After they're done with Fleasa, Scar asks them if they have anything else they want to say before the judges deliberate. Fleasa decides to take them up on the offer, and totally rats Twitch out for not using a whole grain. Laughing in disbelief and disgust, Daddy Tom informs her that they already knew about that, but nonetheless asks Twitch what happened with the whole grain. Twitch at first tries to blow some smoke up DT's ass about doing it on purpose, but eventually admits that he lost his rule card and didn't realize he needed one. He sarcastically thanks Fleasa for calling him out, and she shrugs it off, saying he would have done the same thing. When he angrily insists he wouldn't have, she decides she's going to stop arguing out of fear she's going to get punched. Or he could throw water on her, which would be much, much worse. On that cheery note, Scar shoos them out for deliberations.

In the back, Twitch begins staring at Fleasa with serial-killer intensity. It's enough to make Antonia uncomfortable, even though she has nothing to do with it. Twitch points out that he kept his mouth shut over the shrimp-cholesterol issue Fleasa had, and Fleasa's like tough shit, it's a competition and you could have said that if you had wanted to. He yells at her to own up to her own mistakes, instead of crying sabotage, while she maintains a tough front and mostly ignores his rants. This would be the time to make sure he doesn't have a prison shiv hidden in his sleeve.

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"I will be watching you, Focker."

The judges begin deliberating, first discussing Fleasa's sabotage claim. This dismiss it almost immediately, and instead focus on the shrimp -- which do look pretty raw in the shot of the dish we see. They also can't get over the way Evangelass failed to incorporate his selected ingredients, and the way Twitch arrogantly ignored his audience when he chose sushi. However, despite the various reasons to get rid of each chef, the judges reach a unanimous decision. Like I said before, I don't see this ending well for Twitch.

The losers are called back in for results. After rehashing each of their failures, Scar tells Twitch to pack his knives and get the fuck out. Stupid Twitch -- if only he had followed the rules, we'd be free of either Fleasa or Evangelass this week. He takes the elimination gracefully, shaking each judge's hand and hugging his fellow Douche Twin goodbye. He leaves us with one last douchey remark to remember him by: "I've never been one to stick with the rules. Again, I'm against the grain. No pun intended. But, kinda, pun intended." So in honor of you and your crack-inspired twitchy awkwardness, I'll use your intentional pun as this recap's title. Good luck my friend -- both with your cooking and the rehab some judge will eventually commit you to.

So what did you think? Was Twitch the right one to go home, or should Evangelass or Fleasa been given the boot? Was Fleasa right to point out that Twitch failed to use a whole grain when the judges didn't mention it at Judges' Table, or was that a shitty move "without honor"? And as we begin counting down to the finale, who's your pick to take the title?

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