Minicap: Hotel Hell (Ep. 1, Part 2)

 PopePhilly, hop on in!

Hello, and welcome to Part 2 of Gordon’s attempt to save the Juniper Hill Inn, a wonderfully huge hotel in Vermont that could really be something, if its owner wasn’t a decadent madman who invests more in his rescue pigs than his employees.

When we left off Part 1 on Monday, owners Robert and Ari were being reamed by Gordon for failing to pay the staff. Yeah, it’s gotten that bad. I was pretty surprised to see that they even have any employees left, and I can only assume that the economy in that town is deep, deep in the toilet, if the only jobs in town are at a place  that only condescends to compensate its workers once the owner’s social climbing and hoarding impulses have been satisfied.

In any case, Gordon is ready to hand out a batch of new assholes, which I presume Robert can tuck away in one of his storage sheds to admire later. He shows us his own ass as well when he tests out the claw foot tub. Then, in true Ramsay fashion, he rolls up his sleeves and gets down to business to try to dig this place out of the giant, gaping, antique-filled hole in which it rests. Will he succeed, or are Robert and Ari destined to slink off the night, fleeing in their “motor coach” (*ahem* camper *ahem*) and leaving the pigs to fend for themselves? Catch the recap later this week to find out. PopePhilly and I will be splitting this up for at least the first few episodes, so be sure to catch her recap of Part 1, as well. Thanks!