By Jeff Long
In the beginning, the designers are told that they are going to mix up their teams and the judges will pick two teams of four. We see Zac say that he would like to see Patricia’s aesthetic matched with Daniel’s construction skills. Nina thinks that Richard needs help with taste, so she pairs him with Layana. Michelle is sent to Team Patricia and bitch has the nerve to say that she is worried about Daniel because he is from Texas. I’d just like to say that there has been a virtual pipeline between Austin and Portland since at LEAST the late 90’s and she just revealed herself to be a total knob for acting that way. Samantha is sent to Team Richard. Stanley is on Team Patricia, which leaves Amanda on Team Richard.
The challenge? The designers have to take a field trip to find out about it. Heidi is not allowed to go -- those are the rules. So, the day, they meet their clients in some sort of cabaret space. They are male strippers. Their dance moves are ridonk. They are The Thunder From Down Under. No lie. I didn’t make that up. How could I? So, they have to make tear-away strip clothes. Team Richard names themselves Team Slick and Hip but they are seriously neither. The other team names themselves Team Shades of Grey, which is super clever. The hard part for everyone is designing for such superhero style bodies.
I don’t want to watch this unless the naked people are here. Richard Skypes with his friend and starts crying because he is super stressed. I feel bad for him because he’s feeling that his team doesn’t trust him. His team seems doomed from the beginning. Tim comes in and says that they don’t seem like they are advising each other, and he is worried about them. Team Shapes of Grey seems to fare better, though Tim thinks that they have a lot of work to do. Layana asks Stanley for help and he gives it to her, which is very nice of him.
The men come in for their fittings and it’s like The Crucible in there. They go mad. Team Sick and Hip (no typo) is flailing. Amanda says something about Richard not listening to her -- to his face. We don’t say things to people’s faces on this show. By the time the runway show begins, it doesn’t seem like anyone is doing particularly well. Scott Patric, hot make-up daddy, introduces all of the ladies in the make-up room to the dancers, which is a selfless act.
As expected, Team Shades of Grey wins, though it was by default. Emmy Rossum is the guest judge, which is a shame for her. They don’t even say anything nice to the winning team, though they don’t mind Michelle’s vest. One of the dudes from Richard’s team starts busting out of his pants when he’s just standing there and Nina Garcia seriously loses herself. She goes to another place and while she's accompanied by laughter, it doesn’t look fun. On the runway, Layana and Amanda go after Richard and he defends himself in a pretty grand fashion. Backstage, Amanda and Richard make up. There was no winning look! That’s fun! Amanda is out, though Layana’s jacket was the main offense on the runway, if you ask me.
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