The ensuing feud between Conrad and Montag received extensive media attention since its beginning; Conrad was doubtful of the possibility of a reconciliation, noting that "I can see us getting to not hating each other but I don't think we would ever go back to being best friends." When addressing speculation that the conflict was fabricated for television, Conrad stated that "I wouldn't fight for the camera. If anything I would try not to." In a separate interview, she revealed that she almost quit the program before the season began, stating "it wasn't so much about the filming, but I didn't want to do a show with the other people on it", which was assumed to be alluding to Montag and Pratt.