ANTM – WTF Just Happened?

Recaps

By Luscious | Friday, May 11, 2012 | 1:11 pm | 14 Comments
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Posted in: America's Next Top Model, Recaps

PANEL TIME

Tyra appears in what I presume must be a little Asian ditty, but reminds me more of a sort of Cleopatra-esque ensemble. She tells us that the girls were 764 feet in the air and that she’s light headed from how fine Nicholas Tse, the guest judge is.

I’m not convinced this is Annaliese’s best shot. Also, while I imagine removing the safety harness might work in some of the photos, I think it actually detracts from this one. And if the weather was so crappy that you couldn’t see the sky line, why the hell did they continue with a shoot that put the models in dangerous and slippery conditions? I get it that you want to test them and push them to the edge, but the whole thing seems pretty stupid when there is nothing but clouds behind the girls. Anyway, I’m irritated that we saw better shots of Annaliese, but the evil witch Kelly Cutrone says she can’t think of a single bad thing to say about the photo, so I calm down. All the other judges like her strong pose as well.

 

Tyra can’t think of the words, so she demonstrates her advice.

 

Again, I don’t really think they used the best pic, and Nigel must agree, since he informs Alisha that they used the picture that was most editorial. Is she going to get points off for the photographer fail of water on the lens? Nigels says she could have done better but did do a good job. Tyra for once cracks me up as a she imitates a Southern Church lady blowing in the wind.

A favorite Tyra moment.

Tyra wishes there was more swan neck and Kelly says it isn’t her favorite photo of Alisha and she’s concerned that the supermodel she sees in front of her is not translating in pictures.

Nigel imitates Sophie at the shoot.

Considering how scared she was, I think this face is phenomenal.

Nigel is thrilled that she gave him moments he could shoot. Nicholas loves her “gesture posture” and says she doesn’t look scared. Kelly isn’t loving the pose but thinks it’s awesome that Sophie overcame her fears.  Tyra reccommends that Sophie got to a happy place in her mind in these situations and give her body over to the client.

Nigel tells Eboni that since she was so confident and unafraid, this was a big opportunity for her to rock the shoot. The problem was that in most of the pictures, she had great poses but dead face. Kelly calls the shot Tower of Pisa meets candy store. Wouldn’t that be a style fail, rather than a model fail? Kelly says the the arm is disproportionate to the hair and that she can’t get a good feel for the dress. Nicholas says it is a fearless pose at such a height. Tyra thinks Eboni does not understand her angles. She gives us a lesson about how she thinks her profile isn’t that strong and so she cheats because she understands her angles. I can totally see what she is saying too! The good news is, Eboni spends a lot of time admiring herself, so this does seem like something she could learn.

 

Kelly demands to go first and starts to gush about how much she loves the picture. Nicholas says the face is brilliant but the legs should be a little longer. Tyra says the photo is absolutely beautiful and it is a good example of a model knowing her angles.


Despite how much she annoyed me this week, there’s no denying this is good work.

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Luscious just got back from a one year backpacking trip around the world with her husband (TVgasm fill-in specialist, The Professor). She spends her days writing, knitting and sewing. She's only good at one of those hobbies, not saying which.  Her secret dream is to write romance novels and have critics say her brilliance is wasted on such a pointless genre. Also, she'd like to create a pair of pajamas for her niece where the sleeves actually work.

14 Comments

  1. 1
    Moli Moli
    Posted May 11, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    I swore Alisha was going to win this thing. I loved her how is it possible to have legs that long and beautiful. The woman was beautiful with a body to match! And lets not even talk about that gorgeous completion. I would want Annaliese to win but the judges are right she is a spokesperson/host. But, taking into consideration Tyra wants these girls to have something besides modeling to fall on…she would be a good choice. Thank bob that little snit Eboni is gone, she annoyed me.

  2. 2
    ANTM Fan
    Posted May 11, 2012 at 5:49 pm

    Off the top of my head, I can only think of one model who launched successful singing and acting careers: Mark Wahlberg. There are plenty of models who became famous actresses, though (Cameron Diaz, Halle Berry, Candace Bergen, Brooke Shields, etc.).

  3. 3
    carol
    Posted May 11, 2012 at 6:22 pm

    I thought it was awesome that Tyra made both girls leave and didn’t let 30-never stay just because Legs wanted to leave. (Sorry, I can’t remember their names and now that the recaps are on multiple pages, I can’t scroll up to look).

