The cockatoo waitress has a table that's been waiting longer for food than the other tables that got there after them, and when they finally get food, one dish is raw. They send it back, but the rest of the table finishes their meals before the new dish comes out. The table threatens to walk, and G-Ram flies off the handle. The sous-chef Brian tells G-Ram that he blames all of this on him.
Oh NO he DI-IN'T!!!!
Sam recognizes this is quite poor judgement, and I couldn't have said it better myself: "here we got Chef Ramsay giving us a hand, and here you're gonna turn around and basically spit in his face and say that it's your fault that I suck?" Bwahaha well said Sammy boy, well said. G-Ram calls Brian a fucking goofball and tells him to get back in his fucking truck. Brian takes off his apron and walks out crying and snivelling and probably peeing a little.
Joe comes back in to be sous-chef and suddenly they're working together and not fighting, so you know they've got some damn good editors on this show. Joe tells Sam that he did an excellent job, and tells us that he realizes that family is everything. Cue G-Ram taking off his chef's jacket and buttoning up his therapist suit.
He tells them to all bring out their letters that they wrote. Kathy's says that their behavior is "not acceptable any longer, and we need real change before it's too late." She tells Joe she doesn't want to be a widow, and that he needs to back off and let Sam run the restaurant. Sam needs to "fucking stand up" and take control of the restaurant they bought for him. Sing it, sista.
Sam's letter to Joe says that he always looked up to him, and he only wants him to be proud. He feels like a big disappointment because of his past, and is sorry blah blah blah... did anyone else get to this part and think, gee, what would have been really great here is a poolside scene with G-Ram sipping a cocktail and applying tanning oil?
Joe's letter to Sam tells him that he's realized how important Sam is to him, and how proud he is of him. He's ready to let Sam take charge of the restaurant and he never stopped loving him and he'll never let go, he'll never let go. And I want the last ten minutes of my life back.
They all talk about how G-Ram brought back the love in their family and how grateful they are. All I can say is it seems like we are definitely seeing a softer side of G-Ram so far this season, and I'm not sure I like it. How come Tabatha gets all the ridiculous people you don't feel sorry for on Salon Takeover, and I'm stuck with the sob-and-cryfests? I'm calling shenanigans--SHENANIGANS!!
Next time, it looks like we're in for a treat--a special 2 hour event featuring what looks like the biggest assholes G-Ram's ever encountered. Thanks for reading, and see you next week!
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Comments (5)
OK, the Wilfrid Brimley cat cracked me up!!! Classic!
Great recap! Gordon is becoming quite the therapist this season. Still I was hoping he'd smack that chef Brian for blaming the sucky dinner service on him!
I've also been watching Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares on the Food Network(?)..he always changes his shirt on that one and NO bleeps! :) But maybe you knew that....
Looking forward to 2 hours of G-Ram this week!
1 of 5 | Posted by jojobear | Posted on September 23, 2008 10:00 AM
Great recap -- yes to the missing beefcake/cabana boy poolside scene.
Clearly an egregious oversight.
2 of 5 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates! | Posted on September 23, 2008 5:18 PM
Oooh, yes! That poolside scene would have been great.
3 of 5 | Posted by Jude C | Posted on September 23, 2008 7:07 PM
AuJew, you are soooo right, this was a weird episode with all the touchy-feely heartsy-wartsy in it... I'm not used to seeing G-Ram in this way. I like him better a-cussin' an'a-fightin'!
Great recap, you're doing an awesomely fun job as always...
love, J-Mo :)
P.S. Oprah still sucks :)
4 of 5 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on September 24, 2008 5:37 PM
jojobear: i did not...there is another kitchen nightmares on food network where he changes his shirt a lot?? maybe they could just put that on a loop or something and make a p-in-p for the regular version.
Donna Martin Graduates and Jude C: maybe we should start a petition...no more weepy episodes unless they are interspersed with g-ram poolside scenes. and not so much a speedo, but maybe those little swim trunks that are a bit tight.
j-mo: awww sweetie thank you. what IS with the sobfests on tv these days? everything is about tugging at the heartstrings. is this about the economy? i blame W. xoxox see my further comments on your latest recap :o)
5 of 5 | Posted by AuJew | Posted on September 25, 2008 8:03 AM