This week, my brain explodes while watching Hell's Kitchen.
Wonder why? No you don't. You know why. But if you want to see it all unfold, join me after the jump.
We get to relive the bullshit of last week's immunity one more time. This is awesome, because I had completely forgotten just how much I enjoyed the bullshit set-up of no one going home.
After the opening credits, we rejoin everyone in the dining room as they are leaving.
Chef Ramsay calls out to Ben, "Just practice one thing for me....I was wrong..." Then he tells him to fuck off. Hee hee. I really do love him.
But the best part is that he doesn't stop. He keeps chanting it as Ben is leaving. "I was wrong......I was wrong.......I was wrong."
Ben tells us that Hell's Kitchen has been such a fucking test of his will and his stamina. He's emotionally fucked.
Upstairs at the bitch/smoke session, he's talking to Paula and Danny. Some of the things that Ramsay said destroyed him. "I'm beaten up, I'm a little down and out, but a champion pushes through."
He thinks he holds the world record for most times being up on the block. There is NO WAY I am going to go back and try to figure out if he's right. I am just going to assume he is wrong.
Talk turns to Andrea. Ben thinks she knows she's in some shit. Danny thinks she should have gone home. Not only that, but he thinks she knew she should have gone home, along with Chef and everyone else.
And here she is. My favorite person. It's funny that as she arrives and sits down, Ben and Danny get up and leave. The only person left with her is Paula. Paula asks her what's going through her head, and Andrea says it's a big fucking pill to swallow.
Paula tells us she thinks Andrea is a fighter. And she thinks she should be here. Paula, I like you, I really do, but please don't talk about how Andrea should be there. Because she's a fighter? BULLSHIT.
Andrea thinks everything Ramsay said to her was fucking harsh. That's because you suck monkey balls!!!!! We flash back to last week, when Ramsay told her she sunk Ben.
But Andrea is not going to let it deflate her. "It is bringing out a vicious side of me." Ugh. Shut up.
The next day, they meet Ramsay in the kitchen as he is putting the finishing touches on some dishes he has prepared for them.
Paula didn't know what was going on, but she thinks it's special when HE cooks for you.
Ramsay tells them this morning's lesson is accuracy. He has three stunning dishes that he serves in New York as well as in London. "A most amazing duck, beef, and a beautiful fish stew." I'm guessing the beef is not his favorite.
Dig in!
Ben thinks it's marvelous. Brown-noser! Danny says, "It's good." Andrea thinks the sun-dried tomato sets it off. Sets what off?
Ramsay asks Andrea which she prefers. The fish stew, calling it amazing. Paula also goes with the fish. Ramsay tells them it's all cooked in one pan. Danny likes the duck the most. Ben follows the pack and goes for the fish stew.
Ramsay tells them that since the majority of them liked the fish, that's their next challenge this morning. "You've tasted it, now make it."
They have a half an hour to re-create the dish. And.....go!
C&A: "Chef Ramsay believes that the Taste It, Now Make It Challenge separates the chefs from the cooks."
The kitchen is stocked with all the ingredients they need, and then some. Danny tells us he was expecting a couple of fish to choose from, not twenty different kinds. "You have to just make a decision and stand by it and that's what I'm good at, and that's what I did."
It looks like he chose halibut for his fish. Ben grabbed red snapper, but decided not to use it because of the way it looked. He thought it was too thin.
As he's walking by Danny to put the red snapper away, Danny asks what it is. Danny sticks to his decision (because that is what he is good at), and decides to use the red snapper. Ben, Andrea and Paula all are using halibut.
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Comments (17)
This show is a joke. I pretty much watch the last 15 minutes and catch up on this recap (as chef puts it - it's not how you start, but how you finish). The fact that Andrea was not gone 6 weeks ago is appalling.
Her burning and "losing" ENTREES is reason enough to throw her off. Then she doesn't even put thought into her "Why I should stay" speech. She basically repeated what Ben said before her.
Andrea is just a pawn so Ramsay will not have a tough decision on who will go to the final 2.
I think Paula gets it.
1 of 17 | Posted by philo | Posted on April 28, 2009 8:59 AM
Nice recap PottyMouth!
I have to say that the screen grab of Danny wearing the googles reminded me of someone - then it hit me. The annoying kid on line to see Santa behind Ralphie in "A Christmas Story". Danny DOES need a makeover, and one without the goggles....I was thrilled that he finally won one - he has been consistent and deserved the win.
