Project Runway: One Way Monkey!

Previously on PR: Andrea ran off, Kooan bowed out, and the designers were asked to create looks for "Women on the Go". Raul came back (blurgh), Sonjia won (yay!), and Buffi was sent packing (NO!). And Laura Bennett read Kenley like a frickin' encyclopedia.

Morning time at Atlas finds Mean Girl Gunnar claiming to be "sad" that Buffi was shit-canned, but he's gonna keep his head of hot air in the game. Over in the girls' apartments, Melissa is the last one left in hers and she doesn't want to be the next one shipped home. So she's being moved into Alicia, Elena and Sonjia's suite, since they're the last girls left. In the other boys' apartment, Raul says that Christopher should have won the last challenge (it was kind of neck and neck). Raul then confessionalizes that he loves Christopher, that he "made a connection with this guy" and he "hasn't felt that way in a while"... uh oh... The last time anyone said that, they ended up dating (see Daniel Feld and Wesley Nault. EEP) so I immediately panic because Christopher deserves so much better and I'm pretty sure Tim is first in line. In other news, Christopher is still miffed over Andrea's ouster because he still feels responsible for it, but that was sooo last episode so let's move on with the show, shall we?

On the runway, Heidi comes out with 2 terrifying sights: another hideous dress and the famous velvet Button Bag OF DOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!! Oh, wait, there's more! Resident Bitch of Marie Claire magazine and woman of ever-changing accents Nina Garcia is here to deliver the challenge. Goody! Alicia, possibly the only normal one of the group, is immediately worried because Nina is notoriously hard to please. Nina explains that, recently, Marie Claire has released a magazine focused on the "working woman" as its target audience, so they can be fashionable but still look presentable. I thought that's kind of cool. So, their challenge is to make designs that are editorial but still presentable in the real world. Oh, and they have to work in teams. Of course, the designers are all pissed. Most pissed? Obviously Elena, Raul, and Needlebutt Ven. There's more: The teams are responsible for their own photoshoot and the winning team's photos will be put in a spread in the Marie Claire working woman 'zine.

Since Spunky Sonjia won the last challenge, she gets to pick first. Sonjia is a bit worried because she doesn't want anyone to think she's playing favorite (not that it matters), so she picks Elena first. Mean Girl Gunnar offers some pointless commentary about how he'd rather eat dirt than work with Elena. I'd rather he eat dirt regardless. For the second team, Heidi draws from the button bag Nathan's name, so he picks Needlebutt Ven. I fell asleep during his reasoning, so I wake up in time to find Elena picking Melissa for her team. Needlebutt picks Christopher and Melissa picks Dmit-zzzzz. Christopher picks Fabio and Raul gets all pissy about that, mostly because of his raging crush I guess. Christopher reasons that he likes Raul but is well aware that Needlebutt can't stand him, among many other things. Dmit-zzzzz picks Alicia, which leaves the most grating people last. Oh, how the tables have turned, and neither bitch is pleased. Mean Girl Gunnar really doesn't want to be on either team, and is selected to be on the team full of guys. Raul is then placed on the team of six. He's pissed but this is his chance to "punch them harder" to prove everyone wrong about sending him home the first time. Yeah. Anyway, to even the playing field, the amount of people on each team will make that many outfits: So one team will make five outfits and one will make six. I guess that's fair rather than have them make 16, one being an evening gown made of aluminum foil, condoms, and computer speakers. Now THERE'S a challenge!

Uncle Tim emphasizes that there are NO TEAM LEADERS (Joshua McKinley!). To make things easier, he just calls the teams by their number, so we have team five and team six. But that's boring in my world, so I'll give them nicknames when we get to mood. Continuing, Tim has to shill the HP tablets and other electronic devices. None of them include the HP BeatsAudio laptop which just so happens to be the type my grandmother got for me for my 22nd birthday that I'm typing on right now! It also makes listening to music a pleasure, unlike my sister who possibly believes that Topeka, Kansas, must listen to her music so she blasts it as loud as she can on a pair of speakers. Oh, and there's more: It wouldn't be much of a challenge without unnecessary stress so the kids only have until 11 PM that night and NO TIME the next day because they're going straight into the photo shoot rather than work for an additional 2 hours before the runway like they usually do. It's great looking at their faces fall at the news.

