Greetings Children of the Night!
Last night was episode two of season two of Face Off. Can I just say this entire episode was a hot mess! I love the concept of the underwater creature. I spent a little over a year working for an aquarium and have lived near the water all my life. I am a fish nerd! I have never been to the Aquarium of the Pacific but now I'm dying to go.
Each team of two (which was chosen at random) had to go into the aquarium and find a creature that inspired them. I was amused with many of the choices and saw some real promise in the Zebra Shark and The Leafy Sea Dragon. I was rather confused at first with the choice of the sea turtle by Jerry and Nix and the lyretail fairy basslet by Tara and Matt. They both seemed very safe choices. Here is the breakdown:
Jerry and Nix: They chose the sea turtle. During the previous challenge they were at each others throats. This time they acknowledged the others strengths and managed to work well together. I think Ve Neil said it best though. Their creature was a turd-le. The paint job had a cartoonish quality and once the model hit the water the shell fell off leading the entire creature falling apart.
Ian and RJ: They chose the Zebra shark. These two took a different angle and turned it into a character. They created a shark/lawyer (get it? Yeah, I know, lame). They too fell apart when they hit the water. The judges also questioned the decison to cover the body with a suit instead of painting it.
Beki and Miranda: These two... oh someone let out the b*tch this episode. They were attacking each other the *entire* episode. They were one of two teams that created a leafy sea dragon. While it appeared to be a total fail on land, in the water the extra fabric fluttered and looked amazing.
Rayce, Sue, and Brea - After winning last week, Brea got to choose the group she joined. This was the other team to do a leafy sea dragon. I personally found their creation dull and completely unimaginative.
Heather and Athena - They went with a lion fish. Heather has a background in Marine Biology and is in love with the lion fish. This team kept it simple and created a lion fish instead a fish/human hybrid like the other teams. When the fins they had created weren't working, they scrapped them. Both members of the team were concerned it would affect their score negatively, it didn't.
Matt and Tara - This final pair went with a fish called a lyretail fairy basslet, a small fish with a striking magenta color. Their sculpting job was incredible but the edges of the appliances were rough and Tara covered them with swatches of iridescent fabric, cut to look like scales. Matt wasn't sold on the idea but the judges loved it. That was one of the selling points of their winning design.
Matt and Tara won the challenge and Matt eneded up winning this round for "contributing the defining conceptual piece." Sadly, Nix was sent home. Guess I'll have to find a new favorite.
I was intrigued by the amount of drama they left in this episode but I was a bit disappointed they didn't go into more detail of the actual mechanics of making make-up and prosetics water proof.
Here a clip of next week's episode.
Last night was episode two of season two of Face Off. Can I just say this entire episode was a hot mess! I love the concept of the underwater creature. I spent a little over a year working for an aquarium and have lived near the water all my life. I am a fish nerd! I have never been to the Aquarium of the Pacific but now I'm dying to go.
Each team of two (which was chosen at random) had to go into the aquarium and find a creature that inspired them. I was amused with many of the choices and saw some real promise in the Zebra Shark and The Leafy Sea Dragon. I was rather confused at first with the choice of the sea turtle by Jerry and Nix and the lyretail fairy basslet by Tara and Matt. They both seemed very safe choices. Here is the breakdown:
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Ian and RJ: They chose the Zebra shark. These two took a different angle and turned it into a character. They created a shark/lawyer (get it? Yeah, I know, lame). They too fell apart when they hit the water. The judges also questioned the decison to cover the body with a suit instead of painting it.
Beki and Miranda: These two... oh someone let out the b*tch this episode. They were attacking each other the *entire* episode. They were one of two teams that created a leafy sea dragon. While it appeared to be a total fail on land, in the water the extra fabric fluttered and looked amazing.
Rayce, Sue, and Brea - After winning last week, Brea got to choose the group she joined. This was the other team to do a leafy sea dragon. I personally found their creation dull and completely unimaginative.
Heather and Athena - They went with a lion fish. Heather has a background in Marine Biology and is in love with the lion fish. This team kept it simple and created a lion fish instead a fish/human hybrid like the other teams. When the fins they had created weren't working, they scrapped them. Both members of the team were concerned it would affect their score negatively, it didn't.
Matt and Tara - This final pair went with a fish called a lyretail fairy basslet, a small fish with a striking magenta color. Their sculpting job was incredible but the edges of the appliances were rough and Tara covered them with swatches of iridescent fabric, cut to look like scales. Matt wasn't sold on the idea but the judges loved it. That was one of the selling points of their winning design.
Matt and Tara won the challenge and Matt eneded up winning this round for "contributing the defining conceptual piece." Sadly, Nix was sent home. Guess I'll have to find a new favorite.
I was intrigued by the amount of drama they left in this episode but I was a bit disappointed they didn't go into more detail of the actual mechanics of making make-up and prosetics water proof.
Here a clip of next week's episode.
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