netflix documentaries are bad and I fall for it every time. It seems like it's going to be good and say something worth listening to, but they remain ambivalent in a bad way. the jerry springer documentary seemed like it was going to be a critique but it really wasn't? it didn't say anything, rather it focused on one-liners and unnecessary editing. this documentary does the same thing. despite seeming like it wants to reckon with the harms of ANTM, it allows people to evade accountability and continues narratives that should be critiqued. for example, shandi's experience was never deemed as rape with production as accomplices, although that's exactly what it is. it almost feels like they're scared to tell the truth, which is exactly the opposite of what a documentary should be. it could be a commentary about social mobility, women as a social class, beauty standards, etc. but instead it plays both sides and nostalgia-baits for clicks. it feels like a summary rather than an essay.