Time to deliberate. Team 6 finds Sonjia coming up with the plan to have each designer work on what their strengths are rather than work on 6 individual outfits that look nothing like a collection. For example, Sonjia will work on skirts, Alicia will work on pants, Raul will work on being a whiny bitch over facing elimination AGAIN. Over on Team 5, the guys work on themes and, since fall is coming up, they'll go with that... with color! Mean Girl Gunnar suggests they work with old southern lady colors like plum and babbles about some other nonsense as the others ignore him. He whines that Christopher, Needlebutt Ven and that guy Nathan are dictating everything and picking wild neon colors. Because god forbid there should be organization over chaos. Speaking of, on Team 6, Elena is immediately going cray-cray and Sonjia laments that everyone wants to do their own things, especially Raul, who's being a selfish brat. Team 5 discusses job placement and that guy Nathan is making some really odd design. Needlebutt Ven is worried that Mean Girl Gunnar doesn't have a strong point of view as, well, everyone. Gunnar sketches some really hideous looking dress as he moans about the team micromanaging him. What does Laura Bennett have to say? "Get over the 'I work alone' crap." Well said.

Mood and nickname time! Team 5 gets $1000 as Team 6 gets $1200 for shopping. Team 6, from here on called "Team Bitch", is a hot mess, according to Spunky, because they have different opinions and are scattered around the entire store. Team 5 has a different approach, which is to stick together to get their fabrics, and as such look like a bunch of old ladies going shopping. And so they are "Team Old Lady". Team Bitch's scattered store approach isn't working very well as Melissa is trying to find Raul so he doesn't do anything crazy and Dmit-zzzzz cannot find anyone around. Team Old Lady is pretty much cool and collected, kind of putting a damper of the chaotic mood the commercials set this challenge up to be. Then again, this is Lifetime which, like the real women it projects to, tends to make a big deal over nothing.

In the workroom, the teams unload their bags and Team Bitch immediately runs into a problem: A bag containing wool Elena planned to make a jacket with is missing! But, rather than go back to the store with the receipt (like Kenley did seasons ago to get her beloved tulle), Team Bitch decides to use Dmit-zzzzz's jersey. Melissa also tries to come up with a second plan but Raul is against it, possibly for three reasons: 1) It wasn't his idea. 2) It sounded bad and 3) It was her idea. As Team Old Lady works calmly in the background, Dmit-zzzzz complains about Raul freaking out before anything has happened yet. Elsewhere on Team Old Lady, Fabio is relieved that his team is focused on their work and, after Nathan pointlessly recaps what the challenge is, Christopher finds Kooan's hairbrush in the workroom and makes a sad face. Everyone jokes that he's probably freaking out about it right now so Christopher puts it on the edge of a table. Then Elena finds that she has to rework her design and, like she was raised in the Ukraine, flips out while Fabio suggests that everyone stays out of her way unless she kills them. Team Old Lady checks on Princess Mean Girl Gunnar and Nathan is concerned over the skirt he's making. Gunnar is pissed because it isn't his aesthetic. Meanwhile, Raul constructs something equally bad, one of his tops, which he says represents him, which translates to "but not the rest of the team". He says that he has a voice but no one wants to hear it (because it says, "DO WHAT I WANT TO DOOOO!!"). Elena can see that he's not being a team player and they could lose the challenge because of it. She freaks out again because she hates the challenge, she hates the palette, she hates the fabrics that she decides to chuck around the room, she hates puppies, she hates weddings, she hates that Tyra can't stick to one hairstyle, etc.

Uncle Tim arrives (in a presentable shirt since I didn't note anything about it... or maybe I was tired, who knows really) to a very sullen work room. He meets with Team Bitch first, who greet him with a sullen sigh. He wants to know what's going on, so Melissa and Dmit-zzzzz are making dresses, with the latter's being color blocked that looks sleek and like every other dress he's ever made. Raul made a bad pleated top that Mean Girl Gunnar hates. Tim offers a compliment and says that it's a counterpoint to the ensemble. Elena says that she reworked her top because she saw how incredible Sonjia's skirt looked and thought her damn blouse wasn't up to par. So Melissa comes in for the save and says that they'll give that girl a blue clutch and Elena agrees to it. Dmit-zzzzz says that it doesn't FEEL like their work but it does fulfill the challenge.
Over on Team Old Lady, not a lot has been done. Needlebutt has been working on a wearable blouse (yawn) and Nathan has been making... some really funky looking pants and Fabio is making shorts. Spunky Sonjia thinks their collection reads more "resort" than "work" and the judges probably wouldn't like it. Then again, they liked that disaster Mean Girl Gunnar and Kooan shipped down the catwalk so who knows really. Uncle Tim worries that the colors and print will make it look "clownish". Mean Girl Gunnar finds it difficult to keep his mouth shut since he thinks it looks like "drag queen cocktail". His mouth has been SHUT?! Tim directs his focus towards MGG's hideous skirt and says that the lace could make it look very matronly (look at who he designs for) as Nathan is getting concerned that their points of view are getting lost. We leave Tim asking MGG how is he going to "uncostume" the skirt.

