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America has voted. And in a dramatic scene, Sarah is sent home, leaving Katy and Dominic to go another round. While the boys in the house are outwardly supportive, it is universally felt that Dominic is...kind of a bitch. Apparently, his attitude has been difficult to handle -- almost as difficult to handle as that two-ton necklace he wore last week? -- and they don't like him. Katy is determined to make the most of her second chance and resolves to work hard. This week, the contestants undergo hair makeovers. What a concept. They are all, of course, terrified. There are some dramatic changes, including the changing of Holly's super-cute pageboy into a super-cute pixie. Katy is transformed into a redhead. FRANKIE gets layered (need I tell you how scared I was they would cut off his hair?), and Casey just looks sort of lank and greasy. up is a waxing session for the dudes. They all scream in agony. Their photo shoot this week is in a beautiful courthouse, where they will be hanging from the ceiling. The whole thing this week is about having the right "attitude." Ronnie goes first and kills it. Ben is nervous, and it shows. The photographer loves Jacki, of course, and didn't really like Ben, Jay, or Katy. up, they go back to Debbie and the unitards and get their weekly measurements done. While Holly is congratulated for losing a half-inch here and there, Aryn gets the "Is that healthy?" speech for losing weight. Which is it, people? Ben and Ronnie both blush like fools when it is revealed they've been working out together. See, what did I tell you last week? I warned you, Ben. You start this jokey-flirty stuff with a smoking hot gay man? THAT IS HOW THEY GET YOU. Later, they all sit down for a meal and go through an excruciating Real World-style bullshit scene where they answer mean questions about each other. It's a really unbearable attempt to inject drama, and some of them at least seem embarrassed. They are lucky enough to work with and wear the clothes of Heatherette in their catwalk show, and they all get made up to look crazy and hit the runway. Dominic, once again, whines, and the whole gang gets in on the act making fun of Ben and Ronnie's manlove. Laugh it up, guys, all the way to Ben's divorce trial. The panel makes Katy choose three models for the bottom three, which is evil, and she suggests Dom, Casey, and Aryn. In fact, however, she goes up for the vote herself (well...), along with Dominic (yes!) and Ben (no!). Want more? The full recap starts right below!
We're reminded that last week, Jacki cried about the thong, Perry walked through the pain, and Dominic whined and made excuses. This resulted in Dominic going into the hole along with Katy and Sarah, she of Earth's longest torso. Left in the hands of America, the bottom three sullenly pack their bags, not knowing which of them will be voted off. Katy and Sarah both say privately that they're pretty sure they want Dominic to go -- "he's kind of a prima donna," Sarah says. And in a painful affirmation of this opinion, we see Dominic droning on to Perry about how if he does get voted off, "at least I get to go home to like, my chick, and my records and my turntables and stuff." Duuuude. Can you hear yourself? Katy says, in an interview, that if Dom's so ready to go home, she hopes he's the one to go. "I want Dom and Katy to come back," FRANKIE says in the kitchen, and I think for a moment that he's going to say something nice, but no. He turns his Manson lamps on full beam, and says that he wants them to come back because he sees Sarah as more of a threat, and with her gone, he'll have a better chance. FRANKIE, you're so much hotter when you are silent.
On their way to the elimination, Sarah says she doesn't think she's the one who should go, at all. "I have no gut feeling," Katy adds, saying that in any case she's not ready to go home, either. Sometimes when they show a close-up of Katy's face, I can really see how she got in to this contest -- she is really attractive. The three of them face the judges and hear again how they ended up in the bottom three: "you were less than memorable," Niki says, and once again runs through all their faults. Katy's body isn't fit enough; Dominic is low-energy, has no versatility and complains; Sarah's fading into the background. Ouch. "You have a beautiful girl--door look," Cory tells Sarah, "but we're trying to find a supermodel." It's so dramatic, I can't even tell you -- when Niki announces that Katy is safe, I am afraid Sarah is going to faint, she rolls her eyes so hard. They stretch it out as long as possible, until finally Tyson lays down the boom. "Sarah," he says. "We can't make you a supermodel. I'm sorry." She cries and Katy and Dominic hug her like she's their long-lost sister while the judges look coldly on. "You're such an awesome person, inside and out" Dominic whispers to her as they all cling together. "You're so beautiful." It's super creepy, and what's truly awful is that after saying it in this tone, like a frat boy who just drunkenly took her virginity, he doesn't even let her get all the way out of the room before he busts out a big "YEAH!" of self-congratulations. Backstage, Sarah says she was sure Dominic would be the one to go, simply because of his attitude, and that Katy does well, but needs to improve. She could probably rip them both a new one, but takes the high road, saying she can only wish them luck.
