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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

September 25th, 2008

Last night’s Project Runway was really sad… Not only because Suede left, but because Kenley stayed.

Let’s not kid anyone here, it was only a matter of time until Suede’s departure, but it seemed that she only got a reprieve for the sake of sensationalism, and I’m not talking about her outfit.

There’s a difference between drama (as in theatre) and draaaama (the “draaaa” rhymes with “waaaa” as in a crybaby) and she’s clearly in the “B” camp here.

Kenley’s been torn up enough in a vast number of blogs, so no need beating a dead horse…

But I would like to point out why Tim Gunn is Tim Gunn. There’s no nice way to say it, Kenley was a biatch in this episode, rebuffing Tim’s help once again. He was very even with her, and she got treated much better than she deserved. Thankfully, he did get to see her “taken down a few pegs” which registered with “more than a little satisfaction” for the fashion Zen master.

Rebuke for Kenley’s immature behavior and praise for Tim’s restraint aside, my beef is with the producers who obviously had a heavy hand in the judging this past week.

I feel like they at times forget why we’re watching. So here’s a reminder: The nice thing about Runway is when we forget we’re watching a show that’s on a TV network and that ratings are involved. It’s when we really get to experience the competition with the contestants, those are the moments that make us want to come back.

Watching Kenley bitch, moan, and bitch some more for another episode is not why I’ll be watching next week. Let’s stop pitching to the lowest common denomenator here and focus on what counts.

–Sue

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