We don't find out the answer for that so the editors cut straight to MGG doing what he's comfortable with, himself (SHOCKER), talking to himself, and everyone promptly ignoring him. So let's look at something equally tragic, which is Team Bitch falling apart. Raul isn't doing shit, of course, so Sonjia goes MGG's path and plans to do "whatever the hell [she] wants." Since she's likable, I'm all for it. Out of nowhere, Christopher is singing about "Silk Chiffon-ies" but, thankfully, unlike RuPaul's Drag Race and "CHEESECAKE!", the inside joke is explained by Elena, who compares him, Needlebutt, and Nathan as the "Generals" of the Silk Chiffon-ies because that's all they work with. HA! Melissa does point out that chiffon isn't really a fabric most women wear to work so sorry guys! She's cute.
Back on Team Bitch, Elena wonders aloud who wears navy blue to work, DMIT-ZZZZZ?! Oh, wait a a minute, she wasn't joking around. Dmit-zzzzz says everyone hates her as she mocks him. Christopher asks about the navy debacle as Dmit-zzzzz points out the obvious by saying that Elena shouldn't be on a team because she has emotional problems.

The models arrive and Christopher asks the age old question: To belt his top or not to belt his top? HMM. Needlebutt rips on Mean Girl Gunnar's tastes, which are none, while Dmit-zzzzz provides the line of the season when he calls Needlebutt a "one way monkey" er, "ONE TRICK PONY" because he does the same old pleating crap he's been doing since day one. He was right the first time. Miss Melissa is having issues fitting her dress because the back is getting really wonky. After the models leave, the designers rush to finish their designs since they won't have any time the next day. Nathan pointlessly comments how people are falling apart, including himself because he sewed his pants incorrectly. TWICE. On Team Bitch, Elena scores some major points by referring to Raul as "Eddie Munster". He decides to try on his top on Elena to see how it'll look on her, despite the fact that she's not of model proportions so it looks like her boobs are going to fall out. Meanwhile, Miss Melissa rushes to finish her dress in 16 minutes as the designs basically maul the Lord and Taylor wall clean of accessories and put them in bags. MGG hasn't seen his team's looks together and hopes they'll be cohesive.

It's time for the photoshoot at Go Studios, where Miss Melissa recaps the challenge. They only have three hours to get three photos and the stakes are high since the winning photos will be put in the magazine's spread. I didn't catch the photographer's name but this isn't ANTM so who cares about him. Unless he's Mike Ruiz. Mmmmm... Elena goes power crazy and Raul believes she came from the military. I wouldn't be surprised. The surprisingly competent Team Old Lady is working pretty smoothly with their photos, complete with sketches! All the while, Elena goes crazier by the second and the makeup team, Nathan, and possibly the next room over are knocking her for it.

Elena: The "Duck Lips" of PR season 10.

She and Raul get all pissy while Team Old Lady continues to work like a well oiled machine. Oh great, now Elena's freaking out over the PROPS, and how in some shots they aren't used but then she starts orgasming over the photos with the props. Raul bitches about it, so Elena shifts her focus on Melissa, who's trying to calm her down. Another pissing match erupts between Eddie Munster and Cray-Cray but she blows a fuse when Melissa tells her to stop freaking out. Eventually, everyone just leaves her alone. And so, the session ends.

Since there's not much to do on Runway day, there's nothing to note beyond MGG's hideous hair. Today, Heidi manages to get it halfway there: A nice silk shirt paired with unfortunate leather leggings, which ARE. NOT. PANTS. The guest judge is editor in chief of Marie Claire, Joanna Coles. She was the "Tim Gunn" of Project Runway Trainwreck/Chance for Mondo to righteously win All Stars. Plus, she's British.
Team Old Lady walks first. And they all did individual pieces, making it very easy to follow who is who. Nathan's look is kind of blah and his pants are unfortunate. Christopher, obviously, does well, and decided to not belt the jacket, which he admits looks kind of iffy. But his skirt, despite some fraying, looks gorgeous. Mean Girl Gunnar's dress is... quite an eyesore. Her boobs are hanging way too low, prompting Boob-crazy Heidi to say this gem: "It's like floating souffle boobies." I like Fabio's design, simple but effective, but the headscarf is a little weird. Needlebutt Ven's garment is really bland and boring, and I can't stand that the skirt is cinching into the cooch. Overall, it's a good collection but not much of a knockout.
Team Bitch's turn. Melissa's dress is STUNNING, especially since it's not black for a change! Plus, her back is amazing with the asymmetrical zipper. Since the work was divided among the team, the next look consists of Alicia's pants and Elena's blouse. It looks pretty chic, and it would definitely be something my sister would wear. Raul and Sonjia are next with their first shirt/skirt combo and while her skirt is nice, his top is really bad. The second Alicia/Elena look isn't as great as the first. While the pants are okay, Elena's severe shoulder blouse just doesn't fit in with the theme. Dmit-zzzzz sends down another one way monkey dress that looks slick but wouldn't really work in the workplace. And the second Raul/Sonjia look is kind of tragic, her skirt being a bit too voluminous and his top being too bulky.

