Minicap: Hell’s Kitchen


By BlueCanary | | 10:51 pm | 8 Comments

The drama is brought hard to Monday night’s Hell’s Kitchen, so much so that the episode is about five percent narration, 20 percent cooking, and 75 percent shallow, catty, trash-talking attitude. I know the drama is one of the reasons we watch this show, but you know it’s getting out of hand when we don’t get to see a second of dinner service because there’s too much screaming and yelling and dish throwing to be had. Tiffany cusses and slams around, Robyn annoys everyone with her histrionics, she and Kimmie get into it, and that’s just on the Red team.

Things on the Blue team are pretty quiet, with the exception of plenty of ridiculous B.S. out of Royce, as per usual, and some man tears from Patrick. Clemenza and Brian must be fresh out of asshattery after the past couple weeks, because they’re hardly mentioned, and Justin gets a brief cameo as someone who actually appears on the show. Oh, and there’s some kitchen-based stuff, too: a steak challenge and a slot machine that picks ingredients, but it’s all tied in to the Red team drama anyway, so it barely counts. If you want some details, join me later this week for the full recap! To check out last week’s recap while you wait for this week, click here. Thanks for stopping by!

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8 Comments

  1. 1
    Andyourlittledogtoo
    Posted July 2, 2012 at 11:47 pm

    Yeah, I get the strong impression that prison kitchen is going to feature in Robyn and Tiffany’s future job resumes. They have what my old psych clinical supervisor called ‘ no locus of control’. Robyn is a yappy little dog but Tiffany just seems to be disgusting and lazy as well as ill tempered. And they can all lose the fake ghetto trash talk any time now. I don’t wonder that Barbie’s eyes don’t roll into the back of her head when she hears these trashy white women go on like they are all ‘hood’. It’d be funny if it weren’t so juvenile.

    Also, I cannot forgive two contestants ruining flatiron steaks, the most flavorful and tender cut on the entire fricking cow. I was actually eating one while I watched the show and my heart hurt watching them get confused by it and ruin it. As Ramsey would say, ‘unbelieveable!’

    Looking forward to the full recap. So glad that this continues tomorrow night so we don’t have to wait to get some ACTUAL cooking on screen. At least I live in hope.

  2. 2
    Pikey
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 6:16 am

    Justin and Barbie are my picks to go far. I am amazed that Barbie hasn’t had a stronger reaction to the crap Robyn doles out – I am a very patient person and would have snapped by now! I don’t like to see anyone get hurt – that burn looked nasty!

    Looking forward to the recap and tonight’s show…

  3. 3
    MummyButterfly
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 6:24 am

    The further we get into the show, the more I feel like Barbie really was “set up” in the beginning – and MOST of that drama was from the redneck trash on this show. (Her waking up early and stomping around cleaning not-withstanding.) When Tiffany was all pissed off at Barbie having to REDO and CORRECT HER mistakes – I give Barbie LOTS of credit… I am at the point where I want the Red Team to lose – just so Kimmie, Robyn and Tiffany can GO HOME!

    But, I mean, if Blue Team loses, there’s always the joy of (hopefully) watching Royce leave!

  4. 4
    annie Annie
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 7:16 am

    Just as I was saying “Hmmm Tiffany isn’t too bad, I kinda fee sorry for…….” the dork burns herself with some oil. Aye Aye Aye. But that was less painful than her rapping session earlier. Eek

    Meth Mouth Robyn is more fiesty than a chihuahua barking at the mailman.

    I like Christina and Barbie, as for the men……uhhhhh? Clemenza’s entertaining at least.

  5. 5
    timgunnssister timgunnssister
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 7:35 am

    So, if they really wanted to drag out the ‘drayma’ of Kimmies burns (oh noo! will she be going home? is she gonna die….blah,blah,blah) they probably shouldn’t have shown a clip from the very next show with her unbandaged and going head to head with Robyn. Seriously, I could have done a better job of editing.

    And what is wrong with Brian? Why does he keep slapping his face and hitting himself in the head? Does this explain his behavior? Is he self-inflicted brain damaged?

    And Robyn needs to go next because I cannot stand another minute of all her ‘gangsta’ behavior and the fact that only her bottom jaw moves when she talks. Seriously. It’s just creepy. And Tiffany? Oy. Does she wait to apply her makeup until after she’s achieved her drunk for the day? Really, who wants a chef who has only two settings: drunk or hungover.

  6. 6
    MummyButterfly
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 8:48 am

    @Annie – I think you mean Kimmie. Kimmie is the…larger girl… (http://www.fox.com/hellskitchen/bios/contestants/kimmie-willis) Tiffany is the blonde who’s hair usually does the flippy thing (http://www.fox.com/hellskitchen/bios/contestants/tiffany-johnson).

    I agree, though, the rapping was painful. I put my hands over my ears and went “la,la,la,la” until Mr. Butterfly told me I could listen again…

  7. 7
    annie Annie
    Posted July 3, 2012 at 1:07 pm

    yes!! OOPS I did mean Kimmie :) Thanks

  8. 8
    russ
    Posted July 4, 2012 at 11:12 am

    Did the narrator for hell kitchen and master chef drive anyone nuts this week, I dont know if it was a setting on my dvr or what but the had to comment on everything. was it for the blind or what?

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