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Nutsy
Member
08-14-2001
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:53 pm
Love that Rock won, and Bonnie showed true class. *sigh* Now I have to wait a whole year to see Gordon Ramsey so real and raw!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 8:27 pm
Yeah, well looks like those betting site were, once again, right!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 9:20 pm
Well, unfortunately, I read the spoilers at the beginning of the season, but sometimes, I hoped they had been wrong, but they weren't. I had to remember to keep it to myself when posting here during the duration of the show. I think Rock was the most capable overall, but I'm really impressed with how well Bonnie did. I thought she was really sweet and classy about not winning.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 9:41 pm
Kudos to Rock. Now it's on to Kitchen Nightmares.
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 10:13 pm
Kitchen Nightmares is not new. I have seen a number of episodes done in England--so it's new for him doing it in US locations.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 11:32 pm
Had he finished 2nd (instead of winning) I wonder if Rock would have been as gracious in defeat as Bonnie was. Somehow I doubt it.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 2:27 am
I doubt it too - but that is more a guy thing. Ladies - at least in the south - learn to be gracious whatever betides. Isn't that a lovely old fashioned word - betides?
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Darclyte
Member
07-11-2005
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 4:50 am
Preparation wins the day. There was almost no way Rock was going go to lose, and the proof was in the prep. Since he's an Executive Chef, he knew what had to be done, while Bonnie didn't have a clue. While Josh and his lack of cooking skills set him back, Rock's preparation and experience saved his night. Brad seems like a great guy, and I loved how hard he wanted to work for Rock to help him out. Julia really disappointed me. Sure she wanted to win, but what chance did she really think she had? Also, Chef Ramsay offering to send her to culinary school is a much better prize. I have no idea why she didn't realize it at the time, despite being so soon after her eviction. But again, Rock's experience led to him being much better prepared. Having someone like Josh messing up the food is one thing, and something Rock can't control but only try to work around. Running out of not one, but 2 different ingredients is entirely on Bonnie and shows her lack of experience and thus lack of prep. I didn't really care who won, but Rock was clearly more deserving.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 6:54 am
Yay Rock!
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 7:52 am
Rock did way better, especially with directing the kitchen. Bonnie didn't deal with her people- she kinda looked like she was looking to Ramsay to yell at them like he did when they were all competing instead of taking care of it herself. Like she needed him to tell her to get on them. They both had pretty dining rooms.
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Tamaracsb
Member
07-12-2007
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 8:04 am
I was dissapointed in Julia and her general attitude during service. I felt that near the end, she FINALLY got a grip on her attitude and tried to 'snap' out of it. I really think Rock and Bonnie both have wonderful personalities. I was proud of her graciousness and very proud of his humbleness. They both definately grew from this experience and I do think that the best person won. I think Bonnie will grow even further as she is young and will be a true force to reckon with one day! She is the luckiest girl in the world to have so much knowledge crammed down her throat in such a short time from Gordon. Wow, who knew GORDON would ever turn to be a sexy name?? LOL
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 8:47 am
I'm watching the finale now, and I have to agree... I was absolutely disappointed in Julia and her performance. I thought her reaction last week (the breakdown) was odd, but she was downright rude to Bonnie. I was glad she finally said something to Bonnie at the end, but I have to admit that her actions in these past two shows have really made me like her a lot less. Yeah, so you thought you'd be in the finale. You're not. So suck it up. If you didn't want to take part in this you could've gone home. If I was looking to hire someone, I would not hire Julia in any kitchen. I can do without pouting, sulking, smart-aleck staff, thank you very much! Much as I don't like Rock's arrogance, his experience is the reason he won this thing. He was better prepared, since he's done this before. That said, I think Bonnie did a phenomenal job since she's NEVER run a kitchen before! She's a personal chef for pete's sake. Up against an EC. I was a little surprised at the private coaching that Rock got from Ramsey, when Josh was doing so badly. I didn't see him privately coach Bonnie. When I saw that, I knew who was gonna win. Ramsey wanted Rock to win, and would do what he could to ensure that. So I'm heading back to the tube to watch them actually find out who wins. Just hadda come in here and say how disappointed I was in Julia. She was someone I was really impressed with, and I can't believe she's pulled the sour grapes baloney, especially after getting the culinary school "prize" from Ramsey. Sheesh!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 9:10 am
Oh yeah. Y'all were right... Bonnie was an absolutely gracious loser. And I agree that Rock probably wouldn't have been as gracious. I hope something good comes out of this for Bonnie! She really grew into her own!
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Jodied75
Member
08-26-2004
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 9:18 am
I guess I am eating my words about Julia (pun intended). Oh well, I still think she was in a blue mood, but her ignoring Bonnie and sulking was a bad show of herself. Anybody notice how the contestants are always made to look like complete nincompoops on HK, we all wonder why on earth they're on this show and how they can't begin to compare to people on other shows (like Top Chef)...and then suddenly on the last show it seems like the finalists are complete professionals? Seems to me that HK is really just a show about Ramsay's theatrics, and to see how long it takes for someone to break down.
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Mack
Member
07-23-2002
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 9:58 am
Can't say we're excited about either of them. Overall Rock was better last night than Bonnie. His experience was just too much for her. Julia's behavior still bothers us and there's got to be more to the story than just not being in the final two. Somehow, for some reason(s), getting the culinary school offer just doesn't seem to make it for her. One notion that hit us over the past couple of shows was how she was not selected early by Rock or Bonnie. Sure, you can write that off as them being "superior" because of their formal culinary training but maybe there was more going on than we saw. If it was just her lack of training then shame on them but...well...we may never know.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 11:19 am
I'm just glad this show is over now, so I don't have to keep tuning in to see the next trainwreck. Sigh, one of those love-hate shows, I guess.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 1:56 pm
But oh boy, if Rock would have picked Julia instead of Josh, he would have really rocked last night. As it was, I thought it was even all the way up to the end. Bonnie's mistake: not ordering enough pasta Rock's mistake: only choosing the guys to be on his team Anyway, I wanted Rock to win more than I wanted Bonnie to and like she said, her thing will come along, this is Rock's.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 3:45 pm
BuddyTV Interview with Rock
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Konamouse
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 11:01 pm
I think Bonnie was relieved. After doing the work of a head chef, I think she came to the realization that she didn't want that job.

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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 7:04 am
Rock couldn't pick Julia. Bonnie had the next to last pick, and she picked Julia. That left the last pick, Josh, for Rock.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 8:36 am
Am I the only Roc fan? I am happy that he won!
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 12:37 pm
so am I, Grooch.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 12:57 pm
I am too. He worked at a DC restaurant near here.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 1:01 pm
I was fine with Rock winning!
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 2:20 pm
Grooch, what do you mean, are you the only fan of Rock? Didn't you read this thread? Plenty of Rock fans, me included.
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