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Not gonna lie, I was lowkey hoping they would award Dan with the immunity just because I love liquorice in all its forms and felt like liquorice and figs was waaay harder a combination than chili and mango, and Dan actually pulled it off. I mean, okay, there was the panna cotta that I was mildly offended by, but hey, at least it wasn't ice cream! I don't mind Depinder winning though, her dish looked delish. I know Aerobicidal already mentioned this, but literally "ten out of ten for creativity" when all Therese made was an ice cream sandwich and one element was directly copied from Reynold. ... Okay then. (I'm fairly sure Reynold didn't invent the liquid shortbread whatchamacallit monstrosity, but they sure made it seem that way.) I was secretly hoping Jock would use the term "sexy wobble" when talking about the panna cotta, but I think Matt P. has trademarked it.

IIRC, George demanded a raise and when the channel said "yeah in your dreams", he quit / was let go, and Gary & Matt then also quit out of solidarity - the three of them are supposedly very close friends.

I have a thing for leather jackets and tonight I got, not only one, but two leather jackets for my viewing pleasure! Thank you Pete, thank you Tom. Ooh, those pesky tart shells. Excuse me my ignorance when it comes to baking, but does the fact that they're not coming out of the mold mean that the chocolate wasn't tempered properly? Also, why not use silicone molds? Were they not allowed? Is Jock just a sadist who sucks his life force out of people's tears? So many questions. Hmmm, I'm still on the fence about Tom and Eric (unless it's been stated somewhere and I've missed it / don't remember). Aaron is pinging my gaydar for sure, but it is known to have been faulty in the past.

Oh, poor Tommy. He was a bit lost, wasn't he. I think he should've firmly put his foot down and said "you guys, I can't cook desserts and therefore I will not cook a dessert in this challenge that is supposed to be about playing to your strengths". He's a dear. I giggled like a madman when he laced his tart with ice cream going "I'm putting it into the tart and this is my dessert" while Dan looked like he was ready to have a stroke up in the gantry. I really do like when they introduce new challenges ("new" as in I don't at least remember this having been done before). I think what it came down to was that Tommy's and Conor's flavours were good, but Minoli's (supposedly strong) flavours ended up clashing with one another, and it was, in the end, a bigger sin than overcooking the protein. I think. But I was bummed out that she went home, too.

Oh hello Reynold, we meet again, you raging homophobe. I do NOT get it, how is he still a thing? I mean for crying out loud, careers have ended for way less! And furthermore, on Thursday we saw FIVE ICE CREAMS ON CRUMB. Do we really need Reynold, out of all people, there to encourage these people to do even more ice cream on crumb type of things? (Well, not an issue I guess since only three of them decided to go for Reynold's menu after all, but still. Also I'm not terribly sorry that Wynona had to play her pin.) Extremely lovely to see Poh & Callum. ❤️ There sure was a lot of Poh energy going on in the kitchen with the oven-staring and all that! I was too, her dish looked pretty good to me. But then, most of the food does since I can't cook.

Heeey, hold on just a second. Jock doesn't like Earl Grey? Woah. I think I'll have to reconsider my plan of kidnapping him and forcing him to marry me at gunpoint, because what would we drink together if not Earl Grey? Pete is being endearingly awkward in his talking heads and I like him. 😊 (I probably would not like his bacon ice cream, though.) Heston was just as useless as all the other chefs before him, which is a shame. Damn you, Covid!

I could bathe in Tom's voice, plus he looks like Will Poulter, and I'm alright with that. Had so many bad, thirsty Jock puns this week but forgot them all. :( One had definitely something to do with "When it comes to cheese, MAKE IT RAIN!!" Not a fan of the obviously pre-recorded chef visitations. I understand why they had to do it like that, but to me, it's just cringe-y on all possible levels. Would almost have been better not to have them at all. Tell me about it. Blokey's schtick is getting real old real fast and the sooner he goes, the better IMO. I have to say though that I did like his "this ingredient is pretty, and desserts are pretty, so therefore it is going into a dessert" approach. Food Logic 101!

Excuse me but what am I missing here? With the professionals, it was "here's 90 minutes and an open pantry, make what ever you bloody well like" more often than not, and with the amateurs it's straight into "here's this weird poem... thing... that Nigella recites staring way creepily at the camera, make a cake out of that". Also, nice try, show. I didn't believe for a second that Blokey was anywhere near getting the boot. Tom's voice really appeals to me. He could read aloud a phone book and I'd be mush in his hands. I'm glad he stuck around. Aww, thank you! 😄 We can definitely be thirsty together! ETA: SORRY, forgot there was a new thread again and posted in the wrong place!

