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You mean except for the time Tim said Alexander was one of the most talented designers to ever appear on this show. ....or option C, make a fabulous (or at least a interesting) dress with pink accents. Sean did have other options besides that fringe thing. He is very lucky the other designer's second garments sucked as bad as his did. (excluding kini from that generalization since that red gown was to die for and I loved what he did with the hem)

Amanda's dress turned out so much better than I thought it would. When they showed her picking that yellow fabric in Mood, I thought for sure it would be a disaster. That is the ugliest, dingiest yellow I've ever seen. On the other hand, Sean's green fabric was much prettier in the store than it was in the work room. I think Emily got exactly what she needed out of the competition. She never struck me as someone who wants be a huge name, take the fashion world by storm, and produce amazing fashion-forward collections season after season. She seemed like someone who has a small business making what she likes and she wants to grow that and build her clientele. I think she will get that from her experience on this show. She got respectably far in the competition, she got her name out there in a good way, she made some friends, and she did get to go to Fashion Week and her collection was seen, although not on the show. One of the models in her decoy collection had exposed nipples, which didn't seem like an Emily thing to do, but whatever.

I thought there was at least one mom in the teasers.

Yes, Char and Korina were friendly early on, weren't they? And because Char doesn't know what goes on in the talking heads, she probably knew Korina had bitchy moments, but had no idea Korina was capable of turning on her the way she did. I read an article a few months back about how the judging goes on for much longer than you'd expect - about an hour for each designer. If that's true, then Char and Korina were standing on that runway for a long time together. I'm sure Korina held nothing back in her desperate attempt to save herself. No wonder Char was crying. It has been increasingly obvious that many of the designers are unprepared. I have come up with a few theories for this: 1. Some are just plain foolish and don't think ahead 2. Some are arrogant enough to believe that faith in their monster talent (rather than preparation) is all the strategy they need 3. There isn't much time between final casting and filming to spend days practicing 4. Some do practice, but they don't have much money, so they don't practice with the same quality of fabrics they'll use in the competition. Practicing with muslin just can't replicate the experience of working with charmeuse or crystal organza or knits or fine woolens. So then they get to the challenge, fall in love with some fabric they can't resist, then get back to the workroom and realize the fabric doesn't work the way they though it would.

So...any guesses how far we'll get into the first episode before some parent refers to his or her child as a diva? I really don't want to watch this. But I know I will. Another show with a bunch of precocious children who have been raised to be self-involved, rude, and entitled, and a bunch of parents who have abandoned all authority and common sense, in the hope of building a "career" for their brilliant little prodigies. Is there any chance there will be at least one parent who will say that school comes first, and mean it?

From Tom and Lorenzo, season 3, episode 3

I believe Tim is giving his honest opinion. The judges, on the other hand, have been tampered with. I am curious to know whether the judges are "briefed" by the writers/producers before vs after watching the runway. Because I am convinced that at some point, the judges are encouraged, if not outright told, to modify their feedback to move the story along.

Well, on the positive side, I'm sure blue-haired Carrie was there to commiserate when Korina checked into the loser's suite that night. I'm sure Carrie was a comforting shoulder to cry on. What with both of them being unfairly eliminated in favor of someone with significantly less talent, and all. Gosh, I can just imagine Korina storming in, ranting and raving about how she's been wronged. I would have loved to have seen Sandhya's reaction in particular as the meanest of the mean girls got taken down a peg or two.

