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01The take
The Casting Revival.
The casting is the best the late CW era produced — a cycle that gets closer to what the show was at its strongest than anything since cycle 15.
02The shape of the season
A rhythm worth tracking.
Cycle 22 benefits from something the intervening late-CW cycles struggled with: a contestant pool with real competitive range. The casting draws a diverse group of looks and approaches that give the panel sessions genuine tension. The 12-episode format keeps the competition tight. Produced in Los Angeles after a year's hiatus, the cycle lacks an international leg but compensates with the best casting of the late CW run.
03Where it sits in the canon
The #19 slot.
Slot #19 of 24 in the America's Next Top Model Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.
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