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Project Runway reunion show: Jeers, tears, and ... well, you know ...

Project Runway capped off its Gayest! Season! Ever! with the gayest (and, perhaps not entirely coincidentally, most entertaining) reunion show to date. From a "Gay Kevin" montage to Ricky's Ten-Hanky Megamix to shots of Chris March in drag, the show was as zany as one of these pre-finale seat-fillers really has any right to be and offered a few surprises along the way.

Join me on memory lane?

The non-finalist designers were all assembled on their haute bleachers, with a pinstriped Tim Gunn and bangtastic (her hair, perv!) Heidi Klum perched on their director's chairs. The designers looked so well-rested that I didn't even recognize a few of them. Okay, I actually forgot that they existed in the first place. Simone who?

Here's the barometer of how the Designsketeers came across during the reunion:

Carmen: Angry, harboring bunny-boiling resentment for Heidi
Christian: Relaxed, less abrasive than usual, fierce
Jillian: Relaxed, less corpsey than usual
Sweet Pea: I hate to say it, but kinda desperate and starf*cker-y (I love you, girl!)
Jack: Gracious and peppy
Ricky: Tired of being made fun of for the crying thing
Steven: Almost absent, more Voldemorty than ever
Chris March: Drunk
Rami: Humbled/medicated
Kit Pistol: Same old Kit, sensible and fun
Elisa: Same old Elisa, totally cuckoo
Marion: Awkward, not loving being there
Victorya: Stone. Cold. Beeotch.
Kevin: Affable, humble, good-humored
Simone: Who?

The highlights:

Michael Kors' laughing fit

Apparently, orange fashion designer Michael Kors had a total fit of hysterics during the WWE Divas runway show, and it was pretty damn funny to watch, if only because it is a rare reminder that this is indeed a show and that the judges are playing a part, and are actually human when the cameras aren't rolling (or sometimes when they are, as in this case). Even Neeenagarcia laughed, which means that there will be four more weeks of winter.

Kevin's Gay Montage

This guy's just a doll. Mercilessly teased for being the straight guy, he takes it all with great humor, even when they put together a montage of his gayest moments. Tim pointed out that if this experience hasn't turned him gay, nothing will. They also kind of harshed on the prom dress that got him auf'd and he managed to not get the slightest bit defensive or sour, unlike our next guest...

Victorya's Sourpuss

Wow, is this woman a barrel of laughs. Every time they cut to her she looked like she was about to shoot lasers out of her eyes. Why the attitude? Was the reuinion that bad, or did someone just drop a house on her sister? She was so unpleasant that she demands that entirely new metaphors be created to capture her staggering lack of humor. If she were a D&D character she'd have negative Charisma. If she were an ice cream shop she'd be a Cold Stone Creamery. Actually, that whole corner of the room seemed like it needed a hug or a drink or something. Or a sundae!

Carmen's Cojones

Carmen was the big surprise for me here, because I didn't recall her being quite as ... how do I say ... terrifying? From taking Sweet Pea and Kit to the mat for not being suitably crushed after her elimination to lashing out at Heidi when she mentioned the shirtless monstrosity that got her kicked off (thank God Heidi didn't seem to hear her, or she might have sic'd her bangs on her), Carmen had her gloves off.

Ricky's Ten-Hankie Megamix

Okay, it was kind of mean, but it was also really really funny. I like how they followed up the montage of Ricky's crying jags with the montage of Chris's laughing fits, making for the most bipolar five minutes in the history of television. But the fact that Ricky was crying as they asked him to say his name and age to the camera is pretty awesome. He hit the ground running! Er, crying! Also gets extra points for using the word "suck" more times per second than is acceptable in mixed company.

Christian's Win

Yes, I was totally shocked that Christian won the audience favorite. I thought that Jack might win because of the goodwill he banked from his untimely exit, or Chris March might win for being the awesomest contestant the show has ever had. And even Christian seemed shocked that people actually voted for him. Maybe it was the "tranny mess" community that came to his aid? However it worked, it was cute, and great to see Michael Knight again (he won last year and brought in The Big Check for The Little Gay Boy). I wonder what the fragrance that Michael designed smells like? I hope it's not part of his Urban Safari line from last year, because that could get a bit gamey.

Anyway, what were your favorite bits?

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