Hobosexi asks Squirc what her hip hop name is gonna be and she says "Leannimal". Oh, Squirc (gentle pat on your head). Kenley is making a poofy shouldered leather jacket and high waisted pants. She says that she's stepping outside of the box by doing pants because it's just not her thing. Women didn't wear pants in the 50's. She's stepping so far out of the box that she's stepping into the box. A seven foot long box. With satin and padding on the inside. I volunteer to be there when it's nailed shut. CutToe and Hobo are with me. They stand across the room and laugh at her ignorance but decide to not let her know how stupid she looks. Cut stays quiet, but Hobo actually smiles and tells Kenley "that's hot as hell". Couldn't happen to a nicer person.

Later, Hobosexi stands by the dress forms wearing his past two winning designs and asks for a "hip hip Jerell!" CutToe asks him how much longer he's gonna drag it out. HA. He should get to work, because all he has done on Kenley's dress is a sliver of fabric and a fake diamond choker. She says that he thinks that she has a better body than she does. Or he just wants to make you look as ridiculous as possible.

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Add a leash to that thing and there's not a judge in the world who wouldn't vote for you to win.

CutToe asks Pleather if he's ever worn tight jeans, and Pleather says that he only wears them when he knows the cable guy's coming over. Turns out Pleath is a classically trained cellist, which explains the trucker hats and the pleather vests and the pastiness. Actually, it doesn't. Point is, whether he wears tight jeans or not, HE SHOULDN'T. CutToe tells us that she hates the challenge but she's gonna do her best and own her work and claim it "IN THE NAME OF JESUS!" because she will be going to Bryant Park. Unfortunately, Jesus is busy right now trying to understand the wording of the bailout package before all hell breaks loose. Just don't suck.

Pleath tells us that when he worked at Jordache jeans he dressed lots of pop stars. Christina, Britney, Destiny's Child. I assume he means he literally dressed them. Like helped them get their tight jeans on.

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He billed three hours for this dress alone.


Hobosexi calls CutToe "Country Fried CutToe" as she dances around in her cowboy boots before asking Kenley for a fitting. He tells us that we're gonna see a whole new side of Kenley, and HOLY LORD he wasn't kidding. We're gonna see every single side of her. Video killed the radio star, really bad reality shows killed the video star, and Kenley killed the glitter bra.

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Could you maybe just add some wires to this?


With four hours left in the day, Tim comes to check on progress. He starts with Hobosexi and says that his silhouette is beautiful but could use a bit more. Squirc is a huge mess, but Tim just says "it's pleasing". HUH? I think at this point he's just at a loss for words. CutToe tells Tim that she's trying not to go too far with her punk outfit, but Tim tells her it's too basic and she needs to go further. Dramatic scary music plays during Pleather's critique. Tim can't just say "kill yourself. God made a mistake", so instead he just makes this face.

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Pleather takes this to mean that he needs to make a few alterations. Here. You can use my Zippo. Kenley's up next. She says that she sees a lot of hip hop artists today wearing leather jackets. Finger on the pulse, that one. Tim gingerly tells her he's an old fart, but he thinks that hip hop is oversized, not tight jeans pulled up to the rib cage. Kenley shakes her head and says "NOOOOO! That's 80's hip hop!" Like Tiffany! Debbie Gibson? That shit was deep, yo. The street poetry of our generation.

Kenley gets all defensive and starts whining and Tim tells her that he's not on the attack, he's just trying to help her. "But you said everything should be oversiiiiized! WAAAAHHH!" He tells her that he wants her to succeed and it would help if she would stop being an asshole remove the facetiousness and sarcasm from the equation cuz he's not just being a dick for fun. He's also doing for money. And his own show. Kenley laughs. Instead of slapping her, which you know he wants to do, he says that he's just trying to channel her thinking. Don't channel too hard. People will start feeding you sugar cubes.

