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I enjoyed how quiet Sutton was. Garcelle said almost nothing, but did a ton of reaction shots, and "Wows" and flashbacks to her "DAMNS!" , and smirking which she seems to know is akin to a reaction shot. She knows the formula and can dial it in and have her camera time to boot. For the most part, Garcelle sat there looking disapproving. I really don't care for her. She REALLY didn't like the "witches of Eastwick" comment, which I kind of loved. Kyle and Dorit shouldered most of the work, they did the most talking. I see why Andy keeps them. They have very reactive and emotional faces, which makes good TV. Sutton's "don't make me your enemy, trust me" comment did make her seem like a psycho. I sort of remember, that in the past, it was against the rules to bring up things that weren't part of the show/seen on the show. Now, it seems super normal.

Looking at the stats of genital reconstruction surgery, it's super low. Like less than 5%. If Shawn is worried about Aaliayh getting "rid" of her penis, likely won't happen. Also, Aaliayh looks and sounds exactly the same, only she is now wearing a wig. I don't think she is on hormones. The plastic surgeon said that shaving her brow bone is pretty much not going to happen and not a safe procedure. I don't think Shawn has anything to worry about. I don't think she wants breast implants.

I was a little sad that when Sophie came walking up, Shekina just stood there with a pissy face. I would have expected her to smile and run up to her with a hug or something a little loving or caring. Skekina just seems to be annoyed by her.

I think the Shawn and Aliyah thing was staged. She didn't know where she placed her tooth brush after she used it? She didn't bring her own toothbrush cover? That didn't make sense to me. I think they just used that as a lead up for the HIV test. You don't need to go to a pharmacy for a toothbrush. I'm smelling fake with them. Sarper has quite the personality. He's funny. Megin and Jessica make no sense to me. I'm from a small town too, but this is extra oversight. Maybe Megin doesn't like Juan because he doesn't pay any attention to her, and this is her way of getting his attention?

Oh, @LBC Me you don't know my sense of humor yet.

LOL! Cesar reminds me of my brother-in-law who is in prison. Not Cesar's fault at all, but they have the same sort of meek look, kind of like they were just born and still getting adjusted to light. Bailey's like the Hunchback of Top Chef Canada. Vinny declaring his souffle was for Boulud didn't work. Boulud seemed annoyed, and the other chef's were like, "Oh, I guess that's for you." It created an awkward vibe. I also thought Anya was great at first, Maximo needs yoga, the guy is wound up.

I think Boz is cool as they come. She's out there, but in a good way. I think Sutton gets picked on because she's so emotional and aggressive. She has a very hard time keeping her composure and is easily set off. She seemed very happy to be sitting next to Kyle. Garcelle's dress made her boobs look weird. Boz and Neely or whatever his name is can adopt Dorit. She will keep them busy. Garcelle and Kyle both seem very suspicious of people and their motives.

Absolutely. Same with Kim and Denise. I never assumed that was the purpose of the show. Most of the women on the show aren't rich-- hence their issues with debt, because they feel pressure to be "rich." If this show is about rich women, who have real money, no one would be on it. It's more for people that want to be on TV and think they are awesome. IMO.

I get Dorit not wanting to tell her younger kids about divorce. When you are a mom, you don't want your kids to think anything is wrong with their family, as they are so dependent on you and it is very scary. She wants to make sure their childhood isn't marred and they begin to worry. The worst thing for little kids is to feel like their family is insecure. So I get it. Garcelle, IMO, was rightfully called out. Garcelle could have easily said, "If you want to spend time with Morgan, or anyone, do it!" Instead, she used the lesbian word. I would have been terribly offended and pissed. Garcelle is NOT Kyle's friend. Garcelle's son has been on previous seasons. He didn't want to be on this season. It's not hard to understand that Morgan also doesn't want to be on the show. Who knows what she went through being on the show, but obviously, it wasn't good, since she doesn't want to show up. Maybe I myself am a raging bitch (I don't think so), but I liked Ericka on the reunion. Sutton questioning Dorit about her mortgage, right after she says she defends woman, was akin to Garcelle's lesbian comment to Kyle. A dig disguised as a joke/concern. Boz is probably the most honest person on the show this season.

Sophie is a mess. She and Rob are both trying to look the best they can on a major budget. Is it true that Rob is selling pictures of his butt? With stuff in it? Eeewww. I think only men would like that.

I don't think Natalie knew, but given she's so into herself, I'm not surprised she wasn't in the loop. Not sure if Rob knew or not. He seemed to come prepared to go off on her, so probably. He's horrible.

Rob messed with the wrong person (Jasmine). Her calling him out on the butt plug pictures was so deserved. I'm wondering if all the men will still hang out with him now they know he does gay porn. They all seem extremely image conscious and gay-phobic. Gino-- Rob is not supporting you. He is protecting his own ass and is embarrassed now. The fact none of the men objected to Rob calling a woman (any woman) a whore, says a lot about the male toxicity. Rob and Gino are incels to the nth degree. My ex-husband was from Peru, and I can't imagine ever telling him he couldn't host his family at our place. They are family. When you marry, your spouses family is YOUR family. Brandon seems to think that Julia's parents aren't important, and definitely not important to him, which, IMO, is a RED FLAG.

I don't have a house cow, but I bought a large apple pie for me and my roommates and called it the "house pie." Inspired by Sarper. My roommates loved it, they were like, "A house pie!?" It was a hit. It's half gone now.

