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TV Recap: America’s Next Top Model – Good Times & Windmills
By Charnmaine P. Dennis: 2008-11-13 18:29:24
Samantha is on a high after winning last week’s photo shoot challenge. Marjorie, on the other hand, is devastated to have found herself in the bottom two for the first time all cycle. She struggles to strike a balance between her nervousness and her edge, fearing (correctly) that the disappearance of her quirks will cause her to lose her je ne sais quois.
Tyra Post: “A model who knows how to sell makes the most sense. Love, Tyra” The girls meet Paulina Porizkova at a beautiful loft where she leads them in their teach for the week: selling without speaking. How do you convey the five senses wordlessly while trying to hawk cell phones, toilet paper, and barrels of herring? Sam thinks you have to grin like an idiot, but Paulina likes how she’s able to capture the joy in each product. Paulina calls Analeigh a natural actress but says she wasn’t always aware of lighting and camera position, the cardinal rule of modeling. Marjorie has trouble depicting a romantic conversation on the cell but soon calms down her jitters; Paulina compliments her on how accessible her emotions are – well, that’s a nice way of saying it. McKey’s the only one “model-like” in her salesmanship; Paulina observes that everything she does to sell her products is posed – that is a compliment, right? Tyra Post: “Your delivery better be on Mark. Love, Tyra” The next morning, the girls meet Paulina at Amsterdam Worldwide, one of the top boutique ad agencies in Amsterdam, where she introduces them to its executive creative director Richard Gorodecky. Their first challenge of the week is to audition for a 30-second commercial for a sports shoe. Here’s the corny scenario: the girls will each be playing a young runner jogging past a yellow cab in the city; Jogger spots a cute guy in the backseat; they exchange flirtatious glances before the taxi pulls away; up ahead, Jogger sees that the cab has come to a stop to let Cutie out; Jogger seizes the moment and runs up to Cutie, plants a big kiss on his lips, jumps in his cab, and the taxi pulls off; now it’s Cutie’s turn to give chase. And the part of Cutie will be played by male supermodel Mark Vanderloo! Maybe it’s just me but he looks a tad bit old to be sucking face with these barely legal girls. Sam wonders whether she should slip Mark the tongue but opts for over-the-top adorability instead. Paulina and Richard think she’s fun to watch but a bit too, too cute. Analeigh’s performance is more subtle and Richard is impressed with her acting. The first portion of McKey’s audition is good, but she loses momentum and focus once she heads to Mark for the kiss. Marjorie injects her usual dose of awkwardness into her performance. But it works! She gives Richard something unexpected and he finds her performance to be the most honest of all the girls. Paulina declares Marj the winner of the challenge and awards her a $10,000 shopping spree at G-Star, a premiere Dutch denim company; she chooses Analeigh to share the prize with her. This win is just what Marjorie needs to crack her up for good. To hell with low self-esteem, anxiety, and hunchbacks! Time to get loose! Real loose. She decides to invite the guys who transported them on their go sees last week over to the Top Model Amsterdam House for drinks, food, drinks, laughs, and drinks! Before long, she’s sloppy drunk and the party gets messy. Charades turns to Truth or Dare and Marj finds herself in the tub with some strange guy she just made out with. Feels like a re-run of ANTM Cycle 2 when Shandi got wasted and slept with the Italian male model, except Marj has no man back home to confess to long distance. Just all in bad fun. Tyra Post: “Tomorrow you’ll be going Dutch, but you’re gonna have to give 100%. Love, Tyra” The photo shoot challenge takes place in the Dutch countryside where the girls are photographed in avant garde wear against a backdrop of windmills. Analeigh She’s dynamic on set and Jay Manuel loves the variety she brings to her poses. Her best shot depicts her jumping in the air holding a pitchfork planted in the ground and the judges love it. Nigel Barker notes that she seems inspired by the windmill in the background so everything about the picture works. Seventeen Magazine editor-in-chief and guest judge Ann Shoket loves how she appears so sweet-natured before them but transforms into a beast on film. Marjorie Marj must still be feeling it from her wild night ‘cause she’s horrible. She looks bored, confused, lost. After the shoot, Jay gives her some great advice: if your photo’s wack, step up your game at panel. She tries to appear more composed before the judges than she’s done in the past, but she just comes across as flat. Nigel thinks she’s lost her charm along with her jangly nerves and Ann interprets her behavior as condescension. Samantha Sam lets the pain of wearing clogs steal her joy. Misery reads all over her face on set and leaves her photos lackluster. She’s torn up over Jay’s disappointment but pulls it together to get some great photos at the end of the shoot. Then she ruins it all by showing up to panel dressed like a suburban teen at the mall trying to fake fashion. McKey Is brilliant, as usual. Ann loves her endless legs and Tyra recognizes that she’s truly found her niche: powerful poses with a hint of femininity. And the judges think her outfit at panel is fantastic (I’m a little wary of the Parisian hooker waitress look, though). Okay, it’s a wrap – this chick’s definitely winning ANTM! Challenge winner: Analeigh. Bottom two: Marjorie, for failing to find that balance (despite being a Libra, ha, ha), and Samantha, for being goofy and clueless. Au revoir, mon ami! Incredibly good pictures all season long are not enough, so Marjorie is sent home. Next Week: Cycle 11 Season Finale!
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