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5 is My Favorite Season which probably isn’t an unpopular opinion

I actually really enjoy, 3, 7 and 9(Elise has actually grown on me)

To me 3 is The First Golden Age Season and 7 is The Last

9 is like a recovery from the S8 as it has FAR more talent

I doubt they’ll do it but in 2 years for the 50th Anniversary of The Original I think they should have every Film in Theaters with deleted scenes

No matter how good or how bad be in Theaters in September and October 2028 for nostalgia and appreciation of a franchise that’s been so loved for almost half a century

I’m almost finished with S2 raw with no dramatic music or cuts to confessionals

We need every Season like this

I see insane pictures of The Blizzard of 1967 which is The Cities Worst Blizzard with drifts over 15 feet high, The Winter of 1978-79 by far The Snowiest Winter and insane Cold from the mid 70’s to the mid 80’s, including The Record in 1985

Odds are you didn’t experience all of it but everyone who experienced one of them has an insane story

S7 is My 3rd Favorite Season and I remember Benjamin was a jerk but on rewatch shit dude he’s way worse than I remember!

Calling Rice poor food, calling Nilka crazy, saying it’s a professional opinion not a personal opinion that Siobhan’s sandwich sucked when a Michelin Star Chef liked it

And of course faking a back injury to get out of prep at the F4 even saying he was gonna quit, then 30 minutes before Dinner, “I’ll be fine!”

To do that at the F4 when you can see the dream jeez!

If he did that before Black Jackets I would vote his ass off twice!

Glad Scott gave him what he deserved

Of course S3 Melissa who I consider the villain of the Season with her duck breast and refusal to brush her hair

S8 Melissa who cooked all the fillets when none where even called

I’m watching parts of 15 and Meese(who’s real name is Melissa) thought she didn’t cook the Wellington’s right and threw them out when they were actually perfectly cooked

How was she not axed right then and there or at least eliminated at the end of the episode?

These are the ones I know

S1 Ralph

S2 Gabe

S2 Virginia

S3 Brad

S4 Bobby(He got to work at Ramsay’s restaurants in England)

S5 Seth(Yes really, he operates like 3 Hotel Restaurants in New York City and worked at a restaurant in London for a few months)

S5 Paula

S6 Andy(Operates like 6 restaurants in and near Boston)

S7 Jay(Operates like 5 restaurants in and near Boston and of course became Blue Team Sous Chef)

S7 Scott(Owns 3 restaurants in Brooklyn)

S7 Mikey

S8 Russell(Has tons of A+ restaurants in Chicago on his resume)

S10 Guy

S11 Jon

I hated S10 Tiffany WAY more than S9 Elise

I’m on S14 and even though I haven’t gotten to it I know Bret hurts his back

Of course when an ad pops up it’s about healing back pain 😆

S9 updated their contestant number from 16 to 18 but only had 5 Black Jackets even though Seasons 4-8 had 6

Is there a certain reason why they went back to Seasons 1-3 Black Jacket Numbers?

I mean The First 2 Seasons had 12 contestants and S3 had 13(yes I’m counting J.R.)

These are mine, for context I have lived in Illinois my whole life

1: None

2: Gabe

3: None

4: Jen

5: Will/Sarah and Ben

6: Tony and Lovely

7: Jamie and Autumn

8: Antonia, Emily, Trev and Russell

9: Jason

10: Patrick and Brian

11: None

12: Richard, Jason and Scott

13-14: None

15: Kristin

16: None

17: Catch 22 with Ben

18: Jen again and Catch 22 with Trev

19: Amber

20: Alex

21: Vlad and Alyssa

22: Tad and Melissa

23: Egypt and Hannah

24: None

This is My Personal Opinion and other than S8 Louis, out of show stuff does not count

Let me know what you think

Season 1:

12: Jeff
11: Mary Ellen
10: Carolann
9: Jessica
8: Wendy
7: Chris
6: Ralph
5: Dewberry
4: Andrew
3: Jimmy
2: Elsie
1: Michael

Season 2:

12: Sara
11: Polly
10: Giacomo
9: Garrett
8: Larry
7: Tom
6: Maribel
5: Virginia
4: Gabe
3: Rachel
2: Keith
1: Heather

Season 3:

13: J.R.
12: Melissa
11: Vinnie
10: Joanna
9: Tiffany
8: Eddie
7: Jen
6: Josh
5: Bonnie
4: Brad
3: Julia
2: Rock
1: Aaron

Season 4:

15: Jason
14: Matt
13: Jen
12: Sharon
11: Rosann
10: Dominic
9: Craig
8: Ben
7: Shayna
6: Corey
5: Vanessa
4: Christina
3: Louross
2: Bobby
1: Petrozza

Season 5:

16: Coi(because she’s so forgettable)
15: Lacey
14: Carol
13: Seth
12: Will/Sarah
11: Charlie
10: Colleen
9: Andrea
8: J
7: LA
6: Ji
5: Giovanni
4: Ben
3: Robert
2: Paula
1: Danny

Season 6:

17: Louie
16: Joseph
15: Andy
14: Melinda
13: Lovely
12: Tek
11: Robert
10: Tony
9: Sabrina
8: Suzanne
7: Amanda
6: Ariel
5: Jim
4: Kevin
3: Van
2: Tennille
1: Dave

Season 7:

16: Andrew
15: Maria
14: Stacey
13: Benjamin
12: Jamie
11: Mikey
10: Jay
9: Fran
8: Ed
7: Siobhan
6: Scott
5: Holli
4: Autumn
3: Jason
2: Salvatore
1: Nilka

Season 8:

16: Louis
15: Melissa
14: Antonia
13: Lisa
12: Sabrina
11: Trev
10: Russell
9: Emily
8: Curtis
7: Vinny
6: Nona
5: Rob
4: Gail
3: Boris
2: Jillian
1: Raj

Rewatching S7 I can honestly say it’s My 4th Favorite Season after 5, 6 and 12 and to me it’s that last Golden Era Season(3-7)

Scott is almost as hilarious as Raj

Also I have a 3 way tie Favorite between Salvatore, Nilka and Jason(6’4 Jason not Jay Santos)

I’m rewatching S4 as whole for the first time in a while and can’t believe Rosann almost got a Black Jacket despite being the worst red team cook once Sharon was eliminated

Was she kept for ratings or just got lucky? Especially since she sent raw steak to the birthday girl

IMO it’s child beauty pageants

Raunchy sitcoms like South Park and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia have shown almost as a wake-up call that they attract pdfl’s and judging people under 18 based on looks is already disgusting

Jillian was My 3rd Favorite Contestant on S8 after Raj and Boris and I’m truly surprised she didn’t make the final

IMO she would be somewhere in the middle, not last or second to last like a lot of people rank Nona

Also if she made the final instead of Russell, he wouldn’t be nearly as hated because he wasn’t anymore toxic than Trev or Sabrina