Well, now that I have your attention with this screen shot of Mikey V, let’s start this week’s recap. In episode 6, our Designtestants must face The Dreaded Kitchen Challenge.
If you watched the first two seasons of Design Star, then you know that no team has ever completed a kitchen challenge in the time allotted. With only 2 full days to give a kitchen a complete remodel from floor to ceiling, it’s a disaster waiting to happen.
So, you know, there’s always plenty of drama. I can hardly wait!
First off, Trish tells us that she hurt herself on the first challenge when she was helping Jen and Stephanie move that tree table into the house. Remember that? I don’t. I mean, I remember they moved the table in, but did we know Trish hurt her finger?
Here’s the flashback of them carrying the table. Trish is bent over on the left, saying, “I’m fine! I’m fine!” When clearly, she wasn’t. I mean, her whole ring finger is red and puffy. So, obviously, she was NOT fine. Don’t be a hero, Trish!
Apparently it has been swelling up since then and now she can’t get her big honkin’ diamond ring off. Mikey V tried, but he couldn’t get it off, either. And he tried soap and everything, you guys.
Trish and Mikey spend an awful lot of time huddled together in the kitchen, working on this ring thing, and I start getting a little suspicious about Trish’s motives. “Oh, Mikey. I’m in so much pain. Can I put my head on your shoulder again?”
Look at all the fake hair she piled on today:
Clive appears in the kitchen and Mikey tells him he’s late. “I’m never late,” Clive says. “I’m British.”
They head to the workroom–you know that room where they never actually do any work. They stand in front of the paint cans and Clive asks, “Are you ready for The Dreaded Kitchen?” He tells them that they’ll be making over a kitchen for the Page family of Goodlettsville, Tennessee.
The gang will have a mere 24 hours and $10,000 to complete their task–and, oh, yeah, some appliances from Sears. Gotta get that endorsement in.
Who will be the team captain? They check their paint cans and Tracee’s got the lucky lid. Clive says, “It’s Team Tracee!”
Everyone sighs and rolls their eyes. Except for Mikey, who collapses in hysterical “I’m dyin’ here!” laughter. He tells the camera, “She’s the last person I wanted.” He’s never been a big fan of Tracey’s. Last week she totally messed up his POA when it came to shopping. And everyone knows you don’t mess with Mikey’s POA.
Tracee’s happy, though. She wanted to be team captain so she can show her stuff. Although she acknowledges that it could backfire on her if things go poorly.
Clive reminds them that this is about hosting as well as design. Also–dun-dun-dunnn–there will be TWO eliminations after this challenge instead of one. Two of the five contestants will be going home.
The Final Five meet the Page family in person and ask them what they’d like their kitchen to look like. Mrs. Page says she loves red–it’s her favorite color. Mr. Page tells them they HATE the paneling. Both agree that they would like some granite countertops.
And Mrs. Page adds that she’d really, really like some color on the backsplash. Something that would pop. Like, you know, TILE.
Clive tells the gang that their time starts now. They have 10 hours to work until he comes back with his little red air horn.
Trish immediately tells the group that the circulation in her finger is, like, nonexistent now. She’s got tingling going up to her wrist, and Mikey’s not even touching her. “We’ve got to call someone to get my ring cut off.”
Who do we call whenever we get rings stuck on our fingers? The Fire Department, of course! Isn’t that what they’re known for?
Man, the producers are playing this for all it’s worth. We’ve got a shot of the ambulance blaring its way toward the house, followed by a freakin’ fire engine. The guys are wearing all their gear. They’re totally prepared for a wedding ring emergency.
I love firefighters. Does anyone else watch “Rescue Me“? I’m sort of hoping that some of THOSE guys will get off the truck–guys like Franco and Sean and Tommy. That would certainly perk this episode up.
But no. These guys showed up instead:
Some scary old firefighter shows Trish his missing finger. “I got a ring stuck on my finger once,” he says. “Look what happened to me.”
