Like OMG! Did you see the party on Laguna Beach last night? Like everyone totally came! Even Kyndra and Cami showed up, even though they were all like “Eww! We hate confetti!” And Chase was like all about acting like he wasn’t going to go, but then he totally went! And then Tessa was like totally surprised, and Rocky was like “I love you!” and the waiter was like “Watch out for the red peppers!” It was like totally the best birthday week evah!Yes, this week’s episode of Laguna Beach was all about Tess and her upcoming seventeenth birthday. Little did she know that there was a surprise party planned in her honor. At the outset of the episode, Rocky asked her what she wanted, and I was praying that the answer might involve some sort of nasal decongestant. However, the chronically wooden birthday girl merely said (or read, perhaps), “I don’t know [pause... 2... 3... 4... ] I just want to hang out with Chase.” Yes, Tessa wanted to spend her birthday with the school’s resident rock star/scarecrow, Chase, but one problem: “He’s always busy with his music,” Tessa sighed, wallowing in the bland realities of her existence.
Anyway, Tessa and Raquel continued to discuss the enigmatic being that is Chase, and I would tell you what they said but a) it was forgettable, and b) I kept getting distracted by Tessa’s magazine flapping in the gale force Laguna winds. Hey Tessa, it’s called a paperweight. LOOK INTO IT.
Nevertheless, I did seem to remember the girls saying how Chase wanted to be a rock star, and I’m sure if anyone could help, it would be Rocky. You know, on account of her being the long lost spawn of Naomi Judd. Anyway, the opening credits then rolled, and soon we learned the title of tonight’s epic show: “Who Wants To Date A Rock Star?” I couldn’t tell if that was a rhetoric question or a general plea. Either way, it provoked nightmarish visions of Tommy Lee taking Tessa on a date at Dave and Buster’s, and for that I was not happy.
Speaking of Rock Stars, we then headed over to Nick G.’s house (no relation to Warren) where the dumb band, Open Air Stereo, was busy practicing. As far as teen rockers go, they weren’t as painfully cacophonous as Talan’s “let’s play random notes” band, but that’s not saying much. Luckily, we didn’t hear much of their music in this scene — just a mere snippet featuring Chase singing “Ahhhhh” over and over again. Yes, he’s quite the wordsmith. Silverchair better watch out!
Well, the band took a quick break, and conveniently, Rocky called Chase up and asked him if they were all set for Tessa’s party. You see, up until now, we didn’t know there was a party, and from the sounds of it, this was gonna be a surprise party! “She has no clue,” Rocky said, adding, “Seriously, she has no clue about anything. She doesn’t even know what birds are.” Okay, Rocky didn’t say that last part, but Chase did note that this party is “gonna rage!” And let’s be honest. Nothing saying ragin’ like a wild girl like Tessa!
And what was Tessa doing at that moment? Oh, you know. Just staring off into space. Raquel walked up to her in a café and kissed her on the cheek, “surprising” her in the process. “Oh. Hey,” Tessa remarked in her typically captivating way. Rocky then wished her a happy birthday week (shouldn’t it be birth week, not birthday week?) to which Tessa replied, “Thank you!” This was followed by the arrival of their food, prompting Rocky to say, “Thank you!” which was then echoed by Tessa who also chirped, “Thank you!” Seriously, everyone STOP SAYING THANK YOU. WE GET IT.
Well, with the weekend coming, Tessa wanted to know what Rocky had in store for the big birthday party. Oh, not much, Raquel said. Just a few people were coming over. Oh, and Chase wasn’t gonna be able to make it because he had a busy night of singing “Ahhhhh” in Nick G’s basement. As you can imagine, Tessa was quite crestfallen by this news, and while she emoted blandly into her salad, we headed over to Kyndra’s house where our queen bee was busy trying on outfits. Overseeing this process was Kyndra’s mom, Karen, or as I like to call her, MARKIE POST. Who would have ever thought Kyndra came from such faux Night Court-ish roots? Actually, to be fair, Karen wasn’t a total Markie Post doppleganger — that is, unless Markie Post got giant, fake boobs and a nasty sunburn.
Anyhoo, like so many Laguna moms, Karen seemed to be enjoying the vicarious thrill ride that was her daughter’s life, and at one point, when Kyndra insisted she wasn’t preparing for a date, K-Dawg remarked, “That’s a pretty hot outfit for it not being a date.” This, of course, comes from the woman with the silicon funbags popping out of her low-cut shirt. And don’t think she wasn’t afraid to show those assets off to Cameron when he showed up. With “Mrs. Robinson” playing in my head, Karen managed to bend over generously, making sure all boys (and MTV cameras) in a five foot radius could see the full-splendor of her mighty bosom. Oh K-Dawg. You naughty, naughty minx. Of course, she’s nothing compared to Charlene Torriero, mother of Talan:



“Excuse me while I lean over, children.”

“You ever been with an older woman, Cameron? Wanna see what it’s like?”
We then went from Kyndra’s mom Karen to Jessica’s mom Karen, who, by the way, looked EXACTLY like Jessica. As you’d expect from these two, they were busy talking about boys, specifically Cameron. Karen asked if her daughter was dating him or whatever, and then she rationalized, “He’s an old junior, and you graduated a year early.” Well, I guess that means their relationship isn’t totally sad and pathetic on Jessica’s part! Yay! By the way, it’s super sad when Jessica has to rely on her mom as a sidekick. Even LC was able to import random people for her stint last season (and let’s not forget that one of those random people was the beloved Heidi, luminary thinker of Southern California).

Shut up, MIRROR IMAGE!
