oh beauty and the geek, why do i love thee? January 12, 2007
I know, I know. It’s no more mindless than “The Real Wives of the O.C.” or “Armed and Famous”, but there’s something so fascinating about the social dynamics that I can’t stop watching. It’s like merging The University of Chicago’s Society for Creative Anacronism with the Ohio State cheerleading squad. I am also fascinated (but not surprised) by the fact that elimination is decided completely based on the female 1/2 of the team; as in, the team who chooses who to eliminate is strictly concerned with which girl they want to kick out. This makes sense because the boys are too socially retarded to know how to be backhanded or cut-throat, and therefore wield no power or influence. I think Yosef has a few books they could read…
And for the record, Nate’s a plant; he would be a total stud in Hyde Park. I mean, the man wears big stupid un-broken-in trucker hats and unmatching plaids on purpose; he’s a superhipster.
nate sings in a star wars band and he wears red crocs! i’ve been thinking the same thing about him.
i’ve also been considering applying for the next season, in which the girls might end up being the geeks. pat says it will never end up happening “’cause no one wants to see ugly/weird girls.” but if it does i think my “children’s librarian” status might get me in. what do you think?
I love the show and totally agree about Nate. I was telling my 13 year old son, “Wait until they do the makeover episode. They’ll shave the beard and cut the hair and he’ll be cute.”
It IS funny how the girls drive the elimination process.