Face Off Recap: Year of the Dragon

17 Comments

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   carol
   Posted September 5, 2012 at 10:42 pm

   I agree with everything you stated about Glenn. His hair has always bothered me. I have never noticed his legs, will have to look for them next time.

   Why are they having so many issues with coloring this season?

   I wish they would make the bottom two do a quick-fire type challenge. It could be tied to what they messed up and put them on the chopping block. Like this week, the could have brought out two models with headpieces already on but they were just one solid color. The bottom two then had half an hour to paint. It necessarily might not change the judges mind, but it might help.

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   LBOH
   Posted September 6, 2012 at 6:14 am

   @carol I think they aren’t having so many issues with coloring this season, I think that typically the contestants have problems with the edging on their pieces. But this season their pieces aren’t falling apart and are applied properly. So the judges pick on the coloring. But maybe I’m wrong?

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   featherhead
   Posted September 6, 2012 at 6:59 am

   You would think they’d take the hint, do not use red or orange!! It never comes out correctly (at least by the judge’s opinion) – Jason’s head came out looking like a soccer ball painted like spiderman. I loved the white goat one.

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   snowshoecat
   Posted September 6, 2012 at 7:47 am

   Oh SG I love your ‘caps even more than the show– which certainly is much better this go-round. Just got to your comment about Jason, and saying that he is “a little stupid” is a wonderful take-off on “a little pregnant” which still makes me laugh. For some unknown reason.

   Back to the ‘cap.

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   niknakflipflop
   Posted September 6, 2012 at 8:55 am

   I’ve been waiting for Alice in Zombieland as well!!! It’s my most anticipated episode! l also agree 100% with your Glenn comments, he’s such a dbag and looks so greasy and he’s completely forgotten how old he is! He dresses and styles himself like a lost 16 year old!

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   timgunnssister
   Posted September 6, 2012 at 9:34 am

   Great recap! I’m really loving this season due to the lack of fakey drama. As to Alana and her constant wounds, either she’s really bad at ‘cutting’, she’s hurting herself for attention or she’s way too clumsy to be allowed to handle anything sharp. All of which are bad considering her chosen profession.

   I agreed with the judges for the most part and loved the designs. However, their main complaint seemed to be that the final products (save for one) were not ‘dragony’ enough. Seriously? You give a team 2 animals they have to use in the design AND expect it to look dragony? To me the whole 2 people in the costume thing was what made them all dragony.

   Is anyone else hoping the next set of stitches Alana gets will be on her mouth? No? Just me then.

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   timgunnssister
   Posted September 6, 2012 at 10:20 am

   Oh, and I did love Roy’s comment that he and Jason should do well together as they ‘both work in the Haunted House industry’.

   That’s an industry? Who knew and where do I sign up? But it does explain Jason’s paint job.

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   juddfan
   Posted September 6, 2012 at 10:28 am

   Didn’t Glen start working with Lady Gaga last season . . . I seem to recall him getting extra “16 year old ish” after that announcement, not that I blame her. I don’t care for his styling, but it’s that look on his face that screams ultimate Dbag to me. His advice in the workroom was pretty good tho.

   I’m glad none of the heads came off . . . and man that was so last minute for all of them. They never explain the costuming, I don’t see anyone sewing, yet Sarah is credited with great costuming. Is it me?

   There was a lot of ugly color combos this week. I think I liked the white one best too. The host was gorgeous this week!

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   featherhead
   Posted September 6, 2012 at 11:20 am

   @Juddfan, I was wondering where the costumes are coming from too. I remember last two seasons, there were two ladies that went around and asked each contestant what they wanted as far as costumes went. But they keep complimenting Sarah on her costumes, so I’m wondering if they just have a room full of stuff to choose from or if they are making it themselves.

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    SG
    Posted September 6, 2012 at 11:25 am

    I think they make them because I recall Sarah making hers before her prosthetics last week. I think Nicole was sewing something this week too. They edit so much crap together.

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    cherryred
    Posted September 6, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    I am so lame I didn’t know Darek and Eric were brothers/twins till this episode. Alana gets on my nerves – she’s just so careless.

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    timgunnssister
    Posted September 7, 2012 at 10:09 am

    Well, with Alana’s track record I doubt she’ll survive until the end of the show.

    I am confused about her, though. So, she’s 1) Ian from Tampa, FL’s girlfriend, 2) from (I think) Philadelphia, 3) lives in LA and finally 4) sounds like she’s from the Bronx.

    Does she have multiple personality disorder?

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    SG
    Posted September 7, 2012 at 10:58 am

    K I wasn’t going to say anything because I don’t know for sure but I don’t think they are together anymore. There is no mention or pictures of the two on their facebooks which could be hidden but yea. It doesn’t even seem like Ian claims her though they are friends and have worked together.

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    maryedith
    Posted September 7, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    I didn’t think Laura looked worried when Alana had to leave. I thought she was like, “I got this — take your drama and go.” And when Alana came back, Laura was like, “Uh…there’s really nothing left for you and your little fedora to do. Why don’t you stand out of the way by the sander?” Rod, on the other hand, cannot keep away from Alana and that is getting on my nerves somewhat.

    About the color, I get the impression those red and orange looks are not choices the artists make, but mistakes that happen. I think I’ve heard two different people say something about a color “turning out” orange when they’d wanted something else.

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    Grimoire
    Posted September 7, 2012 at 8:42 pm

    As much as Glenn is a douchbag, it almost as much as I love Vee !!!

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    chaosbutterfly
    Posted September 8, 2012 at 2:26 am

    I don’t think they actually make the costumes unless it’s something that they fabricate, like when Beki made that latex cape last season, but I think they fully design the costume and then the actual thing is created by a wardrobe department. Just because I’ve never seen anyone sewing and I cant even imagine them having enough time to make a full costume. But even if they don’t make the costumes, I would say that costuming is a legit skill…an interesting character with nice makeup but a craptastic costume is no good. And Sarah’s costume last week was indeed fabulous, as was her costume for the Cantina scene.

    Glen is so ridiculous. You can tell he takes like three hours every morning to gel his hair into seemingly random shapes and to smudge his eyeliner just so. I love that you clocked his swole up arms and chest with his little bird legs, because my sister and I have taken to calling him Johnny Bravo for that exact reason.

    @maryedith, YEAH. Since Day 1, he’s been like this fairy godfather to her, which is so random. I kind of wish we could see more about their personal stuff in that case, because I am so curious about how that happened. I think it’s cute though, maybe because I see it as more of a big brother type thing and I kind of love Rod. But if it turned out to be more of a sexual thing a la Conor and Megan, it would be less cute.

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    maryedith
    Posted September 8, 2012 at 7:43 pm

    @chaos, I don’t know. I’m pretty much over Pixies in Distress and the Men Who Love Them. They tend to make life that much harder for people who Have Things to Do.