I think Melissa should have won. Roberts was camera ready in the last episode yes. But I feel that with Melissa winning more of the best builder nods during the season. Was a better all around creature builder. Plus the fact I didn't like how the final and winning build was a group project. It was nice to see everyone help out but it should be your skills only that decide your fate. If not Melissa, then the other guy. He had some mad skills and was always one of the top each week too.
I don't know, I think if the show is basically a job interview, one of the most important skills of a project leader is knowing how to delegate according to skills, get the most out of the people you work with and work well as a team. Some artists are amazing on their own, but put them with others and everyone in the group does worse than they normally would. You don't want that in your shop so this sort of challenge gives them a chance to see that.
I really loved Melissa. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude would have been a joy to work around. Her creativity was top notch too, and I'm sorry they couldn't have hired both of them.
One thing I noticed was that it must be super, super hard to get the structure in your creature right when you only have a short time. Many of the projects had great 'skin' but they looked wonky walking around. That has got to be the hardest part of these builds and you don't know it until after it's assembled and too late...
i'll give the shows credit tho for at least doing it off that build and not the whole seasons work. I always hated how some shows let others slide when they screwed up only cause they always great before. Thus someone who wasn't the worst that week got the boot. Prime example of this is always on ink masters. The DB who won last season ( one that just ended a few weeks back) wasnt the best in the final. But 2 weeks before that he had a poop stain of a tattoo. Judges kicked off another lady cause they wanted to keep him. Why cause is other works were solid to best at times and his was the season villain. . Personally I would have blown up on the judges if they pulled that crap with me, it's elimation tattoo not elimation of all your weeks work. You get better as you go, trip and your out..it's that simple. But I guess it's what ever the producers wants. Halo should have been in top 3 also not Matty, but they get that villain + drama view bonus.
Oh, absolutely. Ink Masters seems at times very unprofessional. Purposefully singling out Kyle over and over again, and admitting that they were doing it on purpose because they think he performs better under pressure - when they were really pushing too hard and caused him to break. He was paranoid to begin with, but they made it worse. Was it just bad judgement on part of the judges, or was it intentional to get ratings drama? I don't know, but it wasn't cool.
And yeah, I agree, cutting Melissa when her tattoo was so much better than Scott's that challenge ONLY because of his past, was very disheartening for her. She took it very maturely. Overall, I do think he is better than she is, but that challenge she beat him, it was clear. If anything, they should have thrown in another challenge or saved her just to keep it from looking like after a certain time on the show they have preselected the winners.
