Nestled amongst the commercials that TLC had on during this hour were at least four montages of these chicks primping. Seriously - I don't understand why the producers decided to try to stretch this show into an hour because there is barely enough material. Then again, the actual pageant is on January 26, so methinks that this show wasn't the most planned-out thing that TLC has ever endeavored. After the long recap of last week's episode, we get back on track and back to the ranking ceremony. Miss Alaska, confused as to how to she can change her unique "quirkiness," approaches the panel. They comment that she is overly opinionated and comes off as a know-it-all. They commend her outspokenness, but suggest that she tone it down a notch and be more self-aware. She takes what they say to heart, so it seems, and heads back to the house.

TLC, the new network home of the Miss America pageant, is taking the reality-show tie-in to a new level. Whether it's a high or low level is yet to be seen, but the premise is entirely self-serving. In an attempt to modernize a pageant that some Americans view as sexist and outdated, TLC collects all 52 (52? Guam?) Miss Americas in a house and teaches them how to be... normal. Actually, the word that GOD-AWFUL ANNOYING host Michael Urie oft uses is "relatable." Meaning, we think, having a job, wearing less makeup (and far less sequins), and to talk like a human, as opposed to an android. The goal is to change the girls' images from "pageant" to "people." Basically, TLC wants people to start watching the stupid pageant again so it can cash in. They figure that if they try to update the girls (and humiliate them a little as well... or, alot), people will start tuning back in.