And the overall winner for the Triathlon is... surprise! It's Black Eye Nathan! Duh. This news is greeted by lackluster applause, because everybody pretty much knew this yesterday, no matter how literally shitty his alcove was today. Nat and Nathan get to leave the room and start getting drunk.

Next to be dismissed are Prettyboy Preston, Eddie BaueRoss, Whatist and SexOndineCity... their scores have qualified them for the next round of challenges. Damn, I was hoping they would stick Eddie some more with the whole "granny sensibility" thing, but alas, no such luck...

After some more verbal reaming from the judges (Twiggy Teresa's buzzword of "zen" gets called out for being boring, and Jonathan has the temerity to tell Silver Spoon Andrea that her work is bordering on "insipid") the Bottom Twosies are sent from the room for Final Deliberations/Trash Talking...

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...Kelly's hair says they both suck mud...

At one point while discussing Silver Spoon Andrea's aversion to using any kind of color other than beige, Kelly says "She needs to really open up her fan-decks..." India mis-hears and looks concerned, "Her spandex?" she asks with a horrified look. Giggles from Kelly, Maggie and Jonathan as Kelly enunciates "Paint. Fan. Decks." India is embarrassed. Yeah, if anyone is going to open up their spandex, it's gonna be Kelly, okay?

After bringing the two ladies back in, the designer going home is..... Twiggy Teresa! Zzzzzzzz. This was no surprise at all, she had so much interview time during tonight's show that they might as well have put this on the screen...

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...plus I've never done this many damn screencaps of her this entire season...

Teresa says she knows she was the weakest competitor, but insists she's not the weakest designer.... but stops short of BitterTown when she doesn't elaborate on who she thinks that is (I'd say Andrea or Ondine myself) and she's looking forward to whatever the future holds for her. Good luck Teresa. Remember, you've only got seven more days!...

Next week, there promises to be some kind of "shake-up" and we get to see more of Eddie's muffin-top...

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...do you know the Muffin Man?...

And there you have it! What did you think of this episode? Is Eddie about the biggest snobbety bitch on this show? Could Andrea whine any more? Why does Nathan keep flip-flopping between cool and uncool? Does Whatisit have a CD out yet? Lend me your thoughts, O lovely Gasmii...

Until next time...

love, J-Mo :)

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Comments (11)

juddfan:

Great recap J-mo!!!! ((**Samara and J-Mo do the happy dance**)) Good to know Samara can dance and not just creep on Twiggy!

Funny how the colors look so different on the caps then they do on my TV, but of course I'm a lazy ass and haven't upgraded my TV in like centuries!!! Nasal's room looked better here, it looked green on my TV--do do do do . . .

My coworker busted a nut on your Kelly formula!!!!

Well, last week I was wondering what Twiggy had up her sleeve, guess we know now, zzzzzen!

So, is it me, even her goodbye sounded like, thanks to the producers who thought I could add something to the show (despite the fact that I've never designed a thing before) shrug-shrug!

I smell foul forces at work, but it was kind of great to see Beige Spoons in the bottom . . .

yentapatrol:

Darling J-Mo,

Is there something wrong with me? I totally want to adopt Whatisit as another lap dog. You know take him for walks, send him to the groomer and keep him around to amuse me. But that nasty tendency to break out into opera would have to go.

Have I mentioned that you are so my hero for turning out awesome funny recaps for two different shows a week.

Lerv,

Yenta

itchy:

I still can't believe I'm watching this horribly bad show. It's all your fault, J-mo, you and your excellent recaps.

Interesting that the show has a pretty big budget, compared to Project Runway -- imagine giving Pleatha or Blayne ten grand to spend on one of their 'designs'...

tvkitty:

I loved all of your fancy photoshop work. Great recap!

tvismyfriend:

J-Mo, you really can't help yourself with the Eddie flesh, can you? Oh dear, Preston is so much prettier, and so much more determined to play nice.

How can any of the other designers not have caught on to the identity of Andrea's husband yet? I mean, Ondine recognized the back of Ricky's head right off the bat and Andrea's company's name is Schroder Development, right? And she uses Schroder as her last name, right? Or do you think she's taken this whole incognito stuff as far as to adopt a different last name with the other designers/judges? Is that even possible to keep her married identity from the judges since the producers CLEARLY know about Ricky (at least if they've watched any footage at all of the show)? People, I need answers!

itchy:

I think they're like me, that is, "Ricky who?"

