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Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 7:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
They are running several of the shows running up to the new one just prior for at least three hours..

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 9:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
Michael had a dental emergency and had to have his wisdom tooth removed. Quickfire challenge was to create a dish with one color, they drew colors out of the knife wood block thingy. Cliff got purple and had a little problem because he's color blind, lol. Michael won the challenge with the color orange. Winner of QF did NOT get immunity. Elim Challenge was a 7 course dish based on the 7 deadly sins. They drew knives with the sins on them. They all ganged up on Marcel, as usual. Very Jr. High, to me. Bottom 3 were Marcel, Betty and Ilan. top 3 were Sam, Michael and Elia. Michael won the challenge. Betty and Ilan really trashed Marcel in front of the judges, and Ilan trashed Marcel's dish in front of the dinner party guests.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 9:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
WOW!!!!
Spoiler
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Bettye was sent home


Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, January 03, 2007 - 9:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Thanks Lady!! And thanks for the great spoiler... just what I needed to know! :-)

Schoolmarm
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02-18-2001

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 2:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Schoolmarm a private message Print Post    
Vielen Danke aus Köln!

(Many thanks from Cologne)

I can't wait to get home and to get caught up with Top Chef!

I think that the color challenge and the 7 deadly sins idea were good ones.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 2:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I'm so happy!!!!

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 3:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Now if we can get rid of Marcel next week I'll be thrilled!

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 3:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alisons a private message Print Post    
I am really annoyed that poor Michael didn't really win ANYTHING for either challenge! What is going on with that? They could have at least given him a gift certificate or something!

Schoolmarm
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02-18-2001

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 4:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Schoolmarm a private message Print Post    
I don't mind Marcel...at least he makes interesting food!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 7:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I hate the gang thing that they are ALL (except maybe Elia & Michael) doing to Marcel. It is so high school.

Makes me want to totally root for Marcel (then Elia then Michael) just because of the way they are treating him.

Sam and Ilan went way way way down in my book tonight, which is too bad. I really liked both of them (Ilan a bit more than Sam) before tonight. I think they and Cliff (Who was also really kind of mean to Mia last show) are the top three chefs. But instead of being my top three picks, they are my bottom three because they all seem very bully-ish. And immature. And angry.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 7:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I tend to think if that many people are annoyed and dislike someone so much, there is definitely something going on that just mere ganging up. I think Marcel likes to dish it out, but can't take it when it's given back.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 8:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I tend to think that too; however, I have seen little to nothing that Marcel has done that makes me half as irritated as what I have seen the others do to him.

He also does not come across as nasty or mean. I have seen that (nasty and mean) in many of the others. From Frank screaming about his toothbrush to Ilan slamming Marcel's food in front of the judges (I was soooo happy that Tom brought that up!)

I also can't believe that Ilan repeatedly tried to slam Marcel about his virginity... Nasty, nasty, nasty. (Or was that Sam?)

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 8:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
I tend to agree with Tex on this... I'm sure we're not seeing half the stuff that Marcel has done to irritate folks (the bit with keeping the egg in the pan, rather than considering someone ELSE may wanna use it was kinda a teaser, I think). He is very childish in his attitudes (seriously can dish it but not take it). And I have seen nasty and mean from Marcel, it's just a lot more subtle. (I think what we saw this week was, finally, people just getting pushed over the edge with his 'tude.) Whether the judges are impressed with him or not, at some point they will have to consider his people skills, which are sorely lacking. You cannot run a kitchen without having a team behind you, and a good team will respect the chef. Marcel hasn't yet learned how to earn respect from those he works with.

I am definitely wanting Marcel to go next week... and I am so over his frickin' foams and gelees. I honestly think substance is lacking in the things he does, and totally cracked up a Debbie's response to his "lust" presentation (while agreeing with her). Lust, to me, should've been something so damned good that I absolutely HAD to have more. LUSTED to have more!!!

But this week, Betty's soups did look less than appetizing. It looked like the dregs of what you'd get if you had strained something. And red beets with red peppers? Eeewww... roasted red peppers alone would've been awesome.

Poor Michael. He's not really been my fav, but he really did a good job this week. And I totally agree... working with pain (albeit good drugs) and not actually getting anything for his wins? That really sux.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 9:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
I'm going to ride the fence on this one. Since we only have the show to go by, I tend to think that they simply don't like Marcel. I didn't either, but what got me most last night was Betty's leaving and purposefully not even saying good-bye to Marcel. I was very unimpressed with her maturity...or lack thereof.

