The Girl Who Kissed The Roach

America's Next Top Model - Season 6, Episode 4

Sigh. I hate watching a show I love go downhill. It's not all bad tonight, but we're definitely coasting, here. Firstly, Miss J "teaches" the girls to walk (that is, he puts all the girls in dresses with long trains and has a good giggle about them falling all over the place). Gina, of course, sucks harder than anyone else.

Later, an avant-garde designer named Jared Gold has the girls do a runway challenge with a very special accessory: a large, decorated cockroach on a leash. Eep. For once, Jade's self-confidence is an asset instead of a liability, and she knocks the challenge out of the park, even giving the roach a little smooch at the end of the runway. Gina, of course, freaks out so much about the cockroach that they have to physically shove her onto the runway. Once on it, she almost falls on her ass. Jade wins the challenge, and her big prize is "VIP" status at a fashion show. What does the VIP status entail? Good seats at a runway show so she and the others she's brought along can see a couple of real models. That's pretty much it.

The photo shoot today is a shot of the girls dressed up as various fairy tale characters. Also, it'll be a shot of them falling through the air. What does the one have to do with the other? Um, I'll get back to you on that. Furonda is dressed as Rapunzel, and does quite a good job, though the judges will later be harder on her than I am. Leslie is the Big Bad Wolf, and is quite adept at looking sexy and evil as she falls. Jade is a wonderfully seductive Little Red Riding Hood. Mollie Sue is Little Boy Blue and shows no personality in her face. I think she's too low-key for this show. Danielle is Snow White (or Snow Black, as the case may be), and is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. Gina, of course, sucks. She's supposed to be Sleeping Beauty, but gives no indication of it in her shot. Brooke is typically fugly as the Emperor's New Clothes. Kari is the boringest bore that ever bored a bore, and her Goldilocks shot shows it. Nnenna has her first unremarkable shot as the Frog Princess, Joanie is a delightful Cinderella, and Sara is a meh Gretel.

The final challenge is walking in a pair of giganto shoes. Everyone pretty much sucks except for Joanie, who kills it. Both Kari and Danielle wipe out, the latter so hard that she actually hurts her foot and requires crutches. Aw. In the end it comes down to Boring Kari and Bad At Absolutely Everything In The World Gina. Which is worse in terms of reality television? You guessed it. Bye, Kari.

Overall Grade: C-