Episode Report Card Daniel: B- | 11 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Today Ramsay Settled All Family Business, So Don't Tell Him You're Innocent, Barret
By Daniel | Season 11 | Episode 7 | Aired on 04.23.2013
In Blue, there's pressure on Barret to produce on meat station, but his first attempt at lamb is raw. He's not sure his quick-fix attempt worked, but takes it up to Ramsay anyway, ignoring the warnings of his teammates, and then unsurprisingly gets screamed at. His next batch passes muster, thankfully.
Red's already through half of their entrees, though, so Ramsay is pressuring Blue to speed it up, but things are bottlenecking thanks to Barret.
And now Red are on their last ticket. They're really communicating well and working as a team, and they finish up easily. Ramsay praises them, and then sends them into the Blue kitchen so all the children can get fed. Or killed, as the case may be. Barret serves up some raw chicken to a table that just happens to include Chef James' pregnant wife. Even worse for Barret is that James is some sort of triple black belt in taekwondo. Ramsay doesn't want Red to help anymore; he wants Red to take over. "Y'all know I'm not enjoying this, right?" says Dan. God, shut UP, Dan! Mary's got no patience for Blue's bitching at this point, and Nedra's pleased with the way Mary has taken control. Time to bust out the "bitch" in the endearing tone of voice.
So thanks to Red, Blue finishes up their service. Barret's beating himself up over things, but it's not like Ramsay's not willing to give them shit for it. He orders them upstairs to come up with two nominees for elimination. Michael yells that he's never worked with so many amateurs in his life. This isn't something he says during a talking-head; he actually tells his team this. He might not be wrong. He singles out Ray, and Jon gets on Barret's case. Barret can't defend himself, but he can bitch about Dan, which he does, for not being a team player, and there is some support among the teammates because of the way Dan was during prep and how he blew it on the pizzas. He's still feeling like Ramsay's favorite son right now, so he's not sweating it.
Blue heads back into the dining room, where Jon tells Ramsay that Barret is the first nominee, and after the commercial break, and a bit of a pause, is Dan. Jon says Dan walked around all day with his thumb up his ass and couldn't be bothered to help his team. Well, I'm not sure it would have been very hygienic of him to help out, really. Dan says he deserves to stay because he's proven he can cook. Ramsay points out that Dan has become something of an outcast on his team, but Dan doesn't care. "I don't expect you to be best friends, but you have to work together," Ramsay reminds him.