The City – Whitney And Allie Nailing Society’s Coffin

Last night the creepiest-looking example of abnormally skinny ever to grace a TV screen without the benefit of Dr. Phil met up with television's most politially-correctness-filter challenged woman.  The results were hilarious, and you just have to thank your lucky stars for The City's brilliant writers.

Though Whitney and Audrina-clone Erin still manage to pull off interesting feats of "this is totally real" surprise (like saying, "Oh my God, who could be at the door," as though it doesn't say - Allie knocks on door - in their scripts... because really, people say things like, "Oh my God, who could be at the door?"), but the totality of unreality is still overwhelming.  Even without no-brainers like the scene from the first episode where Olivia actually asks Whitney who she is (come on), there is no shortage of mindless obviousness to the scripting.  The recurring glitch in the reality-charade which has crossed over from its frequent use in The Hills is the surprise and/or curiosity about someone approaching at a party, or other gathering... despite the fact that they obviously have their cameraman in tow.

Some people might have found it interesting that Audrina (bah... I mean Erin) met an old flame, and we then instantly cut to the next morning with him putting his shirt back on... but the real news of the episode was that someone actually took a shot at the elephant in the room.

Kelly Cutrone invited Whitney to her birthday bash (because how else to get the cameras there?), and Whitney brought along Allie.  Of course, Whitney warned Allie that Ms. Cutrone was "out there," and that she was somewhat freakishly honest.  No sooner did Cutrone sit down than she leaned over to Allie and told her she looked really thin, and asked her if she was okay.  Allie's brilliantly telling response was, "No.  It's not like that."

What?  It's not like what?  What is it like?  What kind of response is that?

Allie storms out, and the rest of the episode revolves around the confrontation.  Some later get together of Allie's agency (or whatever) find Ms. Cutrone popping up once again, and Allie upset by the idea.  Cutrone actually rehashes the subject in front of the new table of onlookers, and Allie is so upset she nearly breaks a finger just by clenching her fist.

Allie defends her weight to any who happen to wander into earshot for the rest of the episode by declaring that her modeling agency would say something if she were too skinny.  After the laughter died down there, Allie's boyfriend Adam went into a fit of macho ludicrousness demanding that he should, "go say something to her."  

Yes Adam, Kelly Cutrone would be very put off if Donkey Model #4 had something to say about her remarks.  She would clearly repent her evil ways immediately.

How can you not be on the edge of your seat waiting to find out what these furiously interesting people will get up to next?

Thanks for renewing this marvel MTV.  I'm not saying I wouldn't want to buy a little piece of it.  I'm just saying thanks.

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