I'm right with you about Andrea - I began cheering aloud when GR said "the person going home is... Andrea" but even in the middle of cheering I had the nagging thought this could be a trick. Damn you GR for teasing us like that! While I never believed Ben was final material, I am so over Andrea and her whining, her holier-than-thou attitude (which you covered perfectly in the recap) and her sucky skills. Hope this week is Buh - bye!
2 of 17 | Posted by njgasmifan | Posted on April 28, 2009 9:03 AM
Kinda off topic this week, but I'm new to posting here. I recently met Carol Scott; I had rooted for her through the season, but when i met her she was kinda bitchy.
So now I'm glad she didn't win.
I think Andrea should have gone home before Ben did and can't believe GR kept her around. Hoping she has a total meltdown next week.
I love your recaps PottyMouth! they make my day.
3 of 17 | Posted by tngirl06 | Posted on April 28, 2009 9:10 AM
I too didn't understand the exchange Ramsey had with Andrea when she messed up the food. It looked like she burned it and Ramsey just scraped off the burned part. I also was thinking wtf???
And what was that whole, "5 Wellies for the night", thing about?? I was totally confused. They only had 5 Wellington's available for a whole night's service??
4 of 17 | Posted by LisaMay | Posted on April 28, 2009 9:17 AM
How enthralling is this show? Well, with only a handful of episodes left this season, I actually forgot it was even on and missed it.
Thank goodness for your recaps!!!
I'm glad to see Ben go, and look forward to Andrea and her snotty attitude following shortly.
I'm on Team Danny.
5 of 17 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on April 28, 2009 10:49 AM
I missed this episode. Andrea didn't get the axe?
God, what kind of dirty does she have on Ramsey????? That makes me so mad I wish I had PrettyGirl tied up in the back yard so I could go out and kick her. Of course, I must say I am not sad to see Ben have to pack up his free Ramsey cookware and head back to the deep fryer at McDonalds. I can only think the decision is strategy on Ramsey's part to make sure there is a screw-up in the mix right until the end to up the drama.
6 of 17 | Posted by Snortles | Posted on April 28, 2009 11:37 AM
5 all day. all day is a kitchen term meaning the items in an order that are completed and yet to be completed at end of service.
So 5 wellingtons were on order at the end of service. Andrea came up short for some reason but apparently they found the missing wellingtons. Ben was looking quite suscipious at Andrea's station.
There wasn't enough pastry in the wellington. That was the exchange. They always scrap off something to make it look perfect. Andrea didn't cut it right to his standards. It wasn't burnt it was a piece of the meat that was dangling out.
7 of 17 | Posted by yeschef | Posted on April 28, 2009 11:48 AM
The slate was wiped clean. Gordon told him he wasn't going to judge them on past performances just the ones from now on. So since Ben effed up more during the service he was sent home Andrea. If he had delivered a better service it would likely have been Andrea who would have been sent.
Ben is inconsistent. He has high and lows of such frequancy it's like two different people are switching the handling of the cooking duties. You have been the great cook with expierance and then you have Ben the short order cook who forgets things and makes simple mistakes he shouldn't be making.
8 of 17 | Posted by yeschef | Posted on April 28, 2009 11:52 AM
I too am on Team Danny. While I like Paula, I agree that she hasn't stepped up as a leader like he has.
And...I kind of have a crush on Danny, I think! Haha. Well, he's quite young, only 23.
I think that Andrea was kept around just for the drama because there is NO WAY that she is making it over Paula or Danny. Paula has messed up more than Danny has, but I don't think that either of them have been screamed at like Andrea has, much less kicked out of the kitchen.
I am looking forward to this week. Great recap!
9 of 17 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on April 28, 2009 4:39 PM
Ben And Andrea's dish is the exact same dish.
Poor editing.You can obviously see that Bens dish on the right is Andrea's dish before someone took a bite from it.
Geesh..
10 of 17 | Posted by Robinez | Posted on April 28, 2009 7:31 PM
Love these recaps!
I agree: Andrea is majorly annoying and a lot worse than Ben in the kitchen! Ramsay made a huge mistake or else is trying to pump up ratings and drama.
