All Good Things... (The Hills)

As Audrina, Lo, Stephanie find themselves content with their lives, Kristin is unsure whether she should pursue her future endeavors. Brody believes that he can maintain a friendship with Kristin, though Frankie and Taylor are concerned that she may still have romantic feelings towards him. That evening, Kristin tells Stacie that she has decided to move to Europe, wanting to have a "new beginning", though Stacie is concerned that she is seeking revenge against Brody.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_6/episode.jhtml?episodeID=168981|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718094052/http://www.mtv.com/shows/the_hills/season_6/episode.jhtml?episodeID=168981|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2010|title=The Hills (Season 6) Ep. 612: All Good Things...|publisher=MTV. Viacom|date=July 13, 2010|access-date=May 16, 2013}}

Meanwhile, Audrina purchases a home in Hermosa Beach, while Stephanie begins a romantic relationship with Josh. To the surprise of the guests, Brody attended Kristin's farewell party that evening. He confesses that he is saddened by her move, but she maintains that the decision is in her best interest. The next day, after much prior deliberation, Lo moves into her boyfriend Scott's house and begins unpacking her belongings.

Brody visits Kristin and Stacie as they pack the last of her belongings before leaving for the airport. After giving their final goodbyes, Brody sees Kristin's limousine off while it drives off her street. As Kristin looks out of the window, a montage of archived footage from the series' earlier seasons is shown. In the final scene of the series, with the camera on Brody, the Hollywood Hills backdrop is pulled away, while the camera pans back to reveal that the entire scene was filmed on a backlot. In reality, the vehicle had not driven off and Kristin stepped out of the vehicle to hug Jenner.

An alternate ending to the series was broadcast in August 2013. The scene depicts Brody returning to his apartment after seeing Kristin's limousine off to Europe. Lauren Conrad is revealed to be sitting on his couch, and comforts him that "it's hard to say goodbye" to a "friend of [his]", before the camera focuses on a smiling Lauren.{{cite web|url=http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2013/08/09/hills-alternate-ending-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812095701/http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2013/08/09/hills-alternate-ending-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 12, 2013|title=Here It Is: The 'Hills' Finale You Never Saw, In All Its Glory!|author=Matthew Scott Donnelly|publisher=MTV Remote Control. Viacom|date=August 9, 2013|access-date=August 9, 2013}}

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"All Good Things..." was produced by Adam DiVello, Michael Friedman, Liz Gateley, Josh Lansky, Kristofer Lindquist, and Sara Mast.{{Cite episode |title=All Good Things... |series=The Hills |network=MTV |date=July 13, 2010 |season=6 }} The sixth season was first announced in December 2009,{{cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/the-hills-picked-up-for-season-6-despite-ratings-slope_article_26251|title='The Hills' Picked Up For Season 6 Despite Ratings Slope|work=Access Hollywood|publisher=NBC|date=December 3, 2009|access-date=August 7, 2013}} and was confirmed to be the final season in March 2010.{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2010/03/the_next_season_of_the_hills_w.html|title=The Next Season of The Hills Will Be Its Last!|author=Emma Rosenblum|work=New York|publisher=New York Media LLC|date=March 25, 2010|access-date=August 7, 2013}} Upon the announcement, speculation arose that original focal point Lauren Conrad would return for the finale.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/s74/the-hills/news/a216849/cavallari-wants-lauren-conrad-to-return.html|title=Cavallari 'wants Lauren Conrad to return'|author=Lara Martin|publisher=Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation|date=April 27, 2010|access-date=August 7, 2013}} Her former boss Lisa Love suggested that a scene could be filmed of the pair reuniting in Paris,{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/176778/lauren-conrad-wanted-for-a-hills-return-in-france|title=Lauren Conrad Wanted for a Hills Return—in France!|author1=Marc Malkin|author2=Dahvi Shira|publisher=E!. NBCUniversal|date=April 16, 2010|access-date=August 7, 2013}} while series creator DiVello wished to see Conrad getting married, presumably to her then-boyfriend Kyle Howard.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com.au/news/0c8b58e4-lc-returning-to-the-hills/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130808173918/http://www.mtv.com.au/news/0c8b58e4-lc-returning-to-the-hills/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 8, 2013|title=Could The Reality Star Be Back For the Season Finale?|author=Sophie Barnett|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=April 18, 2010|access-date=August 7, 2013}} Cavallari stated that it would be "amazing" to see Conrad return, adding that her appearance would provide the program with "closure". Ultimately, Conrad did not appear in the final episode, but was featured in the live aftershow, The Hills Live: A Hollywood Ending.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/spencer-pratt-crash-hills-series-finale-party-sixth-season-episode-article-1.464087|title=Spencer Pratt may crash 'The Hills' series finale after party following sixth season's last episode|author=Soraya Roberts|newspaper=Daily News|publisher=Mortimer Zuckerman|date=July 14, 2010|access-date=August 7, 2013}}

