Time for evaluations to determine the winning team. The applicants file into a room where they're met by Capricorn and Jeff Tweedy, Executive VP of Sean John. The Downtown team is critiqued first. Tweedy tells them that despite having a professional hair stylist, the hair's a problem because it's down and obscuring too much of the eyewear. He also dislikes the "see yourself" tagline, which prompts Mike to shoot pointed glances at Verne. Capricorn dislikes the tagline, the trademark sun flare the team added, and the fact the team didn't venture further than the roof to set up their shoot. The only positive the Uptown team gets is that the color of the Sean John logo matches Angela's hair color. Awesome job!
Turning to the Uptown team, Tweedy likes the fact that Louisa's hair is pulled back (probably because it looked like shit after Poprah mangled it and Louisa got it caught in trees and bushes while storming around the park), but thinks they should have chosen larger sunglasses to block her eyebrows completely. The Downtown team did go with the tagline "from day to dark" which Tweedy likes a lot, while Capricorn jumps in to compliment the side-angle of the shot that allows you to see the Sean John logo on the earpiece of the eyewear.
Angela for the Downtown team (left) & Rachel Bilson Louisa for the Uptown team (right)
Unsurprisingly, the Uptown team is named the winner! They're thrilled, but the Downtown team takes its
defeat pretty hard, with Verne crying and everyone seeming depressed. Not making this situation any better is Poprah, who slaps on the sunglasses her team received for winning the challenge and struts around the apartment, laughing and celebrating. Her teammates, while also excited, seem to be containing their celebrations to the confessional and private bedrooms away from the Downtown team members. So is Poprah more annoying when she wins and rubs it in peoples faces, or when she loses and trash talks her entire team before the judges? Discuss.
The next morning, the Downtown team heads into eliminations. Boris and Deon both seem defensive, telling us it's not their time to go as if they suspect fingers will be pointed their ways. Verne, on the other hand, has been upset all night because she knows she was behind the changed tagline Tweedy hated -- something that Mike clearly plans to call her out on. Of the DFL, they'll only face Capricorn today, and once she opens the floor, the backstabbing and cat fights begin.
Verne takes the lead and states that she's a strong competitor who works hard and shouldn't be eliminated. Boris disagrees, arguing that Verne confuses and intimidates everyone around her. No, only you and your penis, dear. Boris also claims that Angela told him directly that Verne intimidates her -- something that I doubt happened or we would have seen or heard about this before. Pissed, Verne attacks back, accurately calling Boris stupid, unprofessional, and unmotivated. When Capricorn asks how Boris contributed to the photo, he claims he helped make Angela comfortable -- aka tried to get in her panties, as Verne clarifies.
Capricorn then switches her attention to the tagline situation. Since it was technically Stefanie's creation, despite Verne pushing for a new one, Stefanie starts to realize that she may actually be in trouble. Capricorn asks Deon what he thinks about the tagline, and he further proves his idiocy by insisting that their ad is perfect. Annoyed, Capricorn jumps from her seat, marches over to the photo, and beings rattling off all the flaws in it. You'd think this would shut Deon up. But no. Out comes this gem: "You know, I worked in billboard advertisement for years. And I think we really smashed it." What?! You're just mentioning this now, you giant crazy douche?
"OMG! This sucks worse than when we lost the beer pong tournament to Delta Gamma last month!"
Capricorn calls for a vote. Everyone votes unanimously for Boris, who then picks Deon as his elimination opponent. Yay, my tranny's safe! I really do like Verne. I'm convinced it was Deon's amazingly stupid revelation of his advertising experience that saved Verne from the chopping block.
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Comments (7)
LOL Lolo,
Girl, you nailed this to the wall... I don't have a chance to see this show at all, but I have no problem keeping up with it thanks to you, you're amazingly talented (I giggled like mad at "he'd be lucky if that was all that Diddy stuck in his mouth").
I agree that Deon was creepy and all, but I'm tired of dumbass straight boys like Boris who act like breathing the same air as a transexual will shrivel their dick into a clitoris, and I wish he'd gone home. Poprah, while annoying, makes great TV...
And as far as Louisa is concerned... meh, I get plenty of bitchassness from the girls over at ANTM.
love you, love your work... *huggles*
J-Mo :)
1 of 7 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on August 20, 2008 8:04 AM
Great recap, but I would'v e preferred to see Boris go than Deon. At least Deon looked and acted somewhat professional. Boris just looks like he's hanging out waiting for tits and ass as your recap pointed out.
