ANTM “Good Times & Windmills”

Serena Mercay
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America’s Next Top Model Cycle 11, CW TV series, Wednesdays

Paulina brought the remaining four models some silly objects to practice their acting skills. Raw, gutted herring? Smells like sunshine! Scratchy, chafe-inducing toilet paper? It’s an haute couture gown in the making!

Their challenge involved performing a little mock-commercial where they make eyes at a stranger in a cab, run up and smooch him, then steal his ride. The stranger is played by Mark Vanderloo, the second-most famous mid-90s underwear model named Mark (Funky Bunch, anyone?).  Sam was disappointed they were doing the scene in a room rather than outside, calls the treadmill “tread-meal”. Hungry, perhaps? She clowns it up, says she wasn’t nervous, then stumbles into a chair. Analeigh is natural and sweet but predictable; Mckey would rather be wrestling; Marjorie took the commercial in an unexpected direction (awkward-chic) and won a $10,000 shopping spree.

After her win, Marjorie gets confident and invites the boat boys to come over, requesting Pinot Noir. The girls all show their distinct personalities while the boys are around. Sam plays some cards, Mckey brawls, Analeigh dresses them in heels and mothers Marjorie who kisses boys w/tongue (well, she is French) & gets her drink on & takes a fully-clothed bath. The models seem to think this is a “sloppy, out of control, stupid” course of events. Really? No one got naked or hysterical or committed adultery or heaved or did anything illegal or vaguely interesting. Will these innocent girls be able to take the insanity of the fashion world if they can’t handle some pizza and white wine?

The girls are confused by their clue for the photo shoot which mentions “going Dutch”. Doesn’t that mean splitting the cost of a meal? I guess this time, instead of the clue being a metaphor, they went literal, making the ladies don wooden clogs and stand in front of windmills. I love a good windmill, don’t you?

The final pics:

Analeigh-Continues to surprise me; pulls off levitation shot. Honestly, I counted her out a long time ago but she’s really learned to use the grace of her body.

Sam-Does the same ol’ broken down doll poses we’ve seen a bajillion times.

Mckey-Wrestles with chains; makes me confused. I know she has all the right components but she’s never completely bowled me over. I do appreciate the alabaster skin/dark hair look, though.

Marjorie-All I have to say is NOOOOOO! The judges got it wrong. Marjorie looked like a superbly luminescent alien and I loved it. Subtlety is entirely lost on the judges. If they were in charge of the modeling world, it would be a sea of “fierce” eyed contortionists.

“This is high fashion toilet paper, Sam.” -Paulina

 P.S. Analeigh and Sam made an appearance on Big Bang Theory (funny show, btw). To watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhDcJlbK9kI

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