Top Chef Recap: Bubble, Bubble, Blowsie’s Trouble

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   Mummy Butterfly
   Posted January 22, 2013 at 1:56 pm

   So here’s my take on this STUPID CHOICE by the STUPID JUDGES – I’m convinced that the whole thing was a setup to make LCK relevant in any way, shape or form. Last season, it was kinda “eh” (though, I liked Beverly, but I know I was in the minority). THIS season, it’s been about the *returning veteran* (ooooo, ahhhhhh, distant sound of people caring) and now it’s about *the wronged chef* (ooooo, grrrr, distant sound of people caring).

   FYI to anyone at Bravo reading – LCK is not relevant, nor is it a good idea to PISS OFF a majority of your viewers, because you think fake drama is good. I’m not watching another episode – and I thank J-Mo (and PottyMouth) for recaping so I can know what is going on without giving them ratings.

   (BTW – great recap PottyMouth and Happy Birthday J-Mo’s BF!)

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   J-Mo
   Posted January 22, 2013 at 2:27 pm

   Oh girl, THANK YOU, the BF says thanks as well, we really enjoyed reacquainting ourselves with what the outside world looks like… it’s mighty pretty out there!

   On the real side…. I am still pretty pissed off about how everything went down, especially the way Blowsie just CLEARLY and SUREFOOTEDLY sabotaged Top Model’s chances. I refuse to believe that she didn’t realize she was doing so much that would affect so much more. But i did love your caption that all the women hope ThumbyHead is gay, LOLOLOLOL!

   Thanks again, loved the recap girl!

   love, J-Mo

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   Cocodawn
   Posted January 22, 2013 at 2:30 pm

   Argh I am also still SO MAD about this elimination. I don’t think I’ve ever been so angry at a reality show, and I watch a damn lot of tv. I actually screamed at the tv, something I try not to do cause it scares my dog. How ridiculous can you get. I wanted to smack Padma and Blowsie both, those assholes.

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   michkabibbles
   Posted January 22, 2013 at 2:33 pm

   i stopped watching this season after about the third episode. i’ve been keeping up via j-mo’s great recaps (and now including pottymouth’s). and this episode makes me happy i haven’t been watching. even way back then the only contestant’s i like were top model and lizzie. watching this unfold would have made me extremely angry. i read tom’s and gail’s blog posts last week (after i hurried to another recap site to find out exactly what happened! i had no idea who the hell josh was), and neither of their explanations made much sense. especially after reading the full recap and other people’s posts (both here and on the blogs) about how everyone was acting. i can’t believe they didn’t dig deeper to find out what really happened. (or care if they did).

   thanks to everyone who still watches so i can become vicariously angry about people i know nothing about!

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   ConfusedinCanada
   Posted January 22, 2013 at 3:13 pm

   I agree with all the posters above. This show has jumped the shark in my opinion and I for one won’t be watching the rest of the shows. I will read the mini-caps just to see if she is gone but honestly, TC has lost what it used to be and is now just another reality show struggling to be good.

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   Philo
   Posted January 22, 2013 at 7:37 pm

   Great recap, and horrified by the judge’s decision.

   Getting tired of recycled contestants on reality shows. “All Stars” is one thing, but not during regular contests. Between this season of TC, and CBS’s love of the Hantz family, I have abandoned watching BB, Survivor, and now TC, and can rely on recaps on this site to save me a ton of time.

   10-1 Blowsie goes next, since this soap opera of a “reality show” can send her to LCK, and Top Model can whip Blowsie’s ass. Such great drama! “Bravo” to you, Bravo TV!

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   vallegirl
   Posted January 22, 2013 at 7:48 pm

   So I decided to head back to Tom’s blog to read some of the comments and, well, are most of the people who post on Bravo special? Because more than once I read people lamenting that it was so UNFAIR that Kristen and CJ had to face off because…THEY’RE THE TWO BEST CHEFS THERE??!???!! Humina humina what?

   Someone even complained that Tyler took CJ down because he’s just so “talented” and “mature.” I know I’m not the most objective person because I’ve wanted to punch him in the nut since his first season, but…even CJ kind of admitted he wasn’t the most talented chef his first go around, but now that he’s comfortably middle-aged and looking the worse for wear, he’s finally gotten around to working at fancy restaurants for free so he can steal their recipes and pawn them off as his own since it worked so well for Ilan. How did that morph into being the bestest chef there?

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   AliceinPopLand
   Posted January 22, 2013 at 9:34 pm

   I usually watch each episode twice cause I like to sink in the serious the first time and the mockery the second. I couldnt watch this again. It was sickening the way Blowsie just threw up her hands and watched Top Model just take it. Then only thing I enjoyed was after the elimination when they walked into the stew room and Top Model revealed she was the one going home the way everybody just turned and stared at Blowsie. Oh if looks could kill the bitch would be butchered.

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   JimbobJones
   Posted January 22, 2013 at 10:33 pm

   I’ve got to commend you, J-Mo, for your ability to write a funny recap of this episode.

   If I’d tried to write it, it would have simply been me writing the word “FUCK” 3,000 times, with a generous sprinkling of “Tom”, “Padma”, and “Blowsie” thrown in.

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    roger
    Posted January 23, 2013 at 12:16 am

    @philo: you have it! TC is WWE; in LCK, TM can NEXT WEEK face QUEEN BLOWSIE. i’m in mexico and rely now on recaps and the kindness of strangers. LOL; TMI; SNAFU.

