[SarahW]

I was once a big fan of this show, till it became apparent that Banyan was really trying to screw some folks. The producers arrange "sandbags" of homeowners, to occur on a regular basis.

Excluding issues of safety/workmanship/livability, Genevieve Gorder has never had a *design* success, as far as I am concerned...she has many interesting ideas but is not able to pull off a coherent result.

She's also had many frank disasters.

Vern Yip is a breed apart from all the other TS hacks.
His rooms aren't always brilliant, but is the most talented and dedicated to producing the optimal result possible with the time and money and help available. He's been particularly effective this season.
He also will not stand for the general standard of shoddiness the other designers accept as a limitation...he stays overnight sometimes to make sure the work is done and done right.

Doug likes to do over-the-top joke rooms. He's not really capable of anything else. There are no considerations for safety (TV on a swing, raw-edged metal screen as a child barrier on stairs, etc) or livability - he expects everything he does to be ripped down - so bonus, he builds it accordingly.

Paige Davis even said in a print story, she doesn't care about the results or how happy the homeowners are. Most of the cast is infected with the Banyan spirit.

[undeniable logic]

I also think Vern is in a different class. I have liked all of his work - he is a perfectionist (all of his drawings are CAD instead of rough sketches.) He would probably do a really as a designer without such tight time and budgetary restrictions.

Doug's style sucks and he is very rude. The new black woman has terrible taste. The rest are hit and miss...