"Did you all use the spray tan we gave you?"
So eight big episodes mark the debut of Newport Harbor: The Other Laguna Beach. I'm not sure how the change in scenery has fared for our MTV documentarians, but I guess you don't find a Kristin Cavallari on every block, do you? I do think, though, that you can find a Lauren Conrad on every block and that is the lesson we have learned from our Newport narrator, Chrissy - the latest boring pretty girl. All she has to do is drop out of college, have MTV rig her up a prestigious internship, surround herself with controversial friends and start clubbing in LA and we'll have another Hills! See what you can do, Chrissy. In the meantime, let's say goodbye to our new friends.
The cookie cutters have been all messed up and rearranged because this week we start off not with Sasha and Chrissy talking about Clay, but with Clay and Mayor G-Thing talking about Chrissy at the beach! Those crazy editors, always keeping me on my toes. Mayor G-Thing wants to know what Clay and Chrissy have decided about their relationship now that she is about to leave for college. Clay shares his plan to visit Chrissy a lot and Mayor G-Thing scoffs, "You're not going to be boyfriend and girlfriend when she leaves for college, right?" You see, Mayor G-Thing has been anxiously awaiting Chrissy's departure so that he doesn't have to be the only loser without a girlfriend anymore. If Clay plans to keep the relationship going, who will Mayor G-Thing have to be superior to? Clay does his embarrassed smile and says that it probably won't work out, but "we'll see." They decide to head out and get something to eat.
"No more girlfriends, brah."
This episode is entitled "Nothing's Going to Be the Same." Oh how true, true that is. It's never the same once the cameras stop rolling.
Geez where did Chrissy find that pioneer skirt?
Ah, here is cookie cutter #1, so cleverly slipped into the #2 slot. Chrissy and Sasha are playing their final tennis match before they each head off to college in different directions. Chrissy is wearing a microscopic tennis skirt and they sit down to discuss what will happen with the Clay situation now that Chrissy is leaving. Chrissy says that she wants to stay together with Clay, but Sasha seems skeptical about the long distance aspect. Chrissy is scared and hopes it will work but right now she's just feeling it out.
Over at Allie's house Allie and Fatty decide to cook up some French toast for themselves in honor of their upcoming trip to Europe. I'm a little puzzled because the other girls seem about to move into their dorms in the next couple of days and Allie and Fatty haven't even left for their trip yet. I'm pretty sure it's all just sketchy editing, but it's confusing and making it seem like Allie and Fatty are going to Europe instead of college. Allie is stoked because she is so over the boys of The Harbor and so ready to meet some European guys. You're on the right track, Allie - European guys are great! She's especially ready to leave Chase behind. Allie says that Chase will always be her coulda, woulda, shoulda guy who never works out. Oh Allie, your eyes are going to be so opened when you reach a college campus. Chase is so replaceable. You might even meet a guy who has some manners and a brain.
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Comments (13)
I can't believe this episode made me cry; I didn't like thesekids at all. Let's talk about Stephen Colletti instead.
1 of 13 | Posted by Mrs_Petersen | Posted on October 6, 2007 12:04 AM
I can't believe this episode made me cry; I didn't like these kids at all. Let's talk about Stephen Colletti instead.
2 of 13 | Posted by Mrs_Petersen | Posted on October 6, 2007 12:05 AM
I went to UC Santa Barbara and everyone there walks down the middle of the street all the time...thats what Chrissy's dad was talking about. And the Huckleberry Finn line was priceless!
3 of 13 | Posted by pixyamiga | Posted on October 6, 2007 9:41 AM
I went to UC Santa Barbara and everyone there walks down the middle of the street all the time...thats what Chrissy's dad was talking about. And the Huckleberry Finn line was priceless!
4 of 13 | Posted by pixyamiga | Posted on October 6, 2007 9:48 AM
Loved the mayor's party boat. I wonder how much he paid off MTV to get that boat to make him seem like he is a p.i.m.p. and not some lame-o that can't score to save his life. I was just thinking how horrified Chrissy would be to know that Huck was hopping aboard the Love Boat while she was driving herself to college. That was the weirdest thing - I couldn't believe her parents wouldn't go either. Someone must have had a midday tee time!
Also, I found it odd that Allie had a ground level bedroom that basically had a door that led right in there. When Chase skated up, i was like wtf and then her parents went out that way too to go to Fatty's for the Europe trip.
Didn't Allie say some japanese shit too on their little videotape? But of course it was only stupid when Fatty did it.
