What a way to start an episode: Kayne in bed with no shirt on, excited about immunity. Quoting Valerie Cherish: “I don’t want to see that!”

Off to the runway to auf a model. Between the model’s name and Heidi’s accent, who knows who this girl is or what her name is? Never mind -- she’s out. Heidi tells the designers they’ll get their challenge the next day, based on fashion’s hottest accessory. Just like Annie said it would, tomorrow (it’s only a day away) comes and the designers hoof it over to Central Park. Coming over the hill like a canine Maria Von Trapp, there is Tim with dogs for each of the designers! The Challenge -- design a dress and dog outfit with a story to match in two days.

As the designers scramble to choose their doggy muse, Laura does her best Cruella de Ville/Miss Gulch, taking the last dog not chosen and quickly putting it in her tote, less she have to touch it.

As the designers pick out fabric, Laura gets the quote of the week after viewing Robert and Kayne’s fabrics, “God, mine’s so tasteful compared to you guys.” Quick retort Robert hits back with, “Ah Laura, always mistaking taste and style.” Now here’s the clever repartee we’ve been looking for all season.

The workroom. Katherine wants to prove herself but looks like the girl who woke up in an unknown dorm the morning after a serious party. Bradley, God love him, looking like a sound guy from a Seattle grunge band, seems clueless and his frailty touches everyone -- including Keith, who desperately tries to help him. It’s Bradley’s birthday the next day and he tells Keith that he may not show anything.

Thank goodness for Laura and Keith mixing it up a bit over Michael (fun to watch but not as exciting as that just sounded). Tim gives his usual pre-judge insight, which either makes him truly simpatico with the judges or someone who works the phones at Dionne Warwick’s Psychic Network in the evenings. When looking at Bradley’s “Ode to The Great Pumpkin” top, Tim utters, “If it’s not pretty it doesn’t matter.” Bradley starts stitching.

Judges: Vera Wang, Nina Garcia and Ivanka Trump. The Fashion Leaders: Alison’s stunning white ensemble, Uli’s pattern-palooza print fantasy, Keith’s dress and again Michael (the judges stay true to form and ignore him again this week). Nina gets into it with Keith about nothing on the dog. Keith does his best Ray Charles impression, weaving his head and looking skyward while lying poorly, but he is no match for Nina. The auf’d one is Katherine, dull dress with bad execution (the hems will get you every time, kids). The winner is Uli -- great dress and story the judges could embrace.