Make Me a Supermodel episode 8 recap

So the group wakes up to a snowy morning, and while spirits seem high, you know something is about to go down. It’s getting down to the wire, so friends have been made and while everyone still has somewhat of a competitive edge, they’re also eager to see each other succeed. Awww! The friendships that are made via reality television. Gotta love it!

In the bottom three last episode we had Ben, Jackie and Perry. At the beginning we see that Jackie booted from the show, and thank God, because I was really sick of seeing her massive nostrils on my television screen. She lacked the depth to become a supermodel. The ride back from the elimination shows Perry saying Shannon expects Jackie back in an, “I’ll show her!” mentality. And that’s Perry for you! The men are very happy that both guys made it back, and poor Holly and Shannon are left clinging to each other.

The gang finds a note that tells them they are going on a, “Weekend Winterland Getaway,” so they have to be ready to go at 3am the next morning. Bundled and ready to work, the seven posers show up and meet Nikki Taylor at the Wyndam Mountain Ski Resort. The models will have to do action shots, with a former photographer of Harper’s Bazaar. The catch is that everyone has to perform, because the one who lacks will head back to New York City, while the remaining six models hang out at a lodge. Swank!

Shannon collapses after Nikki gives the rules. She literally falls into the snow, and has either a awful flu or a real injury.

Perry and Ronnie are paired together and forced to wear a skis. Perry is from Phoenix and has never seen a pair of skis in his life, so this should be very interesting.  The pair are instructed to ski down and told that their photo will be taken when they get to a marker in the snow. Since the guys can barely stand up, I’m not sure how they can keep up with their facial expressions, but so is the life of the model. The shot ends up looking GREAT, despite all of the falls that it took to get there.

Up next are Holly and Ben, who have to work with a sled. At first the two are making like Perry and Ronnie, but after a few tries, they are gliding perfectly. Holly photographs so well, and it kills me because she’s not very appealing in real life. And by real life I mean, when she’s on live action film.

The final three are grouped together, so it’s Frankie, Shannon, and Casey. The instructions are to run and slide once they approach the photographer. Right off the bat, Shannon and Casey are doing well, until Shannon falls and cuts her knee. How did this happen? They’re in snow; are they not? The photographer comments that Casey was a little “dead in the eyes,” which I can totally agree with.

Frankie is sent to New York City. He always has such an adorable attitude about things! Anyone else would have been sobbing or some garbage.

The models wake up to their trainer, and pick teams. Holly, Shannon, and Ben are on one team, and Ronnie, Casey, and Perry are on the other. They then engage in the dumbest obstacle courses ever. Ben starts throwing rude remarks all over the place for whatever reason, which is really upsetting. He then proceeded to tackle the pile of snow that the opposing team is creating. Random. This poor behavior makes Ronnie makes the statement that Ben “has it coming.” Has what?!

The losing team (Shannon, Ben, and Holly) have to clean the house. Holly seems scared of the vacuum cleaner.  Brilliant.

Ronnie takes Ben aside to tell him that he shouldn’t have made such awful remarks during the obstacle course. Ben’s reaction is the worst I’ve ever seen in someone who is being told they’re an ignorant idiot. He literally says, “You know, I don’t have a problem with the gay thing.” Ummm…OK. Anyone who calls someone’s same sex orientation, “the gay thing,” obviously has loads of respect for the person. Good one, Ben.

The next day, Shannon wakes up more ill than she has been lately. The models find out they’re going to strike three poses while standing on a spinning turntable. The models will be styled in Ben Sherman’s S/S 08 line. Did anyone else notice Nikki’s fierce slate blue tights? Love ‘em! The gang gets a practice run through on the turntable. Someone mess Casey’s hair up a bit. It looks straighter than Leigh Lezark’s. Shannon finally shows up and gets ready to go.

When the catwalk begins, I think Perry does best. I kept waiting for someone to fall, especially getting on, but nope, it was pretty much smooth sailing for everyone. Once the posers line up for their critiques, Holly gets accolades, as does Perry. Frankie isn’t ripped to shreds, but the panel wasn’t too kind either. I really hope he doesn’t go home! Ronnie has grown a ton, and is finally coming out of his Americana, commercial shell. Ben lacks the confidence to look “sexy,” and Casey gets his walk all wrong. Besides that, Casey’s face is hideous even in “the” shot. Kudos to Shannon for being on the catwalk two hours after being in the hospital, and it possibly saved her from being in the bottom three.
In the bottom three are Ben, Frankie, and Casey! Ahhh!

AMERICA DECIDES!