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Thursday, November 22, 2007
Where was the backstabbing?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The high: SJP
The low: No backstabbing in the workroom (just kidding).
We’ve got plenty of material to cover this week, so to speak, so let’s get to work.
In my highly scientific research (show of hands) among unbiased watchers (all my friends), it seems as though young Christian is doing nothing to win the admiration and respect of viewers. This week was no different: Witness the ever-so-slight tilt of the nose as he chooses Carmen as his partner, or the overconfidence and exasperation with which he defends his design, telling Tim Gunn, “I think it’s perfect.” Oh, youth. So headstrong!
But people, people, I beg of you: Judge not the young on their conceit. Judge them instead on their designs - in this case, a tiredly retro jacket and stretchy dress not even worthy of further discussion. Next!
I much preferred the surprise effort between Sweet P and Elisa - two gals whom I assumed would partner as well as Sunni and Shiite. Even though Elisa created a teal dress two weeks in a row, I appreciated the cape’s simplicity and the fun, full sleeves on the dress underneath it. In fact, I liked it better than the winning design of Victorya and Kevin. The front of their tunic was too bunchy to be practical, and the off-center bow, while cute, competed with the teeny plaid vest. Sorry, Sarah Jessica.
The rest? Kinda boring.
This episode may have set a record for number of tears shed, and the crying jags took place even before chapeau’d Marion Lee hit the cold pavement of New York. While I confess to a bit of overemotion myself (Patsy Cline songs, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” weddings), I’m just the tiniest bit worried for Ricky Lizalde, who threatens to break down every week. Ricky: It’s time to man up. Every second you spend groping for tissue is a second better spent plotting strategy. On a related note, look out for Jillian. Suspiciously quiet in this episode, she’ll be trouble later, I promise. And she may well prey on the weak member of the herd. That would be the weeper.
The last word: Is it just me, or is Carmen channeling Nona Hendryx in her “Female Trouble” days?
In a week of blah, do you think the right design won the challenge? Did the designers meet Bitten’s standard? Would you have sent Marion home?
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