i think he really does hold her in a very high regard. they were just normal and nice together. i think she is gorgeous. i wasn’t crazy about the dress, but i love that she doesn’t worry about putting on her best outfits and makeup for the cameras all the time. she is beautiful and has way better boobs than cami and they go with her way better figure, but cami wears crap for attention all the time that is inappropriate for her age, if jess wanted to wear outfits like the hoochies do all the time, she could and would look better. once in a while a lot of people wear something low cut, but cami tries busting out every day and it’s just dumb. i so wanted cameron and jess back together, but i did respect her decision and realize he may hurt her again. i do think he may mature a little more and hopefully they’ll find their way back together next season since they’re such great friends. she goes to saddleback community college and isn’t into a hollywood life, which i think is refreshing – not everyone leaves their hometown and i think that’s healthy!
One of the neat things about Cami (not that I like her) is that she apparently has a boyfriend, but has the mature sense to keep the situation to herself and out of the gossip. I think that is very commendable. I still am hoping to hear more about the so called scripting of Laguna because there was a post a while ago that implied that not only was there a script written for the scenes, but for each scene the kids actually went thru makeup and dress with MTV. That would really burst my bubble about what I thought was a real show. On the otherhand, I just learned that the shop that is used for Miami Ink , is actually just a set. Isnt reality tv getting to be screwed up?
Just watched, my thoughts (sorry if I repeat anyone)
Loved the season. Ended great, I think Cami and Kyndra stated off soo bitchy cuz of the cameras-but aren’t really that bad. Just your normal average high school cuties.
Still Team Tessa.
Very shy girl in love with Chase, but Chase loves his dream.
I think Tessa was hurt by the girls in the past and also maybe embarressed? by what happened-so keeps to herself-and Rocky. (although i wonder what Rocky meant when she said she was only allowed 2 have 2 friends….)
I love Rocky and Alex.
Why was Kelan going to college and Chase went to band thing? Aren’t they in the band together?
the thing with cami is that i don’t believe she had a boyfriend during the taping, it was more of a recent thing than the show…so i don’t think we cna give her that credit…but who knows
I think Tessa’s friends dropped her for reasons other than what she says. When Raquel says that she can only have two friends, she was frustrated and being sarcastic. She was irritated with Tessa’s reaction to her renewing her friendship with Breanna.
Tessa was acting controlling and overly-possesive of Raquel, and Raquel resented it. Breanna clearly stated in her letter, that she accepted Raquel’s friendship with Tessa and it would not be a problem for her. Tessa clearly told Raquel her friendship with Breanna WAS a problem, and she could NOT accept it. Tessa was wrong, you don’t place your friends in positions where the only “right” thing they can do is what YOU want them to do.
I’m not on anyone’s “team”, but I see Tessa as dishonest, manipulative and controlling. She’s quiet, it doesn’t mean she’s nice. I think Raquel is nice, and because she is such a focal point in this season of LB, people are confusing her closeness to Tessa with how Tessa actually is.
Tessa’s former group of friends are the “mean girls”, I would bet she was one them. I sympathize with the fact that she was so ill, but I truly don’t believe people dumped her because of her illness, as K Conrad said – “It doesn’t make sense”. I think K Conrad probably knows the deal, but is too nice to say what it is.
I just don’t buy that Tessa is an innocent victim, and that her illness is the root cause of why she is a pariah with EVERY other girl on this show. There is a REASON she is so universally disliked – incidentally, her interaction with the guys is a little off too.
The problem with season three of the show, plain and simple, is that they were all way too aware of the cameras. Consequently, they either hammed it up for the cameras to an extent that made them unlikable (i.e. Kyndra and Cami) or played uber nicey-nice for the cameras to an extent that made them boring and/or unlikable (i.e. Tessa, Chase, Kelan and others who I’m sure I’m forgetting because they were so boring). Remember when they were trying to get Kelan to hook up with The Lexie in Cabo and he just got angry and yelled “I don’t have the fucking balls”? That about sums up this season.
IMO, what they should have done to have a successful continuation of the Laguna genre was to just film the popular crowd at an equally rich and privileged town somewhere far, far away, maybe on the east coast or something. That would have been way more like the first two seasons because the kids would have no clue whether anyone would watch (we totally would, but they wouldn’t know that for sure) and they would probably act way more like themselves. The cast of LB3 knew far too well that we would all be watching and scrutinizing, and it ruined the season. LB’s glory days are over. The concept of the show is still good, it just needs to be taken elsewhere.
