Paula goes upstairs to relax and get to bed early, while Danny and Andrea finish up the punishment. She thinks the win has given her a nice confidence boost. Well, I would hope so. 76% of LA's top chefs liked your food the best. That's gotta make you feel good.
The next morning, Paula heads out for the second part of her surprise. She joins Chef Ramsay outside in a limo and they head off. He tells her she looks great. He tells her that they are going to the Fox Morning Show, Good Day LA. Isn't that the one that Joel McHale makes fun of all the time on The Soup? The one with the crabby old guy?
Back in Hell's Kitchen, JP has another chore for Andrea and Danny. He walks them around to the hallway entrance and they see mops, vacuums, and steam cleaners. Also, stuff to clean the TV screens. That is wicked. And awesome.
Of course, they just so happen to be cleaning the TVs as Paula makes her television debut. What incredible timing! Andrea pretends she is happy to see her on the telly, while calling her a bitch in her confessional.
We see an edited version of their spot, and it's so edited, you can't even really tell what they are making. Paula slices up an apple, one of the ladies from the show mixes something....that's about all there is to say about that. Oh! The cranky dude asks her if she's picking up any hints from Ramsay.
She seems to be holding her own there, and it's nice to see her show a little personality at last. A very little bit of personality, but some is better than the nothing we've been getting for most of the season.
Danny's disappointed that America missed out on seeing his pretty face. I'm disappointed that we didn't get to see him gussied up and prettified.
JP checks on Danny and Andrea. He tells them the TV looks good, but not as shiny as when Paula was on the screen. Andrea does her fake little laugh that we all love soooo much.
Paula comes back and she is still pumped. She says it's been a kick ass morning. No shit. "I still have all this adrenaline and energy flowing through me, so I'm going to use that to my advantage, and take it into service tonight." That attitude is really gonna help her, I think.
It's now just a few hours before dinner service, and the final three are ready to cook their asses off and make it to the finale.
Andrea says this is the last and final test before the finale. "I'm fucking staying uuuhuh." Over my dead body you are.
Paula is confident that she will be one of the final two tonight. Yeah, I think she'd have to burn the restaurant to the ground to get kicked off tonight. There's no way she's going home.
Danny came here to win. He says he going to be the best one tonight. I really hope so Danny, because for the first time ever, I'm actually worried about you. Please don't choke.
Four minutes to open. Time for the pre-service pep talk. "Big, big, big night. 'Cause two of you will be advancing to the finals. Sadly (or not so sadly), one of you will be going home." He needs to know who is worthy of the title in the Borgata Hotel. Psst. Not Andrea, Chef.
In order to find that out, he is going to put them on the pass. I love this part of the competition! Each one of them will take a turn at the pass, running the kitchen. During that time, he will have Gloria, Scott and JP sabotage various items to see if the chefs are on their toes. Now, they should be prepared and looking out for that since he does it every year. I can't wait to see how they all do.
JP, open Hell's Kitchen.
The pressure is on tonight. Let's see how they do. C&A tells us that because the kitchen is short handed, Scott and Gloria will be filling in the gaps. But really they'll be fucking some stuff up per Ramsay's orders.
The first order is in and Ramsay is up their asses already about how he doesn't want to wait for the first table. Andrea's tells him it's coming right now, and he recycles, "Yeah, so's Christmas, madam." New material, please Chef.
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Comments (13)
I kinda wondered why Paula did not pick Andrea to go to the final with her, seeing as how it would be better to get rid of your biggest competition (Danny). But then again, it really only matters who Chef wants in the final.
I was amazed at how pretty Danny's girlfriend was.
And when Chef kept introducing all the executive chefs and their accomplishments, all I could think was......isn't the food theyv'e prepared to impress these people just sitting around getting cold and soggy?
1 of 13 | Posted by LisaMay | Posted on May 4, 2009 7:22 AM
AND THERE COMMENCED GREAT REJOYCING ACROSS THE LAND!
Potty Mouth, I was whooping and dancing right along with you at the final outcome.
Maybe it was editing, but Danny was making me nervous this week. Andrea was just a total bitch on the pass, and I was hoping Scott would dump a pot of something over her head. Could you imagine working for a shrew like her? Good grief, Mother Theresa would not last 2 minutes.
As for Paula's choice - I think that even though she is friendly with Andrea she knew she had to choose her based on performance. I don't think GR would have accepted her choosing Danny as being worse overall than Andrea,it would show poor management skills on her part.
I will be happy whatever the outcome, both Paula and Danny are strong chefs who handle pressure well. I think Danny is more of a leader, but maybe we just haven't seen that side of Paula.
Thanks for the awesome job Potty Mouth!!!
2 of 13 | Posted by njgasmifan | Posted on May 4, 2009 7:41 AM
I am so relieved Andrea's gone.
To me when Paula wears her bandana so it covers her hair, she looks like Ralph Macchio in The Karate Kid...
3 of 13 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on May 4, 2009 8:10 AM
Oh...and if I had to choose a team from the sixl losers provided, I would go with Gio, Carol, and LA.
The other three are sabateurs.
