Guess who's back in town, guys? Portland designer/contestant Gretchen "Granola" Jones attended the screening of last night's episode at our mutual friends' house, in town for a couple weeks (including for a private party to "celebrate" the finale... hmm), and while she is very good about keeping mum on the show's secrets, she did reveal that last night's episode in real time was even more disturbing than the disturbing ass fucking meltdown we all witnessed televised. If you watched, you know what I'm talking about. Is this the emo-ist season ever or what? God, the heartbreak this time is just... so so sad. This week was the traditional "home visit" episode, where Tim Gunn crisscrosses the country to check up on the designers midway through their Fashion Week collections. At the time of the filming Gretchen's life was in turmoil: On top of designing, she had broken up with her boyfriend, was as she put it to me in our interview "completely broke," and had to move out of their apartment. Tim was a real friend about it:
If you think those are some hard knocks? Just wait...