    I don’t understand how girl-with-the-pink-hair’s hair keeps on changing from bright pink to white to light pink. When did they film the private interviews??

    I really dislike the judge that was also on The Hills, I think Kelly. She is always so bitter. The attitude she treats the girls with is almost like she is taking out a life time of jealousy against them. Also, Tyra and the other judges keep telling the girls things they need to learn and work on, should they be helping/teaching them these things? These are girls that are just trying to start in the industry. In earlier seasons the photo shoots all revolved around different aspects of modeling things you need to know (working your angles, make-up, etc). Now they just seem to be going for the weird and extreme.

  4. 4
    aliens.rock
    Posted May 11, 2012 at 7:03 pm

    Why are the recaps on multiple pages? I thought that you decided to change the format a while ago, and it definietly worked better (single page)…anyhoo…
    I can give you 2 names of models becoming famous actresses: Cameron Diaz and Charlize Theron.
    I am sure it can happen. However, can you give me 1 name of famous MODEL who become famous because of ANTM??? It is a stupid show produced only to make Tyra and her sidekicks more marketable. The girls are just meat, puppets used for the show. They make some money, gain a little publicity, but at the end of the day, as evryone points out, where are those renowned Cover Girl commercials. I have never seen even one!!! It is BS…
    Honestly, I don’t even watch the show. I read the recaps to laugh at Tyra’s facial expressions. and to look at the kitty porn.Tyra thinks she is IT. Gurl, you ain’t all that and a bag of potato chips…

  5. 5
    Moli Moli
    Posted May 11, 2012 at 7:47 pm

    All the former model turned actor are male. While I have seen female model in movie and on television shows, they are usually horrible…i.e Tyra and Eva the Diva. But, never the less I think Grace Jones should have played Storm in the X-Men movie instead of short ugh Halle Berry.

  6. 6
    LooneyLioness LooneyLioness
    Posted May 11, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    Kelly is such a massive hater. @Luscious, loved your bad photos of the self-absorbed “Oh poor me’s”. Hehe.

  7. 7
    leslilly
    Posted May 12, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    I think Laura is going to win. Boo. She’s an odd one in the sense that she’s trashy & unattractive. Even gross, really (IMHO), but she photographs well.

    The challenge actually pissed me off because I thought Anneliese kicked ass.

  8. 8
    SexyPanda
    Posted May 13, 2012 at 6:53 am

    awesome recap!! Thanks so much! what an episode… I am going to miss Alisha! I am NOT going to miss Eboni!

    yesterday, I bought a tiny saddle and mini sombrero to put on the cats in their next photo shoot. They better smize and give me good angles, if they know what’s good for them. (i miss my babies so much!)

    See you next/this week!

  9. 9
    Jo
    Posted May 14, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    Annelise from Cycle 11 (McKee won) is a successful actress…

  10. 10
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted May 15, 2012 at 9:20 am

    ^ She doesn’t count though because she was never a very good or commercially successful model.

  11. 11
    (J)ustPeachy
    Posted May 15, 2012 at 4:22 pm

    I just had to pause at “This time it happens for sure.” because I was laughing so hard I couldn’t read.
    You are cracking me up! Okay, back to reading.

  12. 12
    PopePhilly SweetRoisinDubh
    Posted May 16, 2012 at 9:52 am

    I’m going to defend Laura a bit. I think it’s unfair to say someone is “sleeping her way to the top” when she hasn’t, you know, actually slept with anyone.

    Saying you would sleep with a famous person is not the same as trying to seduce them. I want to sleep with Edward Norton. Quick! Someone tell me that I’m sleeping my way to fame!

  13. 13
    (J)ustPeachy
    Posted May 16, 2012 at 11:23 am

    I hate that Alicia/Alisha quit. She kept ending in bottom two but Tyra always saved her. I can’t believe she would just give up so close to the end. I am glad that Ebony/Eboni went home, as it was way past her time.

    Thank you so much for the recap! My stomach was hurting from laughing so much. I loved the photo captions, especially the rhyming ones.

    I can’t wait to see the photos from the kitty photo shoot.

  14. 14
    realhousewivesfan
    Posted May 16, 2012 at 8:23 pm

    thank god only 3 are left! if Tyra has UNSEEN footage next week i aint watching. i Hope Laura wins, if not i may just strike next season, FOR SURE if its another wierd edition,
    “ALL-STAR”
    “BRITISH INVASION”
    Give Us another real high fashion installment!!
    i liked the seasons when Ann and Brittany won.

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