Guh-ROSS.
Trish is not amused. And frankly, neither am I. Maybe I just don’t get firefighter humor.
The firefighters proceed to get down to business by pulling out the biggest, rustiest old pliers you’ve ever seen. I think this must be another bad joke, but they’re really trying to cram the things under her ring. She’s squealing, crying, “Ow-ow-ow!”
Jen asks, “Don’t you have a special tool for that?”
They firemen say, “You mean like a ring cutter? Yeah, we got a ring cutter.”
Trish says, “Use that, then, you idiots!” (I’m paraphrasing.) Amazingly, the special tool called a RING CUTTER works better than the rusty pliers. They finally get it off.
Whew. So Trish and her finger will live to decorate another day.
Now it’s time to get back to working on the kitchen. Tracee tries to get the gang to come together and create a plan for the room, but they seem more interested in getting right to work and letting her make all the decisions about the room on her own. They keep reminding her she is the Team Captain, so she should just decide what they’re going to do.
No, no, no. She wants it to be a GROUP EFFORT. Come on, guys! We have to talk about this! But they’re not really listening. They’re too busy dismantling the room.
She finally gets them to gather ’round long enough to argue over what to do about the backsplash. Mikey V wants to do tile. The other contestants remind him that the tile was what screwed up the teams in the past and kept them from finishing their kitchens on time. They don’t want to make the same mistake.
There is a Curse on Design Star Kitchen Challenges. There are flashbacks to past judging panels with Vern’s voice in a spooky echo as he says things like, “This is unacceptable.”
Look–he made Sparkle Josh cry!
Matt says he will not go for tile. “It’s the death knell for Design Star. It’s the harbinger of death. Whoever touched tile before went home.”
But Mikey V is frustrated because he really, really wants the homeowners to get that tile backsplash. He’s also frustrated that there is still no clear POA. He taps his watch impatiently. They’ve spent two whole hours talking about this so far and getting nowhere.
“Let’s go-go-go,” Mikey says. He wants to be the first Design Star team to get the kitchen done.
“It’s like they want to go-go-go,” Tracee tells us, “and I’m not comfortable with that. I don’t want to run a dictatorship here.” She wants it to be a team effort.
Finally, Matt and Tracee head off to Sears to order the appliances. The other three start working on the room, even though they admit they’re confused about the overall plan and what they’re doing. They start hanging drywall over the paneling. Mikey helps remove the old countertops as only Mikey can:
Tracee gets the appliances ordered, as well as some granite for the countertops. And before they know it, work day #1 is over.
Day #2: Tracee has everything mapped out on a detailed chart. Everyone has their job so it’ll run smoothly.
Tracee heads off in the Design Star van and tells us she’s going to try to be back with everything in three hours, but it’ll probably be four.
It ends up taking seven.
She adds:
Yeah, I don’t think they’ll even hesitate, Tracee.
The gang gets to work. Mikey takes charge of the power tools, as usual:
Jen says she’s hoping Tracee will shop fast but she isn’t hopeful. Sometimes she can overthink things too much.
Cut to Tracee shopping and appearing to be in no real hurry as she ponders everything she sees:
Clive checks in with the gang. “Where’s Tracee?” he asks. “Shopping,” they say. “How about the infamous tiling?” Clive asks. “According to Tracee’s chart, you should’ve finished tiling 6 minutes ago.” But they don’t even have the tile yet.
Ruh-roh.
Tracee eventually returns when it’s dark outside. “I had to go to 7 places,” she says. “Here’s the tile.” Mikey points out that she was gone for 7 hours and now there’s no time to hang the tile. Now they have no backsplash. Tracee says they’ll have to get creative. Getting creative turns out to mean, “painting the backsplash area brown.”
Clive reappears and time is up for the night.
It’s the final day. They have 2 hours to finish and then there will be 2 eliminations.
