By Jeff Long
With Gunnar gone, Christopher and Ven move into the apartment with Fabio and Dmitry. Then, they go to Radio City Music Hall to hear about the challenge. The Rockettes are there! Gorgeous. They have to make a versatile and flashy and modern costume for the Rockettes to wear. At Mood, Elena is over budget by nearly $150! This does not look good for her. Also, all of her fabric is blue, which Dmitry notices and remembers how she was always ragging on him for choosing blue. Christopher puts on a turban and lipstick to mimic Sonjia and it's kind of awesome.
They all go out to dinner and Elena apologizes to Dmitry for being so mean to him during their group effort. Also, Ven explains a little about how he grew up sort of solitary. Sonjia seems out to sea during most of the challenge. She's just sort of feeling her way through the challenge. Melissa's outfit has 18 pattern pieces, which Fabio rightfully points out as insane. Tim comes in and is immediately concerned for Sonjia. She simply doesn't know what she's doing. Elena's outfit looks like a band uniform and everyone sees it. Because everybody seems completely screwed, Tim gives the designers more money and another visit to Mood. Well, that's unprecedented. Ven, Fabio and Dmitry stay behind and keep working at Parson's. Christopher gives some of his money to Melissa, which is really sweet. Sonjia skypes with her boyfriend and he is legit DREAMY. The conversation gives her the steam she needs to commit to an idea and get to real work.
The day of the challenge everyone seems a little more confident. The fitting is like one of the giantest shit shows of all time. Seriously, girls don't fit into the stuff, stuff is falling apart and all the while Christopher is teaching his girl how to walk real jazzy. Debra Messing is the guest judge, which really excites the designers. Unfortunately, the challenge isn't correcting the fashion choices for her character on Smash.
The models all look kind of silly in these costumes. Christopher's idea, which includes a sequined replica of the New York City skyline, is pretty adorable. Sonjia's feathered concoction looks pretty cute to me, but we're set up to believe that this is her Waterloo. And, it seems that it is. Nina thinks that 30 Rockettes in feathers would be a "turkey fest." It seems like they only like 2 of the looks, Christopher and Dmitry. Elena starts crying on the runway and Heidi even disclaims that the judges take their decisions very seriously. They kind of like Melissa's look, but they start hating it during the judging. That's rough. Christopher wins the challenge and he meets Debra Messing! The bottom two are Ven and Elena. And, Ven goes home. Wow. I didn't expect that.