The superfans were awesome!

They really were! The interaction between the judges and the fans when they did the close-ups was very cool.

I think the judges got it right this week. The top looks are fantastic, the safe looks are right in the middle, and the bottom looks are the most problematic. I don't know that I would have liked Alexander's suit even if he had finished it. Though Heidi was right, the silhouette was very nice. Alexandria (I wish their names were less similar, somehow) seems very into following whatever direction she's given, from the client or in the challenge specifications, sometimes that messes her up. I don't even know what Ken was thinking, picking a fabric he hated. It's nice that he left well after all that drama.

I was hoping I could bail on the upcoming All Stars but the line up of designers that are coming back is pretty compelling!

I was talking about Masters, I don't think the regular Top Chef is back yet. Next Wednesday, I think? I only watch Masters,I am peculiar like that.

I was actually thinking the same thing, Jess, which might be why I slid sideways into that but surely he's made clothes for his mother feeling. Not offended, more disbelieving, really. Especially with him being self-taught. OTOH, the fit on his dress was pretty bad and we was not good at managing his client's wishes, so maybe that was a totally honest disclaimer.

The Ken situation really bugged me, for a lot of reasons, and I don't usually disagree with Tim, but unless I wasn't paying enough attention, I didn't think there was any reason for him to say Alexander's behavior was inexcusable. He was being lighthearted, not rude. Ken knew they were moving in -- choosing to set up the ironing board *right in front of the door* seemed pretty pointed to begin with.

I am glad he's gone, though. I had enough of him about a month ago.

I was hoping I could bail on the upcoming All Stars but the line up of designers that are coming back is pretty compelling!

Oh, really? Where'd you see it? I didn't even know they were doing All Stars again.

There was an ad, I guess Alyssa Milano is hosting? Anyway, taht made me google to see who the designers are [link]

That whole thing was ridiculous. Kind of a waste of screen time, if you ask me.

Wow, they have winners competing! That should be interesting. I'm going to miss Joanna Coles, though.

Yeah, she was pretty awesome.

Supermarket Superstar: The crab pie should go to Whole Foods, no?

The full-sized one, you mean? Because I could see the minis at Trader Joe's. Don't think they can say that in front of the A&P buyer, though.

Since I've been watching this show, I've been noticing a lot of products that people came on and said "there's nothing like this in the stores" about, I do see products like them at my grocery store. Not sure what to make of that.

Amy,

Something is up with Ken. His behavior (it seems to me) is reminiscent of someone who has been abused. He has been homeless a number of times, but I don't think that's it. He has extreme personal space issues and I bet he has serious anxiety issues (if not PTSD).

I think he should never have been cast on the show and I'm angry that the producers cast him, Sandro, and unicorn man for our entertainment. I think all three needed to be medicated and do their work outside of a PR pressure cooker.

See, he came off to me as simply a diva, but I wasn't pay a lot of attention. I did think the last outburst at Alexander and Braden was way off the charts, though, and what Tim said about anger management would be at a first step.

The thing that struck me about Ken was the two sides -- either tightly, strictly controlled, or completely out of control and screaming. Not a lot of balance there.

I've been skipping Supermarket Superstar, and here's the really bizarre reason -- it starts on the half hour, but it's an hour-long show, which is somehow just not right. Sometimes my brain is confusing.

When he talked to his mother she asked if "the other side" had come out. I do think there's more than just a wild temper going on there.

That's what bugged about the latest situation. There was no need to show that - it didn't impact anything other than living arrangements. It's one thing if you're getting new insight or the situation affects the outcome of the competition. But it was just prurient "remember how cray cray this dude is?"