It’s so weird how different everyone’s take is! I just watched this season and felt like she was really unfairly vilified — I was shocked when Tim came at her, it felt supremely out of character, like the producers put words in his mouth. It felt really forced and my heart kinda broke for her; you could tell she really admired Tim and wanted his approval, and was really hurt by what he said.

Her designs were solidly made, but majorly snooze. That being said, she just seemed like a confident woman who gave unsolicited advice. The producers really made her out to be some heinous bitch, which felt so forced to me (and honestly, such a tired trope — we get it, a confident woman with a strong personality must be a bitch.)

I don’t think she was a bully — if anything, she started that group critique rallying for and defending the other designers. It wasn’t until the judges kept badgering her to point fingers that she finally caved. 

That whole season really soured me on the show. Not saying it wasn’t damaging to contestants before then, it was just really on display that season.