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Things kind of started going downhill post season 11.Season 8 still had an essential flavor, to me, of Bravo. It wasn't one of the best but it definitely had its good moments, too! We still got a lot of classic characters like Peaches, Gunnar Lite, the Artist Formerly Known as Andy South, and Casanova (was that his real name? On a birth certificate???). Though I think Michael Kors was kind of on the down low so he wasn't making as many witty comments as usual. If I got some of the people wrong, I apologize! I've rewatched seasons 1 - 7 and got kind of lost after. I need to refresh my PR memory bank.

You're right! I did a little research and was surprised at how early they switched. They were only with Bravo for five seasons...

I loathed Michael Costello with a passion, and never once pitied him. Mondo wasn't much better but the man knows how to put together an outfit... Ivy was more annoying than Gretchen IMO. I didn't mind Gretchen. I really don't see the same things in her other people apparently witnessed. If you're going to be in a high stress job like fashion design, you have to have a marginal sense of identity and faith within yourself to exist. She was dull, yes, but hardly nutty. Ivy. OMG. Ivy. What planet did she come from? Send her back on UPS Overnight Interstellar Shipment. What did she ever make that kept her there for so long? Why did they allow her back even for All Stars? WHY? On the other hand this was a dull season. Like really dull. Wasn't this when PR was heading to Lifetime and there were all those disputes over the rights and stuff? You can tell because the challenges were just rather blasé. There was way too many waterworks and meltdowns. Bad time.

Thank you, SilverShadow!!! You're awesome. ;-)

Thank you glow lights. I don't want to push anyone's ringer. I just am being strictly honest. I like Justin. I like him more than Dom and the other idiots of his season (looking at you Helen, Ken, Jeremy or whatever), a hell of a lot more than them for sure. I just...wondered, that's all. Fashion is a beautiful world, but it has a great deal of ugliness and sometimes even perversion that can more or less turn people off. Just look up the whole Terry Richardson scandal - ew. I'm just going to leave it at that, cause I think I dragged this out enough.

Isn't Free People that one brand that's like, a mix between American Apparel and Venice Beach grunge cart? Lots of wife beater tees and ripped up jeans that cost more than they made them for (China imports)?

Unfortunately, haha. And then you get blamed for ruining them since glue is used as a quick fix for wardrobe malfunctions and everyone has access to it...

I adore that the brothers seem to hang out in what appears to be Section 8 housing and like, the government hasn't gotten on them for torturing the idiots that sign up for this fun fest. I remember one episode had them in a halfway gutted house where the fully intact skeleton of a dead sparrow was wedged under the dishwasher. I still laugh about that even today. But seriously, some of these homes are bafflingly ugly and broken down. I guess every neighborhood has a hermit...I'm just half expecting them to open a door and there be a corpse or something else equally horrific decomposing in the doorway or something...

Yeah, but people in fashion are totally different from your typical bullies. I couldn't even hang around them. I wanted to intern for Vogue but just couldn't stomach all the cat fighting and extreme clique behavior on the sets. And I know it sounds harsh, but those rats that fetch lattes and sew hemlines would probably steal Justin's hearing aids or something equally disgusting. They go way too far - like putting hot glue on your shoes...

No worries! I live in Southern Cali so you see, well, a little bit of everything. I'm not into bohemian astral hippie and there's plenty of them that live in Hollyweird and Venice Beach, beads, dreads, and cannabis smell. When you get closer to central and northern California you run into the hipsters...those species of people who practically live in Apple stores and think having piercings in places which should not be pierced is totally cool and fringe and shit. I just laugh, because they all look ridiculous and next week will be doing something totally different.

I'm an original Moonie, having grown up with Sailor Moon so I am glad to see the new anime finally following the manga at least 88-95% of the time. Honestly, now that I'm older and can appreciate SM completely I find nothing will ever quite live up to the beauty of the manga. As other people have mentioned, the character art in the new anime somehow doesn't translate as fluidly as Naoko Takeuchi's gorgeous drawings, and the music is just shitty. Sorry, but Moonlight Denestsu (if I spelled it wrong, it's because I have up trying to tell my phone how...) defines the whole series. Even SM StarS's opening was pretty much in theme with the personality of Sailor Moon's world. All in all, while the producers managed to stick to the story, I don't like the general anime quality of the music and stuff...then again I know this is 2014 and even BLEACH went into this hole before they murdered it. I also don't like the transformation sequences. Facking CGI just looks weird and Gumby like. I guess if you are new to Sailor Moon, this is great - it is more accessible than the original anime and fits well with industry standards. I watched the first episodes and did tear up a little because I am happy my baby girl is getting the love she deserves, but I'm quite happy spending a few hours reading her story when I miss her... :-) Btw, does anyone know if they're planning on the Black Moon Arc? I know it is a long way till then but even rumors about Death Busters, Dead Moon, and StarS???