DiVello stated that two versions of the final installment were filmed. He provided the MTV with both episodes, and added that he was unaware which version had been selected until it was broadcast.{{cite web|url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2013/06/30/the-hills-creator-reveals-the-upcoming-alternate-ending-was-his-first-choice/|title='The Hills' Creator Reveals Alternate Ending Was His First Choice|author=Sierra Marquina|work=On Air with Ryan Seacrest|date=June 30, 2013|access-date=August 7, 2013}} In July 2010, Jenner stated that he had filmed an alternate ending of the series with Conrad, where "I [would] come back home, and basically Lauren's at my place [and I tell her about saying goodbye to a friend]. We filmed this whole lovey-dovey scene as if me and Lauren had been together this entire time",{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1643619/brody-jenner-reveals-alternate-hills-ending-with-lauren-conrad/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205050302/http://www.mtv.com/news/1643619/brody-jenner-reveals-alternate-hills-ending-with-lauren-conrad/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 5, 2014|title=Brody Jenner Reveals Alternate 'Hills' Ending With Lauren Conrad|author=Jocelyn Vena|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=July 14, 2010|access-date=May 16, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/s74/the-hills/news/a244306/the-hills-alternative-ending-revealed.html|title='The Hills' alternative ending revealed|author=Lara Martin|publisher=Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation|date=July 15, 2010|access-date=August 7, 2013}} which she confirmed that September.{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/202187/lauren-conrad-s-ready-to-return-to-reality#ixzz10ZebtksB|title=Lauren Conrad's Ready to Return to Reality|author=Marianne Garvey|publisher=E! Online. NBCUniversal|date=September 24, 2010|access-date=April 21, 2013}}

Upon the conclusion of their month-long morning marathon of The Hills, titled "RetroMTV Brunch", MTV aired the alternate ending to the series on August 9, 2013, which was revealed to be the clip Conrad and Jenner had previously mentioned.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/the-hills-alternate-ending_n_3504625.html|title='The Hills' Alternate Ending: MTV To Air Series Finale With New Closing|work=The Huffington Post|publisher=AOL|date=June 26, 2013|access-date=June 27, 2013}} DiVello had stated that he preferred the second ending, and upon learning that MTV had not selected it as the original finale, persuaded the network to broadcast the clip.

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"All Good Things..." was met with generally mixed reviews from critics, many of whom were ambivalent towards the final scene. Despite criticizing the episode's recurring theme of moving on, Emma Rosenblum from Vulture appreciated the ending as an "interesting twist".{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2010/07/the_hills_series_finale_recap.html|title=The Hills Series-Finale Recap: No Reason for Us to Stay Here|author=Emma Rosenblum|publisher=Vulture. New York Media LLC|date=July 14, 2010|access-date=August 7, 2013}} Andy Dehnart of Reality Blurred felt that, from a production standpoint, the final scene was "really well-done" and appeared realistic despite being filmed in a backlot.{{cite web|url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/the_hills/2010_Jul_14_final_scene|title=Hills' final scene cleverly acknowledges its fakeness|author=Andy Dehnart|publisher=Reality Blurred|date=July 14, 2010|access-date=August 7, 2013}} In contrast, Chadwick Matlin was displeased to see producers "capitalizing" on the controversy surrounding longtime scripting allegations, which he felt exploited its naive teenage fanbase.{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2010/07/14/lauren_conrads_books_talk_about_the_fake_parts_of_the_hills.html|title=We Already Know Whether "The Hills" Was Real or Fake|author=Chadwick Matlin|work=Slate|publisher=The Washington Post Company|date=July 14, 2010|access-date=August 7, 2013}} A writer for Daily News described the episode as "bittersweet" and "emotional", but felt that the program "overstayed its welcome".{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/hills-finale-fake-set-emerges-kristin-cavallari-brody-jenner-goodbye-article-1.464118|title='The Hills' finale: Fake set emerges as Kristin Cavallari and Brody Jenner say goodbye|work=Daily News|publisher=Mortimer Zuckerman|date=July 14, 2010|access-date=August 7, 2013}} Megan Friedman from Time called the ending "surprisingly smart", but felt it did not leave an impact on viewers who were already skeptical of the series' truthfulness.{{cite magazine|url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2010/07/14/the-hills-ending-tells-us-what-we-already-know-its-fake/|title=The Hills Ending Tells Us What We Already Know: It's Fake|author=Megan Friedman|magazine=Time|publisher=Time Inc.|date=July 14, 2010|access-date=August 7, 2013}}

