Take a moment out of your day and do yourself a favor. Push away from your cluttered desk, and mosey on over to the watercooler. Grab a paper cone and fill it halfway, and bring said cone to your lips. Take a sip. Now stand there for 5 minutes, very still, and listen to your surroundings. Hear that? It’s called “total silence.” And considering it’s a day after a brand new episode of Project Runway aired, well it should tell you something about the current season. It sort of sucks!
As we’ve mentioned previously on this blog, the highly anticipated fourth season of Project Runway is sort of trudging along, with few likable or likably hateable personalities on it to make it as addictive as the past seasons. Everyone is sort of in the middle, and those trying to be fierce, such as Fiercity Fierceface Christian, are in actuality nothing more than trifling petite annoyances. There is some real talent, but something about the season — the challenges, the contestants, the “vibe” — is off. Even Heidi and Tim seem to realize this as they go through the motions of each episode… Project Runway has turned into more of a chore to watch than a joy.
So it was with minimal pleasure that we sat through last night’s challenge, which seemed to be the first actual fun, creative challenge of the entire season: To make an outfit using materials available at the Hershey Store. It was a little disappointing that the contestants weren’t required to use edible things — Reese’s Cup pasties work, trust — but the majority made the most of the challenge, turning out some pretty fantastic garments.
Believe it or not, our favorite outfit was designed by noneotherthan Ricky, who cries roughly 16 times more than his earlier television twin, Ricky from My So Called Life. The Hershey Kiss skirt he created was quite ingenuitive, and for a man who insists on wearing Total Recall Johnny Cab hats from the future, well color us impressed.
The winner of the challenge, Rami, thankfully created a pretty unbelievable dress that did deserve to win, and Jillian, who is turning into one of our favorite contestants, took second for her “Twizzler dress that would also be handy to wear at the movies” design. The loser of the challenge, (spoiler for people who like to leave comments), Elisa, basically wrapped a brown velvet curtain around her model, slapped her in the face, and sent her out on the runway, so that was really no surprise.
No, the surprise this season, to quote Lester Burnham in American Beauty: “Christ, Project Runway. When did you become so… joyless?” Last night’s episode was about CANDY for God’s Sake, and we were still subjected to Elisa’s crazily disturbing story of getting hit by a car and cracking her head open a few years back. Even the kink in Michael Kors‘ curls just don’t seem to bounce with the same joie de vivre as before.
Clearly, I will continue watching the entire season… let’s not get crazy here. But do you guys hear me on this? This season is missing something! Let me know your thoughts in the comments section you guysssss.
