Welcome to Project Runway, episode three. Finally we got to see some claws come out AND a Runway first in the elimination. This is the Project Runway we all know and love.

But let's rewind, I can't get ahead of myself, even though I want to, because there is a lot of ground to cover. Things start off innocently enough, California, beaches, surfer girls, Tim Gunn in a blazer on the beach…yes, he wears a blazer to the beach, that man is all class, all the time. Also, in case you forgot about their sponsor, who they showed every ten minutes for the first 2 episodes, Garnier is the most amazing hair product ever and you should probably go buy some right now so that you too can have luscious, model-like locks (insert hair flip and smile here).

Now, I looooove group challenges, but I really loooooove doubles challenges because there is no middle child to keep the peace. Seeing two people try and make nice while not knowing a damn thing about the other one and secretly resenting that person is my style of reality TV. Watching this episode was like watching an arranged marriage go down in flames, big, fluffy, satin and neoprene flames.

This article appears in Sep 2-8, 2009.