Then the boys sing their song. It sounds like N*Sync does The Glen Miller Orchestra - old timey and new timey at the same time. Mind you, that doesn't mean it sounds good. But I guess it was a mild success, as Niki looks alternatively embarrassed, pained, and touched, as she daubs at her eyes.
"Can you just tell me when it's over?"
As the party progresses, Shannon continues to bitch about Perry's look-at-me attitude. She says that she prefers to draw people in subtlety, making them come to her instead of screaming for attention. But I guess Perry has the last laugh, as one of the GQ style editors tells us that if you're a "girl model," you have to loosen up. And then the zinger, "I don't want to admire you, I want to sleep with you." GQ magazine, folks. Making strides for women everywhere.
The next day, the models meet up with Tyson at Marithe Francois Girbaud. The models all coo and pretend to know who that is. This week is all about branding, because the most important thing as a model is to be able to sell the product.
Today's assignment is a video lookbook. Their director today, Manu Boyer tells them that it's a film that shows the collection. He'll be casting the models on the spot, using 1-3 of them for every scene. Some may not be cast at all. Then Tyson takes a low blow at Casey and reminds him that he knows what it feels like to be removed from the shoot.
The first scene is to be a fight between two guys and a girl. Manu asks all the male models individually to show him angry jealousy in their eyes. Here are the results:
Grumpy, Sleepy, Bashful, and Jerky
Manu ends up casting Perry, Ronnie and Holly. They sit on a bed and try to make nasty faces at each other. Perry says that acting is what he really wants to do, effectively implying that he didn't come on this show to model - he did it to get his big break. If that's all he wants, he really should have done it on something a little more high profile - say, pretty much ANY show besides this one.
In the next scene, Manu will be filming a mock photoshoot between two of the models. That's very meta of you, Manu. He tries out Ben and Shannon, swaps them for Casey and Holly, decides he loves Casey, kicks out Holly, and brings Shannon back in. It's like brokering a Garbage Pail Kids trade, when you're trying to assemble the giant puzzle on the backs of them - Disgustin' Justin is useless without Salvatore Dolly, but you can't use Rat-Sucker Randall if you don't have Ronny Nose.
Casey and Shannon start filming, and Casey is far more reserved than he was a minute ago in the casting. So he gets pulled out in favor of Perry, at which point he and Shannon are both shown giving nonverbal signs of mutual disgust. At one point, Perry is laying on the floor, and Shannon is standing above him, unbuttoning her shirt. If that hate each other even a modicum of how much they profess to, they are really good actors, because I am totally believing this scene, until Perry tells Casey he would rather be straddled by him.
The last scene will be a night scene between two lovers, in the doorway just as they're about to retire to the bedroom. Manu says it has to be hot and sexy, and also show off the clothes. Casey and Holly try first, and Manu hates Casey, replacing him with Ben. Ben quickly tells his wife he loves her, (which is a pretty good indicator that he's been caught cheating before), and starts in on Holly. Poor Casey mopes in the other room, saying that he'd better have an insanely good catwalk.
Back in the doorframe of love, Ben jokes that they could have put him with Ronnie. Manu says let's do it, and Ronnie gets up there. They lean into each other and Ben starts pulling off Ronnie's clothes. You can tell Ronnie is embarassed, and they cut the scene short. They go back to Ben and Holly, with mixed feedback for both. Manu says Holly was mostly pretty stiff, but had some inspired moments.
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Comments (9)
I am READY for Ben to go home! Loved the image of him draped across a car, though! Ronnie is a real sweetie, and I hope they keep him around, but Holly is beautiful, and I think she should win it all!
1 of 9 | Posted by valmommyt | Posted on March 10, 2008 11:27 AM
"That thinking" that is the funniest thing I've ever heard, hysterical!!!! Watch it again if you don't believe me.
