Shear Genius: Here Comes the Shock

I’m still recovering from this episode of Shear Genius. Yeah, my worst nightmare came true: Tabatha was eliminated. Well, I guess I’ll just have to deal with it and move on. To be honest, she was asking for it. She essentially gave the judges every reason to eliminate her and Tyson. She exchanged few words with Tyson during the elimination challenge, and this lack of communication cost them dearly. Sometimes you have to work with people you don’t like; that’s just the way it goes. I’m a little shocked that Ben has made it this far; he needs to thank his lucky stars. Anyway, at first, I wasn’t pleased with the decision to eliminate two very talented stylists. Seriously, Tyson and Tabatha had been doing very well up to this point. However, the decision to eliminate them actually makes sense; the judges were evaluating group performance on the task at hand. They could have kept Tabatha and Tyson around for another episode—that would have ensured more drama, a producer’s dream. But, instead, they chose to eliminate the weakest team for this challenge. Good call!



I have to write about Sally Hershberger. She’s a fascinating woman. She’s always on cool mode. Remember, she created that famous shag cut. And how cool is that? Anyway, she rarely smiles and shows signs of flat affect from time to time. Usually, that’s a bad thing, but in cool town, that’s appropriate behavior. In this episode, Tabatha went on and on and on . . . about Tyson (stupid move). Sally’s face lit up like a kid in a candy store. She had broken out of her shell. The girl loves a little drama. She’s human after all.



Well, that’s all for now. I have lots more to say about this episode of Shear Genius, as well as the Workout Reunion Special. More about that later.