The tribe has spoken: There will be not one but TWO seasons of Australian Survivor this year.
The first, Brains V Brawns II, starts Monday, Feb 17 on Ten at 7.30pm.
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The first season of Brain V Brawn gave us King George, Hayley and Simon, and the subsequent AU seasons have been on fire.
Yes, each season goes for 100 years and it’s a huge time investment, but thanks to slick editing and canny casting, it’s must-see TV.
Will you be watching? Who’s your winner pick?
Hi Juz. I will absolutely be watching.
The ads make it look like this will be good to.
I suspect that I will be on my own. I am a little sad about that.
Still, never mind. It’s been a good ride while it lasted.
I’m thinking that Juz and Dave, possibly Daisy, will join you for Survivor comments.
I’ll have a go, for whatever that’s worth :).
I know it is not for everyone, but I am glad it has gone from being a niche show here to having a broader audience.
Bobi, and US starts soon so it will be Survivor 24/7!
Both versions have their charm.
Americans are more aware of the cameras and play to them more naturally.
More ick moments with Australians but more unexpectedly fun moments.
One hour in and, as usual, the cinematography is sooo much better than the US. And already several contenders for future Heroes V Villains seasons
So many promos for Sam Pang tonight – luckily I like him
Well. I Googled “How Does Survivor Work?” The easiest explanation to understand was that it’s a reality tv show of Lord of The Flies.
I watched the whole episode. I’ll admit to a few eye-rolls when they were introducing themselves to their team; there’re a few arrogant twats on both sides.
I don’t like the blonde in the denim onesie, for no other reason than her shorts are so teeny that they go halfway up her butt crack, which seems a stupid choice for physically challenging games.
I think I understood most of it. Couple of questions:
Why did that supercilious bald guy burn the other dude’s hat? Is there an advantage to being a dick?
There’s no loyalty to your own team members, even at the very beginning?
I’ll stick with it.
I can’t answer the question on the hat burning. Beats me. Maybe Juz will have answer.
The question on loyalty is long and complicated.
The better players will always set up some alliances and stay true. It doesn’t pay to burn a friend. My favourite season of Survivor was American and two people (a super strong young guy and a very clever slightly older woman) and they set up their alliance when they met on the plane (boat? Long time ago 🤷♂️). They kept the alliance secret until the very, very end and it was only revealed when the two were the last left standing. She won and he was happy for her. Such a good season.
Whereas my memory of the first season was that the eventual winner had no loyalty to anyone. He was a snake. To this day, it beats me how he won.
And we have had everything in between. I think as people become Survivor experts, it must be more and more difficult to trust.
It will be interesting to see where this season goes. I’m already pointing the finger and going, “Nope. Nope”.
Thank you. I’m already running out of fingers for my “Nopes”, but am trying not to be so judgmental so soon. I like the Brains guy with glasses.
How many times a day does that multi-millionaire say that he is a multi-millionaire? If being on Survivor is the last thing on his bucket list, he must lead a pretty dull life in all his multi-millionairedom.
I think the hat was a shout out to Sandra (who won US twice) burning the hat of Russell, who is a controversial villain. But she did it after she got to know him and he’d been an ass. Not on episode one as a ploy for camera time
I wouldn’t know why the multi millionaire would want to burn the hat. He’s perfectly okay with burning people , too. I don’t mind if he burns the pretender witch.
Dunno why Nash could find an idol in five minutes. Then be so dumb at the immunity puzzle last night. Did he tank?
They must be the shortest denim shorts I’ve ever seen. She wants to watch out for hermit crabs getting in there. Just saying.
I don’t know who was knifed tonight, will see the encore tomrrow.
The Dark Side Of Reality TV aired on Viceland tonight. It showed among other things , a US producer surreptitiosly giving energy bars to a Survivor, It gets murkier. Worth a watch.
Hermit crabs, ha!
Same/same with blonde girl. I noticed how quick she was to take an unnatural pose – almost like she expected the camera to zoom in on her. It didn’t, btw. Thin is not a good look these days.
I liked the challenge. Survivor can have good challenges. I was surprised at how bad the Brains were at this challenge. Maybe they’re not that bright? Or Brawn are not that dumb.
So many people to dislike this season. Let’s see how that goes 🤣🤣.
I predict that guy-who-found-early-idol will be turfed as soon as possible. He has a target on his back (he is in the not that bright camp for me).
I like the self confessed nerd. I hope he lasts.
Too many people trying to be the new George. Denim shorts girl is lucky AU lets them bring more than one set of clothes. She would freeze on US
George was on Deal Or No Deal the other night. He had terrible luck.
I’m enjoying the games. Not so much the strategizing and backstabbing, both of which are mean. But this isn’t IAC, there’s only one who gets the money, and I suppose I’ll get used to it, even though I’ll never like it.
My likes and dislikes of people are all over the place now :).
Survivor brings out the petty in me 🤣.
I take delight in thinking of the slippery dip burns left on Blondie girl with micro-shorts after that challenge. I’m guessing that she didn’t anticipate that 😬.
I sometimes wonder if the producers set up the games deliberately with pain in mind. This is not the first season that inappropriate wear has appeared on this show.
I’ve never understood someone thinking that string up the bum is a good look, and it’s not going to get them extra air time. It’s not that sort of show. I knew a guy once who wore one to the local swimming pool. He was asked to leave. Just in case you are wondering, yes, yes, he was absolutely as creepy as you could imagine.
Sad to see someone go through injury. It doesn’t seem fair somehow.
I did jump between Survivor and 1%. 1% was fun tonight.
Too much faffing around on Survivor for me tonight.
I had to laugh. We are voting for Kent. We are not discussing this again. That’s it. And then …. endless running around in the same spot. (Rolling of eyes emoji. I haven’t brought that one out in a while 🤣.)
AJs got it right. Why vote for someone who is no threat. The girls are making decisions based on who irritates them most. Geez, have they never watched this game before?
I can’t be bothered wading through the tribal. This tribe is going to eat itself from the inside and then, when the two tribes merge, the remaining girls are going to be served up for breakfast.
Some episodes are just annoying. Would it be too much if I rolled my eyes again?
I watched all of The 1% tonight, got to the 10% before I was out. I missed one question during a toilet break, but that doesn’t count :).
I tuned in to Survivor for the voting. Eye rolling is appropriate, even required. Who was injured? The coven of women, or whatever they’re calling themselves tonight, is annoying; yap yap yap, change vote, change vote… None of them want to get in a poker game, their faces give everything away.
I am looking forward to Gogglebox tomorrow.
His name was Zen and he was a hip hop artist. So many jokes to make here 🤣.
He was absolutely gutted. Poor lad.
However, he was easy on the eye and suitably strong. He broke his wrist in a previous brute strength challenge. He would have made it a fair way through the season, I’m sure.
Hip hop artist?
Should be grateful he didn’t get shot.
I did enjoy Gogglebox this week. Lots of laugh out loud moments.
I do miss the two women that they fired. Very few people left that represent me. I know it’s a young persons game these days but I am feeling increasingly marginalised (or invisible) as I get older.
See me shaking my fist at the sky ☹️
I also loved the Silberry family. I did enjoy seeing Malik back and wreaking havoc with his little brother
Survivor tonight (Sun) at 7, then Mon 7.30, Tues 7.30
I don’t know what it is about the girls (both tribes) on the season that is really irritating me. I’ll contemplate on that.
I still enjoy the battles. I think they are clever this season.
I didn’t enjoy the sniping at Myles before the soccer one began. A bit unnecessary and I’m doubting whether any of the snipers could have kicked the ball. It’s harder than it looks.
I’ve got a feeling that this is going to be my theme for this show.
Apart from that, not much to see here.
Not having a fire could be an interesting development as the days go by. 🤷♂️ We’ll see.
On MAFS tonight, they were called ” these ****ing women” Endemol Shite are celebrating appalling behaviour.
Gogglebox captured many MAFS cringeworthy moments the other night.
Hoping Myles does well at Survivor,and that the bald Elon Musk wannabe gets stabbed in the back.
I don’t think it needs much contemplation, Bobi. The women keep forming cliques, but not forming effective alliances, if I understand how an alliance is meant to work. Plus most of them are irritating; one decides to dislike somebody and the rest of them immediately agree with her – mean girls.
I’d think there would be a few cases of plantar fasciitis resulting from that first challenge, ow. Does Brains not even try to start a fire by rubbing two sticks together, or whatever other flintless efforts might work?
Why aren’t all of them scruffling around in the bushes looking for idols?
Mean girl vibes. That’s it. 👍.
Interesting the number of men (I’m looking at you , JD) who have acknowledged that they have probably blown up their game, whereas the women are patting themselves on the back, preening about how clever they are.
So self deluded.
This season is going to become really interesting in a couple of weeks 🙂
I’m glad to see Nash eliminated. I’ve known bullshit artists. Some were likeable, Nash wasn’t.
I still like Myles, who may be another bs artist, but I haven’t seen much of that yet :).
Hey Dave, I read the MAFS recap. Some of the men seem extra appalling this season.
I’m aware of “bad edits” but nothing can make up for some of the words that come out of their mouths.
And the lack of personal awareness has me gobsmacked. 😶
No wonder some of these people are still single.
And no wonder this show continues to rate 🤣🤣🤣
There is not much searching for idols. The camera says they are right there.
Too much gabbing, not enough looking.
I spent a lot of time letting the tv know, very loudly, that some of these people are really, really stupid.
I did lose focus, became distracted and miss the last ten minutes. And apparently it mattered 🤣. I’ll have to catch up tomorrow. The eye roll here is for me.
I don’t know many names yet. But I know Zara now because she is so obnoxious. Are these people real?
I’ll watch the games, which I enjoy, and the elimination. The rest of it, the backbiting and bitchiness, I will happily skip. Just ew.
Goodbye Roberta Flack. Thank you for sharing your beautiful voice with us. Rest easy.
Oh no. How sad. Mostly for me, of course. She sang some of my favourites.
These Brains have some problems with their English usage. Last night, “her and I”, and “me and she”. Tonight the women can’t distinguish between alliance and align. Alignment =/= alliance. I know it’s petty, but that stuff pisses me off.
Rich’s scroll does give him an edge. I doubt I’ll find out how he uses it; I’ll be switching to The 1%.
Hey, I got the 1% question! Did you hear me shout out the answer and applaud myself? Because I did :). Dork.
I went out on the 25%, but of course kept playing. Of the 8 guys who made it to the 1%, all of them got it wrong.
Part of me was congratulating myself on how well I did, completing ignoring the fact that I got the third … and fourth … question wrong 🤣🤣.