The judges take a moment to discuss whether they think America made the right decision. "Absolutely," Cory says, and Jennifer remarks that it seemed like Sarah expected to stay in the competition, whereas Katy doesn't seem to have any expectations. Again, people of this industry, what is your problem? Does no one acknowledge the inconsistency of the words that come out of your mouths? Is confidence good, or bad? Should they be thin, or not? No wonder models have the reputation for being dumb -- nothing about what they do makes any sense. Cory says Dominic really surprised him today, eating a big piece of humble pie...except they didn't really show him being even slightly humble, except maybe in his clear relief that he wasn't voted off. Sarah's still backstage, crying and sad that America didn't like her. I can't see why she won't work as a model somewhere, though -- she's very pretty, and like I said last week, Chad Michael Murray's been single too long.
Back at the house, the rest of the contestants are discussing who might be coming home. Ronnie says, I swear, "I want the cows to come home," though the show throws up some subtitles trying to trick us into thinking he said "girls." As Jacki postulates that Katy and Sarah appealed the most to America, Dominic comes in, yelling about being "back in the hizzy." Siiigh. Please send him home this week. The housemates are shocked, but pretend to be happy to see them. "The boys were really warm," Dominic dudes. "I got my guys standing behind me. We're like a wolfpack, you know?" No, I do not know. Oh, unless there are a pack of extremely queer wolves running around talking bullshit somewhere? Outside of the pack is Casey, who looks less than thrilled while the others jump around celebrating. "You have to be fun to work with," Casey says. "You don't just have to have the look. Dominic is...a bitch. To everyone." He can't break the Man Law, however, and when it comes time for an all-fists-in cheer, he reluctantly joins. "One-two-three, GUYS!" they all yell, and seriously, it is the lamest. Just in case anyone thought any of these guys would be having sex with any of these girls at some point in the season, you can put your fears to rest.
Dominic adds that the only girl in the house that was really nice to him was Stephanie, and the others, especially Holly, just stared at him. For her part, Holly interviews that Dominic puts a lot of stress on everyone, and that attitude is a huge part of being a supermodel. First of all, is it even possible to go from obscurity to "supermodel" overnight? Are we even using the term supermodel anymore? I guess Gisele is a supermodel, but aren't they basically just learning how to be models? Am I arguing semantics about a modeling reality show? An adjacent point is: how does Holly, or anyone else here know what "attitude" counts for? Perhaps they've not heard of the powerful wind-up of one Naomi Campbell, whose supermodel attitude will send you straight to the emergency with the Verizon Wireless logo imprinted over your brow?
FRANKIE makes a very thinly-veiled jab at Katy, saying that America must love her, and she is either too smart or too un-smart to snap back at him. "I'm gonna make America proud," she says, and it occurs to me what a great pageant queen she could be. We hear Aryn's voice in voiceover saying that she misses Sarah, but she can't help thinking that, to win, she'll have to watch everyone go home.
And now, what we've all been waiting for. The crew is taken to Cutler, exclusive New York hair salon, where they meet up again with David, the director of the men's division at New York Models. Cory goes on that they will represent the brand that is New York Models, and David bitches that they need to get them ready to see clients, "because right now, none of you are ready." Especially, he says, "Farrah Fawcett over there," and gestures to FRANKIE, nearly causing me to have a heart attack. Listen, he may be an ass, but don't cut his hair! Please, God! Please! So, makeovers! The boys are taken downstairs to see Antony, Cutler's creative director, and the girls are introduced to Rodney Cutler, salon owner. He explains to them that hair is a big part of their career, and that they have to give up their ownership of it and not be too attached to one style.
Stephanie is first, and says nervously that she doesn't want really short hair. Well, girl, no one does. Downstairs, David threatens FRANKIE with clippers, from which the child leaps away like he's been hit with a stun gun. I don't blame him, and neither does the stylist -- he just wants to trim it up and put in some layers for movement. Back upstairs, Katy is to become a redhead, much to her shock, and Holly's hair is going short, much to no one's shock. Mr. Cutler says she needs to be ahead of the curve, and a short cut will make her stand out. Why they can't see that she stands out now, I don't know. What would be wrong with maybe a little signature Vidal Sassoon cut? Maybe her bangs are too short? I don't know. So, they're cutting it. Meanwhile, while FRANKIE sits under the heat lamps, Casey goes Dr. Frankenstein on him, hamming it up with some brain-transfer jokes. "You will not just be this egocentric little monkey!" he cries. "You will be...a supermodel!" It is quite funny, and I have to wonder if Casey is trying to laugh through his tears -- his own "new look," which he claims to love, ain't really working for me. It's straight and lank and makes him look older and too...German, or something.
