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I'd never heard of him and, at first, I thought he was a woman in some sort of reverse drag. He looks and sounds (to me) like someone's frowsy grandmother. There was a time when Anne wouldn't have allowed those awful long nails in the kitchen - or high heels and flammable wigs. Jeff and Antonia are doing a good job with what they have to work with but I miss the original premise of the show.

I watched Chopped faithfully for years and enjoyed it. My interest started to decrease when they kept changing the judges and, since they made Tiffani F. a permanent judge, I rarely watch any more. Also I don't care for the special competitions with gimmicks. Still love Ted Allen though.

I was always a big fan of how Duff and Valerie worked together on this show. I never saw her anywhere else so my impression was positive. Then, maybe a year ago, I started seeing comments various places saying that she was practically unhinged on her private pages and used a lot of foul language. I never checked for myself but, if that's true, I can understand why FN let her go. I have no problem with Kardea. So far, I like all the kids this season. I like Jack and the little redhead with freckles. Duff looked distressed when he had to send someone home. I imagine it's harder for him now that he has a little girl of his own.

I'd never heard of a single one of these people before last night - and for that I am grateful. Most of them are worse than the regular loonies as they are acting extra campy on purpose. Where did all those small plates for the "family dinner" come from? I didn't see anyone make a dish large enough to serve everyone. I'm not sure why Carson was even there but I'm always happy to see him. Jeff and Antonia did just fine. Most of the cast members are ridiculous.

Kyle and Whit are both creepy and unpleasant. I can't wait until they are gone although Amanda needs to go first. I don't mind Brandon but I think the only one worthy of winning is Egypt and I suspect Gordon thinks so too.

I'd be interested to know how the prize is shared among three people when the amount isn't divisible by three. That has always seemed curious to me. Why set up something that will result in fractions of dollars?

Hurray!!! The right team won! Congratulations, Jonathan! I thought your team was doing the best all through the show but the judges have fooled me before so I was still holding my breath while waiting for the decision. I especially loved the spider.

I keep wondering how the trophy was managed. There were two people on a team and one trophy. It would be hard to share when the bakers don't even live in the same country.

I didn't realize there was so much material to draw from. I'll keep everything crossed that the PTB who manage the museum saw value in allowing filming there.

Darn. I didn't realize there was a forum for this show until just now. I think I looked for one before it was created and then never went back and looked again. Anyhow, I loved the show. I knew nothing about Harry Potter going in other than he was a boy wizard - never read the books or saw the movies. So I was fascinated by the beautiful sets and special effects. I loved the twins too. Most of the bakers were very good and some of their creations were just dazzling. I remembered Jordan from years ago when he was on one of the FN baking shows and, I think, won. His sugar work was marvelous. I was happy that team won. I'd love another season of this quality but I suppose the Harry Potter theme doesn't lend itself well to a series.

I would have been happy with either of the two finalists winning. I liked both of them. It's interesting what people tend to know. I would have picked Periodic Table much earlier in the game and knew most of them. I knew none of the Sneakers. I knew all the Shakespeare quotes and would never have been able to identify National Parks from one picture. I find putting names to faces in a split second difficult too. I love this game and I'm looking forward to season 3.

I watched it but I spent a lot of time being annoyed by Will. I find him rather obnoxious and the only thing uglier than his pants was his new mustache. I was rooting for Steven the firefighter. I liked that team on his season plus he was the only one I actually remembered. I had no idea who any of the celebrities were.

Yep. I've been noticing that kind of thing (and commenting on it) since Cupcake Wars. I've never understood why the editors/FN keep showing it. I still remember one time on Cake Wars when a contestant took something out of the oven and stood talking with her hand resting on the metal thermometer that should have been burning her skin off. I suspect they all finish their cooking and then go to lunch while things cool.

I liked all four finalists so I woulld have been happy with any of them winning. I was rooting for Rolf all season but, in the end, I thought Steven earned his win. His cottage was really cute and neatly done. I didn't have any problem with him using graham crackers on the roof because, as Duff said, that's what people making gingerbread houses at home do. They use what they have. It looked authentic. The important things were the representation of theme and the cake inside and Steven nailed both. I'm glad he won.

I was too although I thought everything was good except the poor turtle. I was very relieved when the judges made the right decision. I'm sure I'll be a nervous wreck next week even though I know that whatever happens actually happened months ago.