The next morning, Kalain is still in the house, either having decided that sleeping in a bed was preferable to sleeping under a potted plant, or having decided that sleeping next to Silvia was better than sleeping under a potted plant. Either way, Kalain tells us that he decided to listen to Silvia and focus on himself and the challenge and he's decided to change his talent to capoeira the Brazilian martial art. And, I have to wonder why the heck he would choose a goober talent like fitness if he is any good at capoeira, which is a pretty cool thing to watch.
Jenn still isn't feeling well, but she heroically tells the camera that she needs to put it aside and concentrate on doing a good job. Meanwhile, Carlos comes in looking pretty cute in a nice shirt with vertical blue and white stripes. He introduces Angelica Vale, who stars in Mexico's Ugly Betty. I'm pretty sure I've seen her in other shows as well. Angelica Vale explains to the chicos that being ugly is really more fun because you get a chance to show your inner charisma. Then Maria Conchita comes out looking like someone told her it was Halloween. And damn it, she's still got that thing going on. I mean, she's a fifty something woman with fake teeth, a scraggly blond wig that looks like Paris Hilton rolled in it for a night, and some serious grandma makeup and she can still shake it. Then she tells the chicos that if she can dress this way, well so can they. They're going to go get ugly and by ugly she means ugly. They're going to be judged on how well they can make a character of themselves and own it.
Roadkill Sex Appeal
I've got to say that this twist is definitely making what looked like it was going to be a lame assed beauty contest a whole lot more fun. In the end, Berto sums up the new twist, telling us that this is about acting and in this challenge vanity is being able to portray larger than life characters.
The chicos toddle off to create their new looks and we're ready for the beauty pageant. Carlos is going to be our host and he makes Bob Barker look shabby as hell as he introduces the pageant judges: Scott Grossman, Maria Conchita and Anjelica Vale. He explains that the contestants will be judged on poise, talent and charisma. Then we have clips of the contestants coming out at different points in the competition.
Jenn is a big bottomed, in your face, hip-hop dancer and she's pretty hysterical.
Geovannie describes himself as a mixture of Beetle Juice and Einstein, but we're never shown Geovannie's talent. As a matter of fact, Geovannie seems to have gone from the limelight into the shadows for this episode.
Janet looks like a skinny old cat lady who's huffed away a few brain cells and accidentally stuck her finger in a socket. While each contestant was supposed to answer a question, we only see this with her and Gisel. Janet's question concerns how few people can find the US on a map and why she thinks that is. I'm waiting to see how a tanked up old cat lady might answer the question, when Janet just shrugs. I'm thinking WTF? That's all she's got? Come on, I was at least hoping for some crazy ranting about the little green men who keep coming to earth to steal all of the maps. But she still goes for the sexy dance, which should be funny, except that it's not. Now that I've seen her in action, I can definitely say that this is one of those ideas that plays out better in theory than in practice and I feel kind of bad for her.
Berto's supposed to be a very confident 70's dude, complete with high waters and dorky hair. His talent is dribbling a basketball, which he pronounces draibling and, of course, he messes up the dribbling and goes off chasing the ball, which is pretty funny. I can definitely see this character teaming up with Jim Carey in 'Dumb and Dumber Take 3'. Berto ends with some fancy dribbling between his legs and spins the ball on his finger so we know at heart that he's still a stud.
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Comments (1)
i have to agree with you yenta patrol. berto and jenn are my favorites in the house. they're both really good actors. jenn is cute and has a great personality. berto's really likeable too. is it me, or is roseny really judgmental and annoying? and don't get me started on vinci. he's just there for drama.
oh, and if i'm not mistaken, janet told vinci "you're a moron, not an actor".
1 of 1 | Posted by hollabackboy | Posted on April 30, 2008 2:01 PM