Anyway, Karen chided her daughter/reflection by saying, “What do you think Cameron’s doing? Waiting for you? He’s too cute.” Ouch. Well, Jessica scoffed at her mother’s snotty (but true) comment by asking, “Why do you have to be such a KILLJOY???” Oooh! Nice use of “killjoy!” I didn’t know colorful vocabulary was allowed in The ‘Guna. I felt like I had just witnessed some rare phenomenon, like a solar eclipse or Saint Elmo’s Fire. Nevertheless, sick of her daughter’s whining, Karen asked, “Did you learn anything from Kristin?… That girl kind of had it down.” She then added, “Why can’t Kristin be my daughter instead? I love her. Like in a motherly way.” Okay, she didn’t say that, but I’d like to thank Karen for passive-aggressively insulting Jessica and then comparing her to another peer. Without such great parenting, we’d never have Jessica’s needy pleas for attention that we love oh so much.
Meanwhile, over at the same sushi spot where he had taken Jessica last week, Cameron was now enjoying a not-date with Kyndra. The two babbled about inane things, specifically Cami and how allegedly awesome she was. “I love Cami,” Kyndra stated. “She’s the guy version of you.” Uh… Cami’s a man?
“She’s the girl version?” Cameron then corrected. Dammit. He stole my joke! Anyway, Kyndra continued her academic comparison of Cami and Cameron by nothing that they both go to the movies! Like OMG! Did she even mention how the first three letters of their names were exactly the same???? Well, Cameron insisted that he did not actually go to the movies that often, causing Kyndra to balk, “Are you kidding me? OH MY GOD!” He SOOOOO goes to the movies!!! The fact that he plays down his movie attendance is like totally the most crazy thing EVER!!! OMG!!!!

“He SO goes to the movies more than he’s saying!”
The conversation then meandered on over to juicier subjects, namely Cameron’s relationship with Jessica. He played it down, saying he and Jessica weren’t dating — they had only hooked up, and it was just one night. But after his blatant lying about his cinema patronage, I really wasn’t sure what to believe anymore! Well, Kyndra was quite relieved to find out that Jessica wasn’t the roadblock she thought she’d be, and with all worries assuaged, the two could banter about more important subjects like how Cameron had totally ordered too much sushi. Did he not realize there was chicken teriyaki coming too??? Whatevs!
With the sound of some girl cover of Dashboard Confessional’s “Screaming Infidelities” in the background, we then headed to the world famous Koffee Klatch where Chase and Tessa were having a fascinating discussion about shopping and stuff. This summit of blandness reached epic levels when Chase pretended like he couldn’t make it to Tessa’s birthday party, saying he had band obligations.
“You know, you’re getting big, I guess,” Tessa remarked. “I remember when you used to play at lunch.” Yeah, and now they play gym class. They are like huge now!
The two then babbled about how they don’t get to hang out that often, but when they do, it’s awesome because everything goes back to the way it always was. “Isn’t that weird?” Chase mused.
“It’s kind of intense!” Tessa answered. Actually, it’s not very intense at all. Then again, when you live a life as chronically boring as Tessa’s, the mere sight of a pigeon waddling down the sidewalk is enough to get the heart racing.
After the break, we headed over to Rocky’s house where people were prepping for the big party. Turns out that tonight’s episode was the official Meet The Moms show because in addition to the Karens from earlier, we also met Tessa’s mom Francesca (ethnicity alert! Asian features detected!), Raquel’s mom Robin, and lasly, Chase’s mom, Julia, or as I call her, First Lady Martha Logan. Seriously, she had some major Jean Smart going on. What was up with the Laguna moms looking all ’80s sitcom starrish? I feel like if we sat in on one of their tea parties, it would be like watching the cast of It’s A Living (Cami’s mom is so Sheryl Lee Ralph. Either that, or she’s Nell Carter from Gimme A Break).

Martha Logan?
Anyway, as everyone got ready for the party (read: milled around the kitchen pointlessly), Chase commented, “It’s gonna be raging. Could I say that one more time?” Please don’t.
Meanwhile, over at Kyndra’s house, Cami was busy balancing two water balloons on her chest. Oh wait, those were her breasts. She and Kyndra bitched and moaned about Tessa’s upcoming party, and Kyndra in particular bashed the silly invitation she had received, complaining that when she opened it, confetti fell out and got everywhere. This of course had me wondering just how Kyndra opened her invite. Did she hold it above her head and shake out its contents like a moron? Or did she merely rip it in half like a barbarian? Because as far as I can tell, unless you’re developmentally challenged, it’s not that hard to keep the confetti in the envelope.

The conversation was put on hold for one second, however, as Kyndra, browsing through some fashion mag, declared, “Oooh! Chanel is going to be so pissed when they find out what Dior did!” Like totally! Chanel’s gonna like totally dis-invite Dior from the Black-And-White party!
The two girls then resumed their not so bashful bash bashing (I’m clever!), which had me wondering why they were going in the first place. I should have known. Boys. Cameron was going, which meant Kyndra had to go, and since no Master can be unaccompanied at a social event, sidekick Cami had to attend as well. Quelle horreur!
Back at Raquel Judd’s house, the band was busy with the world’s most annoying soundcheck EVER, and then finally, the kids began showing up. Partay! Let the good times roll! I was happy to see this season of ethnic diversity included what seemed to be a fully black girl (I’m working under the assumption that Cami is mixed). Also, I was quite surprised to see all the Long Island girls show up, but then I realized that somewhere along the line, The ‘Guna had simply become the trashy mecca of Southern California. We then saw general cavorting at the party, with Cameron towering about three feet above everyone else in attendance, and then finally, it was time to brace for Tessa’s arrival. With the lights off and everyone quiet, Kyndra noted, “I’m smelling body odor.” I think we can blame Chase for that.

Is that Mike Boogie escorting Tessa into the party?
