How The ‘Hills’ Finale Pulled Back the Curtain on Reality TV’s Fakest Era

MTV’s The Hills is one of the most unforgettable reality shows of the early aughts. A bunch of people in their mid-20s trying to figure it all out (and eventually having that mid-20s crash out), the cinematic soap opera-style editing; it’s peak millennial culture. Initially centering around Laguna Beach standout Lauren Conrad and her Hollywood…