'America's Next Top Model': Grimace and Bare It

In other news: Katarzyna's chin-length wig at her emo shoot was such a hit that she'll have a new haircut next week. I'm all for that — it will bring out her eyes. Fatima was surprisingly game for her metal persona. For the first time, her presence filled the lens — and Miss J. saw something in her that he liked (broken-down marionette legs, natch). Anya's punk and Stacy-Ann's house shoots were predictable. Mr. Jay found a new way to give folksy Dominique a backhanded compliment: ''I am not mad at you, Dominique, at all....I'm really surprised.'' And the bottom two were Aimee and Claire. Aimee wasn't dramatic enough as an R&B diva, and Claire couldn't lighten up enough to be a country artist, even though — hello! — she totally had on an early Dolly Parton wig. In the end, Aimee went bye-bye (a pity since we didn't even get to see her confront the eventual nude shoot), and Claire got to act like the 12-year-old she's become and scream, ''Yes-s-s!'' when her name was called.

Let's talk about Miss Claire. She rode my nerves like a pony this week. (That's right: I just quoted a contestant from The Bachelor.) I get how frustrating it must be that Dominique doesn't know how to set her alarm clock properly and doesn't care that she wakes people up an hour early. (I shared a room with a girl in college who insisted on hitting the snooze button at least six times every morning, which meant that I was woken up every five minutes for half an hour. That's torture!) I also believe that it wouldn't occur to Dominique to apologize for anything that falls short of her causing you physical injury. But I don't understand what made Claire, Whitney, and Lauren snap and become Mean Girls. The fight at the table was ridiculous enough: How proud did Claire feel watching her own ''At least I have a husband, okay'' comeback; how kind did Whitney think she was when she saw herself tell someone they belong in the trash; how sane must Lauren have considered herself, standing on a chair and screaming at Dominique that she's crazy. (Hi, Kettle. You're black.) All that said, the bedroom standoff was more brutal to watch. When did Dominique become so infuriating that Claire would feel human saying, ''I'd rather pretend that you're not there. That's why I'm talking about you, and you're right here.'' We never saw Dominique tell the Mean Girls that she was feeling ill and wanted them to leave the room so she could sleep it off, but if she did, and they still refused to go hate on her elsewhere, they are even meaner than I imagine.

So, do you think Dominique deserved the full wrath of the Mean Girls? (And I feel comfortable calling them that because they are now acting with malicious intent, as opposed to Dominique, who's insensitive without even knowing it.) Do you think Claire will be voted CoverGirl of the Week after this episode? Did you need to hear about how her breast milk is drying up? (Sorry.) Did you catch which brand of phone the girls use to make their calls, or will you need yet another close-up? And how skeevy is that ''want ad'' commercial for The CW's upcoming reality show Farmer Wants a Wife? — ''a girl who's smart, beautiful, and ready for some serious plowing''?

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