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Carla's quest for tablecloths was an impossibly dumb decision.

xpost I've been liking Angelo more as well. Helps not to have another bit about Russian mail order brides.

I've noticed Dale has been getting the douche edit lately.

Carla's quest for tablecloths was an impossibly dumb decision.

― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:30 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark

even the editors themselves showed utterly no desire to integrate the random designer associated w/ target into the show

I had a dream that Blaise and his wife were at some function I was at and I felt awkward pretending I liked him and didn't refer to him as Tintin behind his back. also both of them were kind of orange skinned and both had that weird Dr. Seuss-ish haircut that he has.

it was clearly gonna be mike or angelo.

Mike is one of those rare guys whose neck is wider than his skull

I think that exact line was used in a recent review of the movie The Eagle, maybe in the New Yorker?

no one ever makes Indian food on this show, do they? I guess there have been a samosa or two...

Carla's quest for tablecloths was an impossibly dumb decision.

― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:30 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i know i just wanted to shake her. because i love her.

think i am developing a crush on richard blaise; not sure how i feel about it.

kevin made indian food last season i want to say but i believe he was specifically assigned to do so for a challenge.

indian girl from a while ago, radhika, would make indian-inspired food i think

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8pARgwB19Q

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LOL

"no one ever makes Indian food on this show, do they?"

Is this maybe a time limit thing?

^^^yeah that's what I was thinking. it takes a while to make a decent curry from scratch. and then I guess there's the issue of ingredients (I don't shop at Whole Foods, have no idea if you can find Indian stuff there - ghee, garam masala, etc.)

otoh you'd think someone would try to suck up to Padme by making some goofy "deconstructed" indian dish or something

She's so picky though! She hated Mike's things on principle for not having fresh coconut.

He did say it was a fresh coconut flavor first though!

Yeah, she wasn't hating his stuff, just calling him on hyperbolic bullshit.

I still want to see a slow-food challenge. Probably will never happen though.

Padme is a horrible horrible human being

"Yeah, she wasn't hating his stuff, just calling him on hyperbolic bullshit."

Didn't she say "I can only eat one bite." That seems pretty hating on to me.

Why, for being criminally sexy? xp

Oh, I forgot that was the same dish. Yeah, that was pretty hatey.

damn didn't see that coming

re: elimination. pretty big upset imo.

also when I saw last week's trailer I figured the plagiarism angle would be some trumped up BS but no, Mike actually pretty much stole Richard's dish. bad chef karma dude.

Mike Isabella, that was serious, serious fail in the quickfire, bad bad form there...and I was really liking him a lot this season, the big jerk...glad Richard got a bit of vindication at the end. And the fact that he stole the dish, admitted it, and still acted like a total cock to Richard anyway. The big jerk.

sad elimination. I mean, it was the right move but still...

also big lols at Antonia's "I'll take Spike and his crabs"

it was good to see Dale come back this time and really show that he had changed a lot from his appearance on season 4.

i was happy to see carla stay

this is blais' to lose anyway

for sure.
dude would really take it badly if he fell to any of the chefs that are left

It was Blais' to lose his season too though.

true

i liked dale but i've grown to like antonia + carla more & i guess mike is whatever

Dale talking about last nights ep

I literally went to therapy, sometime after season four. I had some issues unresolved from my childhood.

ladies and gentleman... reality television!

dale needs to chill out this is a really long conversation about one tv episode

I've been rooting for Dale. He's such a good chef and he has kept his emotions in check this time around. More sorry to see him go than Angelo. It's nice to read that Dale thinks that Mike wasn't a complete recipe stealer. Mike's not my favorite but he makes for good tv (irl troll). But I can't read that whole article: tlcria

Blais seems a little too on edge for me to root for him. But gourmet burgers and hot dogs sound good. I would like to try his restaurant(s?). Maybe just for dessert. I loved how he plans on taking Fabio on his reward vacation. I wouldn't be sad if he won

Hooty Hoo - How can you not lover her? She's a great chef

Antonio - I'm surprised at how good she is doing in every single challenge. She's made me a fan

Tiffany and Mike please go home so that we can have the other three in the final. No offense

A pretty great episode marred by an inane and irrelevant quickfire. Five chefs trying to make the least worst dish using the food from a ferry snack bar. Fucking gross.

Next week should be interesting: The chefs go up against the respective winners of their season. Which poor bastard has to go up against Voltaggio?

I knew they'd have all of them. ESPECIALLY after they punk'd Richard like that, which was totally brutal but he kinda deserved it. It's interesting that while they didn't want to choose and thought everyone killed it, they still showed a clear hierarchy.

You're right about the hierarchy. If someone had to go, it probably would have been Carla.

It's Isabella against Voltaggio next week. Poor Mikey.

"Why would you... ffff... thank you, thanks"

^^^^ that had me in stitches

Most of the season I've been hoping it would come down to Blais and Carla, but now I'm rooting for Antonia to win it. She got the combo of good taste and judgment, top skills, unbreakable calm under presssure and winning personality.

honestly glad to see Tin Tin and his Magic Jar of Liquid Nitrogen sent packing

No one went home..?

oh he just lost the challenge? I admit I was falling asleep by the end

no, they faked him out, too

he came THIS close to calling padma a fucking bitch so he's my fave of the remaining bunch
well no, carla is really but he's a close second

love carla so much
http://petcaretips.net/miss_prissy.jpg
A MAYUNNN!

I love how Carla always looks so surprised when she wins anything - like a puppy that's been thrown a steak

xp hahaha yup Blais looked REALLY pissed about the fakeout. They ended up sending all 5 to the final round.

seems like the "EVERYBODY GOES TO THE BAHAMAS" thing is just a punt cuz i will be shocked if they don't can tiffany and mike in the next episode anyway.
Carla, Antonia and BLAZE seem sorta de facto to me since they dumped Dale in the annual SHOCKERS A MAJOR PLAYER HAS BEEN DEFEATED end-of-mid-season tradition

Isabella is the worst, can't believe he's made it this far