I am glad you brought up that twitching thing that Red does. I noticed that a couple of times thinking I'm the only one who sees it.
I would like to see more of Louisa but I really would like to see more of Kendra. Kendra seems like she's a crazy and funny person unlike Deon who was crazy and weird.
2 of 7 | Posted by bigjr6633 | Posted on August 20, 2008 11:20 AM
Wussup everyone I am taking this moment to give a shout out to everyone whose taken time to write about me and everyone else on the show....the good and the bad. I am sure the good blogs and comments are appreciated by all the other contestants as well as my self. I cant say however that its been easy to read a lot of the things Ive seen, but, I realize that when I put myself out there to compete on this show, I set myself up for whatever comments come my way. Its all good though, because, no matter how hateful or hurtful or straight out messed up bloggers can be, I know that the opportunity I received on this show is worth much more than having to feel bad over the writings of people who dont know the real Can Do or that sit around the computer all day running their mouth. All I want to put out to you is the thought that the time spent writing nasty grams about me and others on the show could be better spent by using that time to reach out to kids and youth in trouble. Ive come a long way in my short life because of people who have reached out to me and taken the time to help me learn that I am capable of doing great things.....regardless of what someone writes about me eating a sandwich or the fact that I like to wear my shirts untucked or left my cell phone in New York. Remember, the greater purpose of this show is to provide opportunity...not to generate a platform to rip people apart. So to all you negative bloggers out there, use your energy to make things better for everyone.and remember, sleep is forbidden.
Can Do
3 of 7 | Posted by cando | Posted on August 20, 2008 2:11 PM
Oh, silly Boris. This is all in good fun. Besides, since when do you worry about what people think? I suggest instead of spending hours scouring the internet for mentions of your name, that time could be better spent by reaching out to transexual or homosexual youth in trouble.
Love, h4b
xoxo
P.S. No one likes a bigot. Those who judge others harshly can only expect the same in return. Team laVerne 08!!
4 of 7 | Posted by here4beer | Posted on August 20, 2008 4:59 PM
Nice to here from you CanDo, but I must agree with H4B..... googling your name is not very pro-active!
LoLo... as always, your recaps are the best. Lookforward to next week!
5 of 7 | Posted by chooch850 | Posted on August 20, 2008 6:33 PM
Sorry, Boris, but feel I must disagree, the greater "purpose" of this show is NOT about providing opportunity (well, except for stroking Sean Combs' overwhelming ego)... what it IS about is creating wacky drama and conflict, which is EXACTLY why the show's producers cast a transexual and a schlub like yourself and forced you to spend time together, so we can all have a chance to laugh at how much of a tool you can make of yourself... and you fell for it!
However, I must applaud your being savvy enough to realize that reality TV makes you fair game for bloggers and anyone else with an opinion and a computer, so kudos for your self-awareness... now if you could just work on that homo/trannyphobia a little...
love, J-Mo :)
xoxox
P.S. Please don't take offense at my use of the word "schlub", I actually think schlubs are quite cute and sexy... it's the "tool" part I wish you'd kick to the curb... xo -J :)
6 of 7 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on August 21, 2008 9:03 AM
Hey guys!
Thanks for the great comments! I'm really enjoying this show so far, and I'm glad I've got all of you to enjoy/mock it with me!
Bigjr, I agree that we need more of Kendra. I also would like to see more of Stefanie, for besides her youth, she seems to have her shit together.
And CanDo/Boris, as the others already said, the whole purpose of this site is for bloggers to "sit around the computer all day running their mouth" as you put it. We realize that regardless whether we're watching reality or scripted TV, the people on our screens are characters. So therefore when we mock the characters, we're not attacking you as a real person, but instead the character version of you presented in the show. That being said, if you're going to be offended, you probably shouldn't be Googling yourself and searching out sites like this one. I know if I ever go on reality TV, TVgasm is the last place on earth I'd go once the show airs. :)
Finally I'd like to add that I hope your ignorant comments about LaVerne were a ploy for camera time and the reaction they would stir up on the Internet. If not, perhaps learning to be more tolerant would be a better use of your time than surfing the blogs.
LoLo
7 of 7 | Posted by LoLo | Posted on August 22, 2008 12:56 PM