In real time, isn't the next competition the next day? So probably it was less than 24 hours between her elimination and when she found out she'd have to go back and assist one of the other designers. I bet as soon as she was eliminated, they took her off to wherever they keep the eliminated designers, where she probably continued to rant and went to bed still angry. Then the next morning, even if she'd managed to calm herself a little, she found out she had to go back and assist a member of the group she was just eliminated from, and started to boil again. So now she had to revisit the scene of this horrific injustice and was expected to suck it up and do her best to help someone else win? I'm sure her mind immediately went to Char. Just the thought of helping Char do anything probably had her fuming before she even got to Parsons. Then she got to the workroom and yep, they'd paired her with Char. Given what we've seen of Korina's character, there is little chance that less than 24 hours after her elimination, she had the wherewithal and maturity to suck it up and be both professional and gracious. Frankly, I'd be surprised if all she did was stomp out. I would love to have been a fly on the wall when Korina stormed in on the eliminated designers. I suspect she got a lot less sympathy than she felt she deserved. And I'd bet money she asked that same question "Did anyone think I would be eliminated today? Anyone?" And that she got the same exact response. Dead silence. Dead silence, and a few people silently doing a happy dance because that hack Korina finally got the boot.

There was some weird editing when Zac took Sean and Char to task for making dresses the models couldn't walk in. You could infer that's what he was talking about, but he didn't actually SAY that. He basically said "I have to criticize you for that, you should never do that. It makes us feel bad for the model" but didn't actually say what the "That" was. It was strange.

At the beginning of the show, I wondered which way it was going to go. Because although Korina was bragging hard about how she was going to win, I seem to recall Amanda saying she and Kini were going to win. And after all, in the past when Korina has been basking in the anticipation of her own glory (most recently with the ugly blue motorcycle jacket) she won. I couldn't tell which team was going to get the boot. I thought it was interesting that when Korina went for the jugular with Sean and Char ("TWO dresses you can't walk in, actually"), the show cut to a reaction shot of Amanda. Sloppy sloppy sloppy editing. Amanda left the runway long before the judges critiqued the other two teams. The whole time Korina was ranting about how much better she is than Char, my mind kept going back to the hideous green dress she made for Heidi. TWO hideous green dresses, actually. Loved this moment: Nina: Korina you seem upset Korina: (huff) YEAH. Nina: I'm sorry. HA! Least sincere apology ever! At one point there was a look of such disgust on Nina's face, I had to rewind and pause a couple of times. It was hilarious. As was Heidi snapping her fingers and saying "dang." It was a great way of indirectly calling Korina out on her immature behavior AND letting Korina know that Heidi at least wasn't taking the bitchiness seriously. I imagine the producers sitting around the table discussing whether the "Korina as everyone's nemesis" arc has played itself out and now would be a good time to intorduce the dramatic finish, or if they should keep her around longer to see if she can stir up anymore drama. Happy to see they came up with a compromise. Kick her to the curb, then bring her back for one last hurrah.

Gosh that's depressing. True, but depressing, because just think of what might have been. All the wonderful things that could've been created if only the people behind this show gave a damn.

I agree with this too. The cool factor is definitely gone. We used to talk about this show every Friday at work. Now I'm the only one left who still watches it. Another thing, I wish there was a way to keep the designers longer. Since the only thing that interests me about this show is the garments that are created, I'd like to see how some of the eliminated designers would approach the later challenges. Maybe if they changed the format to give those who are eliminated a chance to win their way back onto the show. Like, maybe they work on the same challenge somewhere else. And if they create something phenomenal, they could have a chance to bump someone like Char out of the running. Or maybe if they changed the whole entire show format to keep all of the designers until the very end. Assign points to each challenge, with a sliding scale so later challenges are worth more points. Then at the end, the three designers with the most points go to fashion week. They'd never do that, but a girl can dream. This show gets kind of boring to me when we get near the end and none of the designers are doing anything interesting. In the beginning, there are so many garments to look at and assess. At the end, it's just four or five "blah" garments and the runway portion of the episode is over. And finally, give us a chance to miss you, project runway! I realize they're just trying to squeeze the last drops of juice out of the lemon before they chuck it, it but I need a break. The way this show is now, I end the season feeling irritated by the drama and a little bit robbed. Let me cleanse my palate for a couple months, before you fling All Stars or Under the Gunn at my head. When I saw whatever the hell this new "Threads" thing is, I actually groaned aloud. Not another spin-off. And seeing Christian on it really bummed me out. He's so above this. Why is he back???

