Whee, reality TV! *twirls*
Nov. 3rd, 2011 11:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
apocalypsosSo, about last night ...
-- I'm so glad Kymia won. She's so lovely and interesting, and her artwork for last night's challenge was stunning. Not only that, she realized that she didn't have an angle that worked for her and asked her kid for more info, which led her in just the right direction. It was a really smart move on her part.
-- Have I mentioned how much I love Dusty? I LOVE DUSTY. And his awesome mullet. I want him to be my art teacher! See him interact with his kid made it obvious he must be a great teacher, and his piece was a neat take on the starting point he had to work with.
-- I feel really bad for Sara R. because it sounds like she had an awful childhood, but jeez, lady, this is an art show where kids will be. Maybe we could avoid teaching them the meaning of the word "affair"? (Also, I have no idea what Sara's relationship with her little brother is, but I really hope this doesn't make her family life worse.)
-- I agree with the judges about Sucklord's work. I like him, I do, and for a "supervillain" he's got a good heart. That said, he needs to expand his horizons outside of Star Wars. This isn't Dragoncon anymore, sweetheart. I think if he can stretch himself a bit more he could push into a much better spot in the competition than he already is.
-- Lola's artwork was so lazy. Ooo, flowers. How innovative. Seriously, anytime I like her long and poetic artwork titles more than her actual artwork, I know she's in trouble.
-- I didn't think Tewz's artwork was THAT bad. That said, it struck me that it might have been an idea I would have come up with, and there's a reason I'm not on this show.
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-- Oh, good Lord, I was SO FUCKING GLAD when they kicked Tyler out first. Jesus, he was a total irritant. He was like the opposite of Chuy, who didn't make a big deal about being very talented and competent and seemed like a real contender. The moment Tyler first opened his mouth, I couldn't wait for him to get kicked off. Or hopefully for Tom to punch him in the mouth.
-- I love that they made the chefs engage in a cook-off to get onto the show. You could see it coming from the first previews making a point of announcing it would start with 29 cheftestants -- they obviously weren't keeping most of them long -- but it was still really neat to see that they weren't just judging if they deserved a coat based just on the taste of the resulting meal. They cut people for bad butchering, for not getting everything on the plate, for making a mess while plating. It's the simple things we saw in previous seasons that made you wish someone had tested these losers on this before giving them a spot on the show.
-- So far, I really like the people who've earned spots on the show. I thought Sara sounded like she knew exactly what she was doing, and I was thrilled that Keith and his magnificent beard made the cut. And I cheered when both of the guys from that one Chicago restaurant, Chris and Richie, made it in. They seem like a great couple of guys, Chris sounds very talented, and I give Richie props for trying to prove himself by picking the pig ears for his dish and succeeding in an admirable dish.
That said, dear hopscotching Christ, Richie, you're a curly. A mohawk is not a good hairstyle decision.
-- Meanwhile, dear Janine: When you're deliberately vague and play the pronoun game with your "significant other", we know you're a lesbian. Straight people aren't so vague about the sex of their partners. I can only assume that there's someone you're not out to, which is the only good reason I could think of for you to play the pronoun game. Top Chef's cool, dude. They love themselves the LGBT community.
-- I'm so glad Kymia won. She's so lovely and interesting, and her artwork for last night's challenge was stunning. Not only that, she realized that she didn't have an angle that worked for her and asked her kid for more info, which led her in just the right direction. It was a really smart move on her part.
-- Have I mentioned how much I love Dusty? I LOVE DUSTY. And his awesome mullet. I want him to be my art teacher! See him interact with his kid made it obvious he must be a great teacher, and his piece was a neat take on the starting point he had to work with.
-- I feel really bad for Sara R. because it sounds like she had an awful childhood, but jeez, lady, this is an art show where kids will be. Maybe we could avoid teaching them the meaning of the word "affair"? (Also, I have no idea what Sara's relationship with her little brother is, but I really hope this doesn't make her family life worse.)
-- I agree with the judges about Sucklord's work. I like him, I do, and for a "supervillain" he's got a good heart. That said, he needs to expand his horizons outside of Star Wars. This isn't Dragoncon anymore, sweetheart. I think if he can stretch himself a bit more he could push into a much better spot in the competition than he already is.
-- Lola's artwork was so lazy. Ooo, flowers. How innovative. Seriously, anytime I like her long and poetic artwork titles more than her actual artwork, I know she's in trouble.
-- I didn't think Tewz's artwork was THAT bad. That said, it struck me that it might have been an idea I would have come up with, and there's a reason I'm not on this show.
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-- Oh, good Lord, I was SO FUCKING GLAD when they kicked Tyler out first. Jesus, he was a total irritant. He was like the opposite of Chuy, who didn't make a big deal about being very talented and competent and seemed like a real contender. The moment Tyler first opened his mouth, I couldn't wait for him to get kicked off. Or hopefully for Tom to punch him in the mouth.
-- I love that they made the chefs engage in a cook-off to get onto the show. You could see it coming from the first previews making a point of announcing it would start with 29 cheftestants -- they obviously weren't keeping most of them long -- but it was still really neat to see that they weren't just judging if they deserved a coat based just on the taste of the resulting meal. They cut people for bad butchering, for not getting everything on the plate, for making a mess while plating. It's the simple things we saw in previous seasons that made you wish someone had tested these losers on this before giving them a spot on the show.
-- So far, I really like the people who've earned spots on the show. I thought Sara sounded like she knew exactly what she was doing, and I was thrilled that Keith and his magnificent beard made the cut. And I cheered when both of the guys from that one Chicago restaurant, Chris and Richie, made it in. They seem like a great couple of guys, Chris sounds very talented, and I give Richie props for trying to prove himself by picking the pig ears for his dish and succeeding in an admirable dish.
That said, dear hopscotching Christ, Richie, you're a curly. A mohawk is not a good hairstyle decision.
-- Meanwhile, dear Janine: When you're deliberately vague and play the pronoun game with your "significant other", we know you're a lesbian. Straight people aren't so vague about the sex of their partners. I can only assume that there's someone you're not out to, which is the only good reason I could think of for you to play the pronoun game. Top Chef's cool, dude. They love themselves the LGBT community.
