Everything Auf'd is New Again - 
by EdHIll
I first must apologize for the lateness of my recap. Normally I would come up with the usual "I was procrastinating" or "my real job got in the way" type excuses, but not this week. The reason I am late recapping the latest episode of Project Runway is because I spent Friday AT Project Runway. As any fan of the show knows, the big fashion show at New York's Fashion Week was Friday, and thanks to our friends at BAWLS energy drink, I, as well as lucky TVgasm reader OD-TV, got VIP seats to the Project Runway fashion show. I went from writing about Laura, Uli, and Michael in my apartment wearing nothing but my underwear to actually watching them in person in my underwear. Granted, I had stuff on over my underwear, but the effect was the same. As to what I saw, who I met and what it was like, I'll have that post up soon, but for now let's concentrate on the episode at hand. After all, it was not without its requisite surprises.
The show starts as always with everyone recovering from the recent loss. Vincent's gone and it's the final 5. At this point they really don't care either way, and since Vincent wasn't well liked, it just rolls off their backs. Laura however is still reeling from her review on the runway; it was scathing and has left her shaken. And stirred.
When the get to the runway for their next challenge Heidi tells them that she isn't going to tell them what the new challenge is on the runway. They are instead going to a party hosted by L'Oreal Paris, and she will tell them about the challenge there. And she also mentions that she has invited some very "special guests", and they will be involved in the challenge. Showing some signs of intellectual growth, Jeffrey says that instead of a nice relaxing party, its most likely some sort of trap, "Its never a f*king party".
The party takes place at The Pink Elephant. It's one of those trendy Chelsea bars that doesn't open until ten, costs 20 dollars to get in and another 15 for a drink, and that's if you can even get in (FYI, saying "But I work for TVgasm" gets you nowhere). As they sip on champagne and await Heidi they all try to think who their guests will be. Laura thinks its some rock band, which convinces Kayne that it is Destiny's Child. Apparently Kayne doesn't watch the show much since Project Runways version of a guest star is Sasha Cohen and the lady from Access Hollywood. Destiny's Child is a stretch. I was thinking maybe the New Monkees, but they broke up years ago.
The suspense is lifted when Heidi shows up and introduces the guests right off the bat. The first one is.... Vincent. He's back! In between his happy cackling 9and almost tripping over the stairs) he says "Ha ha, my buddies! They're so nice! Ha ha!" Dudes creepy. And then our other special guest is, yep you guessed it, Angela. She wanders out from the back of the bar with a confused deer in headlights look as Heidi gives her a double cheek kiss. The woman is so powerful she can completely reverse the affects of any of her previous Aufs. Daniel Franco, there's still hope! The appearance of Angela doesn't sit well with Jeffrey, "and the special second guest was Angela. And I say special, If ya know what I mean" Umm, not really. Oh wait. I get it! You mean special as in she is "mentally retarded"? Oh Jeff that was quite the burn. What a scathing metaphor! If you are that quick with a simile than you sir, are a verbal force to be reclined with. The Gore Vidal of the Runway if you will.
The reverse Auf
At first I thought this was a cheap gimmick to bring back the most drama creating designers, but then Heidi explains. The "benefit of winning a competition" that she has been hinting at in forced voiceovers all season is that if you have won a challenge and were voted auf, you get to come back to compete one last time. And since the only people who won and were voted off were Vincent and Angela (all the other winners are still in it, except for Keith, who wasn't eligible because he was kicked off) . OK, I can accept that, but Project Runway needs to keep the crazy twists to a minimum. The show is strong as it is, I don't want to see its integrity fall apart and have it turn into ANTM. Heidi also says that this means this week there will be 3 people sent home, not just one.
This doesn't sit well with the rest of the designers. Kayne responds by downing an entire glass of champagne in one gulp. Let's just hope he doesn't start overeating again. Then he'd never fit into his Elvis shirt. We can't have that. Angela has the opposite reaction and reacts by talking about how she wants to run with gravy or something. I don't know. The woman was mixing metaphors left and right. Vincent. Well, Vincent's reaction is pretty much what you would expect. The boner is back. The challenge this week is to design a cocktail party outfit using only black and white fabric. Then Heidi unleashes the models into the room and they all drink champagne and talk. Which is like at least a few hundred calories a glass so expect some model purging later.
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