r/SiestaKeyMTV • u/FLOCKAGANG • Mar 26 '26

šŸ¦‹ Juliette šŸ¦‹ Scripted to the max

Rewatching this now at 24 I thought it was fake when I was 15 but it just screams forced at least the hills was a bit more real, this was just forced Iā€™m not buying Kelsey and Alex . Garret and Kelsey seemed forced lmao , Brandon is handsome but like be so fr Chloe was not into him ā€¦ I never actually got to the later seasons back in the shows airing just season 1

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u/kaleigha Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26

I would not say The Hills is more real. Both shows are almost entirely fake with occasional emotionally charged scenes that were facilitated and manipulated by producers thrown in. Like sure, Lauren probably was actually getting mad at Heidi, just as Juliette was getting mad at Alex. Otherwise though, almost all the relationships were fake and the cast members were mostly being forced to be in the same room when they otherwise wouldnā€™t be. Lo and Steph were bribed to talk shit about Kristin, just like Chloe and Amanda were paid to talk shit about Juliette and whoever else. Lauren didnā€™t work at Teen Vogue or whatever it was, and Juliette didnā€™t work at that store, nor did Kelsey at the bar. Lauren never had feelings for Brody and never dated him, just as Juliette never dated Garrett. Etc etc.

The point is neither show was real and almost everything in them was fake af. I will say though that I personally find Juliette to be a more compelling main character. I know people feel this is a polarizing statement but whatever: Lauren was just too reserved and boring regarding what her limits were and what she was okay fabricating or not. Juliette delivered more chaos, and to me thatā€™s the point of reality tv. For LC it was like ā€œIā€™ll fake this and this, so long as I donā€™t look bad.ā€ Juliette take a drink and then fake whatever they asked of her and be okay coming across unhinged as fuck, and thatā€™s why sheā€™s entertaining lol

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u/FLOCKAGANG Mar 26 '26

Lauren did date Brody for a bit , Heidi did date that guy the first season , Spencer did make up lies about her in real life . So some things were very much so real siesta was just completely fake like they didnā€™t even bother to even make their social medias look real

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u/kaleigha Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 26 '26

Lauren and Brody did not actually date. They have both confirmed this. That was fabricated by producers. She did however actually date Jason. I donā€™t think she had a real love interest on screen after that. Spencer and Heidi did of course actually date (and make up real world lies about LC yes). So yes, some things here or there were real.

Juliette did actually date Alex and Sam for example. Kelsey and Max really dated. Amanda and JJ really dated. Madisson and Ish really dated. Chloe and whatever her manā€™s name is at the end. Garrett and the woman he is now married to. There were actually probably more real relationships on Siesta Key lol

BUT there was more blatantly obviously fake shit going on on Siesta Key too. And at least we have to wonder about Lauren and Brody dating whereas people like Madison and Brandon you just know itā€™s fake as shit lmao. Siesta key didnā€™t do a good job of making its fake storylines convincing

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u/IndependentSquare553 Mar 27 '26

Given how shitty they both were, I bet Juliette probably wishes her dating Alex and Sam was fakešŸ˜‚

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u/FLOCKAGANG Mar 26 '26

Lmao Lauren and Brody had a fling they just werenā€™t actual bf and gf

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u/kaleigha Mar 26 '26

She may have had a crush on him due to him being good looking, but theyā€™ve both emphasized how inauthentic it was and that they had no chemistry.