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Hey all sorry for the late post but now that I’m back in school I actually have to go to class and stuff so I don’t always get to watch HK until the next day. But hopefully this week’s episode will be worth the wait- a favorite supposedly falls flat and, of course, we find out if Robert is back from the hospital in time for the next service. Somehow I have the feeling he will be….

-This is my first time in a while watching the recap at the beginning of the episode- I often fast forward it since usually whoever they focus on in the recap is in trouble in the next service, and I don’t like spoilers of any kind. I guess that means Sabrina may be the favorite who does badly tonight. I don’t know if I would consider her a favorite though- she had one great week but otherwise has been somewhere in the middle, and she was horrible last week.

-Since there is no mention in the recap the whole part where Robert must come back tonight or be disqualified, I’m guessing he does come back.

-When I first saw those dice Chef Ramsay revealed to the contestants I thought they would be playing Scattergories!!

-Actually from the way Chef described the challenge it sounds like they are playing a cooking version of that game- awesome!

-Of all the foods starting with the letter “R” Suzanne picks rabbit?? Really?? What about radishes or risotto, to name two other options?

-Never heard of the food Amanda picked, but I’m guessing by her teammates’ reaction it was a solid choice. See she really is competent in the kitchen! And even Suzanne was impressed!

-Since the women did so well picking their ingredients I’m guessing the men will do badly.

-Aw poor Dave! I’m guessing the pressure got to him a bit when he had to pick his ingredient. But even I know fish and fennel together sounds disgusting.

-I have to agree with Van (wow never thought I’d write that) when he says that his choice of angelhair pasta may not be the best, but it’s better than figs.

-Hmmm I wonder if Dave is the favorite who crashes and burns tonight instead of Sabrina…

-If the men can make a good dish with their random ingredients they deserve to win this challenge.

-The narrator has some great lines in this episode. He says the men continue to “fig”ure out their dish

-Leave it to Suzanne to cause problems in a challenge the red team should have in the bag.

-Maybe blue team will win after all with Kevin’s smart use of the figs in a sauce. I’m not a big fan of his but I think he’s an early favorite to make the finals.

-I have a feeling the red team is going to lose because of that garlic puree. I hope not because that would mean Tennille was right and Ariel was wrong.

-Yep I was right. And like I said before the men deserved to win after that great sauce idea from Kevin. I just hope this doesn’t mean Ariel is the favorite who does poorly tonight.

-Unfortunately this means Tennille will probably be around for a while. She’s more competent than I thought she was but still needs some work in the personality department.

-Van really needs to learn to show his enthusiasm a bit more haha.

- I bet the men will show up drunk and hungover for service like they did the last time they got a reward like this. I never understand why Chef gives contestants rewards like this that could hurt their performance in service.

-I’m impressed that Dave hit a jump shot in the hotel basketball court with his broken wrist.

-Though the women I guess didn’t get much sleep either with all those deliveries. So at least they are even going into the service.

-Maybe Suzanne is the early favorite who does poorly. It’s certainly possible since the whole team hates her (for good reason) so if she does badly they won’t hesitate to put her up for elimination.

-The way the men are talking about life without Robert I think they may be quick to put him up for elimination this week as well. Considering how much they loved him when he first arrived I’m surprised at the drastic attitude change.

-Of course Robert comes back- he couldn’t drop out from illness two seasons in a row! Plus it leads to more drama now that the men no longer want him there.

-Even I laughed when Robert said he had a small heart for his body. Perhaps a trip to The Biggest Loser would make his body smaller and thus his heart a more appropriate size.

-I feel bad for Robert being shunned by his whole team. He wasn’t THAT bad when he was in the kitchen with them.

-Still I disagree with Robert deserting his team during prep. Even if they didn’t want him to do anything he could have done stuff anyway. Or at least he could have stayed in the kitchen to show his moral support.

-Why is is every week on this show they do something “for the first time ever” in Hell’s Kitchen??

-I do like the idea of Chef Ramsay inviting other chefs to come to Hell’s Kitchen for the night. It will show how the contestants cook under pressure and how their food stacks up to other high standards.

-And the chef’s tables are right next to the kitchen. Even more pressure for the contestants to do well.

-Now I’m really worried about Dave tonight. Besides the fig fiasco he forgets to take the order from the chef table. I thought that was the waiters’ job but I guess it wasn’t.

-Ariel is much more personable than Dave is, which will help her when talking to the chefs.

-Yay Dave’s risotto impressed the chefs! Hopefully that means Sabrina fails tonight. Though I’m still worried about Ariel too.

-Well Ariel didn’t crash and burn but she didn’t impress the chefs either with her appetizers. Those chefs are so much nicer than Chef Ramsay though with their critiques- I guess his attitude doesn’t rub off on everyone.

-Ariel did well with the rest of her appetizers so I’m guessing she is safe tonight.

-Yay Van messed up!!! I’d be so happy if he got sent home tonight just so I don’t have to see that smug smile of his anymore. Plus there is really no excuse for sending out fish with the plastic still on it.

