3 posts tagged “project runway”
So apparently if you sew mismatched fabrics together at odd angles you're "innovative" in the world of fashion. I thought that was a bit overdone, personally, but apparently the judges at Project Runway disagree.
Honestly, I wasn't wowed by any of the designer's final collections. They all have talent, but none of them created a collection that was as great as I had hoped. I liked a few pieces from each, and I liked the final look of all of them (although I'm not usually a fan of silver and gold together, the beading on Laura's dress was so fantastic that I'll overlook the colors). But as a whole, no one really jumped out as great.
But Jeffrey? Even if his designs were the best (and I don't think they were, especially not looking at the season as a whole) I wouldn't have wanted him to win. You can give excuses about editing but they couldn't fake some of the stuff he said. I don't think he's evil or anything, but I'm not at all convinced that he's not a smug, condescending ass. And the sympathy edit that they tried to give him the past few episodes REALLY rubbed me the wrong way.
I don't want anyone to think that I just hated his win because of his personality, so let me reemphasize - I am not a fan of his design aesthetic. At all.
I think I might be done watching the Project Runway finales. This is the second one in a row that has seriously upset me.
Off that topic, Lost tonight was... well, weird, even for Lost. I'm not quite sure what I think of it yet, but it felt a bit disjointed (especially for a Locke episode, which I usually love), and for the first time in the history of this show, in my opinion, the introduction of new characters felt seriously forced. And what was with all the bad acting? One of my favorite things about Lost has always been the stellar cast, but both the cop in Locke's flashbacks and the two new characters were not at all impressive. I'll give the new guys a chance, since they only had a few lines tonight, but I'm a bit skeptical.
We only have three episodes left until hiatus. I really hope they give us a little more than what they have been, because it feels like it's moving at an even more snailish pace than usual, and we're not even getting much good stuff. Step it up, Lost!
Wow. Ok, again, let's break this down, because there's much to discuss:
Lost:
So Sun's not as nice as we were led to believe. Not too surprising, considering what some of the other castaway's flashbacks have revealed. But pretty interesting, nonetheless.
Of course, most of my attention was on SAWYER KISSING KATE. Okay, okay, I know it was just to scope out the enemy (supposedly), and I'm not really even a Kate/Sawyer shipper, but I do love Sawyer far more than I should. And I have to admit, the cheesy, "You taste like strawberries." "You taste like fishbiscuit.", exchange made me exceedingly happy.
Sorry, Sawyer turns me into a squealing fangirl. Ahem.
Other interesting notes: Ben(formerly Henry Gale)'s offer to send Jack home if he gave in, complete with a tape of the Red Sox winning the World Series to prove to him that the Others had access to the outside world. I don't know if he'll actually crack, but he looked pretty shell-shocked just to see a TV again. And I'm still longing for a glimpse of the other side of the island - we got to see Sun, Jin and Sayid this week, but there are only four weeks left until hiatus, and I want to see what's up with the other Losties - which, if the preview is accurate, I might get to next week?
But really I liked this episode quite a bit and it got me all fired up for more. Let's hope they deliver in the short time they have before a long hiatus.
Project Runway:
To admit a bit of bias, I've never liked Jeffrey, and the sympathetic edit- "woe is me I had drug problems and a bad childhood"- rubs me the wrong way. There are plenty of people who have problems, get past them and go on to NOT MAKE PEOPLE'S MOTHERS CRY.
Anyway. I was surprised at Laura's accusations that he's cheating, but I think she handled it well. She's never been one to shy away from speaking her mind to your face, so I think she would have told Jeffrey her suspicions even if Uli hadn't prompted her. And it is a competition, after all - whether he cheated or not, if she legitimately thinks there's a chance she has every right to go to the people running the competition with her suspicions.
That said, I don't actually think Jeffrey cheated, at least not much. He may have stretched the rules, if anything, but I don't want to assume even that without seeing the outcome of the investigation next week.
And on the actual collections, sans drama: Michael's is a bit risque, but there are some pretty striking pieces in there; I actually miss Uli's colorfulness - her collection looked a bit drab, but still flowy; Jeffrey's didn't do much for me, although there were one or two pieces I found interesting; and I really wish Laura had left some of those red pieces from her home visit in her collection, because they were gorgeous, and I'm not really that into her final product now. I don't have a clear favorite based on these collections, actually, although I'll probably go with wanting Michael for the win just because he's been my favorite consistently throughout the season.
Whew, enough on that drama for now. It's time for Thursday night TV to begin, after all!
So much TV, so little time... Last night was a big one, with the highly-anticipated season premiere of Lost and, of course, the Project Runway reunion show. Let's take this show by show, shall we?
Lost: The opening was a doozy - the Others' own little suburbia hell. And watching Henry (Ben?) Gale send off spies and run the place with such cold precision was, well, creepy. He is a creepy, creepy man, and he just keeps getting creepier. His breakfast with Kate, dressed up like a doll and convinced to handcuff herself, did nothing to lessen that image. *shudder*
New girl Juliette was also pretty damn cool, convincingly sympathetic while manipulating Jack (who seems to be trapped in... an aquarium?). It wasn't hard to believe she was sincere until her interaction with Mr. Creeptastic at the end.
And, of course, poor, hilarious Sawyer is being kept in a cage, where he spent most of the episode trying to figure out a mechanism that gave him a fish biscuit and some water out of a hose. He promptly gave the biscuit to Kate (who had a full breakfast, mind you) when she joined him in a nearby cage, looking a bit dazed and roughed up. I assume we'll find out what happened to her between breakfast and her time caged up with Sawyer... well, sometime this season.
A strong season premiere with Jack, Kate and Sawyer, although Jack's flashbacks seemed less relevant than usual (I'm sure the writers will prove me wrong soon). But where were the rest of the Losties? Are Eko, Locke and Desmond even alive? As curious as I was about what was going on with the Others, I couldn't help but wonder throughout what was going on with the rest of the gang, and I hope we hear from them very soon.
Project Runway: The reunion show is always interesting, if a bit more "trashy reality TV" than the rest of the season. Of course we had to rehash MomGate, the incident where Jeffrey made Angela's mom cry and the audience seriously uncomfortable, as well as Keith's ousting. Keith verged on crazy-Vincent territory with blaming the show, saying it wasn't in the contract that they couldn't have books (which the other designers quickly contested) and that the books were actually given back to him during the filming. The always wonderful Tim Gunn pointed out justly that he sounded a bit like he was blaming it on a conspiracy, which Keith denied before continuing to go on about how it wasn't his fault. Ugh.
But particularly interesting was the footage we hadn't seen of Vincent freaking out at producer for his laundry being done... incorrectly? Seems a few of his clothes were messed up in the wash, and Crazy spent quite awhile berating the poor producer, screaming profanities while Michael and Kayne hid on the roof. Vincent also stood by his recent statements that the other designers were all amateurs, earning eyerolls and disgust from everyone there.
Luckily, there were some happier moments, such as the funny montage of Tim's big vocabulary and this year's designer catchphrases, as well as the very deserving Michael Knight receiving the fan favorite award and a check for $10,000.
What I found particularly interesting? Not one former contestant named Jeffrey the potential winner in their prediction segment. Hmmm.
