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Kyle's food seems really good and he can manage people in the kitchen, but he needs to lose that sassy diva personality. It might have been fun in high school but he's a grown man in a professional environment. It is not a good look for him as a chef and a person.

I wondered the same thing. But there's a market for grooming items that are all "Duuuuude! Got some tanner here for ya, dude! Got this shampoo too, dude! And some wet wipes, but just for dudes! It's not for chicks, dude! It's for dudes!" It's stupid, but they're not the first to capitalize on it.

It has become a standard part of the Kitchen Nightmares formula to change the menu from whatever was trying to appeal to the local clientele to a Ramsay Inspired menu. I always have doubts about this working after Ramsay leaves. Sure, this place needed to use fresh seafood, lose the microwave, and trim the menu down. But other than that, it had been a successful roadside seafood shack for years. People want fried fish and shrimp, hushpuppies, mounds of fries, and that brown New Orleans gravy on white bread. It's a thing. Now its elevated, delicately plated Ramsay style seafood. There's a market for that, I'm sure, but now you're going for a different audience than you had before. It's not just a restaurant refresh; it's a different restaurant and there's no guarantee the owner or the community really want it. So many examples of that in this show. At least he didn't make them switch to scallops, mushroom risotto, and beef wellington.

All true. Not what I was addressing.

The Iberville couple's situation seems familiar. I've known couples in which one spouse is financially successful and busy with their business, but the other spouse wants to have their own endeavor. They want to be busy and productive and known for something rather than just being the spouse of the other. Nothing wrong with that. I've seen these spouses open restaurants, cafes, and a variety of little boutiques that sell children's clothing, gourmet olive oil, and such. The common theme is that they have no experience or business sense and they open establishments that need a constant influx of cash from the family finances to keep going. Sometimes that not a problem; they're both happy in what they're doing and they can absorb the business not actually being profitable. It's like a hobby. And other times, the financial loss is too much, employees get hurt, and the business owner has to find a way out. It looks to me like that's what happened with Iberville. By the time GR got there, the owner was over it all, done, not having fun anymore, not interested in trying, just wanting a way out.

No fan of Adnan or his attitudes toward women, but I did think it was disrespectful of Vanja to argue with him and mock him for saying his religion discourages him being alone with an immodestly dressed woman. There was nothing wrong with how she was dressed, other than looking like she thought she would be presenting an award at the Oscars, but he wasn't telling her how to dress. Also, does anyone else get the feeling she probably dresses that same way to pick up milk at the grocery store or get gas at the 7-11?

The flashlight is not as revolutionary as they claim. There are a zillion flashlights out there and not having to slightly move my wrist from side to side isn’t really a selling point. The flashlight lady’s choking up and crying was every bit as scripted and rehearsed as the rest of their pitch. I’m surprised Mark has never had pho. I live in suburban Georgia and there are pho places all over. It’s really popular. But jet setting billionaire Mark has never come across it? The pho product may be better than most because of the spice packet, but having to add your own protein really changes the cost and the convenience factor. At that point I’m more willing to just invite Mark to the pho place around the corner.

Now I'm curious. What does that name repetition suggest?

There apparently is a serious problem in this country with faulty scales. It is outrageous that both the scales brought to weigh her were so wildly off that they could not register her obvious 200-lb. weight loss. It was so bad that the poor woman had to buy her own scale and what do you know, that one was faulty also! We should be writing our representatives to demand an investigation into Big Scale.

Loren is a fascinating character study that just gets worse and worse. (I have known, from somewhat of a distance, people like Loren and his ex-girlfriend. When they said she was coming out, I knew exactly what to expect and she was that.) Poor, poor Faith. She is so desperate to be loved that she will tolerate anything from this guy. She has flashes of dignity and self esteem that prompt her to cut him loose, but then her despondence leads her right back to him. He even explained how he didn't go to the Philippines for her, that she was just a last minute choice since he'd bought the plane ticket. At this point, after all she's heard, I don't think there is anything that would make her truly and permanently break up with him. I was Team Vanja pretty hard, but I'm kind of understanding now why men shy away from her. She creates a passionate love story in her head as soon as she meets someone, comes on very strong with the giddy lovey stuff all the time, and seems to have planned out their entire future from the first time they have coffee. That is the vibe they get, even if it is unintentional. When you're just chatting online or having a couple whirlwind first dates with sex you might push that aside. But then it gets to them and they leave.

The head-to-head competitions are just pointless now. It's like a contest for second graders where everything is always wonderful and you can never hurt anyone's feelings. They bring in the sweet teacher from down the hall who tells each contestant their dish is just wonderful! and you both get a point! Yaaayyy! But uh-oh! Now we have a tie. (Never happened before on this show.) I guess we'll have to choose one dish is that is ever so slightly better than the other totally wonderful, flawless dishes. But just by a tiny bit! Really, you're all winners!

Okay. I have wondered just how clingy and love obsessed a truly hot woman would have to be to turn me off. Now I know. And is that a radically new look for Veah in the tell all preview? Might be an improvement.

We’re used to seeing the big folks travel without using seat belts, but here we saw his normal sized wife driving on the highway without a seatbelt. She’s a nurse and he’s an EMT! You think they would know better. That was a silly setting shot of the closeup of the street sign with names blurred.

Loren never cared about Faith. He's a shallow, manipulative man who was just using their relationship to escape to the Philippines. His goal was to live there in whatever meager daily life he could scrabble together and not deal with the mess he'd made of his life in the states. He admitted it when he said he was going to have to go back home where he can't do anything. He was only sad that his scheme didn't work. Magda is crazy with jealousy and won't ever change. Joe is a man child but he should stay away from that kind of crazy. I'm debating whether Croatian Muscle Man got tired of Vanja's over the top instant love and clinginess (a lot even from such an attractive woman) or if he was just a hired actor and his contract ran out. I'm leaning towards the latter. A third option is some of both: he was hired to play the role but backed away when he saw how much she was genuinely falling for him.

This show should be called 90 Days Before I Realized What It Means to Date a Muslim Man.