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Don't forget, another shocking edition of Hell's Kitchen tonight.

Moves to 9pm starting tonight. There are 4 episodes left after tonight.

Re: Hell's Kitchen -- The 9th season Thread -- Premieres 7/18/11 on FOX
 

Had the wife and kids double up on the Depends, just in case.

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rotfl

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So, how excited is everybody over Elise's last minute reprieve? :D

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She needs to just go. Hopefully after next week that will finally be it cause EVERYONE seems to be sick of her.

I know they're keeping her cause she keeps the drama on the show, but enough is enough!

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Yeah, she needs to go. Pronto. From the brief glimpses of the next episode, it finally seems to be headed in that direction since no longer is it just her arguing just with the red team, it's the whole team. Tommy escaped once again and honestly did not have a terrible service (we all know though he is the weakest of Team Blue). Actually, I think he moved ahead of Elise after this show. Creepy marionette, but theoretically he could make it to third.

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With the "VIP Guests," I recognize the black guy (pretty sure he is an actor or was a child actor) and was the italian guy one of the contestants on Top Chef a couple of seasons ago?

I'm thinking it's gonna come down to Will and Paul as the final two.

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I love how Elise is up on the block every time, yet when she gets the black jacket she celebrates like she was just freed from prison, trying to throw it in everyone's face. Bitch, the people who should be celebrating are the ones who weren't about to get sent home. Gratitude... it escapes her.

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Finally watched this today. I can't believe that Elise survived another day and especially with all her crying in this episode.

For someone who is supposedly a strong leader, she breaks down crying so easily. I was especially annoyed when she was crying after the Red team lost the 30/20/10 minute challenge.

:lol: at Elizabeth begging at the end. I can't stand Elise, but Elizabeth definitely is way too immature/green to run a kitchen. She's an awful communicator in the kitchen.

I think it's going to come down between Paul and Will.

As far as the VIP's goes, I recognized Fabio from Top Chef and the actress Josie Loren from Make it or Break It.

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I just like when Elise gets called out for anything her jaw always drops open big enough to send a plane through as if to go "You've got be kidding? Me do something wrong?"

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Elise was looking good in her "going out" outfit. :eyebrow:

I can't see Elise surviving past next week (and I'm assuming next week is double elimination?). She's pissed off every person on the show and flat-out lied. At this point it seems like Will's to lose.

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Ugh.....Elise is easily my most disliked HK character ever. I'm thinking her and Tommy are out next week.

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I did like the idea of bringing back a 'veterans' team to go against them.

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btw... im surprised at how almost every contestant smokes on hells kitchen... as if they are required to smoke on the show

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Yeah, mine too. Somehow she lasted this week, I'm not even sure how when it is so bloody obvious she needs to go now. Maybe next week, maybe not. I know I have been critical of Tommy in the past but there was nothing wrong for him this week and last week was minimal. Heck, technically only him and Will had nothing wrong this week. I wouldn't call him a dark horse or anything but he's better than Elise for sure and arguarbly better than Paul (he really faltered this week). I dunno, I've noticied he doesn't say too much when people start fighting. Out of sight, out of mind (and it isn't a bad strategy either).

However, regardless of how they shuffle the other four, Will still wins this. I don't see any other logical outcome.

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I'd imagine that the producers feel she brings conflicts and fights which they see as good TV and ratings. I'll be glad when she's gone. I hardly see someone who causes so much drama making a good restaurant manager. Of course, Chef Gordon Ramsay is no slouch in creating drama himself, so who knows?

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Soon, Elise, soon. You don't actually think Ramsey would pick a divisive, super-arrogant bitch like you as winner, do you? If he does, it'll be the last Hell's Kitchen for me.

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After seeing the runner ups last night, I think it would be an interesting season if he brought back all the previous winners or the final 2 contestants from each season.

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You mean a female version of Ramsay?

Kidding, I agree. He would never get another restaurant to agree to hire the HK winner if he actually inflicts her on one.

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At this point even if Elise is out next week, she won't be gone for long... With all her drama no way she isn't one of the returning chefs for the finale.

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Lead. Pipe. Cinch.

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After this episode, I think I finally reached the point of not caring after this point. Heck, let Tommy win at this point. I actually like his personality, but his cooking is sub-par. At least he had the guts to say Elise's cooking is shit. Will and Paul played the part of saying the stronger chef is actually the weaker chef. I lost all respect for Paul after tonight. If you aren't interested in Jenn, that's fine. Nobody is saying go make babies with her but at least treat her with some respect. Basically laughing at her and then follow it up by galvanting over some other lady chef in front of her face was a little disrespectful.

And Elise can go die in a fire. She couldn't cook a piece of fish to save her life. I know they are keeping her around for ratings but my wife and I both are to the point where we don't even want to watch the final. We are that fed up with her. I still believe Will is going to win this hands down and have not seen anything to dispute that. The only other person who has a chance is Paul.

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Wow, did not see Will and Paul actually choosing Elise over Jenn. Hasn't Elise been up for elimination just about every episode? I get it that she's still around for the "ratings" but in the past seasons of HK, normally if you were sent up X amount of times, you were the one dropped.

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Elise has become a bad joke to the show and is making Hell's Kitchen lose all credibility as a serious competition. I understand keeping her around just for the ratings but it's gone on too far. Jennifer made one bad risotto dish and Elise endlessly screwed up the expensive fish. Gee, in the real world, who would get the axe? I'm shocked Tommy is still around and I've just lost all respect for Will and Paul who decided to screw over the true "better" chef, Jennifer. Obviously they see Elise as less of a challenge, but I do believe that will come back and literally bite them in the tushes. At this point, I'm unhappy with the show. Now, I really would like to see Elise win it all because Ramsey truly deserves her.

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I think I'm loosing more respect for Ramsey the more he keeps with this show with this kind of thinking on how to win.

Its making ALL cooks look bad.