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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 6:11 pm
I finally caught up after getting my cable back today. They are mean to Robin, but she seems to consistently bother all of them and I think she must be one of those people who lacks self-awareness of how she comes across. If it was just Eli and Mike I. ragging on her, I would throw the blame squarely at them, but even the nice guys like Kevin seem to be irritated with her, so I think she just must be infuriating! The talking really would drive me crazy. I want to see a Final Four this season of Kevin, Jennifer and the brothers. All four of them are superb. And Padma needs a new stylist, STAT. Those white boots at the beginning of the episode paired with those jeans and that top/vest ensemble made her thighs look big. I never, ever thought Padma would look bad in anything. I think her beauty rivals Angelina's. But that's two weeks in a row that she's looked "thick." Of course, I should be so lucky as to be "thick" like Padma!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 6:25 pm
Was she the one who wore a shiny green jumpsuit type thing not long ago? It looks kinda bizarre...
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 7:24 pm
You do know she's pregnant, right, Hermoine? She's due pretty soon. I'm not sure if she was pregnant at the time of filming. I like your F4 and hope it is them.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 3:45 am
I know she is pregnant, but I didn't think she was pregnant at the time of filming. If she was, color me embarrassed.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 3:48 am
Cricket, she is not due until spring. I just looked and found it in a People article. There is no way she was pregnant at the time of filming, which is what I thought when I made the comments.
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 8:30 pm
"I want to see a Final Four this season of Kevin, Jennifer and the brothers. All four of them are superb." I totally agree, Hermione! I was holding my breath tonight, especially re Jennifer. In an interesting flip tonight, it was Kevin who didn't want to talk about his food dish (visa via Bryan last week who didn't want to discuss brother Michael's). Obviously, those eliminations are really stressful. Kevin said something about being really angry, I assume with himself?
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 9:33 pm
I think Kevin was angry that he didn't go because of the lamb dish--although it seems like Jennifer would have been just as likely to go for her two dishes. Lorena was a sacrificial lamb tonight, in many ways: I think it would have been easier to justify Jennifer leaving, but she has been so consistently excellent throughout this thing that it would have really been an injustice. I was mighty impressed with the other team, though. Shallowness: Jennifer looks amazing in a bikini. Wow. How often do you see a body like that on a chef? Certainly not in the wedding episode, when all the doughy male chefs decided to jump in the pool. And I actually laughed when Padma was walking up to the Mission restaurant from Revolt: the tag was sticking out of her dress. Maybe they could have edited that out?
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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 9:56 pm
I think Kevin did 2 dishes, and ONE was okay, so Jennifer was in the more vulnerable position.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 3:30 am
i was worried about Jennifer too. The judges have let a really great consistant chef go in the past because 'they only judge the dish in front of them'.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 4:53 am
Could someone please post re-run times? I missed this show again!
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 4:54 am
Lorena dropped the front of the house job, badly. She let the lamb pass out and she barely spoke to the judges table. It would have been interesting if we heard about the comment cards. I'm just glad Kevin and Jennifer is still there. The liked Kevin's pork dish. The brothers well the one pushy brother gets on my nerves each week and I am no fan of his. I don't care how well he cooks he seems very difficult to work with and I want him gone.
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Nerovh
Member
06-12-2005
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 4:55 am
I think the judges felt that Laurine was equally as bad as Jennifer, and in that case, I believe they do look at past performance. How could they not? If 2 contestants are equally bad, it would be a complete injustice to send home the one who has consistently been in the top over the one who has been in the bottom several times. I was really worried about Jennifer for a second or two, though. It looked like Jennifer and Kevin both knew they played a part in making Laurine's job so awful, though.
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Marameko
Member
07-15-2002
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 5:28 am
I am not liking the dynamics between the brothers; which is distracting to the enjoyment of the show.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 6:02 am
I agree Marameko, I think it's distracting! Laurine was a big snore as the front! I am glad she went over the others.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 6:10 am
I still don't "get" Kevin's anger....
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 6:53 am
Add me to the group who dislikes the brothers interactions. I don't mind Bryan so much, it's Michael that has such a harsh personality (I think). They are both great chefs, just not very likable. At least their team did a really great job. I was amazed at how well Robin did with the deserts. I'm glad Jenn got to stay. I'm still pulling for a Kevin win.
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Smokey
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 6:58 am
Julie--my take on Kevin's anger, for what it's worth, is that he was just upset about the entire scenario. I think he felt bad that someone had to take the fall for the entire group's screw ups. I think he was mad at himself for his own mistakes. My first impression though, was that he was upset that Laurine had to take the fall for all of them.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 7:08 am
Smokey, I agree with your take on Kevin's anger. I'm in the minority, it looks like. I find the interplay between the brothers fascinating. It wouldn't be as interesting if they weren't both such great, but different, chefs. The fact that they are both so phenomenal makes them all the more intriguing to me. I was so nervous that Jen was going to go. I think a huge screw-up on Laurine's part was not explaining the dishes. It seemed that even after the first time judges called her back to ask her about them, they continued to have to prompt her. She showed no initiative whatsoever.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 7:16 am
Hermi, I like the interplay also, but I just feel it takes away from the other chefs.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 7:23 am
I can see how someone would feel that way, but I don't think it does. The personalities and skill levels of the different chefs are still quite evident. If they didn't have the brothers, it would just be something else. More of the Eli-Robin animosity, for example, which I personally find more distracting from the show than the interactions of the brothers.
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 7:37 am
I was afraid for Jen as well. There doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason as to which chefs are cut this year. So many good ones have gone over those not so great. Hermoine stated: I know she is pregnant, but I didn't think she was pregnant at the time of filming. If she was, color me embarrassed. Hermoine, no need to be emarrassed even if she was pregnant during the show. Who would expect her to be? You must be correct and she wasn't pregnant during the taping. I thought she was due in Dec. and must have her mixed up with someone else. If she isn't due to Spring, she wouldn't have been pregnant on the show.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 7:40 am
I also blame part of this on what I call "The Real World Mentality". After the first season of the show, people realized that if they were larger-than-life personalities, that they'd get more air time.
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Cynny
Member
06-21-2001
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 8:35 am
The brothers are from the town where I live, and Bryan's restaurant, Volt, is downtown. I haven't been there yet, saving up my pennies. But, my daughter went there for a Sunday brunch and said it was "an incredible dining experience". She said Bryan came to the table and thanked them for coming. And the food was delicious. Both brothers are from here, and the local coverage has been fun. I want to try to make it there for a viewing party before the season is over. I love Kevin. He reminds me of a young version of Yukon Cornelius from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, so at my house he is known as "Yukie". LOL
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 8:37 am
Bryan's restaurant is Volt ... is that how they got Revolt for the restaurant wars? I love Kevin too ... he's obviously very talented!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 8:52 am
They got Revolt from R- Robin, E- Eli and Volt. By the way, I loved the name Revolt for the restaurant. I know the judges hated it, but I thought it was clever, like an oxymoron, because you just know a restaurant where the Voltaggio brothers cooked would be anything but revolting.
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