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Most Dumbest of Most Smartest - Episode 7
Indeed, Happy B-Day! This year, you’re getting one hell of a present: elimination.
To celebrate the occasion, the gang heads out to a restaurant. Immediately, they get bombed. For proof of this look no further than Aussie Rachael, the official Ambassador of Inebriation.
This turns out to be the most dumbest move of all, because when the party moves to the bar, it turns out to be a covert challenge. Placed throughout the room are industry types (agents, casting directors, talent coordinators) that the models are expected to network with.
The models almost invariably fail.
Andre figures this guy is hitting on him. And the next guy that tries to talk to him. When Paul Brown introduces himself, Andre’s response is…
“Pleasure! I’m an alcoholic!” But if they are, too, that’ll just get the more turned on, no?
Rachael is barely coherent.
Pickel is overly touchy-feely.
Only Brett and V.J. do well — V.J. figures out early on that there’s no such thing as a free night on reality TV, and that this could very well be a challenge. For at least this episode, V.J. is the most smartest model.
Then, one by one, the models are brought into a “V.I.P. area” that isn’t a V.I.P. area at all.
They all realize that they’ve been duped. A-ha moments abound.
We learn a few things: chiefly that Andre can’t really speak Russian. Stella attempts to say something to him in his native tongue and he’s totally clueless. The Soviet falls.
And then, there’s Daniel who, in fact, doesn’t realize that this is a challenge even when he’s faced with the panel. He seriously thinks it’s just Mary Alice and friends dropping in for his birthday. When he sees her, he gives her an apparently overwhelming hug…
…and says, awesomely, “Listen, I know I’m a little drunk, but I think you’re beautiful. Maybe you didn’t model, but you’re beautiful.” A little drunk? It doesn’t get more dumber. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: America’s Most Drunkest Model…
V.J. ends up winning the challenge, which is great for him but terrible for everyone else. They all feel like they were duped, since they’d been explicitly told that they had the night off to celebrate Dan’s b-day.
Rachael rants some more. She feels like she’s been made to “dance, monkey dance. Entertain the people!” The irony? Her sarcastic dance is, in fact, extremely entertaining.
But you haven’t seen outrage until you’ve seen Daniel.
“Don’t lie! I’ve been here and I don’t lie! Don’t lie to me!”
Rant, monkey, rant!
Speaking of monkeys, this week’s photo challenge takes place amongst animals.
That llama may not be the hottest model, but it sure is fine.
Since he won the networking challenge, V.J. has everyone’s fate in his hands: he’s given the power to dole out how much time each model will spend in front of the camera during the shoot. Predictably, he assigns Daniel to the shortest amount of time, just one minute. The models must also choose their own animal in descending order according to their assigned time. Pickel gets a chicken that he really connects with…
They can relate to each other’s cockiness.
Brett, on the other hand, gets a screaming pig.
It’s pretty amazing.
Daniel, of course, gets the hardest animal to wrangle: the ostrich.
It’s fierce for all the wrong reasons.
Some of the guys conspire to hoist V.J. out…
Verdict’s out on whether this is the most dumbest or most smartest move they could partake in, but I’m leaning toward the former. V.J. is an unstoppable mastermind!
Then, the shots:
V.J. and Andre get the biggest praise, with Andre eventually winning the challenge by a nose. Or a snout. Whatever.
In the end, Daniel turned out to be an underwhelming ostrich wrangler and is sent home. Really, it’s as good of a reason as any.
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