Every Wednesday, I struggle with a minor bout of Legally Blonde withdrawal. So to compensate, I’ve decided to start out each Hump Day morning with a dumb blonde question inspired by my favorite Elle Woods wannabes. (Like “Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey,” only blonder!)
This week, the girls endured mega-makeovers, cried with Laura Bell Bundy and performed what looks to be the most emotionally draining ballad in Broadway musical history. And while the newly fair-haired Natalie emerged as the challenge winner, she was unable to capitalize on her advantage (a private one-on-one date with Andy Karl -- the guy who very occasionally plays Emmett!) and was eventually sent home. Which leads me to this week's Dumb Blonde Question:
Every week, host-slash-mentor Hayley Mills dutifully informs us that whoever wins the challenge will receive a reward that will "give them a leg up in the competition." And yet, every week (er, with the exception of last week) at least one of the two reward beneficiaries has ended up in the bottom three. Moreover, the judges' sole focus each week seems to be on the audition itself, not on any of the events leading up to it. So what I want to know is: Are the challenges completely and totally irrelevant? Or are we to believe that Natalie spent too much time getting ready for her big (lunch) date with Andy -- and not nearly enough time soaking up his infinite wisdom?