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On the first season of Project Runway, just one episode was enough to convince me that Daniel Franco was a little loopy. A little too much craziness and dancing but not enough talent to back it up. When he returned for another season, he definitely toned it down a little (good for you, Daniel!) but the folks at Project Runway still managed to portray him as the token weirdo. For example, when the designers had to show Heidi their sketches and ideas for the lingerie competition, Daniel whispered to her, "I want to show you something beautiful" and gave her this really weird smile. Whoa, buddy. Awkward. Well, giving him the "auf wiedersehen" didn't end the creepiness because on the latest episode (the reunion one), he said, seemingly out of nowhere, "I love you, Heidi".

But, of course, editing played a large part in making this guy seem totally out-there. I know, I know... "Reality show editors manipulating footage to tell a different story? Surely you jest!"... Franco decided to explain himself on his MySpace blog, saying that Heidi had given him a great compliment, prompting him to say, "I love you" (read his full response here). That whole bit had been cut during editing... Whether it was because of time restraints or because the Runway people wanted to make Franco look insane one last time, we'll never know (but I have a feeling it's the latter). Either way, that was definitely different from what we saw on TV, when it was just... "I love you, Heidi", Heidi awkwardly biting her lip, and a cut to commercial.

Heh, I can't help but wonder what Seal thought.