Pop Vulture

Aaaaand we're back. Hooray! But wait - with a team challenge? BOO. I remember at the beginning of last season, when the final looks came out for the judges on the first episode, I thought to myself, "Wow - this is a really talented group!" I certainly didn't get that vibe this time - everything looked pretty awful, and I find myself a little less excited about the season going forward as a result. Don't get me wrong - I'm not stomping my feet and refusing to watch - I just notice in myself that this disappointing first group of designs does affect my enthusiasm about the season. Maybe this didn't have to be the VERY FIRST challenge? I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Papa Mac's "mentoring" is WAY too specific/intrusive. He's supposed to help the designers find their voice, not insert his own design ideas into the design. If he is going to be that specific in his "advice," he should be judged too.

I cannot handle Asha. At first, it was her refusal to keep her mouth closed - not stop talking, but just close her mouth when she's not talking. No fishmouth. Stop it. Then she started to get a little catty. This episode, she lost her freaking MIND. Hard to defend that at the reunion show...