Everybody Hates you Wendy Pepper

Last night's Project Runway was pretty generic. Tim is by far the most compellig reason to watch this show. What a great character -- he seems like the perfect blend of a certain kind of New York, wine and cheese, fashionisto, homo. I love everything about him. He even does podcasts! Nicky Hilton makes for a rather boring muse in my opinion. They might as well have been designing for Dave Coulier. From what I understand he looks equally stunning in haute coture. That said I thought Nick deserved the win over Santino, but then again I think Nick is dreamy. Guadalupe leaving over that awful woman Marla was a shame. I think any original idea is worth more than simply copying someone else's design anyday. With just 10 designers left, here are my picks for the final three:

1) Nick -- No question he has the attention of the judges. The question is will he maintain his creative newness with every show, or will we get tired of seeing the same old idea refabricated.

2)Daniel V. -- I put him as the second finalist, but I feel like he might slip up along the way. He's a solid, middle of the road guy who seems to know what the judges want to see. Will he have a meltdown, or will he make it to the final three?

3)Zulema -- She's sort of a sleeper as they haven't keyed in on her personality much, but her designs always seem solid to my amateur eye. She could well end up in the final three with the audience wondering "who is this girl?" The producers better take note (or just kick her off).

You'll notice that I left Santino off the list. I think he may be one of the 3 best designers on the show, but I feel like the judges are waiting for a chance to get rid of him. It boils down to how much pull the judges have over the producers. If last year is any indication, Santino may sail into the finals. I think they are over-developing his character in order to make him the 'shocker' when he finally gets cut. It also seems he is fairly well established as a west-coast designer, so I'm not sure making the final three would be as important for him personally as it would be for some of the other designers.

That's my breakdown. Wow, I never thought I would be handicapping the project runway contestants. I need to get out more.

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