Ah, at last! Finally get to see LagunaConsultant’s face!
http://www.raquel-rockydonatelli.com/PhotoAlbums/PhotoAlbum_20061104_TrackSuit/PhotoAlbum_TrackSuit.html
Sorry if someone has posted this link before.
Well done LagunaConsultant!
If you want to write something about this entire tracksuit experience, we’ll give you a Guest Columnist post…
For anyone who was clueless like me, check out:
wikipedia.com
for LB castmates’ personal info
Acc to it, cameron is not young-in fact hes older than some of them, being born in january.
LagunaConsultant – well done! I love the picture of you with The Tracksuit on Rocky’s website.
P.S. I noticed the picture of LC on your computer screen.
I think that both Tessa and Breanna had a chance to portray themselves however they wanted. Tessa chose nice and quiet while Breanna chose a bitch. I don’t put it past her that she sent that letter to Rocky just as a finale stab a Tessa. Tessa punked her at the OAS concert and Breebree was pissed. Since we couldn’t see facial expresions on how she meant that it didn’t bother her for Rocky and Tessa to remain friends, I can only assume it was like when she sais that it didn’t bother her that Derek and Tessa nade out in front of her.
I think Rocky is a naive girl. Basically Alex and Breanna treated like shit but as soon as one offered the olive branch she fell for it. What can u do? She’s just a nice, naive girl.
As for Kathy Conrad, she needs to keep quiet on her daughter’s business. At least Tessa was smart enuff not to come off as an insensitive bitch as her daughter did. We can only imagine all the different reasons the girls didn’t like her but Bree Bre was a bitch on my screen. If I had been in Tessa’s shoes and my bf was going to start hanging witha girl who hated my guts and did mean stuff to me in front of her, then I’d be pissed too. Its like, “didn’t u see what what this bitch put me through?”. Oh well.
I think that both Tessa and Breanna had a chance to portray themselves however they wanted. Tessa chose nice and quiet while Breanna chose a bitch. I don’t put it past her that she sent that letter to Rocky just as a finale stab a Tessa. Tessa punked her at the OAS concert and Breebree was pissed. Since we couldn’t see facial expresions on how she meant that it didn’t bother her for Rocky and Tessa to remain friends, I can only assume it was like when she sais that it didn’t bother her that Derek and Tessa nade out in front of her.
I think Rocky is a naive girl. Basically Alex and Breanna treated like shit but as soon as one offered the olive branch she fell for it. What can u do? She’s just a nice, naive girl.
As for Kathy Conrad, she needs to keep quiet on her daughter’s business. At least Tessa was smart enuff not to come off as an insensitive bitch as her daughter did. We can only imagine all the different reasons the girls didn’t like her but Bree Bre was a bitch on my screen. If I had been in Tessa’s shoes and my bf was going to start hanging witha girl who hated my guts and did mean stuff to me in front of her, then I’d be pissed too. Its like, “didn’t u see what what this bitch put me through?”. Oh well.
The fact that Rocky actually sent Lagunaconsultant her track suit and then put a picture of him with it on her website is proof that she has a great sense of humor and is a very cool girl. Rocky you’re a babe
The fact that Lagunaconsultant actually had the balls to take a picture of himself, with the tracksuit, and then send it to Rocky to put on her website is proof that ahhh….
All I can say is I second JHill in saying well done Lagunaconsultant well done, that picture is awesome.
I have always thought that Rocky was a classy gal and wise beyond her years. So her willingness to poke fun at herself by posting LagunaConsultant with the tracksuit was just par-for-the-course and did not surprise me at all.
What I found pleasantly surprising was LagunaConsultant himself. I have to hand it to you Mr. Consultant, you talked the talk and walked the walk. You have also allowed yourself to be the subject of some good-natured teasing by many of us who post on this site. It’s true, you have an obsession with the show, but I’ve mentioned it before, your dedication is admirable¦twisted, but admirable.
I think they should erect a statue of LagunaConsultant (holding the tracksuit of course) in the heart of downtown Laguna Beach! He’s definitely earned it!
