The Hills: Strike One (Season 5, Episode 13)

Let's Be Honest with Kristin Cavallari

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Society & Culture, Relationships

4.2 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

We're back for another Hills rewatch episode, and this one takes a wild turn at Brody's birthday party, or as I like to call it "strike one". How producers amped up storylines, what Brody said that genuinely shocked me, and why Spencer swears he never would’ve gotten married if he’d known this one thing. From being drunk on camera to being asked to cry on cue, we’re breaking down the formula that made these shows work… maybe a little too well. And yeah — maybe I took it too far sometimes.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.4	This is Let's Be Honest with Kristen Cavalery, a podcast all about getting real and open on everything from sex, relationships, reality TV, wellness, family, and so much more.
0:15.7	And just a fair warning, there will probably be some oversharing.
0:22.9	Welcome in, How is everybody? We are back for yet another Hills rewatch episode.
0:34.0	Okay, today the episode is titled Strike One.
0:39.2	All right, we're just going to jump right in, guys.
0:41.4	So this episode is Brody's birthday.
0:45.3	Brody is turning 26.
0:47.6	My God, 26.
0:49.7	Oh, my God.
0:51.0	It's crazy how fast time goes.
0:53.6	So we open up the episode with Stacy and I going to the
0:58.1	Hustler store. Thanks, MTV. You guys really always put me in a great light. So the Hustler store,
1:05.3	if you're not familiar, is basically a sex shop. It has all the sex toys imaginable. It has lingerie. I mean, it has
1:13.7	everything sex imaginable. And so, you know, not going to lie, guys, I did not frequent the hustler
1:21.8	store. I don't know that I ever went in there. I think maybe the only time we would go in there
1:25.7	was for Halloween costumes.
1:36.8	And so this really was my first time browsing. But like, fuck you guys, MTV. But also, I don't know, I guess fuck myself for not being like, hey, can we go to any store but the hustler store? I don't
1:42.7	know. Like, oh, you guys want me to get Brody a birthday
1:45.5	present at the hustler store when he's in a relationship with Jade? What the hell, you guys?
1:51.0	But okay, I'll go. I would never do that. I would never do that. But again, I mean, listen,
1:57.6	like, we're playing this up. So we get him a collar and a whip. And I say, because he's so
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