TV Recap: Project Runway - Season Five, Episode Eleven - Page 9

Heidi tells Kenley and Suede one of them will be out. “Suede, you played it safe and rock and roll is anything but safe. You could have turned up the volume, but instead, we got silence.” (Why am I picturing Christopher Guest saying, “This one goes to eleven?” Never mind.) Heidi addresses Kenley: “There was no glamour, no bravado, and you missed the attitude of hip hop completely.” Heidi announces that Kenley is... IN!? Yes, the Teflon Whiner is still in the competition! Kenley leaves the runway.

Heidi sadly says, “Suede this means you’re out.” Suede thanks them all for the opportunity. “It was really great,” he says. Punk Suede gets the double air kiss of doom, and waves goodbye to the judges’ panel. “You’ll see Suede rock it! All my love,” he says. Michael Kors laughs. It isn’t clear whether it is with or at Suede. Kors has remarked in a previous episode upon his dislike of Suede’s use of the third person. Backstage, Suede and Leanne exchange hugs. So do Suede and Jerell. And we get one more dose of Third Person Suede - sadly, not in his blue eyeshadow from the runway show - saying his goodbyes. Suede says that Suede is proud of himself for making it to the top five. Tim appears and hugs Suede and sends him “upstairs to clean up his space” as he does with each departing designer. The hug is one of those ‘pat pat pat’ hugs. “All my love,” Suede tells Tim. Suede turns to the other designers and tells them, “Rock it for me. I will see you guys on the runway.” Korto smiles. As Suede packs up his belongings he says he can’t be disappointed since he gave it his all. He adds, “Madonna says get up over and over. So Madonna, I’m ready to dress you in Suede!” He accentuates this promise with a ‘hand pistol’ gesture. Suede, you were tacky and a bit odd but at least you left good-naturedly. And there is no way your design was worse than Kenley’s. I am now convinced she has charmed the judges. Next time out, wear a fishnet mini and giggle a lot, ‘kay?

Previews for next week show Heidi in an animal print dress announcing another field trip. Jerell surmises the challenge will mean their clients are “all Hedda Lettuce” and it will happen at Gristedes. “Who told you?” Tim jokes. Leanne comments about stress and pressure. Jerell says he is not “assisting Kenley in any way.” Kors says something “looks like a beauty pageant” and Korto is crying on the runway. Nina says someone’s design “looks like a reptile.” Kenley bites Heidi’s head off. Why is Kenley still there? Kenley bursts into tears and says she has fought her way through life. I have trouble imagining what her struggles may have been. She sure seems to feel like the world’s biggest victim, whatever the reason. So, more Kenley drama next episode? Sadly, yes. Let’s all close our eyes, take a deep breath, click our heels together three times and say “There’s no place like reality TV... there’s no place like reality TV...”

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