Top Chef Season 3 Episode 9, Restaurant Wars Part 2
Spoilers ahead:
I was shocked, but not really, when Tre was told at the close of episode 9 to pack his knives. His team was cocky even in part 1, and thought they could coast into night 2. Team Quatre took the constructive criticism to heart (though perhaps Howie, not so much, choosing lamb and undercooking it), and worked well together, especially considering how contentious some of their past partnerships has been. I loved Joey’s comment that he knew Howie’s dish because it was undercooked meat.
In the quickfire, Casey choked. I felt bad for her team, especially Brian who’d gotten them such a lead. I laughed in delight to watch Sara and Hung. They were fast but accurate enough, and the challenge was especially suited to Hung’s spastic skills.
As the comments piled up, it became increasingly clear that Tre should go. He was the lead for the team but didn’t galvanize them. Instead, he his cockiness became complacency, like in the Barbecue episode, and his pride led to his fall. Both the salmon and the bread pudding looked and sounded terrible. And the rest of the team was complicit in their loss. They all thought they had it in the bag, they all coasted, but Tre took the fall. While he may have been the best chef left, he was cut for good reason, in my opinion. I had him picked to win, so it will be interesting to see how the rest of the season plays out.
One thing is sure; I’m going to stop trying to guess who is getting cut next, and who will be TC at the end. I called Casey to leave because she was so teary in her sitting commentary shots. Apparently it was because she felt to guilty for letting a team down, again. I don’t think it’s going too far out on a limb to guess that Casey is not going to be Top Chef, though.
August 23rd, 2007 at 9:07 am
If you predict, but preface it by saying, “I am not going to predict” is it REALLY a prediction? Sydney says “Yes… Yes it is.”
August 24th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Fair enough, I’ll edit it now.