Project Runway finale (IMMEDIATE spoiler)

[propita]

The network only cares about the ratings, which is why sometimes a so-so contestant (on any of these kinds of shows) stays while a better one goes. Contestants bringing personality or conflict often stay longer than they should (see: Ivy--she stayed longer than her designs warranted, but she was good for the camera). There’s usually a disclaimer about the judging standards at the end of the show, stating what goes into the decision-making process, and that it’s not limited to the visible judges.

I think someone higher up liked Gretchen (for whatever reason)--Tim Gunn has been pretty clear all along about this season’s judging being “off.” Once the season is over, the fans wanting Mondo to win aren’t so interested anymore, but wait for the next season to cheer someone new on. So the network loses nothing by ignoring them as long as the selection wasn’t TOO egregious. It wasn’t; Gretchen was honestly among the best overall--but Mondo was better overall.

 

[bigdaddy]

About that finale ... did you think the judges' criticisms were fair and consistent with what they had been telling you all season?
I'm a little shocked about Nina's critique, especially hearing their private conversations off the runway, because I really felt like she was my biggest supporter of all the judges. So when she really wasn't into what I was doing, I didn't really know what was going on. I know in the beginning, she said (they should) pick two winners this season, but of course that's not going to happen. So it was her on the fence with two winners, Heidi on my team and Jessica on my team, Michael not on my team ... so I have 2.5 of the votes at that point, right?

You do the math, I'm not sure how it worked out. I'm not sure if Jessica, as a guest judge, her vote doesn't count as much as the three permanent judges? I don't know how that works. And a lot of what the judges said in their critiques throughout the season, I don't know that it was very consistent.

They praised me for being me and extravagant and outside the box, but (in the finale), I felt like they didn't really recognize that. I put in everything that I l love and everything I care about into my collection. I don't know what the final decision factor was. I can only speculate, but I am very, very, very impressed with Heidi. I didn't know she was such a big fan of my work, and she was really fighting for me. It was amazing. She was really, really upset and sticking up for me and my collection, and that was just amazing to me. I'm actually going to try and get in contact with her in the next couple of days and tell her thank you so much for being such a big supporter in the final moments.

I figured it out! The bitch was screwing Nina! It makes perfect sense!

The full interview with Mondo is here...

http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/11/01/project-runway-mondo-guerra-interview/

 

[Shatnertage]

I was surprised, but not as shocked as everyone else, I guess. I liked Mondo's stuff a lot, but I can see where they were going with picking Gretchen.

I'm not nearly as upset as I was when Christian beat Rami.