I really hope that Christine is as competent as she appears, and that they’re not all covering for her being a liability because they feel bad about criticizing the girl with the handicap.
My husband said “He should save Josh and take out David himself.” Then when he bailed we were like “Wow. What a dick move.”
Didn’t David say he thought the MC would jump start him into a commercial kitchen, which is all wanted? Think he was lucky that Graham Elliot gave him one, that’s a tough gig.
I’m happy for David and glad to see him gone. I think Becky might win, but I still like Monti best.
That was a hard challenge. We had our best Thursday ever at the deli yesterday and I wanted to sit in a corner and cry during the rush. I can’t imagine having Gordon looking over my shoulder to boot.
I’d just like to go on record as saying that this episode of MasterChef is the one where my crush on Christine went to DEFCON 3. Her laugh. Her smile. The way her hair kinda falls down into her face when she’s laughing. I’m smitten.
Also unscientific opinion based on nothing, but I think she has some sight. She looks in the direction of things being shown and being gestured at. This week they showed her getting really low and close to something she was cutting. She could be legally blind and still be able to see colors and shapes, or she could have severe tunnel vision (retinitis pigmentosa) like the woman from the blog Cruisin’ with Cricket. (about a blind woman and her adventures with her seeing eye dog).
So what did the past Hell’s Kitchen team get for beating the present Hell’s Kitchen team? A “nice seeing you again, now bugger off” from Ramsey?
And yeah, taking two weeks off (and now just being one ep a week) really did kill a lot of these shows momentum.
Someone asked about talking about Hotel Hell in here, and as topic creator, I’m okay with it, but someone else already made a topic for it, either way, makes no difference to me.
So glad David’s finally gone from Masterchef. I hated that guy.
TBG - Yeah, pretty much just braggin’ rights. It’s become obvious that the vast majority of contestants do not get rewarded with wealth and fame. (Which raises the issue of what they are in it for, but I’ll deal with that particular hornet’s nest later.)
Normally I’d agree with you about the delay, but for Hell’s Kitchen, at least (I don’t watch Masterchef), nobody left is particularly likable, so I don’t really care what pace it adopts. Still weirdly compelling, but just barely.
Kinda glad to see that fat bastard Clemenza get the boot. Having worked in a kitchen with someone like that (a disorganized slob), I could tell you there is NO WAY he would be able to keep a kitchen running smoothly. Plus, he said dumber-than-a-bag-of-hammers things, like when they came down for one of the morning challenges and he says:
“I don’t know what’s gonna happen, but I know something is gonna happen!”
:smack:
Really? Somethings gonna happen? No shit Sherlock! Something ALWAYS happens you dumbass! You would think even the dopiest would eventually gather the routine.
ETA: and now that he and Kimmie are gone, maybe they can put a hot tub back in the dorms. I’d love to see Dana in a bikini again…
Well, that’s a positive sign. While Barbie (probably) had the worse night, Clemenza’s grossness and cluelessness were simply too great to ignore, and GRR* made the right decision. Thereby demonstrating that he most emphatically does not have a rock bottom plus one (by Naar, it’s been a while! 
) mindset, that past results do matter to him, and he’ll favor an overall strong contestant who has one lousy night over one who stinks up the joint week after week.
And might I add, good riddance. I’ve rarely been happier to see someone go. Talk, talk, talk, talk, never came through in the dinner service. By far the hardest on the eyes of all the contestants, and considering that Barbie’s still around, that’s saying a lot.
It’s going to take a miracle for Barbie to make the final, but any of the other three could win this. I have no idea who it’s going to be; it’s just way too close right now.
Otis - I didn’t catch that line, when was it?
- TWOP term. I think it works. No idea if “R” actually is his middle initial.
Seems almost a reality TV truism that when someone brags about having an advantage during a challenge due to where they lived, what ethnicity they are, etc, that will then go on to completely fuck up said challenge. If a team in the Amazing Race says they have an advantage cause they live/used to live in any given city they will quickly get lost and have to stop for directions.
I think it was right before they had the challenge with the big map. Some such large prop was set up (as big as my living room) and Captain Obvious spotted it and made his incredibly idiotic remark.
'Bout damn time Monti got sent home. With Ryan, David and her leaving, all the dumb asses I’ve hated from day one are gone. Now I’m just left to hate Frank for being a dick to Josh. Which sucks because I bet Josh is next to go, then Frank, leaving Christine to beat Becky in the finals.
Christine’s not 100% blind, but she still can’t SEE anything, if that makes sense. She sees vague fuzzy shapes. Not nearly enough to cut thin slices of fish or be able to arrange her plates so beautifully without an amazing amount of talent.
http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/06/21/masterchef-christine-ha-blind/
Well shoot, I was really pulling for Monti. I’m sad to see her go. I appreciate that Christine is doing so well, but I do wish Gordon would tone down the worship a bit.
Clemenza was pretty gross. I know he sweats in the food. My husband always called him clymidia, so I’m really glad to see him go.
You can tell that she has some sight, because there have been a few shots where one of the guys was standing in front of her and moving across her field of vision, and her eyes were following him. I still wouldn’t be able to do what she does. Hell, I can see and I can’t come anywhere near.
ETA to add: I had no idea Barbie had such a nice rack. I figure she deserves at least some of the love that Dana got for her bikini appearance, since she’ll be the next one to go.
too bad it is attached to that voice.
Also, too bad she’s an utter turn off in her talking head segments because she looks like she just smoked a doob and is stoned.
Re: Masterchef
I agree with whoever said the endless gushing over Christine is getting tiresome. Now that they’re down to the final four, though, I’d be shocked if anyone else won. It’s just too big of a marketing gimmick for the winner’s cookbook to have the whole overcoming a handicap thing going on.
Not that she hasn’t done a really good job, but come on, of course she cut the fish better than anyone else, that sort of cuisine is right up her alley.
I’m not thrilled with anyone left on Hells Kitchen.
And anyone notice how timed challenges always work out so that contestents finish their dishes at the very last second? Some nice editing there.
+1
Often you can pick the winner on Chopped based just on this logic.