[Movie] Hell's Kitchen

I've been watching since late in the third season, and I have to say it's definitely worth watching more for the hilarity than any other aspect (this is not high quality television by any standard, but it's certainly better than most of the crap found on VH1 and the like these days). As for Kitchen Nightmares, I've seen both the US and the UK version, but I just can't really get into it.

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So anyone have any picks for who they want to win/think will win for this season? Out of all the people left I'm pulling for Giovanni to win, but I think Danny might be the one to end up winning this whole thing (I hope he doesn't though, as he just rubs me the wrong way for some reason, that reason being that he's a prick).

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I didn't think that would be considered a spoiler since most people said they were watching the current season, but I guess I'll spoiler it for you.

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Yeah, Danny really kind of broke down in the last episode, and though he still wasn't as bad as Andrea, you could tell Paula is the overall best candidate. As I think Andrea mentioned, some of that comes from inexperience due to his age, and I still think he really needs to turn down the cockiness a bit. They're both the best of the bunch though, so I won't mind either of them winning, but I think it should be Paula.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

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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.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

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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).

I was speaking idiomatically.

Thought I'd give the thread a little bump since the new season starts tonight with a two-hour premiere. Haven't really seen or heard much about the new season, but I found this little tidbit to be interesting (I guess it could be considered a spoiler (I personally don't think so), so I tagged it just in case):

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

I still think it's a bit too soon after the last season ended to be starting another one, but this has been a pretty lackluster Summer as far as TV goes so it can only help.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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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.

And yeah, not that anyone was watching this show for great cooking anyway, but they definitely aren't even trying to get anyone with modicum of sanity this season. Everyone ranges from slightly disturbed to fucking insane, so at the least the drama factor will be higher than its ever been this season.

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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).

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Wow, I just saw a commercial saying tomorrow's two hour episode would be the season finale. I have to say I'm a bit surprised, since I don't think they've ever had one with three people still remaining (don't quote me on that though, since I still haven't seen the first few seasons), but on the bright side hopefully we won't have to sit through a lot of the filler (I never really cared to watch them design their own restaurant, so I hope that part gets cut).

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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.

Jam it back in, in the dark.