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Comments (32)

yentapatrol:

Darling Flipit,
I rolled out of bed this morning cranky as hell, got my coffee and procrastinated by reading your recap. I love you!!! This was one of the funniest recaps I've ever read and I'll probably be a much nicer person today now that I've snorted coffee all over my keyboard...
Hugs,
Yenta

krut:

Great recap Flip!

You didn't state the obvious about the Shame's outfit Hobisexual was wearing - did you not scream in horror when you noticed:

A. Shame/Blame/Suede stuffed his pants with one of his socks

B. One of the Parson's rooftop squirrels lodged itself in his crotch

C. Pants complete with a reverse trunk monkey!

MissKatrina:

Flipit, I can think of no better way to delay starting my Thursday morning at work than by reading your PRun recaps!

I was squealing with glee as Kenley got her semi-comeuppance from Tim and/or Nina this week; how much of an a-hole do you have to be to make Tim Gunn genuinely angry?!

I squealed later in the show, too, but that was from horror when they kept zooming in on Jerell's moose knuckle. Despite said crime against my retinas, he is still growing on me.

Pegster:

I'm just disappointed that the rest of the designers didn't all start laughing when Kenley was getting dressed-down on the runway.

I really really really hate her. I'm hoping they kept her around so that they can cut her right before the finale.

rubinia:

"he's not just being a dick for fun. He's also doing for money. And his own show."

Hah!

Also, loved Leanne's "hip-hop walk" down the runway.

mousecat:

Great recap! I especially love the 50's housewife graphic captioned "YOYOYO mothafuckas!"

I noticed in the beginning credits that the name Richard Bye was displayed when Pleather was on camera. Just sayin'.

goettin:

Funniest line in TVGasm history. Ever.

"After a moment of waiting for Nina's poisonous neck sack to deflate..." accompanied by that screencap = priceless.

I'm still laughing 10 minutes later...

J-Mo:

Flipit, you continue to make me snort laughter real hard and now I have a piece of bagel caught in my nasal cavity. I just KNEW you were going to get a screen shot of the CutToe eye-roll (that was FABULOUS) and everything else was right-on as usual... much love to you!

love, J-Mo :)

mrsc:

That was the most awesome PR show to date!!! And your recap was right up there too- thank you!

I can't even write anymore, too much to love. Maybe if I watch it again? All I can do right now is sit here with a goofy smile shaking my head.

AuJew:

oh flipit, your recaps are so good i'm sad when they are over...

count me in on the kenley hate bandwagon. she's so obnoxious. jerell should have put her in a britney thong-outfit and made her wobble down the runway in shame.

pegster--good point. when she gets eliminated (notice i said "when" and not "if") they should all bust out laughing. that would make my life.

sevenfourteen:

Why was Squirc walking like a giraffe with an amputated leg? And why so many Hobo crotch shots? This was the best show this season, and that's sad. GREAT recap, as usual!

armstrae:

Hey! So, I just noticed that Wikipedia has done it again and (I won't list them here) in the episode recap of episode 13 lists the three finalists. Check it out.

tvaddict:

OMG
so i use these recaps to get through my heinous 8 am finance lectures and now thanks to you everyone is wondering why the crazy girl in the back is giggling about compounding interest and APRs.

amazing recap

gitgo:

No one understands Kenley's aesthetic. I had no idea 'back biting bitch with over-inflated ego' was an aesthetic.

Jerell should have won. His Britneyizing of Kenley was genius. If only she had flashed her cooter on the runway he might have.

Fayellis1:

Lucille Van Pelt was my childhood hero..firt, Mommaellis1 called her a cranky lesbian,Condeleeza Rice stole her hairstyle and now Flipit has let the world know that she bares a striking resemblance to Kenley. I now have to go to my list and pick another hero. I'm running out of candidates. I am now left with Natalie from Facts of Life, "Dude" from the old Dell Commercials, Horeshack, the old lady who lived across the street from my childhood home that was arrested for prostitution at the ripe old age of 63 (true story), the lady who had me and my sister shuck 6 garbage bags full of corn and then gave us a quarter and told us to split it, and my foster mother who just the other day called me and said "Hello "extra cash", can you do the world a favor and not wear anything above the knee. Trust me."

juddfan:

alas, another season grounds to a halt, and thank f*in christ Pleatha is outta there!!! My Lord, so long, long, long overdue.


