Previously
on ANTM: Celia threw Tahlia under the bus. How many times did we
hear that expression last night? It was of course referring to Celia
standing up at judging panel last week and telling the judges (mostly
Tyra) that Tahlia didn't want to be part of the competition anymore
and that she should be sent home. Tyra put Celia in her place,
natch, and Tahlia stayed. I'm not completely sure that the use of
'throw someone under the bus' was used quite correctly. So...to the
Internet, y'all!
From
urbandictionary.com:
One
is thrown under the bus when they are made the scapegoat or blamed
for something that wasn't their responsibility in the first place. A
coverup for your mistake.
See,
not quite appropriate. Perhaps it has other definitions and I'm
undoubtedly not hip to the slang.
On
another note, I've come to a certain realization recently based on
all my reality tv show watching. I watch many a show, and get
emotional over many a contestant. I feel attached, if you will, to
some of them, and feel a loss when they get voted off, or leave or
whatever it may be. Example: I shed a tear during each and every
episode of Biggest Loser. I worry each week that Filipe or Sione
will go home. However, despite my enjoyment of ANTM, I don't feel a
bond with any of the girls. Sure, I like Fo and want her to win, but
if she goes home tonight, I'll probably forget her name by next week.
In fact, I can barely remember who got sent home the first few weeks
from ANTM (not last week, that was Kortnie). Do you remember who was
the first to go? Without googling it?
But
back from the sidebar: We
start the episode by pulling Tahlia out from under the bus and
watching the girls back at the house, knee-deep in a drama-rama,
mainly between Aminat/Teyona and Allison/Natalie. Tahlia and Celia
aren't even part of the argument, which seems a bit odd. The best
lines are:
Aminat
to Allison mid-fight: 'Don't go all lookin' like you're confused and
sad and you don't know what's going on.' I don't think I've seen any
other expression on Allison's face since the show started.
Aminat
to Natalie, after Natalie applauds and gives Aminat a Bravo:
'S-T-U-P-I-D. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid'. Sigh. I couldn't last one
night in the house with these girls. Of course, I'm twice the age of
some of them, but still. And despite the fact that I've not watched
one episode, Natalie is the kind of girl who I imagine should star on
Gossip Girl. Not sure why I feel that way, but there it is.
Luckily,
the fight blows over just in time for the first Tyra Mail, read
cleverly by Aminat: 'Cut it out! I don't want to see any more blank
faces. Love, Tyra.'
The
girls meet up with Jay Manuel and a special guest Beth Stern (yes,
the unfortunate wife of Howard) and they spend some time practising
facial expressions in front of mirrors. They alternate between
sensual, mysterious, and alluring, which all are basic deviations
from the same look, in my opinion, but what do I know? Actually,
what I know is that Jay Manuel is immaculate. Seriously. Dressed
perfectly, never a hair out of place, speaking articulately, with
perfect posturing, the Silver Fox emotes immaculateness, if that's
even a word. Probably not.
The
test part of the challenge is that the girls have to pose behind
cut-outs of Tyra (with the faces missing), and create their 'best
face'. All the girls do quite poorly except Natalie and London, with
Natalie winning extra frames at the next shoot. This challenge was
actually more interesting than I thought it might be.
Back
at the house, Tyra Mail again, as read by Natalie: 'You're all
looking a little pale. I think you need some color. Love, Tyra'.
Can I get a woot woot? The girls scream (of course) in excitement.
The challenge, dubbed by the Silver Fox as 'Give Me Some Face' (too
bad this isn't an x-rated blog...ahem), involves the girls getting
splashed by a different colour and they have to use their facial
expressions to emote said colour. Is it just me, or did y'all get
the feeling that no matter what colour each girl had to emote, they
all would have gave the same expression? I mean, really. Would your
pose change if you had white powder blown on your face (through a
straw, mind you) as opposed to yellow or purple or grey. I know how
I would look: pissed off. Stop blowing powder on my face,
beeyotch!! Of course, I would still smile with my eyes and look like
a fierce, broken-down doll while doing it, but still. Pissed. Off.
Work that, Miss Tyra.
Quickly,
the girls were:
Allison:
hot pink. Always the same expression from this girl. Not that she
looks bad, but it's always the same. At panel, Nigel professes his
love for her and her bunny rabbit teeth. On a side note, Nigel got
himself a revised tag-line from Tyra: Lovely, Sexy, Fine Ass, Noted
Fashion Photographer. I'm just quoting, y'all.
Aminat:
green. I loved her picture.
London:
blue. Same face as always. Paulina calls it at panel by suggesting
that she looked like she threw up blue and then died.
Tahlia:
purple. Looked great with her eyes, but how do you emote purple?
I'm liking the word emote today, obviously. She still has the
Something About Mary hair going on at panel, unfortunately, but the
judges like her.
Teyona:
yellow. Good picture, hope and optimism, and all things wonderful
(eyes rolling).
Fo:
red. She looked great. I like Fo, as did Tyra, who claimed Fo was
'mama's pupil, smilin' with her eyes'.
Natalie:
orange. The Silver Fox asked for throbbing passion but didn't quite
get it from Natalie. Not a bad picture, but not great.
Sandra:
white. She was trying to emote (all right, last time I use it, I
promise) angelic peacefulness, but I didn't see it.
Celia:
gray. Like when you're walking down the street and a bus drives by
and splashes you in the face with water from a puddle that's been
there for a week. That shade of gray. I don't mind Celia, in fact I
like her, but the jacket and tie thing all the time...not sure about
it. Reminds me of Diane Keaton and her gloves. A tiny bit creepy.
No
surprise at panel who won: Fo of course. Sandra and Celia in the
bottom two, but thanks to Celia's twirly skirt and navy-blue jacket,
she made the cut and Sandra is sent home. Of course Tyra shared some
sage advice with Celia 'Don't mess with another girl's money', which
is just so much better than 'Don't throw some bird under the bus'.
Next
week: Clay Aiken. Lordy, lordy, lordy, what now, Clay Aiken?
Good words.
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