Even though the singing itself was god-awful, I really liked the scenes in which Margene had the children sing. They highlighted the extent of her denial (she couldn't even accept that Bill wouldn't be changing her oil down the road) and the many ways in which she tries to distract herself and the family from…

Holy shit - just checked out Tre's pork shoulder recipe. 10 lbs of pork shoulder??? And four quarts of veal stock??? Wtf, Bravo?

Remember: this is the same man who inspires overnight head shaving attacks. It would not surprise me at all if Tom Colicchio punched him in the face. These are all just natural responses to Marcel's bitchtastic behavior. Hell, I almost overturned the table in my living room just *watching* him.

I've never bought into the Angelo as manipulator bit… He's always seemed incredibly genuine. I thought that when the other chefs on his season called him out for trying to "sabotage" their dishes, it just looked like a sad attempt to shift blame for their own crappy food. He clearly loves cooking, respects his…

Wow, the Beck ripoff is actually catchy, as long as you can tune out such award-winning lyrics as "babies falling all out yo' ass," and "because you did my homie." Which I can't.

Singapore
Boring as parts of this season were, I thought the real highlight was when they dropped the asinine D.C. puns (I'm looking at you, "bipartisandwich") and vaguely D.C.-themed challenges (freeze dried food that was never in fact freeze dried) and took the competition to Singapore. The challenges were less…

"Actually…
…there is no more room in my hot box!"

Corey H, you're a bigger buzzkill than Buzz Killington.

Although I liked the fact that the design element was gone (it was pretty painful to watch chefs pick out scented candles to go with their decor), my problem with this challenge was that it was practically indistinguishable from any other team catering challenge, except for the front of the house aspect. Which makes…

Couldn't agree more, oh you men - it's funny how these annoying characters (Robin, Marcel) aren't nearly as repugnant as some of the behavior they inspire. Much as I'm annoyed by the weathered, tattooed piece of luggage known as Robin, when Eli made fun of her for mentioning that she had cancer, I wanted to punch him…

Eh, I think that if you're going to be a Top Chef, you need to be able to cook delicious food for any person, regardless of dietary restrictions. It's easy to make anything taste good if you poach it in duck fat (remember the "green tofu" from Season 4, anyone? Talk about an f- you to vegetarians!). It can be…

If they are letting past performances affect judgment, then Laurine (whose name I just learned as well) should've gone home anyway for last week's cat food disaster. Just looking at that crap made my stomach turn. Besides, she was so wussy and devoid of personality as front of the house - she really doesn't seem to…