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Only one season? Whaaaaat? This was amazing! I am for sure stealing her idea of using warmed up candy canes to sculpt stuff and then dip it in chocolate. Those horns were wicked! Love them! I love to make food stuff/party snacks that looks like something else entirely to prank the kids at my son's school and this tip will be so useful. This is gonna be fun.

Queer Eye is so much more than a makeover show. The physical makeover is secondary to the process of positive change and steps toward growth. This show is good for my soul. I enjoy all of the Fab Five but Bobby is my fav. I relate watching Bobby struggle with his churchy childhood. I'm not gay, but I grew up in a ridiculously religious evangelical family where females were believed to be biologically unfit to make decisions or think for themselves and my entire understanding of self is based on shame. I thoroughly enjoy JVN's tireless positivity although I don't know if I could put up with his repeated screechings of "Yaaaaaassss, Queen!" for long in real life. That said, he is so loving and so affectionate and so sincere in his desire to help that I can't help but love him. For those of you who enjoy his extreme personality, you might want to check out "Gay of Thrones" (I'm sure many of you have already watched this). I found it on Amazon prime but it is no doubt available on other platforms. I have never watched Game of Thrones but I have watched most of JVN's Gay of Thrones episodes. His personality and delivery is similar to Queer Eye but in these short episodes he is very non-PC and he swears A LOT and dishes on all the filthy bits of Game of Thrones in his rapid-fire chatty style. I have no desire to watch Game of Thrones because I can't abide dragons and fantastical shit (and violence) -- but I do find it funny/ridiculous to watch Gay of Thrones. YMMV 🙂

I watch it On Demand which is an awesome option if you have it. I don't watch the regular show (without the PT commentary) and I can watch Pillow Talk at 4pm when I am cooking supper and there are no commercials to FF through 🙂

Me too! I haven't watched any of the 90 Day shows for a very long time because it was all too awful. I couldn't take it. I like to watch TLC while I am cooking supper for my family but the 90 Day drama was unbearable. Then I happened upon Pillow Talk as I was looking for My 600lb Life (I haven't been able to quit that show yet) and it was so enjoyable! I have been so worried for Annie and I hated David Poor so much and here they appear to be pretty happy. I have totally flip-flopped. Annie seems cheerful and content and David Poor seems less gross. They are funny and fun together. I never would have guessed. I had imaged her life to be one joyless hellride. I think I can stop worrying about her. And Lauren and Alexi are adorable now somehow. Imagine! Obviously this is still "reality tv" but it feels more sincere and the participants comments appear to be genuine. They seem to be having such a good time and it translates to my kitchen! That said, I still have to FF or go set the table during the Pedro and Chantel segments because my stomach can't take it. So gross.

I am still rooting for Sebastian. He has good ideas, great skills, and a ton of work ethic. I might have a little crush. I'm glad Tessa is gone. As Hester became more and more tired she was not able to keep up her carefully crafted personality and I stopped hating her but I don't think she should have made it half this far. However, with 10 grand and a few months maybe she will really shine in the finale. I don't think Gary is on the right show. I don't think he wants to make fashion; he is obviously great at making stage costumes for superstars. Keep doing that. I love Bishme. He is kind and sweet and thoughtful but his designs usually look a little 1988. A lot 1988. We don't need to go back there. I googled him. He's 28, far too young to be nostalgic for the 80s. He needs to keep it current and make Baltimore bloom in 2019.

Anna and Elizabeth both looked fantastic at their proms. I especially loved Anna's dress choice. I would never have thought of a two-piece but it looked both lovely and comfortable. I love her low-key, dry demeanor. Also, I just want to say that when she was dancing with Dylan (I think that was his name, the second guy who wasn't so tall and didn't get on his knees) that it looked no different than me and my husband. I'm 5 foot 3 and my husband is a foot taller than me. If Anna were to date an "average" guy who is on the short side of average I think dancing together would look pretty typical. I see lots of couples with big height differences.

Can you imagine how a few of these women felt after the runway? This is possibly their once chance to be on TV and have a designer custom make their dream dress and a couple of them will literally walk away with little more than rags in their hands. What an experience!

Unpopular opinion, but if Garo had made that same dress and sent it down the runway on somebody else, it would not have been as successful. His model SOLD that dress. She has so much positive energy she just glows happiness and confidence. That cape? Ugh. Not mother of the bride, but grandmother of the bride. Tessa obviously knows she is being filmed. You can't do a thing for people who flat out lie and dare you to fact check. Does she not realize what she is doing to her reputation/career? Unfortunate that the ferryboat deckhand was paired with Jamal. What she wanted was not a dream dress but a magic dress. I get it, I also have no waist, but a body-con isn't going to magically give me one. Jamal was just dithering, dreaming of sleeping bags. He looked so lost. I'm rooting for Sebastian. Bishme if Sebastian really quits next week.

