Last week, Steff went home and the house got (a little) quieter. Only Tia and Cori seem sad, but the episode’s first Jay Mail distracts them. “Finding a magic lamp, and releasing a genie? Well, that’s OK. Being the genie? That’s fabulous,” Jay says.
“I don’t get it!” Tia immediately whines.
“We’re gonna be Jeanne Beker for a day!” Cori exclaims, but all the others have apparently never seen an episode of Top Model or a homonym before and don’t buy it.
The next morning, Rebecca complains that she can’t stand Tia, who just won’t stop talking. “Rebecca,” Tia calls from the bathroom, “w here the hell did Jesus die?”
Then it’s off to the Chum building to meet with Jeanne, who demonstrates different interviewer types— impatient, distracted, technically concerned, ill prepared and pushy— as the girls attempt to act sophisticated and intelligent. They fail.
Next, the tables are turned and the girls become the Jeanne. They meet with Star! Daily co-host Dina Pugliese, who hands them a list of prepared questions for their celebrity guest, Degrassi: The Next Generation star Adamo Ruggiero. This can’t end well. Sure enough, the questions are awful and Ruggiero is a difficult interview, to put it mildly. (This is an act, as he reveals later, but he’s good enough to fool our girls.) When a nervous, starstruck Cori asks, “So, are you gay or straight in real life?” he responds, “Seriously, why? Like, if you watch the show, do you think, like, ‘Could I have a date with him?’”
When Mo asks if stardom has changed him, Ruggiero says, “Yes, I’m this huge jerk.” Mo’s lip twists in a faint smirk. “Can I take that as a no, then?” she quips. I think she should have won the challenge just for that, and apparently Mo agrees, because the look on her face when Sinead “The Tractor” (so called because she’s adept at pushing through) wins is one of pure shock and disappointment. Sinead gets to be a correspondent for Fashion Television and also wins a 37-inch flat- screen TV.
The product placement fairy must be pretty strong, as she managed to wrestle said huge TV into the apartment while the girls were out. As it bathes the residence in its shiny blue light, a defeated Mo cries in bed and several girls discuss the absent Sinead (off filming her story) and decide that they can’t hate her because she’s just too nice.
Jay Mail! “You’re halfway to the top, but don’t get cocky and hit cruise control, because you could get blown out of the competition,” Jay says. Gina guesses that whatever the photo shoot is, it’s going to be extreme. “We’re gonna be pushed off cliffs,” one girl suggests. Unfortunately, the real shoot is not so bloody and exciting: The girls instead pose in gorgeous dresses alongside a fancy new car and shiny helicopter.
Mo and Rebecca rock the shoot, but Nolé is convinced that Sinead is sabotaging herself so the others won’t hate her, and he’s frustrated with a seemingly nervous Tia. “I hate that Nolé thinks that it’s always nerves,” Tia says in a confessional. “Maybe I’m just a little confused!” Great, last week it was Jay, and now Tia’s making my jokes for me!
Back at the house, tensions are rising: Sinead’s crying, Tara and Rebecca are drunk, and Tia and Mo are arguing non-stop. Just as it looks like Rebecca might kick Mo’s ass, the hockey team from last week shows up to party. Cue shirtless guys in high heels strutting down the catwalk, a pile-up in the hot tub, Rebecca making out with someone who is definitely not her boyfriend, and various other drunken hijinks. At one point, Tia interrupts Tara’s private phone call to show her a photo. “I’m on the phone… OK, whose penis is that?” Tara exclaims.
At the judging next day, the exhausted, hungover girls can barely keep their eyes open, let alone muster enthusiasm as Jay recites the prizes .
There’s no doubt that Mo has the best photo of the week (even the normally stoic Paul Alexander is excited), and she’s called first, with Rebecca second. The judges are split over whether Tara’s photo is sexy or stiff, but she still comes third. Although Nolé has convinced the judges that Sinead is holding back (and no amount of denial from her can sway them), she’s good enough for fourth. Tia squeezes in at fifth, leaving Cori and Gina in the bottom two. Gina’s unsurprised when she’s the one eliminated. “They made the right decision,” she says. Aww, I’ll miss her.
Next week: The girls pole dance, jump on a trampoline and are all forced to share one bedroom. The promo didn’t actually show a murder, but I’m convinced that someone’s going to take Tia out any day now.
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sherri writes:
Just watching Tia drives me crazy!
—posted June 22, 2007 at 2:43 p.m.
Heather writes:
Now I can't decide if it's Sinead who has the best shot or Tara. Tara just looks like a model and I have a feeling the judges will say Sinead just doesn't 'want it' enough.
—posted June 22, 2007 at 6:20 p.m.
Mandy Shore writes:
I just found this blog! Cool! I love the show. I think Mo is going to win but it will come down to her and Sinead.
—posted June 23, 2007 at 11:22 a.m.
Tracy writes:
Great job, Amy!
This season is so much better than last season. My finalists this season are: Rebecca, Sinead and Cori. I hope Rebecca takes it all, though. She has the attitude, looks and potential to make it to the big leagues. Can't wait for next week!
—posted June 24, 2007 at 5:05 p.m.
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