I really hope Danny doesn't crash and burn at this point. I always thought he'd be there till the end, especially when they hardly featured him in the first few eps. Plus, gotta root for my Florida boy!
And I bet it's the family episode...there's no other reason for them to get that excited!
Love ya!
Topaz
11 of 17 | Posted by fierytopaz | Posted on April 28, 2009 8:17 PM
": Andrea is majorly annoying and a lot worse than Ben in the kitchen!"
Not that night. Also Ben is inconsistent. He can start high crash then resume. This happens each service.
Andrea on the other hand has had more perfect services or rebounds from a low to a high or stays crap the entire service. Sometimes the crap is due to the efforts of other people. Ben is all over the place with only himself being sabotaged.
12 of 17 | Posted by yeschef | Posted on April 29, 2009 12:40 AM
rainbows and boobies -- heh heh!
Annoying kid from classic Christmas movie reference notwithstanding, I *LOVED* that Danny did his confessional wearing those goggles.
CUTE!
13 of 17 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates! | Posted on April 29, 2009 1:10 PM
Great recap! I couldn't stop giggling at Danny's goggle picture. I thought he had a weird sort of John Malkovich thing happening with them on. I mean, he looked a little like (a young) Malkovich, not that he had people in his head controlling his movements.
Sorry, I'm babbling. Did I mention that it was a great recap?
14 of 17 | Posted by kizarny | Posted on April 29, 2009 2:22 PM
I'm thrilled Ben and his "mangina" are gone. As much as I can't stand Andrea, I just got grossed out looking at that dead rodent on Ben's face. Love the recaps Potty!!!
15 of 17 | Posted by FANCYPANTS | Posted on April 29, 2009 8:30 PM
philo: I’m glad I can catch you up on the first 45 minutes! I’m pulling for Danny for the win, but I’d be just as happy with a Paula win. As long as you know who is off tonight!!
njgasmifan: Good call on “A Christmas Story”! I knew he reminded me of someone, I just couldn’t place it. From your lips to Ramsay’s ears about Andrea!
tngirl06: Thanks! And I don’t consider sharing dirt about the contestants to be off-topic – Dish! Dish! Dish! Not surprised about the bitchiness. Carol seemed like she could go that way.
LisaMay: I was thinking if it was earlier in the competition he would have lost it on her. Maybe he went easy on her because she told him? I don’t care – I wanted to see an ass whooping and was disappointed not to get one!
cattyfan: Oh no! Well, you’re all caught up now. I’m on team Danny as well.
Snortles: No, Andrea did not get the axe. Damn, it STILL makes me sooooooo mad. OMG – I totally lost it when I read your comment about kicking PrettyGirl! Priceless!
yeschef: I knew I could count on you to explain to us what 5 all day meant. Thanks! I hear you about the slate being wiped clean, and your comments about Ben, but I still think Andrea should have gone home. Of course, it’s because I can’t stand her, so I’m not saying it’s a rational reason……
georgiababe: There is something very endearing and cute about Danny (when he’s not calling himself a culinary god). I go back and forth between thinking he’s a cutie, to thinking he’s all redneck. A makeover could go a long, LONG way, I think.
Robinez: I’ll have to go back and take a closer look – I didn’t notice that before.
fierytopaz: Thanks! I will completely lose it if Danny screws up and is sent home. Really him or Paula. If Andrea is in the final, well, I can’t even think about it.
Donna Martin Graduates!: I loved the goggles too! As soon as I saw him wearing them, I knew I’d have to put them in the recap.
kizarny: It would have made for some good TV if people were in his head, controlling his movements. Imagine the fun!
FANCYPANTS: Hahahaha! Dead rodent! That was spot on.
Well, we only have tonight and next week to get through. I’m sending out a plea to all of you to keep your fingers crossed for an Andrea booting. I don’t think my brain can take much more of this! Thanks so much for reading and commenting, you guys make my day!
SWAK, PottyMouth
16 of 17 | Posted by PottyMouth | Posted on April 30, 2009 10:57 AM
Pottymouth, honey, I totally feel your pain, there is nothing worse than (at least in a reality TV show) when the obvious doucheface stays and stays and stays like pubic crabs and the people you'd really like to see win the damned thing get picked off by bad luck or one little mistake. I love the way you illustrate it, though!
love, J-Mo :)
17 of 17 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on April 30, 2009 11:49 AM