Episode Report Card Monty Ashley: D- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Take One Down, Pass It Around
By Monty Ashley | Season 7 | Episode 13 | Aired on 07.27.2010
They get to the last ticket as triumphant music swells. Chef Ramsay distributes high fives. Jay interviews that he thinks he did a good job but that anyone could go home.
After the service, Chef Ramsay tells them they did a good job, but that he's not looking for four chefs. Jay is singled out for praise and is told to go upstairs and decide on two nominees. Out of the three choices. Everyone tells him they don't want to go home, which is logical but unhelpful. He tells Autumn she's his first choice. Ben brags about how great he is, although Autumn thinks Holli has done better in challenges and in the kitchen than Ben. Jay asks for them to tell him what to do, and Holli tells him it's his choice. Seriously, quit being a baby and pick someone. You're supposed to want to beat all of them, remember?
Okay, down to the dining room. Jay's first nominee is Autumn for having "some rough services". The second nominee is Ben, which he says before the usual time-filling commercial break. He explains it in terms of not picking Holli because she hasn't had bad services. Whatever, dude. Benjamin and Autumn step forward.
Ben, why should you stay? "Because of my experience and my passion." Autumn? "I have been called a princess." She means that in a bad way, because people have accused her of not having passion. Chef Ramsay's decision happens after the commercial. He eventually announces, "My decision is... Autumn!" Everyone waits to see if there's a twist. After a while, Autumn steps forward sadly. "...Get yourself back in line!" Listen, if no one bites, you have to eventually just say it. It's not fair to wait forever, make her step forward, and then pretend you were just taking a little break in the middle of the sentence. Anyway, we're not done. "Benjamin." Ben starts to step forward. "It's gonna be really hard for me to say this to you. Take... yourself back in line." These mid-sentence swerves are stupid. They don't build drama. They're not even grammatically correct.
Finally, Gordon announces that he can't do it and that none of them deserve to go home. He brings in Autumn's boyfriend and her best friend. And Jay's mother and stepfather. Holli's four-year-old son and his father. And Benjamin's wife and one-year-old daughter. Everyone gets to sit down and be happy with their families.
Autumn complains to her friends about how everyone's so intimidated by him. Benjamin likes his child and claims to be thinking of her all the time that he's not cooking. Not according to his interviews, which are mostly about how great he is. Jay and Holli also do the hugging and crying you'd expect.