    @vallegirl: never realized your valley was middletown. mrs. r and i shared the $95 dollar menu at volt one thursday night; we had no reservations but were served (impeccably) at the bar. we even got to meet chef brian, who is a class act ALL THE WAY! 3-4 bites each of 7 different dishes really gave us the chance to savor bvolt’s artistry–beautiful, surprising food. what a treat-

    “lisa fernandez was a better chef than”–7 WORDS NEVER TO BE SPOKEN–this horrible horrible blowsy.

    j-mo rocks! potty you rock too!

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    roger
    Posted January 23, 2013 at 12:23 am

    @vallegirl: i brive a dus

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    roger
    Posted January 23, 2013 at 12:32 am

    i dus a brive

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    Tom
    Posted January 23, 2013 at 5:28 am

    I am done with this show. And, I think they want Sheldon to win so they are making it easier by eliminating the better chefs.

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    lindaw205
    Posted January 23, 2013 at 7:00 am

    I hate Blowsie and Padma. I blame Andy Cohen and Oprah.

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    crankyguy
    Posted January 23, 2013 at 7:10 am

    @vallegirl, all I know is that most every time I post something to Bravo, it mysteriously disappears into the ether.

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    chaosbutterfly
    Posted January 23, 2013 at 7:48 am

    Has anyone been reading Blowsie’s facebook or twitter through this whole thing?

    No sign of humility or remorse for what she did….she doesn’t even acknowledge that the judges made the wrong decision or that her actions were not appropriate.
    I don’t understand how can live her life the way that she does….how is she not embarrassed?

    Also, her No H8 picture even gets on my nerves.
    Everyone else leaves their mouths taped, but of course, Josie can’t bear to have to keep her trap shut for more than one second.
    Please Jesus let this bitch go home TONIGHT amen.

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    badgerfreak
    Posted January 23, 2013 at 8:25 am

    I had this episode spoiled for me by Bravo’s website. Fuck you very much! SO furious. A random side note-I had NO idea that McBitchyson was in her mid 30′s. She doesn’t look that old. Or I’m just a horrible guesser of ages. I was pretty surprised.
    Blowsie. Good gracious. Let the Gods of Reality TV smite you down through the gap in your teeth. It is purely criminal that she’s still on this show. I felt like this was one of the first times that we saw Badma get animated at judging. She seemed a wee bit tipsy to me. Like she had a glass of wine for each course she ate. She just came off as vindictive.
    They are entirely trying to make LCK the big drama. If Top Model isn’t the one to make it back into the show, then it’s all been for naught. PLEASE let Blowsie get destroyed by her. I also thought it was uncharacteristically nice of HaterTots to explain how to put to the smoking gun together.
    Also, am I think only one that doesn’t really like Stoner? He’s fine and everything. But he’s one of the dullest people ever. And I only really remember him doing either Hawaiian food, or Filipino food…not a fan. Not a hater, just not a fan.

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    Aunt Dorsey
    Posted January 23, 2013 at 11:15 am

    I have never much cared for Padma Smacksme (thank you Hughnibrow), but now I absolutely LOATHE her smug, prissy ass (and her botoxed mask of a face). Her lame, mealy mouth attempt to back peddle on WWHL by saying, ‘oh well Kristen you’ll prolly be fan favorite’. Really? Wowsers what a flipping consolation prize. WHY does her opinion matter more than LeGassy’s, Gail’s and Daddy Tom’s? She’s a crappy actress who had a so-so cooking show for people who knew dick-all about Indian food. Why does she have a vote? Isn’t she the “sexy” hostess? She thinks her treacly, put-you-to-sleep voice is sexy. (Yawn) I noticed that Gail and Daddy Tom at least put up blogs but she didn’t, not that it stopped people from posting anyway.

    Double standard much. They ream Top Model for her Boef Bourguigon not having a sauce (but it’s a twist on French cuisine right? and the meat was cooked in wine right? and they said it tasted great) but they give the balut a total pass for not having a beak and feet and not being even vaguely Filipino. What a crock.

    How the hell do raw scallops and overcooked fish get a pass? The judges really have their heads up their asses. Oh, that’s right, the sauce they didn’t get (you know the one Blowsie made) was so fantastically tasty that the body of the meal gets a pass?!?… Blavo strikes again, how to take a great TV show and turn it into shit.

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    Aunt Dorsey
    Posted January 23, 2013 at 11:21 am

    Oh and Last Chance Kitchen. Great idea (i.e. Survivor ripoff), except with Mr. Integrity being the sole judge, I so totally don’t believe that the judging isn’t rigged and the outcome isn’t determined by the producers and Blavo. Total viewer manipulation.

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    crankyguy
    Posted January 23, 2013 at 11:52 am

    @Aunt Dorsey, good observation on the double standard between the boeuf bourguignon and the balut. I hadn’t thought about that, but the difference is that they were probably somewhat relieved to be promised fertilized duck embryo and then not get it. It’s like when I was growing up. My mom would promise me a good ass whippin’ when my dad got home from work, and every once in a while I was relieved not to get what I was expecting.

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    crankyguy
    Posted January 23, 2013 at 12:17 pm

    Daddy needs to be tasting blind in LCK before I will ever believe in the integrity of his judging. Even if he does have this ability, as he is always claiming, to be totally impartial, he should not know which dish came from which chef just for appearance’s sake. It’s always bugged me that the judges know which name is attached to each dish.

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    exene
    Posted January 23, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    crankyguy– that is why you must now watch “The Taste”

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    realitytvjunkie
    Posted January 24, 2013 at 12:18 pm

    not through this yet, but before I forget….props for the legally blonde reference!