Tonight on America’s Next Top Model, the remaining girls take a scary plunge into the Pacific and take part in an underwater photo shoot! Who will float to the top? Find out below!

Original Air Date: November 4, 2009
Challenge: Cliff jumping photo
Challenge Winner: Nicole
Photo Shoot: Underwater
Guest Judge: Marisa Miller
Called First: Jennifer
Bottom Two: Sundai and Erin
Eliminated: Sundai

This is the first episode where I’ve watched the introduction super closely and I must say it’s the most high-fashion introduction we’ve had in a long time. I love the simplicity of the tightly pulled back hair and dark eye makeup.

After some promos for This is It (Which I want to see!) we open with Erin freaking out about being in the bottom two twice and everyone hating how strong a competitor Nicole has been throughout the competition. We get a bit of Sundai’s backstory and she promises that if she makes the final four, the girls will hear her whole story.

The next morning it’s Laura’s birthday. She’s so adorable, I love Laura! The girls make her breakfast, which is sweet. But Laura’s still gotta work! The girls head to the beach where they are greeted by Marisa Miller. She’s there to “teach the girls how to be hot but not over the top.” She walks them through some different postures and understanding your audience as a model. Marisa demands they all get wet and roll in the sand. Sundai doesn’t want to get her hair wet. Strike one! Laura, despite having the worst sunburn in the world, rolls around like a pro. Nicole is too adorable during this whole process. “I don’t think it was sexy, but I think it was cute.”

Nigel shows up and the girls learn they have a new photo shoot challenge! The girls have to jump off the cliff and Nigel will take their photo. Everyone is freaking out, but the cliff is like three feet high. Calm down! The prize is ridiculously awesome. The winner gets extra frames and picks a friend to get some extra frames, who in turn picks a friend who gets extra frames and so on until one girl remains and she doesn’t get any extra frames! Way to pick the girls against each other, Tyra!! Nicole wins! She picks Sundai who picks Laura who picks Jen, which leaves Erin out of the loop.

This week’s photo shoot is going to take place underwater! I love underwater photo shoots – remember the one in the tank in Cycle 2?

During the photo shoot, Laura and Nicole shine. Sundai claims asthma problems. I love how Jay calls Sundai out on that excuse, but as far as Top Model excuses go, it’s pretty lame.

At panel, Marisa gets active as the guest judge, which is pretty cool. Nicole’s photo is stunning, Laura’s and Jen’s are good and Erin’s and Sundai’s are meh. Jennifer gets the first call out, followed by Nicole and Laura. This leaves Sundai and Erin in the bottom two. Amazingly, Erin gets saved again and Sundai is sent home.

I’m over girls being saved on potential. How many times did Aminat and Whitney get passes? However, I was never a Sundai fan, and I’m glad to see her go. However, watching her break down when Erin’s name was called is heartbreaking. I actually feel bad for her. Erin better get aufed soon.

Questions

Who was hot, but not over the top?
Was anyone over the top?
Is dying in front of Nigel Barker and Marisa Miller really that bad?
Whose cliff-jumping photo was the best? The worst?
If you got extra frames, who would you pick?
Why did they focus so much on Laura’s birthday when other birthdays in past cycles were glossed over?
How was Marisa Miller?
What do you think of the photo shoot?
Whose photo shoot was the best? The worst?
Why was Erin saved three times in a row?
Did Sundai deserve to be eliminated?

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