The episode begins with our intrepid narrator telling us "And now, the continuation of Hell's Kitchen", which is always helpful for the viewer. It keeps us from confusing it with a reenactment of Hell's Kitchen like Beatlemania, or those nerdy Star Trek fan films. Nope, as we have been told, this is THE Hell's Kitchen. And it continues. I need me one of those narrators in my life. "EdHill slowly gets out of bed. It is 6 AM and he is clearly groggy. He rubs his eyes, and decides to stand up. He continues t breathe, thus converting oxygen into c02, a vital component of photosynthesis." and so on and so forth. I could just hire some kid straight out of college. It'll be more of an unpaid intern position, but it's a good start for those trying to make it in the narration business. Even Morgan Freeman had to pay his dues. I'm accepting applications so email me at EdHill@TVgasm.com. Please be drug free.

But I digress. After Tom's nomination last week, we start the show with more of his empty, and therefore quite amusing, threats. "These guys pissed me off now. I'm gonna make them feel stupid that they nominated me." he warns us. How's that Tom? Are you going to all of sudden do a really bad job and hurt the team? Cuz it's kind of a situation of "been there, done that". Tom's method of dealing with the nomination is to tell them that it's a bad idea to put him up for elimination because he "has their back". Which is street lingo in Tom's neighborhood for "I'm a shitty cook and I burn everything." In his confessional Tom tells us that if he gets kicked off of Hell's Kitchen he's got "nowhere else to go". How very Officer and a Gentlemen of him. Does this mean Dewberry is going to walk into work and sweep him off his feet at the end of the season? OK, I see how Gordon is Louis Gossett JR., but who gets to be the crazy dude who swallows his girlfriends engagement ring and hangs himself? Oh god, I hope it's Sara.

Ton continues his confessional; "I'm 43 and this is my fourth career I've gone into, there's no more changing careers. This is it." Well, its nice to know he's gambled his entire future career on whether he wins a reality show or not. That's good planning. I wonder what he'd be like on Blind Date. Outside with the girls Tom displays his sensitive side (remember this is the show where Larry is the closest thing to a "ladies man"). No one has given up as much is has, he tells them. "I bring a lot more to the table than a 21 year old kid" Tom tells them. Yes, I'm sure a 43 year old former stockbroker brings a lot to the table. It's just that what he brings is useless when it comes to cooking BLOODY RISOTTO! Something tells me that Tom was one of those stockbrokers that thought buying pets.com stock was a slam dunk. When the girls lash out at him for his selfish comment he comes back and tells them "It's a game!!". Exactly. A game that you just bet you're entire future career on. Therein lies the rub.