agentpanda

Exactly! They probably realized late but they should have covered models before/after the specific times when the design was being judged. Afa's model was uncovered for what, 3, critiques before they get to her and then they cover her up when they need to see her outfit?

She didn't really come across very well but I feel for Ra'jah. She's clearly not long for this competition but she has her own struggles and it's obvious that she's trying very hard. Plus, she gives the best talking heads out of everyone. As for wig-drama, I'm with Plastique. Ariel probably did leave those wigs for her (and it was maybe confirmed on Twitter but was taken down) and I didn't think she was catty about others when she said she didn't really need them. She sells wigs, doesn't she? Probably she thought she didn't need them as much.

Come to think of it, is there even an Asia in this reality? Under current standards, you can say that the pause that the describer had was a hesitation to describe one minority person (Sunny) through his race to another (Nathaniel). Still, it's nice to see the show actually describe Sunny without cluing in on his ethnicity. This episode, more than others before, really doubled down on breaking stereotypes. It was a bit too much but I appreciated it. I can't recall seeing a female clipper from the Widow with a bowler hat before and I think it is rare to see a black archer in any show.

The Vixen probably interpreted being "crafty" as somewhat of a backhanded compliment, intended or not. Craftiness is linked to arts and crafts and that doesn't necessarily translate to being sophisticated/polished which could be seen as a higher form of drag or what they could be going for. I think of it as a compliment like "well-spoken black person / POC." There's a racial prejudice there that is not that obvious. Anyway, Monique also didn't seem to like to hear being called crafty but you could see her and The Vixen holding back from going off right away on Eureka to give her the benefit of the doubt on intending to offend them. As for Aquaria, that look really was practically composed of cardboard cutouts and very simple in concept but it was very high impact like all her other looks in the ball. The finishing on the outfit looked superb and she worked well for her chosen material (as opposed to say, Monet, with the same item but in red). I don't recall her mentioning David Bowie but it felt very referential to him (and he incidentally had well-known song called "Life on Mars"). It was the only way I see it fitting to the Martian theme, really, and not the superhero/villain thing they were on about.