Americas Next Top Model
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Observed in many animal species, it is the act of a mother eating her own offspring.
And so, by mercy or mercilessness, they are devoured by Mother … before the world devours them.
Also, like, some girls just cant do high fashion and belong on Instagram.
So … bye girl, bye!
She seems harmless, if a little unsure of who she really is.
Shes the Tonya Harding to Maggies Nancy Kerrigan if borrowing colloquialisms were an Olympic sport.
We barely get to check in with Brendi before (the first!)
Well, hello, hello, hello, says Tyra Banks by way of RuPaul.
Have you guys heard of selfies?
Tyra has, too.
Welcome to your new home in the hills of Los Angeles.
The girls squeal as if this is new information.
Once the Tyra Mail concludes, the girls are left deciphering each crypticism like the master codebreakers they are.
Whatever this next challenge is, they will chill and glide.
Ice skating is thrown out as a possibility.
No, hang gliding!
You know, L.A. stuff!
Everyone is wrong as the girls pull up to a skate park in Venice Beach.
Liz is excited and reacts like the sketch-comedy character that she is.
She correctly assesses that there are skateboarders and that you’re free to see the beach.
Shes fun and we (read: Matt) hope she wins.
In a confessional, Maggie snaps her fingers and pops that its about.
to go.down, prompting the producers offscreen to lower their tasers.
This will be a runway challenge, so first Stacey must show them how its done.
She walks about six yards, asks, Got it?
and … yeah, we guess?
Erin, at 42,knowshow to walk.
She has done it for 42 years.
We now understand the binary that youre either into your selfies, or can walk.
Erins strutting doesnt necessarily impress, however.
We need to step you up, says Stacey, waving her off.
A super-insult, if you will.
We love it and we love her.
He draws out the wordmothalike a true Person Who Is Familiar WithRuPauls Drag Race, and it hits home.
Offscreen, Maggie jots the word MOTHA down for when she is asked about Tyra in a confessional.
She must stay un-tased.
And then, the girls walk.
Its well-deserved and brings her an endearing Siberian happiness.
Not as happy is Brendi K., who takes that home with her.
Cut to communal hysteria as the next Tyra Mail beams in.
Is it me or are you glowing?
On hand is Charlotte Rutherford, the photographer used by Blac Chyna andPapermagazine for her cover.
The girls are eager to impress such an iconic photographer.
While many of the contestants are able to focus immediately, the challenge proves to be surprise!
emotional for many of the girls.
Rhiyan was once told by a doctor she may not be able to have children.
Still, Drew demands the girls emotionally transcend all that crushing gender baggage in service of the glow.
Maggie doesnt know who she is with her fake personality, which is rude.
This dressing-down seems unnecessarily harsh, and you have to give the girl a break.
It has to beso hardto get white homegirl across in your third trimester.
When we finally make it to judging, Tyra is back and its good to see her.
She is Motha, after all.
Most of the girls chuckle.
In a blink and you miss it moment, Trump voter Liberty nods stoically.
We should reiterate that Liberty is, of course, her name.
She doesnt know Rhiyans situation at all, but … we guess its nice.
Jeana is someone we need to start calling a front-runner because of incessant glowing feedback from the judges.
Erin gets surprisingly good notices and Tyra remarks that she looks and feels like a celebrity model.
Soon, the models return to, yes,stand before Tyra.
It is emotional to see her there, back in her element, photos in her hand.
But, alas, we are not Motha!
The hapless Maggie is eaten up by Motha.
But whether she wanted it or not, it is now her brand.
And you need that for Instagram!
Bye girl … bye.
