Edited sentence: "  The judges criticized these tendencies repeatedly, telling him that he over-embellished, but the criticism seemed to have little effect." He also mocked Tim's catchphrase, "Make it work." and "the three of them are so lame, they've probably never had sex in their lives." referring to two other contestants, including Diana Eng.", quite often, and did an impression of Tim with Andrae at a Red Lobster that elicited many laughs.Although many felt that most of his basic designs were nicely thought out, the extra embellishments were criticized as being "fantasy.Contestants on the show were often irritated by Santino's arrogant behavior, but also were highly amused when he did his frequent impressions of the fashion director at Parsons, Tim Gunn.In a typical example, Rice said of fellow "mousey and amateur" contestant Diana Eng, "I can't stand the sound of her voice.Ironically, when Santino presented a refined but no less extravagant version of his designs on the season finale, the judges were confused by his lack of usual style and embellishments.It became yet another episode that highlighted Santino's great sense of humor.On the "Reunion" episode, other contestants were given the opportunity to hear many of the hurtful things Rice said of them.Rice talked back to many of the judges, particularly Nina Garcia, when they critiqued his over-the-top style, regularly defending his elaborately decorated designs.Rice was mocking Tim Gunn when he said, "What happened to Andrae.Santino was commonly viewed as a very talented designer who elicited criticism from the judges for going over-the-top on many designs, adding dramatic items such as feathers, beads, sequins, and trims.The annomosity that was built up between himself and the judges would never heal before the finale.The audience first sees Santino's infamous impressions in the "Flower Power" episode, in which fellow contestant Andrae Gonzalo, was finishing his work outside