Ramsay asks LA if she's sorry now that she was so quick to sit this one out. Of course she is. That was a dumb question, Chef.
Let's see how Carol does against PrettyGirl. First up is mushroom which Carol gets right and PrettyGirl doesn't. Next they have calf's liver. Carol gets it with a "Gross. It tastes like liver." PrettyGirl guesses foie gras. Wrong animal. They both get broccolini wrong, and both get sweet potato right. The score is now 5-4 in favor of the red team.
Andrea tells us she is happy that Carol put them into the lead. And then..."I gotta be nice. Today." Have I mentioned lately that I think she is an evil witch?
It all comes down to Paula and Danny. Ramsay is changing it up for the final round. They will both taste an entire dish. This dish has ten ingredients. If they correctly guess an ingredient, they will score a point. We are not told how many guesses they will get. Shady. Although the max is ten. I'm guessing.
Ramsay whispers, "And the dish is minestrone soup." Did that remind anyone else of the old Password show?
Danny scores three points in a row with chicken stock, carrot and celery, while Paula is thwarted in her attempts by potato, water and sausage. The men are now up by two, but can they hold on to their lead?
Next Danny guesses salt and chicken and scores no points. Paula is staging a comeback with beans and bacon. And whadda you know? They are now tied. Really? These ties before a win are now really aggravating me. You cannot have a tie every single fucking time! It's against the laws of probability. Ugh. Now I'm annoyed.
After a strategically placed commercial break, Danny guesses Maderia, which is wrong. Paula guesses celery, and with that the red team has won.
Ramsay tells them that as the winning team, they are all going to be stars of a photo shoot with TV Guide. Don't the women win that prize every year? I don't understand HOW but, could the fix be in? I have to check this out. Excuse me.
You can imagine Jeopardy! music playing here to pass the time.....da da da da da da da . da da da da d'dadadadada. Da da da da da da da. Da. Da da da da da da. Bomp. Bomp.
Okay. I'm back. So. It doesn't look like there was a photo shoot prize during the first season. BUT every other season, the photo shoot has been won by the women's team (or mostly women's team). Yep. The fix has got to be in one this one.
Ramsay tells the blue team to turn those frowns upside down. They will be participating in the photo shoot also. Oh, never mind. Go back to frowning because you will be serving the red team during their photo shoot. Heeheehee. I love those evil punishments. As if that wasn't bad enough, they also have to prep both kitchens for service that night. That sucks. Big time.
Danny reminds us that this is the third time they've had to prep both kitchens. I'm not counting the first time since they didn't finish. But back to back double preps? That is brutal.
PrettyGirl is annoyed that they have to wait on those snooty little bitches. There is talk about banging it out and not letting it be like last time. I'm thinking they should be happy Ramsay will be there in the dining room. PrettyGirl is less likely to walk out again.
The red team goes into hair and makeup. Some need it much MUCH more than others. Paula's happy to be doing the photo shoot rather than having to prep the kitchen. Well, really. Duh.
Carol tells us her first job was working in a salon. Hmm, I have to say that is not a shocking revelation. She would love to do Chef Ramsay's hair. I bet.
Ben offers Paula a drink, while PrettyGirl has some chocolate dipped strawberries for Gio. He doesn't want any. They don't show Andrea or Carol interacting, but Paula and Gio seem to be behaving nicely toward the blue team.
PrettyGirl tells us she is jealous. "I have always wanted to have my hair done and my makeup done. I have a face for the magazines, come on."
Craig Tomashoff from TV Guide has arrived and will be joining them for lunch. While he's giving them some pointers on interviews, Ramsay call over to the blue team, "Hey losers, we're ready."
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Comments (16)
Fantastic recap...especially the taste challenge section. Watching Robert commenting on the truffles was funny, but reading your version was WAY better!
Also, if you were a producer, wouldn't you rig the photo shoot challenge? Who would buy a magazine with Pretty Girl, Ben, and Robert on the cover? And Danny is no prize either...in spite of what he thinks. Actually this group of contestants is comprised of some of the ugliest people, both outside AND inside. Yuck.
1 of 16 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on March 29, 2009 3:33 PM
Oh...and allow me to promote Robert Patrick's CURRENT job. He's on the fantastic CBS show The Unit, now in it's FOURTH season.
If Fox didn't want to promote an actor and show from a rival network, perhaps they should have browbeat someone from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles to come by...or maybe AI's Kara DeLaGuardia, or whatever her name is.
2 of 16 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on March 29, 2009 3:40 PM
Not sure why you were so down on Andrea this week. Everyone was in the shit because of Carol. I mean, I know sometimes Andrea doesn't take responsibility when it was her fault, but sometimes it isn't her fault. Like in this episode. And Carol just needs to STFU. At this point, every single thing that Andrea does is wrong simply because she is Andrea and Carol doesn't like her. Gio called it right, she needs to stop constantly complaining.
Anyway, good recap. What I find amusing is that every time you show a picture of Danny I think "Oh yeah, he is on this show isn't he?" I just forget he is even around! lol Watch him win.
3 of 16 | Posted by Snootchy Bootches | Posted on March 29, 2009 3:51 PM
See, I bet the reason why they can't tell tuna from beef is because they all smoke like chimneys.
I have NO idea how you can be a chef and smoke - it destroys your sense of taste. Maybe that's why they all seem to fail miserable at the taste challenges EVERY YEAR and why they always seem to salt the crap out of stuff i.e. risotto.
4 of 16 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on March 29, 2009 6:41 PM
And now I also see that I should have read the entire recap before commenting...
Heh heh. Oops.
