But folks, this season blows. I was really excited at the beginning of the season because it seemed as though there were some interesting people with some interesting points of view. But between Heidi dominating the judging, the complete lack of Michael/Nina throughout the season, the sometimes bland guest judges, and the dearth of interesting challenges (i.e. make something in blue), this season has simply sucked. They got rid of people I thought had potential (Epperson, Sharin, even Ra'mon), they kept people that had very few skills compared to the others (Chris, Logan), and gave so much negativity to somebody I liked (Ghordanna), that by the end they were left with the Irina/Althea show. Sorry Carol Hannah, you are a really nice person and made some nice outfits, but it's all a lot of stuff that I think has been done before. Speaking of which, Irina's work while well executed and well though out, was also stuff that really wasn't that interesting to me. And that's not entirely her fault, the challenges were pretty bland and not that demanding so, as a result, those are the clothes that come out of those challenges. Althea was the only person by the end that I thought was offering something new, however the execution was most times not great - which I attributed to time constraints. However, after seeing part 1 of the finale, I am sure now that time wasn't the only issue.
I hate being this negative, especially because I love this show, but I was never really inspired to write much after the first couple weeks. I really hope they get it together, get back to NY, get Michael and, especially, Nina in there on a regular basis, and come up with some really great challenges. That Leanne/Korto season not looking so bad right now, huh? In closing, I thought I would put my favorite look of the season. Congrats Epperson, this was absolutely beautiful. I wish Mattar (sp?) was walking in Bryant Park, she was by far my favorite.
