Episode Report Card Jeff Long: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Welcome to the Stress Ball
By Jeff Long | Season 10 | Episode 13 | Aired on 10.11.2012
Next, Tim goes ALL the way to Jersey City to visit Dmitry. He's staying at a friend's place while they are in Spain, which Tim notes as very kind of the friend. Dmitry interviews that he really doesn't have time to change anything in his collection so he hopes that Tim just likes it and tells him that he's going to win. Dmitry is using a lot of geometric patterns. Everything seems to be going well until these couple of lemon yellow dresses. Tim doesn't really like the color, but he notes that Dmitry seems very confident and thinks that is a good thing. Overall, Dmitry feels good about the critique. He thinks it's one of the best he's ever had from Tim.
They retire to the veranda for some tea. We hear that Dmitry had to leave his job because of the show. Plus, his lease came up for renewal while he was away and he couldn't afford to re-sign, so... he is jobless and homeless. He asks him how his family feels about what's going on and Dmitry says that they are very excited. They have always supported his endeavors and would love to be able to give back to them. Tim asks Dmitry where he sees himself in ten years. "Rich and famous." I think that's an hour or two outside of St. Petersburg. Florida.
Next, Tim has to actually travel and goes to San Francisco to visit Melissa. She interviews that it's a reward just to have Tim at your house. Her place is predictably cool. She shows him her stuff and seems pretty confident with it. She interviews that she has not been crippled with self-doubt like she had been during the competition. She tells him that she's worrying about what the others are making and he says that her work is really individual to her, so in the end it will come down to the tastes of the judges.
They go on a boat ride with Melissa's boyfriend, Nick, and Melissa's parents James and Doris. Doris says that fashion has been Melissa's obsession since she was a little girl and James say that Melissa would cry at Christmas if her gifts of clothes weren't stylish enough. I'm sure she enjoys having stories told about her that make her look like an enormous bitch. I'd seriously vet my parents before letting them talk about me in front of a camera. We'd cover acceptable topics and repercussions in case things didn't go well. You have to scare them a little bit. Melissa's mom explains that Melissa has only known how to sew for four years. Nick does not say one single solitary word.
They all get back to New York and stay at Yotel, in this super Real World-style suite. Christopher is the first to arrive and is very excited. Melissa gets there next and she and Christopher scream and hug. She thinks the place is reminiscent of Austin Powers. They discuss what is left to do in their collection. Fabio arrives and looks around and says, "Thank you all for coming!" Hee. Then, Dmitry arrives.