The Hills: Episode Eight, You Can’t Just Be With Me?

After the rocky New Year’s celebration, Lauren is looking forward to her 20th birthday. Whitney, Lauren, and Audrina join her on a birthday dress shopping day. Their first stop is a wedding dress store? Whatever, I guess that could be fun. Apparently Jason is planning Lauren’s birthday, I’m sure he will find a way to ruin it.

Back at Teen Vogue Lauren and Whitney are in Cruella DeLisa’s office talking about a casting call for male models. This makes the girls snicker unprofessionally. Why is Lisa always giving the girls their instructions? Doesn’t she have an assistant for that?

At Bolthouse, Brent calls Heidi in to tell her to invite her friends to a club that night. Again, shouldn’t he have an assistant to do that for him?

Whitney and Lauren plan the model shoot. Incidentally it is being held at Quixote Studios where Audrina works, the circle is complete.

At the big Bolthouse night out, Lauren lies to Jason about the gender of the models at her casting. He is already getting all crazy jealous, even though she said it was all girls. When Lauren tells Heidi about the lie, Heidi smiles over how mad Jason will get over this. It is not funny girls, this guy is a total psycho!

Whitney and Lauren play around the studio getting ready for the casting. Gratuitous shots of near naked male models. Whitney tries to hide her stares at the hot boys, this is the closest to bad girl I think she gets. They show an interview with one model who has bad skin, icky. Audrina invites one of the models out with them that night…uh oh bad choice Audrina!!! Danger, danger Lauren! Whitney flirts shamelessly.

Dinner with the girls at Bella, no relation to Heidi’s dog. Audrina spots her model man and his Eskimo-like friend. The boys join the girls at their table. This would soo make J-dog crazy with jealousy.

At Jordan and Brian’s apartment they boys enjoy some Gatorade. Jordan lets the male model cat out of the bag to Jason. Jason silently and angrily leaves the room, nervous looks abound. Next shot, Jordan and Heidi are doing laundry and Heidi berates him for telling Jason about the male models. Jordan says who cares because the Lauren/Jason relationship is messed up and immature as if he and Heidi’s is any better. Everyone knows what is coming for Lauren, poor gal.

Lauren and Whitney are moving some Vogue equipment around, and Lauren gets the text that Jordan told Jason. Lauren makes excuses for his irrational behavior. Whitney says Jason needs to get over this, “trust ish”, I guess she is making up her own slang now. Jason phones and calls her a liar, then he claims that he does not care. Surprise all around, I think this is a trick.

Chateux Over Privilege, Lauren gets flowers from Jason with a mysterious note that she should be ready at five and pack a shack sak. Wow, it seems that our little Jason has actually planned a romantic evening, flowers, candles, dinner, hotel…what a guy, I’m sure he will screw this up. Of course, he does not have anything planned for the evening and Lauren is indifferent. Jason, as one would expect, wants to go out rather than staying in with Lauren. She acts spineless for a while, but finally tells him that she just wants to hang out at the hotel with him. Jason can not get his big dumb head around this concept. He practices his bored look until the credits come up.

I’m shocked that he did not go into full out control freak, psycho boyfriend mode. I wonder how long this new leaf will last.