Eventually, Tessa walked in the front door, and sure enough, she was shocked! So shocked, she couldn’t even say anything (which was not unlike her unshocked state). Rocky got the ball rolling on the whole talking thing by saying, “I love you!” And as soon as pleasantries were exchanged, everyone crammed downstairs where like omg Open Air Stereo was going to perform!!! To show just how badass he was, Chase doffed his shirt and began rockin’ the house with his pseudo-Incubus stylings. Cami and Kyndra of course slithered up to the front where they did that awkward dance that people do in non-dance-worthy concert settings, but when it came time to sing Happy Birthday to the lady of the hour, the cool girls decided it was time to go. Kyndra and some girl Nikki bolted, which meant they missed the bland-nificient moment that was Chase regaling Tessa with birthday wishes. That’s thirty seconds of awkward Tessa giggling they’ll never get to experience!
After the commercial break, we then engaged in the age-old Laguna Beach tradition of spending the third act gabbing about the second act. Our post-game coverage began at Rocky’s house the next day where she relived that magical moment when Tessa first walked through the door. She looked like she had just walked into the wrong house, Rocky said for like the third time this episode. I will say that there’s nothing quite as disarming as walking up to your apartment door and then suddenly realizing you’re at the wrong floor. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it blows your mind.
Anyway, Tessa commented that she had no idea about the surprise party, and it was so awesome that Chase could be there and blah blah blah. She also revealed that she and Chase were having dinner together that night, causing Rocky to coo, “You totally belong together.” Yes, they would be like a super union of blandness.
Speaking of Chase, he was shooting pool with some of his fellow band members and discussing the arduous task that was Tessa’s party. He explained how not telling Tessa about the big bash was “the hardest thing I’ve ever had to endure.” Oh, the plight of Chase! The burden of a surprise party is one that no man should ever have to experience! Why must he bear the brunt of such a torturous challenge? If you prick him, does he not bleed?
Elsewhere in The ‘Guna, Kyndra was busy getting her car hand washed, and as usual, loyal Cami was there to participate in this monumental event. The girls tore apart Rocky’s party, with Kyndra saying, “I was glad we left when we did. It was getting super stupid.” Yes, so stupid that you couldn’t resist dancing in the front row of Chase’s mini-concert. Methinks someone was jealous that Rocky staged a better event than Kyndra’s BBQ (which earlier she had insisted was so bomb).
Cami, meanwhile, was disgusted that there were so many people at the party who weren’t even friends with Tessa. How insincere! This clearly peeved Cami, a true paragon of genuine behavior or compassion. As you’d expect, she then eviscerated Rocky’s appearance, saying, “Raquel, like, just some of her outfit choices… Like, do you not own a mirror?” Kyndra echoed this by commenting, “I know we all have bellybutton rings, but hers was like a six foot chain.” OH MY GOD! It’s almost as if she were dressed like she were at a rock concert or something! Who does that??? Kyndra then noted, “I touched it, and I was like ‘That’s cuuute.’” Always good to see that the politics of high school superficiality are still alive and well!
Later that night, we headed over to the Five Foot Restaurant where Tessa was giggling at dinner with Chase. Honestly, I was starting to see why these girls hated her so much. The complete lack of personality was a big negative. Anyway, she and Chase carried on a forgettable conversation, and at one point, a waiter placed down their dishes, saying, “Watch out for those red peppers. They’ll bite you!”
“YEAH!” Chase laughed back as if this waiter had just made the most searing, hilarious, and remarkable joke EVER.

“That thing about the red peppers was HILARIOUS, dude!”
The conversation then headed down a dark, mysterious path as Tessa alluded to a time when “she was sick.” Apparently, the only person she had allowed to see her during that time was Chase. What ailment did she have? Cancer? Bulimia (Candace did hint at that last week). I guess we’ll find out over the course of the season what secrets Tessa holds. Unfortunately, by then we probably won’t care very much, especially since it will have been leaked to the internet, if it hasn’t been already.
The episode wrapped up with Chase receiving a call in the restaurant, alerting him that his band desperately needed him. We didn’t know what was so urgent that required Chase’s immediate attention, but I’m thinking that maybe Nick G. had some ill-fated drum stick accident. The kind that involves a secret, Tessa-like hospital stay and a donut pillow. Just another Laguna mystery!
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wow mad props for the promptness of this recap–it’s been one of those “so i guess i’m never getting to sleep” nights.
so i watched the episode with one of my guy friends thinking that as a guy, he would be less impacted by all these oddities of the new cast, that is of course following the stereotype that girls are more judgmental. well by the by i was wrong, seeing as throughout the episode he was overcome by vague ethnicity and fake 40-year-old fake boobs with a scalding burn mark of an upper chest. he then proclaimed, “this new cast sucks”. oh, men.
so anyways where the hell was bernice this episode?? and candace? as annoying and unimportant as they were, they still added some color to last episode (even if that color was “trash”). this episode was not very good…..and heavily overshadowed by that weird screaming infidelities cover. definitely coulda used some KC and the Sunshine Band.
Thank you for this! Your decication and humor is appreciated over here. Without it, I would be creating a powerpoint presentation on insurance premium growth trends in Eastern Europe right now. Woo hoo!!
I live in Germany so I can only get my (good) TV through you. Laguna Beach hasn’t made it over, but we do get some US MTV shows on Mtv Germany in between Rammstein and German TRL. TV is just different over here even though they basically just take the shows from the US: South Park dubbed in German except without the right voices or social context; the German interpretation of the proper translation of “yo, yo for reals, yo. we gave you mad rims” on Pimp My Ride. It’s just not the same.
i love your recaps. You do good work, B-Side. Thanks!
I’m trying hard to like Tessa because she seems to be one of the lesser bitchtastic girls- but DAMN, girlfriend is boring! The hobo down the street has more flair. And that VOICE. I guess I better get used to it since she is somewhat the center of this season. Also, I’m positive that Tessa’s mysterious illness was infact a chronic stuffy nose and the doctors have given up on trying to treat her.
This episode was not as interesting as I would have liked; your re-cap was 10x more entertaining. I’m starting to realize how good we’ve had it during the second season with Kristin and her brainless clan. I guess I can always hope for Cami’s gigantic boobs to randomly pop out during an episode.