Don't they have another bro? I saw a picture of all three of them at some Canadian TV Award and had nightmares for a week.

I'm not sure he can handle real fashion. He's a sweet person but the Cujos that hang out in fashion shows, magazines, and galleries will eat him for lunch...

TBH the producers will probably pick the one person we least need to win, like Michelle, Krazy Kate, possibly Justin...basically someone we hate and or doesn't deserve to be here. I can't really think of anyone else to put in the fish bowl. Now that Alexandria is gone Helen can't pull spazz fests, Jay was and still is a dope (seriously, go read his rants on Mila), Chris doesn't really need it and who knows why Dmitry came back. And Sonjia is filler food for my screen. I liked Fabio's collection but you can find a lot of similar stuff at Anthropologie or one of those high end bohemian stores in North Hollywood people love to shop in. Don't forget the bowels of Etsy either...

Oh, I know Pepper! I was just having a little fun teasing Miss Heidi 'cause I watched this show through the good and bad times! ;-) Generally, I like how she presents herself, though there have been those WTF? moments I laugh about. I think even Heidi herself joked about how she likes things two inches shorter with lots of room for her breasts to be out... Ha. Alyssa is just one short wack jack fashion job from becoming a legend...in the wrong way. I'm petite and very small framed, so I am constantly hemming my pants and adjusting my dresses...yet she seems to just buy crap for somebody 5'10 and not expect it to look warped??? The cream dress she wore with the lace pattern was pretty at the top, then turned into a dumpling around her stomach and butt. She should sue her stylist of go buy one, FAST.

Jourdan was the best thing to happen on ANTM. She might supersede Elyse in terms of her net - this girl has the height, proportion, and look to be a model. She might not be haute couture material right now, but she'll be shelling in plenty of $$$$.

Fabio is very sensual to me. Not sexual, but earthy, sensual, heady spiritualism. He looks like a cross between Nostradamus, a little something South American, etc. I find his presence is what defines him more than his clothes - I think that is what you are sensing from him. With his buttery voice and knowing appearance, he seems older than his years in a good way.

Heidi has had her bad fashion moments. It usually is whenever she has something on that's short, tight, shiny, and low cut. A lot of her outfits in the earlier seasons were pretty fugly - moo moo peasant skirts with shiny crop tops, Jimmy Choo shoes, gold hoop earrings, funky jeans or short/shiny/tiny/excessive cleavage mini dresses. I remember she once wore some silver number whose straps were like, crossed over her shoulders and knotted at the back with an ill fitting waistline. She didn't wear the best outfits either when pregnant. That was when her hems were sky high and she lost all sense of wearing bras and nipple tape while slumped over in dangerously low camisoles and blouses.

You just made my night.

I thought I was alone in sleazy grease monkey vibes from Yu Tsai? Something about the way his shirts are always dangerously too V cut and his weird way of speaking freaks me out. On the subject of Raelia - that pretentious dude who was the head of MGM or KFC or whatever niche brand they were harking on was such a self-entitled dope I wanted to barf at his little squirrely face and tacky leather suit. You told her to get down on her knees and not expect something to pop out or look suggestive? There's something about Shei that's underhanded mean to me. I thought she was just outgoing but there's an ugly aspect of her personality she covers with the smiles and laughter. Regardless, I wouldn't let Adam's mouth near mine - and I think he's probably a nice guy with serious psychological issues (looks depressed). He might have herpes or cooties or some other fringe disease. Lennox - oh my gawd this girl. How many times is she going to go complain about not being this and that and yet throws pins at Chantelle's face for being arrogant?? Chantelle doesn't even do as many talking THs as Lennox yet every fourth word is Chantelle Chantelle Chantelle. I think they gave Kelly horse tranquilizers since she was rather mellow this week. And Miss Jay was channeling Sasquatch for reals.

