I thought for sure there would be a shootout with Carol dying in the crossfire. I know it's the opposite of fan preference - love Carol, tolerate Beth. But they made it a point to show how much Carol's character progressed through the years. I thought there was more room for Beth's character to develop going…

I"ve made this Eric Ripert dish where it's cabbage leaves wrapped around a piece of fish and braised in a ton of butter. It's out of this world, so I could totally see this working. But I agree that the presentation was lacking

If anyone was doing a shot every time Stacy mentioned her Boston roots, by my count you would've had 7-8 shots last night.

Didn't he say to Norm that he had a crush on Woody Harrelson? So not bear cubs.

Yes, exactly!! arbor chiles? I was also confused with the ramps since they lose their edible foliage in June. ANND aren't cranberries harvested in October?

Welcome back! I didn't mind the Ocean Spray placement because it's somewhat Boston-ish and it was integral to the dishes, unlike Reynolds. At very least they weren't tooling around in a Toyota minivan again, awkwardly praising its minivan virtues.

I think this goes back to lack of food identity in Boston beyond seafood and baked beans. They have to manufacture connections to Fenway Park and historical events, otherwise the show could be in Des Moines.

I, for one, was ecstatic that the 100 or so rubes at the Elimination had zero impact on who won or lost. It was a historic place, but they kept showing the name of the healthcare-related company. So I think they sponsored the episode, but only barely enough to cover the thousand bucks per team. And all the people…

In one of the seasons they had to make food in a pan made of foil, too. This was blatant product placement but at least it wasn't completely ridiculous like the New Orleans meets Philly Cream cheese challenge. http://wp.me/p1ByJK-1zV

Ann Arbor… which definitely explains things

James deserved to be gone because his food was dated. We hardly even knew Whatshername was on the show. They didn't even tease us with the personal story which is a red flag for getting booted. http://wp.me/p1ByJK-1zt

Not every bar here does, but most do. Damn, I miss Chicago bars…

Haven't been following the Gracepoint reviews here, so not sure if this has been brought up before. But is the guy who plays that priest a poor man's Crispin Glover?

^ you win

Or when you're homebroken, which is different form housebroken. And I'm not sure he's that…

More like Urkel http://wp.me/p1ByJK-1z8

I doubt anything bottom 3's have said in the past ever made a difference…

As soon as Ron said "Fish croquette" I knew he was gone.

He won't last because the douche winning was so last year

Which makes the absence of Joy and Ron that much more sadder. Imagine those two trying to make foam with liquid nitrogen!