Top Chef is pissing me off. "Giant douchebag asshat", thy name is Angelo.

[Rabrrrrrr]

Fucking hell - why didn't they send that asshole home 8 weeks ago when he was on the chopping block?

Maybe it's just me, but I've hated that smarmy fucked up attitude of his since the first episode.

I'm still not convinced that he actually knows what he's doing. He's had, maybe, some intuitive moments of genius, but I wonder if he actually knows why his dishes have miraculously worked.

And he's such a douchebag.

Fucking hell.

[Flaxbee]

1. I was disappointed that Tiffany was sent home last week...

but I knew from the first few minutes of the elimination challenge that she was in trouble.

[newcriminal]

2. I think he is going to win the whole thing.

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. That's my fear - and sad part is, the other ones I don't think have the talent to win.

None of them should be there, IMO. The few that I thought actually had the talent are all gone.

I think this year's batch of contestants is a most lackluster, uninteresting, untalented group of whining hosebags. Worst season so far, IMO.

[Flaxbee]

4. who did you like?

I don't think Angelo will win it all, I hope not.

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Well, here's where I am:

When the show first aired, I rated everyone based solely on those first couple minutes of the first episode that they show the people in a few poses with their names, and judged them only by how they appeared.

I was totally right that John would go home immediately.

I chose Arnold, Amanda, Kenny, Kelli, and Lynne to be the final five, and thought that Kenny would be the one to take it all.

Of those who are still contestants, I chose Ed to go home week 3 and Angelo week 4, Kevin week 7, Tiffany week 10, and Kelli week 13.

Kelli is the only one still in the game. I still like her, but I'm surprised she's still there because she should have gone home weeks ago. She's had some serious fuckups, and few actual successes.

Once the series went into action and I really saw the people and learned more about them, I still really liked Amanda, Arnold, and Lynne. And I *loved* Stephen (as a person), but I knew he wouldn't last long.

So, of those who are left, I hope Kelli wins - I like her less than I did judging her on the opening credits of the first episode, but I like her more than I like anyone else. Kevin is still boring, Ed still seems like a Staten or Long Island big-talk fucking moron, and Angelo is a total douchebag idiot. Kelli's issue is that she doesn't think enough - she has the capacity and the skill, she just doesn't know that she has it or is afraid to use it or hasn't had enough training to know how to use her intuitive understanding of food.

[newcriminal]

5. I think Ed is the only other one that even has a chance.

Even though Tiffany's laugh made me gag, I was really hoping she would win.

[WinkyDink]

9. Agree. Ed will be TC.

[wickerwoman]

7. They'll keep him around for the ratings.

There's always an asshole of dubious talent who's kept around forever because the audience loves to hate him.

$20 says he'll be eliminated just before the finale.

[AwakeAtLast]

10. I'm pinning my hopes on Ed!

Go Ed! Go Ed!

I work with a guy who reminds me of Angelo - they both have the exact same arrogance and look soooo much alike. Blech! :puke:

[denbot]

8. I was kind of surprised when Kenny went home..

That left the field open and someone has to take the title from G.d.a. The good news is that G.d.a. is steadily fucking up. The question is who will step up? I have only watched this program for a few years, and this is the weakest group of contestants by far.