As a straight woman, Gail is my absolute favorite!

"Also, Padma was wearing skin tight overalls this episode and I’m still trying to figure out how I feel about them.

I know. I cringed every time I tried to watch Alton Brown, whom I adore, pretend that he gave a rat's ass about the auctions. The only good part of that show were his comments to the chefs while he walked around the kitchen. Few and far between, but funny.

But Gregory did make two complete entrees, so maybe he was just really busy, as well as being smart?

I highly doubt Aaron will be able to make it through. Especially against future eliminated chefs. But I do like this idea.

It reminded me instantly of season 10's finale, where each dish was judged as it was presented. I hated the format of that finale because neither contestant got to present a full meal, and I hated this elimination challenge. It's just stupid.

I have to disagree with this grade. It was at least a B+, if not an A-. The ONLY thing I didn't like was Allison Tolman's character being super stoned at the end. Everything else seemed quite natural, considering she's Tamra's best friend, though I hate that she's leaving after only two episodes.

You might have a point there :) I chose it because it was a season I didn't remember as well. Pretty sure major life changes were happening for me that year, because it's great.

Who serves vegetables at a bar? It's just stupid.

Since Bravo now lets Hulu Plus stream all the old seasons of Top Chef, I decided to re-watch season 6, and the difference between this season and that one is fairly large. Season 6 seems to have more urgency. The chefs seem much more determined and talented. I love this show and will watch it till it dies, but yeah,…

This episode was so incredibly good, I'm rather stunned. I absolutely loved the last scene. It was perfect. The way Lucy contemplated the loss of her virginity, the delight that she could barely contain, it was so true to life. Almost every scene was tense, building and building as Thack slowly walked into the dark…

I always notice when he says "idee-er" instead of "idea". But I honestly think it's cute.

I'm sticking with this show because of the potential to see Hodgman, and because Paul Reiser is great. I like the tone they're going for, but it fails more often than succeeds. Watching Judy Greer's character in this episode was really difficult. The pathos of her situation is almost overwhelming for me. I really want…

But we don't really know the details. She told Ethan at the beginning that she just wanted sex—he wanted more. It became a problem. We don't see her beginning or ending these relationships, so we can't fully judge her. And I still object to the idea that being an independent woman who has sex with men automatically is…

I don't think that Shelly (sp?) thought she owed him love, but that perhaps he loved her. I might just be a bit defensive. I am fully aware that Gini is not the best girlfriend in the world. She probably hurts and confuses the men she's with, but if we assume she's upfront at the beginning, as she was with Ethan,…

Too bad, because Michael Sheen is a revelation!

I just don't even know where to start. You think Gini's character is unrealistic? Are we watching the same show?

Okay, here's the thing. Gini has every right to have sex with as many men as she wants, and to bring home as many as she sees fit. It's maybe not the perfect form of mothering. but she has no choice if she wants to one, keep focusing on the study as her life's work, two, have a sex life, and three, have a father…

Bill is a jerk, but a vicious one? That seems harsh, given what we know.

This is bullshit. The "men" in her life expect her to treat them differently than they treat women. Bill also isn't a vicious jerk. She knows he loves her, and she knows why he behaves the way he does. But she also knows he's married. Gini has every right to have her own relationships, and it's not her fault if men…