There seems to be so much talk regarding the bad feelings about Tessa. Here’s my take on it. The reason that people are focusing on Tessa right now and not Kyndra and Cami is because we feel decieved by Tessa. Cami and Kyndra were right up front with their crap. You knew what they were about, no deception. Tessa, however, led us to believe that she was quite and sweet, while undermining relationships, knowingly, but quietly. It has been well reported that Chase, her good friend, had a girlfriend throughout the year of filming. This girlfriend went to the same school as the rest of the kids. Tessa choose to ignore this fact, and tried to steal Chase away, while still befriending his girlfriend. All the other girls watched with digust. Whether she did this because she couldn’t help herself, or she believed it would get her higher up on the show, it is still angered the other kids, including Chase. It was disruptive and hurtful to his reputation (people started to think he was gay), and to his relationship with his girlfriend. I am sure Breanna, as well as the other girls were sick of watching the sneaky and deceptive behavior, and probably felt what was good for the goose was good for the gander, and didn’t care if they disrupted Tessa’s so-called relationship with any other of the boys. When it is mentioned that Raquel was naive, maybe so. Maybe she got it, and gave up. Word is now that Tessa has left Laguna Beach High to go to another school. Rather than apologizing for her behavior, she makes a mess and runs away. If those girls left her because of her illness, then, yes, they are heartless. But if they left her for other reasons, and she has falsely accused them of something that ugly, and takes no responsiblity for her own actions, shame on her. This is why I believe people are angry, they feel cheated and decieved.
Interesting insight lagunatuna …adding to the conspiracy!
lagunatuna – Do you really think that Tessa was trying to steal Chase away at all? I think that whole thing was 100% editing, and of course we all know that anything she said in her narration which implied the situation was real were the producers’ words, not hers.
I do agree that there seems to be something “off” about Tessa and that she’s probably not the super nice girl she was portrayed as being. I just think the whole thing with Chase in particular was completely fabricated and not at all her fault. We have seen no evidence whatsoever that there were ever any feelings there (on either side) that couldn’t be argued to be the result of editing.
With Tessa as the narrator, you would have thought that we would have gotten a glimpse into her home life. Did she really live with Rocky? We never saw a parent of Tessa’s, or her house, or even her driving a car (I think so anyway). It just doesn’t allow us to get to know the person who is supposedly the main character in the same way we got to know LC or Kristin.
omg lagunaconsultant youre actually….HOT?? wtf…anyway..
I feel a little sorry for Tessa and I dont feel like she is being “deceitful”. I mean, she hasn’t straight-up lied about anything, or at least anything that viewers are made obviously aware of. Really all she has done is complain about the “mean girls” and Im sure her dislike of them is genuine. So I dont feel like she is a liar or fake in that sense.
As for why the other girls dislike her, who knows. Its entirely possible she did something to provoke them, but then again last time I checked, high school girls didnt need a huge reason to find something unacceptable about a person and then tear them down mercilessly for it.
Shit, I remember pissing off one of the so-called “popular” chicks in my high school so bad that for the rest of the year she and her friends did their best to rake me over the coals. These girls made Cami and crew look about as mean as a basket of newborn kittens. And to this day 5 years later, I still dont know what the hell I did to piss that girl off. I was more fortunate than Tessa though in that I had my own clique of friends and could deal with it.
So yea, I can relate. I think ALL high school girls are prone to being immature, bitchy and full of themselves so I cant really hate on any of them and hopefully most of them will take something positive from this show and grow out of it.
Kristaldmix- I second that, about LagunaConsultant… I was expecting someone that looked like Wierd Al in that white & nerdy video… or maybe Jeffrey Dahmer-esque… I was wrong, so very wrong.
I am very disappointed to see Breanna’s mom stoop so low as to get involved in her daughter’s high school drama. I mean… She’s not biased at all, right? So, I’m sure we can all rely on her to give us an impartial view of Tessa’s personality!
ah, geez. always with the bashing!
I’m glad Kathy Conrad posts here and thought she was being very diplomatic in what she wrote. I’m sure there is more to the broken friendship issue than we see on TV.
I’m curious. lagunatuna, how did you find out that Chase had a girlfriend while he was taping LB3? It’s odd that she was never mentioned…
I didn’t realize it would be considered to be “stooping so low” when I share my opinions like the rest you. While the rest of you watch MTV’s version of these kids, I actually know them. So I thought I would share what I knew and of course I am bias in my opinion. I thought my posts were fair and I don’t think I was bashing anyone. I was just giving you our side of the story. I think I am done posting since it seems to upset certain people and the season is over. I don’t like to be personally attacked (no one does). Some of you (like lora and Chee-Z-TeeVee) already post what I agree with so there is no need for me to post. I think it’s sad that UglyCutie has such hate toward Breanna and doesn’t even know her. I hope that you will some day find peace and happiness and get over her hate.
Some people seem to think that the more venomous and snide a comment is, the funnier it is. I think it is possible to be humerous withOUT being nasty, but obviously not everyone agrees with that.
I think a lot of us enjoyed Kathy Conrad’s posts, and it would have been fun to read more of an “insiders” perspective. But why should she continue with all the attacking going on?
blech.
