by Mike Bandy

 

This week's episode of ANTM All Stars began with typical drama: Lisa said that Bianca brought all the house drama to panel, and that she was a spoiled brat who thought she was better than everyone. Meanwhile, Bianca said that she's big competition to everyone in the house. Also, Bre said that Bianca is a grown woman and can take care of herself, and it's time for her (Bre) to focus on herself in the competition. Doesn't seem like the drama's gonna go away anytime soon!

 

Thankfully, at least Laura was happy - she got best photo and everyone was really happy for her. But the happiness turned to confusion with the Tyra Mail, which said, "If you care about anything, you won't drop the ball."

 

The next morning, the girls met up with Nigel, who was on the beach with famous socialite Brittany Gastineau, and fabulous full-figured model Julie Henderson. What followed was perhaps the dumbest challenge ever in Top Model history - the girls were divided into two teams, with some help from the past eliminated chicas, to play flag football. Also on each of their teams were two NFL players, and each one was playing for a charity. The winning team would get $5,000, split between the two charities of the NFL players on the winning team. Still with me? Good...because it gets worse.

 

Whenever Nigel threw down a flag, it was a model's time to pose for a picture. Whomever had the best shot would get a campaign on Tyra's beauty website, TypeF.com, and some jewelry from Brittany Gastineau's line. Who came up with these rules/prizes?!

 

Anyway - the game was ridiculous. Bianca took out all her aggression on Lisa, Bre played like a linebacker, and Laura looked cute. The blue team ended up winning, and Kayla's picture was the best. Yay.

 

Back at the house, the Tyra Mail said, "Get ready to claw your way to the top." The photo shoot this week was with awesome model Coco Rocha, and each girl was put into a team to pose with Coco in an all-out bar brawl!

 

Oh, Top Model. You DO try to bring the drama...that's why you paired Shannon and Bianca together, hoping for a conflict. Too bad.

 

The girls actually did very well together, as did Allison and Kayla, though Allison looked really confused throughout the shoot. Angelea and Laura were up next, and Angelea couldn't handle the pressure. She walked off set in the middle of the shoot, crying, and Jay had to calm her down. Her whole thing was that she didn't really feel she deserved to be there, but after a pep talk from Jay, she turned her shoot out.

 

Alex and Bre were paired together, and their shoot was the most awkward. Alex kept making weird faces, while Bre kept screaming. They made just about everybody laugh. Lisa and Dominique were last to go, and they were the most genius of the day.

 

At panel, Kayla and Allison were told that they had incredible symmetry, Shannon and Bianca did okay, and Angelea was praised for having a great photo, despite being emotional. Laura was told she could have done better, which scared the hell out of me. Alex and Bre were generally not well received by the judges - Alex was criticized for looking like a reality show contestant (um...), and Bre was told she looked more like a socialite than a model. Lisa and Dominique were both stellar.

 

Here's how the call-outs went:
1. Dominique
2. Lisa
3. Bianca
4. Angelea
5. Allison
6. Kayla
7. Shannon
8. Laura

 

Would Bre and Alexandria please step forward? Bre is a girl who is more beautiful as she's aged and is stunning, but her personality has faded since her original cycle. Alex went really far in her last cycle and she held her own, but from week to week in this cycle, she's losing her competitive edge.

 

Alexandria was saved, and Bre was eliminated. She actually just walked out of the room before Tyra could say anything to her. She said she was proud of herself for wanting to finish what she started so many years ago, and she gave 110% in everything.

 

Who do you guys think is gonna win? I'm beginning to think that it's gonna be a Laura/Dominique/Lisa final three, but with Top Model, you never can tell!

 

America's Next Top Model airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on the CW.

 

(Image courtesy of the CW)