Hell’s Kitchen Recap: Solidarity. Or not.

Recaps

By BlueCanary | Wednesday, August 15, 2012 | 1:45 pm | 15 Comments
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Not so much professionalism on the other side, though. Gordon finds a plate of prematurely seasoned scallops that Dana can’t account for. Who wants to take a wild guess? If you said Robyn did it, you’re clearly familiar with this show. And of course, Robyn refuses to take responsibility. She starts yelling at Gordon that she seasoned the scallops and left them for Dana, and Gordon tells her if she shouts at him one more time and he’ll physically lift her up and launch her out of the kitchen himself. Do it! Robyn says there are too many people in the kitchen. I agree, Robyn, so why don’t you have a seat? But then Gordon drags Dana into the back. Is he really going to blame her for Robyn sucking? Especially when he’s the one who insisted she accept Robyn’s help?

Please launch her. Please?

No, he knows better than that. He’s just giving her a lecture about keeping control of her station. Basically, giving her permission to yell at Robyn, so I’m okay with that. Dana runs back and kicks Robyn away from the scallops so she can do them herself, which seems to work out. Both teams complete dinner service without any further incidents. Did we really go an entire service without a single RAWR??

Barbie face says it all, as always.

Unsurprisingly, the Returning Chefs win. Not that it would’ve made a difference, because the person going home would come from the Black team anyway. Gordon scolds them for making dumb mistakes and tells them to go pick two nominees. Dana is irate, because her station was the problem station, yet most of the problems stemmed directly from the “help” of Robyn and Clemenza. She says as much as soon as they all sit down, and Robyn immediately tries to pass the buck. Clemenza also thinks he doesn’t deserve a nomination, but really, what other options does she have? Dana’s not going to nominate herself, and Barbie, Christina, and Justin were fine. Barbie thinks Dana shouldn’t try to pass the station mistakes off onto her helpers, but it’s not enough to sway her ultimate opinion; she ends up nominating Robyn for being essentially useless. No arguments here. Robyn can’t take even a hint of criticism, and when she starts to protest, Christina just loses it on her, calling her out for her inability to accept blame for anything under the sun. Christina doesn’t lose it very often, but you can tell she’s just had enough. Robyn freaks out and screams at everyone, essentially solidifying her nomination. “You don’t want me here, and you don’t., and you don’t…blah blah blah,” she says, as everyone just stares. I love how Justin doesn’t even try to contradict her, just eats his rocket pop with a shrug and a nod. Justin has wanted Robyn gone forever now, and he’s not about to hide it.

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15 Comments

  1. 1
    michkabibbles
    Posted August 15, 2012 at 2:01 pm

    oh barbie, i have missed your face(s).

  2. 2
    Leto
    Posted August 15, 2012 at 2:30 pm

    I smell Barbie (no, that’s not racist), Christina, and Justin in final 3. Unless one of those 3 royally fuck up. Justin is getting so douchy that I almost like Dana better. But it was fun to see him getting shirts as reward for his sexism, thay’re just a nightmare to iron. Serves him right :D .

    Can’t wait for a Robynfree show. (and I giggled like a crazy person to your mike myers caption. The Barbie Face is just priceless with it)

  3. 3
    crankyguy crankyguy
    Posted August 15, 2012 at 2:39 pm

    @Leto, I saw this French joke the other day and I thought of you. I even claim that because it has a potato in it that it is NOT off topic.

    A farm youth from mid-America who had never traveled out of his county before was walking along a beach in France on his first foreign holiday.

    There were many beautiful women lying in the sun. Many were topless, and he really wanted to meet one. But try as he might, the women didn’t seem to be at all interested.

    Finally, as a last resort, he walked up to a French guy lying on the beach who was surrounded by adoring women.

    “Excuse me” he said, taking the guy aside “but I’ve been trying to meet one of these women for about an hour now, and I just can’t seem to get anywhere with them. You’re French. You know these women. What do they want?”

    “Maybe I can help a leetle beet” says the Frenchman. “What you do ees you go to zee store. You buy a leetle bikini sweeming suit. You walk up and down zee beach. You meet girl very qweekly zees way”.