Enter Carter Oosterhouse, the host of “Carter Can.” Carter tells them that he’s done over 400 makeovers on TV and has never, ever failed to finish one in time.
They work feverishly to get it done and do Carter Oosterhouse proud. Clive reappears with the air horn and time is up. The challenge is over. They’re relieved that they actually finished it all, and Clive admits he’s surprised this bunch of losers season’s contestants actually pulled it off.
Tracee tells us “I feel wonderful deep down inside.” Well…good for her.
On to judging. Clive warbles, “Whose dream will end here tonight?”
Here’s the kitchen before:
And after:
Vern Yip starts off by saying he wants to 100% commend them for finishing for the first time in Design Star history.
BUT.
It’s completely boring.
Cynthia Rowley wants to know what those two little placemats are that are hanging from the window? Martha snaps that using accessories for punches of color is “so cliche and predictable.” Cynthia also wants to know, “Where’s the ideas? Where’s the inspiration? Where’s the wow factor?”
They show the reveal and the family is thrilled. “It’s so pretty! The floor is gorgeous! It’s open and inviting!”
However.
Mrs. Page points out that she really, really wanted a tile backsplash. Brown paint wasn’t exactly what she had in mind when she asked for “a pop of color.”
And let the weekly ritual of “throwing your fellow contestants under the bus” begin:
Tracee tries to blame the lack of a backsplash on “a little glitch with a medical situation.” Mikey V points out that the ring incident took all of 20 minutes and only involved Trish.
Martha says, Wait. Hold on. You’re telling me you called the Fire Department to cut your ring off? (My response exactly.)
The judges berate Tracee for failing to take responsibility week after week for her mistakes. She always seems to be blaming others.
Now it’s time to judge the contestants on their hosting abilities. Matt is the first one up. I think he does pretty well, but Martha says he sounds “too monotone.”
Trish’s turn. Vern says he couldn’t grin any bigger. He thinks she’s completely engaging.
Really? Is anyone else surprised by this? I mean, she was okay, but why do the judges love her so much?
Mikey’s turn. He ends his clip with his trademark, “Don’t forget–I’m Mikey V!” I’m thinking he needs a new trademark.
Vern points out that he still comes across as being “super nervous.” Martha complains that he doesn’t make eye contact.
(Has everyone been following the brouhaha over Mikey V on the Internet? Apparently some old photos…of an indecent nature…have surfaced. The message boards on HGTV are going nuts. No one knows for sure if the photos are really of him, however. HGTV claims it is “looking into the matter.” Stay tuned.)
Tracee does her schtick for the camera. First she points to the granite countertops and says, “You can do a simulated laminate look, too.” Huh? Is granite-looking laminate just as good? I don’t think so. I mean, laminate is what they just took out of there, right?
Then she points to the cabinets and says: “Also, painting your countertops is very inexpensive.”
I think she meant painting your cabinets. Oops.
This is where Design Star drives me crazy. None of the judges mentions this gaffe. Vern simply gushes that she “looks great on TV” and is “very telegenic.” I thought she seemed really stilted and awkward. She seems to have trouble talking on the fly.
Finally, Jen does her thing, and it’s totally unmemorable. I think she compares brown granite countertops to a little black dress hanging in your closet…or something. Cynthia Rowley (who is a fashion designer) thinks it’s brilliant, though.
Back to the green room for the contestants while the judges deliberate. The judges agree that this is, literally, the most boring kitchen they’ve ever seen.
Matt isn’t happy with the judges’ reactions to their kitchen re-do:
I think this is the first week they’ve gotten through the green room without a single tear being shed. Tracee looked like she might lose it any minute, though.
The judges have an intellectual discussion about the kitchen, which basically goes like this:
Yeah. That sums it up.
