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Tournament of Champions - Season 5 Discussion Thread
mlp replied to Mellowyellow's topic in Tournament Of Champions
I had very mixed emotions during the first round because I wanted both Michael and Antonia to win. In the end, I think Michael handled the loss better than she would have and I was happy for her. I don't actively dislike Shirley but I've found her annoying since TC and I like Kevin a lot so I was very happy when he won the second round. I was also happy for Tobias. I like him. Round four was a disappointment but not a surprise. I was rooting for Eric all the way, partly because I like him and partly because Maneet has become a bit arrogant since she won her belt. There was nothing decadent about Eric's dish so I was fully expecting him to lose on that count. I've always thought that he could have won TC if he had planned his dishes better and this was no different. -
Aaron is not the brightest chef out there, He uses a lot of words wrong. Just ignore him. :) Gordon does seem to be giving Jordan a lot of attention and I don't understand why. Personally, I would have sent him packing last week for wearing those ripped jeans. Zach (?) is one of my favorites too but I don't understand his hair. He's a white guy with dreadlocks long enough to coil? I keep wondering if that's really his hair or a fake coil he wears to identify wih his island background. It seems like it would be uncomfortably heavy if it's real hair.
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Spring Baking Championship - General Discussion
mlp replied to Aethera's topic in Spring Baking Championship
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Spring Baking Championship - General Discussion
mlp replied to Aethera's topic in Spring Baking Championship
Michael was fun and quirky and I liked him but he was the obvious choice for elimination. He wasn't a bit surprised. FN must have hired new hair and makeup people. Nancy looks she went to Guy Fieri's barber and there was something very weird going on at Kardea's right temple. I coulldn't tell if it was hair or some kind of stenciling.- 2.6k replies
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I liked all the contestants for a change. I fell asleep during the dessert course. Who won?
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I had those three plus pageant girl on my dislike list, I was on the fence about Bryson after his intro but he was fine and respectful during judging so I'm OK with him so far. The boy with the missing hand must have good parents. He was comfortable talking about it and showing his assistive device and he seemed to be managing quite nicely. I was sure they weren't going to eliminate him first. I have never liked Daphne Oz but, if I had never seen her before, I wouldn't have had any problem with her tonight.
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Spring Baking Championship - General Discussion
mlp replied to Aethera's topic in Spring Baking Championship
There seems to be a lot of talent this season. The woman who went home was the obvious choice. She didn't even get the "adventure" part of the assignment. Her decoration was meaningless without an explanation. I didn't like Kardea on the Elf on the Shelf show before Christmas but she's doing fine here. Nancy is her usual PIA and her hair was a mess.- 2.6k replies
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Tournament of Champions - Season 5 Discussion Thread
mlp replied to Mellowyellow's topic in Tournament Of Champions
I agree about Maneet. I've always liked her but she seems to have a much higher opinion of herself since she won TOC. It's not flattering. She once said she has her beautiful and undoubtedly expensive chef coats made for her in India. Pairing them with ripped jeans is the opposite of classy. I liked Nini when she was on TC. I didn't think she was a strong chef but I was hoping she'd win. I thought the same thing about the broken glass. I was surprised she used the champagne and even more surprised that they let her. That would never have flown on Chopped. I wish they'd stop making the previous winners walk around with those ridiculous belts. I get it when the whole group first walks in. After that, it just looks stupid. I am really sick of Nancy Silverton.- 173 replies
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I would have been OK with any of the three men in the finale winning provided they clearly outcooked the others. However, I was glad Peter won because he'd had to do a lot more to earn it. I thought Josh had the better dessert but that wasn't the sole deciding factor. I think the format of this tournament has some inherently unfair problems as others have said. I hope they don't do it again.
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Tournament of Champions - Season 5 Discussion Thread
mlp replied to Mellowyellow's topic in Tournament Of Champions
Um.......... I don't know what the X1 platform is - or maybe I'm just ignorant. :) So I dunno. -
Tournament of Champions - Season 5 Discussion Thread
mlp replied to Mellowyellow's topic in Tournament Of Champions
I wonder if the problem lies with your local provider. I have Comcast and everything recorded properly including the qualifying rounds. -
The thing is.............. Most people probably know more about international foods than they think they do. This show always started off with easier things and got harder so the first thing could have been something easy like sushi. I think he would have had a much better chance if he'd chosen that category. I recognized some of the names of the fashion icons but, except for Coco Chanel, I had no idea what they looked like. He was apparently in the same boat.
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Tournament of Champions - Season 5 Discussion Thread
mlp replied to Mellowyellow's topic in Tournament Of Champions
When Justin was on FNS, I just couldn't stand him because he was such a young wise guy. Then he matured and I gradually realized that he is highly intelligent and knowledgeable and has a good sense of humor. Now he's actually one of my favorite people on FN. Funny how that happens. Mei Lin is another one. Her talent was obvious when she was on TC but she was surly and they had to bleep every other sentence because of her bad language. She seems a lot more congenial now and I'm warming up to her. -
I was hoping one of the men who were doing so well would win and I didn't care for the woman who won but, overall, I loved the show and hope there's another season. I was afraid the last guy standing doomed himself when he chose fashion designers. I was hoping he'd choose foreign foods but that was my preference not his. I did understand his logic though. I liked Rob Lowe as the host and I especially liked that there was a minimum of nonsense and audience screaming. The behind the scenes preparations for this show must be interesting. They must have a large committee that comes up with all those responses in all those categories. Thanks for the Wikipedia link, Gemma Violet. I plan to look through it tomorrow when it's not so late here.