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These Are The Pies That Try Men's Souls
One of my favorite aspects of the episode? What isn't in it, namely The Shelly Narrative. Despite the tricksy editing of the previews, she's barely in the ep and passes through to the next round...
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'One Hundred Percent Full Dread From The Cosmos'
Ugh, the feed-the-masses challenge: it's just not relevant, is it, except to create drama, which any fine-cuisine challenge could do just as well; and to identify who struggles with leadership, which...
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Ear No Evil
We've arrived at the mushy, bland bit of the MasterChef season. Too many home cooks left for the show to craft consistent narratives; so many dishes to look at that the episodes seem disorganized and...
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Breakfast Of Champions
Not much new under the sun with the challenges this week -- a breakfast Mystery Box, followed by an elevated-TV-dinner elimination test -- but MasterChef works best when it's not trying to gin up...
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Cakewalking The Plank
It's well past the point with MasterChef where I should get annoyed that the production is saving its pets at the cost of its own credibility. I realize this. But Shelly's continued presence is...
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Whiplash
The later in the season, the more boring I find the Mystery Box Challenge. There are fewer contestants to watch, making things seem even more drawn-out yet with no more insight into the actual cooking...
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How To Get A Head In MasterChef Without Really Crying
It's the show's first vegetarian challenge! That means we're going to focus on Hetal tonight, because she's a vegetarian, as we're reminded at every opportunity. Since we all know how things work on...
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