The Designtestants are brought back in to face the judges. Without further ado, Clive sends Tracee packing:
Tracee steps bravely into the Service Elevator of Doom with one final, jaunty wave. She bursts into tears after the door creaks shut and says she has no idea what’s going to happen now. I wonder if she’s worried about where this elevator is taking her? I know I would be.
She’s determined to go out with class and style. That’s just the kind of lady she is. She says that at home she has a family who supports her, clients who love her, and employees who like her. “THESE PEOPLE (she’s looking at you, Jen, Trish, Mikey and Matt) JUST DON’T MEAN CRAP TO ME.”
She wraps things up by letting us know she’s sick of being around a lot of ignoramouses. Who needs ‘em?
Back at judging, Clive tells Jen and Trish they’re safe this week. “Keep up the good work.”
But Mikey isn’t so lucky. Clive says he still hasn’t warmed up to the camera. He lacks the necessary hosting skills needed to be a true Design Star.
Mikey’s show has been canceled.
Poor Mikey. He worked so hard this week, too! He follows Tracee into the Service Elevator of Doom.
He’s disappointed. It stinks. Back to the streets and his patrol car, he says.
And then there were three: Matt, Jen, and Trish.
What did you think of this week’s episode? Did you like the kitchen any better than the judges did? Do you think the right people went home? Can you muster any excitement over a show hosted by Jen, Trish, or Matt?
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i have to agree with the top comment on the HGTV board.
TRISH IS TRASH!
That huge cubic circonia was probably so cheap it was doing more than turning her finger green (plus she wears fake hair – anyone else notice from the Haunted Mansion episode?)
Trish not only seems a little vindictive and unfriendly, but her TV presence comes across as FAKE and she looks older than Cynthia Rowley (who is actually almost 15 yrs older).
I have to say both Matt and Jen seem MUCH more open and inviting, and both seem pretty cute and cuddly – both have GREAT DIMPLES!…and isn’t that what Design Star is really all about? (i.e. David B, Kim Myles)
GO MATT AND JEN!!!
These designers do seem to be less engaging than in previous years. I had earlier been rooting for Matt, but he has been really cautious lately and cautious doesn’t make for good design. Jen is very personable, but not all that talented. Trish smiles a lot but seems vindictive and mean underneath. Only two more episodes? Next week, we should see how each stacks up against the others in individual designs.
I think that the kitchen looked nice for a kitchen, but for a
design team that was asked to add a pop of color it was
kind of dull.
I feel real bad for the family–they didn’t get what they asked for.
Isn’t it interesting how Tracee says people ‘throw her under the bus’ when in truth she’s all but climbed under there herself!
Ohh missed it – but thanks for the re-cap! Sounds like a dramatic episode!
I was very happy to see both Tracee & Mikey V. go. Tracee was just a pain from the beginning, and although I “liked” Mikey, I never saw any real design talent.
I can’t figure out what they all have against Matt’s hosting style? I thought he was absolutely the best, most polished, most “host-like” in this episode. Jen is cute and I like her style too. But Trish…I actually think she is absolutely classless and her cutesy, girlish presentations are pretty sophomoricl!! (Vern need his head examined…)
As for the kitchen design, it WAS boring.
I missed it but thanks for the recap. It’s almost like I was there
I’m sad that Mikey V is gone but have no tears for Tracee. What took so long? I’m not crazy excited about a show hosted by Jen. She hasn’t seemed to be very engaging to me. I do love Matt though and I like Trish-fake hair and all. Although she does remind me of Constance Ramos from “Color Correction”.
Re last week’s episode, two words: Freight Elevator. Why in the world didn’t they use the freight elevator to get the sofa in?
Re last week’s episode and this weeks: Why do the Food Star contestants have so much more class than the Design Star contestants? Michael ended up on The Soup and Tracee certainly ought to.
