Both teams want there sets to be minimalist. Megan says that props look cheesy, but then Hate butts in saying that she doesn't agree. Everyone disagrees with Hate and so Hate replies, "All right, whatever you three think." Danielle interjects and instructs her not to hide her feelings in order to avoid what happened last time. Does anyone else see a pattern here? Hate pulls the same crap every week and has been getting away with it so frequently that it's reinforcing her bad behavior. I feel like we're stuck in "Groundhog Day."
Ashlie tells her group to put the beef aside and just get the job done. Hate whines, "I haven't done anything!" Megan suggests that they lie down ground rules. Hate says that she doesn't need the speech and gets up and leaves. Then she tells us that she'll have no problem highlighting them all in the conference room and getting them sent home. Ugh, seriously. Where is Erin Slowey? That eight-year-old had more class than this. She should act as a replacement.
The other team is going much more swimmingly. Devin loves everything that everyone else recommends but gives no fresh input of her own.
Back at the house, everyone talks about how awful and weird it is to work with Hate while Hate listens in. Finally, she marches out and asks if they will every stop talking about her. Danielle explains that they were just trying to figure out how to communicate with her. Hate whines at Danielle asking when she starting hating her, so Danielle yells that she doesn't hate her. Hate asks why she's yelling, and she says it's because she doesn't hear what anyone says. And, whoa! Did Danielle really just yell? I'm kind of liking that.
Devin pretends to be over it by exaggeratedly painting her nails. Then Hate asks how working retail is relevant experience. Danielle gets so worked up that Joey Mac playfully holds her back. Ashlie lashes out saying that shopping at Bebe is not fashion experience. Word.
Hate sulks into the other room, calls her mom and says that she wants to go home. Her mom says that she should come home unless she wants to prolong the agony. Hate cries and says that she's not acting like herself. She used to be a happy girl with no enemies. And then she hangs up on her Mom! Like, literally, her mom is mid-sentence and the girl hangs up. Maybe it's just funny editing, but because we are familiar with Hate's maturity level, I'm actually believing what I'm seeing this time.
The next morning, everyone gets ready to go meet Malina. Hate tells us that after talking to her mom, she had initially decided to go home. (Yay!!!!) But then she realized that she'd dropped out of law school, left an awesome job and given up "a ton of things," so doesn't want to go home now. (Booo!!!!!!!) She also has an eye like an "Elle" reader. Any bets on what the "awesome job" was? My money is on Hooters. Either than or she's been selling pieces of her brain on the black market.
Our stylistas meet Malina at Brooklyn Studios who is with celebrity photographer Fabrice Trombert and Elena who will be the model for the shoot and is wearing a fantastic look by Tory Burch. There are three prop houses nearby, and they'll have three hours to pick out the proper items, head back and style the environment for the shoot. Once they have the photos from the shoot, they'll head back to Elle and create their pages.
Team 2 is trying to create a theme of a model wanting to escape socialite life, so Johanna thinks they should use faceless mannequins to symbolize not wanting to be part of the in crowd. Gay Sidekick comes up with the timely title of "Gossip Girl." They pluck out all the mannequins from the prop house, stick them in a box and push it down the street. The box is really heavy, so they lose a couple arms along the way.
The other team is doing a more retro theme, and Hate and Ashlie actually both agree to use an old tv. Megan thinks the tv is depressing. Hate complains that Megan doesn't pick anything out but criticizes everything they pick out. I find this ironic because that is normally Hate's role. Ashlie thinks the theme of the shoot should be a bored housewife in the 60s who is watching tv.
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Comments (9)
Why did they give them a $1000 budget for the first challenge and then let Devin win when she was so far over it? That's why I didn't care that she went home.
I hate to say it, but I do think that Megan and Hate know something about fashion. Nothing about conflict resolution or being decent human beings, but that's another story and another show. It seems like you have to be a psycho to fit in at Elle. I mean, look at Anne.
