Hi Gasmii-- Let me begin by thanking you for all the sweet comments proving I am not doing this blog merely to entertain Flipit-- not that that isn't a perfectly appropriate goal unto itself.
All I can say is I wish the show was juicier, more fun and had more interesting actors & characters. At least it's better than Desperate Housewives, right? Then again, what isn't? Oh, that's right. The new 90210.
Junoh & Smiley's apt. Smiley practices posing in front of the mirror, obviously having brushed up on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Sashay, chantez! We hear the click of a camera-- Junoh's taking pictures as he half-jokingly spouts modeling-shoot bromides in a Eurotrash accent. Smiley is worried she looks tired. She didn't get any sleep last night because the actual Anton Denim shoot is today. "Your smile could melt the polar ice caps," Junoh assures her. Well, she still feels guilty about telling her class of inner-city tots that she has "a case of the sniffles". Yes, she should-- that'll probably make the little slum-dwellers think she's a cokehead. Junoh says a little white lie is forgivable since it means she'll be paid $10K for the campaign.
Smiley asks isn't Junoh's "big meeting at Paramount" today? Yup. Isn't he anxious? Yup. "I'm about to have a sit-down with a guy whose films have grossed over a BILLION dollars." Wouldn't it be great if it was Steven Seagal? Instead it's someone named Andrew Misher. Does Smiley realize how huge it'd be for Andrew to turn Junoh's short into a feature? Actually, yes. Even she's not that stupid. But her dialogue sure is! "Just for the record, I don't need to see your name in the credits to know that I'm marrying the perfect guy!" And I don't need to see the email from some CW executive ordering the writers to ram down the audience's throat that Smiley loves him as a person. "They're our relatable, anchor couple!" Anchor my twat. I'm so sorry. I have no idea where that came from.
Junoh continues the lovefest, gazing adorably at her and thanking her for talking him up to the super-agent at his ex-roommate's movie premiere a couple shows ago. They kiss.
"You know what goes great with eggs? Sperm."
MP courtyard. Angrie is staring up at something when Smiley exits her apartment. She wonders what he's up to and he points out a bird's nest full of eggs. "They're back!" That means Angrie won "the bet" and now Smiley must bring him lattes for a week. Jealous Ashlee Simpson steps out of her apartment with a mug of coffee and witnesses the bonding moment. She asks what they're looking at. Angrie says they had a bet about sparrows. "Aw, how sweet," AS says, then asks why Smiley isn't in class. With forced casualness, Smiley says she took the day off to "sort of work a photo shoot" for Anton V jeans. "As a photo assistant?" Angrie asks, confused.
"Like, as a model," Smiley gets out with a sheepish grin. AS & Angrie are thrilled as she tells them how she was accidentally discovered by Anton at Junoh's video shoot. Angrie isn't surprised, but evil AS says isn't it a huge freak-out to have everyone staring at you like that. Only if someone hits the wrong button and the track you just lip-synched to starts over again! Smiley has to go, the shoot's in Malibu. You're gonna do great, Angrie says as S exits and AS looks vaguely disturbed at Hot-Headed Sous-Chef's obvious interest in Engaged Creampuff.
AS asks Angrie to help her assemble some new furniture. He Tom Cruisingly says sure, with a crotch-dampening grin. He says he can stop by after work. Thanks! Angrie exits and AS looks up at the bird's eggs like she wants to make him a roofie omelette.
"Afterwards let's do Quaaludes with Leif Garrett & Joe Namath at the Playboy Mansion!"
Beach. Cru-Ella, in an orange sun-suit and matching hat that's very Barbi Benton-on-Love Boat approaches Smiley in the parking lot. Smiley isn't happy to see her frenemy. Cru says the PR company wanted Cru there for "hand-holding", but so far she's just had to make excuses. Smiley is tardy for the party. Like everyone else who drives west of the 405 Freeway, she blames an accident on Pacific Coast Highway. Luckily, Anton is still driving in from downtown. Cru advises her to leave earlier next time. "This is a big deal," Cru snips. "You could have missed a lot more than the Pledge of Allegiance." Seriously, the schoolteacher jabs are getting stale. But admittedly Cru and the writers don't have a lot to work with.
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Comments (5)
Nice recap, as usual, Leia!
I hope Junoh ends up screwing that assistant. Smiley was so annoying this episode, especially to Cru-ella, who was nice to her for once.
Apparently AS is getting the cut from MP in a few episodes; both her and another cast member.
P.S: I watched Teeth. Every feminist's pipe dream. The ending with that old guy who picked her up was simply priceless.
1 of 5 | Posted by kissmymanolos | Posted on October 27, 2009 7:29 AM
I loved the photo caps. I had planned on quoting my favorite, but it turns out I enjoyed them all. I love how 'Smiley' has to make sacrifices to support her almost-hubbie, but he couldn't to support her when first offered a job. 'Smiley' and 'Junoh' remind me of Jane and Michael during the first 2 seasons. They were the core couple and incredibly boring until the writers decided to make Mancini pure evil.
And, no, Jo, was not a friend of Sappho in the series that I can recall. However, she was a push-your-buttons, free spirit photographer. And, the 'lose your top' moment fit in with the original character, before they reduced her to a weepy version of Jane Mancini a la season 1. Also, considering how 1980s soap the top and earrings appeared, I would've removed them as well :)
2 of 5 | Posted by anicho01 | Posted on October 27, 2009 11:22 AM
MP CY. Ashlee Simpson lies by the edge of the pool, trailing her hand through the water like a mental patient.
Definitely my favorite line.
3 of 5 | Posted by winks523 | Posted on October 27, 2009 1:24 PM
I think Whoren should stop nosing around BP's business...would she like it if someone was trying to make her stop hooking?
4 of 5 | Posted by winks523 | Posted on October 29, 2009 7:36 AM
Wait, I just remembered. In the original MP, Jo first butted heads with Amanda, when she told a male underwear model that she felt the shoot was too boring and convinced him to pose nude, biting the underwear as opposed to wearing it -
5 of 5 | Posted by anicho01 | Posted on October 29, 2009 12:35 PM