Episode Report Card Daniel: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT There’s No 'Nedra' In 'Team'
By Daniel | Season 11 | Episode 12 | Aired on 05.23.2013
And then Ramsay tells Jean-Philippe to deeply apologize but they're shutting down service. Then he calls the teams back downstairs to tell them it's the worst service they've ever had (by which I assume he means at this point in the competition) and orders them to come up with one chef from each team for elimination.
Red seems more stunned that the usually solid Ja'Nel was such a problem tonight. Susan, naturally, is more than happy to base her decision on TONIGHT AND TONIGHT ONLY, and Ja'Nel has no problem appealing to the other two and saying, basically, "Who would you rather have on your team, me or Susan?"
In Blue, the men seem pretty clear that Nedra's gotta go up. Zach, in fact, seems to be enjoying it. Nedra goes nuts, accusing them of not prepping her station properly, and declares, "Fuck you, this bitch ain't going up," and stomps off to the bedroom.
The teams reconvene in the dining room, where Susan has to announce her own nomination. That means we get the always-fun, "I'm not sure" bafflement when Ramsay asks someone why her team is nominating her. He asks what mistakes she made tonight, and she says she didn't make any. "I guess they think you're the weakest person on the team," he says.
Ramsay asks Blue if they've made a decision. The three members not named Nedra say, "Yes, chef," and you can guess what Nedra says. "Oh, come on," says Ramsay, facepalming, speaking for every single viewer. He asks Jon what's up, and Jon says Nedra completely screwed them on apps, and Nedra interrupts to accuse the others of sabotaging her station. Zach does most of the talking for the anti-Nedra camp, with Jon coming in next and Anthony not really speaking at all, probably realizing that the more Nedra rants the more deranged she seems.
Ramsay orders Susan and Nedra to step forward, and gives them thirty seconds each to explain why they should stay. Susan talks about growing and fighting or whatever. Nedra says she should stay on Blue because yesterday she decided to join Blue. OK...
Not a tough call, really: Nedra's gone. But we get a little Nedra montage -- aw, remember when she wanted to pray over that first dish on the first episode? She tells us she's had to fight her whole life, so she's not going to let one thing defeat her.
Back in the dining room, Ramsay tells the survivors that he knows they're focused on getting a black jacket, but they need to focus on getting a dinner service perfect first. He dismisses them. "Ding dong, the witch is dead!" Zach yells at us. Susan has revenge on her mind now, and hopes her teammates are embarrassed for nominating her. Good god -- she's confusing "not as bad as Nedra" for validation!