The Hills
Old Habits Die Hard
TV Flash files “Old Habits Die Hard” as hour 84 of 102 in the TV Flash guide — The Hills (2006–2010) on MTV, season 5, episode 14, aired 2009-10-20, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E14: listed hour 84 of 102 in the The Hills guide, hour 14 of 20 in season 5. It aired 2009-10-20 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Strike One” (S05E13). Next is “Sorry Boo, Strike Two” (S05E15).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Justin tries to make up with Kristin. Heidi thinks something is wrong with Holly.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Old Habits Die Hard sit in the The Hills guide?
S05E14 is listed hour 84 of 102 — hour 14 of 20 in season 5, season 5 episode 14.
When did The Hills S05E14 air?
Old Habits Die Hard aired 2009-10-20 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Do I need Laguna Beach first?
Helpful, not required. The Hills is the glossy L.A. sequel: internships, friendships, a rumor mill with better lighting.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Fashion internships, Speidi chaos, and a hillside goodbye that launched a thousand 'was it scripted?' essays. The Hills made unreality the product: Laguna Beach's glossy sequel, Lauren Conrad as the still center, late-2000s MTV as a carefully lit rumor mill.
The hillside goodbye is still walking around in people's mouths. Adam DiVello's The Hills (2006–2010) is Laguna Beach's glossy sequel as national gossip: Lauren Conrad as the still center, Heidi Montag, Audrina Patridge, Whitney Port, Spencer Pratt, Lo Bosworth, fashion internships as soap opera, Speidi chaos as weather. MTV sold unreality as the actual product. It blurred documentary and scripting more openly than most. Defined late-2000s youth culture. Six seasons, 102 episodes. A rumor mill with…
Filed against
- Lauren Conrad as Herself
Lauren Conrad was The Hills' still center — fashion internships, Speidi chaos, a hillside goodbye that launched a thousand was-it-scripted essays. Laguna Beach's glossy sequel, late-2000s MTV as a carefully lit rumor mill. TV Flash files…
- Heidi Montag as Herself
Heidi Montag played herself on The Hills — Speidi chaos, fashion internships, a hillside goodbye that launched a thousand 'was it scripted?' essays. Laguna Beach's glossy sequel, Lauren Conrad as the still center, late-2000s MTV as a…
- Audrina Patridge as Herself
Audrina Patridge played herself on The Hills as unreality’s quiet center of gravity — fashion internships, Speidi chaos, a hillside goodbye that launched a thousand was-it-scripted essays. Laguna Beach’s glossy sequel, Lauren Conrad as…
- Whitney Port as Herself
Whitney Port played Herself on The Hills — fashion internships, Speidi chaos, a hillside goodbye that launched a thousand “was it scripted?” essays. Laguna Beach’s glossy sequel, Lauren Conrad as the still center, late-2000s MTV as a…
- Spencer Pratt as Himself
Spencer Pratt played himself on The Hills — Speidi chaos as product, fashion internships as plot, a hillside goodbye that launched a thousand 'was it scripted?' essays. Laguna Beach's glossy sequel, MTV as a carefully lit rumor mill. TV…
- Lo Bosworth as Herself
Lo Bosworth played herself on The Hills — fashion-internship unreality as MTV product, Speidi chaos in the wings, Lauren Conrad as the still center, and a hillside goodbye that launched a thousand “was it scripted?” essays. Gloss as the…