I can be deluded.
I did not watch a whole lot of this episode. Obviously.
But I did come back to watch the manoeuvring. At last. People are starting to play properly. Probably too late to save anyone but still, less annoying to watch.
Myles lives to fight another day.
Mean girl is voted out. WAG girl with lips (why does anyone think that is a good look?) throws a tantrum.
Guy who thinks he is clever and owns this game Is blindsided with a voting group that he’s not part of. So good to see his face when this dawns on him.
And no one is looking for an idol. Seriously. Rolls eyes because this was fun.
And now the merge. Just when it was getting good.
Not quite a merge. More of a mixing.
Much angst. Not a lot of caring by me.
Yada, yada, Rich goes home.
And we all saw that coming a mile away.
The only interesting thing that happened tonight was Jonathan having a crack at the Brains team eating themselves. Not that the Brains team will take that on board. They are too busy self destructing. I snigger at the concept of these people being called Brains.
Apart from that I read a book and watched some of Muster Dogs. It’s not quite a substitute for 1%. Hopefully tomorrow night?
I thought the MC said “drop your duds”. That would have made for a more interesting episode of Survivor than what it’s likely to be.
I’m getting a little lost now but I’ll probably sleep well nonetheless. I still enjoy the games.
Who the hell is Kristin? I’m sure I’ve never seen her before. Ursula is a snot; her smug little know-it-all smile makes me want to smack her.
I don’t like any of these people.
🤣🤣🤣
This is the seven steps of watching Survivor. Only this season it is the women that are particularly awful. Like really, really awful.
Part of me thinks that i can’t wait for trout lips to go home but part of me is enjoying her tantrums when things don’t go exactly her way. She must be a nightmare to live with. It amazes me that it never occurs to her that at some point, people are going to be voting to send her home. That will be a fun episode.
This episode left a bad taste for me.
I know that the girls are mean girls, and I know it’s a game, and I know that “strategic” play is required but there was something really off about the way Noonan went about this one.
And that Wag’s mouth was extra odd tonight. I wonder how she feels watching it back 🤣.
In the meantime, and more interestingly, weren’t the fashions from the Oscars horrific this year. What are these people thinking? How do they move ? 🤷♂️.
I always enjoy seeing the Oscar’s outfits, and having a laugh at some of them. Ariana Grande thinks she is a real-life Disney princess, albeit a very skinny one. Her co-star wore a big velvet tent which would have taken up three seats. And her nails – ick. You know what everyone is wondering after seeing those needle-sharp long claws.
I watch the first few minutes to see who the teams are deciding to hate tonight, the games usually, and the last ten minutes to see who goes home. Skipping all the bullshit is the only way I can deal with these really awful people. Yes, most of the women are seriously unlikeable. The WAG – imagine describing yourself by what your husband does for a living. Self-respect much?
I see tonight’s ep is only one and a bit hours. Is it nearing the end?
It will be 42 actual whole days. No respite 🤣🤣.
It does get better. I promise. It gets more interesting when the two tribes merge. Hence I got excited when I thought we were at that stage.
This first bit is just getting rid of people who think they know how to play the game, or sometimes sadly when good players get together, getting rid of people who would be a real threat. Or maybe there is a genuinely good player here, lurking. 🤷♂️
In the meantime in the other camp, real bonds and alliances are being formed.
Speaking of “in the meantime”, why is no one looking for an idol? Idiots.
The guy who thinks he has both tribes in the palms of his hands, is he playing the game properly? Or is he full of shit and will be given comeuppance soon? He’s the poker player I think. I still only know the names of a few of them.
Yes, he is playing the game.
Yes, he is really bad at it.
Yes, he will go home soon.
Sometimes you can just tell.
🤣🤣🤣
Ursula’s out. I am not sorry to see the back of her and her supercilious smirk. Now she can go home secure in her martyrdom, and in her belief that everybody had it out for her from day one, and NOBODY LIKES ME BOOHOO. Idiot.
I didn’t really watch tonight’s episode but came in for the elimination.
Alex is gone. I’m pleased. He got too caught up in the whole look-how-clever-I-am thing.
I’m guessing Myles had an idol? 🤷♂️
There’s only so long you can watch these people circle the drainpipe.
No 1% to take my attention. I’m assuming that it’s been temporarily replaced by Idol.
I didn’t watch either except for the last few minutes. I missed the first bit and then became totally lost. The hate sessions seemed to cover every single person, It looked as though Brains threw the challenge, and,,,I haven’t any idea.
I don’t watch MAFS, but do read James Weir’s recaps. One of the men got into an argument with his pseudo bride, and ended up punching a hole in a wall. He wasn’t thrown out of the show, The “professionals” told him that doing that was unacceptable. Unacceptable. I’m sure many a woman knows that, when her partner punches a wall in anger, the next thing he’s going to punch is her face. So go ahead MAFS, you cheap, trashy, execrable reality show, normalize domestic violence for the sake of ratings. Because there haven’t yet been enough women killed by their partners.
We have two domestic violence “men” in this season. Both should have been shown the door.
This has been the worst season ever.
I’m sure that somewhere in the background the producers are justifying this as a teachable moment, but the backlash is greater than expected. It’s a bit horrifying.
I’m not reading about it. Even James Weir can’t make this funny.
I thought Max was eliminated from Survivor, whoever he was. I don’t know many of the men because the women are so memorably awful, individually and as groups.
The 1% is on tomorrow night.
Max. Yes, it was Max. They all look alike to me at the moment. I will put an effort in after the merge.
Thanks on info on 1%. My days are all blending at the moment.
Are you all right?
Mostly yes.
I am still recouping from the cataract operation. It’s been a real eye opener 🤣🤣. I didn’t realise how much I was affected and it’s a bit of a readjustment.
I have a new dog arriving today. I didn’t really want to get a new dog so soon but I needed to do it before winter arrived. I am a little anxious in case it doesn’t work out. You never know what you are going to get with a rescue.
So as you can see, it’s just little things but with potential big repercussions.
Life.
I’m sure all will be fine in a couple of weeks. 🤪
It was so sweet to see Max go home and for Myles to a) find the idol when he was not even really looking because he was doing the challenge properly when his teammates were throwing it and b) play the idol correctly
I like Myles. He is entertaining rather than annoying.
I am impatient waiting for this merge.
On The 1%, I missed the 45%, kept playing, then missed the 20%. Not my best night :).
We have a groom on MAFS whp priotitizes using his testosterone at the gym before romantic interludes with his wife. Some of these hubbies are best suited to blow up dolls.
Love the commentary. Been rooting for Myles since the start. The millionaires and self deluded alphas are gone.
Like all good greys, he has taken to sleeping like he was born to it.
Aww, it looks as though he has made himself at home already. I hope it works out for both of you :). You’ll never stop missing your other boys, but it must be nice to have a dog in the house again.
Iggy’s deaf and incontinent…..he sometimes forgets to bark to go out. Newspapers,deodorisers. He turned 15 in February. I’m happy for you, Bobi.Rescues can be hard work at times but worth a million dollars
Pats for Iggy. I’m happy to hear he is still around.
Me, too.
Deaf is not a problem. I don’t think I’ve ever had a dog that came when they were called, except maybe to dinner.
Looks like the perfect TV-watching companion
I’m totally losing track of who is siding with whom on Survivor. AJ seems to have screwed himself with all his schemes. He set up Paulie to be voted out, but Paulie had an idol. Unfortunately, AJ played his idol as well.
Noonan was sent home.
Noonan was inevitable in the long run (an injured player will always be jettisoned) but I thought for a moment that she was going to pull this one off. She was screwed by people who should have had her back. That won’t be forgotten. All in all and given circumstances, I think she played a good game.
AJ can’t win now. There’s no one who doesn’t think he’s a snake (followed by my inevitable cry of, have these people never watched this show?). They may even take him to the last three knowing that he’s a lame duck.
All in all, I enjoyed this episode. Loved the playing of the idols. A bit like Snap 🤣🤣).
I didn’t dislike Noonan, but had a laugh when her limp was so exaggerated when she walked away. I don’t like AJ. If he’s playing the game as it should be played, is the winner ever a nice person?
Thanks for giving me a help when I get confused.
And no. Now I have no idea what’s going on. I just know that everyone seems to hate everyone.
If this follows the usual reality tv format, all those getting air time are doomed to be removed, which can only be a good thing because I am thoroughly annoyed by the high school vibes.
Thinking that someone you just met is your bff, FFS. And that you manifest things into your life. Give me a break.
No wonder I couldn’t follow the plot line. 🤷♂️
This will need to be explained to me. I wonder if I need to resort to FB. I wonder if I care.
So much bullshit, so much. They all hate each other…and I hate all of them, except Myles. What’s with the 5-minute alliances giving themselves cutesy little nicknames? They’re not even high school clans, they’re primary school. They should complete the picture by sticking out their tongues and going nyah nyah at the current low person on the totem pole, or liar, or traitor.
The skinny chick with the teeny pants needs to stop pulling her even teenier bather bottoms out of her crack when she’s on camera.
There were some fun bits tonight. The pasta eating was not one of them. I don’t care how hungry you are, you should respect people who are going to eat from the same bowl. Like just ugh. Plus, of course, your mother is probably going to watch this.
I’m always sorry when someone gets hurt. It doesn’t seem fair.
And skinny girl is way too skinny.
The pasta eating didn’t bother me, not the actual pasta.. It was the guy who crammed meatballs into his mouth like a someone making an ad for gluttony that put me off. That was disgusting.
I looked up why Ben left, and who he was. What happened to the guy who got hurt?
Looks as though the merge is on Sunday. Whatever that means.
As much as you can trust the internet – not much – he seems to have variously: torn a calf muscle, caught pneumonia, had Ross River Fever.
I would go with generally not well. 🤣
It is unusual for there not to be an explanation on the day 🤷♂️.
Upon merge, there will only be one tribe. Good players will quickly adapt. Some players will be picked off. Scores can be settled.
And then this can either become fun or it is just predictable.
My first prediction is that skinny girl’s days are numbered. She has no value. She is not strong, not clever and has minimal social skills.
After that, I don’t know.
And we really don’t know the other team as yet.
Best quote from MAFS this year.
“You shat on my heart”
It has potential as a break up song ballad, title,
in my opinion.
That’s so eloquent. Perhaps a really bad country singer could compose something using that phrase. Kid Rock maybe.