5 of 16 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on March 29, 2009 6:55 PM
PottyMouth, you just cheered up my Monday morning with your PrettyGirl montage. Granted, I won't be eating the tasty breakfast tacos I bought, but it was totally worth losing my appetite to see PrettyGirl set to that song. Awesome.
6 of 16 | Posted by jennaboa | Posted on March 30, 2009 6:33 AM
Yeah.....Andrea is a evil witch. Every time someone calls her out on doing something wrong, she just grins that evil grin like her sh** don't stink.
But although I do like Carol more than Andrea, that was really lame what Carol did to Andrea during dinner service.
I thought it was funny how Pretty Girl automatically went back to the time out room the second time Ramsay told her to get out. I mean, I think by then it would be pretty obvious that she was going home.
Oh yeah, and WHY have Pretty Girl say goodbye? That just made Ramsay look like a softee which is NOT pretty.
7 of 16 | Posted by LisaMay | Posted on March 30, 2009 7:53 AM
Oh thanks for the laughs Potty Mouth! The PG montage was great - and included my fav scene of JP mocking her.
Andrea does seem to have talent - but she pisses me off the way she smirks whenever she thinks she's getting her way. Like at the end when Ramsay said "the person going home is.. Carol" - I wanted to smack the smirk right off her face. LOVED it when he followed up with "get back in line". She talks out of both sides of her face - and I hate that.
The boys rocked it this week and really were a team - they deserve a reward for that alone!
And Potty Mouth - I have not forgotten that you "called" a girls win on the photo shoot epis ago!
Hugs xoxoxo
8 of 16 | Posted by njgasmifan | Posted on March 30, 2009 9:04 AM
Andrea and Carol both have the same problem. Their egos don't match their cooking skills. They both realize that about each other, but not about themselves.
Andrea's attempt to be a leader are so funny, if only because no one listens to her. She's just trying to suck up to Chef Ramsay.
9 of 16 | Posted by Alafoss | Posted on March 30, 2009 10:31 AM
"Oh yeah, and WHY have Pretty Girl say goodbye? That just made Ramsay look like a softee which is NOT pretty."
Ah considering the reaction of the men's team he knew what their reaction would be and it sounded pretty sarcastic instead of coming across as soft.
Keep in mind how Ramsay likes to eff with their heads and it all makes sense that he planned the men's reaction. He knew they would be overenjoyed to see her gone and likely do much better.
10 of 16 | Posted by yeschef | Posted on March 30, 2009 4:54 PM
Happy Days Are Here Again....ya de da da!!
Dear Pottymouth,
Thank you so much for bribing Ramsay to ditch Pretty Girl : ) Of course his fakeout caused me to run for the TUMS...
I'm betting an entire box of gummi bears that Gio takes this thing hands down. Or at least I hope he does. I'm not sure I'd trust any of the other contestants to prepare my food.
Love you and your recaps madly,
Hugs,
Yenta
11 of 16 | Posted by yentapatrol | Posted on March 31, 2009 5:40 AM
yeschef, I never thought of it that way......you're right!
12 of 16 | Posted by LisaMay | Posted on March 31, 2009 6:12 AM
Personally,I think he only got rid of LA because of the Carol/Andrea drama. Everyone else gets along too well...
I see Paula and Gio in the final two...
13 of 16 | Posted by bluzgirl | Posted on March 31, 2009 7:19 AM
Is it wrong that I really, really don't want people with facial piercings preparing my food?
Lisa from the last season of Top Chef, and LA from this show... just, ick. Go be alternative all over someone else's fois gras, thanks.
14 of 16 | Posted by NotWithoutMytV | Posted on March 31, 2009 11:50 AM
Carol and her cute little nose freckles can sauce my John Dory anytime, however. (Although if they were going to be on the cover of TV Guide, why did they dress her like she was going to be on the cover of the latest issue of Cosmopolitan ("Super mindblowing filthy things he wants you to say but will never ask for!!!!!"), I don't know.
15 of 16 | Posted by NotWithoutMyTV | Posted on March 31, 2009 2:40 PM
cattyfan: Oh, but think how pretty they could have made Danny’s long flowing locks of hair! :)
Snootchy Bootches: Don’t get me wrong, I think Carol is annoying too. Andrea has just really been getting under my skin lately. I think it’s because she reminds me of someone I used to work with. Can you tell we weren’t best friends? :P I’m right there with you on Danny. I keep forgetting he’s there as well!
georgiababe: Hahahaha. I thought you were agreeing with me until I read your second comment! Thanks for the giggle.
jennaboa: I’m so sorry you had to waste tasty breakfast tacos, but I’m glad you enjoyed the montage. I had so much fun making that!
LisaMay: I wish he’d get rid of both of them. They both irritate the hell out of me.
njgasmifan: Thank you for remembering. The smirks are definitely not increasing my love for Andrea. My palms get itchy every time she does that!
Alafoss: You have hit the nail on the head.
yeschef: Good point. That was great motivation for their team.
Yenta: That fakeout almost gave me a heart attack. As much as I’d like to take your box of gummi bears, I’m thinking Gio might take it too. As long as it’s not PrettyGirl, I’m happy. I may have ended up on the corner across the street from Robert!
bluzgirl: I think it will definitely be some combination of Paula, Gio and Danny.
NotWithoutMyTV: I’d rather the facial piercings than that weird pube goatee that Charlie had earlier in the season!
Thanks for another great week of comments everyone. Tonight’s show should be fun – the teams will create their own menus. But will they be able to cook them?
SWAK, PottyMouth
16 of 16 | Posted by PottyMouth | Posted on April 2, 2009 11:13 AM