Fun to see them all conspire against Kenley Spears, but I did think that look was right on, puck was okay too--jeans looked great in make and all. Go Cut, and Go Leanne--she was pretty funny in her willingness to be a total dork!

Thanks for the speedy recap, as always Flip!!!! You're the nuclear bomb!!!! xoxox

celmo:

"After a moment of waiting for Nina's poisonous neck sack to deflate"

holy crap! I almost wet myself.

murphena:

I think I hate Kenley more than any other contestant I've ever seen on this show. Her attitude towards Tim is insulting and while her designs aren't bad, they're nothing special. At least the other designers don't laugh at her when she's getting critiqued (and she would deserve it). I loved Jerrell telling her that the earrings she picked were hip hop when they so clearly were not. I'm hoping that either Leanne or Cut wins the whole thing.

mediagirl:

Dammit, Flipit, you made me wet myself. I've never laughed so hysterically while reading a recap. The dog is scared. Teaching him to howl when he sees Kenley- bad Kenley.

mediagirl:

Dammit, Flipit, you made me wet myself. I've never laughed so hysterically while reading a recap. The dog is scared. Teaching him to howl when he sees Kenley- bad Kenley.

killbondnow:

Joining in on the "poisonous neck sac" riot train. I've actually been having to wipe my eyes throughout the day just thinking about it. I think it's in the Top 10 TVGasm recap lines in history, let alone just PR. Thanks for being so fast!

and I guess some a-hole took down the Wiki winner info, rats, I wanted to cheat...

hutchlover:

sevenfourteen, I for one would love to see more of Jerrell's reverse trunk monkey pants! tee hee

And flipit, I too was disappointed that LL (fanning myself) wasn't wearing your favorite outfit.

Best moment for me: Jerrell telling "Tim & Joe" to behave in the apartment!

Worst mooment for me: "Kenley, you're in."

When you feel the pain for Suede, you know there's some massive hate going on. She's worse than Lisa of TC4.

skies:

The producers really stirred the pot on this one. Suede's outfit was meh but I'd like to know in what global dimension Kenley's was Hip Hop. Poor Leanne looked like my neighbor when she goes to play Bingo and thinks she looks so cool.
I wanted to see the cheat on Wiki too just to know Kenley didn't make it.
Thanks for the fast and funny recap.

Fitz:

Did anyone else notice how badly Jerell did on the runway walk? Everyone else when they walked down at least tried to sell their look, but the former professional model did everything he could to sabotage the look, slouching and shuffling down the runway. If he had done a decent job Kenley might have gone home instead. I can't be sure who I wanted off more, but Jerell certainly was a factor.

pixiegal262:

"Fun to see them all conspire against Kenley Spears, but I did think that look was right on:

Juddfan, please please please tell me you are talking about Jerrell's outfit for Kenley and not Kenley's "hip hop" fiasco.

Kenley is just...I have no more words. I'm through with her. She pissed off my Timmers, and he never gets mad.

I loooooved Tim in this episode. He totally busted out laughing at them after they came back from make-up, he totally bitch-slapped Kenley when she whined at him and he seems genuinely happy this season.

Korto has some SERIOUS junk in her trunk. That woman's ass probably controls the tide.

And is it sad that as an African American chicka, I was happy as hell that all the designers chose "colored" models and left those dastardly blondes in the dust? (Sorry to blonde people, but you've had your shot, give it up to the coloreds!)

itchy:

Oh woe is me, I feel so lonely, but I just can't get onboard the hate-Kenley train...