I nominate David Allen Coe for the task
“You Never Even Called Me By My Name” Lyrics
Well, it was all
That I could do to keep from crying’
Sometimes it seemed so useless to remain
But you don’t have to call me darlin’, darlin’
You never even called me by my name
You don’t have to call me Waylon Jennings
And you don’t have to call me Charlie Pride
And you don’t have to call me Merle Haggard anymore
Even though you’re on my fighting’ side
And I’ll hang around as long as you will let me
And I never minded standing’ in the rain
But you don’t have to call me darlin’, darlin’
You never even called me by my name
Well, I’ve heard my name
A few times in your phone book (hello, hello)
And I’ve seen it on signs where I’ve played
But the only time I know
I’ll hear “David Allan Coe”
Is when Jesus has his final judgment day
So I’ll hang around as long as you will let me
And I never minded standing’ in the rain
But you don’t have to call me darlin’, darlin’
You never even called me by my name
Well, a friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote that song
And he told me it was the perfect country & western song
I wrote him back a letter and I told him it was not the perfect country & western song
Because he hadn’t said anything at all about mama
Or trains, or trucks, or prison, or getting’ drunk
Well, he sat down and wrote another verse to the song and he sent it to me
And after reading it I realized that my friend had written the perfect country & western song
And I felt obliged to include it on this album
The last verse goes like this here
Well, I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison
And I went to pick her up in the rain
But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
She got run over by a damned old train
And I’ll hang around as long as you will let me
And I never minded standing’ in the rain, no
But you don’t have to call me darlin’, darlin’
You never even called me
Well, I wonder why you don’t call me
Why don’t you ever call me by my name
Absolute class 🤣
So … merge.
Then way to much yadda yadda yadda. Someone will have to remind me but I don’t remember there ever being this much pointless talking before.
Challenges, plus sidebar bitching. My brothers tell me that this is a women thing. I’m starting to reluctantly think that he might be right.
I tuned out for a while (Darby and Joan: it’s a bit of cosy mystery. Nothing too stressful. I wouldn’t seek it out but if it’s on I’ll watch it) and when I came back we were at Tribal.
Lots of talk of revenge.
I wasn’t really surprised at the elimination. He was a bit unaware. I was surprised at the multiple splits in the votes. I was expecting two distinct camp. I must have missed something somewhere.
We are half way. My expectations of an interesting episode were let down. Or maybe I’m annoyed at some of the pettiness and I want some petty people to go home.
Damn, I was hoping Zara would be eliminated. I don’t think bitching is generally only a woman thing, but it is in this series. They got themselves into their little cliques, stayed there, and take it so personally if someone changes her mind. Aren’t they all playing to win? So at some point, loyalty is going to be forgotten as they all hope to be the last one standing.
I hadn’t taken much notice of Jessie. I wasn’t aware of how the voting would split because I couldn’t stand to listen to all the blah blah blah. Sometimes the way to get ahead is to stfu and observe.
Obviously, I missed a whole chunk in the middle. My attention span can’t last through the same conversation again and again. Lordy.
But then, just when I had given up all hope, a reminder of why I love this game.
I’m not sure why they voted for PD and not one of the girls but I have to trust Myles. He’s one of only a few of these people that know how to play this game.
I’m guessing it’s because he went along with the girls rather than the lads, and it does weaken the strongest female player. But idk 🤷♂️.
Now, even if they all get voted off, the jury is stacked against some of these people.
So much fun.
Tonight was the first time I watched the whole episode, even the boring bits. That’s because of the promo with Myles and his little surprise. And didn’t he play that well. Someone, I forget who, brought up PD as an alternate after they were all united in hatred of Paulie.
I felt a little sorry for Paulie. I’ve missed out on some of his snakyiness, but no one was even talking to him. And he’s a bigger snake than AJ, the big fat liar?
I enjoyed this episode. Never thought I’d say that :).
I watched Sam Pang Tonight. That was good, quite a few funny bits. They need to stop using laugh-track top ups during his monologue, but I’ll watch it again.
I’m already sick of MasterChef promos, and I’ve only seen two. Laura, ick.
I thought his debut was fine. Yes it was a little clunky but it was not awful. I enjoy Sam the most when he is bouncing off others (like HYBPA) so hopefully he settles into the new solo role.
I may have to watch MC because Andre is on it. I ate at the Adelaide restaurant he first opened after his first stint in the show and the food was divine – fabulous Italian and the polenta was a standout. That one closed before Covid and he now owns several restaurants, including one on his farm where he cooks with what is grown there. Very hard to get a booking
I’m going to watch MC. I like the second chance shows, and the celebrity stuff.
It means you don’t have to waste a whole lot of time on backstories and doing it for my nonna.
Another fun episode.
That challenge was brutal but fair to everyone.
Proper behind the scenes games tonight. There were still repeated conversations but with slightly more point to them.
So much for Laura being able to read things. She got it wrong for Logan and she got it wrong for herself.
I’ve assumed that no one’s going after Zara because she is insignificant. I still think that AJ is a snake but he needs to stay to protect Myles.
Apart from that, it could go anywhere from here.
Two episodes in a row that I’ve watched most of and enjoyed. That immunity challenge gave me the creeps; I’d last about 20 seconds in that.
My money is still on Myles right now, but I wonder about Kaelen. He’s not been featured much, except for the games.
Of course I know what a jury is, but how does the jury change things on this show? Every time I think I may be caught up on the game, another twist is thrown in.
At the end of the show, the jury listen to the last two Survivors and vote on who’s bullshitting the least. There’s your winner
Thanks, Dave. So some of the eliminated ones, with all their grudges, decide who wins? How odd.
Yeah, people with chips on both shoulders to convince.
It’d take $15,000 to get my vote.
Go Myles.No fee for you.
Myles said he got sick of everyones kumbaya, well said and hilarious. Those bloody women rabbiting on about revenge and justice and trust; they can’t get away from their mean girls personas. Jesus, grow up. More importantly, shut up.
Kaelen is not the only one that’s barely been featured.
There’s some girl lurking in the background whose name I don’t know and who only pops up every now and then. I always get suspicious as well.
Kaelen could win the immunity challenge multiple times which could carry him through to the end. Dark horse.
In the meantime, AJ definitely thinks he’s a better player than he is. His days are numbered. I can’t see Myles making it to the end but stranger things have happened. I’m not sure that Myles cares. Better to play than sit around staring at your naval and he might get invited back to a Villians/hero’s episode.
Myles said that he didn’t care what happened, even if he lost, for the satisfaction of seeing the reactions to his surprise saving of Paulie.
How did it go with the grey, Bobi? Was he a keeper?
Another MAFS gem:
” I just can’t conversate with you”
🤣🤣🤣
I love these people.
It’s just a constant reminder that our schooling system doesn’t value literacy.
Myles is just having the best time out there and it’s fun to watch him play. I loved him narrating the challenge while “snorkelling”. He will be back for sure. I hope the graduates stick together for a bit longer.
Here’s a pupdate.
He is still incredibly thin. I am struggling to get the weight on him. And there is separation anxiety.
Apart from that, he is a very nice dog. He does that greyhound teeth chatter all day long which is so endearing and he loves the girls.
I will keep him but it will take a month or so for awful behaviour to emerge (not counting the need to kill my socks). I have high hopes that all will be well.
My dog had severe separation anxiety. Prozac worked a miracle for him. See how yours goes, his anxiety should improve with his sense of safety over time. Vets overcharge terribly for medication, I have an understanding GP.
The dog’s good company. Don’t begrudge being home a lot. Society seems to be falling apart gloriously out there,anyway.
Our dog is also on Prozac for anxiety, after ruling out other factors and trying Thundershirt etc. It has helped a lot.
Unfortunately, thunder shirt played part in my dog breaking leg. That was 11 years ago before Prozac started working. He hasn’t required Prozac for quite few years now..
I am trying all the natural remedies first but to no avail. I did resort to Gabapentin. That maybe worked a little better but not much. Early days.
They are nice company.
And, secretly, I didn’t really mind lockdown 🙂.
I am trying to look on the bright side of the news. Good luck to me 🤣. The best I can come with is that we can now stop this nonsense of thinking of America as “our friend”. Never been. Never was.
I hang on to small things. 😰
Bobi, I just had lunch with a friend who is considering adopting a greyhound (not an ex-racer, a family pet). She lives alone in a townhouse with a small courtyard and has been told a greyhound should suit. Any expert tips welcome!
Absolutely recommend, of course 🤣 It’s like owning a big cat and just as soft.
Most greys come with some issues, particularly if they raced. I don’t think it’s an easy life. It’s a question of finding the issue and working through it. It takes about three months. So … patience. If the problem is insurmountable, most rehoming agencies have a return policy. It’s not a crime to say this one is not for me. It’s whatever is best for the dog.
She could start with fostering. Try before you buy. They are always looking for foster carers and some of the costs are paid.
They are very gentle. You can’t raise your voice much.
No counter is out of reach. I have lost a full container of yoghurt that I thought was safely tucked away and my brother’s roast lamb leg is never to be discussed. I have become very neat.
You will never go to the toilet alone again.
They are expensive: bigger beds, bigger toys, bigger coats, bigger vet bills, bigger snacks. You can pick up a lot of stuff second hand. Vinnie’s is my friend. Big poops.
If I have a complaint, it’s the 6.00 am starts. They have an inbuilt alarm. I have heard other people say that they have greys that don’t ever want to get up so that could be fun.
They pee on their feet. Baths are mandatory.
It’s awful to say but don’t get a grey that’s too old. Your time with them is short. It is worth every day but my heart is still broken.
All dogs are perfect. Some are just more perfect. I didn’t think I could do this again and yet here I am. ❤️
I’m happy for you that you have a doggy again, Bobi, even if he is a 6 am starter :).
It took about six weeks for me to train my dog out of his separation anxiety, but I had the time to work on it with him every single day. It was eight months before he showed he completely trusted me by rolling over and exposing his tummy. I’d bathed and petted him of course, but voluntary tummy reveal is the way I judge complete acceptance by a dog. Bless his cautious little heart, I marked that date on my calendar.
You may have to keep me updated. I have visitors. They will be in and out.
I tuned in for the challenge. I did like this one, although it probably favours the girls.
I watched enough to see that AJ was stirring up trouble and it looked like it might backfire.
I watched tribal but on mute. Three way split, I gather? And now I am confused.
I might have to see if I can watch it tomorrow afternoon.
Paulie is still in trouble, everyone hates AJ, for some reason Logan is on people’s list and Myles is safe. Is that a summation?
I’ll only watch if you tell me it’s a fun episode.
