What's with the fake _____ arc?

We didn't see Pascha do anything notable until Week 10, where she managed to spell "chic" wrong and give some bullshit excuse about it being slang.

Now according to the interviewers it's impossible to believe she's only 21 because of how well she comes across and if there's anyone who could run a successful recruitment business it's her, and we're meant to see her as a credible threat to Karishma in the final.

It seems that one of the following has happened:

1. the bar has gotten very low these days.

2. Pascha has been way better than she's been portrayed 90% of the time.

I swear the entire series has made her look like a complete passenger until now. It's like Jordan all over again except if he actually made the final. Yet another series let down by editing.