Americas Next Top Model
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At no point does it let up from taking psychological potshots.
At no point is it fun to watch, though that clearly isnt the point.
And we say this as people who watch too much reality TV.
These are deeply affecting stories both in their subject matter and their vulnerability.
Case in point, Erin.
She makes herself incredibly vulnerable throughout the episode, especially in revealing the history behind her sons father.
We see that in her no-makeup photo shoot with Tyra she brings that vulnerability to the set.
We see, with our own eyes, that Tyra photographs Erin without hair in her face.
The same is true this week.
That it has nothing to do with the modeling is irrelevant.
Thats because she is doing almost exactly the same thing in nearly every one.
Its a neat fit for her to get a good critique.
It makes us feel bad for these girls, who are so clearly in desperate need of approval.
This weeks panel is unremarkable enough, until Tyra slowly reveals theseven-way tiefor best photo.
As egregiously lazy as that sounds, it is what happens.
Everyone but Erin and Christina is a winner.
This show is trying hard enough to beRuPauls Drag Racethat you believe it could happen.
In that case, look out for Jeana, who looks like Sasha Velour.
But we hope Khrystyana does win.
She feels like the only real element of this nonsense, and shes good at what she does.
Kudos to the show for empowering Khrystyana to tell her story, which will help people.
Wow, are we agreeing with Tyra?
We guess so, but theres very little common ground otherwise.
