FUTURE SHOCK THERAPY: Episode 11.3 Recap

So episode three is in the books, and it was every bit as action packed as we expected.  SHockingly, it was kept pretty well in order.  I was expecting things to break down much quicker than they did, and we never did devolve into complete and utter chaos. 

Luckily for the five participants, there won't be an elimination this week, as awful travel planning and flight delays have done that for us.  But in keeping with a (soon to be well established) Future Shock Therapy tradition, we'll be doing our (now) customary post-episode power rankings.  Keep in mind that these span the entire season, not just a single episode. 


1. MARLA LEE- Even though Marla didn't win, she didn't really do anything to knock herself from her perch as the season favorite.  And she proved to be the most well-prepared for the match, that shield weapon proved to be the most widely used and efficient weapon of the lot.  The chaos of the match worked against her, but she's still likely the front runner. 

2. LOLLIPOP- Poor Lollipop just can't catch a break.  In the first episode, she had the unenviable task of putting Helga through a table- and still nearly managed to pull it off.  Second episode, she seemed the most likely to escape dodge ball the victor- until Helga cheap shotted her.  And this episode, she was well on her way to victory again, before Marla caught her from behind and sent her flying.  Still, with her energy, and the fact that she's just flat out more likeable than the rest of the season, I still have Lollipop making the finals. 

3. VELVET RAVEN- I said Velvet needed to step up, and she did in a huge way, being by far the most dominant woman of the night, to push her all the way up from the hot seat to a relatively safe third.  If she keeps this up, she could defintely force her way into the finals of the season. 

4. LEAH O'QUINN- Three episodes in, and Leah just... exists.  She's barely done anything of note, other than appearing in double thanks to Marla's machinations, but she also really hasn't done anything over the top to humiliate herself.  She better find a way to make herself stand out or her time is numbered. 

5. LANA STAR- With Velvet's sudden surge thanks to her remarkable performance in Episode 3, Lana drops to the hot seat position.  So she is damn lucky the elimination's been set this week, because otherwise, it'd be her packing her things and getting gone.  Lana has a reprieve, and two weeks to step it up. 

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6. KANNA HAROSHI- It seems to me you might want to try and arrive in LA sooner than the day of the show, just in case something like this happens.  But what's done is done, and that's bad news for Kanna, who was probably in third place heading into the episode.  She's already been signed onto the main roster, so congratulations for her, but with the UV division as stacked as it is, title shots are going to be hard to come by, and missing this golden opportunity is going to create a huge 'what might have been' for Kanna. 

Be sure to vote on the poll to decide your favorite, and we'll be back next Friday for the Episode 11.4 preview!