That night, he calls Danielle, Ashlie and Perfume into his room to tell them about his rash. He says that he feels nauseated and isn't sure if he's physically able to handle elimination. He gets choked up and says he's embarrassed. Ashlie says that he really does need to go to elimination because if he doesn't, his teammates will not stand up for him.
Jason goes to bed early and the rest of the group sits around the table. Kate calls Megan out on her evil plan to bury Ashlie. But Megan plays dumb and claims to have no strategy. Kate then has the audacity to ask Ashlie why she's mean to her. Ashlie says that she's mean and rude to her because she's mean and rude to everyone else. If she dishes out, then she needs to take it. Megan tells us that she has no idea why Ashlie thinks she's a bad person. Megan then calls Ashlie a diva, to which Ashlie replies, "Honey, you ain't seen nothing." This further confirms that she is a diva in Megan's mind.
The next day at "Elle," it's two hours until presentation. Jason continues to get more nervous. He goes into the bathroom to itch and cry. Ashlie finds him and he can barely breathe and is gasping for air. She brings him from the bathroom into the office space and tries to give him water. He's shaking so badly that she lies him on the floor and asks that someone calls 911. Meanwhile, he continues to mutter about wanting to stay and talk about his project. Ashlie tells him that if he wants to do that, then he needs to breathe.
I am a little freaked out by Jason being so freaked out. I mean, it's not like anyone died. He is on a freakin' reality show in The CW!!! An ambulance arrives outside and medics clear everyone away from Jason. They give him oxygen, and then wheel him away in a tiny chair.
Now it's one hour until presentation. Ashlie says that Jason got even more upset when he had to go to the hospital because he wanted to stay and talk to Anne. Ashlie tries to talk to Jason's team about his being in the bottom two. Suddenly pious, Megan says to not talk about that because "it's the least important thing." Ashlie interjects that they should just not screw him and is just trying to ensure that he won't be thrown under the bus.
Johanna gets confused, thinking that Ashlie is talking about her, so Ashlie hugs her and tells her that it's about Megan. Then Ashlie tells Megan that it's not "The Megan Show." Megan jaunts away and says, "No, it's not 'The Megan Show,' it's 'The Ashlie Show.' Woo hoo! Fab-OO-Lussss!" And she does a little snappy thing in the air. Someone, please! Get this girl anti-psychotic drugs, stat!
Kate says they should make Jason a card. But then Brett enters, saying that Jason is fine. He had an anxiety attack but he'll make it back by the elimination. Magically, he returns, saying that no matter how sick you are, you have to complete the job.
Time for panel.
Our guest judge is Joanne Pailey, "Elle" senior fashion marketing editor and resident snow queen.
Team 2 is up first with their Wedding Studio layout. Perfume is the spokesperson and talks about the owner's inspirational personal story. Anne likes the page but does not like the opening picture because it looks like bridal shop for gay men. But they do like that they silhouetted product and have a focused page.
Team 1 is next with their spa page with Ashlie as spokesperson. They also have a sidebar with on-the-go side-stops. Anne likes the idea but says the design fails the piece. The page looks like they are talking about three different thing. And the sidebar takes over.
Team 3 talks about their boutique with Johanna as the spokesperson. Joe Zee doesn't like that he can't tell that the page is about tea. Anne says the photos don't lure her in. Jason says that Megan led the group and made him do photography. But the pictures are all the same size and do not capture the reader. Gay Sidekick messed up because when doing the page layout, he messed up the captions for the pictures. And he didn't even notice it until right now.
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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