Episode Report Card Monty Ashley: A- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Day 3
By Monty Ashley | Season 4 | Episode 3 | Aired on 04.15.2008
The men have reached desserts, and Jason does not inspire confidence with "Is this the right way to do it? I hope it is." And then his interview continues the theme: "I don't have a clue on this Earth what I'm doing. I hate desserts. They're tedious. Women can make desserts, you know? It ain't my thing." That's pretty good, but I'm afraid the judging has closed for this round of Misogyny Corner. I like the addition of complete surrealistic nonsense, though; it's just the sort of thing that could put you through to the next round.
Louross explains to Jason what a cooked crème brûlée looks like (answer: "like Jason's looked like about a minute ago"), and Jason also does not know how to operate a soufflé. Have you ever noticed how many fancy accents are involved with fine dining? I blame the French. At any rate, Chef Ramsay is not pleased with Jason's soufflé-saving plan ("get a little sugar and rub it around the rim") and goes off to pound his head on the counter. "Now I've got a [bleep] headache," comes the inevitable complaint. And then Ben's salmon is raw, so it's time to line up the chefs and Shut It Down.
Both teams lose. Christina and Petrozza are instructed to nominate one chef each. As Bobby leaves the dining room, he waves to the customers, which sets Chef Ramsay off again. No waving! No being happy! Get out! Get out! Get out! I never though Gordon Ramsay would remind me of Buffy's sister Dawn.
In the dorms, everyone is devastated. Jen thinks that none of them are competent to run Gordon's restaurant, and I have to admit that the thought had also occurred to me. Christina wishes that she could nominate Corey. Petrozza talks about sending Craig and Jason. Corey vows to go [bleep] nuts. I hope so!
Downstairs, Petrozza has picked Jason because he thinks Jason "has trouble with cooking skills and communication." Christina has picked Vanessa, but we have to wait until after the commercials to find out why.
During the commercials, I find that I'm actually looking forward to Baby Mama. What have I become?
Ah, Vanessa was picked because she was on meats, which "went down in flames. Literally." Very droll. Okay, Jason, why should you stay? "I deserve to stay because I have yet to totally prove myself." What? That's not a reason to stay! That's a reason to be thrown out on your ear! Vanessa, meanwhile, is in tears because she's so mad at herself.