Similarly, critics were ambivalent towards the alternate finale. Jenna Mullins from E! praised Conrad's return as being "shocking and glorious at the same time", and felt that "clearly [viewers] should all prefer the ending with Lauren Conrad."{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/447442/the-hills-alternate-ending-revealed-brody-ends-up-with-spoiler|title=The Hills Alternate Ending Revealed: Brody Ends Up With [Spoiler]!|author=Jenna Mullins|publisher=E!. NBCUniversal|date=August 9, 2013|access-date=August 9, 2013}} Kaitlin Reilly from Bustle described the suggestion of another love triangle involving Conrad and Cavallari to "[feel] vaguely like the ending to a horror movie" in that "it's starting again", but nonetheless appreciated the ending as "a wink to loyal fans".{{cite web|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/3382-the-hills-reveals-its-alternate-ending-and-you-wont-believe-who-it-features|title=The Hills Reveals Its Alternate Ending (and You Won't Believe Who It Features)|author=Kaitlin O'Reilly|publisher=Bustle|date=August 9, 2013|access-date=August 9, 2013}} Billy Niles from Zap2It noted that there was "no winking nod to a soundstage", and opined that "nothing that freaking awesome happened."{{cite web|url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/the_hills_alternate_ending_how_did_the_mtv_hit_end_this_time_around-2013-08|title='The Hills' alternate ending: How did the MTV hit end this time around?|author=Billy Niles|publisher=Zap2It|date=August 9, 2013|access-date=August 9, 2013|archive-date=April 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408130651/http://zap2it.com/blogs/the_hills_alternate_ending_how_did_the_mtv_hit_end_this_time_around-2013-08|url-status=dead}} Sonya Sorich of the Ledger-Enquirer preferred the original conclusion, commenting that the revised clip was not as "startling" as the first.{{cite web|url=http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/08/09/2625525/video-watch-the-hills-alternate.html|title=Watch 'The Hills' alternate ending online|author=Sonya Sorich|newspaper=Ledger-Enquirer|publisher=The McClatchy Company|date=August 9, 2013|access-date=August 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812110501/http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/08/09/2625525/video-watch-the-hills-alternate.html|archive-date=August 12, 2013|url-status=dead}} Lindsey Weber from Vulture suggested that the footage felt like a "total soap opera" in that it seemingly acknowledged that portions of the series were fabricated.{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/08/watch-the-hills-alternate-ending.html|title=Watch The Hills' Alternate Ending|author=Lindsey Weber|publisher=Vulture. New York Media LLC|date=August 9, 2013|access-date=August 9, 2013}}

In its original broadcast in the United States on July 13, 2010, "All Good Things..." was watched by 3 million viewers. In doing so, it became the peak viewership of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/live-feed/hills-finale-ratings-54022|title='The Hills' finale ratings way up|author=James Hibberd|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 30, 2010|access-date=May 16, 2013}} In the country, the sixth season was released as a two-disc DVD set on September 21, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://shop.mtv.com/The-Hills-Season-6/A/B0041KKX3O.htm |title=The Hills: Season 6 |publisher=MTV Shop. MTVN Direct |date=September 21, 2010 |access-date=May 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404211056/http://shop.mtv.com/The-Hills-Season-6/A/B0041KKX3O.htm |archive-date=April 4, 2013 }}

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