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Justme2
Member
08-25-2005
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 8:45 am
Just had to say...Julia was a huge disappointment and maybe she should stay at the Wafflehouse. She was given a huge gift and apparently didn't get it!
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 9:16 am
Somewhere in that show, they said that Julia had been let go just 2 days before. She may have entered this show believing so deeply that she would win, that she just couldn't cope with not doing so. Regardless, it was surprising in a bad way to see her react that way. I hope it doesn't hurt Bonnie's chances in the finale!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 10:20 am
I dunno about the two days. Jen was the one who'd been let go just prior to the finale. And I dunno... I'm a bit surprised if she felt "so deeply" that she would've won. I think she knew just as "deeply" that she needed to learn a lot more before she could become EC at a restaurant.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 10:34 am
I think they did say that Julia had been let go just a couple of days before (maybe 3 days?).
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Mack
Member
07-23-2002
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 10:49 am
Still in all, seems to me that Julia should have taken this time to shine, to show more what she can do, especially if she was going to go to school and then try to come back to HK as Ramsay seemed to hint. Certainly she's disappointed and be it two or three days it's time to get on with getting on. The only other thing that crossed my mind was being offered the opportunity to go to school and being able to go to school are two different things. Maybe there are family considerations/problems that aren't coming out. ????
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 11:44 am
Oh, Mack, I bet you are right about maybe there are some family considerations/problems. I feel for her and personally think she was just feeling the let down of not winning. I bet she does great helping Bonnie try to win. Shoot, I'm still crying because I wanted her to win too!
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Bombaycat
Member
07-21-2007
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 12:58 pm
I was thinking Julia may have financial obligations that would prohibit her from accepting Ramsay's offer. It may also require her to move to another city or state. I hope she does great for Bonnie, but I have my doubts. She did say she hoped Rock wins.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 1:13 pm
If she won the job, she would still have to move.
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Zgoodgirl
Member
08-22-2003
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 1:19 pm
True Grooch, but she would have a job set up already there. I could imagine how hard it would be to be especially if you had family to have to move away just to go to school. How difficult it could be to not only enter a new city, but find a job that would be able to work around her schooling. I don't know if they ever mentioned her background, was she married or single. Kids or not. I could imagine it would be a struggle either way. To me, it looked like sour grapes. I just hope she does take this advantage and go to school. I would love to see her in HK again.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 1:21 pm
I was a little disappointed in Julia's reaction as well. It sounds like Ramsay made her a very generous offer, purely as a gift because he appreciated her potential. A very nice honor and far more than Ramsay has done for most other contestants. I think her expectations were far too high. Even if she were unable to attend school because of other obligations, I'm sure she could discuss that with him and work out some other arrangement (perhaps as a working apprentice with one of his chefs). That aside, I was more disappointed that she said that she hoped Rock would win after Bonnie picked her for her team. I don't think that was a very thoughtful comment for her to make.
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Keldogg
Member
08-12-2005
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 2:41 pm
I'm wondering if it's possible she couldn't take him up on the culinary school offer yet, because it would have "spoiled" the show. Since her elimination wasn't shown until a few weeks ago, if it was known she was in culinary school, it would have outed the fact that she did not make it to the finals.
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Zgoodgirl
Member
08-22-2003
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 2:47 pm
Probably Keldogg, I never even thought of that. I don't know exactly when they filmed the show, but last night Rock and Bonnie were wearing jackets on their way to Las Vegas. Maybe it was filmed early fall? That would mean that if Julia did take the offer, starts school now, she wouldn't even be on the next season, but maybe the season after. How long does culinary school take? I know there are probably shorter sessions in technical schools, but I am sure Ramsey made it a point that she would get into one of the best. Or it could be as simple as something as her not even have graduated from high school which could keep her out. We would never know what was running through her head. But IMO, from what she said to her wanting Rock to win, I think she was just being a sore loser. But I would still like to see her come back to HK for another shot.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 3:36 pm
I think that most culinary schools are a two year course at least. I would think she could start culinary school regardless. She wouldn't have to say that Ramsay is paying for it.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 3:47 pm
I think Julia's comment last night that she was rooting for Rock was perfectly acceptable. She doesn't have to like the person who chose her to be on her team. She said in her confessional that "on a personal level, I want Rock to win". How that gets twisted into being a malicious comment, that she's going to NOT help Bonnie win, is beyond me. As for her breakdown, I too heard one of the guys say that she'd just been let go three or four days ago. Of course she must have known going into it that a Wafflehouse chef wouldn't win, but as she kept progressing and getting better and avoiding elimination, surely in the moment you would get excited and start to believe that you had a chance. I'd be crushed, too. I don't like to cry in public so I wouldn't have made a display like she did, but I don't think it's too far fetched to say that she'd still be visibly upset. Done playing Devil's Advocate...
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 3:49 pm
My DDs boyfriend has applied and been accepted at a culinary school in NYC. I can't remember the name, but it's only a one year or less course. Even for him and my DD, moving to NYC is a big obstacle for them to stay together. The culinary school helps its students find roommates among its students and helps with jobs. For my DD, she'd be on her own to find something/anything to afford to live in NYC, which is not an easy thing to do since housing is so expensive.
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Glenrie
Member
03-24-2006
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 7:23 pm
The culinary school here in Portland also last a year.
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Jodied75
Member
08-26-2004
| Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 8:43 pm
I have total faith in Julia. I think it was the recent letdown of not going all the way, and even if she was given culinary school, she still didn't WIN and stand in the spotlight. I love Julia, and I don't see her reaction as being ungrateful at all - and she has been by far, out of all the contestants of ALL the seasons, been shown to be the humblest, most hard-working, and most willing to learn contender. I think it was the recent loss and being away from the high-intensity competition and then being right back into it is what caused her to cry. And Julia, in my opinion, has always been the one to buckle down and just work, and I don't see her for a second compromising Bonnie's chances...because Julia would not be wanted to be seen as a sore loser, and she knows that if she makes someone else look bad, then she looks bad. Remember the interview someone posted upthread? It was obviously done after last night's show (as contestants are not even allowed to make public that they've been fired/evicted/kicked off the island - whatever - until the show airs), and she was very cool and humble about the whole thing, and not at all ungrateful.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 6:36 am
Thats what made her reaction so surprising to me Jodied. Because of how she acted before, being so strong and willing to learn. But hey I guess everyone needs to breakdown every once in awhile.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 6:27 pm
Is the finale tonight? Anyone wanna spoil for those of us on the west coast? Thanks!
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 6:33 pm
I don't get it until after football.
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Pashine362
Member
08-20-2005
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:08 pm
For you West Coasters - Rock won and Bonnie proved to be a very gracious loser - at least in my opinion!
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Carlpsmom
Member
01-03-2004
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:08 pm
the winner is Rock
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Carlpsmom
Member
01-03-2004
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:09 pm
yes, she was very gracious
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Stacey718995
Member
07-06-2007
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:22 pm
My opinion... was a very lackluster finale, predictable and boring
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Alittlebirdie
Member
09-08-2006
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 7:34 pm
Thanks from the WC. I figured Rock would win and I also figured that Bonnie would be cool.
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