Next is Joey McIntire who unsurprisingly fails and finally Kate who has put together an absolute mess. Not only does her mannequin look as though it's dressed in a cloth woven from puke, but it's also leaning. Anne asks if her model is drunk. Kate says it's drunk and dancing. Anne actually pushes the model over, saying it belongs in the gutter. And Kate amazingly doesn't seem to notice that this is an insult.
And now for the winner: Megan. She will get to pick the teams for the next challenge. They will be going to Chinatown to find a hidden gem to be featured in the Living Section of Elle, which is dedicated to décor, travel, lifestyle and the culinary arts. Upon hearing the word China, Johanna lights up because she is a Chinese linguist. And here I thought that skill would never come in handy in the fashion world! To be worthy of this section, the gem must meet three criteria: (1) It must be a unique and hidden gem. (2) The Elle reader must be able to apply it to her lifestyle. (3) There must be an interesting story behind it.
Now time for Megan to choose the teams. Because Ashlie put her with the losing team last week, she's decided to make her pay. Team 1: Kate, Devin and Ashlie. Team 2: Joey Mac, Perfume and Danielle. And Team 3: Megan, Jason, Gay Sidekick and Johanna. Jason tells us that he doesn't understand why Megan chooses him. Well, she's looking for a scapegoat, Jason. It's really pretty simple. And Kate tells us that she put Ashlie with the "idiots" because she is threatened by her. At least Kate is introspective enough to realize that she's an idiot, I guess.
That night, Megan tells Jason that she is threatened by Ashlie because they are similar. And she designed the teams to ensure that Ashlie will be sent home. This may have been a smart plan were it not so blatantly transparent. If even dumbass Kate can see through all that plotting, then it's largely visible to the greater public.
The next day, the teams are wandering around Chinatown with their guides. Team 2 finds a bridal shop and ventures inside. A very ENTHUSIASTIC Joey Mac sits the owner down and interviews him. It turns out that they don't just make the bridal gowns at the store; they plan the entire wedding. Riveting.
Team 3 ventures into an herbal store and uses Johanna's language skills to communicate with the workers. Johanna speaks to the shopkeeper in Chinese and he speaks back in English. Jason tries to ask how this shop is going to fit into a "lifestyles" section, but they shush him and then tell us that he doesn't fit in. Jason then tells us that he's nervous because no one is listening to him.
Team 1 first goes into a bubble tea store but it doesn't seem to work well. Kate wants to leave in order to find a better gem, but Devin wants to finish her interview before ruling it out. Kate doesn't understand that they can do a little research and then move on before making split second judgments, so she throws a fit like a three-year old. She keeps whining about how it's not a hidden gem, and how she wants to leave NOW! They finally leave and find a really nice spa. They decide to feature this and begin their interviews.
The groups return to "Elle" with 90 minutes to put together an editorial page. Kate continues to be an impatient baby, which is totally counterproductive. And she and Devin bicker about really dumb things such as the following: "What do you want your title?" Kate says. "It's OUR title!" Devin shoots back. Ashlie continues to play referee and papercut herself to death with magazine pages.
Jason starts to get nervous because no one likes his pictures, and they are starting to gang up on him. He's realizing that if they are in the bottom, he's going to get the axe. He gets so nervous that he starts itching and realizes that he has red bumps all over his arms and neck.
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Comments (6)
Wow...yet another reality trainwreck...they've been scraping the barrel for a couple years now, like they've just run out of interesting and/or halfway talented people to be on these shows.
And Megan is just too obvious to be fun to watch--you know she's just playing to the camera.
I like the one with the perky tits though. Oops.
1 of 6 | Posted by itchy | Posted on November 6, 2008 9:51 AM
I'm not sure why I'm watching this show, because I hate shows where I have absolutely no one to root for. I guess I have found the editorial challenges kind of fun to watch (because the "assistant" challenges have been horribly lame.)
I agree with Itchy that Megan is playing for the camera, because apparently it's better to be remembered as a horrible bitch than not to be remembered at all (you know, for all of the ten weeks or so that this thing will last, anyway.) But I suppose it would be better to be remembered as Horrible Bitch than as Crybaby McBooby Supermoron (emphasis on the supermoron part.) In the end, by the Laws of Reality TV, all this ends up adding to: Megan and Kate will stick around for a while. Oh joy.
Poor Jason, I can assume a panic attack must feel horrendous, but nowhere near as horrendous as having the chance to have it televised for an audience of millions(?)
I don't find Danielle or William that endearing. So far they're just Heavy Girl and Guy With An Accent. Maybe once the herd is thinned, some of their personality will come through.
2 of 6 | Posted by sayhuh | Posted on November 6, 2008 9:47 PM
I think Kate enjoys playing victim. It becomes clearer why she's not in law school any longer. One can only imagine her breaking down and having a pity party in a courtroom. Oh the drama.
Megan is a bitch..end of story and probably will be around for a while.
3 of 6 | Posted by skies | Posted on November 7, 2008 9:19 AM
Oh, skies, I agree, anyone who wants that badly to be remembered as a Giant Bitch IS a bitch. Just not a bitch worth paying any attention to.
I love the thought of Kate in a courtroom whining "My cliennnnnt juuuust didn't want to go with my defennnnnnnse! And I HATE it! Booooo hoooooo!"
4 of 6 | Posted by sayhuh | Posted on November 7, 2008 11:12 AM
Ashleigh seems sweet, but what was up with the "you're the most amazing person I've ever met. You're so strong" thing to Jason at the end. Ummm, that guy had a serious panic attack over a magazine page and dressing a couple mannequins. It just didn't make sense to me.
5 of 6 | Posted by LAjane | Posted on November 8, 2008 6:33 PM
This show is pretty ridiculous, but your recaps are funny! I had to mention one thing though...it's not "bull pin" it's actually "bullpen", but that's ok...I just noticed it in both of the recaps you've done so far, so I thought I would mention it!
6 of 6 | Posted by LNNC92 | Posted on November 11, 2008 10:52 AM