Yeah, I found this episode tough to watch as well. I wondered why Emma had to do this now. Emma is at a rough age anyway and I'm sure she will have to face her fears doing class projects and such so why push her so hard to make a big auditorium speech in front of older teenagers and adults? Younger teens are usually very intimidated by older teens in general, just walking the halls of high school, never mind public speaking. I feel for her! And give her some credit, she is already doing cheerleading which is clearly a move in the right direction. I have a similar situation with my 8 year old son. He flat out refuses to sing in the christmas concerts at school. He sang in his kindergarten and first grade concerts but refused last year and this year. We didn't force the issue. He is a super social kid so we just let it slide and let him skip it. Hell, I'm a grown ass adult and when one of my very best friends asked me to be maid of honor at her wedding and stand up in front of a few hundred people I told her I would rather die in a fire.

I will not mock Mercedes or criticize her. I realize only she can turn her life around at this point but she is paying for the crimes of her father. So many valid comments here regarding her poor choices or her inability to care for her children and yes to all....but I want to talk about the MEN. Her father raped her repeatedly from the age of 10. Mercedes is no doubt emotionally stunted due to severe trauma. Was her father held accountable for his crimes? Not bloody likely. And her children's fathers seem to have disappeared. Yes, Mercedes must be responsible for what she puts in her mouth. Yes, she must be responsible for caring for her children and needs to do better. But her father was responsible for what he put in his daughter. And Mercedes' children's fathers have a responsibility to care for their offspring but where are they? So many fathers just disappear. I am a mother (kids under 10) and my husband is a wonderful father but even when both of us are working full-time jobs, 100% of childcare and household chores are still on me. Somehow my husband just shrugs. But I consider myself lucky because this house and this family is something I always wanted and I genuinely enjoy taking care of both. My husband goes to work and comes home every day and he is a kind father. That's real. I am grateful because I know he could just disappear if he wanted to like so many do.

What an odd episode. I appreciate that Cillas was respectful to Dr. Now and there was no horrifying home life drama on display but this felt like such an empty episode. I am left guessing at all the relationships. I felt like both Cillas and Jessica must have been playing polite for the cameras. Obviously it is possible that Cillas and Jessica are just a couple in love but they both seemed very blank. Jessica looked very beautiful (to my eyes) but very blank. I wondered if she had been badly burned by men in the past and at least she could be sure that a bed-bound man isn't out cheating? I still don't understand how/why exactly Cillas became bed-bound and how he manages his 1s and 2s. I hope to hell Nevaeh is not involved in that. Not sure. I'm not clear on the relationship with the two older girls, but Cillas certainly wasn't blank about Nevaeh. He sure was crazy about her. I did appreciate that once he was mobile he appeared to be trying to help out around the house.

I took another look at all the designs this episode and it is clear to me that Venny should have been out. Awful.

A sexy editrix with a whip? Ugh. I realize people of the world seem to want to sexualize everything but gross. The skimpy X over the cleavage does not make it modest, don't tell me that. It doesn't need to be modest, who cares, but don't tell me this story and expect me to believe it. How often do we see this hypersexual dominatrix look in gaming? How inventive in coming up with a new look for girls in gaming. GROSS. I don't want this. Swinging wildly in the other direction to brown wool overalls with a brown wool apron? I don't want that either. It sounded like the gaming experts PR brought in to explain the challenge were hoping to encourage more girls into game design. If girls were the intended audience then at least Hester's outfit looked fun and wearable for movement. I'm not saying it was fashion. The winning look of the survival challenge didn't look like fashion either. Venny what?

Yes! Very handsome, I agree. I always thought Zach was handsome, but he is handsome(r) 😁 now.

I would be interested in seeing a breakdown of participant screen time. I feel like Kovid has had more screen time than everybody else combined. Maybe it just feels that way, I need to see the numbers.

Kovid's outfit makes his model look like a corpse that has been bound with chains in a sleeping bag, dumped in the woods, and found by somebody walking their dog.

I love the name Hester. However, it brings to (my) mind the character named Hester in John Irving's book "A Prayer for Owen Meany" who is called "Hester the molester".

Clearly unpopular opinion here.... I was disgusted with Michelle this entire season and then disgusted with myself for liking her finale collection. But it's true, I liked it (a lot) and I'm happy with the judges awarding her the win. I think her entire collection was lovely (although I hate the "cold shoulder" trend in real life), but just like some of the judges, I felt the first and last looks were beyond beautiful. I have been rooting for Biddell all season, but I didn't love anything about his collection. Irina's was fine, I guess, if you like little 3D triangles, except for the last look (the white lace suit) which was stunning (and had no 3D triangles and didn't feel like part of her collection at all). I did not like Dimitry's looks. I think his collection looked like the "Suzanne Sugarbaker Collection". His outfits looked like something Suzanne Sugarbaker would love to wear to a red carpet event. So 80's and not in a good way. Is there a good way? Ugh.

I am happy with Sebastian's win because he was responsible for a large part of the charm of Tessa's look as well as his own. All three garments were great but personally I would have given Afa the win. That jumpsuit was perfection. I am grateful for the creative people of the world (what would life be without them?) so I am not about to shit on Hester Sunshine for her individual style but for the fact that she is exhausting. There is always that person who demands so much from the room -- look at me, listen to me, give me, obey me, help me, comfort me, applaud me, save me. Kovid and Frankie and Tessa have a little bit of that too.

