Scream like you mean it.

[apocalypsos]

Actually, it's just the one thing.

ANGELA'S A FUCKING TEAM LEADER?!?!

The worst part of this -- the WORST part -- is that while I wasn't spoiled on team leaders, I was on who would be in the teams, and noooooooooo. *cradles head in hands* I don't like this at ALL. Almost as much as I don't like that fucking smug look on her face when she got picked.

On the other hand, team leaders go first when they fuck up. *crosses fingers

The more I hear Jeffrey rip on Angela, the more I like him.

Aw, poor Bradley.

You know, I'm not all that thrilled with Vincent's behavior when he's team leader, but I do appreciate that he's willing to do what he's told even if he doesn't like the design.

BWAHAHA! I really need to make a note of what Laura called Angela's work.

OOOOOOOOO. That's MUCH worse than the fashion magazines I heard he might have. I mean, it's PATTERN BOOKS.

And he left the site AND used the Internet? I'd say how fucking stupid is he, but I've seen him on the show. And I know there's going to be bitching about Kayne going to the producers, but Keith was CHEATING, for fuck's sake.

"Scapegoats"? Oh, shut it, Keith. And if you weren't using those books for an unfair advantage, then why were they there?

I feel so sorry for Alison and Jeffrey. Now they have to do the whole thing by themselves? Maaaaaan.

"I'm a squid with no ocean." HEEEEEE. Sometimes I think Bradley is creepy, and sometimes he makes me giggle.

Oh, God, Angela's making fucking rosettes again. *HEADDESK*

*splorfles* Michael on the table! Hee!

... okay, that's not such a bad use of the rosettes for ONCE.

It's a good thing Jeffrey and Alison work well together.

Heh. Bonnie likes Corona. That's the second time I've seen her drinking that. I can't believe I notice that stuff.

Dude, if Jeffrey and Alison win this, I will love them bunches.

YAY for Jeffrey and Alison! And Angela's outfit is ... not bad. I don't like the length of the jacket, but the rest of it I like. Really well-fitted, too. I do like Jeffrey and Alison's better, though. It just makes that model that much longer and elegant, and I adore that coat.

The pants that Angela's wearing, though? *gags*

*whimpers* I don't like Robert's design at all.

Eleven percent of people thought Keith shouldn't have gone home for breaking THREE RULES? The hell?!

Oh, thank GOD. Not that I didn't like Bonnie, but I don't want to lose Robert! *cuddles him, passes him off to babyofthegroup for protection*

*eye roll* Well, I'm grateful that Laura and Michael won one, anyway. That's all Michael wanted was to win one challenge, and he has, even if he was just a team member.

Next week: WOOHOO! We get working-with-the-models challenge! I love it when we get to learn more about them!

Quick question: Am I the only one who thinks Laura's model Katie looks a LOT like Katie Holmes?

Comments

[caseylane.livejournal.com]

I think the lining was the frosting on the cake, it wasn't the winning point. I do agree that she was smart in picking the team she did and listened to them. It was the best design, and her little rosettes were actually a very elegant touch.

The question is, does she have the skills to do something like that on her own? The designs she's done on her own were nowhere near as good as the one she did last night.

That's not to say she isn't someone to learn from her mistakes (or what she did right). That's a large part of what makes someone successful in business, the ability to admit that you don't know it all, to know your weaknesses and surround yourself with people that can compensate for them.

[milkshake-b.livejournal.com]

I don't think she could do it on her own, actually--but that doesn't have anything to do with her winning this one, and deserving to win this one. This one was based on not just coming up with and executing a design, but coming up with a design, picking a team of people, and working with that team to execute the design. In terms of all that, she did excellently, way above par for how designers on this show usually do, which was the important point, and landed her that victory. If she'd picked bad people, or good people who weren't willing to work with her or each other, or if she hadn't listened to their suggestions or contributions... the reason I have to hand it to her on this one is simply because there were so many ways, given that it was her, it could have ended in disaster, rather than in a surprisingly awesome design. (Heidi was right: that thing looked expensive.)

But... despite all that, whenever I read my flist and people's reactions to the episode... I found one person who felt she did a good job and deserved that win. Everyone else is too busy ranting about how horrible and terrible and awful she is, and giving all the credit to Michael and Laura. Who were good, yes, who are excellent designers. But Angela surprised me pleasantly for showing the good sense to recognize that and make good use of their skills, and I have to hand her props for that, and don't understand why everyone else seems to be refusing to.

[caseylane.livejournal.com]

I think they feel that it was actually Michael and Laura that won. They banded together and got her to hold back and it worked beautifully.

If she had shown design talent before this it might have turned out differently. It would have been a major coup for her and a massive FY to Vincent (which it still was actually). But since her designs have resembled street walker wear more than anything else it's easy to dismiss the win as belonging to someone else.

It would have been very easy for Laura and Michael to just do what she wanted, which IMO, would have been a disaster for all involved. Chances of them being eliminated would have been pretty small since Angela already had a reputation for being "tasteless".

Instead they were professional and gave their opinion and she was smart enough to listen. As a result it was the best design out there.

I'm anxious to see just what she does next week, if she's learned anything or not.