It struck me that with rehearsing for repeats of dances they'd done before as well as the new ones - and were they in the group dance at the beginning? - the top four were probably exhausted. So happy with the top two.

The top four came out near the end of the opening group dance - much less dancing for them, more standing and posing. Which I have NO problem with. In the last two days they had 4 new partnered dances, a solo, and then multiple repeat dances. How do you keep all that straight in your head and not fall over during all the rehersals, I don't know.

Project Runway: What the hell is this challenge? I get the outdoor, live show, and that's cool, but stilts?

Stupidest challenge ever. And it produced boring clothes. Usually I edit down to the runway part and keep them for awhile, but when I watching it this morning I knew immediately I had no interest in even that.

Although I was thrilled that for once the deflector (Viktor) was seen through by the judges.

Yeah that challenge was very strange. I sorta get they were trying to go for the look of the design sketch (elongated legs) but the stilts were just so weird.

Everyone's designs were so ho-hum. Even the winning design wasn't anything that we haven't seen. I like that Kim and Becky designed something that took advantage of their model, and I did like the green pants but meh, this was a so-so episode. Viktor and Bert were so horrid to one another, they didn't even try.

Congratulations to Melanie! I did not see SYTYCD yet because the tv was hogged by Raiders fans (I'm on vacation so I do not have the luxury of my home space).

Thank you all for your comments here because I know the result and your reactions.

PR: I actually like the challenge in theory, but none of the designs that came out of it were really great. Or full on train wrecks, which I would have enjoyed. And team challenges always make for too much interpersonal drama onscreen for my taste. In summary, meh.

SYTCD: So happy for Melanie, but a little sad for Sasha. They were both so amazing and danced best together, it's just a shame one had to beat the other.

And team challenges always make for too much interpersonal drama onscreen for my taste. In summary, meh.

This. I always enjoy PR more when they can each do their own thing.

PR: Yes, I thought that the weirdness of the stilts overshadowed the designs. When I was watching the runway all I kept noticing was the oddity of the way the models had to move.

I was also happy that they saw through Victor. Watching Victor and Bert was painful.

So was watching Fallene's meltdown.

You're right, the stiltwalking motion was really distracting on the runway.

Poor Fallene, losing all her confidence like that. Bryce really came off like an ass.

Yes, he did, but I could see his frustration. They had a discussion about how to cut it with the grain, and she didn't. He was right to be upset, but he did not deal with it well, and his shitting on her to the other designers was not cool.

but, frankly, I think that the new format is too much designer drama, not enough design. I watch on tivo delay so that I can fast forward through the crap.

victor was full of crap, and he started the shit by not being a professional when he and Bert were first partnered. Saying "my heart dropped" in public was childish and tacky. In the little designer interviews, maybe, but not while sitting with the rest of the designers. That said, Bert is annoyingly pedantic and resistant to change. i think that "taste level" will come into play because he has been out of the industry for a while.