By Jeff Long | Season AS1 | Episode 7 | Aired on 2012.02.16
Everybody's shocked that Rami is gone. Me too, frankly. They all head to Circle-in-the-Square to hear about their challenge. Kenley tells us that she goes to Broadway plays all of the time! Seriously, folks, it's like she is just saying all of the right things this season. Godspell is playing at the theatre and they meet Stephen Schwartz, the composer. He tells them that the winner of the challenge will have their design featured in the show, as well as their bio in the playbill. Crazy. They're designing for this rich girl character played by this lovely actress, Uzo. The costume is assembled on the actress on stage, so it has to be separates. Angela wishes them broken legs, then they start sketching. Kenley and Kara are very complimentary to each other and Mila does NOT LIKE IT.
When Joanna comes to visit, she says that she thinks this is one of the most exciting challenges that the show has had (I agree!). I think she purposefully tries to frighten Austin about his design though and that doesn't seem very nice. She tells Kara that her work doesn't seem ambitious enough. That's kind of true. Joanna says that she was in a non-professional production of Godspell once upon a time. After she leaves, Kara starts bawling.
After the initial fitting, Mondo decides that he's going to have remake his look. He's having nightmares about Cynthia Rowley's critique of his look last week. In all, the designers seem kind of fatigued. Mondo explains that acknowledging that he's stuck makes him able to really conquer a challenge, which I think says a lot about his process and confidence.
Austin has a conflict with Jerell about the use of the sewing machines, but it seems like much ado about nuthin'. The show has really dropped the concept of learning about the models, hasn't it? Jerell says that Mila's look is “girl who can't get into the club.” Ouch.
Sutton Foster is the GUEST JUDGE!!!! SHE'S MY FAVORITE ACTRESS IN THE WORLD. Seriously, I want to die. The show is pretty fun. Michael's design is gorgeous, but I'm not sure it's right for the character breakdown. Kenley's coat is really great. Austin's is fun, but Sutton looks confused. I don't know what I think about Jerell's look. Too buttoned-up maybe? Kara seems to have pulled it out! I'm thinking a lot about the assembly process onstage and Kara's seems doable, as does Mondo's. His is amazing. Mila's look...seems wrong. It just doesn't seem to fit correctly.
Jerell is safe. Georgina doesn't think that Michael's look is eccentric enough. The rest of the judges love it. The judges seem to admire Kenley's tailoring, but there were too many components. Austin gets kudos, but Isaac thinks it might be too young. He also calls Austin “Austin Starlet.” Isaac doesn't feel that Mila's outfit comes together. Sutton thinks she looks like a whore. They all love Mondo's look, though Georgina isn't wild about the length of the dress. Isaac thinks that Kara has come a long way. Georgina thinks that she needs to tweak stuff.
Mondo wins the challenge! The bottom two are Mila and Kara. Wow, this is a game-changer. Let's see. Mila is...safe. Wow. Kara is out. She holds it together onstage. There's a lot of crying backstage though. Kara interviews that she's grateful for the experience. Who's gonna be Kenley's friend?