Is it possible that the producers just need to be told? Could it be that simple? Probably not. But on the off chance this show sucks for reasons other than the fact that nobody behind the scenes gives a crap anymore, maybe it can be saved. I want to believe that a show can be resurrected after jumping the shark. Even though it jumped the shark so long ago, the shark's grandbabies are are having babies. They just don't get why we watch this show. Lots of creativity with a little bit of drama = compelling tv. Lots of drama with very little creativity = dreck. And a pissed off fan base. For whatever reason, the designers can't create on the spot anymore. Whether it's less time, less talent, or both, they're producing crap. So maybe it's time for the format of this show to change. Maybe give them more time to sketch. On Skin Wars, which I liked (but admittedly did not watch with regularity), they told the artists the challenge the night before. That gave them plenty of time to conceptualize. Maybe give the designers more time to shop at Mood. Although some of us would miss Swatch, we can live without the 2 minutes of every show devoted to designers running around the store and hauling those bolts of fabric around. Axe that portion of the show and give the designers a decent amount of time to choose their fabrics. They need better challenges. Better guest judges. Better prizes. Better sponsors. We want to see amazing fashion. Give the designers the tools they need to really wow us. The fact is, other shows are doing it better than PR. Maybe PR needs to take it's head out of it's backside and take a look around.

I suspect that in her regular life, Sandhya is generally well liked and doesn't have many problems with people. I'm sure no one is more shocked than Sandhya that she is this season's Designer Nobody Likes. I bet she never saw that coming. And by the time she did, it was too late to do anything about it, even if she had wanted to. Which she didn't. Because that would require some awareness of her contribution to the situation.

This may rock a lot of you, but they do have light up sneakers for adults. Get 'em here. But back to the show, I am among those who considers Sandhya's behavior at the fabric table rude. When I buy fabric, I stand in line, and when it's my turn, I lay my bolts on the table and ask for what I want. I don't do that while the person before me is being served. While the sales associated is laying out, cutting, and folding my fabric, she is waiting on me. It's incredibly rude for someone who was behind you in line to come up next to you, put their fabric on the table, ask for prices, and discuss their order with the associate. It's rude at the fabric store, just like it is rude at the bagel shop or the deli counter. In our prevailing American culture, that kind of behavior is considered an invasion of our space. Maybe it's different in other cultures. Now, it's possible that the sales associate asked Sandhya if she could help her. That would be a different scenario and I'd probably be fine with that. But I don't think that was the case.

Sandhya's outfit reminded me of the kind of thing you see 5 year olds wearing for the Outfit of Choice competition on Toddlers and Tiaras. She just needed a little pink hat to go with.

Thank you. I've been trying to figure out exactly what is so disturbing. I mean besides the fact that that that shade of blonde is completely wrong for her skin tone. The color of her brows is so close to her skin color that it does have the affect of a cro-magnon brow ridge. I don't understand the point of the stick-on facial hair. I assume it's attached with some kind of glue. But it seems unlikely that any adhesive could last more than several days of activity, sweat, washing it every day, sleeping with it every night, and normal wear and tear. Is he expected to reapply it every morning? Given that it looks pretty raggedy from the get-go, I can only imagine how much worse it will look over time.

I agree 100%. They use words like madame and mature as synonyms for frumpy. It's an untapped market for sure, and as you noted, the women in that demographic have more money to spend on what I call "non-essential" fashion. As for Zac, I could buy the fact that he's a designer and wants to handle the garments to see how well made they are. IF this wasn't a contest designed to produce poorly made and/or uninspiring crap. One day to make an "extravagant" gala-worthy gown, and he's checking out the craftsmanship? It's like setting the clothes on fire and then complaining about the scorch marks.

