u/thiswasamistake00ps

So Top Chef manages to have a competition show with stakes and drama without it being about the contestants. The early seasons defs leaned into the personal conflict but over time they managed to find a sweet spot. Chefs are (usually lol) able to showcase their style/background while still meeting the challenges.

Top chef has high quality contestants and a bad edit can mess with their businesses so maybe that's why they have less drama. Idk I feel like the fashion industry encourages more rage bait to drive engagement/sales and PR isn't taken seriously so it draws contestants with less to lose?

These are both long running competition shows and I feel like they share a lot of similarities. And with PR Canada having such a chill season it is possible

PS. Obvs the Top Chef subreddit constantly posts about missing the drama lol so maybe everyone wants what they can't have

PSS. Canadian shows also just tend to be more mellow compared to their american counterparts