Top Model: Precarious Posing
Between the girls' photo shoot -- a tricky balancing act on a shaky ladder -- and posing bootcamp with Benny Ninja and contortionist Bree, last night's Top Model was for the flexible girls. We didn't envy them; the shoot was not easy! Some girls excelled (Lauren Brie, who Tyra said had one of the best pics in Top Model history!), while others struggled.
Isis and Nikeysha landed in the bottom two, and we've got issues with Tyra's reasons for both of them. Isis's picture wasn't the best, but the main reason she teetered on the brink of elimination was her un-model-like appearance at panel. Really?! One bad outfit at panel and she could go home? Nikeysha ended up going home mainly because she talked too much. Again, not really a good enough reason in our book.
We were REALLY mad after Nikeysha was eliminated and she said, "Well, I guess I'll just be an anesthesiologist, then," and Tyra cut her off -- "That's another reason you were eliminated." Like, how dare the girl actually have a career goal besides winning ANTM! She already knew she was going home; she's allowed to talk about doing something else. Not in Tyra's world, though!
That wasn't the only drama at panel, though. The judges asked Nikeysha about her eating habits, implying she was too skinny, and they weren't very nice about it. Paulina was noticeably harsher with her criticism this week, and she didn't hold back, even asking Sheena whether her breasts were real! Sheena first said they were, but then she came forward and admitted they were fake. Tyra loved this -- "Honesty is beautiful."
Let's backtrack. We saw a lot of Elina, Nikeysha, Sheena, Hannah, Brittany, and Isis this episode -- and almost nothing of the other girls. A game of Truth or Dare in the pool prompted Sheena to strut her stuff and Elina to kiss her house crush, Clark.
But the big house drama involved Hannah's sheltered, small-town Alaska upbringing -- she can't believe how sexual the girls in the house are! It makes her uncomfortable! We kind of felt bad for her because she genuinely doesn't seem to get how some of her inhibitions come across -- and why the other girls could perceive them as offensive. And we don't blame some of the others for feeling slighted by some of Hannah's comments and actions. Still, after Sheena and Brittany confronted her and saw Hannah's tears, we figured that'd be enough... but then she was trotted out in front of the group for an awkward pseudo-apology that didn't really help matters. The situation didn't improve when later, while bonding with Analeigh and McKey, Hannah compared the whole situation to gang violence. Um, Hannah, that may not be the most well-chosen analogy in this case...
What did you think of the episode? Is Hannah just clueless about how she comes across, or does she need to enlighten herself a bit? Were the other girls too hard on her, or should they have come down even harder? And what do you think about Nikeysha's departure? Let us know in the comments!
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Posted by: pat | September 11, 2008 11:21 AM