When Alex originally broke up with Rocky, he mentioned that she was crazy. Upon further review, I whole heartedly agree with his assesment of her. She seems a little off when she’s around him. She repeats herself, forcefully asks him to express his emotions, and seems to regress into a childlike demeanor whenever speaking of him or talking to him.
okay i’m not going to lie when i read that i was like wow he’s kind of right…but i do love Rocky and she deserves narrator more than anyone else.
As for Tessa i think some of you are way too vicious about this girl…she hasn’t done anything for some of these things to be said, but that’s why she sucks because she doesn’t do anything she’s horrible for tv. This is Tessa’s problem she is extremely insecure. That’s it. She doesn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings or do anything wrong so she just stays quiet…I’m sure she doesn’t like the popular girls so she completely ignores them and she’s a lot prettier than them so therefore “she is full of herself” it made sense to me when cami said that. She does not know how to create successful relationships with people and just “hooks-up” with guys for their approval. Why do you think she was more likeable when she drank…because she had more confidence…which is exactly what that girl needs. There are way more nasty comments about that girl than any one else! and as for the ones who say Rocky and Tessa go to places when they are obviously not friends with those people it’s probably because MTV makes them go because they are all on the same show.
LagunaConsultant–hey hottie!!!
and if any MTV editors or producers read this **please** stop the botched editing jobs and stop trying to create stories that don’t exist. Do you see how confused we are and how many unaswered questions there are…follow the real fucking stories and please use better characters!!
Who cares about Tessa anyway? Most of us, me included, bashed on her boring ass most of the season….but who cares anymore?
She sucks and should never return to the show.
Does she deserve this? Maybe…but I tend to think she does. For those of us who enjoy the show, we were forced to watch her do nothing for the better part of the season besides tell Rocky how much she loved being friends with her & that everybody else hated her, except Chase of course.
She was bland, spoke in monotone and absolutely brought nothing compelling to the season at all…..in my opinion she didn’t really even act like she wanted to be on the show, as evidenced by her passing on the invitation to visit NYC for the finale viewing.
So if you are sad Tessa, sorry about that, you have nobody to blame but you.
K Conrad, I’m sorry you’re not going to post – I, for one have really enjoyed your comments and “insider” insight. I really hope you will continue to comment on “The Hills” and “LB IV”.
I don’t think I’ve been vicious about Tessa, although I admit I am one of the most vocal about her. The bottom line for me, and this is just an OPINION, is that the sum of her parts does not add up. She is not merely a non-entity, she’s a NEGATIVE entity.
Raquel is a nice girl, who most of us have come to feel affection for because she has demonstrated maturity, sensitivity and a certain honesty about herself emotionally. Tessa has NOT demonstrated ANY of these qualities, and in fact seems to enjoy creating conflict. I genuinely believe the collective, initial impression of Tessa being “nice”, was a misconception on our part due to the strength of Raquels’ influence, and personality.
I think Tessa was a beneficiary of VERY flattering editing by MTV, certainly better than Kyndra, Cami or Breanna, and she still fails to be a sympathetic presence. Sorry, but I think that speaks volumes about who she is versus who MTV thought she was.
Admittedly, it’s been awhile since I attended high school (an embarassingly long while!), but I remember girl politics well enough to offer some valid insight. I was not a “mean” girl, but I was definitely part of an “in” crowd, and I can tell you that generally, no matter how much someone dislike another girl – not EVERYONE in the group felt the same depth of dislike for NO reason.
The only instance that I can remember our entire group rejecting a former friend, came down to the fact that all we felt, individually and collectively, that she could not be trusted. Our former friend crossed the line with two boyfriend/friend situations, lied continuously, created conflict on an ongoing basis between all of us, and was just a steaming pile of negativity all the way around.
This girl had been part of our group from 4th grade through 10th grade; she went to Europe the summer before 11th grade and in her absence, we eventually all ended up venting our feelings to each other – something we never felt comfortable doing while she was around. We all ended up comparing notes, and realized we all felt the same way about her – we feared her more than we liked her. When fall semester started we stuck together and iced her out.
Was it kind of mean? Yes. Did she deserve it? Absolutely. We didn’t pick on her, or go out of our way to mistreat her – we just decided we didn’t want her to be in our social circle, and she was no longer welcome. We were all actually pretty nice people, and never bullied anyone, and in fact are all still friends. Incidentally, she is STILL a bitch and STILL goes after other women’s relationships, which would explain why she’s on divorce number two, and has not been able to maintain the lifelong relationships the rest of us have.
Sometimes people just don’t like other people simply because they are not very likeable.
Thanks for all the nice comments; I took those pictures from the front to hide my hunchback.