4 of 13 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on May 4, 2009 8:25 AM
YAY, I love it when bitchybitchybitches go home! I lost my shit at "HAHAHAHAHA I hope they pull your pubes out one by one HAHAHAHAHA" I still feel like most of the people on this show seem to inflate their culinary skills by a factor of 10 or so, because all the awesome experience they constantly lay claim to seems to have a hard time surfacing when the push comes to shove. Still, how else would have had PrettyGirl or Andrea to hate on... and some people just NEED the reality check of Reality TV.
loved the recap, love to you, too!
love, J-Mo :)
5 of 13 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on May 4, 2009 9:30 AM
PottyMouth, I love your recaps for this show!
Thank goodness that woman is gone. Good riddance to bad rubbish. I was no Ben fan, but, as annoying as he was, Andrea was worse. (Ben's annoyance would at least fade into white noise as he blathered on in monotone about himself; Andrea, more like shitenoise, high-pitched to ear-splitting decibels. *shudders*)
JP and Paula in the limo was sweet. Nice to know he's single. Must plan a trip to LA soon.
Scott looked strangely hot calling Andrea a cunt. Strange, that is normally a turn off for me, but I was cheering him on. Go Scott go. (I figured Andrea doesn't need a cheerleader as she has herself, right?)
I *loved* the little screencaps of the offed contestants. Fab! Can't wait to read your finale report. Cheers!
6 of 13 | Posted by jennaboa | Posted on May 4, 2009 9:38 AM
Good riddance to bad rubbish, indeed. sorry I can't think of something original, but that pretty well sums it up.
Danny did deserve to lose the "impress the chefs" challenge. Fish & fruit is soooooo last century(eighties)!
Great recap esp the screencaps, PM.
Now, on to the FINALE!!!
7 of 13 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates! | Posted on May 4, 2009 11:22 AM
YAAAAAY Andrea Gone! Finally!
Interesting all the chefs they picked, including Ben Ford of Ford's Filling Station (Harrison Ford's son and chef in his own right...). I think I've eaten at one of the named establishments, which means I need to get out more I guess...
Terrific recap as always!
8 of 13 | Posted by killbondnow | Posted on May 4, 2009 3:05 PM
I agree...it's def a win/win now that Andrea's gone! Plus they're both from FL...so they're my homies! Good luck to both Danny and Paula...either of them could take the win and they both deserve it!
9 of 13 | Posted by fierytopaz | Posted on May 4, 2009 6:07 PM
Andrea's gone. It's about god damned time.
Glad to see one of my three picks make it to the finals. Way to go, Paula! Too bad about Giovanni and Robert.
I'm pulling for Paula to take the win, but I won't be too disappointed if Danny gets it. Like you said... it's a win/win.
10 of 13 | Posted by Streaker | Posted on May 4, 2009 6:34 PM
LOL cattyfan about the Ralph Macchio comment, but actually, you're totally right!
I was so happy about this elimination, I started clapping my hands like a dolt.
I want Danny to take it because I just really like him - and he's kind of adorable.
But I'm not going to be upset if Paula wins it either.
This is the best final two for as long as I can remember on this show.
11 of 13 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on May 4, 2009 11:42 PM
Darling Pottymouth, I'm right there with you "The witch is dead...the witch dead..Woohoo...!!!!" I'm so relieved. Honestly, I'll be happy with either Paula or Danny winning. I suspect that Paula will pull it out in the end, but we'll see.
Love your recaps. Woohoo the witch is dead!!!
Hugs,
Yenta
12 of 13 | Posted by yentapatrol | Posted on May 5, 2009 12:25 PM
LisaMay: I agree on the cold and soggy food. Nothing like killing a dish by having it sit!
njgasmifan: I knew you’d be rejoicing along with me! I was worried for Danny, too, and I was about to lose it in a big way if Andrea made it to the finals.
cattyfan: Great call on the Ralph Macchio thing! Too true! I don’t know about Carol – she seems like she’s going to be a Bitter Betty.
J-Mo: I wonder if they inflate their skills, or if Ramsay looks for a certain amount of fuckups. He may think there’d be less drama without them, but if you look at a show like Top Chef, you can see that that’s not true. But like you said, some people seem to need to have their asses kicked on TV.
jennaboa: Thanks so much! About Scott – I KNOW!! I think the combination of his normal hotness, combined with a mutual hatred of the bitch made for Super Hotness!!
Donna Martin Graduates!: Original, unoriginal, who cares?!?!?!? The BITCH is GONE!!! Yay!
killbondnow: I didn’t realize Ben Ford was Harrison Ford’s son. I haven’t been to any of the restaurants, but I have an excuse since I’m on the East coast. Go out more and report back on the food! That’s an order!!
fierytopaz: I completely agree. It’s nice when you reach a finale that has two people who you’d like to win. Either way I’ll be happy! (hopefully)
Streaker: I think the one “choke” that surprised me the most was Gio. I really thought he could have made it to the finals. Oh, well.
georgiababe: There is something sort of adorable about him. It’s weird, because he’s such a redneck, and looks so dirty sometimes, but at other times he’s kind of cute.
Yenta: Woohoo is right!! I think it will be really interesting to see what they both do. Who they each pick to be in their kitchens could have a HUGE influence on who ultimately wins. Either way, I’m really looking forward to it.
Well Gasmi, we’re reaching the home stretch, and I am so excited to see how this all plays out. I think I’m going to stop and get a huge order of sushi to eat while watching.
See you soon!
SWAK, PottyMouth
13 of 13 | Posted by PottyMouth | Posted on May 7, 2009 6:16 AM