Yeah I'm so happy with the final 2 right now. I'd be happy if either of them won but I am pulling for Paula. It's gonna suck for whoever gets stuck with Lacey's stupid ass...

Not much to say, really, except that I can't wait for the finale next week. Both Danny and Paula have some real characters on their teams, and I hope they can manage to get things working smoothly. It'd be a real shame if either of them lost due to someone (like Lacey) severely screwing it up their service.

Yeah I was about to say, it sucks that someone gets stuck with her, and it sucks even more that Paula got her because I want Paula to win. Second to the last ep is always a bore otherwise.

I really wish they would have just shown the last two episodes back-to-back (I could have sworn they did that on a previous season), because yeah, this was a pretty uneventful episode. Even the whole picking their team thing wasn't that dramatic, because aside from seeing who got Lacey you could tell who they were gonna pick.

But yeah, next week should be awesome, and I can't wait to see who wins it. I have to admit, the way they reveal the winner (having them both go to a door and see which one opens) is probably the most exciting way to do it out of any reality show I watch.

Congratulations to Danny! Was nice to finally see him get emotional at the very end. It must've been really close between him and Paula, but if I had to hazard a guess I think Paula got screwed by her team. LA was flawless, but Angela and Lacey really brought her down. I also think her restaurant area looked much better, but in the end I suppose it comes down to the food.

So, in terms of winners the last 5 seasons it's been male, female, male, female, and now male again. Female winner for season 6?

Pretty good finale overall, though I have to admit I was a bit disappointed since I was still rooting for Paula. Danny certainly is qualified and deserved to win, but something about him still rubs me the wrong way. I'm happy for him though, and wish him success in the future.

It was nice to see all the previous winners on the show for the finale. On most reality shows once someone wins they're generally forgotten about by the time the next season starts, but this show seems to embrace all the past winners and bring them back as much as they can.

Finally, I'm pretty surprised that the next season is premiering so soon after this one ended, late July from what I read. I know seasons 6 and 7 have already been confirmed, but I hope having these seasons air so close together doesn't burn people out on the series (not to mention that airing in the summer usually yields lower ratings, though previous season have aired in the summer so I guess that shouldn't be too much of a problem).

Personally, I'm glad Danny won. I predicted his victory eight weeks ago and enjoy being correct. He seemed more assertive and more determined than Paula, like he had an ounce more passion. I think Ramsay saw that zeal in Danny.

As a sidenote, as they showed clips from past arguments and discussions, why did every single contestant appear to be a smoker? Was that a prerequisite? "We have one contestant who smokes, so they all might as well smoke so there are no conflicts."? Seeing something like that would make me not want to apply.

Heather, the season 2 winner, will be the new sous chef for the women's team this season.

ROBERRRRRRRRRRRRRT. What a nice surprise! I hope he manages to stick around til the end again since he's such a fun guy.

It's not that I don't think Robert deserves another chance, but why bring him back over someone like Ji? She was doing extraordinarily well before she twisted her ankle and had to leave, and I personally think the game would have been drastically different had she been able to stay. Don't get me wrong, Robert did well in his own right, but the writing was already on the wall that he was gonna leave anyway (the only person there worse than him was Andrea in my opinion, and there's definitely no way he could have competed against Danny or Paula), regardless of having to leave for medical reasons. Ji had to leave so early that bringing her back would have almost been like bringing in someone new anyway.

And even more so, why throw someone off the Blue Team (like BZ said, I really think he was just looking for someone to throw out to bring Robert back in) to just end up putting Robert on the Red Team? I mean, the Blue Team did win the dinner service that night, so why was their reward to be a person down and lose the experience someone like Robert would bring? That really made no sense to me.

The injuries this season are really flying, huh. I can't wait until that one grating/slicing incident gets over with, because when I saw it on the previews it made me wince hard.

I don't think Robert's going to last, at the rate he's going at. A shame, really.

Would've been interesting to see Ji again, but she left really early into the season. She may have done well later on, but Robert did prove himself as a competitor and (I guess) a fan-favorite. Nobody really wanted him to have to take himself out of the game, and I guess that's why he's back.

