Yeah, if Josie and Stefan thought Drunk Judges Table was rough, they weren't at all prepared for Hungover Judges Table….

I dunno — I'd place a fairly significant value on 365 trips to the liquor store not taken….

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode.  Fewer remaining contestants gives a little breathing room to show some moments of genuine kitchen rapport, and reminded me of what I miss about restaurant work — Josh's schtick actually played well off Brooke, for instance.

Got through ten minutes — had to turn it off when Malarkey and Ludo competed to sell themselves to a contestant.  As though they have any personal stake in this at all.  Unwatchable.

Kristin needed Josh or Stefan on her team, if for no other reason than either one would have spoken up on her behalf.  Lizzie, I think, stayed quiet because she just doesn't want any part of the conflict.  Brooke, on the other hand, might have just decided that Kristin leaving wouldn't be the worst thing in the world…

The thing is, though, that same money entering the active economy in virtually any other way would result in greater employment.  Wealthy families just squirrel most of their money away (that is, those families not presided over by dimwits like Lord Grantham).

I'd like Matthew's story arc a bit better if he was allowed to express some misgivings at Mary's blithe sense of entitlement to unearned stipends.  It doesn't seem to register to him anymore that he's dealing with parasites.

That it alone disqualifies Stallone from being regarded as a "lesser fossil" than Arnold.  Wasn't that obvious? I mean, in employing the word "fossil", we're being asked to consider their ancient history, right?

"a less dignified fate than even a lesser fossil like Sylvester Stallone gets"

Just one…more….little……shove…………

She certainly comes in first on-camera….

It's all in the editing, of course, but I get the sense that Kristen, being the youngest(?) and least-experienced chef in the competition, may have drawn some comfort early on from Stefan's attention (creepy tho it has been).  Now that she knows she belongs (really, the only question now is who ELSE belongs), his act…

I thought way too much about this.  Kristin got the first pick as well as getting to choose between the two chefs who were obviously on the chopping block.  They should have snaked the picks — K, S, S, K, K, S, S, K.

I agree.  Though not nearly the same level of onscreen basket case, that decision reminded me of the chef several seasons ago who cried and shook uncontrollably at judges' table during an early episode.  It was so alarming that the next Quickfire became an immediate elimination challenge, clearly added on the fly as a…

I thought it looked pretty lame (except for the inauguration crowd shot, which was funny).  I hate it when scripts so blatantly stretch for profundity — I mean, what was that whale-eating metaphor?  Wouldn't the way to eat a whale be to call lots of other hungry people?

I thought it looked pretty lame (except for the inauguration crowd shot, which was funny).  I hate it when scripts so blatantly stretch for profundity — I mean, what was that whale-eating metaphor?  Wouldn't the way to eat a whale be to call lots of other hungry people?

Love me some Padma, but while everyone is busy fawning over her beauty I will happily sneak around and carry Gail Simmons off for myself.  A beautiful woman who also looks like she enjoys a good meal.

Love me some Padma, but while everyone is busy fawning over her beauty I will happily sneak around and carry Gail Simmons off for myself.  A beautiful woman who also looks like she enjoys a good meal.

Or to hug everyone in the stew room.  Eliza might be just the slightest bit fried.

Or to hug everyone in the stew room.  Eliza might be just the slightest bit fried.