He tells LA the only thing missing for her on service tonight was her alarm clock and sleeping blanket. Ouch. He tells the red team that they did not work as a team. Now all five of them need to go upstairs and come up with a consensus of which two of them should be leaving.
Upstairs Carol owns up to her poor performance and says if she was the executive chef, she'd fire herself. No one is going to argue with that, so it's safe to assume that Carol is going up. But who will the second person be?
Carol's second vote is Andrea. NO! Andrea nominates Carol and LA. Paula also votes Carol and LA. LA thinks that's wrong, but she knows why Paula chose her. She's not going to choose her bff. I really wish Paula had better taste in friends, because her liking Andrea makes me like her much less.
So it's all on Gio now. Carol says he doesn't even need to say her name. He picks LA. He thinks Andrea could run a kitchen better than LA. I think he's right. Sort of. I think LA's biggest problem with this team is that she is so laid back. That may be great on the line, but she hasn't shown her team she can lead in the kitchen. Andrea may be bossy (and an evil witch), but she has shown she can take control when needed.
LA votes for Carol and Andrea. Andrea does not think she is one of the weakest on the team. She tells her team, "There is no fucking way I'm going home tonight and there's no way I'm going up on that block tonight." The power of positive thinking.
Downstairs Ramsay wants to know if they've come to a consensus. Carol says no. Paula says kind of. He wants to know what that means. It means they have different opinions about who should be up. He is pissed. "Cut the bullshit madam. I am in no mood to fuck around now." He tells Paula to list the two nominees and why.
First nominee is LA. "Her services have been ok, but nothing superb." Second nominee is Carol. "Carol has had a few very bad services, and tonight was one of them."
And just for shits and giggles, who was the other person? Andrea.
When Ramsay asks why, Paula says she wasn't one of her votes. Well, who voted for her? Carol and LA. Andrea rolls her eyes as if to say "Well, of course, that's because they suck so much. It's purely based on jealousy of my awesomeness."
He tells all three of them to step forward. Andrea, on a scale of one to ten, rate your performance tonight. She gives herself a six. "Why so high?" Ramsay asks.
So who do you think should go home if you don't? "LA." She thinks at least Carol has the initiative to be a leader in the kitchen. He points out that there is no love lost between the two of them. Carol thinks they have different ways of working, but in the end they get the job done. Ramsay wonders what kitchen they were in tonight.
LA. Why should you stay in Hell's Kitchen?
Um, okay then! Carol, why should you stay in Hell's Kitchen on the back of tonight's performance?
Who would you send home then? "Andrea. LA has been consistent. She hasn't had a bad service, and she doesn't make excuses and blame other people for her shortcomings." Also? She has some killer weed.
The person leaving Hell's Kitchen is.....Carol. Andrea. Back in line. Report to my room later in your best lingerie.
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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