The women just can't do anything right, can they? They were putting all the blame on Tenille and Lovely, but now that Lovely is gone and Tenille is surprisingly getting stronger, the rest of them are coming apart. Amanda, who began strong, is coming unraveled. Suzanne has some leadership issues. Tek was one of my early favorites; I never expected her to win but I thought she'd last longer than this. She was completely overwhelmed. Right now, the women's only grace is Ariel who has yet to screw up a service completely on her own. I'm mostly interested in seeing how long Tenille can remain afloat before she's finally tossed out the delivery dock doors. Maybe if she'd been allowed to cook some soul food for the returning Sergeant, she could've pulled herself further out of the fire. Tenille is definitely the most interesting of the women.

The men are looking much better. Andy and Jim are the only weak links, and Jim had the unfortunate luck of being completely bumrushed by strip steak orders. I've worked in a steakhouse, it's very difficult keeping track of the grill during a slam like that. Nothing but experience can guide you through that and Jim just didn't have it. He won't last.
Dave, Kevin and Van are all looking very strong. Robert's getting by but he crows too much advice to other while floundering at his own station. Kevin is looking the strongest, though if he continues to shine by riding the failures of others, it will catch up to him. He needs to succeed by himself. Dave is doing admirably for a guy with one functional arm. It's a valiant effort but it will eventually be his undoing. You can't realistically put someone like that on the meat or fish station, so Dave will be denied the real opportunities to prove himself. Ramsey will get rid of Dave later on but it will be a gentle dismissal. The guy really is fighting. Van has emerged as my favorite just because of his full, over-the-top attitude. He's definitely cocky but history has shown that Ramsey reads this as confidence and rewards it. Unless Van royally messes up, he's final four material along with Kevin and Ariel. Suzanne might squeeze into the last spot, but that's pretty iffy.

The previews showed Robert seeking the paramedics' help once again. That's just tragic since going out on the same note would be the absolute worst way to end his sophomore run at the prize. I don't think the producers will be too keen on letting him compete a third time.

When Hell's Kitchen didn't record this week (the two-hour finale of "Fat Chicks Need Love Too" was on instead) I visited FOX's Hell's Kitchen website to see if perhaps the episode had been or would be aired on a different night. No such luck, it was delayed for the whole week. But while I was there, I noticed that one contestant had been crossed out prematurely. I checked back this morning and the error had been corrected.

If you really don't want to know who it was, don't look. I'm putting it in a double spoiler because some people will complain that I'm ruining the suspense, even though this whole comment is already in a spoiler box and if you're stupid enough to get butthurt after opening a spoiler, I really cannot help you. But I'll do what I can to prevent myself needless facepalming.



What I believe happened is that the webmaster was never informed that Hell's Kitchen would be taking a one-week hiatus and went ahead with the update as scheduled. When it was discovered by the higher-ups, it was corrected, but not before enough people noticed, for certain.

Anyhow, if the official site is to be any indicator, we already know who is the next to go. At first, I thought this person would have a small chance at the final four, but they've recently been coming undone. Oh well, I didn't care for them much anyhow.

It's just pretty neat that FOX inadvertantly spoiled its own show.

Pretty interesting if indeed true (and it sounds pretty credible to me). It's not surprising since I really hadn't seen anything indicating it wasn't coming on until the last minute (just happened to notice the fat people show was staying on for two hours when I looking through the guide the night before). The only thing I'm wondering about is how long the website had been like that, since you'd think some reality show site would have caught on to it before it got taken down.

But yeah, I don't know what the happened to Suzanne. She was doing pretty well early on, but now she just seems to be oblivious to every fucking thing. I certainly wouldn't be sad to see her go now, despite really liking her at first. Out of everyone else who's left, the only one I really care about is Ariel, and I think she does have a pretty good chance at winning (she'll at least make the final two for sure).

That is interesting seeing as how not only was the show prematurely spoiled, but the information isn't right, not even for the the following episode. Suzanne is still with the group, presently down to the final five. Sabrina and Van have been given the axe in that order in last night's double episode run. Although it seems almost certain that she's next to go.

I've been surprised by Tenille's consistently strong performance lately. I mean, of all the people to take a leadership role when Ramsay stormed out, did not expect that.

Kevin essentially has this in the bag. He'd have to fuck up royally to end up losing this, but I just can't see that happening. As for who he'll face in the final two, it's kind of a toss up. I think Dave is obviously the better chef (he's certainly screwed up less than Ariel has), but his arm is still a big strike against him. And while Ariel was great in the beginning, in these last few episodes she has definitely taken a downhill turn. She definitely deserves her spot in the final three, but I can't say the same for the final two at this point.