Beauty & the Geek is one of those shows that’s really on my second tier.
I don’t talk about it much, I don’t watch it when it plays live, and I don’t generally search the internet for information about it.
Nonetheless, it’s really an enjoyable show [as far as reality shows go].
This season has been the best season the show has ever seen in my humble opinion.
Not only did they have some really great contestants this go ‘around, but the twist of a male beauty (Sam) and a girl geek (Nicole) was tons of fun.
I’m not sure it was really fair. I mean, Sam had the advantage when the beauty challenge was to pick up bugs… or build seltzer rockets.
He dominated challenges because even the ‘beautiest’ guy has to have done some guy-like things in his life.
But I don’t really care if it was fair. I have to admit that I developed a temporary, fleeting man crush on Sam. I mean, the guy was super macho but also extremely open to all the geeks in the house.
When they first announced this twist to the show, my first thought was how difficult it would be to find a ‘macho’ man who didn’t treat every geek in the house like dirt.
Sam is that guy. He treated everyone with respect, was extremely accepting, and really was a stand-up guy all the way around.
Perhaps he was a better influence for the geeks than any of the other beauties could be. He was the epitome of what they could be.
At the end of the day, Sam & Nicole failed to win the show but they still helped make this season of Beauty & the Geek the best to date.
Here’s hoping that they find more ‘Sams’ for future installments of the show.