I think it was time for Tracee to go. Her 7 hr shopping trip was ridiculous. I think Trish seems super fake and catty. She does not seem like a very nice person. I really hope they don’t pick her to be the Design Star. I don’t understand why they all think she is so great at hosting. That fake hair is hideous! I really like Jen. She seems geniunely lke a nice person although I’m not sure how talented she is. She seems like the best choice with who is left though.
OMG…the closed caption under Mikey in a towel is delicious. How perfect!
Poor Mikey…I loved him so. He should get an HGTV gig as one of those buff eye candy carpenters they use on many of the shows. Guy’s got skills. Just not host material.
I’d like to redact an earlier comment I made: I called Tracee’s hair skanky (or something) by accident, when clearly I meant Trish’s hair. I guess I let my vehement dislike of Tracee get the best of me! I mean, Trish wakes up in the morning with a bob and then hits the studio with that thing going on. It’s like a man with a bad toupee — “hey mister…we know that thing’s not real!” And why *do* the judges love her so much? Because she used the HGTV tagline in her on-camera segment? Oh, barf.
I can’t believe how marginal the talent is this season. I think Trish is going to wind up winning. HGTV is looking at overall marketability (re: $$) here, and the opportunity to sell both Trish hair extensions (like Jessica Simpson!) and faux baubles (like Joan Rivers!) in their online store is too good for them to pass up.
And…this is the first I’m hearing of the Mikey V. brouhaha. Gotta go…
What was up with the non-rubbed-in concealer on Tracee’s face during the van ride? I couldn’t take my eyes off it and wondered why no one told her. Later on, she had rubbed it in.
Trish comes across as a little fake, to me, in her hosting. Matt didn’t really seem monotone…she was just being picky.
Here’s my question: What did the judges mean when they say it was blah? Besides a backsplash, what more could’ve been done, design-wise, on that kind of kitchen and on that budget?
Laura–you’re killin’ me. Love the idea of HGTV hawking Trish hair extensions and faux baubles. Maybe they can reproduce that ring that she had to have cut off her hand!
Kellilou3–I think Tracee was covered in white paint or primer. It was also on her arms. That’s my guess, anyway. -Julia
I finally got to watch an episode, but I couldn’t wait to read your recap. You do a fantastic job. While the kitchen looked better, it was just nice. The serious lack of wow disappointed me. The cabinets, counters, floors and appliances were all nice, but it was so much less than I expected. I wonder what would have happened if they had actually gotten the back splash up. Tracee picked dull tile too though, so maybe it wouldn’t have made much of a difference. I dig Matt. I’m rooting for him to win it all. I’d watch his show.
I think the right people went home last night. Did Vern actually say that this season has the “best” hosting candidates in the history of Design Star?
I think the kitchen looked nice considering the time & money restrictions. I’m curious to know what (besides a tile back splash) would’ve made the judges like it more.
Where is the talent? I cannot believe this is what we are left with. They have nothing on the first two winners, David and Kim. Somebody needs to start showing us what they’ve got!
Why don’t I get this show?? It looks like fun, and a wee bit nasty at times!! A lot like the design world, maybe??
Stop by, if you have a chance…I’m hosting a “perfectly imperfect” week, and I’d love you to participate!! I think it’s be right up your alley, considering we share a lot in common!
Have a great week!
Linda
Why does the HGTV headline say that Carter saved the day during the kitchen design? All I saw was him showing up to give a pep talk. Did I miss something?
Cass–I saw that on the HGTV site, too. I don’t know what that meant! He was in the house with them all of five minutes and basically told them “you better finish!” Seemed like a plug for his show more than anything.
Alana–Vern DID really say that. I don’t know what show he’s watching, but I’m not seeing the best hosting talent on my TV, I’m afraid. -Julia
Oh Man….I didn’t catch it, but you are better than Tivo!!
Trish has fake hair …. who woulda thought ?
Tracee, apparently your crapless feelings of the others spilled over. She should have dropped the tile boxes at the counter place & asked them to deliver it. SHOULD have taken a copy of HER schedule with her. 7 HOURS to purchase accessories, a table w/chairs & appliances plus tile ????