“Cami is the guy version of you…”
SEE! Freudian slip or not, I want it known that I went on record with my suspicions about Cami being a post-op tranny streetwalker in last week’s comments.
Well done, as usual, B-Side.
Just a quick note on what I think should be a correction. When discussing the apparent similarities between Cam “A” and Cam “B”, I don’t think the dialogue was that both “quote” movies.
B-Side! Thanks for the quick re-cap. I loved it as usual. Yes, this episode was a little boring and Tessa too, but I can’t help liking Tessa and Rocky for their non-bitchyness. It does seem like Rocky can do normal things like cook. She seems to be doing that a lot in these shows.
I liked Kristin’s bitchyness last year. I can’t stand Kyndra and Cami. Kyndra is always laughing about nothing when she is talking to Cameron. And Cameron talks like Napoleon Dynamite. He is just so Dah!
B-Side,
Martha Logan and Mike Boogie.
LOL.
I’m pretty sure Remford is right about them ‘quoting’ movies, after all, that’s why Cami’s boobs are so big, they’re full of information.
Awesome recap.
*Woah Jessica looks like her mom, and Jessica needs to get over her UGLY BOY FETISH
*That did look like Mike Boogie, grosse
*Karen is the official name of Laguna mothers [I remember someone else's mom name Karen last year]
*Is Jessica or her mom from New Jersey?? I noticed her mom’s hat said “Jersey Girls” on it from there little lunch
* I’m glad I wasnt hallucinting and there was an African-American girl at the party but I think it was Talesha from 8th & Ocean hired by MTV.
* LAst but not least. CHASE IS GAY TESSA! These “band practices” aren’t what you think they are…
This episode was excruciating. Tessa is clearly the geeky girl next door, somewhere a producer is kicking himself for green lighting the non-compelling lead that is Tessa.
Jessica and her sister/mom, FREAKY.
That conversation at dinner between Cameron and Kyndra was like watching paint dry. The only thing keeping me watching so far this season is the shots of her in a bathing suit.
And as far as Cami’s comment about “doesn’t she like own a mirror?” I had about 1,000 comebacks for that one. Most of which are too ugly for this PG setting.
Oh and put Talan’s mom and Kyndra’s mom on my list of things to do.
Rrrreeeeooowwrrr! If Naomi Judd was nice enough to invite KyndraCam to the party, they could have sheathed their claws for at least a half hour. I wouldn’t be surprised if those two started scent-marking Naomi Judd’s house. Bitches.
And how about the “toonya” comment at dinner? Tessa is so boring and cannot make conversation so she was reading the menu aloud to Chase, which actually may have been part due to the fact that Chase may not be able to read. Most of his song lyrics are Aaaaaaaahhhhh after all. Then when she said “toonya” instead of tuna I just thought that was so sad. It’s not like chateaubriand or pasta fagioli.
Terence, you are totally right. Taylor’s mom was named Karen last year. Well, she probably still is named Karen, but you know what I mean.
Maybe a lot of the blandness has to do with MTV’s editing? In a way I think it’s good that they keep the worst of the raunchiness off the air. I had read on the internet that during last season, when Cami texted Alex M. during their girlfriends dinner, she (Cami) had walked in on Jessica and Jason doing a LOT more than just kissing. This was during the time that Talan had pulled a fast one and had a party withOUT MTV cameras!
In addition, according to unverified (but believable) sources, Jason had bashed Alex M’s head against a locker which was the real reason for their break up.
hmmm.
If the above is true, it might have made for more dramatic viewing, but it would also have turned Laguna Beach into a freakishly disturbing show rather than merely portraying the boring lives of a group of pretty but bitchy rich kids.
Great job, B-Side.
Did anyone notice the “previously on Laguna Beach” voice was LC?? Maybe I’m just longing for the good old days of more substantial LB nothingness….
I continue to flash on last week’s exchange about Shakespeare vs. Laguna Beach, especially who would be Ophelia. Gotta be Jessica. But when I try to fit this season into this comparative literature hilarity, all I can picture is Kyndra as the SHREW (as in “Taming of the”). Thoughts?
Another great entry by b-side!Dont tell me you didnt see kyndra and cameron making out… guess your gonna have to rewind your tivo.But really jessicas mom wants kristen as a daughter…god jessica lives up to no ones standards…
Somebody made this post on the Laguna television without pity board… they know Tessa’s family, I guess…
Tessa’s condition is actually called Stephen Johnson’s syndrome. I think you can still see that her skin is still healing. Around 2 years ago, she was prescribed a topical medicine by her derm. and then had the reaction. The disease causes your skin to more or less to burn/rash/peel off in a frightening manner (hence her not letting anyone come and see her).
Info about this disease:
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is a potentially deadly skin disease that usually results from a drug reaction. Another form of the disease is called Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, and again this usually results from a drug-related reaction. Both forms of the disease can be deadly as well as very painful and distressing. In most cases, these disorders are caused by a reaction to a drug, and one drug that has come under fire lately is the cox-2 inhibitor Bextra, which is already linked to these disorders.
ooooh…..buzzkill.
well that really sucks for tessa, but luclikyi cant even tell on her.
joeypotter, kyndra totally is shrew-esque, i think i was searching in my mind for something to lable her as but couldn’t find it. now i know.
ooooh…..buzzkill.
well that really sucks for tessa, but luclikyi cant even tell on her.
joeypotter, kyndra totally is shrew-esque, i think i was searching in my mind for something to lable her as but couldn’t find it. now i know.
Why the hell did Raquel invite Kyndra and Cami to the party after how rude they were to her and Tessa at Kyndra’s BBQ?
I miss Kristin. She was absolutely fabulous. Kyndra’s got nothing on Kristin.
