

But what was the point of bringing Nora back if her 15+ years away from the show were going to be too much to overcome. But I was so excited to see that Nora from Season 1 was brought back, like re-connecting with an old friend that friend who used to have a punky haircut and would go out drinking with you, and now there's B-roll of her fixing lunches for her kids. I knew designers like Korto and Kara Saun would do well, and they have (though after recently re-watching Season 1, it is a strange experience to watch Kara Saun struggle even a little bit). I am perhaps more sensitive to this because I eventually drifted from Project Runway during the bloated and same-y Lifetime seasons, but I hold those first several years close to my heart.

Joe Reid: Numbers don't lie, Brianna! Four out of the first five eliminated designers have been from the first 10 seasons.
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But is that perception accurate, or are the more recent alumni just better situated to pick up where they left off? Primetimer's senior writer Joe Reid and TV reporter Brianna Wellen are determined to get to the bottom of this question. While that frustration dissipated some in Episode 6, Kayne's elimination will probably be seen as further confirmation that the OGs are on thin ice this season. Korto and Kayne (Season 3) were among Anna's most vocal detractors, as they wondered aloud what the point of this competition was when repeat looks could get waved through. Anna's crinkle-cut embellishments were declared by the judges to be among the best of the week, while at the same time several of her fellow competitors deemed Anna's look unacceptably derivative of her previous work. What was on the surface an impish Christian Siriano assignment tasking the designers to use the same bolt of red polyester fabric turned into a cauldron of resentment and grievance. The vibes got dark real fast after Episode 5's "Seeing Red" challenge. In Episode 4, Korto (originally from Season 5) and Rami (Season 4) expressed their feelings that the judges weren't as warmly inclined toward them as they had been to the more recent alumni, and Korto was already making note of the fact that the first two eliminated designers were old school.

designers aren't being given a fair shake has spread throughout the workroom. Not even winning the first challenge of the season could buy Kayne Gillaspie much time, as his '90s garment got him bounced from the competition in 10th place. The show's 20th season was billed as a return of the best of the best, from Season 1 to Season 19, but as of this week, four of the five eliminated designers have been from the show's first nine seasons. The challenge in Project Runway's "Like Totally '90s" episode may have drummed up nostalgia for the old-school days before Y2K, but the season so far has been rough for anyone who longs for the old-school days of Project Runway.
