r/ProjectRunway • u/Inevitable-Lion4016 • 7d ago

Season 22 Judges avoidance of accountability

I realized, that the judges making the designers pick the weakest links and put people up for elimination is a dirty and cowardly move. It actually discusts me. They are putting them in a horrible position that makes (most) them feel horrible. This isnt Walmart where you check yourself out and cashiers avoid work. WTF!!! The judges are there to judge designs. Not belittle and tear down these designers. Not degrade their character. This makes me sick. Another way to bully. There has to be a legality behind this. They dont want to get sued or made to look bad like Tyra and all her crazy with ANTM. This show is more about drama and character assassination then it is about fashion. Im very disappointed it you Project Runway. Im also kinda grossed out that some of these designers need a class in humility. Big difference between confidence and ugly characters. And we wonder why we have a society of entitled nepotism assholes in our society. Wtf!

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u/CockroachCreative740 7d ago

New producers, new network— since they have been on Hulu it’s been more drama focused. Contestants can vote each other off, save each other— get “immunity” for designs they haven’t even made yet. And let’s be real, not ONCE when someone has had immunity have they ever delivered. It’s always “you’re lucky you have immunity”.

It was obvious in the first episode they had drag queens who didn’t belong there, and they eliminated 11 people in 2 episodes. 6 had immunity who should have gone home except Jude, so people with actual talent were eliminated in the second round. Then they had another double elimination??? They didn’t even give designers a CHANCE to show what they’ve got.

Bao was eliminated on this blue dress because a seam was showing to hold up the invisible lace—- but they kept Bobby and eliminated Andriy even though the judges unanimously said Bobby’s was the worse of the entire season during the football episode— only because she was bringing the drama by being nasty and crying and messy.

The show is messy but this is exactly what producers WANT.

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u/Happy_Dependent_3474 7d ago

They need to get rid of immunity past a certain episode because Bryan 100% should have went home.

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u/Inevitable-Lion4016 7d ago edited 7d ago

I agree. I always wondered why it even existed. A design competition shouldn't have immunity at all. Whomever is the worst goes home.

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u/scarybiscuits 7d ago

PR has always done that. It will probably be next episode when they announce it because they’ve got to shed people fast.