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This happens every cycle. And every cycle we all fall for it in some way or another. But I was deeply disappointed this time around: trying to make Bianca sympathetic is just stupid. As I pointed out last episode, Bianca is a survivor of an abusive relationship but we don't really hear too much about that. If she told any of the other girls in the house (besides Nicolle and just recently), it doesn't seem like they give a shit. And rightly so. This may sound harsh and even terrible but Bianca is an unpleasant person that deserves what she gets. I'm not saying that she deserved to be slapped around by her douche bag boyfriend (no matter how mouthy or unpleasant a woman is, you can always just dump her) but I am saying that whatever shit gets thrown her way by the producers or girls in the house, she completely asked for it.
Notice that Rae (who was kidnapped, raped and dumped at a gas station) doesn't flout her tragedy or behave like a ragging narcissistic bitch to the other girls in the house.
Let's move on...
Except we can't. LuLu and Ashley are complaining about Bianca, which is hardly noteworthy until Nicolle pipes up (during a private one-on-one) to point out that this makes them Shitty People. Just so you know, this means that they will be the Bad Guys once Bianca is kicked off.
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Notice that Kara is lying in there with them. What does that mean? I can't be sure. Maybe she is trying to latch onto the "stronger" girls in the competition or maybe she just wants to be as close to whoever is calling people names, just so she won't get on their shit list. Or maybe she was just cold.
Challenge: Runway
(Awesome. A runway challenge RIGHT AFTER Courtney leaves)
It's pretty basic: the girls have to walk down a run way for Miss J, so he can make fun of them. Then they will partner up with another girl (wearing the same clothes as them) and people will compare who is better.
But first we are introduced to the amazing Diva Divanna (9) who rules at life.
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There are some pretty old criticisms from Miss J about the girls:
Rae - right arm is stiff
Sundai - looks bored*
LuLu - seems shy**
Erin - weird right leg
Kara - leads with her chin
*OK, so I have come to the conclusion that this is just what Sundai does when she is called on to perform. She looks bored in front of the camera, and now on the catwalk. Either they are going to have to figure out a way to give her a shoot or challenge that accentuates "bored" or she is outta here.
**My favorite of all time load of crap "I'm not changing my walk, this is my signature walk." Your walk sucks, just like what's-her-fucking-name's walk sucked. CHANGE IT.
When the girls get home it becomes obvious that Bianca is not the only target for the Ashley/LuLu Bummer Train. Ashley talks trash about Brittany...sigh...
Sundai then decides to tell Bianca that Courtney talked shit on her. Did she? I don't really remember that ever happening. You think that maybe the producers would have shown that just to kinda make us like her even more (and there fore make her going home all the more tragic).
So, what does this mean about Sundai?
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I think she kinda sucks. And I think she kinda agrees.
Ashley and LuLu pick on Bianca about her eyebrows and then ask her why she's giving them attitude. Maybe it's because you suck so hard. "So hard" because you are making me take Bianca's side.
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Here's a good summary of these two: Ashley is so relaxed and enjoying herself because she doesn't have to do anything. LuLu will happily make herself the asshole of any situation by behaving/looking like an idiot. Talk about abusive relationships...
The nicest thing about the whole episode is that everyone gets what's going on with Ashley/LuLu. And they are over it.
Fashion Show: Walking with tall models
The girls must walk the runway, partnered with taller (normal sized) models. The winner gets a spread in 17 magazine for the Prom Issue.
Predictably, LuLu is too busy to focus on the challenge because she is talking so much shit.
Kinda reminds you of someone?
Turns out all that not paying attention really worked for them because, oh wait, it didn't.
Miss J and Anne Shoket called Ashley and Lulu out for doing a poor job. Bianca also got honorable mention for her stank face.
Brittany wins the challenge and picks Laura and Kara to go with her to the photo shoot. For some reason I wrote down that Kara is fucking weird, which is true, but I can't remember exactly why...
Later, during a touching Hot Tub moment Nicolle tries to get to the bottom of Bianca's attitude problem. Bianca sums it up by saying that she doesn't do "soft looks" because that's when you "get hurt." What?
Ashley becomes SUPER paranoid over anyone talking to Bianca and immediately ambushes Nicolle when she walks into the house. She calls her naive and claims that Nicolle just doesn't get that Bianca is a bad person. Which is great because Ashley doesn't know anything about Bianca and she's the bad person.
Photo Shoot: Looking taller
OK, why do they keep trying to make the girls look taller but continue to remind us that this is a special competition because all the girls are short?
(Do I even need to mention that LuLu started in - again - on Brittany? I think I should mention that Brittany doesn't even seem to notice that this is happening. How effective!)
Ashley
On the surface, she seems to have it together but look at the face: there's nothing there. I think I should also point out that last week's shot was Garbage.
Bianca
This is a pretty nice photo. Her face looks good, the pose is interesting and she's selling the clothes. Her only problem was scrunching her body up like that - it doesn't make her look tall at all.
Brittany
This is a terrible picture. Everything about it is silly and bad.
Erin
Again, this girl seems to have a Midas Touch. (Also, I want those shoes!)
Jennifer
This is a huge improvement from last week and a lovely photo to boot.
Kara
Best photo of the week? Maybe but I don't really think so. She also looks a bit muscular, which doesn't bother me as much as it normally bothers the judges.
Laura
This is only OK for me, which is sad because Laura should win this. For some reason sh just couldn't pull it out of the bag this time.
LuLu
After spending so much time not focusing on the photo shoot or the competition, we get this...
Nicolle
The judges freaked out over this one since it did exactly what they were asking for...and was not the Photo of the Week. That is Weak.
Rae
Here's another one that fell flat for me. She's forgetting her face and the pose is a little lingerie catalogue.
Sundai
Sundai Photo 5">This is a nice photo because she doesn't look bored out of her mind. But the body is a little average for me.
I need to point out that LuLu has really made herself out to be quite an asshole. Whatever your thoughts or beliefs are, there's no reason to shit all over a person for thinking differently than you. So, even though Bianca's "Jesus is my homeboy" mini-speech was kinda whatever for me, I did not roll my eyes or call bullshit on her. Like LuLu did. Because LuLu is a nasty bitch.
Panel
(Guest Judge: Jamie Richar)
Tya graciously explains her method to her madness. She picked all the girls in this competition because they are all beautiful but she doesn't want people to pass them over just because they are shorter than the average model. So she is teaching them how to "be tall" so there's no excuses. Thanks Tyra!
Bianca manages to keep her mouth shut during the panel, which is probably why she's not in the bottom or on the Shit List.
Kara gets called first. Nicolle second. Erin third. Sundai fourth and Jennifer fifth. I'm happy that Jennifer is getting back on top.
Deathmatch: LuLu vs. Brittany
LuLu is supposedly the judges favorite girl to look at but her photos are sucking.
Brittany took a good photo last week but has been "inconsistent." In three weeks?
Going Home: who gives a shit since LuLu is the one to go home. I guess Karma really is a bitch, nice to know LuLu will have something to talk about during the ride home.
Of course, Ashley is fucking crushed but I'm sure she will move on and find someone else to puppeteer soon enough.
Next Week: Tyra shoots the girls! (I wish!)
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