Wednesday, November 12, 2008

In Vino Veri-ta-tas

America's Next Top Model - Season 11, Episode 10

Marjorie, heavy with the knowledge that the judges have had it up to their ugly bling with her nerve fits, vows to relax and enjoy every moment from here on out. Unfortunately, the only way she can relax is by getting blitzed.

First, though, Paulina gives a teach about wordless acting, which is an unusually pertinent topic to cover for this show, but is also boring as shit to watch. It's set up for the later challenge, in which the girls must silently run on a treadmill while flirting with a male model, then kiss him and run away. Paulina and some other random judge nod solemnly through all the performances, even though all the girls' acting faces the audience (us), and the judges just see the back of their heads. In any event, all four of them do better than expected, with Marjorie taking the prize for her natural demeanor. She and Analeigh split a shopping spree at a bland store that the show unsuccessfully tries to play up as trendy.

Back at the pad, the girls invite the guys who drove their boats around to the go-sees up for a party. Marjorie gets wasted and hops in the tub with one of them (fully-clothed), and Analeigh acts like Marjorie's one step away from doing a bump of coke off his ass and jumping out the window. The party becomes unfun in a hurry, and Samantha and McKey display some more awesomeness by kicking the guys out.

The photo shoot is boring, and just features the girls looking like replicants, standing in front of a windmill. McKey is reliably good, and Analeigh continues doing quite well while simultaneously putting me to sleep. Samantha starts off extremely rocky, but manages to pull it together for her last frames. Marjorie is terrible. In her determination to hold her nerves in check, she winds up looking stiff and awkward. Though Tyra would dearly love to eliminate Samantha, the judges simply can't overlook the fact that her photo is so superior to Marjorie's, and Marjorie gets the boot. Guess she should have stuck with her nerve meltdowns, after all.

Overall Grade: B-

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