Ok, so I haven't really had time to address any of my thoughts on this season so far. Let's correct that before Josh picks a fight with me for slacking on the blog...
- Let's get this out of the way upfront. Top Chef clearly is aware of my blog and is really pissed off that I created a fantasy league without paying them royalties. Like reallllly pissed off. How else do you explain them bringing back 3 chefs from past seasons, eliminating multiple chefs on the same episode (twice), and bringing back the Last Chance Kitchen? Wait, what's that? This is the 10th season of a reality show, so they have to do stunts like that?
No, I don't think that's it. Has to be my fantasy league.
- So if a reality show has to painstakingly remind you episode after episode that one of the contestants is an asshole, and there is another contestant that is constantly getting in fights with the "asshole" (and with other contestants as well), who is the real asshole?
Obviously I'm speaking of John and Josh. Thanks to the editing, we get reminded at least three times an episode that John is the "most hated chef in Dallas". Never mind that he seems perfectly willing to play nice with other contestants, complimenting Kuniko effusively in episode 1 and voluntarily taking a backseat each time he has had immunity. The few times he has come off poorly for criticizing other contestants choices or execution, he's usually at least had a valid point (even if he wasn't always tactful in expressing it).
Meanwhile you have Josh, who always likes to remind everyone he's just some country bumpkin from Oklahoma. He acts more like a bull at the rodeo though, picking a fight with John every chance he gets, jumping down Tyler's throat for comments in a conversation he wasn't even a part of, and just generally coming off as pompous blowhard.
I guess we shouldn't be that surprised though. I mean any guy that would leave his newborn baby at home to go on a reality television show and grows a mustache like that has to have a little villain in him.
- Disappointing showing for the returning contestants thus far. Their results have been forgettable at best and more often bordering on amateurish. Things got off to a bad start for them right away, being one of the two bottom teams in the first episode. Since then, they've all been on the bottom at least once more and C.J. was eliminated last week.
In hindsight, I guess this makes sense. It's probably not the best sign for your cooking potential when you jump at the chance to go have a second chance on Top Chef for some regular season. If they were any good, they would've been brought back for the All-Stars season or moved on to some new reality T.V. venture (like Spike and Marcel on Next Iron Chef).
- Kristen's been really impressive so far, being one of the few contestants I can ever remember winning an elimination challenge by making two side dishes. This seems patently unfair. I mean she's already a model, now you're going to tell me she's a great chef too. What next, she was one of the two winners of the Powerball lottery last week? She tried to make a bechamel sauce, but accidentally found a cure for cancer instead? All bets are off with her.- I hate to admit this, but I kind of miss Carla. Don't get me wrong, she was more annoying than Dick Vitale during a Duke-Kentucky game, but I miss the excitement of turning in every episode not quite sure whether someone might get stabbed. It adds a different element of suspense to the show when there's a 50/50 shot Josh will get shived if he throws Carla under the bus at Judges Table. My ear drums on the other hand are just fine without her...
- With Tyler going home last week, I'd be remiss if I didn't take the chance to address this topic before it's too late. Am I supposed to be impressed that you work at the John Elway chain of restaurants? Is there any type of restaurant that has a lower standard of chef and a higher likelihood to fail than a famous ex-athlete's chain restaurant?
- Bart and Sheldon as a team this past week was hilarious. Who at Bravo do we need to send the petition to in order to get them their own spin-off after the season is over?
My updated guess for Top 3 is John, Kristen, and Micah
And here are your updated standings through 4 weeks for those of you playing along at home (humor me):
John - 11
Sheldon - 10
Kristen - 10
Kuniko - 6 (eliminated)
Carla - 4 (eliminated)
Bart - 3
Lizzie - 2
Micah - 1
Josie - 0
Stefan - (-1)
Tyler - (-2) (eliminated)
C.J. - (-2) (eliminated)
Danyelle - (-2)
Eliza - (-3)
Josh - (-3)
Brooke - (-5)
Chrissy - (-5) (eliminated)
Jeffrey - (-10) (eliminated)
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