Unpopular opinion: I actually love most of the cycle 8 photoshoots

I love the first three (political issues, school stereotypes, and candy coated). None of them were really "model shoots" per se and couldn't really be used for a portfolio but they were fun and memorable and iconic, which I like in ANTM shoots. They also really went all out creating different personas for them and completely different makeup as a result. And I love the fact they rented out an entire school lol (or at least part of it).

Jaslene's weirdo photo is one of my favorite int top model history and I just wish they would've used a slightly different background for the candy coated one and I think it could've been used for a portfolio as they really did an incredible job with the makeup.

The dead shoot I didn't like as much but I do have to give them major credit for really going all out on that one, literally every single girl had a distinctively different set for that shoot.

The drag queen photoshoot was probably my least favorite of the cycle, although Natasha was funny. Really nothing realistic about that one and it was in front of a white background so just a simple studio shoot. I do think the four personalities shoot is overhated and honestly its actually not a super unrealistic one, I've seen models do similar shoots before. But it wasn't the most exciting, I'll give it that. I want to love the iconic top model moments one but it reall also was just a cheap looking studio shoot with the way it ended up. So the middle part of the cycle's shoots did lag I'll admit.

I loved the men's and women's swimwear ones and they're actually photos that could be used in a portfolio. I like but not love the dancing one. Cool idea but for some reason the photos kind of look more like an iphone pics to me but still not bad by any means and overall I'd say I enjoyed it. The Covergirl wasn't my favorite but it was fine.

I feel like a lot of the photoshoots they did on this cycle (and quite a lot of other ANTM cycles for that matter) seem more like photoshoots they may have an actor do, but not a model. But they were campy, fun, and entertaining.

Cycle 7... now those photoshoots I really struggle to say much positive about lol