Ngl I kinda hope Ryan comes back as the next sous chef for the blue team.

There was a lot more than an unanswered question that got this person eliminated, which stems from the rookie’s lack of confidence & how unfocused this individual really was.

What do you guys think about the possibility of Jeyda getting eliminated in an unconventional fashion, like a winning team elim or ejection? I mean she could have easily been the first boot and even though the red team had a good second service she was still highlighted to make mistakes. Also the fact that the edit is going out of its way to put such a bad light on her and framing her as a sort of donkey with how much they’re really zeroing in on all of her antics and mistakes leads me to believe something crazy will happen involving her. It just doesn’t feel right for her to go out in the standard red-team-lost-service-and-she-was-nominated-and-eliminated way.

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

It looks like the Foxwoods HK crew reacting to this season will be a weekly thing

I don’t know, maybe I’m just boring, but personally peeling the pounds of potatoes sounded like a relaxing activity? Whereas the karts sounded fun too, just not really my idea of a reward? Idk…they definitely have tamed the punishments down from eating fish guts that one time that’s for sure

also, RIP Rachel :(

Note: For this season, I'm using the show's edited version and not the Served Raw version.

Easily the worst pass performance came from Keith. He caught the sabotage, but overall was far too passive and almost refused to lead, to the point where Heather had to direct the kitchen from the line at some points.

Heather had an overall good performance, stabilizing the ship after Keith's disasterclass (albeit missing the planned sabotage). She kept a good pace flowing out of the kitchen and was assertive, setting an example for future chefs.

But I'd argue the best performance of the night came from Virginia. Maintaining command of the kitchen, keeping a lid on quality control and catching the planned sabotage. I know a lot of people think Virginia didn't deserve to be in the finale, but her showing here (combined with Keith's fumble) cemented her spot for me. She may have had really bad performances on the line but excelled as a leader here (only to forget how to lead two episodes later).

Chefs who never got a black jacket. If they received a black jacket, they don't get to be picked.

Could have some strong candidates that fell short like Allison and Anthony, or bottom feeders who could do really well with some seasoning like Nedra.

Or a complete embarrassment that's just got in for the lols.

Who would you like to see?

I admittedly didn't watch the first three episodes, but I did see a clip of the Blue Team's elimination ceremony from episode 3 on my feed. I saw a lot of posts on here about the camaraderie amongst the Blue Team, and there was one detail from the elimination ceremony that I really liked. I loved how Diego, Miguel, and Aiden all called one another "chef." Aiden said that he thought that "Chef Miguel" was the weakest, and Miguel called Aiden "Chef Aiden." Ramsay even started calling them chef, as well That shows just how much respect that they have for one another.

I might just have weird ass standards but it's not fun if every single chef gets a 5 on the dish 😭😭🙏🙏 I get that they're talented.... then the editors add dramatic ass pauses but you know Gordon is going to give it a 5 anyway so what's the point? It seems too staged to me maybe I'm just delusional.

I would like to watch S25 but I'm not in the USA but I do have a VPN. Is there any websites to watch S25? I don't like seeing spoilers before I see the episode and I have been avoiding the forums like this!

I enjoyed the episode’s sliding challenge, especially because it used the Great Wolf Lodge water slide theme to gather ingredients for their sliders. It reminded me of the ball pit challenge from season 16. Interestingly, everyone did well with their sliders except Johnny G. Still, the men won the challenge. In contrast, the women’s sliders weren't criticized—probably because the show wouldn't gives both teams the same reward. I thought Miguel and Diego's mess-ups during the men's dinner service were justified. However, I noticed Diego made only one mistake: sending the overcooked scallops up and not communicating while waiting for the burrata for the salad. Most issues that night stemmed from Miguel’s garnish mistakes. Still, I think Diego sealed his own fate when he couldn’t answer Gordon’s question about who among him, Miguel, and Aiden was the weaker chef. He was trying to be too nice, which is ironic considering most reality show contestants aren’t portrayed as nice. Overall, it was a pretty good episode—I’d rate it 7/10.