Upstairs, almost everyone loves their new looks, especially Jacki, who has had her rat-ass extensions removed and, looks like, new ones put in. "This should have been the first thing on the bonfire," Cory smarms, throwing a pile of fake hair on the floor. Meanwhile, Holly is having to come to terms with her new pixie. It is, truth be told, stunning. Her eyes look even bigger, and she is just beautiful. Niki is thrilled, but Holly doesn't seem to believe all the compliments she's getting. With red-rimmed eyes, she says she just doesn't feel as sexy as she did before.
"Amazing transformations," Tyson tells them, "but it's not over yet. I've got a surprise for you at the house." And what a surprise it is -- the guys are getting waxed. Professional spa ladies are there with robes and slippers and...vats of hot wax which cause the boys to preemptively shudder. "Which one of you guys are gonna be the first to confess," the spa lady asks, "that you need your butts waxed?" Sheepishly, Ben, Ronnie and Casey raise their hands. Ben and Ronnie are the first to go. Adorable. Please tell me this is the first time they've seen each other's butts. Of course, they scream and laugh through the pain. FRANKIE (who also has a freakishly long torso) howls as his face goes beet red, especially when they WAX HIS NIPPLES ON TELEVISION. You know...what is the world coming to? When their turns come, Perry and Casey clasp white-knuckled hands in agony. So cute. "I'm a beaten man," Perry tells the camera with tears in his eyes. "It was like getting lashings." Man, I feel you. "Was it nice and relaxing?" Ben jokes, and walks away, giving Perry a slap on the back, causing him yet a new layer of pain. Poor boys. Welcome to womanhood.
The morning, the models arrive at a courthouse in New York, where they meet their photographer for the day, Sarah Silver. Apparently, Silver's specialty is shooting photographs that incorporate movement, as evidenced by her current position, hanging in a harness from the ceiling. "She was glidin'," Jay interviews. "Like Spider-Man!" Silver explains to the models that everything they can do on the ground, they can do hanging. "Moving, moving, moving," she says. "What are you wearing? What's your hair look like?" That was one sentence -- no, I'm serious, the way this is edited was enough to make me scream. She glides down to comment on their new haircuts and how it all translates into having new attitudes and how from the neck up, they have attitude, and the neck down, they're...moving. I know you're reading it and thinking I must be leaving some key words out of the paragraphs here, but actually, this is what is being said. Blessedly, the models go back to get ready in hair and makeup. Shannon, who we have barely seen this episode, is excited, speaking confidently of the new challenge. Shannon is awesome. So awesome, we will not see her again for the rest of the hour. To the side, Jacki says she doesn't want to end up in the bottom four again, and now that she's seen her outfit for the day, she feels good about the challenge. I just do not LIKE her, okay? She seems beguiled by her own charms -- like she's buying her own hype.
Ronnie's up first, and is less than excited to don the harness over his briefs. "Who wouldn't feel confident with one of these tuggin' away at you?" he laughs, shaking the thing. "Make sure I don't trap your junk," the harness operator tells him, and Ronnie figures he didn't need to breed anyway. Ronnie, by the way, looks fantastic. Really, just absolutely amazing, like some kind of Aryan poster-child meets James Dean. The photographer says he set the tone for the whole day, and Ronnie is sure to pass this message on to his fellow models. Too bad he couldn't have given Ben any tips, because our favorite prison guard goes out and cannot bring the energy at all. It probably doesn't help that Silver keeps yelling at him to "hit it! No, I mean, hit it!" He just doesn't know what to do, is the thing, and he doesn't have the confidence yet to let himself go. I think he thinks there's some "right way" to do this, when in fact he just needs to try to do it, rather then waiting for someone to give him the secret. In any case, he struggles.
Stephanie, who bores me, goes and does well. Aryn, who has hair to make a Charlie's Angel weep with jealousy, also seems to get some good shots in. Hey, guess what? The photographer loves Jacki. What a shock. She also seems to like FRANKIE, whose hair has been flat-ironed, causing me to lose all passion for him, and tempting me to lowercase him. But then I see his face and all is forgiven. He is the only one of the models to really take advantage of the harness, and moves all around, sideways and stuff. Perry, looking quite studly, toughs it out even though his wang is all bunched up. Whenever Perry is not the focus of the show, I like him so much better.
Backstage, Jennifer comes in to tell them all how lucky they are to be shot by Silver, and how good they all look with their new hair. Except then she has to be a bitch and tell Holly how, oh, she didn't think Cory was right and they shouldn't have cut the pageboy. Holly looks sad for a second, but on her way to her shoot, she seems to have shaken it off, pointing out that there's nothing they can do about it now. She looks amazing anyway, and her shots are fantastic. Katy's shoot is , and once again, she falls short of expectations. Her hair is pretty fabulous-looking, but way more Nashville than Milan, if you know what I mean. Gotta be honest with you, though, if I could get my hair to look like that every day, I would be a happy person. Silver says that she thinks Katy is a really sweet girl, but maybe she's too nice -- she gets distracted and giggly between shots and loses her focus. The quick shot of the photo that we see, however, looks pretty good.
up is Jay, and frankly, he is a disaster. I love his personality, but every shot looks like he's about to break into "I Believe I Can Fly," all gazing up into the ceiling, looking pensive. It ain't working. He says in interview that he needs to get his facial expressions right or he's going to get sent home. What he actually needs to do is stop making facial expressions and just... have a face, instead of this non-stop attempt to look like some kid on Making the Band.
Casey also has been flat-ironed within an inch of his life, but must do all right, because we see hardly anything of his shoot. For these small mercies, Lord, we thank You. Not that I dislike Casey, but I just can't wait for more people to get cut so we don't have to see the same thing fourteen times.
Ugh. Dominic's turn. He says he's going to "bring" his "inner spunk," which is idiotic and adds that he's "feelin' 'bad boy.'" Silver interviews later that what Dominic has working for him are his facial features, which are perfect for photography. He just needs to fine-tune his skills. She leaves out the part about how he desperately needs to shut up. Summing up on the day, Silver says that the best of all were Ronnie and Jacki, while the worst were Katy, Ben, and Jay. "Sometimes it just doesn't work," she says, "and you can't fight it."
Time has come once again to strap on the unitards and have a runway lesson with Debbie. Ah, but first, they must have their weekly measurements taken. Katy is, of course, up first so that they can point out how grossly obese they think she is. It is so upsetting, since she has what is really a gorgeous body, but apparently she's gained an inch in her bust in one week. Cory finds this amazing and impossible, and Debbie asks Katy if maybe it's that time of the month. Not embarrassing at all. Katy nods that it is and escapes as quickly as possible. is Holly who has lost a half-inch in both her waist and hips and is congratulated as if she just cured blindness. Aryn, however, does not get the same cheers when she appears to have lost three inches in, to quote Debbie, "her tits." Now, see, how is it that we can say "tits" on TV? And, more importantly, how is it that I have had to type it now three times? Oh, was that just two? Tits. Galiano's muse got a mouth on her. She and Cory give Aryn these faux-worried looks as the girl goes on and on about how she has been exercising and not eating bread at all. It's just water-weight, people -- maybe last week was her time of the month. Don't be such hypocritical freaks, please -- either you want them to lose weight or you don't.
Ben steps up where it is revealed he has gained an inch of muscle in his abs. "You look great," Debbie says and we hear an off-camera agreement from Ronnie, Ben's work-out partner. Let the Brokeback teasing begin! Ben blushes, but not nearly as much as Ronnie. I'm telling y'all, Ben will never see Nashville again.
At dinner that night, which they allegedly prepared themselves (thank you, producers, for not making us watch that), they have to answer "tough questions" in front of each other, about each other. It sucks. Jay draws and asks who they think is the weakest model in the house, and why, and Jacki pipes up that she has to say the weakest link is Aryn. Shut up, Jacki. Who knows -- maybe every one of the rest of them were equally bitchy, but they're showing us Jacki and it makes me dislike her even more. She thinks Aryn is the weakest because Aryn doesn't have an outgoing personality. This makes no sense to me -- Aryn definitely looks more high-fashion than some of the other girls, including short, weaved-out Jacki -- and being outgoing to the people in this house is not the point of the exercise. Ronnie's subsequent comment that Dominic, because he complains, is the weakest guy, does make sense. Dominic smugly says that he disagrees, and later in an interview postulates that Ronnie is intimidated by him. No, Dominic, what I think it is, is that you whine like a baby. This is borne out when Katy chimes in to agree with Ronnie, and Dominic gets doubly offended. "Let's just all gang up on Dom, now," he says, adding like a jackass that it just makes him stronger. Whatever, bro.
