Dom, Eddie Football, or Lenny Jr? Ok, if you've been following the show or this blog, you know that this really isn't a question. There's not much original about any of them, but Lenny comes the closest with his Cajun cuisine and shines on camera to boot. But we have to go through the rigamarole of reminiscing with the other contestants and pretending we don't know what's going to happen.
The finale actually tends to be my least favorite episode until the last minute because nothing else actually happens. On Hell's Kitchen, the finale has the ultimate competition with each contestant having their own dinner service with their own menu. THAT is how to do a finale. Watching Dom fail at rocking a Christmas sweater all over again just isn't as compelling no matter how much everyone laughs at it. We've already seen them shoot the pilots, and they're not even cooking in the pilots this year! This is going to be a much shorter post than the others because there's not much that I haven't already snarked on unless they bring in outtakes.
Well, here come the dancing outtakes! Brian Boitano's pirouette is more graceful than Eddie Football's...whatever the heck that is. Hashtag Matthew offers to teach Bobby how to twerk. I'm not sure if I'm glad or disappointed that never made it to camera! We do get a nice view of Giada's cleavage as she presses Brian Boitano about his box and what she'll find inside. I'm sure some viewers would like a retrospective of Giada's dresses here, but they mostly only show the ones without significant boobage showing.
Pilot time. Lenny does get a little weird standing on an empty street to shill his version, and he may have just opened the door for Eddie and Dom. Before getting to Dom, they cover Mama Michelle quitting. Susie emphasizes "no regrets," but Michelle's face shows that she really does regret it. Dom's pilot is very good, particularly impressive for him, but it doesn't seem any different from Food Network's other offerings. Eddie Football does shine during his pilot, so Lenny leaving the door open may bring the decision to how many of the judges want to spend the next year or two feeling Eddie up.
Decisions, decisions. This is starting to seem like a 50-50 decision rather than a gimme for Lenny. Maybe I won't have to start using his real name after all. Susie and Bob see why Giada and Bobby advocated for Dom before and Giada describes him as shiny happy people. I still think he's the clear runner up here, though.
And Eddie Football beats out Lenny! So much for thinking this episode would just be Lenny and the Chipmunks. He did have the better pilot and the better guns, as the parting shot displays beautifully.
Next Food Truck Race starts next weekend, and we'll see if I can keep up with posting. Until next week, marshmallows!
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