I never notice stuff like that. I would never have known that Comfort had a weave if you hadn't told me.

i've jumped down the rabbit hole of past seasons and am now compiling a list complete with youtube links to my favorite routines over the years. i've got seasons 2 and 3 done. should i wait to post it until it's complete?

is the paso doble supposed to look like a failed martial arts routine? I'm looking at you Jose.

okay, I finally got to the Kent/Twitch portion of the show.

If there were a step hoedown, Kent would get the blue ribbon. His shoulders were bouncy bouncy the whole fucking time. In this, he was terrible.

so, I started watching tivoed Top Chef. The challenge involved the teams voting, and someone said "this is where the strategy comes in" I stopped watching because I was annoyed. I hate this "drama" gamesmanship bullshit. I watch this for the competition about the food and the cooking, not how to get rid of a stronger chef or forming coalitions to vote. That's why I DON'T like most reality TV.

I'm still watching, on the first group.

All the contestants have nothing good to say, and Colicchio's face gets darker and darker. The other real judges are stone faced.

I think - I hope - these people are fucking themselves by trying to be strategic and super critical.

For sure, this wasn't the dynamic last season.

I'm so bored by this season of Top Chef, I'm barely watching. There's just no one I really like, and no one who seems as innovative and promising as the V brothers, or in past seasons.

It makes you wonder who the casting people *thought* would make for good TV this time around. After seasons with Fabio and Stefan, or the group last time, or even someone like Steven or Marcel, who could possibly have stood out as really watchable and fun this time?

Yes. I suspect they thought Angelo would be that. Maybe Kenny? But this crew have watched way too much Survivor. They have the ego but not the passion. (What's her name this week - "I'm as good as Michelle Bernstein. We're the same! It's probably personal if she doesn't like my overcooked shit!) And the rest of them - how do we take them down, not how do I outcook that person.

Compare that to the Vs, Kevin, even fucking Isabella. Not the same thing at all.

Oh please, Nigel, you've been trying to get stepping on the show for years? Whatev', then why hasn't it been, and you had Russian freakin' dance??

Also, much as Kent stepping was kind of ridiculous at that point...can you imagine BILLY trying to step?!?! That routine would've been HILARIOUS with the two of them.

And yes, Comfort's hair was awful, Cat's dress is ...almost as crackho costumer as Twitch's pants, and the camerawork in the paso doble was useless.

But....I'm actually liking Lauren. How did THAT happen???

Meara - Misha Chan or TBC?