1 of 9 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on November 19, 2008 11:39 AM
See, my take on the Kate thing is a little different. It seems to me that every time she opens her mouth, all of the others shut her down immediately, don't even bother to listen to her. So yeah, she ends up throwing a hissy fit because of it. But in the end, she always ends up being kinda right (at least more than any of the others). Which of course only hardens the others and makes them fight even more against anything Kate says. Even though she's right. So the only way to get them to accept anything she says is by throwing a fit.
And from what I saw, this kind of started with Megan (who is obviously intimidated by Kate's looks, if nothing else), and the others just fell in line behind her like little sheep, most likely because they were afraid of becoming Megan's next target.
I do think she's right to stick up for herself in front of the judges.
I'll admit this vision of Kate is a bit skewed by the...uh...cleavage. At least her face isn't transforming into The Thing from week to week, like Megan's.
I have to hand it to the producers, this is one of the most annoying bunches of idiots I've seen yet on a reality show.
2 of 9 | Posted by itchy | Posted on November 19, 2008 2:36 PM
I don't think William looks at all like Joey McEntire. But I do think he resembles Perez Hilton. Their faces are similar. I think it's the eyes and nose or something.
3 of 9 | Posted by thatswhatsheaid | Posted on November 19, 2008 4:31 PM
I agree with Itchy. I think Kate gets shut down before she even really says anything and even when she does, she gets shut down.
Quite honestly I think the women are seriously jealous of her bewbs and looks (especially Megan; Ashlie really shouldn't be because she's quite pretty). Kate might be kind of an airhead but she's right on target with a lot of her ideas. They should really start listening to her. You'd think they would after she's been right three times AND Slowey seems to favor her.
4 of 9 | Posted by pixiegal262 | Posted on November 19, 2008 7:37 PM
I think Cologne was prettier than Kate. I do agree that Kate knows what she's doing (other than the way she dressed when they started), but who would want to work with her? Even if that is her reaction to being ignored--I can imagine that there are a lot of times that an editorial assistant (or whatever) gets ignored or mistreated, and you have to handle it better than she does. How many decisions is she going to be allowed to make if she gets this job? And she darned well better act like she looooves anything Slowey comes up with.
5 of 9 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on November 19, 2008 9:10 PM
I agree that Cologne is very pretty, and probably the nicest of the bunch...which is why it's a good thing that she got out of there. Oh and Ashley's quite beautiful too, too bad she's turned into a sheep.
Now as for the working with Kate thing...well, I haven't worked in an office in 20 years, so I have no frame of reference on this. Except the memories (shudders in horror) of the time when I did work in an office...of course, my co-workers weren't always so pleased to have ME around either...;-D
6 of 9 | Posted by itchy | Posted on November 19, 2008 11:30 PM
Cologne was pretty, even with those hideous giant fake lashes of hers.
I don't know why, but I understand Kate's personality and would totally work with someone like that. Mostly because she doesn't hide her feelings. It might not be in the most productive way, but I'd personally rather have someone throw a hissy fit and get my attention rather than pull a Megan and completely check out of the project.
Naturally I'd prefer someone who goes about that sort of thing in a more mature way, but if I had to work with her, I don't think I'd have much of a problem. She only seems to get pissy when no one listens to her.
7 of 9 | Posted by pixiegal262 | Posted on November 19, 2008 11:30 PM
Dear MandaMo -
Thank you so so much for pointing out Megan's ginormous pimple. I felt like I was being catty all by myself, and we all know that making fun of bitchy, awful people is more fun when you have company.
Smooches,
LAjane
8 of 9 | Posted by LAjane | Posted on November 20, 2008 12:24 PM
I can't believe Megan doesn't know how to use cover-up. It was so obvious that the thing was naked as the day it was born. Even a little powder would have helped.
Someone might have helped her out if she weren't such a bitch.
9 of 9 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on November 20, 2008 9:48 PM