(4.11) - Feb. 13, 2008

There was a shocking elimination last night on Project Runway, TV Watchers. Yes, yes. And the upset lasted a whole two seconds! I am referring, of course, to Heidi's announcement that Chris was in, which we were supposed to take to mean that Rami was out. My jaw dropped. Wow! The judges managed to make a bold choice and were penalizing Rami for his stubbornness. It made sense, really. Guest judge Roberto Cavalli had turned up his nose at Rami's garment, deeming it "too normal." The others noted that he never took any risks. But these thoughts barely had time to form in my excited little head before Mrs. Seal announced that Rami also was in, and that the two dudes would have to face off one last time by presenting the three strongest pieces from their final collection for Fashion Week. I'm sure the producers were patting themselves on the back for this move, applauding themselves for mixin' it all up in season 4. But it all felt so calculated. And there was other fishy business. At the top of the hour, when Heidi told the designers that two people would be eliminated this round ??? a Runway first, therefore kind of a big deal ??? none of them seemed the least bit surprised. Huh?
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