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Okay, this Flashback! is a bit of a cheat, but I just had to talk about the first episode of Project Runway: Season 5.

If you haven’t seen it yet, don’t go any further!

My previously mentioned fears have mostly been allayed, even though we did flash back to the first challenge of the very first episode. (Bam! Relevance to the Flashback! theme.)  Back in the Gristedes, y’all! More grocery items into clothes!

Here’s what that concerns me: Does the forced nostalgia imply the producers are admitting this is the final good season, or are they just giving us “The Greatest Hits of PR: Bravo Years?”

Anyway, I was right back in love with Heidi and Tim. First of all, let’s not underestimate Heidi’s sassiness. When she laughed at the designers who thought they were going to get their first challenge up there on the rooftop? Awesome. 

And did you notice how Tim almost cried when he said the judges were going to call the tablecloth users a big bunch of lazybones? Well… it looked like he might cry, which allowed me to keep projecting my image of Helper Tim onto him.

Oh! And speaking of flashback? This guy Blayne is clearly trying to be this year’s Christian Siriano, all gay and quirky and full of catchphrases. Except Christian’s personality comes off as really genuine, and Blayne’s “girlicious” routine is already desperate. Writing the word on your model’s leg does not make it awesome, Blayne. “Fetch” is never going to happen.

Plus, Kerri noted how much he sniffs and rubs his nose. Drug habit much?

Otherwise, I’m liking Terri, who told us her strategy involved “mop heads, mop heads, mop heads.”

And while I did like Kelli’s winning runway dress (pictured to the left), I thought the coffee filter bodice made the model look like she had no breasts.

Personally, I would’ve voted for Daniel’s plastic cups cocktail dress. 

Ahh… it feels so good to be talking about this show again!

(the photos come from Bravotv.com)