Now I just have to get past Wednesday. Of course one of my friends already managed to catch wind of this whole thing, and now everyone knows. They all get back from college on Wednesday, and they have deemed that night “Real World meets Laguna Consultant.” I’ve been told to be expect hazing, beatings, and possible strangulation by tracksuit. Happy Thanksgiving indeed¦
I’m also with Lora about being thrilled that Kathy Conrad posts on the site. Why wouldn’t you want somebody to post here that’s going to dispel rumors and let you know what is actually going on? Foolish.
Also, that is definitely not a picture of Lauren in my computer background¦ It’s just someone who happens to look remarkably like her¦ What a weird coincidence huh¦ It’s really not her¦ I swear¦
Thanks a lot J-Hill… I’ll send you a copy of the restraining order when it gets here.
Wait, was Jade Chases girlfriend? That would make sence as Tessa seemed to buddy up with her yet Jade seemed slightly reluctant around Tessa. I initially thought it was because she may be uncomfortable with the cameras, but maybe it was because Tessa was being slightly sneaky trying to be down with her while she quietly tempered over “mellow” meetings with Chase where she always clung to him or baby talked and batted her eyes.
I agree that we all feel deceived by Tessa. Its my assumption that we will not see her again and she will do her best to dissappear off the radar.. at the same time I find it interesting that the depth of someones character may be interpreted in so many elusive ways. It is rare in “reality” shows that someone is not absolutely typecast one way or another. I think MTV attempted to portray her as the “nice girl” as in her initial interviews she most likely manipulated herself into this position. People like her have plenty of time to contemplate their own invention of themselves, generally to mask insecurities and immaturity. I agree with who said that she was placated by Rocky’s all around warm and indisputably mature nature.
Tessa seems like the kind of girl who will transform herself into whatever she needs to to gain the approval of whoever she needs it from. Her “drunk” hookups with Derek came after she was let down trying to act maturely as Rocky would have handled such a relationship. Since she was faking it she had little to say and came off icey and reserved. Once she realized that Derek was only interested in her because she is hot, she began acting like the cheap hook up that he was hoping she would be (like the other bitches in the bunch)
the shot of her at the prom afterparty where she has her arm draped around Jade and she nods her head to Derek lasciviously before grinding into him ont he stove made me laugh. She suddenly changed from a “teen model” to a tijuana hooker..
I just feel bummed because I did really like her for most of the season.
Who do I love however? Rocky! I adore that chick. I wish she was my little sister. Or even my big sister. shes one of the prettiest girls Ive ever seen and she filled a spot in the cast of laguna that had yet to surface. a positive thing, although I hope she stands her ground with that alex. i was whiney adn crazy with my first boyfriend, but i think it was just becasue I had never felt anything so powerful before and i just didnt know how to handle it sometimes. their breakup and makeup seemed classic for first real love. it is freaky.
anyway this is super long.
i just wanted to get a point in.
also KConrad. Thanks for commenting. bloggers are generally scathing idiots but the majority of the posters here seem like thoughtful people who appreciate your insights. dont take anything too personally. I think cheeZTV was saying that in those episodes early on, Bre was portrayed as being bitchy. I dont think it was a hateful thing. it was just the way she came off. the role she may have chosen. personally I think Bre just seems a little young, like she is still coming into herself whcih is obviously totally normal. watching LC go t hrough three seasons of reality TV she, Im sure, had reservations at how she would be “scripted” and so at times she seemd to act somewhat like she was exaggerating her attitude or the things she said to come off tougher than she is. I think she is probably a very sweet girl who since she is still growing and maturing and is aware what being on a show like Laguna could do to the “worlds” perception of her made her indecisive on how she wanted and could or could not control that.
Thats cool with me.
I would be so much more interested in this show if they really sought out the quirks of these kids growing and changing with the idea that they can and will attempt to control the way they are percieved and perceive themselves would be a whole lot more intersting than just showing the lavishly spoiled shallow bitches that MTTVV tries to make them out to be. Their generation is an interesting one and I am a little sad that it is not given more credit or respect.
Please MTV, next season, no more Kyndra. No more plugging awful emo band. and no more TYLER! UGH!!!
whew!
hey everyone! if you’re like me, you just can’t get enough of some ditzy blonde impaling herself on a tennis net (i bet it came out of nowhere!)
mmm delicious. as satisfying as hot cocoa on a cold day or one of b-side’s wonderful posts
First off, Kathy: I never said that I hated ur daughter. Actually I never said I hated anyone so to jump to that conclusion is absurd. Ur a lot older than me and u should act ur age. Its not my fault Breanna came off the way she did. I never had a prob with LCs personality.