The fancy mushroom lady reminds me of that one girl who wrote her kid's name on the plate with ketchup or some such. I'm not sure why - it's been ages since I saw that season and they probably don't even look alike. But now every time I see her, I just think about that little blunder and giggle to myself. Wow, Kishwar looked miserable bringing her plate to the judges. So I already decided that Pete is a treasure and needs to be protected. (And yes, I'm basing this entirely on his looks since he's barely said two words. Perhaps later on his character too, but for now, I'm a sexist.) Tommy is pretty adorable as well. I want Jock to taste my food ( = bowl of Ramen noodles) and look at me intensely. (I'm sorry, I will stop this, I promise. I'm just excited that the show's back again!) True. He seemed busy enough. I guess non-tempered chocolate is just offensive on all possible levels...

Great to be back! Watched the first episode. So far I didn't dislike anybody, but I do feel like Blokey McBlokeface will get on my nerves because the same thing happened with Tim - at first I liked him, and then suddenly I didn't. (But, katisha is right - a lot to do with the editing, too.) Oh, but do be fair - us foreigners haven't. 😄 It's the first episode and so far Reynold's been mentioned at least three times. OH. JOY. Aww, Jock learned a new word. ❤️

Oh hey y'all! Just logged in for the first time in a longest time and what do I see? MCAU premieres the day after tomorrow! Oh Jock, how I've missed you. And you guys as well! :D Oh my god. We'll never get rid of that guy. 🙄

Soooo... I didn't see the last season, so I don't know what was going on there, but S11, to me, felt stale AF (and NOT just because Silky was annoying). I popped in here to see if maybe, possibly, this season could be something I could watch, because I dearly miss my queens, but seemingly the bullshit "twists" - the same ones that made me quit All-Stars - have taken over right from the beginning. Ru, why don't you DO YOUR FUCKING JOB, which is literally deciding who should go home and who should stay, instead of making the contestants decide for you? No wait, I know why - the drama. As if this show didn't have enough of that without BS twists like this. IMHO, this show should've ended about 5 seasons ago, but judging by the incomprehensible ratings, it's not like my opinion matters. YES PLEASE! 🙏 I loved it!

I can't believe it's over already! 😭 What am I going to watch now?? So I actually haven't watched episodes 11 & 12 yet (I wanted to watch the finale today nonetheless because today was a sushi day for me and I wanted to watch the finale while eating sushi 😄), so I'm not sure if they addressed it in those episodes, but Andy really sounded like he was having a cold. I wonder if he actually tasted any of the food he was eating...? How friggin' cool was that orchestra?! I was praying for the Masterchef gods (and also the the gods of Hot Scottish Men) that Jock would be wearing a kilt as he did in the adult version's finale (which, by the way, is THE ONLY REASON I watched it), but I must say that sharp suit didn't pale too much in comparison. 🥴

Ugh, I was really rooting against Gil. He's just yucky and annoying. For me it was "ANYONE BUT HIM" so of course it was him. Not that I was majorly surprised or anything - as much as it pains me to admit it, he's good. Probably the best now that Pervert is gone. (Though I don't acknowledge him as the current champion or anything since this was a special season.) Because I am curious though, I do wonder how far Pervert got in the finals. Hoping that Sasukepedia - or someone - will do some digging. Minus the winner, I did like what they did with the finals. This season felt like a breath of fresh air, tbh. That's not to say I don't want the regular season back, I do, but I'm glad we got something. ETA: Well, after reading this on Reddit, I like Gil winning even less (though I appreciate him for asking a rerun). Like, come on. You can't just make up rules the halfway through! "In the Rayl vs Reale power tower, Adam did that move at the end where he connected the last shelf to the dismount and nobody said a word. But apparently he did the same move in his next race and actually beat Daniel, but then production told him it wasn't allowed because of some rule saying you need to pull the shelf down all the way before you advanced?? Because of this they went to a rerun which is the race they ended up showing, and this second race was so close that Daniel actually asked for a rerun but production said no and just gave him the win."

If I had to guess, I'd go with the former.

Oh wow. I don't think I have any fingernails left after that elimination episode. I can say with utmost certainty that even though I love tea and can drink up to six cups a day, I would not be able to recognize matcha ice cream. So kudos once again! LOL "There probably would be an ad break to that now. *ad break sound effect*" I wondered about that too. It's so crazy to me. When I was a kid, every winter we would have snow banks that were like small mountains. Not anymore. 😐 Damn you, climate change! ETA: What is this talk about the finals week? I don't get it. Just how short is this season??