I don't get the whole thing with Marcel's "foam" on top of everything, either. He probably isn't as well schooled or as experienced as the others.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 9:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
what Cost said!
Marcel has been openly hostile to Betty. Don't forget the time he just sat and mocked her while she was trying to prepare her dish. He is always making comments under his breath. I think he is young and immature and out of his league and is trying to overcompensate by 'trying' to be more grownup. I have seen my daughter do the same thing when she is trying to appear grownup or cool..all she ends up doing instead is looking pitiful, just like Marcel.

Biginjapan
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07-23-2005

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 11:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biginjapan a private message Print Post    
I think these people have taken to Mob mentality against Marcel. And they escalate any little thing he does. These people look pitiful. This kind of reminds me of the Paradise Island where they all ganged up on the one girl.

Rehtse
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08-17-2005

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 12:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rehtse a private message Print Post    
I sort of watched the show last night and I don't see how he was terribly rude to Bye Bye Betty. She's so petulant and unprofessional.

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 1:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
I think the thing with Marcel has reached a point where everything he does irritates them. I have seen the same thing happen at school with a certain teacher. She was just so annoying that she got on everyone's nerves. She was condescending, rude, and arrogant.

She was always making comments that I call the mean Mother in law kind (after the mother in law in Everyone Loves Raymond). You know the kind. The subtle little digs that if you respond make you look petty. After awhile it got so that people were annoyed with everything she said or did.

Things that with anyone else would have just been blown off began to pile up. I ended up feeling sorry for her because she was so disliked and just never could understand why.

I tend to think also that there must be more going on than is being shown. It does not seem to be a case of where two people dislike each other and everyone else takes sides. Almost everyone dislikes him. Even Elia does not defend him, she just feels sorry for him.

Elian behavior is really uncalled for. Sam's was different. He finally just blew up at Marcel's constant irritating comments. That is understandable. It was not mean or vicious. Elian on the other hand seems to try to provoke him. That is mean.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 1:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
allie, perfect analogy about the mother in law!!!

Gemma120in2002
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07-05-2003

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 3:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gemma120in2002 a private message Print Post    
I'm so glad to see it back on again! It was great to see Michael win two challenges back to back.

They are all getting pretty fed up with Marcel, but their professionalism is really suffering. I agree with everyone else about the fact that we are only seeing a limited amount of Marcel's antagonism on the show.

I was impressed by the fact that he didn't take the problem beyond the food. He didn't attack any of them personally, and when he was slammed about the flavor of the cherry gelee, he defended the product and told them to check their palates. He didn't attack them personally. Padma defended the flavor of the gelee during the conversation between the judges.

Instead of going with foam he should have used whipped cream, or a custard cream. The dessert should have been warm and rich and luxurious to evoke the sin of lust, not cold and gelatinous and topped with foam. It may have been flavorful, but it wasn't lusty. It was also very beautifully composed not wanton and mussy. I think of it in terms of how a woman dresses. Think Marilyn Monroe compared to Mary Poppins.

Dfng
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08-04-2005

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 4:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfng a private message Print Post    
They have to live with Marcel 24/7... I'm just shocked it took some of them so long to snap at him. His smirks drive me crazy.

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 4:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alisons a private message Print Post    
To me, Marcel comes across as more 'socially inadequate' than mean. They are all under a lot of pressure and he has become the dog they like to kick. At the end of the day, I go by what my momma told me - it is hard to throw mud at anyone else without getting it on yourself. Remind me if I am ever on a reality show to be nice to everyone!

As someone else pointed out, Marcel may be annoying but Elia and Michael seemed to have found a way to work around it without having confrontations. It makes me have more respect for them.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 4:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
I missed last nights show but it looks like I can catch it tonight. Betty should have gone a long time ago. She always has a rationale why her dishes which suck didnt turn out so well. How many times have we heard, I am usually so great at this, I cant believe it went wrong this time, bla bla bla.

Gemma120in2002
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07-05-2003

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 4:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gemma120in2002 a private message Print Post    
Alisons, I agree with you. He is very young in so many ways. Michael commented on it during the beach breakfast challenge. I wonder if seeing himself on tv will have the same effect on him that it did on Stephen from season one.

Grooch
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06-16-2006

Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 7:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grooch a private message Print Post    
Maris, once again I agree w/ you. Everytime Betty makes something, it goes wrong. After watching this show, I know I would never hire her as my caterer.

Alisons, don't forget that Elia has worked with Marcel in the past. She helped him open a restaurant and she has told him she would keep his back.

One thing in Marcel's defense, whenever it is a group challenge, or someone needs help finishing their dish, even though he may have problems with that person, he always seems to be offering to help them out.

Also, I really miss Mia in this episode. I would have loved to see what she would have done w/ the quick challenge and what she could do w/ one of the deadly sins.