Two things:

Did they ever have that "anonymous" judging round that they plugged all season? So many episodes Heidi said there would be a round of judging where they didn't know who did what, yet I have no recollection of when that happened?

Does anyone know if anyone has ever won the whole thing without ever winning another round? Justin stands a decent chance of doing so.

Hmm, think this season's "twist" is that it will end with co-winners, after Heidi defiantly insists that Alexandria's collection is really cool and edgy? :P

I'm kidding, of course, and yet I wouldn't be surprised if it happened. I know, reality television isn't really "real," but it just gets irritating when the judge who's also the Exec Producer picks a favorite contestant and then blatantly carries that person through the competition.

I'll try and stop ranting about this though and focus on other things. Poor Helen. I liked her in general but her collection pieces were really underwhelming. I think it may just boil down to inexperience. She still has a lot of growing to do as a designer, but at least the talent's there. Justin's collection pieces were really awesome, and I loved how they tied to his story. I'm thrilled that he was the clear winner this week and that he'll be competing in the finale. :)