milkyaqua

Re: VP choices, hasn't it always been said that the JFK team chose Johnson as running mate because it was the only way they'd get the Southern vote and win?

Not surprised Adjo won but I also wonder what exactly are the criteria for winning and why didn't we the judges deliberate over the three finalists and their dishes throughout the series or did they just focus on the final challenge? Also, pretty much every finalist got called out about something not being quite right with their dish. So did Adjo win because she was smart enough to redo a dish and nail it when it most counted? If they were focusing on overall performance, how do they give Adjo the win when as said by other throughout the weeks, she used plaintains in practically all of her dishes? As for her cuisine being more interesting, sure, as a country the US isn't all that adventurous when the subject of food from Africa comes up so I can see it from that standpoint. This is the third series I've watched and once again it all feels arbitrary. There are changes some have been asking for since the start but obviously TPTB don't care about those concerns and are fine with things the way they are. It all seems like a waste of time.

Also not surprised by the three choices. Glad Ajoh finally got her shrimp right, lol. I don't know what the fascination was for folks cooking shrimp so early. They don't take long to cook. I'll be fine with any of them winning. I still wish this show would make it a little harder and have the contestants all cook the same type food for a few of the challenges. Ugh.

I've maybe only seen one cooking show where chili rellenos didn't have the fluffy egg white coating. I was glad Jon had a good showing though. I'd heard of the strawberry pretzel dessert before. There are lots of regional desserts with ingredients that folks wouldn't think went together. Ajoh once again misses the timing on a dish. When she dropped that pasta at the start (and granted who knows how the actual time is being shown on these shows) I knew the judges were going to ding her and even though some folks don't like their shrimp barely cooked, no way were the judges going to appreciate rubbery overcooked ones.

The thing with cornbread dressing is that it doesn't have to be sweet. Some Southerners are very adamant that cornbread should not have sugar as that's some Yankee thing. As to fried whole fish, Chinese restaurants are good about doing whole fish in different ways including fried. And agree, I'm over Adjo sticking plantains in every dish no matter how many different ways she can do them. Jon constantly is getting called out about salt. Not sure why Doug would think several different types of mushy beans was a good idea. And by now they all should know if they have some main ingredient (Kim) the judges want that seasoned individually. I still want a cook a similar dish challenge but I know I'm just wishing.

Sigh. It might hurt worse if anyone looked up project 2025.

Yes, to your post. And I'm still annoyed that we can't get at least one episode where everyone has to put their spin on the same type of dish (eveyone has to bake a cake or make a stew or make a jello mold, or whatever). This show could be so much more interesting if they did that.

Yes, that's been obvious from the first season on pretty much any of these competitive cooking shows. I guess this one wasn't that exciting since I totally forgot to check this thread yesterday.

The new judges seem okay and the contestants seem okay but I wish some of the challenges could at least have the contestants cooking the same type of dish with their own spin instead of eight entirely different dishes. Ugh. Also, for some reason the only thing I took from this epi was the Alaskan cook not doing a quick pickle on her veg for the bahn mi.

Well that was anti-climatic but congratulations to the winner. Didn't appreciate Goldfish's performance of the first song (it's like she knew she was going to win so why try). Gumball is certainly fond of 70's rock. See everybody next time.

Oh now there you go looking for logic. I pretty much expect that TPTB are going to treat the audience as a bunch of maroons no matter the show/movie.

Oh geez, so when Monica pops up again she's going to be an international woman of crime? Seriously show, why didn't you just kill her, ugh! Now we have Bailey's ex and Oscar running around. At least Nolan and Bailey got a warning this time. Also, it would probably be a good idea to wait on a kid until after both those loons are back in prison. I did appreciate Thorson telling the doctor to stuff it. We won't even go into the silliness of Nolan and Harper going to Argentina, going rogue and being back in time for the wrap-up. I'd wish for better next season but that would entail some type of miracle.

That was a lot and yes, when Will was arresting Angie I thought, "But what about Amanda?" And of course Crystal was the killer. I was glad when Will told her she was the one responsible for the mess with her daughter. I was annoyed when he apologized to her and no, I can't see her doing the right thing and admitting she brought a loser into her home with her daughter and didn't believe Crystal about any of her trauma. I'm also with Ormewood when it comes to the custody fight. Also, he knew what Angie did, so how does this impact him? I don't see Angie dragging him into it. As for Faith and her boyfriend, with this show you just know he can't be without his issues. I do hope with a full season we won't have so much darkness on top of darkness.

I agree with this. Serena was lucky to have dodged that bullet. Why TPTB thought that Josh and Allie were that compelling was beyond me. I wouldn't mind Max, Beau, Serena and Chris popping up on the new version. And yes, what was up with all the medical examiners. The twins can sail off to oblivion and take Penny with them.

Definitely agree with the first part. I'd have rather had the other doctor and Penny focusing on her job. Didn't know anything about the new killer tease. Owain Yeoman was wasted but at least he got a paycheck. I'll miss the show as well even though I suspect that the things that annoy some of us would have continued if the show had survived.