I'm over Ben too, but I suspect his Bonnie stuff will keep him in for another week. I suspect they knew putting Ronnie in the bottom would assure the departure of Ben or Casey. Ben will be in the bottom until he's finally gone, but I have to say, Perry looks fug in his walk, monkey faced and stiff mouthed, not handsome to me at all. IT's obvious he's a dick, esp to the girls, so I'm glad his girl aligned herself with one of the world's biggest DB's. I don't blame her for not talking to him, on the phone, ON TV, as she's not getting anything from his being on the show. He forced her to say she loves him in the other call, it's payback time . . .
Show's still dull, but I'm good w Holly taking it, or Ronnie. Will it be our vote in the end? If so, Perry will never make it . . I'm just sayin'
2 of 9 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on March 10, 2008 12:37 PM
Great recap Sparkles- you have such a grasp on...everything! The Gatsby mentions (you must have actually read the book!) were brilliant.
Ben should go. I think America is over the Bonnie thing and even in the "sexy" photo shoot I got the impression that Ronnie finally has gotten the fact that Ben is a big P-tease. Or C-tease...whichever you choose.
The "Ugh, that thinking!" line is one of the best ever. What were the models thinking by thinking? Each week they are told basically that they are sub-human clothes hangers (and wire hangers at that) and that they are only there because they are "attractive" and tall with very little body hair.
And enough with the staged phone calls! If Perry is such a degrading womanizer why would he say things like "don't you want to be with me, babe?" Whether he thinks it or not, he is a terrible actor and this girlfriend of his is probably one of the shows producers standing off to the side with a fake phone and a script written on a piece of toilet paper.
3 of 9 | Posted by bingo blog boy | Posted on March 10, 2008 1:51 PM
I must say that I love Perry and will take him if his dumbass girlfriend doesn't. Adnan? Seriously gross.
4 of 9 | Posted by Anonymous | Posted on March 10, 2008 11:14 PM
did anyone else get the feeling that ben mentioned the ronnie pairing in the video thingy because he knows that's why america is keeping him around? it just felt very fishy to me and i don't like him using ronnie that way.
5 of 9 | Posted by krinka | Posted on March 11, 2008 8:34 AM
Krinka, I know what you mean, Ronnie was coldish and awkward, and at the end, Ben mentioned he and his boy were up--more playing to the audience!? Anyway, like he obnoxiously stated, it's up to America . . .
6 of 9 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on March 11, 2008 10:28 AM
Greatttttt recap, I love your disdain for this show. I have a huge crush on Casey, I just want to take him home and protect him.
So over Perry's arrogance, but I guess it makes for a good model.
Every one of the remaining six looks great on film. I think they've all grown so much in the course of this show. The men have just chosen to grow more obnoxious as the women grow more talented. hehe
7 of 9 | Posted by TinkerbellAPixie | Posted on March 11, 2008 10:29 AM
sparkles-
how could you fail to mention that supermodel niki's "birthday party" was at a furniture store?? when she comes in with the blindfold you can even see a "sale" sign behind her. HILARY!
8 of 9 | Posted by theinternetsensation | Posted on March 11, 2008 11:41 AM
@ theinternetsensation. I Wish I noticed it was a furniture store! LOL. Too funny. The party looked EXTRA lame by the way.
This recap came so late that I already saw this week's episode and it totally sucks that Ben is back and the Shannon is in the BOTTOM TWO with Ronnie. NOT FAIR. I used to like Ronnie, but lately he has been rubbing me the WRONG way. All the boys actually. Ben can't model and has a horrible attitude, Perry erks me cause we discovered he cheated on his girlfriend during the Valentine's episode, but when she cheats on him he thinks we should feel sorry for him. lol. yeah right. Burnn bitch burn bitch.
And Ronnie is NOT that good of a model to be saying all these negative critical comments towards everyone. Bitch needs to be sent packing!
I voted for Holly 20 times, but I'm afraid that Ronnie's fanbase is just too massive for him to get sent home:(
Poor Shannon. The judges were wrong for doing that shit.
They should've found any ole' reason to put Ben in the bottom.
This show is really making me angry!!
9 of 9 | Posted by bfrank | Posted on March 14, 2008 1:45 AM