I think one big change over the past three or four episodes is that Bert decided to let the relative youth and naivete of his fellow designers roll off his back instead of letting it get the best of him. As he's become less defensive and petulant, the kids have stopped ganging up on him. That's the other big change:…

Thanks for this (funny!) correction. I've fixed that part of the review.

I wrote Jetpack Joyride and Antiques Roadshow this time around. I don't think Tasha would mind me saying that she wrote the BioGems review.

You shouldn't apologize. I was the cranky one. Friday was a rough day.

No, Hoyt, I can't offer any insight. I didn't find the comments objectionable, I didn't delete them, I don't know who did delete them, and I don't even know how deleting them works. If you're upset, you can use the contact link at the bottom of the page to send a message. It's read by real people (the editors in…

Oh, I see now. I'm afraid I can't offer any insight — that's a whole other department.

What happened? I don't moderate the comments.

Well said. Couldn't agree more.

Nah, you're right. I don't think it was a put-on. I think he's simply like that, as you say. I just found it pretty hilarious how many different ways this guy found to loudly tell his new gay buddies that he really, really likes boobs.

Hahaha, yes! This is the correct answer.

The woman in the pink dress did indeed look like she was shaken by the judging. That was hard to watch. The strangest thing is that Kors pulled his punches with Bert's couple, even though they were clearly game to take whatever the judges dished out (witness the husband's delight at "Bada-bing!"), yet he crossed the…

But that's sort of backwards. What makes it boring is the very fact that they spend a lot of time on manufactured drama where there is none. I am delighted that their cheap ploy to create inter-marital conflict backfired. If the show responded to this lack of psychodrama by focusing more on the creative process, that…

It was hard to tell whether Gretchen was aware of her manipulations, while Josh knows that he's being an asshole. Un-self-aware is more interesting.

With respect, I think you may have misconstrued my playful jibes. I am in no way hostile to this upstanding fellow. I do suspect that he is a bit more bored this season, on account of the designers are not so dazzling, but I don't think he is actually doing a worse job as a mentor. He is the consummate professional.

I get the whole idea of not just handing someone an answer, but Tim usually gives someone a nudge (e.g., "make sure it doesn't end up becoming matronly") if there's an area of concern about their garment, whereas he got into this hilarious fit of purposeful equivocation with Olivier. But I thought the whole thing was…

I admit that I'm only encouraged by the notion that I am interfering with someone's education.

I was afraid that might happen. Well played, Google.

Hmm, well I can offer this about the season as a whole, and one major thing that has changed for me on second viewing: I notice Claire more than I ever had before. Lauren Ambrose is fantastic, and the character is more well-written than I had realized.

Here's the last "Everyone's Waiting" thread of Season 1, where you can chat about seasons to come. Those who want to avoid plot details of upcoming episodes can collapse this thread.

Wow, you're going deep. I'm intrigued.