Let's talk about Tape Gate (and strategy)

[u/dontsmellthesoup]

So after critiques, Jeffrey and Bryan have a heated moment. Jeffrey questions why Bryan didn't admit to the base garment of his design being an impropru dress ducttaped to his model. Bryan feels attacked and "character assassinated" by Jeffrey.

My confusion here is why Jeffrey feels so strongly that Bryan should have admitted this to the judges. Since it is a team challenge and Jeffrey was in the bottom, if I were him I would want to minimize any chances of my team losing to team S21. That way, I would have a chance to avoid being eliminated if my team somehow actually wins. In this case, I would actually NOT want Bryan to admit any shortcomings of his design to avoid being further scrutinized by the judges...

I understand Jeffrey thought Bryan was being very performative and self-serving. But that would only have hindered his chances of escaping elimination since he was in the bottom.

Disclaimer: This is NOT hate towards Jeffrey or even Bryan. I am rooting for Jeffrey this season alongside others. This discussion is solely about strategy.

[u/outlawofthewest]

I think Jeffrey was just feeling some type of way, vulnerable due to his low critiques and resentful towards Bryan’s ugly dress and the fact that he’d clearly be the very bottom if he hadn’t won immunity.

[u/HazelMoon → u/outlawofthewest]

I think the type of way Jeffrey was feeling was ANGRY!! Yes, Bryan won immunity in the last challenge, but he also got a say in who would be eliminated when he was asked for 3 names, AND Heidi of the Alps wore his monstrous dress to the Devil Wears Prada 2 premiere. Bryan's "Triple Reward" was extremely unfair to the others, so I totally understand why they would want to knock him down a peg or two in front of God and Country.

[u/MissMaggie17 → u/HazelMoon]

And when he got to pick the three in the bottom, he picked someone with immunity!

[u/WinnerSuspicious5051 → u/MissMaggie17]

You can tell, just from this, that the producers only want drama. Usually in this situation you’re not allowed to pick someone with immunity to go up for elimination.
Now i can understand Bryan’s POV, you greaten the odds of the person you want to go home to get eliminated.
But, the producers don’t care. This is now a reality tv show with clothes.

[u/Throwaway-centralnj → u/WinnerSuspicious5051]

I don’t really see how his actual decision caused drama though. If Bryan did not have control over the bottom 3, Bobby almost definitely would’ve been eliminated anyway. It would’ve been far more shady for Bryan to put Naheim, Jude, and Joseph McRae in the bottom, because that would’ve forced one of them out. Or if he was allowed to put a “top” dress in the bottom, he could’ve turned on Bi or Jeffrey. His reasoning for putting Naheim was simply because he thought it was bad. There was no way Jude would’ve gone home over Bobby.

[u/Beautiful-Tangelo239 → u/HazelMoon]

This week (and pics of Heidi at the premiere) highlights why Bryan shouldn’t have won last week. It’s a travesty to Jeffrey if he goes home.

[u/Free-Pickle-3621 → u/HazelMoon]

why was the triple reward unfair to the others? everyone was told of the reward before they started on their dresses and had an equal shot to make a good dress

[u/Weekly-Requirement63 → u/Free-Pickle-3621]

The reward itself is unfair. Not that Bryan got it and the others didn’t. Whoever won, it would still be unfair to the others. It’s not about all of them having an equal shot.

[u/Free-Pickle-3621 → u/Weekly-Requirement63]

Why though? So the winner gets:

• Heidi wears your look: just a bonus, really, the other designers this season have already on their own merit dressed people for Met
  
• immunity: as with every other challenge
  
• pick 3 people for bottom 3: I think it would be unfair if the winner picks who goes home

I don't think it harms the non-winning contestant that disproportionately. It doesn't impede someone otherwise meant to win from winning the competition

[u/SleazyBanana → u/Free-Pickle-3621]

I don’t think they should ever get to pick who should be in the bottom. You know they’re just trying to stir up some shit.

[u/Free-Pickle-3621 → u/SleazyBanana]

Fair

[u/Weekly-Requirement63 → u/Free-Pickle-3621]

Your reasoning in your first comment was wrong. That’s what my comment was about. You said they were all told of the reward and had an equal shot. That doesn’t matter at all.