Pet peeve based comment:

You said: "I hate when people say stuff like that anyway. There is no such thing as 125%. It's 100%. That's the max."

That's not actually true. 10 is 200% of 5. 10 is 1000% percent of 1. It is mathematically incorrect to say that 100% is the maximum percentage.

Great recap.

I'm all about seeing Craig's stupid face leave the screen once and for all! This guy was a waste of time in the kitchen. Hell, I burn water and even I can make some spaghetti!! Guess it doesn't take much to join with Hell's Kitchen.

Matt is the next guy I wanna see gone. He looks like one of the weird silent cavemen guys from Popeye cartoons. I've always hated Popeye cartoons, and therefore I hate Matt. Plus, he sucks as a chef....and probably as a human being. But I digress...

Can't wait for Tuesday's episdode!! Maybe Toilet Brush (greatest nickname ever, btw) and Corey will change the rating on this show from TV-PG to TV-14!!

Great recap jaded.

I am with you: I cannot STAND Cringing Matt -- perfect nickname btw. Everytime I see his cringing face I, too, cringe. And let's not forget the temper tantrum fit he threw last week -- I've seen more mature 2 year olds.

In fact, even though Craig is a weasel, I would have much rather seen Matt get the boot. I think Matt is more detrimental to the team, although both suck ass, so there you go.

I don't understand why Ramsey so dislikes Ben -- I keep waiting to see clips of Ben doing truly heinous stuff, but I have yet to see it. It seems like Chef just doesn't like that dude.

Oh, and I understand what you're saying about 100% and it bugs me too. The previous poster's example doesn't really hold water in this case. If I have a pie, and I give it to you, you now have 100% of my pie. I cannot give you 125% of it. Well, the same holds true for effort. If I work to my maximum potential, that's 100% of my effort. Period. Now, I guess I can say I'll give 125% MORE effort than the other guy, but that's not what these yahoos said, is it?

Does anyone even like any of the people on this show? I guess I like Christina a little, but she cries too much. I like toilet brush a bit, but he has yet to really stand out (or up as far as I can tell *rimshot*).

OOOOOPS! I meant great recap MandaMo! LOL, my bad. Oh, but Jaded I'm sure you do a fine recap too.

Haha, thanks for the vote of confidence, zbird. I've never done a recap in my life...but I do laugh heartily at all the others.

Toilet brush seems gay to me too...i'm thinking that his kissing her hair is merely a friendly gesture from a gay to his hag.

Craig was a useless turd, so glad he's gone.

Matt always looks like he's about to cry. I often want to punch him just so he will cry and i don't have to see his almost gonna cry face anymore.

And OH MAH JEEBUS I HATE the narrator. Not only is he Captain Obvious about everything, but his "accent" or whatever it is KILLS me. This man does not say kitchen like a normal person. he says "kisshen" and totally slurs his "ch"'s and oooo it bothers me. It sounds like Mandy Moore's old accent that she's mercifully worked on. I don't know where she's originally from, but people from there: you have really weird annoying accents.

Sorry about the rant. But he sounds like he has a turkey neck and during every syllable he pulls his head back. Or like he's drinking water. I dunno.

I also think the voiceover guy is annoying.

As bad as Craig was, Matt should have been booted for sending out the raw chicken wings. How tough is that?

I don't think Ben or Matt will be around long.

Alafoss, your comment was short-sighted and incorrect. It was abundantly clear that MandaMo is referring to effort and is correct that no more than 100% of something can be given. The only time a percent greater than 100% exists is in 3rd grade math class. Since a percent is the ratio of a part of a whole (multiplied by 100), it is not physically possible to hold more than 100% of something, just like it is not possible to give more than 100%. Just like MandaMo gets annoyed when people say they'll give more than 100%, I (a math teacher, in case you didn't figure that one out) get annoyed when people try to point out other people's mistakes and being inaccurate when doing so.

With that aside, I thought the Smurf (much prefered nickname over Toilet Brush) was a total player (straight though) with a small chip of last season's Josh with his whole "make love to the food" comment in the opening episode. Going with the theme of this post, I was 99.8% sure he was straight.

Alafoss, your comment was short-sighted and incorrect. It was abundantly clear that MandaMo is referring to effort and is correct that no more than 100% of something can be given. The only time a percent greater than 100% exists is in 3rd grade math class. Since a percent is the ratio of a part of a whole (multiplied by 100), it is not physically possible to hold more than 100% of something, just like it is not possible to give more than 100%. Just like MandaMo gets annoyed when people say they'll give more than 100%, I (a math teacher, in case you didn't figure that one out) get annoyed when people try to point out other people's mistakes and being inaccurate when doing so.

With that aside, I thought the Smurf (much prefered nickname over Toilet Brush) was a total player (straight though) with a small chip of last season's Josh with his whole "make love to the food" comment in the opening episode. Going with the theme of this post, I was 99.8% sure he was straight.

Alafoss, your comment was short-sighted and incorrect. It was abundantly clear that MandaMo is referring to effort and is correct that no more than 100% of something can be given. The only time a percent greater than 100% exists is in 3rd grade math class. Since a percent is the ratio of a part of a whole (multiplied by 100), it is not physically possible to hold more than 100% of something, just like it is not possible to give more than 100%. Just like MandaMo gets annoyed when people say they'll give more than 100%, I (a math teacher, in case you didn't figure that one out) get annoyed when people try to point out other people's mistakes and being inaccurate when doing so.

With that aside, I thought the Smurf (much prefered nickname over Toilet Brush) was a total player (straight though) with a small chip of last season's Josh with his whole "make love to the food" comment in the opening episode. Going with the theme of this post, I was 99.8% sure he was straight.

Wow, sorry about the triple post! I was either that annoyed or my computer had a hiccup...

"J.P. isn't even a real person to me -- just a really odd caricature of an uptight British person."

except that he's 100% French...

never mind!

Sterling recap!

I'm with you on the whole 100% thing. I was nearly swayed by alafoss' argument, but Anon Anon Anon put me straight straight straight. Nice to hear from an expert (seriously).

I am beyond caring about this crew. I really like Smurf, tho, and my gaydar didn't go off (not that there's anything wrong with that...)

I do love Rosann -- FUGEDAHBOUDIT!

Represent, honey!!

I think Cringing Matt looks like David Berkowitz. Is it just me? He's the Son of Sam!

I think Hell's Kitchen is the only show to NOT care about keepin' it Green for Earth day... rolling in their Hummer limos....

Matt IS the Son of Sam! Wow, good call!

I actually really like Ben. He might have been a moron for congratulating himself and his team, but I would say that not being able to cook chicken or pasta is WAY worse when this is, you know, a COOKING show. I mean, my brother can't cook to save his life, but even HE can make pasta.

On the girls' team, I like Vanessa. I hope her hand heals properly. I also like Jen - she reminds me of Julia from last season. Just a bit louder.

I constantly have to ask myself where they get these people. A chef who can't cook pasta? I mean, come ON - nobody in the world should have to go to culinary school to learn THAT - and Craig couldn't even do it. Seriously. WTF.

For the record, Jean-Philippe Susilovic is neither British NOR French. He's Belgian.