"Stop me if you've heard this one before: The twins are annoyed with the other contestants, the other contestants are annoyed with the twins, the twins end up making a variation of an outfit they've made before, none of the judges comment on their narrow design aesthetic, and another episode of Project Runway wraps up. If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, well, yeah, we're there, folks."
"But Yuchen cries on the runway, he apologizes to Law, he apologizes to Miss Joan, he sobs in the workroom when she's leaving; my man makes a big scene, and I understand that he's going through it, I just also think ... this was Miss Joan's moment, and he kind of took it over. Miss Joan ends up comforting him, and although we always knew she was going to leave in a classy way - she's 60, she's survived cancer, she has a business, she's good -"
Twin designers repeatedly produce variations on familiar looks while other contestants and judges react with frustration or indifference. Judges fail to critique the twins' narrow aesthetic, allowing repetitive design choices to persist. Miss Joan is eliminated for a streetwear look, and her exit is emotionally complicated when Yuchen's dramatic reaction shifts attention away from her moment. Miss Joan is portrayed as resilient and accomplished at age 60, a cancer survivor with a business. Contestants express a desire for more variety and for the show to shake up its established format and challenge predictable tendencies.
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