Britney: Back or Crazier than Ever?

So by now I'm sure that all of you loyal readers have seen the new "documentary" (and I use that term loosely), Britney: For the Record, which aired on MTV Sunday night, then twice directly after that, and at least fourteen more times this week (I know this because I have watched part, if not the entire thing, of these subsequent reruns.

Anyway...when watching this "documentary," Britney took me on a rollercoaster of emotions. First, I felt anticipation at what she would reveal. Would she discuss her divorce, her break-up with Justin and most importantly, shaving her head and going psycho on the paparazzi with the baseball bat? (Don't pretend the crazy eyes in the pictures from that night aren't burned into your memories forever, too).

Then, happiness, because Britney looks sooo good. She appears to have put the Cheetos, Doritos and other -'tos' ending snacks away (and hopefully quit feeding them to her children, as well. While delicious, they are not meant for daily consumption by youngsters under the age of two), hit the treadmill and the dance studio, and has finally taken care of those extensions - though I'm still not quite sure why it took someone with millions of dollars and countless hair stylists at their disposal this long to realize that the Jessica Simpson/Ken Paves synthetic hair sold on QVC and at your local Sally's Beauty Supply just weren't doing anything for her. I mean, if you can afford the real thing (as in real hair in your extensions), you should splurge. But nonetheless, her hair, bod and overall appearance seemed to be in much better condition than they had been in a looong time.

The next stop on my "docu"-rollercoaster ride was elation. This can be attributed to my conclusion that yes, Britney did in fact appear to be back. She won all those VMAs earlier this year (quite an accomplishment since she hadn't actually done anything to warrant a win, right?), performed onstage with Madonna, was prepping to release her new album and to go on tour with a really awesome circus theme (so creative!), and of course, as stated earlier - she looks really, really good. The girl is back and better than ever.

But then the rollercoaster hit a bump and got stuck in the middle of an upside down loop. The bump occurred when Britney sought the phone number of the heinous dancer from the play she went to see in New York. But I decided to look past that. She's pretty isolated, I guess, so maybe it's hard for her to meet people (it would explain K-fed, at least). But then she started crying to the documentarian and saying that her life was boring and lacked any passion. I'm confused. The girl in the middle of the biggest comeback of her career and possibly of all time shouldn't be crying, right? And I have to say while her life is many, many things, it certainly doesn't appear to be boring - at least not by my definition. But moral of the story, Britney looked really, really sad and didn't appear to be quite as healthy as I had first thought. As she wiped the snot away from her runny nose with the back of her hand, it dawned on me that perhaps I had made a premature assesment in declaring that Britney is back. In fact, a more accurate assessment might be that Britney is bipolar.

Don't get me wrong, she is clearly in better shape than she has been in a long time, and I would certainly be a little nuts if I had hundreds of paparazzi following my every move. But I think the jury is still out on whether this is really her big comeback. It appears to all be highly orchestrated by her father and Larry Rudolph, so we have yet to see what Britney will do if left to her own devices. Anyway, these are my thoughts, share yours and answer my poll about whether or not you think BSpears is really back.