Official ANTM Cycle 10, New York thread, no spoilers please (recap of 4/16 show Pg.9)

[sorcerormickey]

I really can't stand Dominique. I still think she looks like a 38-year old soccer mom and I couldn't stop noticing her missing tooth last night. It just looked really... not good

I noticed the tooth thing too last night - for the first time! I was really taken aback by it.

I really like Whitney and Katarzyna. So glad Claire is gone!

 

[TurboKitty]

Ut oh, looks like tonight's a mid-season time filler...aka the dreaded "recap" episode.

We shall see.

Anyone else watching?

 

[freckles and boo]

Grrr. Just enough new stuff to make me feel like I have to.

 

[LaraK]

It's on....don't know how much I'll actually watch....I hate the "recap" show.

 

[TurboKitty]

Let's see, not a whole lot for me to say.

Marvita and Amis seemed a lot of fun together. Marvita alone with a guitar was funny, but I could see how it would get old FAST living with her.

The thing that surprised me the most was Stacy-Ann taking the vodka from the bar. That had me laughing.

Otherwise...meh.

 

[missypie]

Did you notice that even on the recap show, they didn't ever interview or talk about Katrazinia? The only time she was mentioned is when they were talking about each makeover.

 

[CheshireVal]

Oooh I was so mad last night! I actually cut short a frivolous trip to Target because I wanted to get home in time for ANTM.

And then I find out it's a recap episode!!

I would have much rather kept shopping than watch that! I ended up turning it off, actually. I hate those episodes!

 

[TurboKitty]

Yay, a real episode!

Okay, I'm gonna try and recap, so if you don't want to see that, close this thread now.
















Uh, let's see...Paulina showed up and gave the girls instruction, complete with role-playing, on meeting and impressing important people and the art of thinking on your feet in a red carpet setting. Lauren was painful.

Whitney AGAIN re-iterated how much harder she has to work because of her size. Whitney decided to make latkes. Lauren joined in and tried to cut vegatables. Lauren circumcised her thumb due to inexperience in cutting onions. Lauren went to the ER. Fatima confessed she'd lost her travel papers in Atlanta, and didn't know if she'd be able to travel. A show producer passed along a message to Fatima from her lawyer stating her request was late and may not be expedited. Katarznya actually SPOKE! Lauren returned with the tip of her thumb stitched back on.

Girls were then invited to a 7Up party. Stylist for designer (sorry I have forgotten who he was..J Gregory??? I dunno) showed up with dresses selected for each girl by the designer. Many girls let out a sigh of relief. Girls went onto the 'green carpet' and fielded questions. Stacy-Ann was a little plastic. Dominique forgot the name of the designer (said she was wearing J. Giorgio), Lauren was aggressive (said she deserved to be ANTM because she could kick the **** out of all the other girls).

The mingled at the party. Lauren loosened up and looked to have a nice chat with Paulina's hubby, Ric O'Casek. Everyone hobnobbed and did their best to shine and sparkle.

Oops...it WAS a challenge. Anya won. Her prize was "the life of a supermodel". She did an "au naturel" shoot for 7Up's new campaign. She also received a check for 10,000 for doing that shoot.

Fatima got another phone call, she was granted a 9am appointment with the consulate to discuss her getting new travel papers. Tyra mail instructed girls to pack their bags and get ready for some jet setting. Lauren was skeptical. Dominique was SURE they were going abroad and stayed up all night packing her bags.

They get to the airport...to discover they are doing a group shoot of catching a plane. Fatima has to leave, but promises to do what she can to make the shoot. Jay warns her they only have the runway until 3pm.

Other 6 girls get made up and dressed. Shoot order switches, so each girl has a chance to be featured, all best shots will be cobbled together. Stacy-Ann struggles with wind in her eyes.

Fatima makes it to the consulate and is finishes by 12:30, with new travel papers in hand. She hops into a cab, trying to make it back.

BAM, directly following the shoot, the judges are waiting in a hangar, prepared to hold panel. Girls are told the six who move on will be immeadiately travelling to another location, as yet to be announced. Tyra notices Fatima still hasn't returned. Fatima walks in and apologizes. Tries to explain that since she's a refugee, her travel papers are different than other girls and she knew she needed replacement ones NOW.

Judges deliberate. Paulina notes Stacy-Ann looked as though "she was at a car show, trying to sell her dress" at the party. Judges discuss Fatima not making it for the photo shoot. Lauren in still so uncomfortable in person. Katarzyna needs to allow her personality to show through more. Whitney needs to tone down the Miss America vibe she's got going on. Dominique is on drag queen side, but Miss J loves that about her...

Anya's photo is called first.

Other girls get called...leaving Stacy-Ann and Fatima as the last two. Stacy-Ann is warned the judges aren't sure if she's plateaued in her modelling. Fatima disappointed the judges by not being responsible or prepeared and missing the shoot entirely. Tyra pulls out a blank sheet of photo paper, to represent Fatima's no photo. Her prior work has secured her another week, and we say a goodbye to Stacy-Ann.


Oh, and now...
The girls are off to Rome.

 

[wowsmom]

Wow, great recap! I actually missed the first 15 minutes so I appreciate you posting that.

I had a feeling they would be keeping Fatima....

Oh and why does Anya keep winning the "nekkid" photo shoots?

 

[TurboKitty]

Wow, great recap! I actually missed the first 15 minutes so I appreciate you posting that.

I had a feeling they would be keeping Fatima....

Oh and why does Anya keep winning the "nekkid" photo shoots?

