I thought Mei's dish was more innovative. But maybe Melissa won for the same reason that Gregory's still in the competition - her execution while safer was much better. The bigger question in my mind is why she was making a big deal about wanting to win the trip to Napa. She's from San Fran, so couldn't she go…

I'm not sure that Melissa's was all that creative either, at very least not much more creative than Gregory's.

Dougie said he chose the one guy because the other one looked like a stoner. In my dorm it was always the stoners that had the most and widest variety of food. Wonder how they would've done with half-eaten burritos and falafel?

I mentioned this in my review of the episode. My bag would've contained beer and ramen. So the best they could do is make a double-batch of ramen and serve it with a six-pack of Schlitz. Maybe with Cohen judging it'd win for authenticity. http://wp.me/p1ByJK-1Ci

The ramen challenge was fun, but I think Melissa won because heres was remotely edible. it would've been really cool if they had better ingredients because ramen is a pretty trendy right now.

I want to go back and look at the last few seasons, but it does seem that prizes are few and far between. I'm pretty sure the standard was $10K even on Quickfires. And at least a Toyota or two given away.

EXACTLY… And whole lobes? It's probably the same WF that Padma got whole jackfruit

And he had no idea that the person to challenge to stay in the game was A-A-Ron, KerriAnn, or Stacy. OR anyone not named Gregory

Does bringing back Josie count as manufactured drama? Because that might work here.

How is mixed berry cobbler Top Chef-worthy?

I was fully expecting Katsuji to sheepishly admit that he stole the clam shells. THAT would've made for good tv

And it was anticlimactic. Kristen was up 2-1 and the 4th dish was brought out with 5 minutes left. You knew exactly who was going to win.

Not sure if you knew this, because it wasn't mentioned last night, but she's from Boston.

I did go back and look at it again - hugs all around but when he got to KerriAnn they mysteriously cut away. dun dun DUNNNN!

My rewrite of the Martinez Death scene:
Guv- I don't want it.
Martinez - Want what?
guv - I don't want your milkshake!!

My niece is CONVINCED Beth and Daryl are going to hook up after that hug in the season premiere

It's a bummer that we weren't treated to more of the Sheldon show until now - with the manicures, ukelele, and reefer he and Stefan were probably the most interesting people on the show.  Except Josie, but she's interesting in a (insert euphemism) way.

Pretty simple… they brought both CJ and Lizzie in at the beginning and said who the winner is.  Then that person went up against Kristen.  And Josh, too, but that wasn't much of a competition.

Not defending that douche in the least bit, but he was completely dialing it in on a challenge that had no stakes - no cash, no Toyota, no immunity.  And I was really kind of shocked that he pulled that foie dish out of one of his 15 hats he packed. I agreed with the governor that the dish seemed one-noted…

Sheldon delivered maybe the best line of the season - “Landing on a Glacier, there’s dogs everywhere.  I would die for some good reefer.”   He probably could've scored some from Roy Choi, who transfers all of the ancestors, spirits, and energy of his whole existence and surrounds every kernel of rice when we washes…