Jenny P-thanks for clearing that up (no dermatological pun intended). I was wondering. So, I guess that’s the time that she needed Kyndra the most that she referenced? That’s what caused their friendship to fall apart-the fact that she had a terrible skin disease? What a heinous bitch if you ask me. High school is never fun for anyone, imagine having to deal with something that may or may not kill you only to be troubled that your friends may disown you for being unpretty. She may have no personality, but I’d rather be that as opposed to the other ‘Guna girls. They suck.
For all the money that these girls have can’t they afford to get a decent bleach job? They look like they use Sun In to get their highlights. At least LC and Kristin, while not being natural blondes, used better hair stylists.
No one else was shocked when Jessica mentioned that she SKIPPED a grade!? WTF?
And thanks for the info Jenny P, it almost makes me feel bad when the camera was focused on her face and I said to myself, “Damn, you have so nasty ass skin.”
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZz……Booorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring
I miss Kristen too. Kristen was absolutely amazing with guys. The conversation between Kyndra and Cameron would have never happened if this was Kristen we’re talking about. Men chased her like crazy and she played them like violins.
I think the difference between the two is Kristen is filled with confidence and therefore her arrogance, or bitchiness, can be somewhat admirable. While the Kyndra is insecure and takes that out on those weaker to justify just how great she is.
Kyndra is a bully and shares no similar aspects that I admired Kristen for in season 2.
Oh! I WAS shocked to hear Jessica say she skipped a grade. She sure didn’t come across as an academic overachiever.
Maybe the curriculum at the laguna beach schools is so remedial that average students are considered brainiacs and allowed to skip classes. I always thought it was strange that Kristen was an honor student.
well i haven’t read the recap yet, but my jaw just dropped w/ a loud guffaw when jessica’s mom asked her ‘didn’t you learn anything from kristin?’ hahahahaha OH MY!
and that birthday party was so sweet, every girl deserves to have friends like rocky and chase, except for kyndra and cami, they just deserve each other.
yeah, i don’t think screaming infidelities EVER needed to be remade, what the hell?
I think Cami’s real name is Cameron, so the two really do share sooo much in common.
What was up with the crazy side kick of kyndra’s at the party that said she’d leave too? she looked like somebody from the Adam’s family, scary as hell!
I couldn’t believe when I saw on a site what Tessa had, how awful that must have been! wow, i haven’t really disliked her yet, but now, I’m just glad she’s just got a stuffy nose and nothing else!
and yes, the fake blonds need to get it together cause they’re lookin rough! and like Kristin always liked to point out to us, their extensions are pretty awful too
The editing on this show is wonky. When Cami and Kyndra and sunning by the pool, Kyndra hands Cami an Elle magazine with Shakira on the cover, which came out in March of this year. Next episode comes the Christmas party…
anybody else notice how deep kyndra’s voice is? it’s borderline manly.
for now, i’d have to say my favorite ‘Guna kid is Raquel. she seems to be the only non-backstabber-ish one there by throwing the party for Tessa and just wanting to see her happy.awww, now if that doesnt say BFFL then I dont know what does.
There should be a Jessica word of the week. Butthurt, killjoy…what next oniomania (look it up it’s something those kids do).
The news about Tessa’s reaction to her dermatalogic medication is very, very sad. I, for one, am very glad she seems to have recovered.
That makes her the cutest Teen-Leper on TV!
The editing this season bites, so does the cast. Yet I tune in religiously.
But this review & the comments rock!
Are Terrence and I the only ones who think Chase might be a confirmed bachelor? As someone who developed a few crushed on some very charming gay men when I was young & didn’t know any better, he sets off my gaydar.
Maybe that will be the big episode. Frankly, it seems a bit more exciting that this alledged skin disease the producers are dragging on and on, prolly bc they don’t have much good footage.
Is it just me or does Kyndra look like she could be Heidi’s (from THE HILLS) little sister? They have the same mouth and smile. I knew that Kyndra reminded me of someone, but when I look at a couple of the screen caps I just realized that it is Heidi.
Rick D.
The show sucks this year problem none of them are that all attractive and none of them have a great personality where you just want to watch. Cami is too heavy she’s a cheeseburger away from being fat. If she lost 15 pounds she probably would be an attractive girl she’s not ugly she’s not fat but she’s not thin enough either. Kyndra is not attractive to me she’s ok but she to can stand to lose about 5pounds and Tessa well she is boring, dull, and kinda stupid. Lets hope the season gets better.
TwinFalls (#34) I totally agree that Chase has a chronic case of “gay”, but the producers wouldn’t be smart enough to put something actually meaningful (i.e. coming out) on the show. Instead it will be a crisis like Kyndra not really liking Cami’s new bikini, but should she tell her?! (Cue the pensive emo-punk!).
Talan’s mom….hands down the hottest chick in Laguna.
i was happy to see that there was actualy black people there, but i like the show anyways. Was anyone else happy to see a black person besides Cami cuz u can tell she wants to bo white
Jesus. I haven’t seen this episode yet but I thought that pic. of Jessica’s mom was just Jessica without makeup or on a rough day. That’s creepy.
Hmm. Everybody’s saying this episode was boring but it was more interesting than the last one to me haha. I think Kyndra was extra bitchy on this episode. I dont understand y these grlz keep inviting each other to parties when they dont even like each other. I dont invite ppl that i dont like 2 my parties.
I love how Kyndra and Cami kept complaining about the party but they went anyway
umm. weird. They just went 2 be bitchez. Kyndra was so annoying at the party when they were waiting for Tessa to come in and she started screaming that somebody had b.o. Hmm she could definitely stand to show a little class. She talks about other pplz taste yet that was a very tasteless move. And then she started screaming for somebody to stop looking at her? haha she needs to grow up.
I feel bad for Tessa cuz it seems to me like she onlii has 2 frendz… Chase and Raquel
aww. At least they’re true frendz.
