Can't wait for next week's nonsensical "cook with old-timey pilgrim tools" challenge.

God the look of silent rage in Aaron's beady eyes at getting a dose of his own insults by a judge bumps up the episode half a grade at least.

The elimination challenge felt muddled - Gregory/Katsuji/Aaron also had mostly good food, yes, but what if the team that had the most orders also had the worst food? And there was no direct correlation to the team that had the fewest orders (like automatically being up for elimination). And then the gluten-free…

So…Finn mentioning drinking and driving again tonight was definitely a hint to his possible foreknowledge of Alicia's staged DUI stop? Or just a clunky joke on his character's part? Or a red herring from the writers? I can't imagine Finn has malicious intent at all, but both mentions seem like the kind of thing being…

Welcome, Libby! Fun review of a somewhat strange episode. Not super thrilled about Judge Blais, even though I liked him initially. His shine is starting to wear off. Do wish they would save huge catering/group eliminations for later on in the season, but that's certainly not a new complaint for the show.

So instead of being like 'hey babe wanna do some butt stuff?' Danny just intentionally fucks Mindy in the ass without ANY prior anything? I can't believe I typed that sentence I can't believe this was the A plot and no his sexual manifest destiny speech at the end was not cute.

That seemed like such a stupid "rules of the show" move—not letting the chefs see the kitchens or view a list of available machines/cookery before the FINALE? The fact is, Nina put out two additional delicious dishes AND was able to course-correct and make a dessert after her original plan failed. She should have…

The middle name can be forgiven, I guess, due to drunkenness. But as soon as Sherlock said, "who can only be killed at this wedding?" it should have just jumped to the obvious: the RECLUSE that had been mentioned about 3x times by that point. The remaining few minutes of exposition and "target?" text over everyone's…

Yes, Gatiss wrote it, but a lot of Genevieve's criticisms are still valid, even if she attributed them to Moffat. Moftiss usually band together in interviews and talk at length about how they brainstorm together so I highly doubt he had no input whatsoever. Regardless, to me, it was an unsatisfying episode for many…

You make excellent points, but I guess this is where my beef lies (SPOILERS): The progression of the three finales is: Sherlock getting bested by his supervillain match and unintentionally placing his best friend in mortal danger (The Great Game) to Sherlock going to great lengths to protect dear friends from said…

Eh, Sherlock and Mary pile on and victim-blame John some more in ep 3

Mind Palace : Sherlock :: Timey Wimey : Doctor Who

Agreed that SoT was my favorite. The ending scene was perfect.

I find this article sums it up well. For many viewers, it is that over time, most (if not all) of Moffat's female characters fall into the same simplified tropes and it is very, very frustrating. Writing a complex female character, with explicit goals, desires, conflicts, and motivations, is not his strong point.…

I was so, so excited for this season. I was really shocked at the tone and lack of depth in Empty Hearse. (SPOILERS) Sherlock laughing with the bomb at the end? Inexcusable, and OOC, even for as much of an asshole he can be.

SPOILERS, duh.

When he started listing out his dish at Whole Foods, I started laughing because I thought he was joking. It was like the Bubba shrimp scene in Forrest Gump. Carrot Puree, Carrot Oil, Steamed Carrot top…

And, if she is focusing on marrying first, she may want some honeymooning time (a year or two) without kids, putting first baby somewhere in her 30th year, which totally makes sense from a tick tock perspective.

I think in this case "writing" and "planning" are synonymous. Like Sonia says, a lot of decisions the producers made resulted in a lackluster episode. Why not have the chefs draw knives for either the elimination or quick fire challenge? Or, give the chefs more time to plan their elimination meals instead of showing…

It was strange, for sure—I chuckled a few times, but overall it felt more like a screenwriting student's homework script of a Modern Family episode without a proper balance of buildup and payoff. Jay is grumpy and likes Anglo Traditions! Mitch and Cam are Gay! Luke is a Wildcard!