By Jeff Long
The show begins without us knowing what Michelle's "second chance" is. It seems like she is just...not eliminated. Heidi tells the designers that they are each going to a different European nation. Daniel has never been out of the country and gets really emotional at the prospect of leaving. Layana is going to Barcelona. Patricia is going to Paris. Daniel is going to Berlin. Stanley is going to London. Michelle is going to stay in New York, which I guess is her punishment for losing the last challenge.
Then, my DVR skips because Time Warner is SERIOUSLY gaslighting me, people. It's all junk. Every single thing they have in my life. Anyway, Tim is talking and the thing I see is Samantha and Layana in Barcelona. Patricia and Kate go to Paris. They are so cute looking at the scenery. Amanda and Daniel are in Berlin together, which seems like a very odd pairing. Daniel thinks a lot about the hardships of communist Berlin. As bat shit crazy as he seems, it's remarkable to watch someone get to explore the world a little bit for the first time. Meanwhile, Michelle is lonely and sad in New York. She feels like she really needs to cheer herself up.
Patricia decides her inspiration is street Paris, instead of romantic Paris. Layana is inspired by the architecture of Barcelona. Stanley and Richard go to London together. That leads me to believe they didn't get to choose their helper. I'd choose Ben over Richard. Stanley decides that he wants to go dark for this challenge. Michelle and Tu go on a tour bus together and they have a really nice time. Amanda really pushes Daniel to make his design youthful. They have to buy their fabrics in the countries they are visiting. Daniel and Amanda end up in a really crappy fabric store that doesn't even have silk. Patricia has a language barrier and almost hits a French lady. Stanley and Richard have a relatively easy time. Layana and Samantha have a problem finding leather. Michelle gets a lot of cashmere and leather.
Back in New York, Michelle and Tu are the first in the workroom. The other designers file in and it makes Michelle really upset because they are all excited about their trips. It's the cruelest thing that this show has ever done and I love it, because she is such a horrible bitch. She won't let anyone hug her, which is so petty.
Jesus, help me, this episode is two hours long. We follow them designing in real time. Oh, it looks like Michelle is OK with hugging her model. Daniel is feeling really confident about his look. Scott Patric really shows these guys the way with make-up.
The guest judge is John Legend. Cute. On the runway, Layana stinks, Michelle is brilliant, Stanley is rad, Patricia is far out and Daniel is CRAZY. He seems like he made something totally young and cool. But, who knows. The judges really like it. They loved Stanley's look as well. They think Layana is old-fashioned, which totally gave me a boner. They HATE it. They are not fond of Patricia's look either. They like Michelle. Ultimately, Stanley wins-ish the challenge. He's in. Daniel is in as well! Michelle is in as well. Good for no one except for her. That's not fair. Her look was awesome, even if she isn't. It's down to Layana and Patricia. Layana is...OUT. Yes! Oh, I'm so happy. Suck it, Layana.