“Ben has that Esprit look.” Which... Well this is what we think of when we think of Esprit...

Ronnie gets dissed for having “the same pose, the same head turn and the same look everytime.” Ruh roh, girl… But then the same guy who says this has the weird line about Ronnie's "needing to be slapped around." That guy's a little gross.

Right at the beginning, Aryn goes right for the brainy. “A lot of us forgot it was a TV show.” Really, Aryn? That’s weird. That’s like forgetting you're at work and taking off your pants.

We love Andy Cohen, the guy loves his Bravo-phrases. He tells Dom that on the show he came off as “the mayor of excuses village.” Which Dom responds to with some more excuses. (Ten points to the first reader to post the name of the original "mayor of excuses village.")

Shannon. We totally want Shannon over to OUTzone HQ for lunch. We got to meet her at the exit interview taping this week, and the offer stands, Shannon. That girl is smart. Like, wicked crazy, nutty, smart. And mad – she seems really mad. And we don’t blame her – it does look like it totally sucked to be surrounded by Alpha males who totally can't seem to hold a civil conversation now that Frankie and Casey have left.

OUTzonetv.com: Still not over Casey.

The episode opens with Perry telling Casey, “If I lost you, I’d have nobody to joke with, nobody to make up skits with.” That’s sort of sweet. And weird. And totally theatre-camp dorky. And then Casey did get kicked off and we were all incredibly sad. Our Editorial Lead here at Outzone has had a major thing for Casey since the beginning, and we're going to risk our jobs to bring you the excerpt we got when he was riding back in the cab from interviewing Casey yesterday:

"I think I made an ass of myself. I actually said to him that I stopped listening because I was lost in his eyes. Out loud. That happened. In real life. He was totally cool about it, and even said that sometimes it happens to him, but I think he didn't know I wasn't kidding. In person he's a lot like that dude from college who was always playing guitar and might actually be cool with making out a little, provided there's enough weed around. I'm going to take the rest of the afternoon off and compose myself. Because I admit it. I'm totally gay for Casey. You're all fired if you forward this to anyone or print it in that damn blog."

We all had a real soft spot for that guy. But as a side note, what was up with that coat he was wearing? Did he find that coat somewhere? He looked sort of like a gay Cap'n Crunch.

How will Perry cope without a clique of pretty boys with long hair to do his bidding?

Everyone seems very catty with each other this week. They’re all bitching behind each others’ backs. Remember when they used to be sweeter and nicer?

Remember this amazing comment when everyone starts to get all whiney with their, “Shannon has too many walls up. We don’t really know Shannon.” Duh, she’s the snarky den mother, the troop leader with a sharp tongue and a heart of gold. Leave her the heck alone. Yes, we’re talking to you - Ronnie and Tyson.

So, this episode got a little dark, no? Right away this episode, we know something is off because it’s snowing. Well it’s not really the snow so much as Ronnie and Ben’s reaction to the snow. And each other. Awkward…

Judgement day. So we’re starting to suspect that America is male-centric. Either that, or good heavens, could the voters be...gay men? Goodbye Jacki darling. Ben and Perry return to the apartment and engage in what is our least favorite part of the show: The faux suspense at who the second person returning is and then the boys howl and rub up on each other in their strange wolf pack orgy ritual.

So they’re in the mountains and the winners will get to stay in a log cabin for the weekend. Why a log cabin? Tell us that’s not a reference to something. Poor Shannon. We were covering each other’s eyes because we were all waiting for an alien to come shooting out of her stomach.

Oh, right. This is reality TV. So anyhow, their photo shoot challenge is all about speed and motion and apparently falling down (which Niki neglects to mention). But actually, it’s sort of satisfying watching Perry fall down, over and over and over again.

Here's the main take-away from this week's episode: Frankie's girlfirend is named Frankie. And that was really confusing to the people editing their online diaries for a while. They thought it was a typo, and kept changing "Frankie" to "Baby" -- sorry, real life Frankie. Girl Frankie.

We also realized how much we like Shannon. We really do. So much so that one of us had a dream we were cuddling with her, but she was too tall and her legs hung off the bed. Anyhow, this whole conversation about respect... And wait, first let us say that Perry is getting more and more... adolescent as the show goes on. But the conversation - can people not just say, "Hey,
douchebag do the dishes," instead of making it into this whole processey, long-winded issue?

“This is like a fraternity. Except really good looking.”

At the time someone says this, Perry is wearing a weird mustache and talking in some kind of an accent. And everyone else (except, let it be noted, the girls) is playing some weird theatrical persona. Seriously, we’re not totally sure that the producers of this show aren’t lying to us, and just filming the freshman dorms at NYU. Are the guys doing trust falls and voice warm ups every morning before breakfast?

Because really, it’s WAY too gay to be anything like a fraternity. Well, unless it’s one of those fraternities that we read about in “First Hand.” Remember that? (We’re not as young as we seem…)

This show is gayer than straight dudes wrestling in their underwear, until they decide it's time to begin licking one another. Again. Oh wait...

There's something about it, though, that has to be freaking out squares all across this country. Also, the grandparents of everyone who's on the show. It kinda freaks us out. It's a little like watching "The L Word" with your Dad. We almost wish we had an adult around the offices to put a pillow over the screen for a minute.

Real quick backtrack: Last week, this blog was written by some gay dudes. And there has been a bit of a kerfuffle at OUTzone HQ about the line: "These are the ladies we want to go play in the surf with." Mostly, this flack has come from the gay ladies on staff. So, we want to be clear. This week, we're evenly matched in our gay lady to gay dude ratio, (but not in a "Sexual Chemistry Challenge" kind of match).

(Although...)

So then, just now, we got the photos. We've been talking about building a photo gallery function on OUTzone for a long time. And this pretty much...sped that plan along. We'll get it up later today and let you know.

But, here's a sneak peek:

Okay, so we've been watching our comrades over at Bravotv.com slave away at the website for "Make Me a Supermodel," and we decided the time has come that we share our own particular OUTzone spin on this. There's just too much gay. We thought it last week, and then we saw this week's episode. We can go through all the "this show is gayer than a..." jokes, but we really just hope that you'll fill in that blank yourself.

This show is gayer than two dudes holding hands while they're getting their asses waxed. Oh. Wait. That actually happens.

First, let's take a look at a few of the photos...