I mean, I have felt intense dislike for certain reality tv characters in the past, so it's not like I'm incapable of despising an image on my television screen. It's just that... I see Kenley simply as being young and immature and most likely insecure and that she'll grow out of it.

Maybe it's because I'm still kind of stuck in that 50s look myself... I really do think the clothing world went downhill from there.

And of course, now that I know there's a pretty nice looking body underneath her 50s housefrau getup, well, sorry...it's so obvious to me that she just needs to grow a little inside...(in other words, she's hiding herself behind the obnoxiousness).

I agree her design was ridiculous...although Leanne...grrrrowwlll again!

There's no way they could keep Pleather and eliminate Kenley though. She's the only one who really has a coherent style --the others just kind of flonder...or produce boring gap-like clothing.

flipit:

I can't believe I didn't mention the sock drawer in Hobo's pants!! My bad! I sure as hell had a good laugh over it. And mousecat thanks for pointing out the Rich Bye thing. I was disappointed that Pleather wasn't given a Sidekick on to call the living relatives of his family. I'm glad the editors are still slipping Easter eggs in there for us.

And Itchy, poor itchy! I think your assessment of Kenley is right on. She's just immature and will (hopefully) grow into a better person with time. But remember that if she was a better person she wouldn't be on our TV's, so YAY to no self awareness.

Thanks so much for reading you guys, I love loling at your comments. Peace

LindaLC:

Great recap as always!! Is anyone else wondering why they rechose models this week since they didn't use them anyway? Now we'll have to go through that torture again next week. How could Squirc ditch her cute blond girl? That shouldn't be allowed so late in the season.

I can't stand Kenley either, but to give her credit, she rocked the Kenley Spears outfit, and when asked about it she was totally positive. Jerrell was a total jerk-off in the way he walked the runway. Dude, if you're that insecure in your own designs that you have to try and sabatouge someone else, that's sad. ESPECIALLY when that person is Pleather.

And HOW did that freakin' Tresemme salon make Squirc's bangs look worse than they already were? I was hoping for a totally new haircut.

Can't wait til next week to see Kenley smack down Heidi!!

itchy:

Who knows? Maybe the reason why they're all crying in the preview is because Kenley suddenly reached a new level of enlightenment and has decided to dedicate herself to a life of charity and self-effacement.

And to having her teeth fixed.

Did I mention Leanne? Grrowwll!

mrsc:

Someone answer me this: have they ever switched models from another still there designer or ditched their girl and took the last challenge's loser? I can't remember that happening before but I missed a few seasons but just can't seem to remember it happening before. I was pretty surprised Squirc switched. Not as surprised as her (now former) model, I am sure.

juddfan:

Yes, Pixie, I meant Kenley's look by Hobo was right on.

Itchy, I don't hate Kenley either, I usually would, but some how she is escaping my wrath, hate Pleatha tho--coz of being a poser and a loser, which is mean of me, but isn't here where I get to let my hate shine!!!

Forgot to mention the scrumptious LL---mmmmmmmm, he is toooo fine, and not show cased enough here. Momma said knock you out!!!!

Mrsc, I too was surprised Leanimal ditched her model--I'm not huge on blonde's either, but she had a waist to die for, and was part of the reason her car recycle outfit was so smokin'
I could see why Kenley changed, as she got saddled with her's, after loosing her fierce model.

I don't know all the history, but I do know Uli stole Michael's model right before the finale on their season. Maybe Pleatha's model is great, but I haven't noticed as she's always wrapped in fug.

To be fair, Pleatha did do a good job on the pants, but I think it must have been harder for Hobo to wear those than for Kenley to wear hers . . . Im just sayin'


shantigal:

Long time reader, first time poster. Your recaps just make my humdrum day. Poisonous neck sack and Susan Powter on too much sodium actually made my heart stop for a couple of seconds. Can't wait for next week!

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