Previously: The designers had to create looks from materials purchased at a hardware store. Things looked pretty doomed from the beginning. Jay created an amazing faux-leather look with garbage bags. Jesse, meanwhile, got slammed for an amateurish tin man look. He left the show with all of his clothes on.

It's morning at the Atlas building. Seth Aaron is pleading with someone to get out of the bathroom. Jonathan is applying lip balm. Emilio says that he got spanked by Michael and Heidi during the last challenge. He says that he has learned his lesson. What lesson would that be? There are so many lessons that have not been followed when one creates a look of metal washers and string. In fact, he went so completely wrong during the design and execution of his look that it almost seems like he schooled us. That lesson would go as follows: When you have fudged your look and there's nowhere to run, LIE YOUR ASS OFF ON THE RUNWAY. Seriously, he deserves a bit of a hand of applause. The way he played off that disaster like he was just trying to think outside of the box? A swimsuit instead of a dress! Come on. Not to mention the way he had his girl styled over the top and acted like it was a part of his initial vision. Kind of brilliant when you think about it. Frankly, I think that's part of the reason he wasn't eliminated. The notion sort of plays against the stated mission of the show, but sometimes the fashion world is about faking it until you make it. Emilio says that he hopes that he never sees another hardware store. He adds that the part of the last challenge that really bothers him is that he was in the bottom two with Jesse, who was his roommate. But, as the old saying goes, somebody had to leave and he's glad it wasn't him.

Maya and Mila are sunning in the window of their apartment. Maya says to Mila that, during the beginning days of the competition, she was intimidated by the other designers and their talent. Now, though, she has begun to see everyone's humanity. Mila interviews that Maya is an old soul. Though Mila is almost twice Maya's age (her observation), they learn something new about each other that they share in common every day. If Mila were out and Maya in, she would be happy for her. She acknowledges that, though they are not hyper-competitive right now, that might change, but I think these two are going to remain good friends.

Jay says that the remaining men are like the Victoria's Secret Wonderbra. They lift each other. That was a pretty laborious way to make that point. And, I'm thinking, so does it change -- the people that are the boobs and the people that are the padded bra cups? Whatever, I just think that was a stupid thing to say. Perhaps it's dumber to dedicate so many sentences to that joke. Touche, Jay. Ben says that he thinks it's great the four of them have survived the competition, because they all have different points of view. Ben interviews with hesitation that he was glad he was safe again. He's glad that he has been consistent, but...he was hoping that he would have really impressed the judges by now.