My crew & I could have done what they did to that kitchen.
Hope they left that backsplash tile for the family to add. It was cool. Glass tile within ceramic tile.
Just LOVE Carter’s new show.
Oh dear lord that is one HUGE DRAMA FEST.
I like white cabinets, suckah for them.
I had so many questions after this episode, I hardly know where to begin!! Like, were cream walls really the best they could do? For a family that “loves color” and is “not afraid of color” and wants “a pop of color”. Oh my! I think the first rule of design (or at least my first rule) is to LISTEN TO YOUR CLIENTS. They totally could have done tile on the ORIGINAL time frame that Tracee set up. That girl was so adept at sabotaging both herself and her team, it’s incredible. So, anyway…apparently all they could think of was cream walls with red curtains and all of THREE red accessories. In addition, there were some other random accessories and an extremely ugly window dressing that had a tiny bit of red in it. Then, not only does the family not get their backsplash, which they SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR…instead of the team actually giving them a pop of color there (i.e. RED), they choose chocolate brown paint. Oh. my. I am without words. I have been so disappointed with these folks this season. Usually I’m in awe of what they pull off, and can rest in the knowledge that most of them are more creative/talented than I am. But NOT SO this season! I find myself wishing I was there (although maybe not, with all the talk of people being thrown under the bus and whatnot). Julia, I loved your recap as usual. I wish we could watch the episode together because I find that I’m making all the same observations to my poor husband that you’re making in your recaps. But your recap is the next best thing. Sorry for my extremely long rant. Keep up the good work!
LOL…just noticed I said in my previous comment, “I am without words.” ha ha ha…apparently not as my comment looked more like a novel. hee hee…
honestly, i don’t see much talent in this group. the kitchen was boring… tracee made terrible decisions… and the one thing i was hoping to see the entire time was RED. i finally saw it in a stool placed under the bar. let’s hope the final episodes get better…
So sorry to see Mikey V go. However, he is a great carpenter/builder and didn’t really get to shine when it came to design. Trish should have gone home on the 2nd episode before D Paul. She showed her true colors when her show was cancelled. Design Star’s best contribution is David Bromstad.
Oh people ‘POP” is out…..Stop, already!
Okay, I missed it again and will have to catch it on demand, but thanks so much for the birthday wish! It made his day! I’ll check back and read this after I see it! Jen R
We have all seen Lisa LaPorta do more to a kitchen with 1/7th the budget.
All these group projects – how are we supposed to judge their individual design talent when what we basically have here is “Survivor on Home Depot Island” ?At least with last season, we could actually see what their individual style was for most of the projects, and I don’r remember them getting down to just three contestants so soon. Perhaps they realized this season was so bad that they are condensing it. Maybe next week they’ll just tell us who the winner is and then show a rerun of Design on a Dime.
This is a great recap. I missed the last few minutes of the show and this was better than watching it.
They had plenty of money to do more with that kitchen. I thought the appliances were paid for with a gift card in addition to the $10,000 budget? The tile was bought and paid for, which is exceedingly wasteful. While I’d love to have any kind of update to my kitchen, that poor family deserved better.
I think Trish is a dark horse for this competition but I wish she’d come clean about her age or maybe swear off the hand close-ups. Dead giveaway. If that girl is 36, I will try out for cheerleader at the local high school, folks.
SO glad to see Tracee outta there. Loved her klassy exit speech, too. What a lay-DEE! Mikey V’s hosting reminded me of Rocky Balboa—God bless ‘im. Not to mention that every single time he said, “I’m Mikey V,” I couldn’t stop remembering that lispy little Mike Tee Vee from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. “I’m Mike Tee Vee. I’m gonna be the firtht perthon in the world to be thent by television!!!”
