Iron Top Chef (Fan)
By Mitch Berg
Bit by bit, my predictions for this season of Top Chef seem to be coming true.
Although Brian gave us a bit of a scare last night, CJ was duly ejected (hahaha) from the airplane elimination challenge, as I suspected.
Remember – as I noted last week, these Bravo reality competition shows have a formula; by the final round (in TC’s case, a Final Four), they will always have:
- One highly-talented, frequently gay, guy. (In Project Runway Season 2, which is my template for this theory, it was Daniel Vosovic, the blazingly-talented guy).
- One jerk. In PR2, it was Santino, the imperious egomaniac with the Kim Thayil hairdo.
- One babe – Chloe Dao, in the case of PR2. Dao was the eventual winner.
So I reiterate my prediction:
- Brian will be the Talented Guy (with a possible, but I think unlikely, Dale upset).
- Casey will fill the Babe role; indeed, I figured she was a lock once Camille and the long-shot (too girl-next-door-y, although I’d totally get her phone number) Lia got booted. If I want to wax conspiratorial, I’d say that’d be why she won last night (remember – the producers play a major role in determining the results of each week’s competition, judges notwithstanding), even though Hung’s dish got arguably better reviews; the buzz among TC fans has been that Casey’s been eye candy, and she’d need a win or two to have some cred behind her trip to the finals).
- The Jerk? Hung. Doy.
- The fourth role in the Final Four? Gotta be Sara, although I can see Dale squeaking into this more easily than the Talented Guy.
So that’s the big question for next week; does Dale upset either Brian or Sara and get to the finals?
September 13th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
Sara deserved to get nailed last night. While CJ’s brocolini looked like something excreted by a dog, at least they thought the entree was passable. Colocio and Bordain ripped both Sara’s dishes to shreds.
September 13th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
That’s why I think the producers have at least a partial fix in for Sara. It’d be good TV; she’s feisty and opinionated, has plenty of fireworks vs.Hung, and she’d be another woman in the final four.
September 13th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
“Sara deserved to get nailed last night.”
Watching her roll out of bed in the opening segment, I’d say Casey “deserved to get nailed”, if ya know what I mean. Ye dogs, what a babe.
And she cooks, too? Yowza.
September 13th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Maybe the producers will do the Ultimate Sell-out for ratings…the next elimination challenge…cooking on the beach in a speedo/bikini. Make Padma wear one too. And Gail Simmons.
September 13th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
the next elimination challenge…cooking on the beach in a speedo/bikini.
That might explain why they tubed Howie and Sandee.
But without Camille, it wouldn’t be the same.
September 13th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
Speaking of Padma, why do they let her opine about food, which she obviously knows little? On the plane, she was gripping about Casey’s dish and when she first mentioned it to the other judges she was snarky. Then, when they all said it was tasty, she changes her tune and compliments it. We like looking at you Padma, not hearing you speak.
September 13th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
I GOT IT! Have a “resurrection” episode, where the viewers at home get to vote one cast member back ONTO the show!
Why do I think Mitchie would be burning HOURS of time voting for Camille? Or…days?
September 13th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
They did that on Project Runway season 3, actually. I’d go for it.
But I bet Tre would win.
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