This week on Stylista, drama continues as whiney Kate gets even whinier. In fact, she's almost over-taking Megan as the show's most annoying character. Meanwhile, Anne Slowey introduces her Mini Me.
This week picks up exactly where we left off last week as our Stylistas relax back at their mansion and speak of the horrors of elimination. Gay Sidekick -- who narrowly escaped the frosty glare of Anne's elimination eyes -- tells us that being in the bottom two is the worst thing that could ever happy to anybody on the face of the planet. He giggles on about how he's been humbled and then quickly moves from criticism of himself to criticism of Katie.
We cut away to a very lonely Kate sitting on the couch by herself, paging through "Elle" magazine -- perhaps teaching herself how to read. She tells us that all the criticism is a compliment because they wouldn't be so mean unless they saw her as a threat. Ehh....true.....but not in this case. No, I think that in this case, she's not seen as a threat. She's just seen as an annoying, whiney, brainless boob.
Joey McIntire walks in from outside where he was cackling away with Gay Sidekick to ask Kate if she's mad at him. Have you ever noticed how much this boy ENUNCIATES at us? He enthusiastically E-NUN-CI-ATES every single syllable as if to say, "I'm Brit-ISH, and we TALK very pre-CISE-ly!" He tells us that Kate is tra-GIC and not very BRIGHT. And he couldn't see her as an editor at any magazine, especially not Elle. Time Magazine or National Geographic, maybe. But definitely not the braniac-athon that is ELLE! Kate tells Joey that she plans to separate herself because she's a Leo, and Leos do not work in teams. (The astrological lion sign would also explain her big mane of hair, btdubs.) Then she muses on about how she could potentially win the competition, to which Joey Mac gives a very robust and British laugh.
Johanna is avoiding all the laughter and drama to brush her teeth in solitude. She tells us that she needs to focus on the competition because she was born to work for "Elle," and she wants it more than anything. Then her hair stands up and tells us that's it's just always wanted to be a dentist.
The next morning, our Stylistas file into Anne Slowey's office. She says that for the next challenge, they'll be working for a client even crazier than her. For added dramatic effect, she spins her desk chair around to reveal the corpse of a small, frail child. This is her niece, Erin Slowey. Erin is incredibly demanding and fashion forward, and her 10th birthday just so happens to be approaching. The party will be at FAO Schwartz and the most stylish people will be guests. The challenge will be for each Trendsetter to come up with a theme for the party, complete with decorations, party favors, cake and entertainers.
The stylistas will have to pitch their ideas to Anne and Erin and will have $50 to buy stuff for the pitch. Whichever assistant Erin picks will win the task. Finally Erin opens to mouth to say, "I want my party to be FABuuuuulous! I want it at EFF AAA OO Schwaaaaartz." If 10-year-olds could read, then I'd swear she had cue cards. Wait. Can 10-year-olds read? Maybe they can. Obviously I am vastly out-of-touch with today's youth. Good thing I don't have to complete this challenge. And, for heaven's sake, someone get this child some sunlight! She looks as though she's well on her way to developing a severe case of rickets.
Our contestants hustle out of the room and first begin by calling entertainers. They all seem pretty clueless. And then they head out on the town to shop for the pitch. Kate's drama starts pretty early. "I foRgOt mY monEY! You guuyyyyysssssssssss!" Can't she make a statement without whining??? And how do you forget your money? All she wants is just OnE vaNiLLa cuPcaKE, you guuuuyyyyssssssss! Perfume takes pity on the little brat and buys the cupcake for her. Danielle tells us that it was a little foolish of Perfume to help Kate, and she hopes that she doesn't let the niceness get in the way of her winning. Megan, on the other hand, tells us that she would have never helped Kate. Well, duh, Megan. That's why you're the villain.
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Comments (6)
Hate makes me want to shoot myself in the head. It's really a problem when a party full of little kids is more composed than you are.
And speaking of said party, I thought it was supposed to this amazing event for the mini-me, and it ended up looking like every other 10-year-old's birthday party that I've seen, complete with obnoxiously loud pink and hand-colored signs. Also, seeing Anne Slowey smile and act like a sweet aunt around the kids was freakin' me out a little.
1 of 6 | Posted by LAjane | Posted on November 11, 2008 6:46 PM
Based on what the judges said, it sounds like they are looking for behavior like Kate displayed at the party. They said something to the effect that they would fight tooth and nail to get the one they wanted... and that was pretty much what Kate was doing.
2 of 6 | Posted by Snootchy Bootches | Posted on November 12, 2008 3:34 AM
Great job, MandaMo! I love the Hate (okay, well, really I hate the Hate, but I love how you're painting her). Unfortunately, I think this trend in reality TV is approaching the nadir of the medium, because it seems like they keep around the assholes thinking that it automatically makes good TV, when really all it does is annoy the hell out of people. I personally get sick of seeing bitches stay around week after week while the good guys that you could really root for get chucked aside. In the business world, would anybody REALLY want to work with these aspiring asshats? How productive could you really be if your co-worker is constantly having tantrums and whining? Then again, I don't know much about the high-gloss world of fashion magazines, so perhaps that kind of behavior is de rigeur...
Very entertaining recap, tho, much love to you!
love, J-Mo :)
3 of 6 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on November 12, 2008 8:41 AM
Those kids looked like they were straight out of central casting. I hope they aren't that rigid and sober in real life.
Hate actually lets others make her a victim so she can call foul and be smothered in pity. I think this has worked so far for her and why stop now? A person saying she was Kate from this show, blogged on another site saying they made her take the bagpipe guy..HUH?
This show reminds me of the land of misfit toys. Everyone is missing an essential part to making them a complete person.
Every week I tell myself I'm not going to watch this mess but it's like passing a 10 car pile up. You know you shouldn't look but you're unable to look away.
Funny recap..keep them coming.
4 of 6 | Posted by skies | Posted on November 12, 2008 3:25 PM
"Stomping around [cleavage], throwing fits [cleavage]in front of everyone [cleavage] and cursing [cleavage] at your team [cleavage]is not effective behavior [cleavage]and does not even begin to fit the mould of a [cleavage] decent editor. Sigh. [cleavage]"
Huh? Did you say something?
Kate is excellent television. I mean, okay, the whining is a bit annoying (although it does wonders for her lips), but I like watching how the others react to her, that's the entertaining bit. I'm really looking forward to the explosion to come...
No one else on the show is anywhere close to interesting. Not even Megan. In fact, Hate is much better at tanking the others than Megan is. You just watch.
Of course, I'm perhaps not taking the concept of editor-at-Elle-magazine as seriously as some of you. [cleavage]
5 of 6 | Posted by itchy | Posted on November 12, 2008 3:51 PM
Does anyone else think Megan KIND OF looks like a brunette Britney Spears? I've been reluctant to say this because of the passionate hate everyone feels for her, but every week I see her face and she reminds me of her a little bit. Just a tad.....
6 of 6 | Posted by Thatswhatshesaid | Posted on November 13, 2008 10:39 AM