This week on The Shitty: In what is the most boring episode of this show I've ever seen, which for this show, is saying A LOT -- Whit meets the WASPiest guy of the entire WASP history; and Olivia and Erin go to a party and Erin yells at Olivia for possibly no reason. That's it. Seriously.
What're you doin'?
Nothin. What are you doin'?
Nothin'.
Glad we talked.
Usually I'd go right into the recap, but . . . Okay, so maybe it was the Tylenol PM I foolishly took before bed, but I totally had a dream about Olivia last night. We went out to lunch in a shopping mall, and then afterward she said she needed to get cash to pay for some cheerleading stuff (I know -- but it's a dream, so it's bound to be effed up). For some reason, the ATMs wouldn't take her card, so I was like, "How much cash do you need?" And she was like, "$9." So I opened my wallet (and I don't carry a wallet in real life, so that was weird) and was all, "Oh! I have exactly $9 in ones!" So I gave them to her. She was really thankful and nice about it, all, "I'll pay you back, thanks so much, hypno! I had such a good time!" And I remember in my dream I was thinking, "Gosh, she was really, really nice and down-to-earth. Man, now I'm going to have to tell everyone that I was wrong about her. That sucks."
And then I ended up in a business conference room. On the table was one of those conference phone speaker things, and sitting at the table with me were some dude I went to undergrad with and Cameron Diaz (there is always at least 1 random celebrity in my dreams. I don't know why). The guy was like, "You guys need to call this number to get connected," and Cameron and I looked at each other like, "What?!" And that's all I remember. Weird, huh? Also, Olivia? Down-to-earth? Yeah, that HAD to have been a dream. But enough - let's get on with it, shall we?
In more random news, Stephano DiMera is dying in the hospital for the nine hundred and sixty third time.
Interesting. The editors spend 30 seconds recapping Olivia's story arc and 11 seconds recapping Whitney's. Anyone else think this is the last season for The City? Or at least The City with Whitney? Whit and Sam are going shoe shopping, and Sam says that there's some party tonight for . . . lifeguards. That were photographed by some dude. Seriously? Whatever. Whit's like, "Should I invite Roxy?" And Sam's laughs and says, " . . . No." Oh, Whitney. Always so nice. Always trying to include your friends. Or, in this case, a person who claims to be your friend but would totally shove you in front of the "A" train for a promotion/anything with a penis.
They do a kind of cute thing where they take shoes and compare them to guys, like, "This shoe is for a lower east side" date with a guy. Then Whitney gives Sam a penny to throw in the fountain, to wish for hot guys. But Sam totally misses the fountain. Even though it's directly in front of her.
And....ugly poor husband.
It's a sunny day in Manhattan, and over at Elle magazine headquarters, Erin brings in a paper for Joe to see -- a page six entry about some party. Really, it's not that important who's hosting it or what it's about -- actually, now that I think about it, that's what you should always tell yourself when you get invited to a party. Just ask this question: "Is it an open bar?" If the answer is "Yes," then you're totally going. Okay? Okay. Joe says Olivia should come, because it would be important for her to be there. Plus, since the party was created by MTV solely for the purpose of this show, then she should probably go.
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Comments (8)
Boring episode! AWESOME recap!!! Favorite part was the producer and erin conversation! Loved it!! Great job!! :O)
1 of 8 | Posted by niqui1 | Posted on October 22, 2009 11:18 AM
Seriously! How boring was this episode?! Absolutely nothing interesting happened at all. It was incredibly difficult to recap, because each scene really only warranted one sentence.
Although I'm still curious as to where that snipe from Erin came from. I think she was just frustrated that Olivia was getting along with people at the party. Which is warranted, since they didn't see Olivia's tirade in the first episode. But still. What the hell?
2 of 8 | Posted by hypnotoad | Posted on October 22, 2009 12:45 PM
OK, who's Zac? I can't keep track of these people. Is Allie the really thin girl? The model?
Wow, the other Fackelwasp must be hotter than this one. This one is just bleah.
Your dreams sound much more interesting than this show. Maybe you can just recap them for us every week. Of course, you'd have to take Tylenol PM every night. Or eat pickled jalapenos or something.
3 of 8 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on October 22, 2009 8:08 PM
You do NOT want me to eat pickled jalapenos. The internet reception in my bathroom is really sketchy.
Zac? No idea. I assumed that he was someone Roxy already knew or something. And yeah, Allie is the really thin model from last season, the one Kelly berating. Oops, I mean "the last half of this season." Sorry, MTV.
If this is how the season continues, guys, it's going to take every creative bone in my body to make these recaps more interesting. Maybe we can have contests, or make up drinking games or something. Because I may have to have a lot of jack and gingers to get through this each week.
I say they just give Kelly Cutrone her own show. I mean, she's too old for MTV, but they could totally do something on Bravo. Or whatever.
4 of 8 | Posted by hypnotoad | Posted on October 22, 2009 8:14 PM
The City has historically been boring. The first few episodes of this "2nd half" have been mildly entertaining until this week. You really pulled it out with this recap Hypnotoad! I also loved the producer/erin conversation. Very funny. I finished reading L.A. Candy a little while ago so I can see that happening too. Ha! I hope this show steps it up or The City will be following in The Hills footsteps - i.e. speeding towards failure...
5 of 8 | Posted by thatswhatshesaid | Posted on October 22, 2009 8:40 PM
What happened to Whitney's friend Erin from last season? I liked her
6 of 8 | Posted by winks523 | Posted on October 23, 2009 7:38 AM
Well, I was under the impression that she just left the show to pursue other . . . stuff . . . but some sources report a falling out with Whitney. This below is from New York Magazine Online on 7/9/09, reported by Mike Vilensky:
"Whitney Port's City sidekick, Erin Lucas, announced last week she won't be part of the second season of the reality series. "I decided to do something different," she told us this week at the launch party for Alizé's online reality series, Concrete and Cashmere (on which Lucas is a guest judge). "I have a project in the mix, but I want to get into more hosting. That's really what I love." She also admitted she hasn't spoken to Port in months, though she claims there's no hard feelings and she'd give Port a big hug if she ever saw her again. "We were [close], but things change," she said. "There was a falling out" — reality-TV gold. However, we spotted The City crew filming at a Gen-Art benefit two weeks ago, which Erin attended along with Whitney. And you know what? There was no hugging. "I wasn't filming [that night], I was just there," Lucas tried to explain. She said running into the old camera crews and co-stars was awkward. "But Sammy's still one of my best friends." So why'd she give it up? "It was just hard," she said. "It was a chapter in my life and it was nothing but positive. I'm glad I did it, but on to the next thing. I'm kind of a gypsy. I released a statement a couple of days ago, but this is the first interview with people asking me about it, so I don't know what to say." Life is hard when no one gives you a script." Mike Vilensky, New York Magazine online, 7/9/09.
Doesn't sound like Erin's too close with Whitney anymore. Too bad, she was pretty much one of the best things about the show.
7 of 8 | Posted by Hypnotoad | Posted on October 23, 2009 12:48 PM
Yeah, I liked Erin for the most part. It would have been interesting to see how she interacted with Roxy. I wonder if Roxy is her real name?
8 of 8 | Posted by thatswhatshesaid | Posted on October 24, 2009 10:54 PM