 After tallying up the scores, Heidi announces that both teams have tied! So now it's anyone's game this time. And anyone could also be eliminated. Suspense!

Team Old Lady
Needlebutt says that they wanted to make "chic, sophisticated clothes" and Heidi thought they were very smart for going with softer clothes. Nina, since she's the all reigning ruler of this challenge, says that they did a great job to keep this looking like a collection than five individual pieces, something people in the past have done, and they worked well together and took direction. She loves Christopher's manipulation of the skirt and Kors loves Fabio's dress because his own target audience, women in the 60's, could still be able to wear that, but he doesn't understand the headscarf. He does love Christopher's skirt as well. Nina isn't a fan of Nathan's look, calling it matronly and unflattering, where Nathan digs his own grave by saying that was intentional. Nina asks him if that's really the look women are going for, which, duh, of course not. Joanna likes Needlebutt's interpretation and the group photo of three girls because it looks like they're having "fun" at work. The judges are pretty unanimous deeming Gunnar's flopsy dress as the worst of the bunch. Heidi hates it, repeats her souffle boobs comment, saying they're all over the place, and that it's inappropriate. YES! Gunnar tries to pass some bullshit off by saying he designed it for a younger audience, and Heidi calls his dress cheap. You can see him trying to control his rage. And that the print made the girl(s?) look older.
Heidi then asks the ultimate "Who should go home?" question. Fabio tries to bypass that by saying that Needlebutt's look is the best. That's nice but that's not answering the question, you idiot. Christopher, Nathan, and Needlebutt agree with Heidi that Gunnar was the worst and Gunnar provides no answer beyond saying that he thought his look was the bee's knees. They then go to the lounge to dish and Gunnar isn't really in the mood to talk.

Team Bitch
Alicia describes the group's work ethic (focus on their strengths, divide, and conquer), mostly because we haven't heard her much this season. Nina calls it "modern" and "editorial", particularly Melissa's blue dress, which photographed beautifully. She goes on to say that most the clothes up there are very wearable and, being a member of the Pants Tribe, adored the "trousers", both wide leg and skinny. Kors' loved Melissa dress for it's believability in the office. Well, maybe in a fashion office but what about school? Or post? Or porn company? Heidi calls Raul's unfortunate ruffly top "too much". Overall, says Kors, the collection is cohesive. Joanna calls it "commercial" (as a compliment) and anyone would buy them, but she hates the black ruffly top but loves the skirt. Joanna likes Dmit-zzzzz's dress but notes it wouldn't work anywhere else, like a paralegal's office. Heidi's least favorite piece is Elena's poofy blouse but Joanna said it COULD work in a paralegal's office (maybe if you were in Resident Evil or something). Kors' says that it wasn't a team effort, it was just 6 different outfits.
As for the weakest question, Sonjia, Alicia, Melissa, and Elena name Raul, Elena because he has horrible construction. Raul and Dmit-zzzzz list Elena for not compromising her designs (Raul) and for her bad work ethic (Dmit-zzzzz). In the lounge, Dmit-zzzzz is attack for his comments regarding Elena and Raul lets it be known that he hates her.

Deliberations were hard to follow this time but let's find out who wins this thing...

Winning Photo: Team Bitch

Winning look: Melissa! She (and I) feels excited, great, and happy about the win!

Bottom 2: Mean Girl Gunnar and Eddie Munster Raul

Hang on... I need to relish in this moment for a cool minute.

Eliminated: Raul. Again.

Gunnar tries to be witty and thanks them for the "heart attack" (if only) and Heidi and Raul joke about saying goodbye twice. At this point, he doesn't care about being eliminated. He just reminds the room that he hates Elena and hopes they eliminate her soon. Uh, no one cares. As always, Christopher is the first to offer the hug. In the end, Raul says that he doesn't make quick garments and that isn't who he is so he's happy to go. Yeah, yeah, please don't come back.