The first half hour was the usual yapping, lies, machinations, and subterfuge. I dipped in and out. I prefer the challenges where everyone is active; the endurance ones are boring to watch.
I don’t think it was a fun episode, but tribal had a big twist, so you need to watch the last 20 minutes with sound on to understand what has changed. Paulie is in trouble, AJ is hated is accurate. Logan is on the shit list, I think, because she whines to everybody when things don’t go her way. After the result of the twist tonight, she immediately spat her dummy.
Myles is safe for the moment, because he plays one off against the other with much more finesse and cleverness than AJ. Kaelen is starting to be featured more.
Some blonde woman was sitting on the sidelines at tribal. I have no idea who she is, but I may have missed an explanation..
The blonde girl is Laura, she if the witchy vibes and best friend to Logan (?). They look different washed and spruced up. She is the first on the jury and gets to watch every tribal so that she can make a decision come the final episode.
Mind you, she is an idiot so 🤷♂️. I’m betting that whoever is next eliminated will become her new best friend and her convinced to vote their way. It would be interesting if it were AJ. Paulie is another idiot so he wouldn’t think of that.
Oh, of course. I forgot about the return of the vanquished.
I love how Myles just seems love every moment. He is having a blast and it’s joyous to watch.
Paulie seemed resigned to his fate tonight.
I’d love to be a fly on the wall to watch he and Laura have to talk to each other.
Did Paulie and Laura have bad blood before? There’s so much bad blood that I can’t keep track of which way it’s flowing. Do the jury members get to know anything besides what they see at tribal, or do they have to catch up as more members arrive? Is there a limited number of idols or are there more to be found? I get lost sometimes – am just now remembering all the players’ names.
I like watching Myles enjoy himself, and letting the others know he is having fun. I hope he lasts. But dark horse Kaelen is not getting more camera time for no reason.
I don’t know the answers to any of these questions. 🤣
I don’t think this season will be worth watching if Myles is sent home. Wouldn’t it be nice if the producers interfered somehow: sent him to an island and gave him a second chance, planted an island in front of him, had a immunity challenge suitable just for him 🤷♂️
Sam Pang Tonight was not as enjoyable tonight. I didn’t much like the kid’s interview with his scripted funny lines. Kitty Flanagan is good value as always. Sam does do better when he has someone else to play off against.
I watched. Kitty is very funny. I think Sam is still nervous. I hope he settles.
Well.
Wasn’t that fun?
I’m loving how AJ thinks that he is running this show 🤣🤣.
The immunity challenge was fun. Kaelen is a fit little dude. I guess we’ll see how good he is at playing other games.
I got tired rolling my eyes at tribal, but all the whispering behind hands made me laugh. Why don’t they all get together and send AJ home? They know he’s a manipulating jerk.
I’m not sorry to see Logan go, but would have preferred it be Zara and her prissy little pursed mouth.
What is so terrible about “going to rocks”, if that’s part of the game? It’s not as though they’re throwing them at each other until someone goes down. Almost everyone thinks they have the upper hand now. Myles may or may not have an advantage, but he doesn’t care either way, he’s enjoying himself.
Again, I had to watch this on mute. It’s turning out to be most enjoyable like that.
Myles is having such a blast. Please, let him be there until the end.
I think Logan knew her time was up. Remember the days when she thought she had absolute control?
No one’s face has ever annoyed me as much as Zara. I’m sure she’s lovely in real life. Prissy little mouth 🤣🤣.
No, I don’t understand rocks, either 🤷♂️.
Windy here. The dog and I are about to go walking in it.
Yeah, it’s a short watch if you skip the confabs and bullshitting. It would have been even better if Zara’s stupid face wasn’t on screen every four seconds. Surely she’s the next one to go. The women won’t trust her anymore.
I like watching Kaelen in the challenges. Tonight’s was brutal and he just zoned out and hung in there :).
You and doggo could share windy weather if you would. It’s still hot here, with no breeze most afternoons. I’m over it.
Mute was unhelpful last night. I didn’t understand anything.
These sidebars at tribal are really annoying. Have a plan. Stick to it. And don’t telegraph your moves.
I was fearful that Myles was going home because he did not look like he was having as much fun. I have gathered he may have another idol but didn’t play it, in which case he is good at reading the room.
I missed whoever went home. I’m assuming one of the girls. They are an unlikeable lot 🤣
Kristin was eliminated. The Graduates (the guys and Zara) had decided on her. The others (the other women) had decided on Myles. I can’t remember, but maybe they thought one of the graduates had flipped before tribal? The whispering at tribal was them trying to convince Zara to vote Myles. She gave them the impression she would, then voted Kristin anyway.
It’s not on tonight. Evidently it will be two nights a week now – to really stretch it out, gah.
Thank you.
Dropping to 2 nights is interesting. It must be the only show people are watching.
Clever of Zara. She must know the girls don’t like her. Her only chance of staying is with the guys. Maybe I underestimated her.
Visitors leave on Saturday.
I watch the 1%. I think I was particularly stupid. I barely made it half way and then got every question absolutely wrong. Some days 🤷♂️
Same. But I don’t think we were particularly stupid, it’s more that the questions were particularly difficult this time :).
I couldn’t deal with much of Survivor tonight. Kaelen won his 6th immunity, a new record. AJ tells every person “I’m only telling you this”; he’s getting tangled up in his own lies. Too much of him tonight, he is so obnoxious. Zara is set on getting Kate out.
If anyone else says “incentivized”, I will scream.
I’m out until tribal.
At tribal, another immunity challenge was given. Kate won, upsetting Zara’s plans, ha ha.
Myles said at some point that he has an idol. He must have known he was going to get some votes tonight, but he didn’t play it. Morgan was eliminated.
I only watched the beginning and the end. I had a feeling it was going to be Morgan.
AJ running around refusing to say who he’s going to vote for, like it’s something special, and Morgan refusing to play. Good on her. And what a condescending idiot he is.
It was a little unbearable and I decided that I had a go book to read.
After bloody Zara won immunity I didn’t want to watch any more. I checked in at the end. Morgan left the show. Myles played his idol at tribal. Kate was eliminated.
I’m enjoying Sam Pang’s show tonight. But I hope he never again uses any clips of trump. I try really hard to never hear his voice on the news and I sure as hell don’t want him to pop up on a comedy show.
Myles’ plan was way too complicated for me. I have no idea what he was trying to do, and really, was there a point to it all.
I can’t tell whether it backfired or not.
And seriously, how is AJ still there. No one trusts him.
And finally (I am exhausted now), how did the women have such a grip on this game and now there’s only one left standing.
I wouldn’t even mind if Zara won this after all of that.
I thought that Myles was out this week after the last tribal council. Fancy winning immunity. He pulled that off in the nick of time.
I don’t blame him for voting for Zara. He offered her a deal and she tried to do something fancy-schmancy. There’s the consequences. I wouldn’t trust her again either.
AJ is so irritating.
All over tomorrow.
Zara’s monologue at the start, saying how powerful and smart she is, was really irritating me. I am so glad she’s out, and pleased that Myles winning immunity helped with that outcome.
From the reactions of people on the jury, they seem to be hanging on to their resentments formed during the game. If the vote comes down to who most of them like or dislike, it will probably be Kaelen who wins, I think. He’s been low profile throughout and doesn’t seem to have made any enemies. I’d like for Myles to win, but as long as it’s not AJ, I’m fine.
Another twist for me tonight, what the hell is the fire challenge? I assume that is self-explanatory, but is that really a decider at this late stage of the game?
Roll on the final :).
It’s a tie breaker, and the first to make a fire wins. Yes, self explanatory.
It used to be something but now, all the smart contestants practice fire-making before they set foot in camp. In the unlikely event that I applied for and was accepted for this show, it’s the first thing I would try and master.
Well, that felt right.
I thought the right two were left standing at the end and Myles was the better player overall.
I know Kaelen won all the immunity challenges but Myles actually played the game, and he had a blast doing it. It was so much fun watching him have fun.
Kaelen seemed like a decent guy. I’m sure he will be invited back on.
I didn’t listen to the speeches. They tend to make me squirm but I could tell that the jury was respective to both. Still, I’m guessing that they had made up their mind before they turned up.
Von, did you have fun watching? Or was that an interesting one-off and I’ll have to watch the rest by myself?
I will be watching MC btw. I know I complain about them but I still turn up again and again.
I agree that Myles played a better game than Kaelen, and I’m happy he won. My loudest cheer of the night, though, was when Kaelen voted AJ out. AJ was an arsehole to the end and he finally got his comeuppance.
I was a little surprised that the jury’s vote was so one-sided.
I liked the show, especially after I’d watched enough to mostly understand the game, and then I could skip parts that were boring. Can’t say I’ll be sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for the next one to start, but I’ll tune in, in hopes that the contestants aren’t as unlikeable as most of the people were this time.
Of course I’ll watch MC; it’s too much fun criticizing it to miss. I can’t stand Laura, but that is what the mute button is for.
I watched Bluey’s Big Play tonight. It’s live action and I didn’t think I’d like it. But I did, it was really cool. The puppeteers’ work was impressive. The best part was seeing audience reactions, little kids – and parents – totally rapt throughout. At the end they threw giant balloons out and the whole audience played Keepy Uppy.
I saw that it was on but just assumed it was replays.i will go back and watch. I love Bluey
MasterChef was on as background noise last night. I knew it would be everyone fangirling over Gordon, the judges, and each other. Which it was. Laura and Sarah are two people who I really dislike, and that will probably influence how much I watch.
Tonight was a keep-up-with-Gordon challenge, which I don’t find very entertaining, but at least Laura and Sarah were on the gantry. Ben won, which gave him the only immunity pin of the season.
Hello. I enjoyed the first episode. I had forgotten that these people were babies when they started, and it’s amazing to see how competent some of them have become.
I am also surprised at how I simple don’t have a clue who some of them are. Hand on my heart, I have watched every season. Obviously , they weren’t memorable first time around so I’m not expecting them to last. Time fillers.
Happy for the winning team. They weren’t steered well by someone who knew how to be in charge.
I didn’t mind Gordon. I thought he was very kind.
I didn’t make it through episode 2. I just didn’t care, and nether did that chicky-babe.
This will be an episode by episode thing for me. I can tell already. I get more interested as the crowd is whittled down.
Hi! There are maybe half a dozen faces that are familiar to me, and I know fewer names. The only one I really remember is Declan, because he was my favourite on his season. I think Gordon is usually kind, aside from his cooking shows, where drama is amped up for views. Have you seen him on Hot Ones? He was lovely on that.