FRANKIE reads a question asking who they find to be the most attractive person in the house. He obviously expects everyone to say "You, of course," but instead they prove their poor eyesight by naming others. In fact, Ronnie names Stephanie for her down-to-Earth beauty. "And, as far as the guys go," he says, blushing to the roots of his hair, "I mean, it's pretty obvious." They all die laughing, including Ben. "In all honesty," Ronnie continues as they all howl, "Ben is my biggest competition, but he's a beautiful guy. He's got a great heart, and he's got a great look, and I think he's an awesome guy." Ben, who gets nervous having his picture taken in a modeling competition, has enough confidence to be supremely flattered by this, and even throws in a very cute "thanks, baby," causing Ronnie to laugh anew. "At this point," Ronnie says in a separate interview, "Ben knows I have a crush on him." Yeah, yeah, it's all fun and games until Ben gets asked the same question about who is the best looking and answers, with no sense of cheekiness, "probably Ronnie." It's so painfully cute. Ben interviews that, "I mean, I guess it's good that a gay guy thinks I'm cute, or whatever. That's a compliment, right? I don't know. They're picky. I don't know." Truly, my love for Ben knows no bounds. But, dear boy...don't mess around with a hot gay man's heart, okay? It's a quick way to get ramp up the drama in your life to about two bazillion percent. Plus, they love that innocent cowboy shit right now. You're playing with fire! If you think it gets crazy in the jail house, wait until Ronnie shows up to visit you on your lunch break.
The day, the models show up for their weekly catwalk and are met by Niki. She tells them that, as models, they may be asked one day to walk for Prada and give a "deadpan walk," and the day work with Galliano, who requires way more theatrics. "You have to give the designers what they want," she says. Today, in fact, they'll be working with one New York's most vibrant labels: Heatherette. It is clear immediately which of these contestants has an awareness of Heatherette, and which have not. And, to be honest, if you were not familiar with Richie Rich and he was suddenly upon you, whipping off your clothes, you might be frightened, too. "Sell the look, sell the attitude," he tells them, "like you really believe in it." Excited, the models rush the rack and begin getting ready. FRANKIE seems terrified to meet Kabuki, a super-precious Japanese-American queen who will be transforming them all via MAC cosmetics so that they can "sizzle" on the catwalk. FRANKIE needs to learn how to control his face when encountering an experience that is foreign to him. Isn't he from Miami? You'd think he'd know a few gay men.
The catwalk show begins and they all look wild. FRANKIE looks like an Aztec god or something, in a feather headdress and barely-there loincloth with various chains and whatnot. Also looking good, Casey, whose walk seems to have improved, at least from what we can tell in this editing. Dominic, dressed as a cowboy, walks awkwardly and looks dumb, while Ben, looking like a confused club kid in gold pants and a torso-wrap, doesn't handle the catwalk well at all.
Katy looks all right to me, but the camera cuts to Corey's face where he is giving her a truly pitying look. Holly looks fantastic in a sheer dress, and Jacki, blah blah, they love her. As the show ends, Tyson looks bored out of his fucking mind.
It's question-and-answer time. They ask Jay how he felt about the photo shoot, and instead of just saying he felt like he didn't do very well -- why don't they ever just SAY it? -- he blabs a little about how he wasn't used to be hoisted up, but that he was glad he got to have a smiling picture, because he loves to smile. Okay. Cory tells Dom that he still needs help on his walk, which is true, but Dominic immediately offers up excuses. The guy absolutely does not know when to shut up. The outfit was a challenge, he says. This is the first time he's ever worn boots and spurs, he says. Plus, he reminds them, this is only his second runway ever. I swear, he's like that kid that every teacher dreads having to meet with because he will never get that he's responsible for his own fate.
Niki asks Ronnie how he's settling in to the house, and he says he's doing well. The whole question, of course, was a set up to bring up the Ben crush again, and Tyson ribs them both. "Oh my God," Cory says. "What is your wife going to say?" Finally, someone is talking sense. Niki suggests that the wife think of Ronnie and Ben as "bosom buddies." Cory snorts. "Yeah, right," he says. "More like prison buddies." Thank you.