Cami needs to stop running behind Kyndra like a lap dog. It’s onlii the second episode and it’s already very pathetic. I read in a magazine 2day a quote from Cami where she claimed that she was afraid ppl would think she was a bitch. No Comment.
hilarious recap, b-side. BTW did anybody else notice that Kyndra was a brunette during that episode last season when she was with Cami out shopping and they ran into Alex M.? Since then, I guess she rubbed her 2 brain cells together and realized a bleach blonde do was a prerequisite for maximum face time on the new season, of course…but she’ll never be Kristin!
“They would be like a super union of blandness.” That line right there is classic. The mom cameos were kind of freakish. It was like the mom’s were ready for their 30 secs of limelight. Anyhow, I agree with most of the posts. Kyndra is a sorry ass excuse for the resident Bitch. Where is Kristin or Alex M. when you need them? If Jason did bang Alex’s head into a locker, wtf was she doing hooking up with him at prom? Or did the head bashing come after that? Is LC’s sister going to get any camera time? Cami needs a new flat iron. I understand that Southern Cali is humid but dayum, her stuff looks a hot ass mess. I guess that sushi place has replaced Pasta Pom as the Laguna dining spot. All this diversity, first the cast now the choice of restaurants? I don’t know if Laguna is prepared for this kind of revolution.
so LC and Heidi don’t live where MTV claims, and according to http://www.openairstereo.com/journals neither does Nick G. Why bother with the charade? And why the G, is there another Nick that’s hiding somewhere? Why does Laguna give me so many questions, so little answers?
when did open air stereo get so good at web design is my question…..maybe thats just a pre-made template or something…..
what the hell was with all the moms in this episode? It’s seems like it was done on purpose. I can just see a spin off now just like that show housewives of Ocean County. It might be good though if they did and maybe Cameron would make an appearance
If there was a sweet girl like Tessa in my school who had a horrible condition like that i would not be such a bitch to her, i mean what did she really do anyways? I can just see Kyndra saying OMG you’re so not going to ruin my bbq with your ugly skin!!
Terence (9)- Yeah, LC’s mom is a Karen too.
Rick D- Kyndra does look liked a tanner version of Heidi. She’s about as ditzy as her too.
p.s. can someone please give these characters some depth?!
LC’s (and Breanna’s) mother is named Kathy, not Karen.
Instead of the “Real Housewives of Orange County” I would love to see a show with these moms in it. They seem about as shallow and materialistic as the women on the other show.
I think it was Taylor’s mom who was Karen. Karen and Lauren seem to be popular Laguna names.
I read that Cami’s real name is actually Cameran.. so OMG MORE SIMILARITIES!!
Yeah.. Chase sounds too much like Brandon Boyd for my liking. And he does the whole performing shirtless thing like Brandon too. Though Chase will never be as gorgeous as Brandon Boyd. Ever.
http://www.openairstereo.com/images/46_Train.jpg
That picture says it all…Chase is Laguna’s answer to Clay Aiken
I don’t think Chase is gay I just think he wants nothing to do with the LB girls, (he’s a smart guy) think about it Tessa is like his little sister, (sorry Tessa) he can’t touch Rocky because of Tessa, although I still think Rocky is a little babe, that leaves Kyndra and her skunktastic hair do, Cami aka little Buddah and her nasty donut eating self. Bernice who I don’t think was at the party because she was having her beard removed or Candace, who could actually be kind of cute if she did not have such a trailer park attitude.
Gosh now that I think about it, with girls like this, maybe Chase would be better off switching teams. And is it just me or does Cameron look like the love child of the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man and one of Willy Wonka’s Umpa Lumpas? I’m just asking?
I haven’t been lucky enough to watch this episode yet but had to tell you…. I loved your Asian features detected! And the comedian/waiter comments!! LMAO!
Damn it seems like everyone on here is so hooked up on someone’s ethnicity that it’s ridiculous!
Damn it seems like everyone on here is so hooked up on someone’s ethnicity that it’s ridiculous!
i cannot believe that jessica skipped a grade. this must have been early on in grade school.
where is lauren’s sister (breanna?)? i’m beginning to think she has nothing to do with any of the other people on the show and they just needed her for the lauren-to-sister pep talk.
Wow. Where to begin? I am no fan of the Laguna Beach show, but I can’t stand by & read this BS written by you – an insecure, bored, jealous dumb a$$. I mean, it’s hilarious – you haven’t got a clue! You have absolutely NO idea what you’re talking about. It’s like you’re trying way too hard to be funny & clever when the truth of the matter is: you are a first-class idiot. & here’s a few reasons why…..
*MTV sets up “scenes” to be played out by a group of kids who aren’t actors, yet they’re asked to act & told what to say & do
*Editors are extremely well-paid…& for good reason. They know exactly what they’re doing with the thousands of hours of film. They are the puppet masters & create & manipulate as they see fit
*The show is about Laguna – where there are no Paris Hiltons or Courtney Loves or Osbourne families. Instead, there are some laid-back surf babies. Tessa doesn’t care if she’s interesting to you or not. MTV picked her, so whine to them
*The moms are cute. Sorry yours isn’t. & 80′s? I don’t recall seeing any neon or Keds, so…? You could have come up with something better than that
*you know NOTHING about what Chase has been through in his life – he was talking about what he was told to talk about, not what events have traumatized him. & as for laughing at the waiter’s comment, the waiter’s his cousin, Dumb A$$ – & he looks up to him
*& may be Tessa doesn’t want you knowing what happened because you’ll only trivialize it with your not-so-witty banter & judgement. & get over the bulimia crap already! It wasn’t bulimia!
I think you’re just a bored, pathetic loser with a big mouth. I guess putting people down makes you feel like a tough guy. Brilliant analysis, tough guy.
Wow. Where to begin? I am no fan of the Laguna Beach show, but I can’t stand by & read this BS written by you – an insecure, bored, jealous dumb a$$. I mean, it’s hilarious – you haven’t got a clue! You have absolutely NO idea what you’re talking about. It’s like you’re trying way too hard to be funny & clever when the truth of the matter is: you are a first-class idiot. & here’s a few reasons why…..
