No, the previous suggestions that a replacement challenge might have been shot after the show wrapped to replace the Paula Deen segment were obviously wrong. Although I wonder that if the "too close to send anyone home" elimination challenge had followed the Deen segment, if that episode ever would have aired.

The deleted scene is good, too.

Hard to square this Pam with Season 9 Pam.

You are evil like a hobbit.

There was some discussion a few weeks ago in the review thread of the episode where their families appeared. Filming evidently takes months, which was surprising to me. I figured they did (at least) an episode-a-day and knocked out a season in a few weeks.

Yeah, MasterChef Junior looks ridiculous. I can't wait to watch it.

I see nothing redemptive about Krissi's edit. The producers are teasing us. My guess is that she'll be gone next week.

A few random thoughts:

There's a long discussion on Bri's background on Ben Starr's blog, including a comment from her.

The best positive description last night was from the customer who said that the Red Team's prawns "wowed her expectation".

Hi guys. Somebody makin' soup?

Yes! And am I imagining things, or can you sometimes hear his teeth scrape the fork when he takes a bite?

I feel like FOX meant to cast her for Hell's Kitchen, but sent a MasterChef acceptance letter instead. By the time they realized their mistake, it was too late.

Give her kid a break. He had standardized tests!

Joe: "Bri, I went to your bench and I touched your pigeon."

Agreed. The repeatedly stupid jokes and puns in his talking heads are getting very old.

There's a great talking head from Jim in the deleted scenes: "I've had a Foreman grill for about six years, I've done about 85% of my cooking on it, but I've never burnt myself, probably because I don't use it as a pillow."

Booze Cruise is the first episode with Kelly 2.0, isn't it?

It was the same thing last year with Christine. Her blindness didn't visibly (pun intended) hold her back, but it was nevertheless mentioned repeatedly.

Gordon used "extraordinary" last night, too. Changing it up a little.