The Hills - Season 5, Episode 7

Recap: While out for a drink, Lo tells Lauren and Audrina that she's verrrrrry excited about her new job working for Davis Factor at Smashbox. Audrina, meanwhile, tells the gals that Justin heard about her flirtation with Brody in Hawaii and has been calling and texting her - but she's been ghosting him 'cause she has zero interest in keeping that dysfunction going.

The next day at Mani's, Stephanie tells Lauren she's more than a little scared of Kelly Cutrone, and Lauren's like, "Well d'yuh" and explains that since Kelly's the head of People's Revolution, her employees' mistakes always reflect badly on her. Stephanie declares that she'd like to take a break from stressing about work and go on a manhunt, and an amused looking Lauren replies, "I don't think you need to stop stressing about work just yet." Stephanie ignores that sage advice and tells Lauren she just met a guy named Robert - but a dismayed Lauren insists that she really shouldn't let this faux budding romance take away from her work time. Stephanie bobs her head absently as she gushes about how much she can't stop thinking about Robert.

While lunching out, Heidi tells Kimberly that Stacie texted her an invitation to stop by The Dime for a needless discussion on her faux flirtation with Spencer this season. Kimberly does her best to look appalled at Stacie's meddling and urges Heidi to march straight into that dive bar and put a merciful end to this ridiculous love-triangle that never was, growling, "It's enough already." Indeed it is, Kimberly. Indeed it is.

Over at People's Revolution, Lauren is steaming clothes while Stephanie finds it impossible to focus on anything work-related. Lauren tells her that she's sooooo excited and nervous to be the lead stylist for tomorrow's photoshoot, which is taking place at Smashbox (Lo's new workplace). She makes of point of emphasizing to Stephanie that she has most of the clothes packed inside the bags - but needs her to add a few other items that are hanging on a nearby rack. Stephanie reacts by staring blankly into space - until her cells phone rings when Robert calls. As she happily chats with her new beau, Lauren reminds her to not forget to pack all of the clothing she's going to need for the shoot, but Stephanie has already mentally checked out and is spacily explaining to Robert, "We're just getting ready for, uh, fashion shows." Lol..

The next day at Smashbox, Lauren does her best to look shocked that the bags don't contain all of the clothing needed for the photoshoot...and when she phones Stephanie to ask whassup, Stephanie tells her she can't be of any help right now 'cause she's lunching with Robert. Lauren's all, "Seriously?!", makes it clear that she doesn't have everything needed for the shoot, then snappishly says she'll just figure it out herself. Lo shakes her head in dismay while muttering, "Good job, Steph. Good job."

Heidi sashays over to The Dime for  a final chat with Stacie. She makes it clear to the sassy bartender that she wants her to stop texting Spencer, and that she considers her to be a slutty home-wrecker. Stacie calls her crazy, refers to Spencer as a jerk (though probably calls him something worse, since it was bleeped out), and mockingly wishes Heidi good luck with a guy she's barely been able to pretend she has any interest in hooking up with. 

Audrina meets up with Justin, who initially doesn't look as though he's expecting anything to be amiss, at Boho to declare, "I can't do this anymore." As he stares back at her confusedly, she says she merely came by tonight to end their relationship/whatever face-to-face in front of the MTV cameras, then makes it clear that she no longer wants him to call or text her. She hastily gets up and flees the bar, while Justin trails after her, asking whassup with her spending the night in Brody's Hawaii hotel room. Audrina reminds him he has no reason to care 'bout that, 'cause the two of them were never committed...and then the two bicker back and forth - blah blah - before she escapes behind a gate to retrieve her car and drive off.

Audrina meets up with Stephanie the next day and tells her she permanently ended things with Justin and will never ever want to go back to him. Stephanie tells her that her job at People's Revolution is not going well, and sheepishly admits, "Yesterday was not my best day."

Over at Casa Pratt-Montag, Heidi informs Spencer that he is no longer to speak with Stacie again, and that she went to The Dime and "took care of that". Spencer mocks her for trying to sound tough like Tony Soprano, then chides her about the humiliation of treating him as though he would cheat on her. Heidi snaps back that this entire [unconvincing] subplot has been mortifying for her, then dares him to carry on with another Stacie to "find out what happens with that". 

The next day at People's Revolution, Stephanie apologizes to Lauren for not properly packing the bags for the Smashbox photoshoot. The best she can recall is that she steamed the clothing, but then got distracted when Robert called. Lauren grumbles that the error made her look unprepared - just as Kelly arrives, makes it clear to Stephanie that she's not happy, and summons Lauren to her office.

Lauren explains to Kelly that her bags for the photoshoot were missing several clothing items, and that she had to have someone messenger them to Smashbox. When Kelly asks her if she called Stephanie to help out, Lauren tells her that Stephanie had told her she was too busy having lunch. Kelly rolls her eyes and says that she hasn't had a lunch break in five years, calls the contrived oversight embarrassing, and instructs Lauren to fire her friend by the end of the week.

When Lauren returns to her desk, Stephanie wonders aloud if maybe Davis Factor hasn't yet talked to Kelly about the fuckup at the photoshoot. Lauren mumbles, "Dunno", and just stares dully into space. 

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