Tonight’s challenge hasn’t caught me. It’s set by Gordon and is make your favourite late-night snack. A few dishes sound interesting so I might watch the judging. But I have things to do :).
I’ll probably dip in and out for a while, but will watch the beginnings so I can judge the clothing. Poh is dressed for carnivale in Rio
I love watching Poh’s clothes and being snarky. My favourite part of the show 🤣🤣. Surely she must have right to veto (which she clearly doesn’t exercise). Melissa knew how to dress. I’m assuming they couldn’t afford her. I don’t mind Poh’s cooking but she’s not much of a judge.
I watched the episode with all the snacks.
It doesn’t help that I have a chocolate craving at the moment.
Audra made me shed a little tear.
The tv guide blurb for tonight’s MC said something about “an emotional video”, so I watched long enough to see judges’ outfits, then switched to The 1% Club. Poh should have ridden in on a horse, to go along with the Mongolian traditional dress that was wearing her.
1% had some really difficult questions. I didn’t do well at all!
I came back to MC for some of the judging, which had as many tears as the start of the show. There were some beautiful dishes, though, whatever the brief was. French chef got quite poetic in his critiques. Kath was eliminated.
You echo my night. All of the above, although I missed the Mongolian vibe. I’m sure that I wore a dress like that in my flower power days purchased from the discount/seconds shop.
I wasn’t sorry to see Kath go. She was meh first time round. I’m guessing that she was merely available second time round.
Well, I almost like Poh’s dress. But I want to go up to her and snip off that big bow on the bodice. I dislike big floral prints like Sofia’s dress has, reminds me of ugly wallpaper from the 70’s.
Laura gets entirely too much time on camera. Boo. Peter Gilmore looks the same as he did years ago, aside from being a bit rounder. He’s always tactful in his critiques.
These people are supposed to be experienced cooks. Yet they still don’t know how to tell if their chicken is cooked or not. It was Darrsh’s tonight, but I’m sure his won’t be the last. His wasn’t just undercooked, it was raw. I felt sorry for him, but damn, dude, learn the basics.
Tomorrow has one of Kirsten Tibball’s 487-steps creations. It might be a first ten minutes and last ten minutes episode :).
So here’s where the MC watchers are hiding. 🙂
I keep getting distracted by Poh’s clothes. Someone needs to rethink those selections.
Not surprised Kath is gone. She was not very good the first time around.
Darrsh…raw chicken. It was a bad choice on his part to not go with a dessert.
What was Sav thinking? That wasn’t even enough food for one person.
Hey, Smythe, hi.
Hi Von. How have you been?
Well, thank you. I’m watching everyone mess around with the chocolate tins. I don’t know how much longer I’ll last.
Hi Smythe. We are now a crowd. 🙂😁🤣
I have just watched Sav spend 10 minutes decanting a chocolate mould, surrounded by judges pretending that they are nervous for her. Poh’s acting skills are dubious at the best of times so, just no.
Callum’s so bored up in the bleaches that he’s just staring off into the middle distance.
And let’s not even discuss whether I actually consider this cooking. Ffft.
It’s like watching paint dry.
Poh needs to stop choosing dresses that are so lairy and voluminous that they overpower her. I wonder if Sarah is ill or has an eating disorder; she’s very thin and her arms are like sticks.
It was pretty evident that Sav would be going home. Reading the recipe makes a difference. I don’t really enjoy pressure tests, but cheered for Ben on this one. I tried to find that dessert on Kirsten’s menus, but couldn’t. Would like to know its price.
French chef is contributing more this season and I’m warming to him. He can stop with the kisses and hugs though.
Hi Bobi. How are you doing?
A crowd…;-)
I knew Sav would be the one leaving. The surprise was Ben who had never tempered chocolate and yet his was the best copy of Kirsten’s chocolate creation. I remember when Kirsten made that on Dessert Masters.
For whatever reason, the episodes this season seem to be very long but maybe they have just become tedious and somewhat boring.
I enjoyed tonight’s ep. I will also add that I only watched the beginning and the end. Sooo many contestants – That’s why it felt long – but the food looked delicious.
I like Theo. I remember his season because he did this slow cooked lamb shoulder and it’s one of the few recipes from these cooking shows that I trot out again and again. So good. I can recommend.
I was surprised that he got immunity. I thought that he might be pipped at the post by that fish dish. I have a fondness for Asian food.
This show is a reminder of how good we’ve got it.
I’m not fond of the guest chef. He’s not made for television. Poh looked like Morticia and the other one looked like a house plant.
I did the same as you, Bobi, only watched the beginning and the end. I thought the winner would either be Theo or Depinder.
If the women have a dresser then that person needs to be fired.
Ha, apt critique of the judges’ dresses, Bobi, made me laugh. I watched most of this episode and was pleased that Theo won immunity. I think he got it partly because some of his dips had ingredients unfamiliar to the judges – ground up cherry pips for one. I remember you raving about his lamb shoulder.
French chef enjoyed cooking his own dish, whatever it was. Many of tonight’s dishes looked appetizing. I think a lot of the contestants surprised themselves with how well they cooked in a short amount of time.
I’ve never been fond of this sort off challenge. It has very little to do with skill and more to do with luck.
I felt so sorry for the guy who failed. He was gutted.
This isn’t why we watch this show. If you have too many contestants, then have less contestants. Fftt.
I don’t like the cube test, either. We have no idea what’s going on until the answer is given, so it’s boring.
It was nice of Sofia’s granny to crochet her a top out of toilet paper. Poh is channeling the 80’s again with her shoulder pads.
I’ve gone to The 1% Club, might catch the end of MC to see who goes home.
I’m not a fan of the cube test either and I didn’t like the way they did it this time. Each contestant should be responsible for their own taste tests instead of them depending on one person’s palate. If they did it this way because they had too many contestants doing this challenge then they should have saved it for later.
I didn’t mind Sofia’s top. Poh’s dress was thrift store ready.
Oh, I like it when someone gets the 1% question and all the prize money. Nice to feel happy for someone else’s good fortune :).
I will have to go back and watch. You need to be supremely confident to give it a go. It’s a lot of money to lose.
Neither of the female judge’s dresses is especially horrible tonight, but they are such a contrast to each other. Poh is dressed for the opera or a ball, and Sofia is in a summery little A-line that she could wear shopping or to a barbecue.
Pickled jalapeno juice is a nice addition to a dirty martini, if you’re out of olives. Or even if you’re not :).
🤣🤣
I thought that Poh was dressed for St.Patricks Day. Add a pair of white boots to Sofia’s outfit and she would be ready to dance in an Austin Powers’ movie.
I burst out laughing on your comment on Sofia, Smythe. Perfect!
I watched the judging. There were some interesting, and tempting, dishes that the cooks made, featuring the leftover ingredients. I was pleased that Jimmy got such good reviews and made it into the top four. He was so excited and eager to do a tribute to his mum’s cooking. My fave, Declan, doesn’t seem to be doing very well this time around.
I was pleased for Jimmy and I was pleased for Ben.
They seem so anxious to do well and I am anxious for them.
I couldn’t sit through all the judging. It went on for eveeer and the judges are running out of original comments. They are going to have to move it to get rid of some of these people.
Watched the beginning, skipped the middle and then watched the judging. For whatever reason I feel as if Callum keeps getting passed over. However, I was happy for both Ben and Jimmy. I hope one of them wins immunity.
Oh my god, Poh. Please turn up next time in jeans and a T-shirt, give my eyes a break.
What is the reduction that Curtis made? I can’t understand the word well enough, or I’d look it up.
My understanding of reduction is that you just boil until it’s a bit thicker, like I’m trying to do with my bolognese sauce that I have absolutely mucked up and there’s nothing I can do to fix this mess.
I think it’s only here because it takes time and running out of time is what they think makes for good television.
Apart from that, the dish was pork, one vegetable and gravy but let’s pretend it’s fancy-smansy.
As you can tell, I’m not a fan of pork and I’m not a fan of Curtis.
Ben deserved that win I think. I’m surprised that Snezana got close. She seems to be a bit of a scatterbrain, and it’s annoying watching her cook. Her pork looked underdone to me.
I heard Curtis get in his Coles plug, highlighting that their suppliers raise pigs that are sow-stall free. Don’t spruik it, Curtis, that is the minimum good treatment that pigs bred for slaughter can get.
And I need a whole separate section to emphasise the Oh-My-God-What-Is-She-Wearing comment.
Seriously. Why hasn’t there been an intervention?
I just can’t.
I think this might have been the worst thing that Poh has worn so far.
Curtis’ dish didn’t seem that challenging for any of the cooks especially since he showed them how to cook the pork and make the Beurre Monté sauce. Rolled my eyes when I heard him plug Coles.
Cheers.
You thought that the dress Poh wore yesterday was the worst that it could get?
I’ll see you and raise you with tonight’s effort.
And given that we have not yet reached the halfway point, I dread to think of what’s in store for us. Surely we are close to the bottom of the barrel.
I…. That dress. Andy’s jacket. Sofia’s dress.
Poh and Andy should do a pasa doble during the cooking.
Sofia’s granny has been busy with her crochet hooks.
Now chef, he cuts quite a striking figure in his whites.
I didn’t watch the mains, but did see the desserts. Of course there had to be ice cream. I rarely eat sweets, but they all looked nice.
The way they’re handing out immunity all over the place, this season will go on forever. Chef seemed to enjoy himself, and was very helpful during the cooking.
The desserts did look delicious. And pretty. Artwork.
And I will repeat that icecream is not cooking. It should be banned.
Poh is wearing a nightie tonight, but it doesn’t offend my eyes. Sofia is wearing a little black pants suit instead of her usual short A-line shift.
Any’s crab didn’t yield much meat in the presentation dish. I think he ate the claw meat while cleaning the crab.
This is one I can mostly skip until the judging.
The judging of these efforts by the cooks was fun to watch. Depender’s dish was the winner for me, for the way it looked when it was all put together. I felt bad for the ones who didn’t quite pull it off.
Who is the woman wearing a hijab and glasses? She was on the gantry,but I don’t remember her at all.
What clothing is remaining on the thrift store pile? Even some of Andy’s clothes have been horrible. The French chef is always well dressed.
Where was the flare with Andy’s salt baked crab? They criticized Snez for the lack of flare (and I agree) but nothing was amazing about Andy’s presentation. Also didn’t think Theo’s presentation was interesting.. I’ve seen Poh’s flower “trick” before and it was sort of meh. Several of the contestants’ presentations were much better than the judges’.
I have visitors again and I wasn’t able to watch.
