Yeah, Richard was kind of a dick. I don't know if he's really that full of himself or just trash talking. He seems to think that if you don't use a bunch of crazy techniques, you're not a chef, and the remaining chefs are all very strong on the basics.

BTW, how much did I love Carla using the liquid nitrogen!!!

I actually respected Tyra and the crew for sending two girls home last night. Ondrei's photo was not the worst. And the girl who went home did, in fact, photograph older than her 20 years.

I felt badly for that Ondrei girl, but seriously? Both of your brothers pass away suddenly and you decide that now is the time that you should go on Top Model? OK.

ANTM: well, so far none of them seems to be a raging bitch or batshit crazy. But there is time for that to show up. The kerfuffle about the chicken might be a sign of craziness to come.

Wow, that was a stressful judges table on TC! I can't imagine how stressed the chefs were, because I was certainly stressed out. I would have liked to have seen Richard go home just for being an asshat, but it is nice to see that they all cooked such delicious food for that challenge. Is next week the finale or just part 1 of the finale?

I love that Richard was the only one they really fucked with. Because he totally deserves it! Damn, dude, get over yourself. If nothing else, I am Very Pleased with the male:female ratio of the final five.

On Top Model (because I just can't stop, no matter how little I care, apparently), I'm willing to bet Ondrei had done all the auditions at least before the second brother died, and I can see it feeling like finally, something good in the family. That said, I'm just as glad she left. And that they still eliminated someone else.

Wow, that was a stressful judges table on TC!

As soon as the meal was over, I said I bet no one was going home. I wonder how long they actually deliberated, or if they knew what they'd do pretty quickly.

Antonia and Mike being distantly related is sort of funny, except for how it's Mike, and eww. I am thrilled that everyone cooked so well, though. With their families there, and their history all mapped out, it must have meant a lot.

Carla's husband is adorable.

Totally.

The shocked silence when Collichio said Richard's food was "just all right" was hysterical.

Oh, and I loved that Carla and her husband met on match.com! Hilarious. Also, a friend of mine met her husband similarly -- putting in "crazy" requirements!

On AI, I was pretty close on my ladies predictions - 4 out of 5. I had Lauren T. in Haley's spot, which would've been better all the way round and I didn't have Ashthon in the mix at all but that's because I didn't know we were getting three wild cards. For the guys, I was 4 out of 5 again on who America would pick. I had Brett in the Jacob slot, but I did have Jacob as the wildcard, so I'm gonna go ahead and count that in my favor and say that I was 5 of 6 on the ultimate male contestant composition. And I got my little cupcake Stefano to boot, so I'm happy with that.

This is an interesting top 13. I think Lauren A. is the only girl of the group who can really hang with the top guys: Casey, Paul, James and Jacob. Everyone else seems like fodder. I'm still kind of shocked the judges went for Ashthon over Robbie. Grateful, but surprised.

I love that Richard was the only one they really fucked with.

If he hadn't been acting such the asshat, I would have felt really sorry for him. I still think it was a mean thing to do (what is this - Hell's Kitchen?), but sometimes mean is deserved.