Does this thread need a recap?
4/22
Men grumbling about Craig and blaming him for the last loss (last week, when Jason went home). Ramsay gets on loudspeaker and tells everyone to move their arses back to the kitchen, NOW, to clean up. Corey whines about her team being intimidated by her and that's why she's not liked. Red team discuss' cleaning before doing it. Corey does a poor job of sweeping the floor before abandoning her team to go to bed.
Next morning, Ramsay asks hands to be raised by those who consider themselves the strongest team member, or for the teams to nominate a choice. Corey holds up her hand, but a red team member complains about Corey leaving during the cleaning. (Cut to Corey accusing someone of being a tattletale- basically.) Jen (I think that's her name. Sassy African American woman on this season) gets nominated by her team and she accepts the position as leader for the challenge. Guys side, I think Ben was nominated right off.
Ramsay announces this season is the worst, blah blah, he's disappointed they haven't completed a service...so tonight there's going to be a change. (Cue ominous music...cut to commercial)Tonight there will be a service and it will be...family night. So, there's a new, purpotedly easier menu. Burgers, fries, onion rings, chicken wings and pasta. Chef Ramsay only serves fresh pasta so it's a pasta making challenge. Ramsay makes rolling out and making the pasta look like the easiest thing in the world....
Red team goes slow, takes their time,while Jen tells them to "Make Pasta" and Shayna holds out her arms as the human pasta dryng rack for the red team.
On the blue side, Matt holds out his arms immeadiately, well before the pasta is anywhere near ready. Someone (Bobby, maybe) tells him to put his arms down! Men crank pasta roller like madmen, and generally expend a whole lot of energy.
Ramsay inspects and weighs pasta that meets his standards. He does 1/2 red teams effort, 1/2 blue teams effort, before returning to red team in a twisted effort to ramp up the suspense.
Red team wins. They take a Hummer limo to amusement park in Santa Monica, Ca. Blue team is left behind to prep for both kitchens. Blue team blames craig for the loss. Ben, as the leader, gets called away by the sous chef, Scott, who looks like Nigel Barker. There's more for the children tonight than just food. They have a pony ride set up. Well, the ponies have done waht fat, happy ponies do..they made a stinky mess in the parking lot. Ben has to shovel that up. Hell's Playground has to be tidy.
Dinner service starts. Ramsay tries to take Jean-Phillipe's tie, as this service is more of a relaxed one. Jean-Phillipe is resistant to the idea and gets called a doughnut by Ramsay. Red team's Jen doing good with keeping clear and loud lines of communication open. Appetizer's begin to go out.
Blue side, Ramsay notes that he does not want any raw chicken going out. Appetizers leave their side as well. Kids mug into the camera. Onion rings are complimented.
But..oh no! A problem...undercooked chicken wings are returned to the blue side. Ramsay notes Matt has a fixation with serving raw food and goes ballistic at the thought of raw chicken being served to a child.
Burgers from Blue side are absurdly small. Ransay throws them against the wall. Ramsay repeated asks Craig about the pasta station he's on, and marvels at the total lack of response from Craig. Craig serves undercooked pasta, which Ramsay belittles and refuses.
Red side...a small grease fire breaks out. Vanessa tries to take the pan off the heat, and instead splashes her hand with the hot oil. She ducks into the storeroom and an unknown person rubs what looks like some ointment onto her hand. She is then taken away in an ambulance. Red team rallies in her absence.
Ben and Petrozza begin to celebrate, seeing only 6 checks left, and thinking they are pulling ahead. Ramsay sees the display and is NOT amused. He points out that ladies only have two tickets remaining.
The ladies complete their service. Ramsay sends them over to help the men complete their's. Craig ignores Jen when she ask "what can I do?"
Ramsay declare Red the winner, and Ramsay berates Craig. He then hands Ben a sort of compliment, lets Ben puff himself up before puncturing Ben's ego with his barbed comments. Bobby is named the best of the worst.
Everyone goes off. Men make their cases to Bobby.
Bobby chooses Craig, "He's like a broken compass in the kitchen. Whichever station he's at, he's pretty much lost, " and Matt, "He's a little nervous."
Ramsay says he wants to hear from someone else, but won't call him out. he knows who he is. Ben steps right up on the line with Craig and Matt.
Ramsay asks each why they should stay...Ben: "I'm just gonna keep giving you a hundred percent, chef. Every day." Matt: "I'll give you a hundred twenty-five percent, chef." Craig: "...I don't know what a percentage is." (That's okay, neither does Matt, apparently.) "But, just...over that."
Ramsay sighs and grimaces before sending Craig home.
That's a good description of the cast this year.
What a loser.
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