With all of their newfound confidence, the geeks begin to ask out some honeys. However, all of the messy-sexy hairstyles in the world couldn't give Dave enough chutzpa to ask out his crush Nicole before she asks John. Denied! Just like high school all over again. I mean, I think it's pretty clear that there is now a defined hierarchy among the dweebs since this makeover has turned some of the frogs into veritable princes.
Chez is the only chick not asked to the prom, which is pretty amazing considering her qualifications as a beauty include being a, well, beauty queen. The other girls decide that the night before prom, Fuck studying! Katie puts it in the hands of fate. "If I know it... I know it," she says. Yeah, unless you LEARN IT. Then you know it. Meanwhile, Sam is entrenched in his transformation into Mr. Miyagi.
Sam-urai
The next day, the teams go to a classroom and soon find out that the beautes are required to give a lesson to a group of 3rd graders. At the mention of 50-cent word "arithmetic," each girl blanches and tries to figure out whether eye shadow application is acceptable to teach a bunch of 8-year-olds. Unfortunately for them, it is not. The teacher herself looks like she could step in for Nicole should she decide to relinquish her nerding responsibilities.
Reverse Roots
Most of the girls bullshit their way through math, geography and basic communication skillz and some even tell the kids they're right when they have no idea what the right answer is. They all sort of remind me of my 8th grade English teacher, who taught us to spell the word "entertainment" with an "I".
Li'l O. Snapp
Sam gets up there and is animated, enthusiastic and seems to know what he's talking about. But he's no match for Chez, who, even though she hates math, doesn't understand math, and would rather eat glass and make out with a geek than teach math, uses the children as representatives of cherry pie to prove the Euclidean Algorithm. Although, to her, it's just called "Get three kids. Take away one. How many does that leave?" She wins the beauty challenge but still has to stay home from prom with Eyebrows.
Prom arrives and every geek is feelin' fine. Many of them never even went to their own proms, so going with confidence and a hot girl has got to be amazing. From the looks of it, they all got to pre-party as well, because Joshua is dancing around the gym like drunk Uncle Morty at a bar mitzvah.
"I'm 'getting down' with my 'bad self'!"
They all have to mingle and popularize themselves in order to win the challenge, aka the title of Prom King or Queen. It's a little awkward for most of them (like William, who devolves into a stuttering, semi-racist mess), but some dudes actually find their inner jock and engage in conversation. One such fellow is John, who wins the title of Prom King after everyone at the school refuses to believe he's one of the dorks. What can I say? He's suddenly hot.
The next morning the crew gets together for elimination and might I just say, am I the only one who thinks Natalie looks like an Olsen twin?
Skinny bitch.
They choose Sam & Nicole and Luke & Katie. While preparing, Katie is already crying her eyes out and saying goodbye to people. Well, with that attitude, of COURSE you're going to lose! Anyway, that's what you get when you leave the learning up to destiny. The beauties have to answer elementary-level questions with Cosmo magazine themes, like calculating Nicole Richie's body fat percentage and determining the square of a gossip circle population. Sam and Katie each get their first question right, which mystifies Handsome Host, but in the second round, Katie forgets all about the existence of Alaska.
The geeks get "makeover"-themed questions, having to do with Britney Spears and early baldness. Hey, why are there no lip gloss vs. lipstick questions? They should have to be able to discern the difference between a gel and a pomade or something. Anyway, Luke and Katie lose, which is pretty sad because they were a really likeable team. One more down, only six more to go!
Who do you think had the best makeover? Which "beauty" do you think needs a serious makeunder? See you on the boards!
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Comments (12)
I like your Beauty and the Geek recaps but they are always so short! A lot of times I don't watch the show so I'd enjoy a little more meat. Maybe I'm the only one who thinks this??
Anyway, still enjoy them -- thanks :)
1 of 12 | Posted by nyrlieht | Posted on October 17, 2007 12:15 PM
Thanks for the fast recap, but I also thought it was way too short. We could wait a little longer if you needed time, if we knew you were going to put more meat into it! XD
The 'lil o snapp' comment made me lol. Children are all out to get us.
I pretty much bawled throughout the whole episode. I, for one, never thought Shay and Joshua would get along. But to see her so happy for him... well, it made me really happy, too. She didn't get to go to prom, but she didn't have to go to the elimination room. I think that'd be satisfying.
John does with the cute contest. He didn't even look like the same person!
