Stardancer Supreme

That is what I want! Most of the male chefs, barring Jet, Shota, and Tobias Durzon, are so arrogant and smarmy. I love seeing the rest of them get knocked down a few pegs. 604: The judges: Marcus Samuelsson, Nancy Silverton, Charlie Palmer. I went 1 for 4 this episode. Most of these chefs are new to me and I gained a new appreciation for one of them. Amanda Frietag vs. Carlos Anthony: Carlos wins. I know it must frustrate Chef AF to no end to always lose by miniscule margins. I think the judges were more impressed by Carlitos doing a Mole in 30 minutes. I'm still not a fan of him, though. Sara Bradley vs. Dale Tarde: Sara wins. How ridiculous that kimchi sauce took the "Boogeyman" out! Nini Nguyen vs. Claudette Zepeta: Nini wins! I was recently introduced to Claudette by way of Wild Card Kitchen, so I knew she had some chops in the kitchen. I was rooting for Nini and I wasn't disappointed. Randa does these contestants dirty and Claudette overcooked the protein; that is usually the kiss of death in cooking competitions. Tobias Durzon vs. David Viana: David wins. I was really pulling for Tobias but I really wanted to eat David's dish through the screen. A whole lot of upsets in this episode!

Yeah, I will forgive Scott for his choice in words in regards to Lori. At least he didn't berate her like Jonathan does to Ana. Jonathan is back on my shytlist. It was mostly his tone towards her in the talking heads; "I'm not going to smile at you when you are doing poorly in a task". Way to be encouraging to your wife you supposedly love... Courtney and Jasmine has a strong relationship; they were not good racers. Poor navigation and horrible taxi luck did them in. Only Holden and Han got the idea of getting taxis from a hotel? That's much easier than trying to flag them down in the street. Holden and Han are normal siblings and I wish he had piped down during the origami. I thought that the racers would have to do multiple small cranes, not that jumbo sided one! It was also fun to see so many ninja fantasies get crushed. I would not have done double digit attempts at that task, though. RAAAAACE!

I was aghast! I understand that you only had 30 minutes, but sloshing food everywhere was not that appealing. I kind of felt bad for the kitchen cleaner.

603: I went 3 for 1 as well; I'm not a fan of Joe Sasto, and very happy for Mama Wong, Jonathon Sawyer, and Chef Jet. Jet takes the highest score of this season thus far. I liked Fabio not being a sore loser for his first time in the TOC arena. I chuckled when the judges said that they can always tell when a chef is new to TOC. He even provoked Randa. I didn't know that Guy hated hard boiled eggs. LOL! TOC was even nice enough to boil the eggs for the contestants; I did notice the boiling water on Joe Sasto's side. I know he wasn't silly enough to do a pasta dish in 30 minutes. Lee Ann Wong squeaked her win; time management is so key to these battles when you only have a limited amount of time! Too much salt vs. too much spice... Too much salt is the one that gets you booted. Did Karen taste her dish at all? Jonathon put so much Berbere spice in his food that he shocked the Dancing Spice Queen! Pyet thought she was going to beat Jet Tila? I wanted his dish most of all!

Same! I cackled at Nick and Mike channeling all their frustration into the final match and not being able to move the wrestler until he decided to move himself. That was fun to watch! Who knew that Ernest would be the lone rhythmless racer? I'm glad Mark was able to hold his frustration and not unleash it on Ernest. I'm also glad Jonathan brought it down a notch or ten. I can imagine how he must have cringed watching episode 1...

I just binged the whole season and I really loved this show! I'm going to try nearly everything Meghan has made. She is really down to earth and surely doesn't deserve the hateration thrown at her dancerie. Hell, I want to be friends with her so she can cook yummy food with me...

602: The judges: Alex Guarnaschelli, Mei Lin, Jonathan Waxman (and Katsu!). Stephanie Izard vs. Michael Reed - Michael Reed wins! He scored higher on Randa. Brittanny Anderson vs. Shota Nakajima - Shota wins! Shota is my cooking bias, so I was happy for his win. Shota also had the highest score thus far. Kaleena Bliss vs. Chris Consentino - Kaleena wins! She is new and pretty awesome to watch. I did notice that Guy would call her by her first name and refer to CC by his last name. Not too buddy buddy with Chef Consentino, huh? Britt Rescigno vs. Chris Oh - Britt wins! Chris was hella cocky, and it bit him in the end. Better luck in TOC 7, OMG. I have to stop watching this show before dinner; now I want tempura and Asian food! I wanted to eat everyone's dishes.