To Lora: I am not B Side nor do I try to be. I am not trying to be funny. You need to get off ur high horse and quit attacking me. U seem to have no trouble voicing ur complaints about the other “mean” girls but no one else is allowed to have their opinions? Well, I do. I have lots of opinions and they differ from a lot of people on here and I don’t attck them and they leave me alone.
I liked some I didn’t like others.
i think alot of people liked Tessa in the beginning, but towards the end of the season a lot of us noticed that she had a spoiled brat attitude. Everytime she dosen’t get what she wants, she acts like a brat. She pouts and walks away. And yes of course she’s in high school and a lot of those girls are spoiled, but we just didn’t expect that from her. when we all thought she was a nice person.
I think that’s why Kyndra and her friends didn’t hang out with her anymore, because they knew how she is and didn’t want to deal with it. Of course Kyndra and her friends act like that too, but they call each other out on that, but it dosen’t seem they would get mad at each other after that. Life when Cami would talk back to Kyndra about Tyler or when Nikki accused Kyndra of cheating. But i’m pretty sure when they would call Tessa out on her attitude….she would get pissy and not talk to them. And they got tired of it. Hope that made sense. hehe
Uglycutie, I haven’t personally addressed you in my comments lately. However, if the shoe fits, feel free to wear it.
It wasn’t only Breanna’s personality you trashed, you kept commenting on how physically unattractive you thought she was, to the point of calling her Frankenbreanna. You keep calling her a bitch, too.
It’s clear that you’re NOT B-side, because if you were writing the recaps there’s no way I would read. As it is, I skip your posts as often as possible.
It’s true that I made comments about Kyndra and Cami’s catty attitudes and frequently stated that I don’t like seeing so much of Cami’s bosom, but I’ve never said ANYBODY on this show was ugly. Not once. I’ve also never been cruel or vicious in what I wrote.
I’m not on a high horse, I just cannot stand your brand of rudeness. And you better believe I will continue to protest against it every chance I get.
This season was pretty boring. I think partly because these kids didn’t seem to have real relationships with each other. The kids in the previous casts had “real” frienships and were all part of the “crew” which aided in the ability to have more fun and drama because they actually interacted with each other. This cast was so splintered that it was like watching 4 different shows within 1 show.
I will always like Rocky. She’s just a genuine, cool chick. Girls who don’t like her are of the vapid, insecure variety. I hope she’s the narrator next season, unless they can find another “real” firecracker like Kristin. I have to admit, I miss KC. It was nice to see a beautiful, confident girl who ruled with smarts and just enough bitchiness to make her fun and not totally unlikable. Kyndra is just an obnoxious bonehead. Not at all fun, sexy or smart. If she was supposed to be the new Kristin, I want my fucking price of admission back, cuz she did not deliver! Everybody needs to give Cami a break too. She’s a snotty little rag at times, but I get the feeling a lot of that is due to the company she keeps. Unlike Kyndra, she has shown the ability to be compassionate and a tad remorseful. Kyndra just does not give a shit who she hurts. I really wish I was 17 so I could smack the bleach out of her hair.
Poor Tessa. I don’t know why everyone hates her, but I have to agree. She brought zero to the show. I think she’s a beauty, but she is just dull. She probably won’t come back (voluntarily) because she has to know what the audience thinks of her and she’s mortified. Oh well, I could go on forever but time is money.
Oh yeah, that Alex is a HOT piece of ass. He could have probably gotten me to forgive him too. At that age, having a boyfriend that hot trumps pride. Sad but true:)
I, for one, read a little about the season 3 cast prior to the first episode being aired. One article stated that Tessa would be the narrator and described her as “sweet.” Based on the first two seasons, I think most viewers had pre-conceived expectations of the type of person they thought should be narrating. In my opinion Kristin was very good and Lauren/LC was great (although I’m a little biased because I’ve always been impressed by her).
First off, I do not hate Tessa. That said, even prior to reading any of these posts, my first impression of her, from that opening scene on the beach with Rocky, was that she didn’t have the same maturity and poise of her two predecessors. From my perspective, those were necessary qualities for the narrator. Kristin was a leader and had so much confidence. Lauren was mature and insightful. Both filled the narrator role very nicely.
Maybe MTV was trying to shake things up a little from the previous two seasons by putting a seemingly timid “nice-girl” in the narrator role. If this was the case, the experiment backfired. As has been said by most everyone, I agree, it should have been Rocky. In fact all season long, I felt like Rocky was the “leader” and Tessa was her “sidekick.” Sidekicks are not narrators.
