Sorry for the day late post, but it was a hectic weekend, and we just couldn't bear having to recount the tragedy that was this week's "Project Runway" without at least one good night's sleep behind us.

Let's get this over with.

Last week's pathetic challenge still hung in the air this week with the designers discussing Carmen's exit, and Chris proposing a "Project Runway" fragrance that would be a mixture of tears, sweat, and Chinese food. Can't be any worse than the odors Paris Hilton has been hawking. After some stuff with the models that was a bit confusing and boring, Heidi told the designers Tim was waiting for them in the work room and he wasn't alone. He had a familiar face with him, and she had some old friends with her. Sweet P immediately suspected they'd be designing clothes for senior citizens, which had us pondering just how the clothing needs of the elderly might differ from those of, say, the middle aged. More Velcro? Elastic waist bands? Alas, we may never know, as it turned out Nina Garcia was the familiar face, and she told the designers they were going to incorporate outdated fashion trends into modern apparel.

Each designer picked a photo representing an outdated trend, and our boy Chris March picked shoulder pads. The designers then broke up into teams of three and Chris joined Sweet P (and her baggy sweater) and Stephen (and his dance wear). They deemed Chris the team leader, and decided they'd accomplish the needed relevance and cohesiveness of their mini-collection through color and silhouette. Spoiler alert, but that's pretty much where they went wrong.

Chris talked about how he felt like he was pigeonholed as the guy who does crazy costumes, but he hoped he was proving he could design fashionable clothes with the best of them. Then he started to put together his cropped jacket and while it wasn't costumey, per se, it wasn't exactly fashionable. When the models showed up for a fitting and we saw team Chris's collection, we literally uttered "Eww!" Maybe it's just an aversion to the color beige, but none of the designs were anything we would get anywhere near. But at least the team was getting along, which is more than can be said about Team Rickey, which included the incredibly bossy Victorya (who wasn't even the team "captain") and the arch-kook Elisa. Tim came around and threw around the word "cohesive" about 127 times, in case the designers weren't really getting it. He had need to worry.

On the runway, team Chris's designs did not look any better than they did in their unfinished forms. Chris's dress was a nice shape, but there was no getting around the ugliness of that jacket. Sweet P's sweater dress looked like a shapeless sack worn over a dickey, and Stephens dance wear inspired wrap top was boring. However, all the items looked well-made, which is more than can be said about team Rickey's satin nightmares. (You can see all the designs here.)

The judges put both teams in the bottom two and guest judge Donna Karan called Chris out on his team leading abilities since he wasn't able to create a--wait for it--COHESIVE collection with his team mates. And everyone hated the jacket. However, at least the jacket looked well-made, and the dress under it as well, which can't be said for Rickey's horrible, HORRIBLE, satin monstrosity. Which is why we were a little surprised when the judges kept him around and sent Chris--OUR Chris!--home.

Truthfully, we think they kept Rickey around because they figured Rickey's tendency to burst into tears might prove more entertaining in the long run than Chris's pleasantness. And we're pissed. Not just because our last real local is gone, but because that means we're going to have to look at Rickey's horrible mesh and leather hat for at least another damn week.