601: The judges: Maneet Chauhan, Alex Guarnaschelli, Wolfgang Puck. Randa was especially gregarious this season opener! I have always said that the key to winning TOC is to beat the Randomizer into submission. For tonight's matchups, I got 3 of the chef wins I was rooting for. Rocco Dispirito vs. Tim Love - Rocco wins! It was funny that Tim expected Alex to be the "warm and fuzzy" judge. Has he met her? LOL. Rocco scored higher on Randa and Presentation. Kevin Lee vs. Casey Thompson - Kevin wins! Kevin scored higher with Randa. Adriana Urbina vs. Adam Sobel - Adam wins. He scored higher on all three points. Here's hoping that Kevin Lee takes him out in the second round. Antonia Lofaso vs. Maria Mazon - Antonia wins! Listen, I love the Princess Warrior (eye rolls on that nickname), I really do. But is she going to stress us and herself all the way to the end to lose by one point again? She took the longest to agree to go back to TOC. While 4 heavy hitters are out of contention, there is still Jet Tila to get past... If TOC wishes to extend the trend of women winners, that's fine. However, Antonia has a hard way to go with all the women in this year's bracket who may be just as deserving as her. I did laugh when Maria said she would "go Mexican" on Antonia if she loses TOC 6. No pressure, right?

No. He "Empowered her to run the ship without his approval". (I wrote that down!) I am only a fan of Lori because she gave birth 8 times; there was no twins in that pack. I guess she really wanted a daughter but realized too late that wasn't going to happen.

Same. My thought on Jonathan was that killer fatigue is going to be his undoing. He seems so emotionally bombastic with the high of being the first team in the beginning of the leg and the lows of not finishing first. He might race himself into a coronary if he keeps that up! Scott and Lori made me rewind their talking head because I couldn't believe what he said about her! What do you mean that "she runs the ship without my approval"? Sir, you leave her with EIGHT children to work out of state! The very least you can do is "allow" her to run things without you since you are NOT there to help her! I was so worried for Courtney and Jasmin; my first thought was that the taxi drivers was being a bit racist against Black women until the talking head in the cab later explaining that they were giving the taxi drivers the English version of the route info instead of the Chinese version. I loved the sisters, but I knew they would be philiminated right off the bat. That trauma of falling down stairs to the point of grievous injury would have put me off of applying for the race. I would rather be a tourist than to go on this show when my physical abilities are questionable at best and my phobias are numerous. Rooting for Pops and Jeff, Han and Holden, and Courtney and Jasmin!

Yeah, that's the thing that puzzles me about "NuTrek". It seems like Kurtzman and others are chasing after new Star Trek viewers and spitting in the eyes of the longtime Trekkers (and rabid Trekkies). It's not like there is a dearth of material! You can pick up any Star Trek novel in any series and you would have a guaranteed hit series. It's especially sad now that certain folks want to wipe out Black people, people of color and women from all forms of entertainment. I enjoyed DISCO because there was finally a captain/admiral who looked like me. I will always love Michelle Yeoh as well. I will wait for the future promised by Gene Roddenberry... *stepping off my soapbox*

Just watched the movie! I don't understand how folks can just shyt on something sight unseen with only a trailer. But since trailers can't hold their water these days, I don't watch them. I thought this was a fun little romp in the lives of Section 31 agents brought together by Emperor Georgiou's hubris and regrets. I enjoyed the movie; still think they could have pulled 5 episodes out instead. I know Michelle Yeoh is wildly out of budget these days though. I love watching her chew through scenery like her life depends on it. She has great chemistry with Omari Hardwick, too.

Lilia called Jen "The Path Forward". Witches still exist in the Marvel comics world so it doesn't make sense to kill all of these witches in this coven. Alice was at the end of her life and so was Lilia; Jennifer Kale has a deeper purpose. She may well create a new coven in the MCU.

Billy had Tommy's spirit within him the whole time; he just needed a body for him like Billy found William Kaplan's body. I'm glad that Jen survived the Witches' Road restored to her full power. Can't wait to see her future! Pouring one out for Sharon Davis, Alice Wu-Gulliver, and Lilia Calderu...

I guess Agatha and Wanda had more in common than we thought. Am I to understand that Agatha created Nicky all on her own? The Witches' Road was a scam to rob other witches of their power to what ends? Was Agatha like Galactus and needed a steady supply of magic to survive? Since Nicky wasn't meant to be there, her magic was unable to heal him. Rio didn't take the boy per se, because he was going to die anyway. Agatha got 6 years. Now on to the start of the Search for Tommy!