I'm happy with the judges' decision to award Biddell the win for this challenge and to send all 4 to the finale. That's fine. I would have sent Michelle home for that tragic pink pantsuit on the grandma, but I think we all see that Michelle is the judges' darling this season and nothing would send her home. That said, I liked the dress she made. And the coveralls were clearly a hit with Dylan but no doubt Michelle was inspired by the coveralls/jumpsuits Biddell has been wearing all season.

I am excited! Project Runway means so much to me. Love it! My top 3: 1. Sonia (winner) with the white pants and big billowing sleeves. Gorgeous. 2. Garo Sparo with the butterfly top. Super cool. 3. Renee with the stunning suit. Refined and lovely. My bottom 3: 1. Venny with the fringe on the sides. What the heck? Awful. 2. Bishne with the peplum placed too high. His design looks like 8th grade Home Ec. Awful. 3. Hester (out). Just get out. Awful. Somehow, Frankie and Cavanaugh would have been safe on my list. Frankie's was horrible but at least it was interesting. Cavanaugh's was nothing much.

I hope somebody who knows where these ladies live notifies the Salvation Army or a similar organization. Obviously this is a situation of their own making, but many, many people get into trouble they can't get out of by themselves (drugs, failing health/illness, old age, poverty, etc.,) and people are willing to help them. I am vehemently anti-religion but I volunteered for the Salvation Army for many years and this is what they do. You call them, tell them you need help with whatever (seriously just about anything) and volunteers will show up at your door and do it. We didn't spout anything religious while doing chores nor did we leave any religious pamphlets. I have absolutely zero religious or spiritual bones in my body but I volunteered because of the community service group. There are service groups/organizations willing to do these things for people as part of their civic duty or because of basic human decency. I hope they make a call, or somebody makes a call on their behalf. If not for Jeanne and Barbara, then for the dogs. I bet there are many dog lovers who would come and help. I don't think it would take much to improve their lives significantly -- they seem to have set a very low bar. Ha!

I thought/hoped that when Jeanne asked the police to do a welfare check on her dad (RIP) that the cops might call the animal welfare people. Where I live (rural), you are only allowed 3 dogs on your property (5 acres for example). If you have 10 acres or more, you can apply for a kennel permit to have more than 3 but a maximum of 10 dogs. No doubt the bylaw is an attempt to reduce animal abuse/animal hoarding and noise complaints. If Jeanne's dogs aren't spayed or neutered, 9 is gonna turn into 30 before long. I wonder if the dogs have much quality of life and if Jeanne and her parents can afford veterinary care. That said, the dogs did appear fairly content albeit itchy. It is hard to imagine that the dad was walking 9 dogs so I bet the backyard is thick with shit and the dogs are tracking it into the house and onto the beds. It might not be only her own feces in Jeanne's open wound. Honestly, I wish I lived nearby (I'm not even in the same country) because I would legit head on over tonight and start washing her walls and window blinds. Good grief. I can't sleep anyway and I do love a project. You don't have to wash your walls and windows very often to avoid cobwebs so thick with filth that they hang like bunting over your bed.

I'm with just a few other posters on this but I really like Destinee and I thought this was a good episode. Destinee struggled to get with Dr. Now's program but I was shocked when surgery day came how great she looked. Losing 100+ pounds had really changed her body. Even at her heaviest, she was probably the most self-sufficient and physically capable participant I've seen at over 650 pounds. I couldn't believe it when Dr. Now sent Destinee for therapy and she muttered something like, "I wouldn't have anything to talk to a therapist about".... Is there anybody with more to tell a therapist? Just her truly tragic childhood in foster care, the rejection she suffered from her father, her brother dying in her arms, her wanting to "join" her dead brother, being bullied, rejected, or denied opportunities because of her sexuality/gender transition, etc., etc., etc. What a brutal life she has lived. I'm amazed she is alive. Many people with a childhood like hers are already dead of a drug overdose by her age. In a way, she was lucky she went to food as her addiction because it bought her a little more time than if she had turned to drugs. This was also the first time I was super impressed with Lola. I think she was exactly the right therapist for Destinee. How often have we heard participants on this show talk about wanting to get a job?! Not often. Not often at all. I hope Destinee continues to do well. I wish for all good things coming her way.

I so agree with the comments about the inconsistent judging. How can the participants possibly learn or grow from this? If I were the mentor, at this point I would say just follow your creative instincts because there is no way to predict what might please the judges. It's nuts, all of it is just nuts. I wish the weather challenge wasn't part of it. I wish it was make a look for a vacation to a specific location (Miami, Palm Springs, etc.) and the winner would get the 5 grand plus a vacation package to that location. If I were one of the judges this week, I would have Anthony, Bidell, and Michelle in the bottom and Christina, Dimitry, and Irina in the top. Anthony's Whistler mountain snow coat made no sense to me and I did not enjoy Michelle's look. I don't see how her satin/rayon (?) jacket would be of any help in a rainstorm. I loved Dimitry's dress. I want that right now. I did not like Dimitry's coat. Christina's caftan looked lovely. To me it was gorgeous. I can't believe the judges thought it wasn't special. No doubt she was shocked to be sent home for that.