We watched the 1%. Most enjoyable. I was particularly stupid tonight. Hardly made it any distance and then, with absolute confidence, continued to get everything wrong.
I wish there was a backup prize. The Scottish guy missed out by a whisker. It was a tragedy.
Tonight’s mystery box, leaves of all sorts, doesn’t catch my interest. Most of them seemed to have grabbed a fish to wrap, and of course there will be cabbage rolls and stuffed vine leaves.
Poh is wearing her best ugly K Mart floral printed dressing gown. Sofia is barely wearing a little strappy dress with sparkly things on it.
More ugly clothing. Both of those dresses were distracting and not in a good way: cheap sparkly dangling crystals on Sofia’s and those huge flowers on Poh’s.
Boring challenge…wrap this, wrap that.
Looked like Rue was massacring that fish.
French chef is participating more this season than just in the judging. That adds more to the content of a show whose format is getting tired, since he is the only trained professional there. I should learn his name :).
Jean-Christophe Novelli
It is nice to see him participating more and showing his personality.
I did not know his name either. Just French chef.
Now I’m going to have to learn how to pronounce it.
That balloon puppy atop a multi-layered cake looks very difficult, and I feel for the cooks trying to re-create that. I won’t watch much of the cooking, but I do feel for them.
All the judges are in black tonight. I would have liked Poh’s pleather/leather dress and Sofia’s plain black dress if they’d been slinky tight, had chain accessories, and they’d both gone full goth on their make-up. At least that would have been entertaining.
I felt for Jimmy. Some eliminations are heartbreaking.
Me too. I liked him and his infectious smile. Audra gave him some obviously heartfelt compliments; that was touching.
Tonight teams are split in half to cook, swapping people halfway through. Green team can’t agree on anything, so it’ll be interesting to see if they stuff up. Pub food is the brief – boring.
Poh is dressed tailored and conservatively. It’s a relief. Sofia is in a dress little girls would love. Andy…denim and denim and seems to have different coloured shoes on. Chef is lovely as always.
Green team left scales on their fish entree, and overcooked their quail main. After seeing their quail, one of them fussed about the instructions prep team had left to cook them for 30 minutes. Perhaps they should have checked doneness before 30 minutes. Rookie mistake.
All the dishes looked good, if small. But then I’m hungry and haven’t started my dinner yet.
I assumed this episode was boring because I tuned in to Poh explaining to the other judges what was going on, step by step. I mean, seriously.
I came back at the end to Andy saying that that was the best pub meal ever, and yet that team didn’t win.
I think this was an episode that I was glad I missed.
Pressure test: disappointed Jimmy was eliminated. Was hoping it would be Rue.
Service challenge: I liked Poh’s pants suit. It was the perfect outfit for her. On the other hand agree with Von that Sofia’s dress was more suitable for a little girl, not an adult.
Green team was a fail from the outset.
I don’t mind what the girls are wearing. I’m assuming someone has had a word with Poh because she has looked normal for a couple of episodes.
The person that used to dress her has moved on to Andy. What on earth possessed him tonight? Pyjamas is not a good look for a judge.
The opening of this episode was interesting. Who knew or who though of a tuna that way. I was sad. I don’t think of a cow when I see a chop but I definitely see a tuna when I see any and all of those cuts.
I don’t think we should eat big fish. Some tuna are older than my grandkids.
I’m a little sad at the elimination but then, I suppose, it had to be someone and the other two are more interesting cooks.
I watched The 1% tonight, and did better than I’ve done in a while. I saw the end of MC. Surprised that I liked Poh’s dress – a first I think. It’s nice to see Sofia dressed as an adult. Andy must have been running late, and didn’t have time to get out of his sweats. Otherwise, he has no excuse for looking so sloppy.
I’m okay with almost any elimination since there are still too many cooks there.
When I am old and grey and moving into a nursing home, I am still going to be watching this season.
Agree. It’s taking forever to reduce the number of contestants.
It’s Mystary box tonight, set up by one of Yottam’s apprentices. I didn’t catch her name. I hate seeing a whole fish in the box; so many of these cooks just mangle whole fish. I can predict half a dozen dishes right away.
Poh is power dressing tonight, but it’s a stylish suit. Sofia is yearning for St. Paddy’s Day. Her dresses, long or short, flashy or not, are always backless. Andy is a lost cause as far as clothing choices go. Chef is always classy.
I fancied Poh’s power suit. She looks good in Severe.
The French are classy.
I realised tonight that I still don’t know who half these people are and could they go home already.
Poh’s pant suit was elegant.
There has been too much of Rue. I think her time on MC is ending soon.
I couldn’t believe how simple her dish was compared to everyone else’s and neither of the two elements were good. Also the size was too small for five people. I think the majority of her dishes this season have been failures.
I watched the start, then looked on Facebook to see who was eliminated. No spoilers, I just have other things to do for a while. Two hours is a short cook time for that dessert x 5.
Poh is looking very office-ready again. That style suits her much better than huge bows, ruffles, and lairy colour combos. Sofia is summery again, and Andy is wearing a variation of Poh’s suit from yesterday.
Bobi, how is your new doggo going? Have any bad habits popped up? From him, not from you.
Things are not going well with the dog. He has severe separation anxiety and has taken an extreme dislike to my SiL. He is doped to the eyeballs until tomorrow when they go home.
I have a dog behaviouralist coming on the weekend to see if the problem can be fixed. I am not hopeful.
I am very sad. He is very attached to me. I am so angry at the greyhound industry.
I will let you know next week.
Life’s a bugger sometimes. I think it’s why I like reality tv: it’s very far from reality and a bit mind numbing.
Sorry about your dog Bobi. Hope that things will work out. Sending positive thoughts your way.
As for MC, it was about time for this elimination.
Bobi, I’m sorry things aren’t working out well with your dog. That would be disappointing for you. I hope the behaviouralist can offer some workable solutions.
Prozac worked a treat for my dog’s severe separation anxiety. Nothing else did
Thanks, guys. Fingers crossed.
I really liked Poh’s pink business suit. I think it’s my favourite dress-up for her ever. I hope they keep this particular stylist.
I really hate relay challenges. They prove nothing.
It can be summed up by the lass who had never heard of a Irish hot-pot. Of course she hadn’t. Why should she.
Or the woman who didn’t see the chips. They’re just chips FFS.
I’d pick Poh’s suit, not in pink though. Sofia’s dress is okay but it puddles on the floor, and all I can see is a tripping hazard. Andy needs a worn-backward baseball cap and a skateboard under his arm to complete his outfit.
Is Lancashire hotpot that unknown that it flummoxes so many of them? Thirty seconds is time enough for the handovers, but they always get so frantic about it that the one handing over talks really fast and points here, there, and everywhere. It’s the amount of time you get to leave a voice message on a phone.
Poh’s pant suit was very nice. As for Sofia’s dress, it was great for sweeping the floor. All she needed was a dustpan.
Never heard of Lancashire hotpot. Why would Jamie assume that his teammates would know what it was?
Andy is being very harsh and sometimes a bit rude with the contestants.
First few minutes, last ten minutes for MC tonight. I’m watching The 1%. MC looks like an elimination featuring butter in the cooking. Otherwise known as an hour-long Lurpak ad.
I only saw Samira’s and Tim’s dishes in the judging. Samira’s looked delicious. Tim was eliminated after presenting undercooked duck. Ben didn’t use his immunity pin, and he came close to being sent home.
Poh wore another sharp pants suit. Sofia had an autumn-themed short and ruffly dress. It was Andy’s trouser legs were that were dragging on the ground this time, but I suppose he made it through without falling on his face.
Another beautiful pant suit worn by Poh. For whatever reason Andy’s outfit made me think of Jim Carrey in “The Mask”. He just needed a hat and green makeup on his face to complete the look.
I tried to watch the episode but found it boring so I just watched the judging. Are they running out of creative ways to eliminate people from MC? Cooking with butter did not seem like a challenge, just a way to advertise Lurpak. Jean Christophe tried to help Tim but he didn’t listen. He thought he knew better than a professional Michelin starred chef. Bye bye Tim.
I didn’t watch here. The dog behaviouralist came. She was fabulous. We have agreed that this is not the home for Jack and he will be going back. I have had a little cry but I have accepted it. We had a mutual rant about the greyhound industry.
I will tune in to the replay to have a look at Poh’s pant suit. It sounds like I will approve.
I must admit that I’m pleased Tim was eliminated. It felt like he should have gone many times but “things” intervened. I’m guessing that he ran out of rabbits.
And everything tastes better with butter. You have to plate a really bad dish for it to fail.
So sorry to read that Bobi. I had hoped things would work out for you and the doggie. I, too, do not like the greyhound industry.
I have been considering adopting a dog after recently losing my Lagotto Romagnolo to cancer. Both my mini poodle cross and I are very sad. He has never been an only dog and is missing his friend a lot but I don’t think I am ready yet.
I’m sorry, Smythe, for your loss. It’s always hard to lose a doggie. You and your other pup have my sympathy.
I had to google Lagotto Romagnolo. That’s a bit of an amazing dog.
Losing a dog is so hard. Truthfully, I don’t think you ever get over it.
I must admit I am considering never getting a dog again. Every loss makes me a little more fragile.
Let’s see how I feel in a year.
Thanks Von and Bobi. I am brokenhearted as is my other dog. I’ve lost 2 of my beloved birds this year, too, and their mom passed in Dec.(I used to breed red-bellied parrots). I am not doing well with these losses. I would love to get a new friend for Caleb but I’m trying to give him extra attention and take him on more walks.
Oh dear, Bobi, how distressing for you. You would have got attached to him over the past few months. Of course you’re going to do what is best for the doggo, but it is still a sad outcome. I’m sorry it didn’t work out.
I got attached very quickly, as did he. The dog behaviouralist helped. It was like talking to a therapist.
Big girl pants.
Sorry that the behaviourist didn’t have any recommendations that might help so he could possibly stay with you.
Poh’s stylist has gone on leave and she has gone back to shopping at Vinnies.
It seemed for a while there that everyone’s dishes were crap, and then a couple of people pulled it out of the bag.
I quite liked the new judges. This show shouldn’t be taken too seriously.
Poh has gone all flamenco-y again. I’m becoming fixated on the length’s of Sofia’s dresses. Her short dresses would look better if they were 50mm longer. And her long dresses should be 200mm shorter so I don’t worry about her tripping and falling face-first into a hot frying pan.
The guy who is cooking osso bucco has a filthy, splotchy, grease spattered stove. He’d just put the meat in the pan so his stove should have been clean. Yuk.