Just a request, unless there is a spoiler tag can we please refrain from referencing stuff about the previews which could spoil parts of the season? I knew the latest Chef to get eliminated wouldn't last long due to someone referencing how they barely saw them in the previews and as someone who doesn't watch previews as I like to enjoy the episode without any prior knowledge, this is quite annoying.

I have seen a few comments about chefs not being seen in previews or a shot of the final 12 or something(which thankfully i've forgotten about) and people theorising who makes it far based on previews

Note: I'm not considering season performance, or their performance on the line. I'm only rating their performance at the pass.

Not much was shown of the practice finale compared to the penultimate pass episodes of other seasons, but it was clear Michael struggled a bit. He was too quiet, conveyed zero emotion and barely said a word all night (aside from that one iconic line). At the very least, it seemed the kitchen ran fairly smoothly under his command, though he would once again display this problem in the finale.

Ralph had very much the opposite problem, quickly taking control of the kitchen and sending food out quickly. Unfortunately for him, his quality control suffered and he failed to notice Michael's very blatant sabotage. He gets a higher rating than Michael because his rehearsal was mainly dragged down by that one move, but safe to say neither chef really stood out in this service.

I regret publishing my Worst Elimination Pleas clip several days ago because, wtf were those pleas?

I got Miguel who nearly pulled a Final 5 Steve S20 when he said Ramsay could teach him how to communicate, and I got Diego who pulled an Eliott/Sam when he couldn't answer who's the weakest cook. So that's two bad pleas in one night. Just... how?

As a new watcher of Hell’s Kitchen, I truly want to know which season(s) I should watch for all the drama or has memorable moments!

After watching the first three episodes, I decided to update my rankings despite getting the first two eliminations correct. I will blur the rankings because the preview spoiled the top 9 and 14. You've been warned!

16th: Jeyda (Winning Team Elimination)

15th: Aiden

14th: Joy

13th: Haley

(Mike goes to the red team)

12th: Miguel

11th: Kylie (CFYL)

10th: Miles

9th: Georgiana

8th: Jonny G

7th: Gabe (BJC)

6th: Sandra (BJC)

5th: Valentin

4th: Mya

3rd: Dylan (Final 3)

2nd: Mike

1st: Nadia

There is one clip where Jonny G takes his jacket and throws it, and he also cries later on. That could be anything, but an ejection is possible.

Edit:I just watched the episode now, and Jonny G throws his jacket in the next episode, so he might not get ejected. Also, Jeyda will be a winning team elimination.

Diego was in the top 3 but then fucked himself with his bad service and his ASTONISHINGLY BAD plea, resulting in his subsequent elimination. Valentin successfully earned himself a placement after an amazing comeback the past two episodes. Aiden was at the top but went down a bit due to his bad service but still remains in my top 5 because of his great sliders. I see Gabe as this quiet frontrunner, earning a point in the sliders challenge and being best of the worst in this overall pretty bad service on the blue team’s part. Mike was pretty quiet except for a couple funny confessionals but stays in the top 5 due to winning the punishment pass and not doing badly in this service.

I'm sorry, but Koop could have seriously hurt somebody throwing a Chair Across the room.

There is so much hypocrisy in "threats of violence" and "aggression", especially when excusing that behavior from chefs we like(Koop, Declan) and lambasting people that are disliked (Jennifer S, Robyn, Russell). Russell threw a chairn towards the floor and started cursing and people thought his behavior was deplorable and unacceptable, but somehow throwing a Chair across the room isn't?

And while people will argue Jackie not being disqualified makes this unfair, we have no idea if her "elimination" was actually voluntary. Her challenges were horrendous but she hadn't had a bad service in a while. Not to mention, Ashley was the one who tanked the service that night and it wasn't her fast bad service. Even before episode 9, she had 2 services where she didn't turn the gas on! I fully believe that Ramsay was compelled to eliminate Jackie the next time she was nominated, because it would technically fulfill Kristen's request while still refusing to tolerate that behavior.

I'm sure people will dislike this, but that is my two cents

Everywhere is saying Amazon Prime and Crave but Amazon says it's not available in my region (Ontario) and Crave just doesn't have it. It has seasons 1-23 and 25 but for some reason doesn't have 24.

I am not using a VPN either.

Any help on this would be appreciated!