If you love reality television, you have to love twists. The trick is to get a twist that makes sense and does not come completely out of left field. Top Chef pulled off one of the classics, bringing back eliminated contestants for one final shot.
The last three eliminated chefs were brought back for a quick fire challenge, the winner would move on to the elimination round against the four finalists. Wow, nicely done. The show's producers have done this at least once before in their other show, Project Runway. In that show, as I remember it, several eliminated designers who had previously won were brought back for one more elimination challenge. In both shows the resurrected cast members had to WIN the elimination challenge to move forward.
Survivor may have started this trend long before with the ghost tribe in Survivor Pearl Islands. At that time it was controversial because in Survivor cast members vote to eliminate others, not expecting them back. Remaining cast members and fans were rather upset about that twist.
But Top Chef made it work. We had five chefs competing for three spots in the finale. Jeff, who had won the quick fire, came close to winning the elimination challenge but was eliminated with fan favorite - and certainly the most charming chef, Fabio. Villain Stefan squeaked by and showed why he is the villain with a cocky attitude and a sub-par performance.
Carla continues her strong stretch run. I don't see her winning the whole thing, but it will be fun to watch next week.
A final comment, if the FoodNetwork or Bravo doesn't snatch up Fabio for something they are fools! He might not be the best chef, but neither is Paula Dean. This guy is camera friendly.
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