I’m not knocking Tessa and am not opposed to her being on the show (if there is a season 4) but it seems like the role of narrator should go to a likeable person with a lot of charisma. Looking at the season 3 cast, that eliminates almost everyone except Rocky.
I just wanted to comment on how cute LagunaConsultant is!! How you doin’?
I always thought that perhaps MTV chose Tessa as narrator were because there had been “complaints” about an all-white cast.
My only issue with Tessa was that she seemed overly camera conscious. I thought that is why she seemed so quiet and “wooden” so much of the time.
But with the way this show is edited, actually happens!
whoops, my last sentence got chopped off. I meant to write, “with the way this show is edited, who knows what actually happens.”
CMC, I agree with you. The only thing that was left out to confirm that Tessa was Rocky’s sidekick was a scene with Tessa watching Rocky pack.
Speaking of sidekicks – WTF was Cami doing in the opening credits this year? She existed ONLY as a sidekick and had no drama of her own whatsoever. For the past two seasons, not having individual drama was considered a good enough reason to shut Roz out of the opening credits, even though Roz was a way better sidekick than Cami and much more valuable to the show overall. I guess it just goes to show that they were really scraping the bottom of the barrel (not the boy barrel, Cami!) with who was worthy of opening credits status this year.
In LB: Season I, Lauren was introduced as the “nice” girl from the beginning, and K-Cav was a minor but pivotal character; whose purpose was to drive the drama between Lauren, Stephen and Kristin.
Kristin was dynamic enough, that even though she was “the bitch” from season one with a relatively small role, she was likeable and interesting enough to drive the second season of LB. Also, Kristin was NOT a mean girl, or a bitch, she was just very straight-forward.
What made the first two seasons great, in my opinion, was that they featured rival “groups”, but even though there were separate “cliques”, the kids had all known each other for so long they still all interacted socially, and ran into complicated social dynamics.
I think MTV tried to repeat the formula for another two-year run, first featuring the “nice” girl, then planning on featuring the “rival”. I’m guessing Breanna is slated to be the narrator for next season.
The first problem with this season is that these aren’t rival groups, this is basically one group of girls that detest Tessa. Also, ALL of the other girls on this season are WAY out of Tessa’s league. Kyndra doesn’t even attend LBH, so her participation is forced and overly “acted”. The second problem is there there is no “love” interest/triangle/drama that is engaging or interesting enough for us to invest in or care about who ends up with who.
Lauren and Kristin were both likeable in different ways, and they both held equal but separate positions in their respective cliques. I think Kyndra and Cami are clowns, and Lexie and Breanna are the real anchors in that clique. They both seem pretty self-possessed, and poised. If it weren’t for the show, I suspect Tessa wouldn’t even be registering on their radar at this point.
It seems like Raquel is the element of discord and jealousy between the girls. It looks like she and Breanna were close, but the other girls might have been jealous or disliked their friendship for some reason. Obviously, this was the open door Tessa was waiting for.
I wish MTV would have brought the “Mean Girls” elements of this season out more, without the clumsy Kyndra/Cami slapstick. REAL girls’ rivalries are SO much more subtle and interesting! Unlike the last two seasons, the boys on this season really WERE just accessories, LOL!
I KNOW – I am WAY too into this show, but I am REALLY going to miss these recaps!
I have to admit that I’ve felt a bit uneasy about K Conrad posting on this blog from the first time she showed up. I absolutely agree with her wanting to defend any comments that put her daughter in a negative light or trash her looks. What mom wouldn’t? Brava!
However, I suspect an ulterior motive here. IMO, K Conrad began posting as an attempt to quell the dissenting Breanna opinions. Both directly with her posts, and indirectly with the mere public knowledge that she lurks here. Once her presence was established, she hoped people would refrain from negative Breanna posts. It’s human nature – “shut up dude, her mom’s here” or “don’t get B-Side in trouble with the Conrads”. It seems to have worked for many posters, but others refuse to be manipulated.
That said, nobody has forced the Conrad family to cooperate with MTV for the last 3 yrs. The children have put themselves out there for the world to scrutinize. They can’t possibly have thought that all the feedback would be warm and fuzzy???
sigh, That’s my theory. Let the beatings begin.
oh, and please don’t hold any of this against B-Side.
2 Old 4 This,
I agree with you 100%.
I don’t know Kathy Conrad personally, but I don’t really agree with your theory, 2 Old. I doubt there was any ulterior motive.
It seems that the Conrads were reading B-sides recaps all along, but it was only after he actually met them in person that Kathy began to post. B-side told us the family has a good sense of humor and didn’t mind being made fun of. I believe she wanted to set the record straight on some points, (which I appreciated!) and of COURSE she didn’t enjoy reading malicious comments about Breanna. Either did I, and I’ve never met any of them.