*MTV sets up “scenes” to be played out by a group of kids who aren’t actors, yet they’re asked to act & told what to say & do
*Editors are extremely well-paid…& for good reason. They know exactly what they’re doing with the thousands of hours of film. They are the puppet masters & create & manipulate as they see fit
*The show is about Laguna – where there are no Paris Hiltons or Courtney Loves or Osbourne families. Instead, there are some laid-back surf babies. Tessa doesn’t care if she’s interesting to you or not. MTV picked her, so whine to them
*The moms are cute. Sorry yours isn’t. & 80′s? I don’t recall seeing any neon or Keds, so…? You could have come up with something better than that
*you know NOTHING about what Chase has been through in his life – he was talking about what he was told to talk about, not what events have traumatized him. & as for laughing at the waiter’s comment, the waiter’s his cousin, Dumb A$$ – & he looks up to him
*& may be Tessa doesn’t want you knowing what happened because you’ll only trivialize it with your not-so-witty banter & judgement. & get over the bulimia crap already! It wasn’t bulimia!
I think you’re just a bored, pathetic loser with a big mouth. I guess putting people down makes you feel like a tough guy. Brilliant analysis, tough guy. Yawn.
Italiansrfrgirl, if you’re from Laguna Beach and an insider who knows more than the rest of us, good for you. But it’s much more effective to set the record straight and get your points across without being so belligerent and snarky.
Oh please! Don’t even get on a high horse defending these people. This is EXACTLY what they signed up for.
http://ilovecamping.blogspot.com/2006/08/lameguna-beach.html
*MTV sets up “scenes” to be played out by a group of kids who aren’t actors, yet they’re asked to act & told what to say & do
*Editors are extremely well-paid…& for good reason. They know exactly what they’re doing with the thousands of hours of film. They are the puppet masters & create & manipulate as they see fit
Oh yeah, the author of this recap is going to be SHOCKED to learn those things. Are you saying that reality TV is actually carefully manipulated and not, as everyone here previously believed, an honest testimony to exactly what happened as the cameras were rolling? Nooooooo.
“where is lauren’s sister (breanna?)? i’m beginning to think she has nothing to do with any of the other people on the show and they just needed her for the lauren-to-sister pep talk.”
I decided that Breanna probably has nothing to do with the other “popular girls” in real life when Candace’s internet photo album showed up and she was in none of the pictures.
I didn’t know where else to put this, but you guys should recap two-a-days. It seems a lot less fake than laguna, like true life: the series . . . or something.
Whatever.. B-Side’s recaps are genious and watching Laguna wouldn’t be the same without tuning in for his perspective post show….. and if you are going to come spam the board with a bunch of insight, at least make it juicy and worth the read. What can we do with the knowledge that Chase is related to the waiter? The crack about the peppers was still lame.
Funniest quotes of the episode
Kyndra “Cami is the GUY version of you.”
Jessica: “Yeah mom but I skipped A GRADE.”
I knew Jessica looked a little studious but I’m still not totally coninved but I know people who are genuises and still don’t realize there in a bad relationship or anything like that. IQ has nothing to do with common sense sometimes. IDK but for some reason I think Kyndra looks like a cross between Heidi and Ashlee Simpson espcially when she laughs.. idk just a wierd thought.
italiansrfrgrl = Kyndra? (Mayo is an Italian name)
Whatever, your clearly more than a casual observer. It’s nice to know you and your friends read TVgasm. Maybe you’ll have a more realistic understanding of how the rest of the world views you. We don’t like you. Believe me – We’re not jealous, we just don’t like you.
Kyndra and Cami are mean, vapid and physically unattractive girls. The only reason guys go to Kyndra’s parties is because she has low self-esteem, which makes her easy. I think Kyndra may be bitter due to the fact that she was born with both girl and boy parts; and even though her parents picked girl, she grew up to look more like a boy.
Cami is way out of her league, guys don’t seem attracted to her at all. The only purpose she serves is to be the mouth-piece for her friends. Her only currency in that group is making everyone else seem nicer; as long as she’s identified as the bitch, the rest of them can deny culpability. So Cami is not only mean and ugly, she’s stupid.
Kristin, while definitely a piece of work, was actually not a bitch. She was straight-forward about who she liked and who she didn’t. She didn’t go out of her way to make people uncomfortable, and pretty much respected other people’s boundary lines. The fact that she annoyed certain people was more a function of external circumstances.
BTW italiansrfrgrl – TVgasm for you is kind of like going to the party of someone you don’t like – You’re not going to have have a good time, so don’t go. Trust me, you won’t be missed.
Oops! I double copied, my login screwed up.
What I meant to say was – I also think Chase might be gay. If Chase & Tessa = Will & Grace, does Cedric = Jack?
Also -
Plastic, surgically re-animated Moms are not always considered cute. Sometimes they’re just considered freaks.
When Kyndra’s Mom hugged Cameron it reminded of the scene from Mean Girls when Amy Pohler hugged Lyndsay Lohan with her ROCK-HARD boobie-trons.
First of all, GREAT recap!
Second of all, GREAT comments, everyone! I swear this site is a million times more funny than the actual show, and they make the thousands of re-runs MTV shows so much funner because I re-watch and laugh at everthing that has been mentioned here.
ANYWAY……
My thoughts on this ep:
1. Chase is an Incubus/Brandon Boyd rip off. He’s got it all down, from the emaciated shirtless figure, to the slightly gay vibe. Oh yeah, and the way he holds the mic. LAME! And I thik he looks like Jase’s (from Big Brother)younger brother.
However I thought it was funny how he totally dissed their “Toonya” dinner for his band mates.
