Episode Report Card Potes: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Hello Pretty
By Potes | Season 18 | Episode 8 | Aired on 04.25.2012
We see the girls outfitted in their plastic fantastic ensembles. Catherine is up first with an Elizabethan collar made out of... whistles? Pez dispensers? I mean who knows, but it's pretty awesome. Jay tells her that today is all about fun and embracing youth. Catherine gives some regal fun jumping realness, and Jay praises her as the others look on. Next is Alisha, who is a hot and scary Hello Kitty dominatrix. That seems like a natural combination, doesn't it? She's feeling very confident coming off of her challenge victory and wields her Hello Kitty whip like she means it. Sophie is up next, looking like a big poufy Japanese lantern. Ann tells us that Sophie didn't have a clear idea of what she wanted to bring to the shoot. I find it very mysterious that no one is smiling in these photos. Sophie explains that she was going for whimsical, but Jay tells her that she wound up with robotic instead. Alisha tells us that Sophie seemed to be mock-swimming during her shoot, which everyone agrees is a little weird.
Annaliese is net, and I'm not even sure how to explain her outfit other than she has some sort of fan/basket on her head. Ann really enjoys Annaliese, and tells us that all of her poses were very elegant. Next up is Seymone, who is wearing a super enormous headpiece and is obviously bothered. She tells Jay that the headpiece hurts and is pushing into her forehead. He explains that in the world of fashion, nothing is ever comfortable. I mean, has she watched the show? Jay is worried that Seymone's temperament will cloud all that they're trying to do, which is to create something enjoyable. Seymone! Enemy of joy and fun and haggis loaves everywhere. Alisha says that Seymone walks around with a face of death, which is a pretty accurate assessment. She maintains her sour look, and sort of stumbles around on set, and continues with the stank attitude. Sophie tells us that Jay was really struggling to get a shot, but it appears that they finally end up with something.
Next up is Laura, who is wearing a dress made of lunch boxes. The dress weighs about 40 pounds, but you don't see her complaining or looking stank. We get to hear a little bit more about Laura's difficult relationship with her parents, who we learned last week were quite possibly alcoholics. Laura took on the adult role with them, and wants to prove to them that you can succeed no matter what stage of life you're in. She seems to do a fine job in the shoot, and then it's time for Eboni. She has some sort of headpiece made of stuffed animals, which does look quite stiff. Eboni, of course, always complains about her 30-Never status and having to look young, so even though this should be a shoot for her to play it up and shine, she struggles. Oh, ha! And then we get a brief glimpse of Seymone sitting down and holding an ice pack on her forehead! Hahahahaha! Oh, that made my day. But back to Eboni. She grew up with a lot of disadvantages, and really doesn't know what it means to be youthful and happy. She also apparently isn't good at being smart and faking things. Jay instructs Eboni to make a shape with her body for him, and she just kind of shuffles her feet. Not good. He whispers that the judges are going to tear her apart, because her shoot is terrible. Can you believe that she's still on the show and Azmarie isn't? Ponder that while the shoot wraps.