Last night's episode began with the always entertaining "Previously on Laguna Beach." We relived last week's wonderful Cabo catfight between Alex and Jessica, but wait! There's more. "The drama wasn't over for Alex," said Kristin. "She was about to find out that her good friend Casey had started a nasty rumor about her." YES! That's just the sort of news I want to hear at the top of Laguna Beach. Let the brawl begin! (Because we know that Alex is quite the bruiser.)

Well, it didn't take long for the claws to come out. In the very next sentence, Kristin noted, "I knew that girl was bad news. She's a little slut." Buckle up, people. It's gonna be a stormy night in the 'Guna!

Sadly, we also had boring story lines to deal with, mainly Kristin's pseudo-love triangle with Stephen and Talan. "I was starting to get the sense that Talan wanted more from me," said Kristin. Really? What gave you that impression? The fact that he spent the entire Cabo trip trying to make out with you? Saying he loved you? So observant, Kristin. So observant.

Ah, but Talan's smooth moves in Mexico looked like they'd be thwarted because Stephen had invited his former lass up to San Francisco. This therefore prompted the typical Kristin/Roz powwow at the top of the show, but unlike past episodes, this meeting took place out in nature. Hmmm... I don't know how I feel about this. It's sort of disorienting to not have Roz sitting on a bed, leafing through a magazine.

Nevertheless, the two gal pals gabbed about Talan, with Kristin saying that he liked her too much. "What do you do? I mean, seriously?" asked Roz. She then added, "Seriously, I've never had a boy like me." Kristin brushed off the whole thing, saying she just acts like a bitch, and then suddenly we were whisked away to the opening credits. When the show returned, we heard those lofty notes of Coldplay twinkling over the Laguna coast. Gwyneth Paltrow LOVES Laguna Beach now!

We then went down to the beach where Alex and Taylor were hanging out with a Master-less Cedric. What the? How is this possible? He's the sidekick. He can't stray from his Master Jason! Something is afoot. Maybe Jessica has tied Jason to a bed in her basement, Kathy Bates style. Anyway, the big topic of conversation was Casey and this rumor she had apparently started. We didn't get the details, unfortunately, but Alex said with an embarrassed look that it had to do with a bad hygiene problem. Her face had that guilty look, and it was clear she was covering something up. Normally, I'd just surmise that it had to do with underarm odor or halitosis, but with Alex suddenly getting so shifty, I'll just have to assume something's up with her vagina. That's just the way it goes.