I'm going to respectfully disagree. LOL. Paula was in the bottom because he dish wasn't infused with enough peanut butter, and Maximo only stayed because his dish was muffin forward. I would have made egg muffin-tops (as bread) and filled with a creamy egg salad, and a dipping sauce made with egg yolk and tomato. Here is my remaining chef cheat sheet. 1. Cesar --> Really tall lanky. Mexican. Chicago 2. Corwin--> Bald, facial hair. Carribean cuisine. NYC 3. Henry --> Bald, prominent bushy mustache, works with TC Evelyn. Houston 4. Kat --> Short dark bangs, red lipstick. Los Angeles. 5. Katianna --> Adopted Korean, big bun in hair. Los Angeles 6. Lana--> Long hair, wears bandanas, African diaspera cuisine. NYC 7. Maximo --> also known as Massimo. Loud booming voice. Canada 8. Paula --> Ecuador, showcased Ecuadorian flavors. KY 9. Shuai --> kind of looks like Buddha. Big teeth, Chinese cuisine. SC 10. Tristan --> wears hat, lots of facial hair, new afro-Caribbean cuisine. Houston 11. Vinny --> no facial hair, apple bowls. Napa 12. Zubair --> Indian, facial hair, glasses. Chicago

The thing is, for this challenge, every component was supposed to be egg focused (to win). So however she would prepare the ingredients in the soup would have to be "treated" with egg (again, to win). I think she went with what she did because she could put egg into each component. Plus, they aren't allowed to look online or do homework for recipes when they are planning their food. A COLD poached egg should never be put into ANYTHING ever. IMO. This challenge really required a good grasp on good ole physics.

An egg-centric borscht? Cabbage and egg, beets and egg, sour egg soup? I'm curious what you think could have been done to feature the ingredient and be a borscht.

Yes, definitely. I think it was hard to pull off with the "mains" they were given. I think Tom really likes Maximo. He's always cracking up when he talks, and seems eager to hear him say whatever he says about whatever he made. Maximo got MUFFINS. For a cold dish! How the heck is anyone going to pull that off? I'm surprised most of the chefs pulled off edible dishes. I think they all should win. I'm probably projecting my own Maximo crush onto Tom, but I think we both really like him. He's just fantastic. He probably won't win, but he will be around somewhere because of his awesome personality.

Yes, she may not have enough experience with ingredients/dishes outside her niche. Her restaurant serves Russian food (which is awesome), but I'm not sure she went to culinary school. I'm also not sure if she ever worked in a non-Russian restaurant-- she doesn't have the experience (maybe) to pull from, the other chefs have that have cooked and worked in restaurants creating from a many cultures and cuisines. A basic culinary school (doesn't have to be CIA!) will teach you the basics about ingredients and the physics. She didn't seem to have that knowledge. She seemed to not know that baking requires some measurement. I'm still heartbroken.

I didn't really like this challenge. It was SO HARD. Maybe the hardest challenge ever. A cold dish with muffins and biscuits as the main flavor? Cold entrees? That isn't going to be good. The chefs didn't even know what they were signing up for (sans Tristan). It's telling that the chef from sunny warm LA won, and the chefs from cold Russia and Canada were on the bottom. Personally, I need food to be hot to feel like I've eaten. Cold food is appetizers/condiments and desserts. Deviled eggs can be cold, but the other stuff was weird. They are ALL super talented that they could produce something the judges liked.

My heart is breaking for Anya. She looked so sad and defeated. Now she has to go hang out with Bailey again. Womp womp

Because she knows it's petty and will make her look really immature and insecure if she admits she is jealous. She's been trying to get Sutton to "not like" Kyle the last three episodes, and maybe more by keeping her really close and making sure she is part of every conversation Sutton has with anyone-- or immediately going to her and asking in her soft therapist voice, "Are you Okay? What happened?" As soon as she finishes a conversation. Garcelle's biggest tell for me, is when she said, "I wasn't around you the whole time, but Dorit might have said something to you and I didn't see." Like she was proud that she wasn't glommed onto Sutton for 5 minutes.

Jennifer did that from the get-go. Announcing the brand of the dress her doll was wearing. She is a humble bragger. IMO, Garcelle has decided she does not want to compete with Kyle for Sutton's friendship. I thought Sutton acted like a spoiled brat and had a really bad attitude. She reminds me of Lori Vallow in a way. Thinks she is really special, has endured tragedies (that they created), and argues like a 12 year old. I just did not find her at all likeable this episode. I'm not saying Sutton is a killer or capable of that AT ALL. But the unquestioning undying support she expects from friends is an IMO a red flag. If you watch Lori Vallow in her court proceedings, she has similar behaviors as Sutton. Dorit and Ericka celebrating their birthday at the resort with a cake served by the resort staff really showed how their lifestyles have changed. In previous seasons, the hosted major parties at their homes (Dorit had PK host hers) with extreme entertainment, guests, and beyond expensive gifts. I remember Dorit getting a Porshe and Ericka getting a 100K ring and art. Plus extra lux parties. Thank goodness Sutton is around to remind them how broke they are! I'm trying to imagine a friend of mine mad at me because I did not support her unconditionally. I think I would run to the hills. Red flag!

They should have borrowed it before she spent all her money on her "fashion line." That must have wiped her out for a good while. Definitely. Ericka targeted Tom-- she waited on him for years, and once he divorced, she told him she was single. Not sure how Dorit ended up with PK-- I think they met at a wedding party or something. But Dorit isn't about to marry someone broke. Not sure about Jennifer's husband's financial situation when they met, but he definitely wasn't in the money like he was after they divorced. And Kyle constantly talks about how poor she and Mauricio were-- their first white party they did the cooking themselves!

My husband from Peru was also extremely influenced by Baywatch. His parents named their sister caroline because of the character on the show, who his younger brother had a crush on.

Kyle and Sutton and Jennifer got richer over time; Dorit and Ericka lost their money.