I would never miss an episode of Beauty and the Geek, but I find the show deeply disturbing on several levels. In particular, this week’s episode pissed me off. Reasons:
1. Chris is a total heel.
The boy is way full of himself, as was demonstrated in the first episode when he decided not to join the rest of the gang in the hot tub because he felt his impressive buffness would intimidate the other guys. This week, he admitted that he has a fantastic ass. Um, I’m not one to burst anyone’s bubble, especially since I think there’s already a surplus of insecurity floating in the earth’s atmosphere, but dude, you do not have a great body. And even if you did, it wouldn’t really matter in a competition like this.
What I find even more irritating than Chris’s ego is his insensitivity toward the other competitors. True, he tried to redeem himself this week by apologizing to everyone for his blunt inquisition regarding everyone’s educational credentials during the first show. But the fact that Tristin had to flat-out tell him he’d been acting like a jerk and his surprised reaction to this is the ultimate testament to his cluelessness when it comes to other people’s feelings.
I feel sorry for Tristin, who had to say good-bye to her original partner, Brandon, this week, and work with Chris instead. She seems to have a good heart, as well as a sense of humor, and it’s a shame that she is now forced to work with someone who clearly doesn’t respect her. Chris’s comments about Tristin’s life being “one long blonde moment” and his scorn for the tears she shed in anticipation of going to the elimination room further amplify his jerkitude.
But maybe there’s hope for this boy yet. Given that he does well in the competitions, he’ll probably stick around for a while. And since his partner is forthright and has actual people skills, Chris may just learn a thing or two about the benefits of being nicer.
2. The challenges for Geeks and Beauties were a bit lop-sided.
Now, I have no shame, so I would feel perfectly comfortable singing karaoke in front of a crowd or giving a brief speech on a political issue, so perhaps my judgment here is a bit unfair. However, I understand that the respective competitions for the men and women were daunting. Although, how can anybody who signs up for a show like this have any shame? But I suppose shamelessness isn’t enough. Experience plays a role, too, and it was clear that both groups had never done anything like this before, except for Jennipher, who took a public speaking class and apparently gave a how-to oration on changing a diaper.
It was a bit unfair that the guys got support from their partners, who joined them onstage to sing and dance with them. Although Tyson ended up winning by wowing the crowd with this Rubik’s cube skills (rather that his questionable perfect pitch), it would have been easy for the nipples protruding from Sarah’s fake tits to sway the vote’s in her partner Wes’s favor. Then again, as I explained last week, I lust after Wes, so I wouldn’t have been upset if he’d won.
In contrast, the ladies were left to fend for themselves up onstage in that auditorium. Their guys sat off to the side nodding in encouragement or shaking their heads when the girls started spewing nonsense. I didn’t like this at all, mainly because I felt like the whole thing was a setup to make the women appear intellectually inferior. Singing a song like “Hot-Blooded,” on the other hand, is already inherently stupid, so I didn’t think the men came off look quite as lame. The utter silliness of the whole activity made it easier to for the men to retain some semblance of self-respect. In fact, the guys all seemed psyched after their performances, whereas the women looked humiliated. Well, Cher didn’t, since she won. I guess that power nap really helped.
3. Tristin was right.
Why the hell does the White House need an address?
4. There will probably never be a gender reversal on this show.
I would love to see some girl geeks pair up with a bunch of cut meatheads in the next season of this show, but I know that it will never happen. Why not? Maybe the WB doesn’t think that a show about smart women would sell. Or perhaps they’re afraid that the whole thing would turn into something like the movie Dogfight. With the exception of craptastic shows like The Swan, there aren’t a lot of women on TV bigger than a size 6 with bad skin. But how about a little more visual candy for those of us who like sleeping with boys? Of course, this is coming from me, the ultimate geek slut. Forget it; I like things just the way they are. Stay in the game, Wes!