Speaking of Ben, they really feel like he's still very stiff on the runway. Niki asks him if he thinks he has what it takes. "I think I have confidence inside myself," he says. "But [I'm] not portraying it." Cory says that at some point, he's got to step it up, prison guard or not. "The competition is moving on." Oh! Be nice to Ben, people. He is in kind of a delicate time in his life right here.
Because Katy was saved by America last week, Niki makes her suggest three models this week for the bottom three. Seriously, that is sadistic. Niki seems to feel a little guilty about it, but Katy gamely pushes on. She offers up Dominic, because she feels like he hasn't progressed very much at all; Casey, because his walk isn't much better, though she knows he's really trying; and Aryn, because her self-confidence at home is not the same as it is on the runway. Oh my goodness. You're gonna throw a fellow Alabamian under the bus like that, Katy? Et tu? Have you no shame? May a thousand yellowhammers peck your windows nightly. Also...who cares about her self-confidence at home? At home is not where someone is photographing you or making you take off your clothes. Oh, wait -- is that happening at your home? Don't tell me. Katy concludes by saying that in her own photo shoot that day, she felt like she tried to listen to what the photographer said, and "it may not have been the best, but I really tried." Someone is about to learn a hard lesson about how sometimes, despite what they tell you in kindergarten, trying is not enough.
Jennifer and Niki compliment FRANKIE for his tilting prowess during the photo shoot, and for once, he says the right thing, simply saying that the harness part was hard, but that he had the time of his life. With that, the models are sent backstage so that the panel can pick the best of the week, and determine the three to go into the online vote.
Jennifer (who, by the way, has outstanding hair) starts things off, pulling no punches. "Katy's really not a runway model," she says, "and she's not high fashion." Cory immediately agrees. "This is not a supermodel," he says, "and I think that we all see it." On the other hand, they continue to think Jacki is great, and I continue to not get the love. She's a kiss-ass -- maybe that's it. Returning to a common theme, they think Ben is "stiff." up, Dominic. "I don't know why," Niki whispers as she cringes, "but I have a problem with Dominic." Cory and Tyson agree with the rest of the universe, saying he has an attitude problem, and Niki wonders why, if he's a DJ, he has no rhythm on the runway at all.
Much props are given to Ronnie for his amazing photo and his fantastic, confident walk. Cory thinks he's a great kid, and "definitely a person to watch." I feel like there was a "...but" in there that got edited out, though. Hmm. Somehow, they must feel like Jay has some potential -- Cory says his walk is good, but Tyson says if he doesn't step up his game, he's going to have a problem staying in the competition. I honestly think his photo was wretched, but they don't spend much time ripping him. Aryn, Miss Personality-Begins-At-Home, is highly praised for her work this week: Jennifer says she gave 100 percent at the photo shoot and looked great on the runway. Agreed. I mean, she has such a lovely form, I hope she ignores dumb ol' Jacki and starts really rocking it.
An assortment of models are called back out where Niki tells them that three of them gave them attitude this week that said "I can be made into a supermodel." However, Tyson adds, doing his best bad cop, three of them did not give any such attitude and will thus be put up for the vote. They terrify Aryn by calling her name first -- but she's safe. Niki tells her that her photo was so good, it could have been in any magazine. Jacki, so used now to receiving compliments, barely reacts when Niki gives her the thumbs-up and declares her this week's winner. Ronnie also gets the pass off the catwalk, though frankly he was totally robbed if they're saying Jacki was better than him. No way. Left on the runway are Katy, Ben, Jay and Dominic. It's clear in Katy's face that she knows she's going back in the vote hole, and the same can be said for Dom. He can barely contain his angst when Tyson lectures him on his stiffness. All of them are wearing such crazy eye makeup that they look twice as sad when Tyson razzes them. Jay's photo, he says, was once again at the bottom of the pile. Ben's lack of confidence, he continues, is really hurting him in the competition. And Katy? Even with her new look, Tyson says, she's the "same ol' Katy." Tyson drags it out, now, telling Ben first that he's up for the vote, then Katy. "Jay," he says , causing Dom to whip his head around, "your catwalk just about saved you. You may leave the catwalk." Dominic lowers his head and I have a pang of sympathy for a second when I am afraid he's going to start crying, but then he raises his head again and looks all smug, and I reach for the phone to vote his handsome ass off. My disdain is justified when, during the credits, we see him in an interview blame Debbie for telling him how to walk a certain way and ruining his chances with the panel. If he stays and Ben goes, this show will be dead to me. Katy, meanwhile, reminds us that Niki's body was curvier than the average model during the height of her career, and since Niki didn't give up, she won't either.