Next time: The "real woman" challenge! Haircutting and Nathan's client wants a midriff, met with bitchface, Needlebutt "dogging" his model, and people throwing away opportunities.

Project Runway: The Runaways (with an awesomely scathing "read" from Laura Bennett)

Previously: The designers endured their first team challenge of the season, which was to create an Emmy's gown from past Project Runway contestants and winners. Elena kept having nervous breakdowns, Buffi kept her cool,  Christopher began to lose his patience, Ven and Kenley won (I'm getting there in a second) while Raul was sent packing and sulked away. And THEN we were left with the cliffhanger of where the hell did Old Broad Andrea go?

But, before things can go any further, I wanted to bring up something interesting. You see, I'm never been one to read past contestant blogs (unlike TVGasm, which absolutely ROCKS) but I stumbled upon Laura Bennett's blog, since she was there and all. And, let me tell you... girl throws some serious SHAAAAAAADE! In her entry regarding the team challenge, she brought up what really went on in the workroom. First, she knew that Elena was, of course, a nervous wreck for being in the bottom but what we didn't see was that Buffi just flitted around the room and not do much work. Well, we gathered that already but it may have irritated her. Then she discussed Irina's dress, which was FAR WORSE than what we saw at home. Laura called the fabric Gunnar and Kooan used "tacky, shiny, and cheap" and the dress "tight" on Irina, who came up with the idea for the train to cover the flaws. All these combined is Heidi's recipe for "Winner!" So Irina scored some points for me there (but Laura scored LOTS of points for calling Gunnar "one of the most annoying contestants ever"). Laura saved the best whip lashing for Kenley. First, she said that editing made Kenley appear sweeter than ever (Lifetime sure loves its editing). As expected, she was anything but, being loud and obnoxious, making outrageous demands to hair, makeup, AND her designers, complaining about the food, and such. Laura bashed on her ridiculous outfit and called her out on trash-talking Heidi. She ended her piece saying that had Kenley been in her season, there would have been "a murder" on set. It's official: I love Laura Bennett.

On to the show!

We last left off with Old Broad Andrea's disappearance. The guys have no idea that she's missing and poor Christopher feels like he pushed her in front of a bus unintentionally because of frustration. He's well aware that there's going to be tension between them if they see her. Kooan isn't feeling so good (as in he's depressed) over in the other boy's apartment as Mean Girl Gunnar recaps how uncharacteristically quiet he was during the last challenge. Instead of having Heidi sear my eyes with another fashion abomination, the designers are shipped down to Madison Avenue for the next challenge, which is delivered in Michael Melonhead's new store! Fabio, dressed in the finest hobo-wear, is blown away by its beauty.

But, first things first, Uncle Tim has to address Old Broad Andrea's sudden outser. Unbeknownst to anyone, she left during the middle of the night and now no one has any idea where she is and cannot come into contact with her, trying to make this sound like a serious situation. Christopher has no words for this but Buffi says that Andrea probably wouldn't have gone further but she shouldn't have left like this. Agreed. No wait, Lifetime thought it was a good idea to pack EVERY designers' opinions about this sordid event, so Needlebutt Ven says that this is no way for a teacher to act, Elena compares the industry to a shark, and Melissa, who's also becoming a fast favorite, is well aware that any day isn't easy and this competition helps them realize that. Huh, so it's not entirely for our entertainment. I'll take it.

Now for the challenge. Kors lists that he designs for women who want to be chic, pulled together, relaxed and easy... so he designs for high end prostitutes? Basically, the challenge is to make a garment for a woman on the go from the designer's aesthetic, which the group is thrilled over. Kors also warns that textiles are important and that these garments shouldn't wrinkle easily. Buffi is happy because they get to show themselves as designers and not be run over by ridiculousness like candy and past contestants who deserve a good punch in the face. The designers go to various places in the store for a quiet place to sketch. Mean Girl Gunnar decides now is the time to stir some shit and asks about Andrea. Melissa did see her get up at some point in the night but go back to bed. So she did too, which is why she didn't think she would be, you know, leaving. Fabio thought she just slept in and everyone left her be while Gunnar calls it taking the cowards way out. Then Mean Girl Gunnar calls the kettle black by saying Old Broad Andrea acted pretty immature and I wished a wrecking ball came crashing through his interview. Elsewhere, Tim finds some of the guys designing in one of the areas in the store and advises them to get into their client's head (off topic: I keep screwing up client by typing "clinet" which makes me think I typed "clarinet". So don't mind if I think the designers are designing for woodwind masters about to play a sold out show at Carnegie Hall). Sonjia's girl works at an ad agency, Dmit-zzzzz is making something out of jersey, Fabio's going black and white, and Melissa notices that the store has tons of vibrant colors. But, luckily, she remembers they're working from their aesthetic so she's sticking to her black hues despite what Kors' sells there. On the other side of the shop, Gunnar is going to make some hideous dress while Buffi plans to design for the party girl who's a people person. Clever!