NOBODY has said all comments HAVE to be warm and fuzzy! There is nothing wrong with pointing out discrepancies, having less than high opinions of these characters, their choice of wardrobe, or their actions. B-sides recaps weren’t always flattering, yet the Conrads still found them hilarious, just as we do.
I’m obviously outnumbered in this opinion, but I have ALWAYS hated reading or viewing ugly spiels and mean-spirited comments.
However, please remember these are HIGH SCHOOL kids who have agreed to take part in a pseudo-reality TV program for OUR entertainment (granted, they get money out of it as well).
Everybody has a right to their own opinion, yes.
Regardless, a little discretion in what we say about them SHOULD be applied!
There just seems something terribly wrong when a mature adult posts completely rude and hateful remarks about a minor, even when the minor is somebodly like Kyndra. (clearly she is NOT my favorite character).
Hi everyone! I just wanted to say that whoever says they are too old for all this LB stuff, I def am wayyyy too old at 37. But still, I can’t get enough of the show and the recaps. As a fan since season 1, I have to say I hope they get a better narrator next season because I think that was half the problem and why the show seemed so boring. The only good episode was the spring break episode.
As for all the negative comments, come on! These kids are in high school. Give them a break. They aren’t even who they will be yet. I can definitely relate to the “mean girls” thing, as an “unpopular” girl back then. Even now, because of girls in high school, I have trouble trusting people. So that stuff does hurt.
I also love Rocky and hope she’ll narrate the next season (hello MTV, are you listening?)
Everyone take care and I will miss these recaps. What will I do on Wednesday nights now?!! I guess my only hope is season 2 of The Hills!
2 Old 4 This – Brava to YOU. I completely agree.
LagunaConsultant – If you need a good lawyer when the restraining order arrives, I can hook a brother up.
I have some theories of my own. It’s that some people REALLY enjoy conflict, controversy and strife, and when somebody tries to be reasonable, they have to throw a stink bomb in the center in order to keep the rants coming.
Another theory is that those who post the nastiest comments about superficial things like a girl’s face, probably wouldn’t win any beauty contests themselves.
Hey, if continued caustic bashing and ruthless cutting down of people you see on TV is what some of you need in order to bring a little fun into your own lives, in order to make yourselves feel better, go for it!
Laguna Beach season 3 is over and I, personally, am ready to move on.
Happy snarking everybody, and peace out.
Well, you can’t force people to be nice to each other that’s for sure.
Hey, if we didn’t enjoy snarky & mean, we wouldn’t be hooked on LB.
I do find it difficult to muster sympathy for anyone who actively seeks out the limelight and then complains about the consequences of it’s exposure. Especially after it’s third season. No “reality TV virgins” here.
I will agree that sometimes the nonsense posted here whips up more drama and conflict than the show. Especially this season. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
It ain’t always nice but it certainly keeps us checking in.
p.s. I hope K Conrad doesn’t agree with EVERYTHING lora posts, cuz after Breanna’s pool party, she posted that she felt Breanna “wasn’t very bright”.
oh dear
LOL – lora, not hatin’- just teasin’
Pass the gravy, pass the sweet potatoes …..oh and more drama please – I can’t get enough
DRAMA!!
so many ppl seem to dislike cami, but i thought she was the most interesting person this season! everyone else was so boring and whiney, and she was super super funny. she’s someone i would like to have around. and about her appearance, she’s gorgeous. it’s really easy to judge someone on tv, but i’m sure if you met her in real life, you would have a different opinion. props to her for embracing her body for what it is. i love her and her bitchiness, and she’s the only reason i might tune in for another season
dfattr,
I agree with you 100%, Cami is the most entertainingly enjoyable person to watch on the show. I would love to see her narrate the show because she is lively and fun to watch. She at least needs more air time (especially without Kyndra) for Season 4! Doesn’t MTV want to bring the ratings back up?
I say that MTV should start production on LB4, with THE LEXIE as the star! The show should revlove around her “ice princess” exterior melting as she meets the LB boy of her dreams and has to balance her new love with graduation, picking a college where she can intern and bring about reason for “The Hills 2″. The show should showcase her adventures on her daddy’s boat, shopping with Bernice, opening a can of whoop ass on Kyndra and dealing with Kelan’s homosexuality as he confides in her about his cross dressing preferences.
MTV, sign me up.
Why doesn’t MTV do a “The Shit They Should’ve Shown” show like on Real World for Laguna.
I want another episode tonight and I’m sure there’s extra footage they could use for an extra show with commentary from the cast.