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.

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.

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.

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.

And now I also see that I should have read the entire recap before commenting...

Heh heh. Oops.

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.

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.

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

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.

"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.

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

yeschef, I never thought of it that way......you're right!

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...

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.

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.

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