It seems like just yesterday I was munching on popcorn, watching last season’s finale of The Hills, wondering what would become of Lauren, Lo, and Audrina’s shattered friendship. This past Monday marked season four’s premiere of the popular MTV series and sadly enough, it didn’t live up to the suspense that had developed over the summer.

When we left the Hollywood crew at the beginning of the summer, Heidi and Spencer had reconciled for the fiftieth time and he moved back into her apartment (or his?); Lauren, Lo and Audrina were silently at each other’s throats; Spencer’s sister was stirring up all sorts of trouble; and Whitney was, well, being cute little Whitney. Last night we found out that not much has changed, or will change, this season.

Heidi’s sister (did we even know she had a sister?) arrived for a surprise visit from Colorado, much to sullen Spencer’s chagrin. Spencie threw a tantrum, especially when her sister mentioned moving to LA. Looks like that relationship will never be without conflict.

Lauren dates another cutie who looks pretty much like Brody, swearing that she hasn’t been on a date since she met Brody (um, didn’t she go on, like, 50 dates last season?!). The roommates are still on edge and after Lo disappears at the birthday party that her and Lauren threw for Audrina, Lo and Audrina have the awkward “this is your fault, no it’s your fault, Lauren is my friend” disagreement. The dagger was finally thrown by Audrina, who boldly tells Lo that they will never be friends.

Whitney was still cute little Whitney.

Previews for the coming season outline nothing new - the girls’ feud continues, Spencer’s sister and Lauren get in some kind of friction involving Lauren’s new boy, Audrina and Justin Bobby fool around, blah blah. Whitney meets a boy though! Go Team Whitney!

I’m not sure what I expected, but it was definitely more than this. Not that I’m complaining; I still plan on rejecting all calls/texts/emails that come in Monday nights at 10pm. After all, it’s The Hills! I can’t wait for next week.

First Laguna Beach, then Hollywood, and now Manhattan? There has been talk of a possible spinoff of MTV reality show The Hills, featuring LC’s sweet sidekick, Whitney Port, through all new single-girl adventures in NYC. While only speculation, these rumors have left giddy fans wondering - is it really true?

The scene has been set - Whitney left Teen Vogue at the beginning of last season, taking a challenging yet glamorous position at People’s Revolution, a cutthroat fashion PR company located in Los Angeles and New York City. When owner Kelly Catrone mentions a possible move for Whitney to the New York office, rumors started flying.

Between the constant drama between Heidi and Spencer, the excitement of LC’s life as a single, 20-something-year-old girl living in Hollywood, and Audrina’s adventures on the back of Justin Bobby’s motorcycle, Whitney is at times rarely featured in your average episode of The Hills. Which could go either way - following her around New York City could either be incredibly boring or stepping out of LC’s shadow could shed a whole new light to Whitney’s character and bring out the crazy in her. Every guy I know is already mildly obsessed with the sweet, sometimes goofiness of Whitney’s character, so if anything, ratings will probably probably skyrocket.

Another MTV “reality” show? Bring it on.

The girls of The Hills are on the cover of the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine. The issue discusses the reasons why this is the show that we hate to love or love to hate.

F.Y.I Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag were not photographed separately. The girls were all photographed together. Heidi looks like a total skank.

Heidi told UsWeekly, “I really pray for her.” LC rolled her eyes when she heard what Heidi said about her. LC’s friend, Lo, added, “I wasn’t aware that Heidi was an especially religious gal. But if she wants to pray, she can pray all she wants.”

Here is an excerpt from Rolling Stone:

Heidi says that on her way to the shoot she thought it might be a scam. “I thought I was walking into Punk’d or getting killed or something,” she says.

“Heidi really wanted me there for backup,” Spencer says. “She was like, ‘This is a setup.’ ”

Hills Kremlinologists studied cast interactions, but over the course of a nine-hour day, Lauren and Heidi never spoke to each other. “You can feel it,” Whitney, The Hills‘ doe-eyed Switzerland (”I’m neutral”), told me at a quiet moment. “There’s a separation.”

Go ahead and watch this clip to get a behind the scenes look at the cover shoot. Oh, the drama!