I had serious issues over Seth Aaron's dress last night. Like the judges said, it was something the model who hands out the awards would wear, and it had that ugly pleating/ruching/whatever effect on the front that was just terrible.

Emilio's dress was perfectly constructed, and that material made it pop, but Anthony's dress, for me, was the best of the bunch--loved the way he arranged the black and white, loved the flow of the dress, loved the amount of leg it showed, loved everything about it! I can totally see why Jessica Alba wanted it for herself.

I can totally see why Jessica Alba wanted it for herself.

Did Alba look a little under the weather to anybody ele? I'm wondering if she wasn't meant to be the "client" all the time, and had to bail out of the filming for the beginning of the episode, forcing Heidi to step in at last minute.

As we already had both designers and models coming and going, I could imagine the producers would have had their hands full, even without a sick/otherwise engaged guest star. Just a hunch, but it feels right.

I'm wondering if she wasn't meant to be the "client" all the time, and had to bail out of the filming for the beginning of the episode, forcing Heidi to step in at last minute.

Oh, maybe that was the deal. It seemed weird that they'd do 2 Heidi-related challenges in one season. Jessica Alba did seem a little low energy (but clearly into being there).

Oh, maybe that was the deal. It seemed weird that they'd do 2 Heidi-related challenges in one season. Jessica Alba did seem a little low energy (but clearly into being there).

Yeah, there was something off about the whole thing, and I think the producers were scrambling even more then we were seeing.

I loved Anthony's dress and want it for my very own.

Yeah, there was something off about the whole thing, and I think the producers were scrambling even more then we were seeing.

I think the drama with the designer leaving, model leaving and trying to get Anthony back in the house pushed the edges of their available skills.

Question about the Biggest Loser. Have they met with a doctor at least once in every season?

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DVR didn't record this PR for me - I guess it thought it was a rerun since it had already gotten the Heidi challenge episode. Just watched online.

though Emilio's dress was perfect, except for the tumor.

So true.

Love love love Anthony's dress. Just beautiful.

Mila's seemed pretty retro. Seth Aaron's was boring. I didn't hate Jay's, but it wasn't red carpet at all. Jonathan, oh Jonathan, what a tactical error not keeping the parts of the forst dress that Heidi said she loved and building something out of that. What a mess he ended up with.

I was completely surprised by Maya leaving, but, thinking it through, I can well imagine her trying to sketch for this challenge and thinking about what the judges have said and trying not be derivative or referential and coming to the conclusion that she doesn't have a strong point of view yet, she doesn't have that sense of what makes a dress hers. Which I can see being a reason to drop out. Girls got skills, though. And Emilio has no empathy at all, huh?

I recommend the interview with Maya on the Project Rungay blog:

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I think it's easy to judge through the lens of the television, but I have rather a lot of admiration for Maya -- it takes a lot to realize that you're on the wrong path, no matter what it potentially offers, and to walk away.

Good for her. I thought it seemed like a smart decision just from what we saw on the show, but I'm really impressed with how she's thinking about her career and the big picture in that interview.

I'm bummed we don't get to see her collection, though.