Mood time is just as frantic as ever, with Fabio commenting on its huge size (although, I've never set foot in any fabric store and, judging from Diane von Furstenberg's (bows) fabric room, they look pretty small). And where's Swatch? Christopher's girl works in Louboutin's and is sophisticated but Buffi wants to avoid using pink, despite that she keeps eying it anyway. Dmit-zzzzz can't find the fabrics he wants and Fabio notices Kooan's looking more distant than ever, mostly because Kooan has a lot on his mind. Sonjia darts around the store looking for her fabrics but she can't make clear decisions because there's seriously no time to think.

Feeling partly responsible for Old Broad Andrea's outser, Christopher wants to know what exactly happened. Melissa, the sole witness, retells her story and Christopher really feels horrible while Buffi thinks she checked out. Before they get into a deep argument about it, Kooan interrupts to make a commercial interrupted announcement. Well, after three days of thinking, he wants to bounce out too. The group thinks he's joking because, duh. Buffi knows how upset he's been lately but is shocked that he wants to leave. Christopher is in disbelief and Buffi says that everyone is "dropping like flies". Christopher tries to convince him to stay and Elena seriously believed he was joking but he's made up his mind about it. Mean Girl Gunnar smirks that he's sad about this (bullshit) and now Nathan's crying because character development has to come from him SOMETIME so why not now he wants to leave to but he's here to compete. He's like a giants when he gives Kooan a hug, advising him to do what he thinks is best as Buffi tells Kooan he's amazing. Uncle Tim comes in to make everyone feel sadder by having them gather around in a circle because, oh, what the hell. It turns out Andrea is fine, she sent them an email saying she didn't want to be there anymore. Kooan drops the bomb about checking out but, while I'm watching, I think I saw Nathan working on a dress form in the mirror... either that or he was shoving something off of it. Kooan's only leaving because he wants to do things on his own terms (which is making rainbow puke clothing) but everyone else is staying. He hugs everyone goodbye and then everyone hugs everyone else because hugs makes things a bit more bearable. Hell, I wanted a hug. Poor Fabio is crying because things are just getting harder but Sonjia says everyone needs thick skin and Christopher says that they're just going to have to keep moving forward.

After shipping his ass home to create trainwrecks, the gingham shirt-clad Uncle Tim (seriously, no!) returns but is a little hesitant to make any other announcements. Since two people bounced from the competition, the producers felt it was necessary to bring back that asshole Raul. Buffi, with the adios edit, is thrilled but Needlebutt Ven is not a happy camper because he's tired of Raul's complaining. Well, I'm tired of your ego but we've all got to live. Raul is ecstatic he can actually show himself as a designer but I don't care. Alicia hasn't said much this episode (or ANY episode) so she sums up his elimination by the judges seeing that she's a cleaner designer than he is. AH I gotcha. Raul believes he belongs her and his elimination is a mistake and he joins Gunnar on the wrecking ball death list. Luckily, Christopher is there to call him a "lucky ho" which made me giggle.

Mean Girl Gunnar needlessly recaps the challenge, so let's see if Uncle Tim will soothe my rage (duh, of course he does!). He goes to Dmit-zzzzz first, where he's making... basically the same things he's been dishing out since day one, but all in one seam. Fabio thinks the guy's on the radar. Sonjia is make a pretty dress with lots of twists that will eventually have sleeves while Fabio's print is all right with Tim. He's designing for a woman on the day off so Tim advises him to be careful, specifically about the jacket's proportions. Elena worries that he's not showing enough of himself in the design. Needlebutt Ven's beauty of the dress is the cut and that he's using cashmere. Oooooooh. Mean Girl Gunnar is told to be cognizant of not over-designing (which flies over his head of hot air). Sonjia really hates his design, scoring more points for her. Elena is worried that the judges will attack her silhouette again (then do something else?) while Buffi is confident with her design but Tim is not and wonders why design so much when the pink top is good as it is. Gunnar tries to express his opinion, which gave me a great opportunity to get something to drink. Uncle Tim makes his way over to Christopher, and the fun rapport they have together most of the time would make one think they have a thing for each other. Oo la la! Kidding. Anyway, he plans to do something a bit basic but Tim thinks it looks dressy and Sonjia thinks he has more to offer. Tim thinks Christopher is being a bit ambivalent since he was in the bottom last time and Christopher is worried about that. Nevertheless, Tim gives him a pat on the shoulder and moves on. As Nathan makes a burlap sack and Melissa is making comfort wear with lots of layers, let's move on to that graceless loser Raul, which will be a take off of a man's suit. Needlebutt Ven thinks Raul has no point of view but Fabio's bouncing around in the back was enough to distract me from Ven's ego. Raul is concerned over time but no one cares about that excuse anymore. Tim then leaves feeling excited over the outcome of this challenge.

