‘Project Runway’: And then there were . . . four?
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Despite how much I’ve complained about her, at the beginning of Wednesday night’s episode of ‘Project Runway’ I realized that I didn’t want Kenley Collins to leave because I loved watching her hate Leanne and vice versa. What a great little bratty catfight between the two of them. I don’t think that Leanne ‘sabotaged’ Kenley in the last challenge, but better yet, if she did I wouldn’t care. And I didn’t feel the tiniest bit sorry for Kenley when she revealed the big reason for her obnoxiousness was that she was RAISED ON A BOAT. It was official: I loved to hate her.
But not so much that I wanted to watch an essentially pointless episode of ‘Project Runway.’ It was fun for the drama of watching Kenley (and everyone) cry and hit new heights of rudeness, but other than that, the episode was a disappointment. The ‘go and take a picture of something that inspires you’ challenge has appeared a few times before on this show, and the results were disappointing. Korto Momolu’s dress did look like a pageant dress, Leanne Marshall’s was of a Miss Piggy-ish lavender color, Jerell Scott’s colors didn’t seem to quite work and Kenley, well, she didn’t WANT her dress to look nice, so well done to her. The act of throwing all four contestants into a preliminary Bryant Park week just creates a bigger finale. It wasn’t because the designers were all so good, so it feels a little cheap.
Jerell won the episode, however, for having the best lines, like ‘There’s such a thin line between luxury and low-class,’ and the way he faced Kenley on the catwalk. Plus, I’m pretty sure he was dressed in a pirate’s costume by the end of the episode.
Whether you agree, disagree or just want to talk about how tiny Heidi Klum’s leopard-print dress was, make sure to stop by here Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time to chat all things ‘Project Runway’ with me!
-- Claire Zulkey