The Hills series finale was-- actually I don't know when it was, but it was recently and I watched it yesterday online. Yes, I watched The Hills online. Sometimes you're in your pajamas until 6 in the evening when you go out for $2 wine happy hour and you just have to have something to fill your day. Ahem. Well, the episode was tres dramatique (even though NOTHING happens) as per usual and it ended with Brody Jenner saying goodbye to Kristen as she "drove off" to the "airport" for "Europe." Why the sarcastic quote marks you ask? Because as Brody is watching her drive into the distance he has the backdrop of Hollywood, sign included, behind him and then! the scene is revealed to be a literal backdrop that is pulled away and he and Kristen are both on a soundstage. The classic zoom-back shot is done and instead of seeing the city like usual, its just a shot of the soundstage.
What kind of crazy self-referencial shit is this? Well, it's awesome! I've never been so proud of reality television writers. That was kind of a dick move if you think about how there are actually people that think The Hills is real. It was sort of like, "Hey viewers! No, not you guys that know what's up. The other viewers. Yeah. Um... that was all fake for the past six(?) years. Bye!" Without even going back on it a little bit by having a real zoom out shot of the city. Ballsy. I like.
Ps. What happened to Heidi and Spencer. They just straight up stopped being on the show all together...
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