Hell's Kitchen: A Night of Oil Spills, Burned Hands, and Other Train Wrecks
By etee on Jun 20, 2010 | In TV Shows, Hells Kitchen
This week... in HELL'S KITCHEN:
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This week was challenging on two accounts: first, FOX decided to air not one, but two, episodes of HELL'S KITCHEN this evening, on top of which the President (of the USofA) decided to hold his first. Oval. Office. news. conference. EVAH. I won't bother to go into the whole politics thing, but from a practical standpoint this probably ****ed off some of those folks who set their DVRs to record this evening, and ended up having the last few minutes cut off. Way to go, Mr. President.
Anyway, on with the show...
Since I have two hours to cover, I thought I would change up the format a bit. As you may (or may not) know, I do a sort of running commentary/spoiler thing over on Twitter, which I identify by the hashtag #hk7. I thought this time, I would simply re-print the most snarky interesting bits from my Twitter thought-stream, and all a bit of commentary as I saw fit.
So, let's get going!
Jason reads his teammates the riot act. Actually, both teams. Also threatens to destroy furniture. #hk7
Obviously, Jason wasn't happy about being put up for elimination. Not sure why he was mad at the furniture (or the Red Team, for that matter.)
The contestants find out that the challenge involves being open for lunch, then we find out who the guests of honor will be:
Ooh, it's the Trojan band and cheerleaders from USC! Sure there is a sex joke in there somewhere. #hk7
I guess this was to help them deal with the disappointment of the recent NCAA sanctions.
Next up, we have the standard procession of train wrecks:
Jason is drawing the Wrath of Ramsay - for a freakin' SALAD!! #hk7
A salad... SRSLY‽*
Because, remember, this contest is about leadership...
Scott sends up RAW HAMBURGER, Ramsay erupts. #hk7
Note to future contestants: unless Chef asks for RAW MEAT|CHICKEN|FISH, don't send him RAW MEAT|CHICKEN|FISH. Unless, of course, you enjoy being ripped a brand-new ***hole on national TV.
After the requisite drama, we get down to the end: service is complete, and no college students are harmed in the process. And, the winner is...
THE LADIES WON! THE LADIES WON! GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! #hk7
Vuvuzela!** Vuvuzela!**
To celebrate their victory, the Red Team gets to ride in nice old cars to the Malibu Beach Inn, where they will play a game of soccer with Chef's family and plot how to backstab each other bond over eats and drinks; while the Blue Team will reap the bitter fruit of defeat by riding in a crappy old short bus to the LA River, where they will assist Heal the Bay in cleaning it up. Of course, we all get a vocabulary lesson as
Next up: During prep, we are treated to MOAR DRAMA! MOAR! as
Just before service... Fran burns her hand! Portrait to follow? #hk7 #hopefully
I think not, but it is nice to dream sometimes...
It does appear that Fran is going to try and "tough it out", instead of seeing the medic. This may turn out to be a good decision, or it may turn out to be a bad one. Bad for her, if she ends up getting eliminated for a poor showing during service. Bad for both her and the show (but probably good for the lawyers), should the injury prove permanently disabling.
As in previous episodes, we are treated to an OBLIGATORY PLOT TWIST just before the opening of HELL'S KITCHEN tonight:
Tonight, 1 contestant (Holly and Salvatore) will be the "assistant maitre d'" - means they gopher for Jean-Philippe. #hk7
This leads to the next train wreck, and accompanying revelation:
Salvatore turns in ticket, Chef can't read it! Maybe because he writes in Eye-talian? #hk7
I am thinking that this may explain Salvatore's problems with the pop quizzes. Also, that it will become a story line tangent.
OK, now is the time on HELL'S KITCHEN where we see train wrecks:
Maria screws up the risotto, gets a new a**hole courtesy of a very angry Chef. #hk7
Scott declines help, sends up bad apps. Chef takes them back, rubs his nose in them. #hk7
One slightly positive development:
Then, back to train wrecks:
One dish returned, not cooked properly. Customer's request not on the ticket. Salvatore WALKS OUT OF THE SERVICE #hk7 #careersuicide #why
What IS IT with contestants walking out during service? #unprofessional #hk7
Jean-Philippe talks him into finishing the service. THEN he will self-chop. #hk7
Many, many train wrecks:
#RedTeam has one return for a re-fire. Fran sends up another, also undercooked. Looks like the burned hand is getting to her. #hk7
Jason on garnish now holding up the Blue Team once again. #hk7
Scott telling Jason how to re-heat food, Jason wants to smack him with a pan. #hk7
BOTH TEAMS have folks "helping" the poor fool on the garnish station. Can these people not. reheat. food? #jeez #hk7
Siobhan sends up RAW HALIBUT. Chef lays the smack down on it, turns it into fish mush. #hk7
It now appears that Fran's decision to "tough it out" is coming back to bite her square on the ***.
Blue team sends up well-cooked meat. Fran, not so much. #hk7
Fran is giving Chef the over/under on the meat. Over/under COOKED, that is. #hk7
Fran is about to lose it, between the pain and the teammates calling attention to her burned arm. #hk7 #grrr
Chef calls Fran over, sends her to see the medic. Looks like a second degree burn. How can she want to continue screwing up like this? #hk7
At long, long last:
Third service in a row, finished! Chef wonders if it has to be "this painful", but hey - they FINISHED! #BlueTeam won! #hk7
Chef sends the Red Team up to nominate two for sacrifice elimination, and my thought immediately was
Women get to nom 2 for elimination - Fran and who? #hk7
Arguing about Maria vs. Jamie as the second one. I;m leaning toward Maria. #hk7
As I suspected, Fran was the first nominee. The second?
Second nominee: Jaime, because she burned the mashed potatoes. #hk7
I would have still gone with Maria, because she is a general, back-stabbing pain in the ****.
Chef then calls Fran and Jaime up to beg for their lives explain why they should remain. Here's what they had to say, and Chef's decision:
Jaime says she is a "big team player", and her "flavor profiles are ALWAYS spot on." Also, she can't reheat food. #hk7
Fran defends herself, says she is NOT an "old dog". Chef sends her back in line, asks Jaime for her jacket. Jaime is toast. #hk7
Chef on Jaime: "Jamie had passion." Missing leadership qualities. Also couldn't reheat food. #hk7
And with that, we are at the end of the first hour. One down, one to go. What's up next? And, who will be the next to offer up their jacket as a sacrifice to the Spiky Gods? Stay tuned, for the answers to these questions will soon be revealed... in HELL'S KITCHEN.
**I am still waiting for TheBloggess to make an inappropriate joke using this word.
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Continuing this week... in HELL'S KITCHEN:
We just finished Hour One, in which
The President of the USofA invoked "executive privilege" to pontificate for 15 minutes or so on how evil those British oilmen are;
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