I love that Julia is getting a little respect at last. The dinner service was pathetic, though. And WTF with picking food out of the trash and trying to serve it to the customers? Julia for president!

That was disgusting! How could Joanna not know that the crab was bad?

I really wish he'd gotten rid of them both.

I'll also give a big WTF to the whole Aaron story arc. I just don't get why he was ever on the show.

I missed what happened to him, except he was in the hospital and then Ramsay said he wasn't coming back. Ramsay should have overruled the nominations last week and gotten him out of there. He did that at least once last year.

He just fainted when the guys were starting on their KP duty. He did the whole eye-fluttering thing just like last week. I am honestly at a loss as to how he ever made it onto the show.

Right now the only folks left on the show that I can even remotely stand are Julia and Rock. The rest are just annoying.

You know what? I was thinking that it was extremely suspicious that he fainted right then. And then thought how odd it was that Ramsey had to tell him that his medical condition prevented his return to HK. Perhaps, the doctors told Ramsey that he was malingering.

And I cannot believe that Jen pulled that spaghetti out of the garbage. Thank goodness Julia caught her!

"Bourdain"--it sounds like it should be the name of a hard boiled detective series.

Well, he has written crime fiction in the past.

And I cannot believe that Jen pulled that spaghetti out of the garbage. Thank goodness Julia caught her!

I couldn't believe that one at ALL. Ewww. And you'd think after so many problems, including past years, that SOMEBODY would make it their mission in life to be able to time the stupid Beef Wellingtons.

The comments from the diners seem a bit contrived sometimes. They must go in there knowing they might not get served in a timely fashion.

On another board, a suggestion is that Aaron has uncontrolled diabetes and that his behavior may fit the symptoms.

I know Aaron was pretty hoarse in last night's ep, so I thought he may just have had pneumonia. I thought it was interesting that the show didn't disclose what his illness was. The phone call between him and Aaron was obviously scripted. It was so stiff, I nearly died laughing - except for the fact that I was worried Aaron really was ill.

Diabetes seems likely (so the going without eating last week would be even more irresponsible) - and pneumonia. . .

Maybe they'll follow-up? Also - I missed season one but last year somebody went out for health reasons too. Very odd.

And did you guys see Joanna lick the tongs she was stirring the risotto with?

yes, I was completely grossed out. I thought she was going to be fired for THAT.