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I am a bit baffled as to why everyone here thinks that the Germans are doomed. Gus kills when he has to but is businesslike about it. Killing off a gang of workers would be bad business...either they were trustworthy enough to hire in the first place (after a ton of vetting by Gus and/or Mike) or a crew that could be trusted would've been found. If there is a network of people prepared to do such work--and Mike didn't find Werner in a phone book--then there also has to be MUTUAL trust that the workers will STFU about the job in exchange for not being sent to Belieze once the job was done. Gus can't afford to get a name for being an unreliable employer.

I didn't find Jimmy's response to Howard all that shocking given the history between the two men. And Howard was clearly angling for absolution. Jimmy doesn't owe him that.

The JC Penney versions are to Kentaro's originals as Twizzlers are to red licorice.

I have developed a theory about the apparent coronation of Brandon: the show is running out of potential contestants and the producers want to encourage menswear designers to try out.

Second week in a row that the divine Liris was made to look upholstered rather than dressed. She still worked to sell it but that top was hideous. Brandon's commitment to the flamingo fabric is admirable from an artistic standpoint but it really limits his collection. Outdoor fabric is just NOT going to drape no matter what you do to it, which is why the look with the buttery leather top worked so much better than the all-flamingo look.

Liris looked like a tribble.

Yikes! As one of the culprits, mea culpa!

If anyone was dinged for copying someone else's look, it should've been Brandon for covering his model's head. That's Anaya's signature.

So sorry that this is in your life. It must feel very lonely and I am glad that you have found support. NAMI is a terrific organization, and I would not hesitate to suggest it if my friends were actually looking for help. They are not. Their attitude is that the daughter-in-law 'left' the family and that's it. Their son, however, is still in touch with his sick wife and is trying deparately to get help for her so I concentrate on supporting him. This is way off topic so: Brandon. Straps. Swatch. Corset. Millennial pink. Tim Gunn Save. Cup o Noodles.

I am now rooting for Anaya. At the beginning I thought that her self-imposed modesty standard would sink her but she has surprised me. She also seems kind. And, based on the lame-ass 'boxing boot camp' that was shoehorned into last night's ep, she kicks ass.

This cannot be said loudly enough or often enough. I am currently re-evaluating a decades-long friendship because of the way my friends are treating their daughter-in-law. She had a psychotic break (most likely postpartum psychosis) and is currently living on the streets. They are doing nothing for her because of what she has 'done' to their family by...being mentally ill, I guess? If the daughter-in-law had only been smart enough to get cancer instead, they would be falling over themselves to help and support her. I don't have to wonder about this: anyone who has ever even had a biopsy within their circle of friends gets regular calls and visits and dinners. The mother of their grandchild? She has been discarded. Yes, I speak up about this to them. Barf.

Brandon's voice-over: I wear drop-crotch pants all the time. I don't see a problem. Visual: Brandon looking like Exhibit A in Zac Posen v Poopy Pants. Well done, editors.

Word!

Such a stumble for Kentaro. Liris summed it up in her mirror TH: Pocahontas about to play football. With different styling it could have been okay. With that styling, SO appropriative. Cuddly Kentaro dodged a bullet because Michael's was so much worse. We seem to be headed for Brandon/Kentaro/Anaya in the finals, no? The winning look was very cool in the transformation of materials, especially in that meager time frame, however the hard hat bugged me. How much cooler if she had made the hard hat into a purse.

People get married for all sorts of reasons. It isn't always a love match. That said, couples can have an understanding: Fool around if you must but don't embarrass me. Ol' Harv couldn't possibly be more of an embarrassment right now. Back to this ep: I didn't love Kentaro's design this week but I love him. I want him in the finals just because he is a damn delight. If Brandon doesn't make it to the finals (and I think he is on the bubble), I would love seeing him come back to assist his brother during the inevitable Fashion Week surprise challenge.

Having heard the audio tape of Noted Toad Weinstein pressuring a young model to come into his hotel room, I shudder to imagine his marriage proposal to Georgina Chapman.

Depends on what fabric was used. I give Michael props for caring about the comfort of his model. His concern meant that he had to make an entire second piece during a very tight time frame. I think that you are reacting to the fact that nearly nekkid images of this model were aired. That isn't on Michael. Of necessity, models are nude or nearly so all the time in the workroom. The decision to film and air the model in a transparent bodysuit (uncensored) was made by the producers, not the designer.

As honorary Bubbe to a five year old girl, I have to admit that Shopkins are a pretty good prompt for an avant garde challenge. In my opinion, Anaya came closest to avant garde. The pink was a little too on-the-nose and the construction looked rough, but that was likely related to the lunacy of this being a one-day challenge. It certainly helped that The Divine Liris sold the hell out of it on the runway. The styling was perfection, too. In fact, with luxe fabrics and impeccable finish, something like this look would not be out of place on a McQueen runway.

I believe that the under suit thing was for the model's comfort. Sequined fabric can be hella scratchy and it would be easier to make a separate bodysuit than to line the jumpsuit. I do think that Michael's design would be easier to transition to doll sized couture, but the pink cupcake dress was both more avant garde and VERY Shopkins-adjacent. Oh, Lord, how I wish I didn't know that last bit! Zac really appeared to honk Michael's model during the close up examination. I know that he was examining the stuffed swirly thing, but man! Hubby and I looked at each other and simultaneously said 'Zaaaaac!' in a chiding tone. Ugh. Weinstein. Barf.

Design your own print fabric in 20 minutes...argh! Learning to design apparel fabric takes years! Of course the repeat is off. Of course the final color is unanticipated. Sigh. Besides the lunacy of giving the designers a paltry amount of time to work up a fabric design, I HATE having cliffhangers two weeks in a row. At least, if you're gonna torture us with a cliffhanger at least have the decency to give us a stunning payback, not the fizzle of the twintuition.

This show has gone from being compelling to annoyingly predictable. The multiple stabs at various careers bugs the crap out of me...I'm an actress! I'm a shoe designer! I'm a playwright! I'm a caftan designer! I'm a photographer! I'm a video artist! I'm a stand-up comic! It's like they are playing aspirational Mad Libs. They have just enough clout (or the production company does) to be able to indulge their fantasies and then move on. This, plus the manufactured inter-Shah drama = yawn.

Those two...not nearly as twinsome as they think they are.

The possible double elimination fake-out was to trick us into thinking that the twinterlude was over.

Same! And let us not forget the cojones that it must take to sit beside someone to whom you have lied while watching archival video of you lying to that person.

This is overly simplistic and reductive (and not original but I can't recall where I first read it): A church is difficult to join (various rites, rituals & learnings to be fully accepted) and easy to leave (you might be asked why you have stopped attending but no one is going to stalk you or punish you for doing so). A cult is easy to join and difficult to leave. If CoS is so stinking insistent on being thought of as a church, see above. I hope that Rinder is healing through the process of interacting with the people that he has harmed. He and Leah both appear to own their former CoS related assholishness. I like him.