Ryan on the Runway: PR21 ep 3

It's been a waaaall. I didn't just forget that they saved the elimination for the start of the next episode, I also forgot what the challenge was. And to a degree, forgot who some of the designers were. I guess this is why they give us a recap at the start of the episode...?

I am so tired of designers saying, "I don't want to go home." It's very rare that a designer DOES want to go home. This is part of the game, girlfriend. Alex was sent home and I think we can agree that her outfit looked like ass. Thank you, Alex, for saying you "don't disagree" with what the judges said. That's grace and insight. Please leave some of that to a few of the remaining designers.

Moving on: Christian announced that the winning designers from the first two challenges, Jesus and Ethan, will be head of house for a team challenge.

Christian and Heidi brought the designers to the runway where there were three large burlap bags full of boring fabrics. The challenge was to create a cohesive collection using these boring fabrics in an inventive and fashion-forward way. Silk purse, sow's ear, baby. 

Oh no! They're doing that cruel, tired old middle school ritual of choosing teams one by one, ending with one unloved person being the default last person chosen. I can't! I'm going on the record saying I don't ever want to see this again. 

Here they are, in the order in which they were chosen (Ethan won the coin toss and could choose first):

ETHAN: Yuchen, Joseph McRae, Joan, Angelo

JESUS: Antonio (natch), Madeline, Veejay, Belania

Thank you Belania for the eye roll. Jesus's bag was drab-colored wool and Ethan's was denim. I would never describe denim as boring, and really, that wool didn't look too bad. I was sure it would be some God-awful polyester gorgette in a hid-jiss floral print. They got off easy, they should be glad I wasn't at Joann Fabrics choosing the horrors for this challenge. RIP Joann Fabrics btw - - the last stores closed at the end of May... I would have gotten those fabrics at a 90% discount.

One more little tweak: the winning look would be worn by Sofia Vergara. [In her apartment with no one looking.]

Jesus decides that the inspiration for the collection woud be the catarina, a variant of an orchid. Hm, really the best choice for some muted-colored wool? We shall see.

Ethan, of course, decides that the House of Ethan should be called H. O. E. Ethan had two key words for the collection: showstoppers and fringe. A womp womp reaction from a few of the designers. This was his version of being a leader - - he actually said this to the designers on his team: "He loved my piece, so I'm a good spot, but I want to make sure that you're all in a good spot." Insert my own eye roll.

Christian did an early walk-through and had basically nothing good to say to anyone! I think Tim Gunn would have been encouraging rather than relentlessly discouraging. Am I wrong?

Oh dear Lord, runway day Ethan showed up in full drag mode as Utica. Seemed a touch desperado.Why don't you come to your senses?

Runway city! The judges: Law Roach, designer Sara Foster, and La Vergara herself.

HOUSE OF JESUS

Madeline: well done.

Veejay: hm, unexpected! And not too  much skin.

Belania: super sharp, beautifully taiored.

Jesus: not flawless but lots of impact.

Antonio: I would have liked it better if it had been mid-calf rather than to the floor with a train. But very good.

HOUSE OF ETHAN

Ethan: wackalicious with the three-foot extra piece above the head. Sofia, bless her heart, said, "How do you get inside the car?"

Joan: sloppissimo! Like from a community theatre production of Dune: The Musical.

Angelo: OK, or is it just that the first two looks were so awful?

Joseph McRae: thank you, Miss McRae. As Miranda Priestly once said, "I'm glad SOMEONE came to work today."

Yuchen: also well done, and executed in six hours!

Of course the House of Jesus was on the top. Their three favorites were Jesus, Belania, and Antonio. Law said they were the best looks they had seen all season. Heidi said any one of them could be the winner.

Jesus: Sara said it was risky and impeccably tailored. Sofia said it would look beautiful on any woman. Law said he shut him up TWICE.

Belania: Sofia said, "It's a lot but it's not." Whatever that means. Law said, "All the pretty parts of a woman are showing." He also said it looked like nothing he had seen before. High praise.

Antonio: Law had one small edit but thought it was very strong.

The winner was Belania. Such a triumph from the last designer chosen.

Joan, speaking the truth in her talk-to-the-camera moment - - she said she was not surprised they were on the bottom and laid all of the blame at Ethan's feet. He was the leader, he had the vision, he was responsible. The three H. O. E. designers on the bottom were Joan, Angelo, and Utica aka Ethan.

Angelo: Heidi thought it was "so busy in all the wrong places."

Joan: Sofia said, "It looks like something bad happened to it." She threw Ethan under the bus.

Ethan: Law said, "The cervix is dialted and she's crowning!" Heidi said she had a bottle opener at home that looked like that.

I feel bad for Joan and Angelo but I believe part of the challenge is to do something good within the confines of the direction of the team leader. The judges thought maybe they'd send all three home!

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