I saw a new cooking show last night with Audra as host.
I’d never heard of that comedy trio, but their appearance was amusing. I thought the announcer said “final week”, and I thought hooray, but he must have said “viral week”. No hoorays from me for that. I did laugh out loud at the lace tablecloth with plastic overlay.
MC is running out of ideas for themes for the competition.
Beef Wellington Week.
C’mon Producers.
Hey, Dave. How are things with you?
Thanks for asking Von and sympathy to Smythe for your loss. Haven’t spent a night apart from my little dog in 11 years…since he came here.
Doing okay. not watching much reality tv and Laura has turned me off Ma$terchef. I read the comments here. My old dog has special needs more than ever. He took one day to figure out I bought a new electric throw…..he’s squatting on it now.
Spend alot of time walking dogs, come rain or shine, day and night. Lot of urban infill development going on here. Bad luck if you’re a possum or an owl..
Regards to all and special thanks to Juz for keeping this page going.A lot of tv I watch with music on and captions. I read a lot about music therapy.and pactice guitar during ad breaks on tv. I may watch the Ma$terchef ” Finals”
It would be hard to watch Iggy getting old and developing special needs. And I know you will just adjust to those needs, as we all did with our old pups, because you’re grateful he is still with you. Give him an ear scritich from me.
I think we’re all weary of MC this season. They need to lift their game, or call it quits.
Hi Dave. Thanks for the comment regarding loss of my dog.
Nice that your old dog has a toasty electric throw to rest on.
You are not missing much by not watching MC. This season continues to be very boring and I have generally just been watching the beginning to find out what the challenge is and then watching the judging. I skip the cooking part.
I’m disappointed to see Poh dressed in another horrible frock. She was looking great in those pants outfits. I wasn’t a fan of Sofia’s dress either and have no comment about Andy’s. Once again, Jean Christophe wins the award for best dressed judge.
The comedy trio couldn’t save me from being bored and I skipped the cooking and watched the judging. The last two cooks have not been all that challenging, IMHO.
Poh is dressed like one of those dolls you put on a 2 year old’s birthday cake.
My eyes are offended.
Sorry, chef, but your chocolate meteor looks like crap. More specifically, a cow plop that, when you cut into it, shows what the cow ate last. It’s not appetizing at all.
Why are we getting so much emphasis on Laura? Blerg.
Poh…no words.
Laura is bait for the Nonna viewers.
Poh is wearing another horrible dress. She needs to go back to wearing the pants suits.
John was my favorite chef in Dessert Masters. Maybe this dessert was a bit fun due to the theatrics but it did not look appetizing.
So they were asked to make a sandwich.
FFS.
Poh’s dress could be worse. It could be better but it really seriously could be worse.
I didn’t mind Sofia’s. I would wear that. Probably out shopping so it’s not spectacular but I would still wear it.
I echo your FFS. It’s not just make a sandwich, it’s make a sandwich with winning immunity after one more step. It’s past time to start sending more of these people home. The challenges are so boring recently that it’s lucky we have the judges’ outfits to comment on. Andy should pop out some Dad jokes to go with his cardigan.
There are new QI’s on ABC tonight. Well, they’re from 2024, and are not listed as repeats.
Yes, FFS. Watching the judges make a big deal out of creating a sandwich was laughable. I was surprised Samira was not chosen as one of the top 3. The judges loved her food and she made her own bread.
There was nothing original or interesting about Declan’s winning fusion dish in part 2. Lobster stuffed into choux has been done. Jaimie’s tacos were also not original. There are lots of Korean chicken taco recipes online. Maybe Andre’s fusion didn’t work that well but at least he tried to be creative.
This was another boring episode.
I just don’t understand how Poh can’t see that wearing kitchen curtains is not going to make the audience puke.
And Sofia’s wearing a raincoat and wellies.
I’m starting to think that there’s no budget for anyone getting dressed up.
But mainly I’m going to complain about how many contestants are still left on this show.
They are going to cook something that you can slice. Just roll me over and fry me in butter. It would be more interesting.
Fed up here (pun intended). As you can tell.
Kitchen curtains as seen on Little House On The Prairie was Poh’s choice of dress. Sofia’s is so bad I can’t even think of a different snarky comment.
I only watched the first two minutes and then the last ten, after The 1% Club finished. I think I’ve only watched one whole episode of MC this season. Maybe tuning in at all is just a habit. Tuning out is becoming one.
Samira often does really well with her dishes. She gets a lot done in the allotted time.
A guy won the big money on the 1% tonight. I’m having a bit of an emotional day and teared up a little for him :).
Another fail on the clothes except for Jean Christophe. Kitchen curtains and a raincoat with wellies….LOL.
The challenges are NOT challenging. Having to cook something with a cheesy pull for part 1 and then cook something that can be sliced for part 2…..why bother. This season seems to be endless. They could have eliminated Andre in addition to Darrsh since Andre’s dish didn’t even meet the brief. Nothing sliceable in that dish.
I have tuned in for the clothes. This is what my life has come to?
It’s apparently what MC has come to. Poh is wearing a dress made of cowboys’ bandanas. Sofia’s dress is ok, subdued. Andy has ice cream pants, and Chef is lovely as usual. Thank goodness for Jean Christophe’s presence to remind us that some people know how to dress.
Poh’s dress made me think of a tablecloth used at a country themed restaurant. Yee-haw!
I didn’t mind this episode, apart from the fact that no one been eliminated and now someone else is going to have immunity.
I thought it was a clever twist.
And because I have to find something to complain about, please spare me ice-cream masquerading as “cooking”.
I don’t find a battle of commercial sauces very interesting. And there’s too much Sarah and Laura, both of whom I dislike intensely. I’ll come back for the judging, mainly to laugh at whoever made ice cream.
This was a long advertisement for Lee Kum Kee sauces. At least this episode offered something a bit different with each pair of cooks competing against one other.
I was glad that Depinder’s dish won over Laura’s.
I read that Poh might leave MC at the end of this season and possibly be replaced by Julie Goodwin. I hope that if Poh does leave the powers that be will find someone other than Goodwin to replace her.
I’m with you on that. There are tonne of people out there who could judge and who would not grate as much.
Interesting that Poh would choose to leave. She’s probably bored as well.
Agreed. I hope Poh leaving is true. I think another chef as judge would be good. But another talented, interesting chef would probably not want to go on MC, since the show seems to me to be breathing its last.
I quite liked Poh’s dress tonight. I hated her shoes. It’s like she doesn’t know when to stop.
Sofia’s dress did not fit. If you are going to have a plunging neckline, you need to have boobs to fill it.
The less we say about Andy’s outfit, the better.
Mostly, I didn’t watch because, you know, ice-cream and who cares anymore.
Huh, I didn’t like Poh’s dress. Aside from the neckline, it looks as though it’s something a 6-year-old would wear to a birthday party.
Ice cream. They should have given them all store-brand vanilla to make it a real challenge.
Didn’t like Poh’s or Sofia’s dresses. As for Andy’s outfit…why??
The only contestant who fully met the brief was Callum. I didn’t consider Depinder’s cake pressure test worthy but it did look better (and I assume it actually tasted better) than the other remaining contestants’ desserts.
Too much ice cream and just because there was ice cream under the cloche didn’t mean they had to make their own ice cream.
I’m sure that I’ve seen those outfits before. Sofia has a liking for double denim. Or maybe it was something out of the dress-up box in the corner.
Except for whatever that was that Andy was wearing. I never thought the day would come when Andy could dress worse than Poh but here it is.
I watched all the contestants come around the corner like a tidal wave. So many. I don’t think we are half way through.
And now shall we address the elephant in the room.
Dough.
Seriously?
That deserves both a roll of the eyes 👀 and a FFS. I just … 🤷♀️
Bobi, you don’t like Andy’s ribbony, embroidered, whatever the hell it is shirt? Ha, he does win the wtf award tonight.
Two contestants already have immunity, three more will after tonight. They’re really dragging this out.
Is gnocchi dough? It’s potatoes. I think I’ll skip the hand-wringing, worrying about time, fussing over how many prawns need cleaning, whether the pork belly crackles,, if the sourdough sours, and other choices that give them all so many.opportunities to stuff up. There are some unwise choices for feeding several hundred people. I love a debacle :).
Of course 🤣🤣🤣.
The if-something-can-go-wrong-it-will is fun at this stage.
I’m assuming not by Declan who has a huge advantage having worked in the biz. The difference is starting to show.
I also thought I had seen Sophia’s and Poh’s outfits before.
Too many immunity challenges this season and not enough elimination challenges. I can’t believe there are still 14 chefs remaining.
Just as an update, my lovely dog was taken to Sydney yesterday.
They say to spend time with a dog behaviouralist before they try rehoming him. I hope that’s not a euphemism for the farm.
I did more than have a little cry. I also ate a whole packet of Tim Tams. Given that they are an Australian invention, I wonder what people overseas do in these circumstances.
I’m going to buy fish from now on.
So sorry Bobi but you did try. Comfort food is always a good thing.
Aw, Bobi, I’m sad for you and for Jack. I’m sorry it turned out that way. As Smythe said, you did try with him for a long time. I wish you could take a little comfort from that.
Thanks guys. I’m up and down. I did some retail therapy and bought a coffee machine. I’ll just have to figure out how to work it.
I love a good cup of coffee. But a French press is as complicated as I get. Have more Tim Tams available for when you read the instructions for your new machine :).
As usual, I tuned to MC for the clothes. I had to laugh at Andy having a go at whatshisname in the balcony for his very loud jacket. Mind you, it was pretty awful. I wonder whether he wore it as a joke or whether he was auditioning.
I didn’t watch but I’m pleased someone was eliminated. She was a good enough cook in general but she she never stood out. Sorry. Can’t remember her name and I don’t feel like looking it up.
I watched DWTS for the outfits and the music. The dresses make this show.
The young judge wore plastic. Plastic is not a good look on anyone. Ever.
I thought the same as you about Andy making the comment about Declan’s jacket. It was bad, but Andy should look at himself in the mirror.
Poh needed to be on the beach with that outfit.
I think it would have been fairer if the contestants were given a few minutes to taste the food and then write down the ingredients. The 4 with the fewest correct ingredients would then go to elimination and the 2 contestants with the “worst” dishes would be eliminated.
Callum is missing from the gantry, and there was no explanation.
Poh and her huge palm trees motif is giving “welcome to Hawaii” vibes. Sofia’s dress is okay, but a bit funereal. Andy’s MC Hammer pants… or maybe it’s a skirt..ick. I think Declan’s jacket was worn for comedy relief; it made me laugh.
