Episode Report Card Jeff Long: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Flaw Week!
By Jeff Long | Season 5 | Episode 5 | Aired on 10.11.2005
Kim is up next. Miss J. says she sounded like Charlie Brown's mom when she was explaining her poses. Her photo is horrible. Miss J. likens her hands to catcher's mitts.
Nigel ridicules Lisa for pointing out all her own flaws. I still think it was a brave move. Her photo is great. Tyra also says that her frames were great and that she made subtle changes from photo to photo.
Coryn looks sad, according to Twiggy. Miss J.'s advice is for her to practice smiling in the mirror. Her photo is pretty, but Tyra remarks that she looks stiff.
Kyle is next. Her photo is freaking smoking. Tyra says she is connecting.
Twiggy commends Jayla for being natural during the fake go-see. They show her booty photo. It looks pretty good. You know, Janice is a pretty good photographer. Nigel says that Jayla can look safe or rock 'n roll.
Nicole is next. Tyra says that Nicole is just relying on being pretty, and that she needs to "push through." That's fairly nebulous advice, huh? Whatever.
Nik looks totally in-control in her photo, according to Twiggy. Nigel says, "I've never seen a girl who looks so hairy look so gorgeous." I'd tell him to shut up if I wasn't still thinking about those modeling shots of his.
The judges tell Bre that she seems a bit melancholy, and she explains that sometimes the panel can "bring a person down." Tyra says that brutal scrutiny with no guarantee of any lasting success is nothing compared to having Joan Rivers say nasty stuff about you on the red carpet. "There are chat rooms on the internet dedicated to the 'I Hate Bre Fan Club,'" says Tyra. Anybody know what she's talking about? ["Seriously -- paranoid much, Tyra?" -- Wing Chun]Bre responds that she is not used to hearing such criticism. Her photo is awesome.
The judges deliberate. Everyone loves Nik. Nigel says that Bre looks like a burst balloon. Coryn seems sad. Miss J. says, "The world is still on her back." Well, I personally don't know anyone else who could lift that much. Diane seems insecure. Nigel thinks she has improved. The Factor brothers say she is not a model. Twiggy loves Kim. Nigel thinks she's the odd one out. Nigel thinks it is telling that Lisa was the model chosen to have a facelift in her photo. I remember you saying it was great a little earlier, Nigel. Twiggy says that Nicole would be a working model in Europe. The Factors think she looks dazed and confused. Miss J. wants to give her another chance. Jayla is funny and sweet, according to Twiggy. Tyra thinks Jayla pops, but that it's not a "big pop." It might not be this week, but that sounds like a death sentence to me. Twiggy says that Kyle's is her favorite picture of this bunch. She thinks she looks like the girl next door. "Who are you living next to?" asks Miss J. "Everyone always wants the girl next door," replies Nigel. "I always wanted the boys next door," Miss J. responds, "and had most of them." ...Excuse me a moment, I need to find something to scour my brain to rid if of that image. I hate Miss J.