Mikey could be the next carpenter side-kick like Ty Pennington (pre-Extreme Home Makeover) or Andrew Dan Jumbo, though. He seems to know his stuff.
I don’t even watch the show anymore because this is more entertaining
I thought the kitchen looked like a 1980 special… yuck! I think I liked the before better LOL
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What did she shop SEVEN hours for? Really. I’m confused. It looked like there were 2 accessories in that mediocre kitchen. It was alright. But I agree – it sort of looked..bleh.
Tracee stop posting these ridiculous comments… HA HA!!
But seriously, what leader takes up a third of her teams time to shop for…nothing. She put her team at risk, the project at risk and most importantly, she did not deliver what her clients wanted. She failed! The makeover was sad and bottom line she picked out all the accessories. My heart sunk for the family when I saw the outcome, I am certain they were very disappointed,… a WHITE RUG under a FAMILY dining table???? Need I say more?
but I will… I completely understand why Tracee had to go, she may have her own design business, but she lacks elegance and taste. This was evident from so many of her poor choice over the past few weeks. The Midwest is different; it appears that in KY it is not necessary to have the sophistication of the east coast or the innovative style of the west coast. Even her business website shows examples that are of gaudy, predictable design. Tracee, was out of her league and did deserve to go home. Unfortunately she did not do that with style, or class either. Tsk Tsk, shameful.
Luvin’ your recap once again this week! I felt so bad for the family! My parents have red toile wallpaper in their kitchen (I’m thinking of that family’s “red” comment) and it looks gorgeous against white and black accents. And better yet, my brother and I hung it and it costs less than $300. So yeah, w/ 10K, that kitchen shoulda looked “WOW”…it was so NOT wow!
Okay, I’m the only one that wants to comment on the whole “finding a stud” and “having a studfinder” staged conversation? While Tracee and Matt were out shopping and the rest of the team was cutting sheetrock, Jen said, “How do you find a stud?” and Mikey V. said “I”m right here”. Only mildly funny, right?
Then….new shot. Jen says, “We should have a studfinder.” and Trish says, “I’m right here.”
Argghhhh! This is the best the producers can do? I do think the first exchange was genuine and adlibbed, but the second one with Trish- barf!
Okay, and the design. Blah! That all seemed so staged to me too! Like the producers told Tracee, “This week we will put you in charge of the dreaded kitchen project because you are the most unpopular and that was fun two years ago when we made Provo (or whatever her name was) do it. Then we want you to do a really bad job.” It just all seemed so predictable.
I’m still hoping for Matt. *sigh* Those dimples!
The kitchen episode was really interesting. And I agree, the kitchen was boring. Like many other viewers, Tracee had concerned me a little. But it seemed as if she was trying hard to mend fences and get along. I was extremely turned off by the way Trish and Mikey treated her and handled themselves during the planning of the kitchen redo. They were both total jerks and they are the 2 that should have been sent home. If anyone else would have acted the way Trish did, they would have been gone. I think Vern Yip has a big crush on Trish and he gives her way too much credit. Bet right now, she is your next Design Star. I would rather see Matt; he is extremely likeable and if you don’t like the host – you aren’t going to watch the show. I won’t watch any show that Trish is the host of. We saw her real side in this last episode and it was NOT pretty.
Thank God Tracee is gone! 7 hours to shop, hello!
Think those internet photos of Mikey V. got him canned?
Who’s going to do all the carpentry and hard work this week?
I like Matt’s hosting, but he really needs to show some extreme design potential! None of the remaining 3 have so far, in my opinion, shown anything special. Compared to hot David Bromstad, now he has creative talent! I agree that Trish will be even more vindictive this week. She reminds me of the cute popular girl in school who would throw any of her BFFs to the wolves if it bettered her! Jen is ok, but I don’t hink I could take her constant “perkiness” and her voice would get to me after a while, a short while! So, I guess I am rooting for Matt. Tune in Sunday! And, a new show following DS, The Stagers!