Farewell to ‘The Hills,’ With a Wink and a Nod

From the ArtsBeat Blog at the NYT:

"“The Hills” ended on Tuesday with a wink to all the fans and critics who have questioned its semi-scripted nature over the years.

After Kristin Cavallari said goodbye to her former boyfriend, Brody Jenner, on a quiet street, the Hollywood sign gleaming in the distance, the camera pulled back to reveal that Mr. Jenner was standing on a studio backlot, implying that the coming-of-age-in-tinseltown stories were never as real as they appeared."

The end of the Hills; the end of an era (or sideshow.) Here's what I remarked after first watching: "I found myself oddly moved by the finale, the obligatory photo montage, the labored attempt at narrative closure, the confused attempt at being 'self-reflexive' at the end; the genuine pathos of Brody and Kristen's mismatch; the utter absence of Speidi and L.C.