Well, thank you. It's kind of a pain to type all that out, but I know I appreciate recaps on other message boards so I thought I'd try something new.

I was hoping they'd keep Fatima.

And, I'm not feeling the Anya love myself. She's just "meh" to me, and her accent bugs me....mostly because I don't know what it is! She was a little less nekkid this time though, with all those lemons and limes.

 

[wowsmom]

Well, thank you. It's kind of a pain to type all that out, but I know I appreciate recaps on other message boards so I thought I'd try something new.

I was hoping they'd keep Fatima.

And, I'm not feeling the Anya love myself. She's just "meh" to me, and her accent bugs me....mostly because I don't know what it is! She was a little less nekkid this time though, with all those lemons and limes.

I'm not feeling the Anya love either...her pictures are decent, but in person...

 

[TrueEeyore]

Thanks for the recap TurboKitty. Very nice of you to do that in case anyone missed anything.

Tyra is supposedly all sweet and understanding, but makes a big deal out of Fatima missing the shoot. I thought she was being responsible by getting her papers together in case she needed to travel. I'm glad she didn't get kicked off because of that, even though she bugs me sometimes.

Stacy-Ann has been over the top through the whole competition, ever since they met her...Why are they saying she's fake now? Maybe she's just really bubbly like that? I can't see her just putting it on 24/7.

I wish Lauren would have went. She's SO awkward and doesn't look like a model AT all. I'm surpised she's gotten as far as she did. Let one of the other girls screw up a cat walk and they'd be history!

I think Katarzyna is so pretty, I wish they would let us see more about her. Maybe she's waiting to come out with a bang? We'll see!

 

[TrueEeyore]

I forgot to add...I don't really get Anya. She seems very sweet, but her accent makes her sound deaf. She can't pronounce some words. It's weird. I think she's a good model though.

 

[LaraK]

I'm glad Stacy-Ann got the boot...I didn't think she was in the same league as the others. I can't imagine the producers didn't know about the travel papers...you'd kinda think that's something they'd check before the show.

 

[missypie]

From watching the other cycles, I had always assumed that at least once you get into the house, they required you to have a valid passport. I mean, the top group goes abroad every year. LOTS of the girls on past cycles have said things like "I"ve hardly been out of the hood and now I'm going to Thailand!" (or whatever). I think the majority of them have never traveled abroad, yet they all have passports. So I thought the producers checked all that in advance.

I hated that Fatima was trying to get sympathy from the other girls because of the stress she was under due to her "travel documents." That was her fault.. I get the idea that those girls spend HOURS every day just hanging around that house.....shouldn't she have taken care of that in advance?

I get so upset every time Dominique takes a good picture. She is looking older to me by the week. Her hair is terrible-I thought it looked better on the recap show (original hairdo.)

I think Anya did such a good job "being herself" at the party because she is not bright enough to be anything but herself....I really think she's a dim bulb-sweet but dim. I don't think they will let her win because having a dim Top Model would reenforce negative sterotypes of models.

Do you think the models ever get to see all their film? I ask because sometimes the selection of a certain photo seems SO manipulated to get a girl off the show. When they booted Claire for taking the country singer shot too seriously, we all knew that she had a big smile during lots of the photo shoot. Where were those pix? They trashed Stacy Ann for not showing off her jaw well. I can't imagine that ALL of her pix were at that same bad angle.

 

[TurboKitty]

Do you think the models ever get to see all their film? I ask because sometimes the selection of a certain photo seems SO manipulated to get a girl off the show. When they booted Claire for taking the country singer shot too seriously, we all knew that she had a big smile during lots of the photo shoot. Where were those pix? They trashed Stacy Ann for not showing off her jaw well. I can't imagine that ALL of her pix were at that same bad angle.

I do agree that some photo choices as the "best photo" may be manipulated in order to oust a certain girl, but I think that the girls themselves probably wouldn't be objective enough to choose their best photo. Sometimes we can be hypercritical of our perceived flaws, and get hung up on those rather than seeing the overall composition of the piece. I do wonder if the girls are given all their photos to use a portfolio when they leave the show, and not just the photos "picked by Tyra" as the best shot of that week.

 

[Jeafl]

Great recap, thanks!

The person who is really starting to get on my nerves is Whitney. She is really full of herself, and YES WE KNOW you are a plus size model. SHE is the only one making a big deal out of it, no one else is.

 

[TrueEeyore]

I'm really glad Lauren is gone. She was just SO awkward it was painful to watch.

I laughed when Anya fell out of the bus. I'm sorry but it was funny! And she thought 'roll' meant they were going to be on a river??

I still like Katarzyna, but they don't give her much air time.

Fatima's face looked SO purple in that commercial. If that's what CoverGirl makeup looks like, I sure don't want to wear it!

Whitney still annoys me. Those looks she has NOT sexy!!!

 

[LaraK]

I like Katarwhatever best, but she needs to change her name to Kat or something.

I agreed with the judges decision and wondered why it took so long.

 

[storzo]

I agree with who went home and I also agree that it's about time. Yeah, her pictures were good but I never thought they were spectacular and IMO she couldn't do anything else model-like.

Whitney is getting faker by the day. I wonder if she feels the need to stand out somehow because she is plus-size (which BTW I don't consider her). She brings up her plus-size status all the time.

I didn't like Fatima in the beginnig but she is growing on me.

Dominique looked 50 years old in the commercial.

Kata??? is my favorite right now. Glad to see she listened to the judges and brought some personality to the table. I also agree that she needs a nickname like Kat or Kata or Katya.