Okay... I try to read those little blue bubble bios but don't care anymore.

This season started warmly then ended real, real cold. So cold you can snap your finger off - ding. I think Tim Gunn has been jaded by the television world. Reality television has skyrocketed in popularity and the lows producers will go to to increase ratings has obviously left a mark on him. I think the whole Char Gate was a bitchslap on his part to the producers - I say this because we all remember the vlog he had where he shot down TPTB? I can bet 10 cents Tim chose Char as his 'save' because the producers were probably planning either Korina, Kini, or Sandhya to be the Resurrected One. In retaliation - he dumps this trash heap on Char's back and just lets it ROLL, because there was no logical explanation to save her skin. Her designs were Asian Forever 21-knock off fashion store quality. Her final runway collection was dull and boring and totally overpowered by that hideous cerulean blue print. Korina knew it, but she was completely harried by the whole experience and went down South Road into destruction. I see a whole lalaland of tug and war going on here; it all started in season 11, with Deaf Justin being resurrected at the last minute as an emotional foil to Dom. Or the fact Kate will not go away. Like, ever. Now, I'm not supporting Tim and this is just an observation, because as other people have mentioned, he's not really helping the situation and is apparently steering that anti-Sandhya ship, too. I cannot explain for the life of me what the contestants had against Sandhya. Was it because she was East Indian? I know some people have mentioned possible culture clashes but she seemed pretty okay on American turf, so it was something more subtle than just her way of living. I think a lot of these contestants have an elitist view of themselves and their little worlds and can't handle anyone who doesn't fit that mold. Sean was the only one who seemed marginally pleasant to her.

I know this is so Off Topic, but I have had this problem wit those great yet cheesy shows from the beginning of the millennium - back when ANTM was the thang. There was one show Carmen Electra did called Manhunt that survived the Google Takeover on YouTube - you know that ugly period when it seemed videos of people's cats were in jeopardy of being blocked or deleted? The person who had the series up closed their account and I cannot find the show for the life of me! It was the only all male model show ever! It was a Bravo Baby, including that one cool show on photography Nigel Barker made - another Bravo gem, which I only seem to remember somehow. The name was like 'Double Exposure' or some tech term in photography I cannot recall now. Their reasoning is kind of stupid IMO. If you're reviewing an über popular show, you have to expect an en masse of people flocking to your flaming website wherein you provide snarky, comical reviews. Maybe they just made the comments snip because they didn't want to be too honest - the show is jank. We give up. And the fangurls are crazy.

Yu Tsai is a twat in my opinion. His pathetic attempts at being doggy and aggressive come off as more constipated angst than frustration. Does he really have to scream and shout if he's so bored with someone? He like, only did one messy photoshoot this season and acts like the Messiah of Fashion... I was hoping it would be Shei who'd get the Panda moniker but alas, it was Chantelle. I wish the crew would lay off Chantelle. Maybe she's more introspective than they thought? In many ways, I feel she has more of a broad minded perspective of the show after being eliminated and is aware of the manipulation going on, so instead of giving blood to the dragon she's taking the long route - keeping herself together. Of course, the others are so deep in the labyrinth they can't notice this - or don't care. Calling her lame names is a sorry ploy by TPTB to crack her.

The blatant lack of subtlety in this show has really reared its ugly head on the latest episode. To get straight to the point: if Tyra is going to dog Adam for excessive alcohol consumption, she should have reminded the whole rat pack when earlier episodes delved into debauchery and drinking orgies. Is Adam getting the zero-to-hero edit? I'm leaning towards it, because ANTM loves down on the low people uphold on a pedestal. While Adam has no chance in hell of being a working model (actor of spokesperson most likely), he fits the mold perfectly. I knew Raelia was not long for this world. She's not the type of black woman Tyra likes - she doesn't have an illegitimate child by the white town mayor, apparently can account for most of her immediate family, and other than poor enunciation, is a clear thinking low-key individual. I want to think Seoul is worthy of being a fashion locale, but it's not. I'm not sure if it was a low budget choice or the general viewership can't find Paris or Milan on a map, so they pick the one with the most relevant pop culture status. Why in the fuck is Keith Bot still here? I thought it was one thing to be dull but he's dehydrated. Every time I see his stony face and hear his whisper wind voice I need a glass of cold water. Is he a spy or something?