Episode Report Card Jeff Long: A | 2 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT There Is Also An "M" in Motormouth
By Jeff Long | Season 8 | Episode 5 | Aired on 08.26.2010
Then, Heidi asks who made Casanova's look and seems a little stunned to hear that it was his. Michael says that Casanova's couture background came in handy today. He also loves the edging on Peach's blouse. Nina thinks that it's one of the best things that Peach has shown. Backstage, Team Luxe all agree to stand by their work and not throw someone under the bus. Mondo and Valerie both think that Casanova should win the challenge. Casanova thinks that it should go to Peach.
The Luxe losers return to the stage. Gretchen, of course, speaks for the team. She says that they wanted to work as a team. Heidi asks who the weak link was and Gretchen starts to cry and says that there was no weak link and she would like the judges to be MINDFUL of the fact that they all worked really hard. Ivy, crying as well, says that it's like having a baby and someone saying that it's ugly. I don't believe her at all. Michael Kors wants to punch something. Heidi reminds them that Other Michael has immunity and Gretchen has just one more thing she would like the judges to be MINDFUL of. Lotta nerve, this one. But, she says that she just wants the judges to choose a loser by choosing the people they want to see more of. Hmm, it sounds suspiciously like she's trying to add Other Michael to the group of possibly eliminated. He grabs her hand to comfort her, but she doesn't look like she's having it.
Michael Kors tells them that fashion is nasty and there's no time for this bullshit. Georgina thought the collection was boring. Nina felt that there were a lot of proportion problems and the colors were "ghastly." Michael Kors doesn't think that there is anything luxurious about this collection. They hate A.J.'s dress. It's not sexy or proportionate. Gretchen says that they realized late in the game that the collection maybe looked a little old. Wait, tune changing and Heidi notices. Nina thinks the styling is ridonk and Gretchen takes the blame but then says that she had to style a crappy collection. Uh, this is a whole different radio station. Heidi's all wha? And Nina's all like Heidi's right.
At this point, Gretchen just fucking nails Other Michael. She says that she spent so much time helping him that she couldn't be proud of her own work. Other Michael shows the blouse that he made and Georgina says it's perfect. Then, every other designer, save A.J., agrees with Gretchen's view of Other Michael. In fact, Ivy even says that she's not sure if his problem is laziness or ignorance. Um, have fun working together in the future. Heidi, who has never seemed more German than at this very moment, says that Other Michael has immunity, so this conversation is pointless. This is about the rest of them. Andy says that they'll have to decide based on their past work, but Michael says that's not how it works. Have they never watched this show before? So, they begin pointing out every garment they worked on. Then, they go backstage, where Other Michael sits alone. Gretchen describes backstage why they chose Other Michael as their weak link. Valerie asks him how he feels about that and he seems really sad. He doesn't feel the same way, but he'll agree if everyone else feels that way. Gretchen, sounding self-aware for a moment, says the final point is that they failed.