2 of 12 | Posted by trey | Posted on October 17, 2007 1:05 PM
Good recap, I agree it was a little short, but I appreciate how quick you got it up, and I loved your captions (especially the Sam-Urai one).
You also forgot to mention Dave's crush on Nicole. How adorable that with all the "beauties" to choose from, his heart belongs to a nerd. She's really hot, though.
3 of 12 | Posted by RachWho? | Posted on October 17, 2007 1:56 PM
^Trey:I was thinking the same thing! it was great seeing how happy she was for joshua.
Loved the captions on the recap; the dude in the jeans and the mini o.snapp made me laugh out loud
Joshua dancing at the prom was the cutest/dorkiest thing ever!
Most of the makeovers were great, but a few left a little to be desired
And was it just me or was sam a bit less of a douche this episode? seeing how he was with the kids was great
4 of 12 | Posted by amarie_luvsTV | Posted on October 17, 2007 2:47 PM
^Trey:I was thinking the same thing! it was great seeing how happy she was for joshua.
Loved the captions on the recap; the dude in the jeans and the mini o.snapp made me laugh out loud
Joshua dancing at the prom was the cutest/dorkiest thing ever!
Most of the makeovers were great, but a few left a little to be desired
And was it just me or was sam a bit less of a douche this episode? seeing how he was with the kids was great
5 of 12 | Posted by amarie_luvsTV | Posted on October 17, 2007 2:50 PM
I think your summary was the perfect length. You're supposed to be summarizing, after all, not restating everything that happened.
I just have one thing to add: Sam needs to get punched in the face.
That is all.
6 of 12 | Posted by Die_Media_Whores | Posted on October 17, 2007 5:45 PM
Did you have Mrs Klaver for 8th grade English, too?
I love the Joshua/Shay team dynamic. I definitely didn't expect it at the beginning of the season, but they are quite supportive, while not being all buddy-buddy.
I love the William/Jen pairing, just for the drama. I still don't understand why those two HATE each other as much as they seem to.
My dream team would be Shay/Nicole but alas, I don't think there will be any mid-season partner-swapping.
7 of 12 | Posted by srah | Posted on October 17, 2007 6:18 PM
Did you have Mrs Klaver for 8th grade English, too?
I love the Joshua/Shay team dynamic. I definitely didn't expect it at the beginning of the season, but they are quite supportive, while not being all buddy-buddy.
I love the William/Jen pairing, just for the drama. I still don't understand why those two HATE each other as much as they seem to.
My dream team would be Shay/Nicole but alas, I don't think there will be any mid-season partner-swapping.
8 of 12 | Posted by srah | Posted on October 17, 2007 6:21 PM
Did you have Mrs Klaver for 8th grade English, too?
I love the Joshua/Shay team dynamic. I definitely didn't expect it at the beginning of the season, but they are quite supportive, while not being all buddy-buddy.
I love the William/Jen pairing, just for the drama. I still don't understand why those two HATE each other as much as they seem to.
My dream team would be Shay/Nicole but alas, I don't think there will be any mid-season partner-swapping.
9 of 12 | Posted by srah | Posted on October 17, 2007 6:25 PM
Natalie looks like an Olsen? No, no, I call her "Denise Richards" and Jasmine is the Gelfling girl from "The Dark Crystal." I told my husband during the very first episode, "That guy (John) is going to look GREAT after the makeover." It almost makes me wonder if he didn't grow his hair stupid to get on the show.
That's so cool you noticed Li'l O. Snapp. My husband blinked or something and missed it and I was laughing out loud. I was torn at the end because as much as I detest Sam, I really like Nichole. You're right though, the girl needs some bangs.
10 of 12 | Posted by geewits | Posted on October 17, 2007 11:14 PM
oh man. the makeover episode is ALWAYS my favorite!! but WHY did they make Jesse blonde?? WHYYYY? I think he's the cutest out of everyone, but that makeover make me wince. John is also cute, but in all the shots of him talking to the camera he looks like a wet dog with waxed eyebrows = not hot.
11 of 12 | Posted by isthisawkward | Posted on October 18, 2007 7:09 AM
oh man. the makeover episode is ALWAYS my favorite!! but WHY did they make Jesse blonde?? WHYYYY? I think he's the cutest out of everyone, but that makeover make me wince. John is also cute, but in all the shots of him talking to the camera he looks like a wet dog with waxed eyebrows = not hot.
12 of 12 | Posted by isthisawkward | Posted on October 18, 2007 7:11 AM