Three hours left finds Buffi fighting a headache while sewing. But that's all we get post Tim because the models arrive. Once again, there's nothing interesting to note beyond Fabio excited that his girl has some ass so she can fill out his dress better. His dress is bordering on Cajan-streetwalker short and Alicia just isn't seeing his point of view. Sonjia, who is possibly one of the only ones who is observant, states that, in order to beat Dmit-zzzzz, she's going to use her dress' versatility. My girlfriend Melissa is panicking because she's making FOUR different pieces (a hoodie-cardigan, a t-shirt, a tank top, and leggings) and none of them are ready for her girl to try on. Well, shit girl, get going! Raul whines some more about time and the models leave to avoid running into Tyra Banks.

Besties Christopher and Buffi discuss her dress, which he thinks is beginning to look like resort-wear. Buffi thinks her dress is shoddy but she's sticking to getting it finished. Poor Melissa is also freaking out about time, mostly because she's got virtually nothing sewn. She's going to have to haul some ass to get it ready tomorrow. Yikes.

Runway day! Buffi talks about how much work she needs to do while she exercises. Multi-tasker! She's feeling a little insecure but hopes the judges will be able to see her aesthetic. In the guy's apartment, Fabio is wearing a turban today. Raul bitches to no end about being eliminated and Christopher wishes Andrea would've left and let the judges know so they wouldn't had eliminated him. I think he said that to try to get him to shut up. Needlebutt Ven whines some more about Raul talking as much as Jill-Cher from Dance Moms, with an expression (? He doesn't have any!) that's similar to this...

Though I'll bet he'd love the dick in the box. That being his horny face.

I bet he's only acting like an asshole with a stick up his butt because there really IS a stick up his butt.

In the workroom, Melissa rushes to finish her work as Christopher spots Buffi still working on the hot pink top. He offers some of his fabric but a too-focused Buffi refuses saying it wouldn't be representing her design. I wish Christopher would calm down and focus on his work but I can tell he doesn't want her to get shit-canned. Buffi vents a bit about him and he overhears and pokes his head in the sewing room but she assures him she's not mad at him, she's just stressed. I mean, that would seem uncharacteristic of her. She says that she now feels stronger about her work and what she wants to say as a designer but I wish someone would say that Mean Girl Gunnar's hair is just hideous.
Tim arrives in purple gingham (AGH!) and Elena is wearing her hoochie-shorts again. Fabio is gushing over his jacket but Elena thinks his dress is too short. It isn't classy and might be considered among the worst of the bunch. Christopher notices Raul's face dropping when he realizes the pants he made for his girl are 4 inches smaller. Eek! Mean Girl Gunnar smirks about it but Nathan shows a pulse and laughs about the mistake. After some hair and makeup, Buffi admits she's unfamiliar with her fabrics (NOW?!) as her model stitches her pink top in the workroom. Raul's solution to the smaller pants is to sew panels onto it (ew) and Sonjia thinks he doesn't have what it takes. Indeed, blue haired woman. Melissa wants to finish so she abandons her idea to drape the top, Buffi is confident with her look, and Raul is so caught up he forgot about accessories so he grabs random crap from the wall and runs to the door.

Today, Heidi's trainwreck is leopard. She welcomes Raul back but addresses the outsers of Andrea and Kooan. Heidi uses the ole reality standby "Many others would die for this opportunity" but we all know this makes for great TV. She congratulates Needlebutt Ven, who looks doped out on some downer. The guest judges today are Hayden Panettiere (the cheerleader from Heroes) and designer Rachael Roy.

Sonjia's twisty dress is very chic and edgy and I think anyone could rock it. Alicia bores me to death because she only made a button down shirt and capris. I mean, really? Melissa made a grim reaper exercise outfit from Target but I would love to own any and all those pieces. And it does look comfortable. Buffi's doesn't look so bad but that's what I said about her candy dress (like an idiot). It also reminds me of something else too.