I don't know what to think of this season. Clay is pretty hot, but if I never saw another one of these kids on my tv, I can't say I'd be too upset. I thought it was pretty boring and predictable. I think it's hard to get invested in 8 episodes, and knowing that more than half of them are off to college now (or busy running real estate firms) and won't be back.
Great recap though, as always.
5 of 13 | Posted by DP Hooker | Posted on October 6, 2007 7:27 PM
Loved the mayor's party boat. I wonder how much he paid off MTV to get that boat to make him seem like he is a p.i.m.p. and not some lame-o that can't score to save his life. I was just thinking how horrified Chrissy would be to know that Huck was hopping aboard the Love Boat while she was driving herself to college. That was the weirdest thing - I couldn't believe her parents wouldn't go either. Someone must have had a midday tee time!
Also, I found it odd that Allie had a ground level bedroom that basically had a door that led right in there. When Chase skated up, i was like wtf and then her parents went out that way too to go to Fatty's for the Europe trip.
Didn't Allie say some japanese shit too on their little videotape? But of course it was only stupid when Fatty did it.
I don't know what to think of this season. Clay is pretty hot, but if I never saw another one of these kids on my tv, I can't say I'd be too upset. I thought it was pretty boring and predictable. I think it's hard to get invested in 8 episodes, and knowing that more than half of them are off to college now (or busy running real estate firms) and won't be back.
Great recap though, as always.
6 of 13 | Posted by DP Hooker | Posted on October 6, 2007 7:45 PM
Loved the mayor's party boat. I wonder how much he paid off MTV to get that boat to make him seem like he is a p.i.m.p. and not some lame-o that can't score to save his life. I was just thinking how horrified Chrissy would be to know that Huck was hopping aboard the Love Boat while she was driving herself to college. That was the weirdest thing - I couldn't believe her parents wouldn't go either. Someone must have had a midday tee time!
Also, I found it odd that Allie had a ground level bedroom that basically had a door that led right in there. When Chase skated up, i was like wtf and then her parents went out that way too to go to Fatty's for the Europe trip.
Didn't Allie say some japanese shit too on their little videotape? But of course it was only stupid when Fatty did it.
I don't know what to think of this season. Clay is pretty hot, but if I never saw another one of these kids on my tv, I can't say I'd be too upset. I thought it was pretty boring and predictable. I think it's hard to get invested in 8 episodes, and knowing that more than half of them are off to college now (or busy running real estate firms) and won't be back.
Great recap though, as always.
7 of 13 | Posted by DP Hooker | Posted on October 6, 2007 7:56 PM
Wow sorry about that. I got a bunch of error messages and kept checking and nothing had posted yet. It was such a good post i thought everyone would want to read it 3x!!
sorry
8 of 13 | Posted by DP Hooker | Posted on October 6, 2007 11:11 PM
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9 of 13 | Posted by chrispeycreme | Posted on October 7, 2007 10:58 AM
I'm a little confused - was Clay a junior or a senior? I went to MTV's website after the show aired and ended up seeing some "meet the cast" type clips. On one of them, Clay starts off by saying he was a senior...so why didn't he graduate? Did I completely miss something here?
I also got a little teary in the episode. I'll try to pass it off as PMS, when really I thought Chrissy and Clay were an adorable couple.
10 of 13 | Posted by Mrs.Meow | Posted on October 7, 2007 5:07 PM
Very funny recap...
I got a little teary-eyed myself. There's just something about endings that's always so sad.
I agree that this season was too predictable. The cast was refreshingly likeable (except for Samantha), but we all knew that Allie wouldn't keep Clay from Chrissy or Chase from Taylor. No amount of editing could hide that fact. It might be interesting to see if Clay and Chrissy are able to maintain a long-distance relationship, but if there was no NH2, I doubt I'd miss it much.
11 of 13 | Posted by BonaFide | Posted on October 8, 2007 4:59 AM
This season seemed a lot shorter than the LB seasons...didn't LB follow the kids throughout their entire last summers before college? (instead of just jumping from graduation to leaving for college)
I DON'T understand why these kids move themselves to school...is this a west coast thing? This confused me when it would happen on LB also. I'm from the east coast and everyone here gets escorted to school by their parents, the parents help with the move in, etc.
I loved your line about the season 2 party boat! I have enjoyed your recaps, are you going to be doing any other shows now that this is done?
12 of 13 | Posted by msu11y28 | Posted on October 9, 2007 8:17 AM
msu -
Honey Gangsta also writes the Bachelor recaps and they are hilarious IMO.
13 of 13 | Posted by LNNC92 | Posted on October 9, 2007 9:04 AM