Well THAT was an unpredictable night of reality television! The challenge: create a fun and fashionable surf-wear look. Making it more difficult was the fact that the designers had to work in teams of two. That's always a recipe for disaster. Shirin won the last challenge, and she got first pick for teammate. Other team leaders were picked at random (allegedly) and included Logan, Nicolas, Mitchell, Althea, Qristyl, and Johnny. Shirin went with Carol Hannah (...really? She's your first pick?). Logan picked Christopher. Nicolas got Gordana. Mitchell selected Ra'mon (poor Ra'mon; Mitchell even blatantly stated that he wanted someone who could carry him on the challenge, that fucking useless twit). Althea picked Louise. Qristyl got Epperson. And Johnny got stuck with Irina, who has failed to make any kind of impact on this show at all. Each team got a $50 budget and only 15 MINUTES to shop for fabrics. Yikes.

There was immediate drama between Qristyl and Epperson, the former complaining that her leadership was being overtaken by Epperson's teacher-type attitude. He was definitely coming off as condescending. However, Qristyl's taste level thus far has been highly questionable, so you can't entirely blame Epperson for his concern. Mitchell basically abdicated any responsibility to Ra'mon from the very beginning, and started in with the sandbagging early - he didn't like any of the fabrics Ra'mon picked out, and yet, somehow they still got purchased. When Ra'mon asked for feedback on the look, Mitchell just said, "It's fine." I haven't seen such a clear-cut example of pre-fashion show bus-throwing since Wendy Pepper's calculated take down of Kevin in the first season.

Then Tim threw the teams for a loop: they all had to create a second look that was related to their beach-wear look, but which was much more avant-garde. The designers got a second run to Mood and $200 to fabricate the second outfit.

Over on Team Disaster, a.ka. Ra'mon and Mitchell, Ra'mon had to deal with the realization that Mitchell is in fact totally useless. The man couldn't even iron without fucking things up. He is possibly the most inept contestant ever on this show; it's actually exciting to see how he screws things up next. And poor Ra'mon was doubly screwed, because not only was he doing 90 percent of the design work, but he was also the de facto leader since Mitchell did absolutely nothing. I can understand how that would be extremely difficult. During his mid-challenge check-in Tim did not get how the two outfits - a flowy green beachy thing and a maroon-colored wetsuit-looking jumpsuit - went together at all. So Ra'mon decided to scrap the jumpsuit and start over from scratch. Mitchell? Had absolutely no idea what he was doing, and didn't seem all that bothered by it. What is this man doing in this competition? He didn't even seem to care. Meanwhile Qristyl and Epperson almost came to blows. It started to get uncomfortable.

With like 30 minutes left, Ra'mon decided to dye the fabric of his second look. Tim was actually concerned that he would not have time to finish one or both of the looks, which would instantly disqualify him. Ra'mon said that it was unfair, and it really was. The guy was basically creating two entire looks essentially by himself (at least, that's how it seemed), while his partner just...farted around, as he has the past two weeks. There's no other word for that than unfair.

Guest judge was Max Azria, and filling in for Michael Kors was Rachel Bilson. You have to be kidding me with that one. Qristyl and Epperson's beachwear looked really good - a flowy palm-print dress - but the avant-garde wwas straight-up low-rent tranny, complete with hot pants that exposed a healthy chunk of the model's ass and a frilly jacket that turned into a boa. No. Johnny|Irina's beach look was interesting, but the colors were awfully drab. The avant-garde look was unflattering and bulky looking. Mitchell/Ra'mon's beachwear outfit was actually gorgeous - brown/green/blue flowy fabric belted in the middle, while the avant-garde piece looked really junky, especially with the splotchy dye job in the mid-section. It looked like the dress had a birthmark. Shirin|Carol Hannah's beach look was reminiscent of Uli's transformative outfit from the S3 finale, with a wrap  that unhooked to reveal a teeny tiny strapless bathing suit underneath. The wave-inspired avant-garde look was bit literal for my tastes, and I didn't see how they went together at all. Althea|Louise's beach-wear outfit brilliantly blended their aesthetics, featuring both a modern shape that seemed very Althea and a black-and-white throwback swimsuit element that seemed perfectly Louise. The avant-garde look was beautiful and edgy, but again, very little connection between the two. Nicolas|Gordana had a great beach look, but the avant-garde look can only be described as anime hooker nurse. Crackalicious. Logan|Christopher sent down an enormous handmade hat; that's all I saw. The avant-garde look was yards and yards of tulle with a bizarre corseted top.

In a shocking turn of events, Team Disaster ended up getting one of the highest scores, as did team Johnny|Irina. I...do not agree with that, at all. Especially Johnny|Irina. The judges loved the teeny bit of color that popped through with the macramé top peeking out from underneath the dull, futuristic coverings. When the judges asked after Ra'mon and Mitchell's outfits, Mitchell had the gall to take credit for being the leader, but when pressed by Heidi for his personal contributions , he admitted that Ra'mon did...pretty much everything. That guy has a pair of stones, I will say that.

The lowest two teams were Epp erson|Qristyl and Nicolas|Gordana. Qristyl immediately screwed over Epperson, saying that he took the lead on everything. That's not how it looked from my sofa. Qristyl was hyper-defensive , and it was hard to watch. The judges actually liked their beach look, but they didn't understand the avant-garde look at all. The same was essentially true for Nicolas|Gordana, although they didn't seem to get grilled that hard. Basically the judges thought they had simply taken the sexy thing too far with the garters. But it seemed pretty obvious that either Qristyl or Epperson - or both - were going home.

Ra'mon won the challenge, and that was pretty awesome. He really persevered this episode, and I gained a lot of respect for him throughout the process. Heidi made a special note that although Mitchell was technically the team leader, he did none of the work. BURN. Then she let Irina|Johnny AND Nicolas|Gordana go back to safety, meaning that one of the designers who landed the Top 4 - the team captain no less! - ultimately ended up in the Bottom 3. For the third week in a row! HA HA HA! Loved it.

Epperson was spared, which meant it came down to Qristyl and Mitchell. And finally, Mitchell was eliminated! Heidi pointed out that he made "Project Runway" history as the first team leader of a winning design to be eliminated that episode. Amazing. Simply amazing. Couldn't have happened to a more pathetic excuse for a designer. His final words, "I'm leaving with a smile on my face." Of course you are, you clueless schmuck. God forbid you be embarrassed by your total lack of talent or commitment to your work.