Ramsay tells them, "Tonight will be the most important night of your entire life. Underneath these domes are key ingredients that both you need. Are you ready?" It's the booted chefs, here to serve as the brigade for each of them. Was anyone surprised by this? At all? Oh. Paula was. She thought it looked like something out of a horror show. "It was a freaky sight."
Danny has noticed PrettyGirl is there. "I hope I don't get her." Oh, you won't. You'll get to pick first, so you can stick her with Paula. They head into the kitchen to start picking teams. Chef Ramsay welcomes the losers back. He asks Andrea how she's doing. Amazing. Blarf.
In case you were wondering, I still hate her.
He asks LA if she's well rested. Ha. She is. Ben is ready to roll. Shut up Ben. He tells PrettyGirl it's good to see her. "Hi! I'm back bitches! They're probably like 'Oh shit. I gotta work with her.'"
So nice to see that she's matured since her last time here.
Ramsay tells Carol it's nice to see that smile still beaming. "It's never going off Chef." What she fails to mention to him is that she is grinding her teeth into a fine dust to keep that smile on her face. He asks Gio how he is. Fine. "I got one more day of hell. Hopefully Chef will stay the fuck away from me, and I'll be fine."
Ramsay tells Danny what we've all known for some time. He gets to pick first. He chooses Ben. Paula, of course, chooses her girl Andrea. Paula says she wants her because she works her ass off and she never gives up. Whatever. Danny's next choice is Gio. Paula's next choice? LA because she is strong on the line. Carol cannot believe that LA was picked over her. She's shocked. She thought it was going to be her and then Andrea. She doesn't even know what to say.
Bitter Betty
PrettyGirl thinks she's going to be the last kid left in gym class. Yeah, I think you're right, PrettyGirl. Maybe it has something to do with all the times you quit during punishments. Regretting that at all? Danny picks Bitter Betty for his last brigade member. I gotta say, I think she could end up being worse than PrettyGirl. Depending on just how bitter she is, she could really fuck this up for him.
That leaves Paula with PrettyGirl. Danny pretends to be sorry about that. As she makes her way over to join the rest of Paula's team, Andrea is saying to her, "Keep it up. Positive, positive." Ugh. She is so fucking annoying.
Shut your fucking piehole!
Andrea tells us, "I swear to you, if she so much as thinks about giving attitude today, I'm going to come at her like a fucking tornado." I would hope she crashes and burns in a really big way, but I like Paula, so I'm trying to control my instant irritation at everything Andrea says.
Chef Ramsay wants them to take their teams to the dorms, go through the menus, and start coming together as a team. Danny says, "I am the chef, they are the brigade, and it's definitely get them in the mind frame that Danny is no longer a co-worker, he's the boss." Yikes. That could backfire.
Paula thinks, "The challenge is just keeping a watchful eye over everybody, and definitely PrettyGirl is the weaker one out of the three. I'm just gonna really have to keep pushing her as hard as I can." Don't push too hard. You don't want her to spiral down into the pity pit.
And with that, Chef Ramsay sends them on their way.
Wow. This could end up being a really exciting finale. They are both really strong, and I'm thinking it'll be very close. Which means more than ever before, their team could really fuck the whole thing up for them. I'm really looking forward to watching this play out.
Next week....the season finale of Hell's Kitchen! Who will win? Will PrettyGirl quit again? Will Andrea ever shut the fuck up? Get ready for a roller coaster dinner service; it's the most suspenseful finale ever! You know, for once, I think I might actually believe that.
See you at the finish line! Be sure to bring the bubbly.
SWAK, PottyMouth
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Comments (8)
I don't think Carol will fuck things up for Danny. She never worked with him, it's the women she had a problem with and since she's not on the same team as any of them (especially Andrea or Lacey) I think she'll be okay.
1 of 8 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on May 10, 2009 9:48 PM
Georgiababe: I don't think Carol will intentionally screw up, but I do think she will screw things up for Danny simply because she's not that good.
Still, I'd much rather have Danny's team than Paula's. Andrea screwed up on a lot of services and should have been sent home way earlier and I don't need to say anything about Lacey on that score. Only LA is a truly consistent line cook.
I think Danny has less to worry about than Paula. Ben and Carol are better than Andrea and Lacey. LA and Giovanni are the two I would really want on my team, as they are both really good line cooks who rarely screw up. Consistency is the name of the game at this point.
2 of 8 | Posted by Alafoss | Posted on May 11, 2009 2:34 PM
I woulda picked LA first off -- she's been solid.
3 of 8 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates! | Posted on May 11, 2009 7:33 PM
p.s. Isn't it interesting that the two cheftestants who seem to be genuinely nice people are in the final?
Frankly, I don't care who gets the win (tho I don't actually see either of them as Head Chef material).
4 of 8 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates! | Posted on May 11, 2009 7:35 PM
Darling Pottymouth,
I hate to admit this but the suspense is totally killing me!! I know, pathetic. Sigh!
Love the recap.
Hugs
Yenta
5 of 8 | Posted by yentapatrol | Posted on May 12, 2009 2:19 PM
Hey Potty Mouth -
Great job as always on the recap. I actually fell asleep during the last 15 minutes (What an exciting life I lead, can't even stay awake till 10) but KNEW I could count on you to fill me in.
Of the 2, I think Danny has the better team, but either side can choke. Paula seems a bit more focused overall, but that could also be editing. Can't wait until tomorrow!
(But does the finale have to run against the RHONY Reunion? And me with no Tivo? UGH).
THANKS PM! xoxoxoxoxo
6 of 8 | Posted by njgasmifan | Posted on May 13, 2009 6:27 AM
georgiababe: That's true. I just saw how bitter she seemed and thought that didn't seem good for anyone.
Alafoss: It will be interesting to see which of them screw up and how badly. I'd love to see Danny or Paula kick someone out of the kitchen for screwing up.
Donna Martn Graduates!: I agree about LA - she always seemed strong on the line. I love that the final two are actually likeable, but I'll be surprised too if the "prize" ever materializes.
Yenta: Not pathetic at all - I can't wait either!
njgasmifan: I did the same thing the other night! Luckily I also tape all my shows to safeguard against such issues. I can't believe they're running the second part of the reunion at the same time! But it reairs at midnight and then several times after, so I'm sticking to watching HK, and watching the reunion later. If you get the Fox Reality channel, they're reshowing HK on Saturday at 9pm.
Can't wait for tonight! Thanks for hanging in there all season with me, and sharing your thoughts each week.
SWAK, PottyMouth
7 of 8 | Posted by PottyMouth | Posted on May 14, 2009 3:37 AM
A weekly recap is nearly understandable (not 12 minutes, not even 2!), but what is the deal with so many shows that spend a minute before a commercial telling viewers what is coming up after the commercial, and then may even waste more time after the break to tell what happened earlier in the show? Some may keep telling the same future details over and over at every break, and the most repeated detail is for the final segment.
Bad enough in a documentary or reality (CMT's Trick My Truck is HORRIBLE), but also on a drama or scifi show????
8 of 8 | Posted by jeepsteve92xj | Posted on August 23, 2009 9:38 PM