Taste tests are boring. I’m bouncing between MC and DWTS.
Are we supposed to believe that the cooking started before they were given time to clean all that gooey crap off their benches? I don’t think it was funny putting that nasty-looking slime under the mystery boxes.
It was a bit awful, wasn’t it. My mind immediately went to how to clean the mess up.
So we are only half way … and there’s another immunity challenge.
I should be annoyed but then I realised that there’s really nothing else to watch.
Farmer was only good for the first season and it’s not looking like Bachelor is ever coming back.
I do like a cooking show. I just wish more of these cooks could cook.
It should have been the bottom 4 dishes’ makers would go to an elimination pressure test instead of top 4 competing for immunity.
When one compares the desserts that were made for this challenge to some desserts created in past seasons (especially Reynold’s) it is very disappointing.
Andre seems to be stuck on making different varieties of gnocchi.
That slimy goo coming out of the mystery boxes was yucky and watching Declan mess with it was even worse.
Poh has been nominated for a Logie.
https://tvtonight.com.au/2025/06/2025-logie-awards-nominees.html
A drover’s dog can beat her for it. More talent.
Dear oh me. I’m guessing that there wasn’t a lot of choice.
She’s not awful. She’s just like everyone else.
It’s “let’s elevate Poh to sainthood” tonight, while we advertise her pastry shop. At least her clothes doesn’t offend my eyes. Chef and Sofia look nice. Andy’s top half is okay, but his trousers are too long and fit weird.
I’m not very interested in desserts, but will watch the judging. Poh’s cake looks so sweet it makes my teeth ache.
Given Poh’s nomination, it felt a bit contrived.
It’s probably just a coincidence because this was filmed forever ago but maybe they were given a heads up?
That was my first thought, too, but I dismissed it because of the time frame. Who knows.
Laura’s work did look good, but I wondered if we needed to see the other cooks’ efforts after Poh had multiple orgasms over what Laura presented.
I was happy for Beau that he did so well and came close to winning immunity. Close doesn’t count, but it may have given him more confidence.
I hope those cooks don’t continue to call that pastry milli filli, instead of the proper word, which I can’t spell, but can pronounce.
Too much of Laura. For whatever reason, I don’t enjoy listening to her or watching her cook.
My least favourite challenge tomorrow. Definitely giving it a miss.
I know it’s important that cooks have a palate but it’s so tedious to watch.
My tv guide said they make jelly-gems. I have no idea what that is. I’ll be glad when sweets week is over.
Taste test and then an immunity challenge up next. 🙁 Why are there so many immunity challenges this season? More contestants need to be eliminated.
The jelly taste test was so boring that I lasted about two minutes.
There are too many immunity cooks; they need elimination cooks where two or three contestants go home. But I am glad that it was Callum who won immunity that time. Sarah was sure it was hers. She always looks so smug when she gets a good critique. Does she cook anything that you can’t get in India? I’d love to see her eliminated Sunday.
I started for the clothes, nothing to comment on.
Left because taste testing is boring.
Came back to see Callum sweating on everything. Why do they show us that? It’s nauseating.
Couldn’t. Just couldn’t.
Even though I’m glad that Callum won immunity, someone needs to step in and wipe him off every now and then.
Overall, another boring episode.
It’s too bad that only one of the contestants will be eliminated on Sunday.
I did not like the opening. Kids pretending to be adults makes me want to puke.
Followed by Poh’s dress. I think it goes without saying at this point in the game.
One of the lads is getting the loser edit, I’m guessing.
I’m not sure it matters. We are just desperate for someone to go home.
I have switched to DWTS. I love a ballroom gown. 💃
I don’t like kids doing cutesy bits either. I felt sorry for the little girl who had to wear the facsimile of Poh’s awful dress.
I switched to DWTS, was half watching that and doing on line shopping. MC must have had a short epsidoe. When I checked back, it was all over. Who was eliminated?
Poh’s dress made me think of something an Addams family character might wear.
You didn’t miss anything. Too many people made ice cream and the desserts were not that impressive. I tried to watch but got bored quickly so just watched the judging. Beau was eliminated.
I can’t believe we are only at the halfway point. I hope that they do not bring back eliminated contestants as they have done in the past.
Poh has been dressed in a sleeping bag.
Sofia has been dressed in an unflattering brown number.
Andy has been dressed like someone’s great granddad.
I could be interested in tonight’s cook. Do I want to see amateurs make a muck of it or do I hope one of them knows what they’re doing? It would be nice if it was the latter.
Ever the optimist 😏
I wish they would put the guest chef’s name on screen. I know this chef, mainly from her promotion of native ingredients, and her hairdo, but I never remember her name.
Poh is dressing in ugly and baggy this week. Sofia’s suit I like except for its poopy colour. They need to start writing Dad jokes for Andy since he keeps dressing like an old man. Jean-Christophe is fine and it’s always a relief to see him at the end of the line.
I would love to cook with native ingredients, but I’ve never seen any in any store.
Either most dishes were wonderful, or the judges were being very kind tonight.
Fingers crossed it’s Sarah who is sent off tomorrow.
Great that there will be an elimination tonight and then another on Sunday.
Does Ben have the record for the number of eliminations he has been in?
I knew it wouldn’t happen but I was hoping Laura would be one of the bottom four.
I am not a fan of speed cooking (and I am ambivalent about Curtis but we have discussed this before).
That meant that I dropped in and out but my timing was bad tonight. I missed the clothes, I missed the dish and I missed who was eliminated.
Still, one down and many, many more to go.
Sofia’s dress is an odd combo with a bandage effect on the bodice, and the very top bit has a fringe or unfinished seam. Poh’s is orange, long, full-skirted, with big puffed sleeves. I don’t like either dress.
Curtis got in his Coles ad first up. The dish is a raviolo over lamb shank bits, with lots of other elements. It’s too hard to keep up with how everyone is doing, and I honestly can’t be bothered trying.
I’ll see who is eliminated in half an hour. I don’t think it’s Sarah though. Damn it.
What about Poh’s earrings! Way too large and didn’t even go well with her ugly dress.
I think I’ll pass on the upcoming ice cream challenge although I might watch the judging.
Theo was eliminated.
Tomorrow is an ice cream challenge, everyones favourite :). Bobi, you have to tune in at the start to see Sofia’s dress. I caught a glimpse tonight and it is…something else.
I like Theo. Bummer.
I’ll watch the beginning.
I’m assuming at some point there’ll be a double elimination. Aren’t they going o/s and Channel 10 has a limited budget?
So it appears that Sofia raided Poh’s wardrobe.
Poh had to find some remnants from the rag bag to drap around herself.
And just to round things off, Curtis couldn’t find a jacket that would fit.
Andy was so underwhelming that I have no memory.
I didn’t watch the “cook” but I do have a fondness for sticky date pudding so kudos to Laura for being canny enough to pick something that would be easy for a supermarket to replicate and will appeal to the masses.
I won’t buy it for the same reason that I don’t make sticky date pud. There are a thousand calories in each mouthful and I instantly double in size.
I wouldn’t put Sofia’s dress on a Barbie doll. It makes Poh’s garbage bag look good. Curtis needs to admit to himself that he’s not the slim young fellow he used to be.
My ice cream creation would be cocoa and marshmallows, with a chocolate cake. Not very imaginative, but I’m sure these artistes will come up with some unusual combinations. I’ll come back for the judging and a laugh.
Sara Lee makes a sticky date ice cream.
Just yum to cocoa and marshmallows.
We have had a shockingly miserable run of bad weather here and this would be a lovely pick me up.
So I win? Yay for me!
Bad weather here too, and it’s cold. I did buy ice cream the other day, but it was just a vanilla Cornetto.
Both of those dresses were horrible. Only watched the judging and was disappointed that Laura won immunity. They are showcasing her too much and, in addition, I don’t like sticky date pudding. 😉
I don’t know what ice cream creation I would come up with but I prefer simple and nothing overly sweet.
All the various pineapple bits with Laura’s ice cream won’t translate to the shelf. Seems to me as though she is getting the winner’s edit -pfffft.
Eleven cooks left, one with immunity. This is never going to end.
I can’t decide whether I hate Poh’s dress or not. I think it’s okay. Maybe I’m just numb these days.
I quite like Sofia’s dress. I think it’s elegant.
If you think I have lost my senses, just letting you know that Maggie has really lost the plot. I just don’t understand it. She looks like a badly wrapped present.
Andy looks like a cartoon character.
We have have good news on DWTS. Both lady judges look lovely. The young lass is wearing a dress with an appropriate cut for a flat chest. Yay 🙌
All in all, a mixed bag tonight but I enjoyed the choices.
Compared to some of her other efforts, Poh’s dress is not too bad. I’d like Sofia’s dress more without the chain-mail undershirt. Andy cannot get the length of his pants right, and that jacket is just ugly. Maggie would look all right if she removed the bath robe and the shower curtain rings as earrings. To be fair to her, though, she’s 80 and is in the IDGAF crowd now.
Maggie Beer has joined the worst dressed club. Words can’t describe that outfit.
I didn’t like Poh’s dress. As for Sofia’s the added lace looked like an afterthought. Andy’s jacket was horrible and his pants too short. Didn’t Laura have anything else to wear besides those bright orange pajamas?
Interesting how there was a close up of Sarah after Declan was eliminated. She looked shocked and then she commented that he is the most genuine and incredible human being. I read that she and Declan became close and are dating.
And Declan is sent home. I was surprised. I thought he would last longer.
Oh well. There you go.
Bummer, but thank you for the result.
With Poh, Sarah, Laura (in satin pj’s), and Maggie Beer all in the same episode, I’m out.
Firstly, no Poh 🤷♀️ There goes half the reason for tuning in.
Sophia’s a bit try hard tonight.
$5,000 from Harvey Norman for a new kitchen. I don’t know where anyone has been lately but that will barely touch the sides.
And lastly but not leastly, and everyone is expecting this comment so no surprises, an air fryer challenge – ffs. 🤦♀️
I don’t think that I’m coming back for the judging.
Sofia got some pinking shears and cut down chef’s whites to make her top. Maybe Andy’s granny knitted his cardigan; otherwise he has no excuse to wear that.
For the ones who’ve never used an air fryer, were they given the instruction book? I could get a lot at Harvey Norman with $5000, as long as I wasn’t limited to buying kitchen appliances. Make a new kitchen with that amount? Nope.
I tuned in for the last few minutes. Sarah won, don’t know what she cooked.
I am so sick of her and Laura getting so much time on camera.