2. Tessa…what is with her look? I am not bagging on her mysterious sickness, but her overall look…looks like she’s a 45 year old woman! Seriously! I bet she could buy alcohol for all the kids!
3. Rocky…I am starting to like her. She’s the new “Lo”
4. Cameron…WTF does anyone see in him? He looks like a cross between “Monchichi” dolls and Napolean Dymanite!
5. Kyndra tries too hard. Kristin could beat her in a bitch off any day! By the way, did any one else notice that she drives a white Range Rover? Didn’t a girl get a white Range Rover on “My Super Sweet Sixteen”? Makes me think even more MTV hooks these chicks up with this stuff.
—also, Tater I too would like too see a Jessica “Word of the Episode” segment!
Butt hurt?? Kill Joy??? WTF???
Yes, TVgasm should definitely recap Two-A-Days. In the meantime…
http://ilovecamping.blogspot.com/2006/08/so-much-better-than-laguna-beach-two.html
Hey italiansfrgrl if you no likey, than don’t read it! Pretty simple.
BTW It’s hilarious. (The recap – not the show)
If they don’t like editors “manipulating” scenes what they’ve said – don’t sign up for the gig!
I think you should recap two a days also. It was way more like the first two seasons of Laguna Beach.
You people all seem to be forgeting that mysterious vixen (or ice princess as her “twin sister” pointed out) Lexie. Sure she hasn’t said a word, been in a grand total of 2 seconds in the first episodes, and only has been pointed out for her “glaring” capabilities. That in itself makes her my favorite character.
Please recap TwoADays!!!
I like Tessa. She is so average and real. Thinking back to my high school years – there were more “average” people than flashy/b**chy.
As far as the moms go – I think it’s great. I don’t want to turn 40 and have to wear the polyester pants – if I look as good as they do then I want to show it.
I love the recaps and everyones comments, there are some great writers here. I also like to watch the show again while keeping in mind what’s been posted here.
Jenna
I LOVED this recap.
These girls need some work. I mean since the moms are rocking silicone, they should hook their daughters up too. Kyndra desperately needs a nose job. Cami needs facial lipo and a mini breast reduction. Don’t get me started on LC’s sister. Bitch needs a magician.
As far as the guna hookas getting their Victoria’s Secret panties in a twist for these recaps……well…..that just makes all these comments even better. I’ve always wanted them to read how the come across and the ACTUALLY do!
Also, Kyndra is no Kristen. Kristen was smart. She talked smack BEHIND people’s back but kept it cool in their presence. She even stayed neutral during the whole Jessica-Alex M. Cabo debacle. Kristen never let a guy see her sweat. They chased abd she liked it. If they did her wrong, she brushed it off and just eventually made them all regret it and want her even more.
Lastly Cameron. Does anyone else notice that Cameron has the face of a fat kid? I’m sure if we find a pic of him in elementary he’d be pudge. I told my friend that his body is fighting to get fat. He’s probably the bulemic.
I LOVED this recap.
These girls need some work. I mean since the moms are rocking silicone, they should hook their daughters up too. Kyndra desperately needs a nose job. Cami needs facial lipo and a mini breast reduction. Don’t get me started on LC’s sister. Bitch needs a magician.
As far as the guna hookas getting their Victoria’s Secret panties in a twist for these recaps……well…..that just makes all these comments even better. I’ve always wanted them to read how the come across and the ACTUALLY do!
Also, Kyndra is no Kristen. Kristen was smart. She talked smack BEHIND people’s back but kept it cool in their presence. She even stayed neutral during the whole Jessica-Alex M. Cabo debacle. Kristen never let a guy see her sweat. They chased abd she liked it. If they did her wrong, she brushed it off and just eventually made them all regret it and want her even more.
Lastly Cameron. Does anyone else notice that Cameron has the face of a fat kid? I’m sure if we find a pic of him in elementary he’d be pudge. I told my friend that his body is fighting to get fat. He’s probably the bulemic.
I LOVED this recap.
These girls need some work. I mean since the moms are rocking silicone, they should hook their daughters up too. Kyndra desperately needs a nose job. Cami needs facial lipo and a mini breast reduction. Don’t get me started on LC’s sister. Bitch needs a magician.
As far as the guna hookas getting their Victoria’s Secret panties in a twist for these recaps……well…..that just makes all these comments even better. I’ve always wanted them to read how the come across and the ACTUALLY do!
Also, Kyndra is no Kristen. Kristen was smart. She talked smack BEHIND people’s back but kept it cool in their presence. She even stayed neutral during the whole Jessica-Alex M. Cabo debacle. Kristen never let a guy see her sweat. They chased abd she liked it. If they did her wrong, she brushed it off and just eventually made them all regret it and want her even more.
Lastly Cameron. Does anyone else notice that Cameron has the face of a fat kid? I’m sure if we find a pic of him in elementary he’d be pudge. I told my friend that his body is fighting to get fat. He’s probably the bulemic.
Kyndra is trying too hard to be evil. She is not inherently evil. She’s not a Regina George (tho she pathetically tries to be) and She looks like Celine Dion….. fugly!
Cami… eww what an unattractive bitch. She’s definately evil but I think its coming from the fact she knows she unattractive.
Rocky is cool.
I love the recap, but I’m sure that Kyndra said that Cameron and Cami QUOTE movies a lot, not GO to movies a lot.
Because in the first episode Cami was saying lines from the movie ‘Mean Girls.’
Anyway….
i was totally gonna say the same thing about “quoting movies”… I can’t believe EVERYONE missed that!
oh and p.s. doesn’t cami look like wilbur the pig?
LMAO great recap for a boring episode. Keep up the good work. And yeah I’m jumping on the recap Two-A-Days bandwagon.
Heres some REALLY interesting info on the disease Tessa supposedly had.
Heres some REALLY interesting info on the disease Tessa supposedly had. Look at the picture…that could be why her lips are always blistery and cracked.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stevens-johnson-syndrome/AN00691
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