I agree. I kept thinking back to the season with the British designer the judges complained about every week because his designs were "too madame." Korina's outfit was very madame.

Zac lost me in the very first episode this season when he lifted up the flap on this blouse( http://mylt.ltcdn.com/d6/sites/mylifetime.com/files/images/imagecache/pr_rr_new_photo_gallery_full/photo_gallery_frame/2014/07/21/pr13-rr-ep1-jm-f.jpg) to show that the model's breast *could* be exposed if there was a stiff wind. He covered her with his hand, and was careful to not actually rest his palm on her breast, but it still skeeved me out as a completely unnecessary move on his part. The fact that he tried to block her breast for the cameras doesn't excuse the fact that he touched her in that area and exposed her to his own eyes, and in the process totally overstepped all appropriate boundaries. I despise and refuse to accept the "oh, he's gay, so it's not that bad" and "that's just how it is in the fashion industry" excuses. He's a grown man and knows better. In this latest episode, his comments were extra sneery and snide. It made me dislike him even more. As for Nina's comment about the important person, that didn't bother me. First of all, Nina is a snob. So if it was a snotty comment, it wouldn't shock me. But I don't think she was making a broad commentary that some folks are, generally speaking, more valuable human beings than others. I think she meant within the context of a red carpet event. On the red carpet, the tv cameras, the paparazzi, the stylists, the reporters, the hubub, hell, the red carpet itself - all of those things are there for and because of the people walking the red carpet. In that situation, they are the important ones because they are the focus of all eyes. The staff, interns, and supporting people are there to make it happen, and it certainly couldn't happen without them, but the public does not care who they are, what they're wearing, what they're doing, or what they have to say about anything.

I think Char's might've been. When the designers chose their jewelry, everything was artfully displayed to its best advantage in under glass. When Char chose her jewels, Tim whipped them out like he was carrying them in his pocket and slid them across the table like they were peanuts or something. Char, you want these? Or these? Where was the black gloved assistant to carefully lay out her sparklies?

I don't understand why Char was brought back. Or why Tim was practically moved to tears over it. Fade's was very mediocre. Seems he was less inspired after going to the museum. Sandhya should've been in bottom simply because the red of her dress clashed with the red of the jewels. On my tv, the dress came off as a tomato-ish red, while the jewels were a cool red that was almost magenta. The motif on Korina's garment reminded me of giant razorblades. I would've put Emily in the top over Amanda, as Emily's gown really showed off the necklace.

There are two ways to win Project Runway. One is to walk away with the prize. The other is to get massive amounts of attention, either with the strength of your talent and personality (i.e. Christian Siriano), or with bad behavior and willingness to display the many deficits in your attitude and character. The bitch strategy is the preferred approach for insecure attention whores who know they're unlikely to win this competition on their own merits and engaging personality. The question for me is does the villainy approach work? I started this post thinking NO. Hernan was a little biatch and he can't fade into obscurity fast enough for me. But is his phone ringing more now than before the show? Probably. The show didn't launch him into superstardom, but I bet it helped his financials.If you don't mind being hated, maybe the bitch strategy does have merit.

Lynne showed everyone that despite her theatrics and over-the-top attire she has both smarts and savvy. She came across as rational, calm, and well thought out. So I have to wonder if which is the real Lynne? The one who rinsed the blue dye out of her hair before court and calmly broke Leha down during dinner? Or the bright pink, sparkletastic, boobalicious caricature she embodied for most of the season? Either way, I actually cheered when she got Leha to admit that they had no clue (much less any proof) as to who hired the PI, or if there was ever a PI to begin with, that Leha had never felt Lynne was a physical danger, and all Leha's histrionics about feeling threatened were based on nothing. Lynne's careful non-answers to the questions about the threat were very crafty, and I'm still convinced that's a load of horse poop, but Lynne is the one who came out of this smelling like a rose. Leha and her husband looked like a couple of idiots.