Laguna Beach is back on Netflix and rewatching it, we have some thoughts about Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari's feud.
MTV reality show making its way to Netflix. The most recent show to return to the small screen? Laguna Beach, the 2004 teen drama that followed eight teenagers from the small coastal town in Orange County – in particular, the love triangle between lead stars Lauren Conrad, Kristin Cavallari, and Stephen Coletti. It was of course inspired by fictional teen smash of the moment, The OC – but Laguna Beach had a cult following of its own.
You only need listen to Lauren’s introduction of the cast of characters for proof, particularly when it comes to Kristin and Stephen. ‘That, that would be Kristin, another junior,’ Lauren narrates as clips of Kristin in a bikini appear on screen. ‘Wherever Kristin went, drama followed. She thinks she’s hot. Okay, I guess she is, but she can’t stand me.
That little introduction sets the scene for the entire show, and the themes of misogyny and ‘pick me’ behaviour from Lauren do not subside. We’re apparently meant to be on her side, hoping she ends up with Stephen despite the fact he has a girlfriend – who, unsurprisingly, often acts out due to insecurities and cheating rumours – and makes sexist comparisons between LC and Kristin all the time.
The show is, very obviously, edited to the nth degree – scenes are often cut haphazardly together and sly remarks dubbed over characters with much less sophistication than we see on today’s reality TV. But knowing I watched this as a tween, taking in every bit of drama as if it were real life? Lord only knows the slut-shaming and misogyny I internalised by believing Lauren was the hero Stephen deserved.
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