-Van sends out ANOTHER fish with plastic on it! Making that mistake once is bad enough but twice?? Chef has to send Van home tonight, doesn’t he?

-When the biggest mistake the red team makes so far is cooking garnish in a dirty pan it must be a good night.

-In fact both teams might finish service tonight as long as Van stops putting plastic on his fish.

-Did Van really just say to the chefs that one of the dishes HE IS COOKING is not that good. Wow Van really is blowing it tonight. Plus he doesn’t even know what is in each dish…

-And Amanda gets some props from the chef’s table for her fish. So far my favorites are doing decent tonight..

-I guess Robert’s hospital stay didn’t help him improve his cooking skills too much. Though I don’t really think those lambs were as poorly cut as Chef thought. But he’s the expert I guess.

-I’ve never seen Amanda curse as much as she did during that pasta fiasco. Though I don’t understand why Amanda didn’t just throw some pasta in a boiling pot of water herself?

-Wow Chef even yelled at Kevin- I’m shocked. Though I side with Kevin on this one- just because Chef is mad at the cooks doesn’t mean the customers have to suffer waiting for their food. What’s the big deal if Kevin cooks and listens at the same time so the food will get out faster. I guess Chef Ramsay wanted Kevin’s undivided attention but I think Gordon overreacted a bit

-So much for my theory about both kitchens finishing service. At least one of the teams did though, so that’s progress.

-Van and Robert have to be put up for elimination by the guys, right? Dave made that one mistake with not taking the chef table’s order and Kevin and Chef Ramsay got into it at the end but overall Van and Robert were just disasters tonight.

-Why did Chef Ramsay even bother reading the comment cards tonight? It was so obvious the blue team lost.

-So not only do two of the chefs I don’t like (Van and Robert) get called out by Chef Ramsay, but Dave wins best of the worst!! This episode is getting better and better.

-So who was the underdog who supposedly impressed? The preview said one chef on the bottom of the barrel was supposed to do well tonight- I hope that didn’t refer to Dave. I’m guessing it referred to Tennille with her astute comment about the garlic being too strong in the challenge. Clearly the favorite who failed is Van- unless you considered Robert a favorite, which I didn’t based on how bad he looked previous weeks.

-It is that subpar past performance that makes me think I would send Robert home over Van tonight. Overall I’m hoping it’s reversed since Robert is more tolerable than Van but Van only had one bad night while Robert has had several.

-As usual it comes down to the debate of sending home the weakest chef overall or the weakest chef that one week. I am all for taking previous performances into account- hence why I think Robert should go over Van- but I disagree with putting someone up for elimination who was decent this week solely because he was bad in prior weeks.

-I agree with Robert that Andy is not going to win, but he obviously didn’t have to say that out loud, or at least in front of Andy. I wonder if that poor attitude will actually help Dave make his decision to put Robert up for elimination.

-I guess Andy did show restraint in not yelling too much at Robert after what Robert said about him. But I agree with Robert that Andy shouldn’t be talking about how great of a chef he is when he has been in the bottom three times.

-So after all that Dave nominates Van and Robert, as he should. That was a bit anticlimactic. But wait- Chef tells Andy to come forward as well. I bet this is just a ploy- he’s not going to put Andy up for elimination too, not after Andy’s decent showing at service.

-So I was wrong for once about Andy. I still think he doesn’t deserve to go home over Robert. If Andy got sent home over Van then I would understand, since Van has been stronger overall. But Robert has been bad for weeks AND was bad tonight.

-I’m not surprised Van is safe tonight considering how good he has been in the past, though I hope that means Robert is out and not Andy.

-Wow. That’s all I can say after watching that argument between Robert and Andy escalate into the elimination. Now that I definitely have never seen before. I do think Andy was more civil in his arguments though- less cursing, less yelling. He didn’t lose his cool like Robert did. I hope this means Robert is gone but Chef might see Robert’s outburst as a show of passion and keep him around.

-Poor Andy thought he was a goner. He must know this is Hell’s Kitchen, so half the time when Chef says your name first it means you are safe.

-I agree with Chef tonight. Robert has had enough chances and did even worse last season than he did this season. I didn’t think he was going to win last season anyway and he certainly wasn’t going to win this season the way he was going. Chef Ramsay does seem to show respect for Robert and his cooking at the end, and Robert does the same to Chef. Classy exit for the big boy, minus the dig at Andy.

-I forgot about Robert’s broom tantrum- it was fun seeing that again!

-This episode makes me wonder though what would have happened if Ji had come back too. She had a better chance to win than Robert last season and might have lasted longer than he did this season too.

-Next week we have another “shocking” episode in store. Don’t they say that every week too? Luckily Van and Sabrina look like they are in trouble again next week. As long as Dave, Ariel, and Amanda are safe I’ll be satisfied.

Check out the video of the episode here courtesy of hulu.com: