…Not so many\u00a0 talented guys who scream “gay gay gay gay”, but a bumper crop of lesbians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAs far as “cute chicks” go, Valerie seemed a contender – but she tanked in episode two.\u00a0 I’d figured Nikki and Zoi were possible contenders by a stretchy definition of “cute chick”, but they couldn’t stretch their cheffing far enough; both are toast (albeit impeccably seasoned toast).\u00a0 Antonia seems to be the last potential candidate standing in this category – although we’re not getting a lot of poolside, out-of-competition-hours shots this season.<\/p>\n
As to the gay guy slot – my money says Bravo’s gonna switch it up with a gay girl; Lisa seems to have some of that mojo (although she’s just a tad too prickly; we’ll see).<\/p>\n
The jerk slot seemed to be the tough one; it always seemed to be a fight between Dale and Andrew.\u00a0 But with Andrew gone, Dale just doesn’t seem to be either talented enough or <\/em>enough of an ass to make the cut.<\/p>\nSo I’m flummoxed, at least as far as my theory goes.<\/p>\n
But what the heck; I think the final three, at this point, are going to be<\/p>\n
\n- Dale.\u00a0 Gotta have the jerk, or the competition just isn’t personal enough.<\/li>\n
- Antonia.\u00a0 Or Stephanie.\u00a0 Steph’s won two elimination challenges (to Antonia’s 1), but Antonia seems to have the big mo, plus having her in the top three would salvage my theory.<\/li>\n
- Richard, who seems to be the hyper-talented guy (and is my pick to win it all; he just seems to be too talented to ignore).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
I figured Spike for the “comic relief” role, but after last episode, I can see him getting ejected, too.
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