Show Notes
We’re back with another Hills rewatch, and this episode hit me harder than I expected. Going home to Laguna Beach and filming with my dad and step-mom is emotional to revisit now that he’s no longer in my life. It’s wild how one scene can basically sum up our entire relationship. Watching how a narcissist can turn “on” for the cameras, the drama with my step-mom, and why I was genuinely floored she even agreed to film. And yes — her dressing up as me for Halloween comes up. We also get into one of the few real, intense storylines of the show: Holly’s drinking. The moment that made me text Heidi, and how Holly went from that season of life to being 15 years sober and now running her own recovery center for women. Plus, the scene that reminded me of doing a wedding-dress photoshoot the day after calling off my engagement… and the dramatic twist that sent the Justin Bobby–Audrina–me love triangle straight into chaos.
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