“Project Runway”: Rumble on the Runway recap

by Ruth Anne Boulet

pr6-ep3-10This episode starts off by reminding me Mitchell is still around. Why, Project Runway, why? Ra’mon is also featured prominently at the beginning of this episode, which tells me he’ll be featured prominently throughout the episode. Reality TV 101!

Heidi teases the designers, telling them they’re going on a field trip & they need sunscreen. So, of course they’re going to the beach. Tim Gunn is in flip-flops & a blazer to introduce the surf wear challenge. So, our Project Runway contestants have to all turn into Ed Hardy douchebags. The hair is supposedly very important, so says the Garnier dude, seen with Tim to the left. Hey, Garnier dude, I’m watching Project Runway, not Blow Out, so I really don’t care about the hair. I will, however, listen to you record ‘Hickory, Dickory Doc’ & get weepy about it. That’s good TV.

This is our first team challenge — teams of two. There’s all the drama of who is going to pick whom. Poor, poor Ra’mon gets selected by Mitchell. Mitchell admits he wants someone to carry him. Nice Mitchell. Nice. Ra’mon rightly thinks he’s got a bulls-eye on his chest.

The designers ‘consult’ with ‘surfer girls’ to find out what they are going to do. Some folks are really trying to glean something from their surfer girls. Other designers, ahem Nicolas, don’t think their models know anything, so they’re not paying attention to them.

Mitchell is being a little pissy child. He’s mad at Ra’mon for taking charge, but then doesn’t help Ra’mon with anything. Project Runway, why did you leave this guy in and kick the kooky designers out? I watch this show to see really creative people. I can get pissy whiners that don’t do anything on ANY reality show. Really — any one of them.

Tim Gunn, at almost the end of the work day, announces that Heidi wants the teams to come up with an avant garde design to compliment their surfer look. Thankfully the teams do get another budget & shopping trip to “Mood.” Only one team member does the shopping, while the other team member, hopefully, is still working. Ra’mon goes to “Mood,” leaving Mitchell behind. That might not have been the best strategy. Mitchell can’t sew, Ra’mon! He can’t.

The Tim Critiques go really well, until he gets to Mitchell and Ra’mon. Sigh. I like Ra’mon. A lot, and I can’t stand it when someone I like is being shafted by their team member.

While all the Mitchell/Ra’mon drama is happening, Qristyl and Epperson are about ready to throw down WWE style all over this workroom. At least they’re both trying to work & not ordering each other to do it for them.

It’s runway day and Qristyl thinks two people are going home, so she’s nervous. Ra’mon is just trying to get stuff done and keep Mitchell focused, but he’s trying to do too much. Tim counsels him to get SOMETHING on his avant garde model. If you believe their editing, Ra’mon then takes about 15 minutes to dye & assemble a neoprene dress. I’d love to know how much time he really took with that outfit.

Let’s start the show.

NO MICHAEL KORS AGAIN?! This is ridiculous! I want my orange man live in judging, not just this very generic ‘vlog’ on lifetimetv.com.

I’m not seeing a lot of cohesion between the beach looks & the avant garde looks. Very few of the avant garde looks have anything to do with beach.

Althea & Louise, Logan & Christopher, Shirin & Carol Hannah are all safe in the mediocre middle. Ra’mon & Mitchell are in the high score group with Johnny & Irina. When questioned, Mitchell admits that he only did the swimsuit, and the swimsuit isn’t even visible on the model.

Then we get to hear Qristyl and Epperson tear into each other. Qristyl thinks she was continually shut down and Epperson just wanted to get the outfits done. Nicolas and Gordana made the Eastern European future lacey slut-girl look. Gordana thought she just wasn’t adventurous enough. No, Gordana, that’s just your sense of taste screaming in the back of your head. NO! STOP WITH THE LACE! AVANT GARDE DOES NOT EQUAL HIDEOUS!

Ra’mon is named as the winner! Yay! He’s shocked & ecstatic. Irina & Johnny are safe. Nicolas & Gordana are also safe. So we’re down to Qristyl, Epperson & Mitchell. Epperson is safe, probably because he wasn’t the team leader. In the end, Mitchell had too many chances and is FINALLY out. He admits he didn’t work hard enough. Really, Mitchell, you don’t think so?

Next week: sounds like we’ve got another prom challenge! Yipee! Can Christian Siriano’s ‘model’ come back this year & boss all the designers around? Wait, that would be more fun if it were Mitchell she was bossing around, so scratch that.

Models of the Runway mention — they all get emotional that Mitchell is going home. What? They were all bitching about him last week! Fatma talks about how she needs to be nice to the designers. At least in front of them.

Fatma to her credit, tries to apologize to Vanessa, who can’t accept it. Ok, Vanessa, you’re losing the high moral ground here.

Logan sticks with Koji. Oh, Fatma, your gay boyfriend doesn’t want you. Erika, Milwaukee girl, is out. I want this show to be ANTM good, but it’s just not. Sigh. Maybe next week.

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