Sophie embodied an angsty Cinderella flawlessly! She’s staring daggers at the camera, there’s frustration, sadness, and anger all rolled up in her expression. She wants to go to that motherfucking ball! The emotion in her face carries over into her body language as well, I love how she’s moodily slouching over her knees and she drew attention to the boots too. I thought that Sophie was robbed of the FCO, she hit the nail on the head this week!

I’m onboard with a malicious/sociopathic home invader Goldilocks interpretation and this could’ve been magical if Emma committed 100% with her face. She’s about halfway there; she connected well with the camera but her intensity is surface level and I wish she had put more mischievous or evil emotion in her face. However, her pose is excellent, I love how she utilized her prop and modeled the heels. It would be impossible to make that dress look presentable, but she did the best she could with it. Emma did well overall.

I only fully liked the top 2 shots, they were miles above the rest of the bunch. Sarah aced this assignment! I adore the way she’s dreamily staring around in wonder, she immersed herself in the character perfectly. She modeled the entire outfit well and I actually like the understated hesitancy in her pose, it’s like she’s excited to explore her surroundings but also cautious that trickery is afoot. She definitely brought the story of Hansel and Gretel to this shot with ease! Sarah’s been on a roll, this is another fantastic performance from her!

From a technical standpoint Lauren should probably be in my top 3. Her pose isn’t very interesting, but she worked all of the styling quite well and appears relaxed and confident, plus I love how she made sure to show off a leg. Her face is insanely gorgeous and I like her sultry expression too. However, nothing about this portrays Beauty and the Beast; she needed to connect better with the partner and bring more of a romantic vibe. It’s a strong modeling shot, but since it’s not exactly on brief I can’t place it any higher. Lauren got overpraised for this at panel and I didn’t agree with her FCO at all.

I go back and forth on liking and hating Naomi’s shot, though today I’m leaning towards the former. While I’m not sure if the angle is the most flattering for her face, the shocked yet drowsy expression is great for embodying Sleeping Beauty right after she pricked her finger. She worked the set well and I like the elegance of the hand raised to her mouth (even if it’s a little cheesy), but her lower half seems too jumbled and that jutting foot looks weirdly huge and sticks out like a sore thumb. It’s not the most amazing shot of Naomi but I thought her bottom 2 placement was undeserved.

Emily’s pose is a wreck. It’s like she was caught in between shots, her arms are too stiff and she dramatically shortened herself with the awkward half-squat and the foot propped on the staircase. Thankfully her face prevents this from being a total mess. She’s so stunning and the soft melancholy gaze is fitting for Rapunzel (and that hair color actually suits her nicely). I wasn’t at all upset with Emily’s exit since she was near the bottom of the overall pecking order, but this picture isn’t immediately boot worthy and I would’ve been fine if she had gotten one more chance (only over Saffron though).

Angel struggled on set and this shot was described as a fluke, but it’s not even a good fluke. At first I thought she looked adorable, but her smile is extremely forced and her eyes are fearful and almost manic. The minimalistic pose isn’t too bad at least since she modeled the styling well and brought forth some of the innocence that Elle and the photographer asked for, but it’s not enough to rescue the photo. Angel didn’t succeed in bringing Snow White to life in this shot.

Holly’s shot is just frustratingly boring. Being assigned the Evil Queen/Wicked Witch character gave her the opportunity to be creative and fierce, but she did nothing with it. There’s no expression on her face and she’s being overwhelmed by the make-up and headpiece. Her pose (while technically fine) is dull and basic, and I can only compliment her on making the dress look decent. Holly was confronted by Angel right before the shoot for talking poorly about other girls, and it’s clear that the drama negatively affected her performance.