I mean, I seem to recall vaguely that he did something way back when, he was in my sister's Tiger Beat mags, I'm pretty sure.

Anyway, I think Andrea scooted out of the room because she knew Eddie and Blackeye were about to get...um...busy.

tvismyfriend:

Ha, itchy! I guess my age is showing. I spent many a pre-teen evening watching Silver Spoons (of course I'm always partial to the sidekicks rather than the main characters, so it was Jason Bateman, not Ricky, that did it for me).

And Nathan's really getting around, huh?

lexxi1129:

Great recap, J-Mo! I just started watching this show and I love your snarkiness.

I dont know about anyone else, but the first thing I thought about when I saw Eddie BaueRoss's design was, "Is that his granny's funeral?"

Snootchy Bootches:

I have to admit that I love Wizzit. I want to sit next to him and pet his hair every time I see him on the screen! To quote Jon-Jon... he is j'adorable!

arizonatom:

J-Mo;

Terrific recap! I always catch so much more by reading your take on it than I see while watching the show "live".

Of friggin' course everything Eddie BewbRoss does is "granny", he works for the Head Granny herself. After 5 days with that broad any designer would think that "granny" is chic!

Keep up the good work, and here's hoping for more pictures of PrettyBoy Preston without his shirt.
Yum-Oh!!

Lots O' Love

J-Mo:

juddfan... you know my process for getting screenshots is REALLY convoluted. I do not have a DVR (*gasp*) so I record the show onto DVD, then watch it on the computer on PowerDVD shrunk down as far as it will go, then take a printscreen and paste it into Paint, then I have to shrink it down even further with some other MicroSoft PictureViewer program and then I can upload it. SO, it is quite possible that the coloring could see some adjustments that may not meet your TV's reality during that process. Also, I agree with you, Teresa's farewell sounded suspiciously like a "Thank you producers for picking me" kind of thing. Very strange. Love to you! Me and Samara are learning a hip-hop routine right now... watch for video later!

yentapatrol... honey you are so normal for wanting a Whatisit of your own, I think they're going to be this year's Furby... you pet him and he will giggle and sing weird opera... I appreciate the love, but I am glad one of my shows is ending, two per week is killing me... love to you!

itchy... you are so sweet to me, I am very appreciative... and as far as the budget on this show goes, I agree with you... BUT, I also wonder if they keep all the receipts and when the challenge is over they wind up taking back a lot of that merch to the various stores where they got it from and get money back... plus I bet they've got a deal worked out for the advertising of these various stores (like Cost Plus and Pier One, etc.)... love to you...

tvkitty... honey, you are too kind... I only WISH I actually HAD Photoshop on this computer, I am actually pretty good at using it to make realistic compositions... I have actually been using the bare-bones "Paint" program to do cutting and pasting and inserting text and all that stuff, and it's kind of like trying to paint the Mona Lisa using a box of 8 crayons... but your compliments are like refreshing water to my parched soul, LOL... love to you...

tvismyfriend... ok, you busted me. There is something about Eddie that makes me want to break into his house some night and throw an angry fuck into him at 3am... maybe because he's such a little bitch, but I think he's probably a freak in bed. As far as Miss Schroder goes, I am not clear about whether or not the others know about her star-talent hubby... you'd think she'd be mobbed from morning till night with people asking what it's like to be married to a former child star... love to you!...

itchy... that's a vile image (i.e. Eddie and Nathan)... I love you for it!...

lexxi1129... thank you sweetie! I love your commentiness!

Snootchy Bootches... love your screenname... welcome to the circle of Whatisit lovin'... love to you, too!

arizonatom... the only reason I pick up on the minutiae of this show is because I not only watch it in real-time, but I also go back and watch segments over and over to get dialogue and expressions... I'm so glad you're loving the extra info, I try to go that extra mile. And I agree, Eddie is retirement-home ready at age 30 (or however old he is). I will try to comply with more Preston pics (provided he's caught with his shirt off again). Love to you!

As always, thank you guys for your kind comments! They make my damn day!

love, J-Mo :)

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