Bummed for Jamie Rahn and the Cat Ninja (I'm momentarily forgetting his name). 😞 But go Flex! Oh wow, that montage of parents / family screaming in hysterics really reminded me of why I don't want the live audience back! Thank you, this summed up my feelings perfectly. They're milking it for sure, but it's not like they don't do that with other contestants as well. Personally I'd rather watch Flip mourn his dog than a cheesy AF video of Tyler Gillett and Cousin Bill any day of the week (no offence, Cousin Bill!). But I mean yeah, the whole thing - that they even feel the need to recycle a year-old backstory in the first place - just highlights the fact that being a great athlete doesn't cut it anymore in this show. Sadly. Well then those people are obviously douchebags, and IMO it's really quite mean to belittle somebody's issues like that. People are so different - something that seems like nothing to you is a huge deal for somebody else. I've been clinically depressed for 15 years; I cannot count the times somebody's used the "real problems" approach with me, and it always hurts. (Sorry, maybe I'm taking this too personally.)

Why didn't Mr. X get to taste the dishes he prepared the noodles for? Also, why is he called Mr. X? So many mysteries! Y'all are going to laugh at me, but I hadn't even heard of squid ink pasta before I started to watch MCAU. 😂 Pathetic, I know, but squid isn't much of a thing in Finland. I don't think I've ever been to a restaurant that would have it on their menu (although I know those places do exist). He was adorable again today ( = Tuesday, but for me today) as he was running to the pantry and back alongside Georgia. 🥰 I feel like they've been doing pretty good job balancing between the gushing and giving constructive criticism, but this is a matter of opinion, of course.

THIS. But hey, he doesn't have a sick kid or a dying relative, so what do we care, right? Also, I think it's ridiculous that out of the five (or four, I forget) finishers with the fastest times, Moravsky's run was the only one that was shown. (Though, the others might've been HWSNBN'ed [great term btw!].) Sorry not sorry that Sean Bryan fell early! I'm glad that Akbar comfortingly told me that "extra calories don't hurt anybody" just as I was stuffing my face with a bagful of little sticky cinnamon buns. 🍩 PS: Come on, show! I DON'T CARE ABOUT DOUGIE'S SHOES! Jeez!

Once again, looking in your general direction, Reynold! (Not that he's the only one, though...)

Filo, my darlingest soulmate, I couldn't imagine my life without doughnuts either. In celebration of this episode (and those who went home), I ate a doughnut while watching. Actually, I ate two. They were delicious. LOL Andy's "I just can't take you seriously with a half-eaten doughnut in your hand". I'd really like to eat doughnuts with Jock. I'd like to do a great many things with Jock, but after watching this episode, eating doughnuts is definitely one of them. Ha, same! I'm definitely not a kid person, but watching these kids to be passionate about food and cooking and just being kind to one another and being such champs all the way down does weird things to my black, dried-up raisin of a heart.

"Keeping up with X" episodes always give me mad anxiety. I wouldn't last 30 seconds if I were there, so kudos to all of them! Laura didn't seem to have any trouble to keep up, she's a machine. With adults I didn't mind, but I'm noticing that in this version I'm irrationally bummed that they can't hug each other (especially after eliminations)! 😕

Nomen est omen! That salted caramel apple pie, oh yummo! I agree. I don't find him half as annoying as I did in the regular version, so yay! Jock totally cracked me up with his "cranky old Scotsman" act. I just expected him to be waving his cane and yelling "YOU DAMN KIDS, GET OFF MY LAWN!" at any moment.

I love you. I'm the same. I'm also pretty annoyed by people who run only to raise awareness of some cause or another (unless the cause involves animals, in which case I'm all for it) and then fail at the second obstacle. It just takes away from competitors who take the competition seriously - i.e. as a sports competition and not as a way to get coverage. And once again, I know this is what the network wants. But it sucks IMO. It is not. 😄 Nooooo...! I mean, I knew that, technically, but I guess it hadn't really sunk in before now as I see it written down. 😭 I like Grant, but that dance was unnecessary.

I wasn't emotionally prepared for even one kid to go home, let alone three! Jeez. On the other hand it's great - as it is my understanding that they're doing it so that the 'worst' one wouldn't be singled out - but then, if they keep doing it that way, the season's going to be super short. Meanwhile, Ben is the internet's new sweetheart. Doesn't surprise me in the slightest - he's adorable. LOL @ him cracking an egg on the poor hand under the bench!