I couldn't be less invested on any couple on TV.

Did anybody else envision Mindy sucking all the mascarpone out of the cannolis? I don't say this in a sexual way - just something I would have done myself lol

lol I felt sort of bad right after I hit "post" because I think I might have been that kind of kid, too. Precocious and more comfortable around adults than other kids. That *should* make me more sympathetic, but as an adult I'm just an asshole, soooo…

I couldn't for the life of me figure out what was going on with the expediting issues in the orange kitchen. It really wasn't clear to me if it was Kerriann and her servers' fault or Katie's. I tend to root for and stick up for Katie just because everybody else looks down on her, but I really couldn't tell what the…

Samuel is insufferable and I can't really put my finger on why.

The fact that the phrase "Nick defender" makes me feel a little stabby, just highlights how little passion I have for any of the people on this season.

By this episode I was actually begging for somebody to kill Juice and put him out of his misery. When the Chinese prisoner stopped holding the scalpel to his neck, I actually screamed at the tv, "Nooooo… Just kill him already!!"

whoops - knew something didn't sound right there!

I think it actually would have been a worse punishment for Gemma to say to her, "You can never come back, you can never see your grandsons, I will never ever speak to you again. Be gone." Killing her was actually kinder.

I'm guessing the unwritten bylaw i that he wants stricken is the prohibition of black members, considering what he was discussing with the Grim Reapers a few episodes back.

Fuck this fucking show. That being said, I will still have watched it all the way to the end.

Xenophobic? Really? He's an actor - his job is to make you believe that he is a California-born and bred biker dude.

Abel is nonessential.

I can't figure out how his accent is getting WORSE as the seasons go on. It drives me bonkers. I don't think he's a bad actor necessarily, but he really needs a better dialect coach to make it all work.

^ THIS. The buffet scene really resonated for me. Food/body policing is strong among many women, celebrity or not.

The whole episode I just pictured her looking up to find that he had put on an eye patch with an eye drawn on it. Still one of the creepiest things I have ever seen on television.

I did appreciate that the judges acknowledged that making dessert wasn't a cop-out given how many people go home on dessert. Katie may not be at the top of this season's competitors, but she seems to be a well-rounded chef, which I like. It chaps my ass to no end that people always come to TC without perfecting 3 or 4…

Oh god, me too. I would love to see Hugh replace Tom as the main judge.

IIRC she had a few solid dishes in the beginning, but has since fallen firmly to the bottom-middle of the pack.

Yah - I'm sure the stupid product challenges seem much more palatable to the chefs when there's a cool 10K at play. All the sudden it's not so ridiculous hmmmm.