    “Wow! Thanks!” said the young fellow and off he went to the store.

    He bought a skimpy red bathing suit, put it on, and went back to the beach. He paraded up and down the beach but still had no luck with the ladies. So he went back to the Frenchman. “I’m sorry to bother you again” he said “but I went to the store, I got a swimsuit, and I still haven’t been able to meet a girl”.

    “Okay” says the Frenchman “I tell you what you do. You go to zee store. You buy potato. You put potato in sweeming suit and walk up and down zee beach. You will meet girl very, very qweekly zees way”.

    “Thanks!” he said, and he ran off to the store.

    He bought the potato, put it in the swimsuit, and marched up and down the beach. Up and down, up and down he walked but the women would hardly even look at him. After half an hour he couldn’t take it anymore and went back to the Frenchman.

    “Look buddy” he said “I got the suit, I put the potato in it, and I walked up and down the beach and still nothing!

    What more can I do?”

    “Well” said the Frenchman “maybe I can help you a leetle beet.

    Why don’t you try moving zee potato to the FRONT of zee sweeming suit?”

  4. 4
    Leto
    Posted August 15, 2012 at 2:48 pm

    @Crankyguy: I know that joke xD. A guy named Villemin who draw “comics” of more or less dirty jokes did that one. He draws very ugly people, with very, very gross language, it’s hilarious.

  5. 5
    PopePhilly PopePhilly
    Posted August 15, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    I’m totally a cheesesteak munching mofo. Provolone-whiz-with, baby!

    However, I don’t know how to MAKE them very well.

  6. 6
    PopePhilly PopePhilly
    Posted August 15, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    Also,

    YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    That is all.

  7. 7
    Josh Darius
    Posted August 15, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    Horseradish, really horseradish? And they won of course.

  8. 8
    WishICouldDance
    Posted August 15, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    CrankyGur!!! You are now on my “S” list and that is NOT the Special List!!!! >: (

    You joke stuck the image of…. Clemenza in a Speedo front and center in my brain!! Potato and all!!

    Nooooooooooo!!! It took me all night to erase the Jet Ski incident – ewww! Creep much, Clemenza? – now I have this. :” (

  9. 9
    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted August 15, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    Feta mousse sounds delicious.

  10. 10
    timgunnssister timgunnssister
    Posted August 15, 2012 at 5:39 pm

    So, riddle me this: why does Gordon always seem so surprised (6 times surprised) when Clemenza gets nominated? He did it again on this episode. To me, Robyn and Clemenza were the logical 2 choices.

    Does anyone think he was expecting Dana to be nominated?

  11. 11
    featherhead
    Posted August 15, 2012 at 6:47 pm

    Barbie didn’t even let Ramsay lift up the lid on his dish, she grabbed it out of his hand and pushed him aside. The WTF look on Gordon’s face was priceless!

  12. 12
    sagittariuskim sagittariuskim
    Posted August 15, 2012 at 7:01 pm

    Ugh, would people please stop putting Ludo on t.v..

    Finally!

  13. 13
    Mummy Butterfly
    Posted August 16, 2012 at 12:09 pm

    I was wondering how the guy (Quinn) from Hatfields was roped into it – then I watched Masterchef – which took place at Hatfields… My guess is it was a twofer for the restaurant – if you want Masterchef, you gotta do a Hell’s Kitchen spot for me!

  14. 14
    nashuaf
    Posted August 18, 2012 at 10:21 am

    Can someone please just explain to me how it is that every person on this show smokes? How can they taste anything???

  15. 15
    Prozach
    Posted August 18, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    @nashuaf I don’t think Dana smokes, but she’d be the first that’s for sure

    Speaking of which, considering that Gordon gave her the “take control” instead of the”WTF are you doing?” speech, plus she’s the only one not to have a bad dinner service yet (last episode was her worst and it was because Phlegmenza and Robyn sucked), PLUS she’s the hot girl of the season, who as a group (Heather, Virginia, Bonnie, Christina S4, Paula, Holli) have made up a third of all the finalists in the series’ history, I think Dana is a shoo-in for the f2. Probably her and Justin.

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