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I agree that if all the chefs put their best, most "oh my god" meal out, Carla won't win. But that doesn't mean that she isn't fully capable of winning. And I don't know about her being up against less talented chefs in her season, Stefan was one of the most dominant chefs of any season, and I think he would have been a strong contended if he was on this season. And while we're saying she would have won if she trusted herself, Stefan would have won if he made a better dessert.

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So I went to the bravotv site to watch the Rick Noonen video where he makes Carla's pot pie. The recipe seemed pretty basic and simple. Then I checked the written recipe (which I assume is the correct version) and it is completely different and WAY more complicated than the version they did in the video. Very strange.

Carla seems to make really delicious comfort food, while Angelo and Richard make much more "foodie" type gourmet food with more exotic ingredients and techniques. I think they are the Top 3 and a final with them could really be interesting.

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I thought this last challenge was very revealing. Blais set out to wow them with the actual food rather than his usual theatrics and tricks. The result was that everyone was thoroughly unimpressed with his dish. He needs those gimmicks for his cuisine to work. Carla is simply a good chef who's food speaks for itself. Her food isnt going to be on any magazine covers but I would rather eat her food than Blais'.

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Forget the food, Angelo deserved to go home for those black socks.

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^ :lol: agreed

I'm pulling hard for Carla or Dale... so the last few weeks have been pretty tense at elimination. I really wasn't a fan of the challenge on last nights episode, or actually, many of the challenges this season so far, but the cast of chefs is great. From episode one I've been nervous about the eliminations, since they managed to bring back a bunch of people I'd like seeing on the show. Trey's elimination was tough. Always liked that guy.

Can't believe Mike I is still on the show! Admittedly, rewatching his season he was a stronger chef than I remembered. Just can't stand him.

Sucks that Kevin, Stephan, Bryan aren't on this season. And personally, I would have loved to see CJ come back, if anything to make Bourdain some Broccolini.

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I disagree, I thought they enjoyed his food very much, but he fell victim to his own gimmicks, because they expected them and there was some disappointment when they didn't get them.

Good for Dale for winning both last night! And Antonia for being right behind him in both!

Dale has been a bit up and down, but his ups have been spectacular!

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Just more evidence that Dale's dismissal from Season 4 was a huge mistake. Probably the worst decision in the history of the show.

Bourdain's blog this week was hilarious. The guy is funny without being too mean. Toby Young was not funny in the least.

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Toby Young tried to be the Simon Cowell of Top Chef, and it just didn't work.

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I forgot all about Toby

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Bummed to see Dale go, while punk ass thief Isabella continues.

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I was a bit surprised to see him go, but can't feel too bad for him after raking in the cash last week.

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Considering the best part of his dish was made by Tiffani... yeah, Mike's time is numbered.

I was definitely bummed to see Dale go. I was hoping we'd have a real finale without any stragglers.

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That was pretty low of Mike to do what he did and then act all smug about it. Too bad about Dale. They need to change the rules to let wins actually have more meaning, such as win a major challenge and get a "get out of jail" card.

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I liked Bourdain's blog post on Angry Dale, short and to the point :lol:

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That sort of defeats the point of the competition. It could mean they'd have to select a chef to go home that didn't necessarily fail at a dish, but just wasn't good as the other's.

Seems like Mike is just hanging by a thread like he was in his own season.

For some reason, Carla and Tiffany are even more irritating this season. I can't stand watching them.

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I love Carla, guess we'll just disagree on that one. But it hurts to see Angelo then Dale go in back to back weeks; that's a lot of talent to lose. Guess I'm rooting for a Blais, Carla, and Antonia finale. Tiffany bugs me and isn't as good a chef as the others, but I don't dislike her. Isabella was just kind of annoying to me before this episode, but is a 100% douche now.

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Carla has gone from likable to annoying for me as the season has progressed, but she now has a clear shot to the finals, as her lows are not going to be as low as some of the others.

I hope Antonia is the 3rd at this point and if Blais gets tripped up before the finals, it will be a rather weak finale.

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I don't see it that way. it puts more reward on those that win. Everyone is going to have a bad night and to go home after winning a few, such as Dale, sucks. To coast into the finale sucks too. Then again, it's just a show.

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I am so over Marcel. Everytime they bring back a chef(s), he is one of them. Bored now.

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A bad night equals elimination, it just has to be that way. It ups the drama and makes the chefs perform at the top of their game. Each week they're cooking for a chance to move forward or get sent home.

However, that also means that I've seen my favorite chefs get sent home while Tiffany, who is clearly out of her league, skate by on mediocre dishes. I hate that! It just happens that every week there's one other dish that sucks more than hers and I believe it's because the better chefs actually take bigger chances.

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If you think the premise of the show is to end up with the best chef in the group, then sure, past performance should count. But why have the competition then? We all knew going in who the best chefs were (we might quibble around the edges, but is there anyone who didn't think that group included Blais, Angelo and Jen?). It's a competition to see who wins, not who is the best.

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I knew that Dale was going home as soon as the judges said his potatoes weren't cooked. Undercooked food is a death sentence on this show.

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The same thing with last episode. Oversalting food is right up there with serving an incomplete dish.

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That's what I love about the show: at any point, a good chef can go home. If it was going to be a competition for the most consistent chef, then the other contestants might as well go home right now and call it a day. There's no point in them continuing to compete if they don't have a shot at winning.