Just when I think things couldn't get any more insane, Corey pulls a flaming pan off the burner. She drops it on the ground, totally burning her hand and goes back to cooking. WTF?!
Chef tells Corey that she's moving slowly, and she says that she burned her hand pretty badly. He tells her to go to the medic then. She cries and says no. He screams "Get out!" Again, she says no. Jen says that Corey must be cuckoo to be talking to Gordon like that. Jen rarely says things that make sense, but I have to agree with her here. Corey totally unravels and runs out of the kitchen to see the medic. She bawls her eyes out, and Jen picks up her station.
The dining room is sitting without food, and Matt, out of nowhere, shoves something big and brown into his mouth! He claims that he's just tasting his Wellington, but it was a pretty big chunk of food to be only a taste. Gordon is furious that Matt is eating and taking his time while others are going hungry waiting for food. But Matt actually goes back and takes another bite!!! Luckily, Gordon doesn't see him this time. It really grosses me out that he's sticking food in his mouth with his hands and then using those hands to cook. Couldn't he at least use a fork or something? Ugh.
Corey returns to the kitchen with a glove covering her burnt hand and continues to cook. And, again, we get to play a game of "Telephone!" Gordon calls out an order, and Christina calls it back completely wrong. He summons her to come talk to him. He tells her that she's supposed to be bright, but she can't even keep information in her head. Gordon asks Matt what the order was, and he just mutter, "I don't even know." So much for trying! The General loses a John Dory. But then finds it. Wow. They are quite the bunch, aren't they?
Now it's time for more raw food! Before two Wellington and two ribeye go out, Gordon stops them and has everyone come touch them. He says that the Wellington are raw and then asks what's wrong with the ribeye. Shockingly, Matt grabs the platter of meat from Gordon. What on earth is this guy doing?! Gordon screams that he didn't want him to take it, he wants an answer to the question. (For anyone who's interested, the answer is that the ribeye is overcooked.)
Do you think that Matt couldn't possibly get any worse? Then brace yourself! Because he really reaches new lows this week. He bumbles over to Gordon, taking a ticket off a tray that Ramsy needs. Why? I have no idea. But trying to apply logic to Matt's actions would be a fallacy. Gordon asks Matt what's going on, and he says that he's busy getting yelled at. Gordon tells him that he's getting yelled at because he's serving overcooked meat. Matt stutters and stumbles with nothing valuable to say. Matt tells us that it's not his fault because he has a migraine. And because he's a team player but has no team. And thus the tirade of excuses commences...
Matt then touches a hot plate and totally freaks out. He says he wants to go home and needs a vacation. The General says that something fruity is going on inside of his brain, which is the absolute understatement OF THE YEAR. Matt says he doesn't know what's going on because he has a headache. I agree that migraines can be completely debilitating, but not for even a second do I believe that Matt actually feels ill. Instead, I think he's a total crybaby, insistent upon pardoning his own horrible behavior.
Matt repeats an order back incorrectly AGAIN. OH MY GOD, PEOPLE! These people are the source for my skyrocking blood pressure! Then he crazily rips open a packet of pain killers with his mouth, prompting Gordon to look at him with such amazement that he has to call Scott's attention to the sideshow. It's so ridiculous that the General laughs. Matt THEN tells Gordon that he has no feeling in his hands. What?! Where did THAT even come from? Gordon grabs his hand and leads him out of the kitchen. He pushes him out and tells him to go lie down. Matt says he wants to work through it but is not given that open.
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Comments (11)
Excellent recap. You should get over your aversion to shell fish- it's quite tasty when cooked right... preferably not raw.
I think Matt's behavior was so over the top in this episode that I suspect he was an actor/plant/mole added to the cast to make the show more entertaining similar to Aaron last season.
What a putz.
1 of 11 | Posted by mrmaximoto | Posted on June 6, 2008 11:38 AM
So...what happens to all those folks in the dining room who didn't get fed?
Do they give them give certificates to McDonalds and send them on their way? At least there, they know the meat will be cooked...
2 of 11 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on June 6, 2008 11:41 AM
Loved the recap!!!
I thought Matt had told Gordon that he had no feeling in his HEAD, so I was more confused that you were. And geez, why couldn't he repeat the order back? And when he got back to the room to decide who to put up for elimination, and was telling the others that it didn't matter if they put him up or not because he wasn't going home, I knew for sure he had lost it.
It seems Corey changed after toliet brush left....
3 of 11 | Posted by LisaMay | Posted on June 6, 2008 12:46 PM
This has been the funniest recap in a while. I especially loved the homage to Matt at the end.
What you forget of course, is that there is a slight difference between an "ego" and "confidence". Jen has the ego, Corey has the confidence [to be a bitch in front of everyone but still have the BALLS to admit when she screwed up]. For a second I thought Gordo would eliminate Christina but... but thank God. I hope Matt sees past episodes of the show, and realizes why everyone was always "ignoring WAH WAH pay attention to me" him.
4 of 11 | Posted by alex_w | Posted on June 6, 2008 1:16 PM
Ah Matty....I'm sorry to see him go because he was like an accident...you can't look away. The hilarity factor is definately not the same. I think Jen needs to go next. She's another one who "NEVER" does ANYTHING wrong...gah, I can't stand her! I'm rootin' for either Corey or Petrozza now that toilet brush is outta the picture. Either way, the seasons been pretty interesting so far.
5 of 11 | Posted by doodlesbug2001 | Posted on June 7, 2008 12:29 PM
o my god.. i really laughed out loud thru this entire episode.
i am really going to miss matt
hahahaa
6 of 11 | Posted by angelbayyb | Posted on June 7, 2008 2:14 PM
i really laughed out loud at that choclate souflee comment reference to Jen....lol
Great Recap...lol
7 of 11 | Posted by missmissy | Posted on June 9, 2008 10:38 AM
Cattyfan: I know someone who was an (unfed) diner last season. They were paid $50 for their hours of trouble and given all the bread, water and wine they could consume. That was it.
Lesson they learned: The trick is: The "restaurant" (set) is a couple blocks from Pink's Hot Dogs. Load up before you get to the set.
8 of 11 | Posted by killbondnow | Posted on June 9, 2008 2:33 PM
I love it how when someone is booted now in the final 6, they show all their highlights when they are walking out. Yet Matt has just one. One dish of Risotto. The rest was all undercooked.
I never seen so many shut downs in "Hell's Kitchen." How many services have they completed in 10 episodes? I think just two. That has to be a record for futility.
9 of 11 | Posted by belmont | Posted on June 10, 2008 11:21 AM
Someone rooting for that bitch Corey! That's a laugh.
10 of 11 | Posted by you you you | Posted on June 11, 2008 11:29 AM
Great recap.
I nearly died with the end collage of Matt pics. Set to the Golden Girls theme song, no less. You're a friggin comedic genius, haha.
11 of 11 | Posted by jaded | Posted on June 17, 2008 3:00 PM