K-pop realness.

She also admits it's not the best thing she's made. Dun dun DUN. Fabio's hoochie dress is jealous of Heidi's hooker wear but Mean Girl Gunnar's abomination is as ugly as his personality. Nathan's is boring as per usual and Dmit-zzzzz's is good but it looks like everything else he's done. Needlebutt Ven's dress isn't too shabby but, again, is a bit reminiscent of his candy dress. Can't these people think outside of the box? Raul's thing is very loud and obnoxious and he's appropriately mortified by the styling. Elena's jacket is not good and too big compared to the too tight clothes in its shadow. Christopher scores again with his chic black dress and a leather jacket that I would murder someone to own.

Mean Girl Gunnar (SHIT), Needlebutt Ven, Awkward Nathan, Alicia, Melissa and Elena are safe. Gunnar says he's "shocked" at the top and bottom, but I'm betting that he's bitter that he's middling again. Melissa jokes that she doesn't want to lose ANOTHER roommate. And now for the judging.

THE GOOD:
Sonjia: Heidi loves the dress she made, especially how she manipulated the fabric. Kors liked that it wasn't just another little black (or grey) dress and it could go with anything. Nina likes how it's conservative yet sexy and Hayden loves the dress as well, providing no useful insight to the challenge. Rachel loves the subtle details and that Sonjia really thought about the design.

Christopher: His woman has a husband and a four year old and she has to get from work to dinner with the husband for a date night because that doesn't happen as much anymore. Heidi loves the ensemble and cannot believe he whipped that up with a $150 budget. Hayden wants to tackle the girl onstage for the jacket and starts fanning herself. Rachel thinks he nailed the day to night aspect with the styling. Nina likes that it looks comfy, polished, and glamorous. Kors says he nailed it.

Dmit-zzzzz: He's obviously not winning this but in the top. Kors says that it's the best MADE garment up there but it would look so much better in a brighter color. Heidi thinks it's a great dress but she's not even itching to want it. Hayden wished he went a step further, especially with the shoulders (she's very shoulder focused because she has some pretty broad shoulders). Nina calls it a simple design without "the bells and the whistles" but it's still pretty perfect. Rachael says that he has some great sewing skills but it's just "safe", but a beautiful and exquisite safe.

THE BAD:
Fabio: His girl on the day off looks like the girl on the corner. Kors is taken aback by the piece, since it doesn't show any of Fabio's aesthetic. He says Fabio is dressed more like himself than the design. Fabio is dressed like a Turkish priest. Rachael wishes that what he was wearing could've been incorporated more into the outfit. Heidi thinks the blazer should've been longer and Nina can see the comfort but not the glamor. In short, when the judges more on YOUR outfit than the model's, you're in trouble.

Buffi: She loves the print and the color, which represents her as a designer. Hayden of the Shoulders Clan wishes she did something inventive with the shoulders but she does love the color. Heidi thinks it looks inexpensive. Rachael goes on a tangent about the importance of belts and Kors says it looks like a hairdresser's smock. It's a little out there and, when shown the hem of the dressed, it's pretty nutty. Buffi tries to save herself by saying she didn't mean to cover that up but Nina calls that even MORE tragic. Buffi looks like she's accepting her fate.

Raul: Yikes. Chipper Hayden now looks very depressed. Kors hated it, especially the Vampyra pants, and the hideous jacket was on death watch. Oye that's one fugly t-shirt. Hayden points out the whack job crotch and says she would never wear such a thing. Pants-lover Nina hates the pants and the jacket is too long. Rachael says he over-accessorized and he was too ambitious.

Deliberations fly by, with the only thing to note that it's only a race between Christopher and Sonjia this time and maybe bringing Raul back was a bad idea.

Winner: Sonjia! As an added bonus, Hayden is going to wear her dress at a red carpet event in the future.

Bottom 2: Fabio and Buffi (how did Raul escape THAT one?)

Eliminated: Buffi :(

I'm bummed as Buffi enters the lounge weeping. She learned to be herself and that this was an emotional experience. She announces that it may have been tacky but it's what made her unique. Aww... then she makes everyone laugh by hiding behind the couch. Tim enters wondering if she bailed already (of course not), and he calls her the hostess of Season 10. Lol! He's also very proud of her for showing HER work. You go, Buffi.

Next time: Nina announces the challenge, which is to make womenswear in two teams. Crap. The same old crap happens: Raul hates the challenge, Mean Girl Gunnar whines that he doesn't want to work with these people, Elena goes batshit insane, and Heidi hates a few things.