[dramatic music]
\hnarrator: Previously, on "Hell’s Kitchen"...
- Show him what we got. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Hit it!
narrator: In the first Battle \h\hof the Sexes challenge...
- Ladies, whose slider \h\h\h\h\ham I tasting?
- Mine, Chef.
\hnarrator: Nicole slid her slider ahead of Sommer’s--
\h- I really need to prove that I can win.
\h\h\h- It’s just a bit one-dimensional for me.
narrator: Unfortunately \h\hcementing the loss
for the Red Team.
\h- Like, I know what I’m [bleep] doing and, like--
\h\h\h\h- It’s fine. - Nicole doesn’t have
a clue about anything.
narrator: At dinner service...
- Can I get anybody anything?
Can I do anything for anyone?
narrator: Brett’s burgers left \h\h\hhis team out in the cold.
- Raw [bleep] meat.
- Raw, dude.
narrator: But fortunately... \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Abe.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef? - That’s an A on the meat.
narrator: Abe made the grade.
- I found a passion to where I could make the dean’s list.
Let’s go. Let’s go. \h\h\h\h\hLet’s go.
narrator: While over in the Red kitchen...
- Mindy, let’s go!
narrator: Mindy slayed \h\h\h\h\hher scallops.
- Beautifully cooked. \h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef.
Thank you. \h\h- Nice.
narrator: And Sommer \h\h\h\hand Alyssa...
- Back room, now.
\h\h\h- Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh.
narrator: Melted down on the meat station.
- Help me!
\h\h\hnarrator: And when Dafne drowned on the fish station...
- These pans are too hot.
\h\h\h- There’s just no momentum in here!
Blue Team, take over!
narrator: The Blue Team \hcame to the rescue--
- I’m fine. I got it. \h\h\h\h- Yeah, okay,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI’m gonna stand here next to you.
- You don’t need to \hstand next to me.
- I do.
narrator: which made a number
of chefs on the Red Team \h\h\h\h\h\h\hvulnerable.
\h\h\h\h- I don’t feel like you’re stronger than I am.
- I didn’t get yelled at \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hat all.
narrator: At elimination, the Red Team nominated...
- Alyssa, Nicole, and Mindy.
narrator: But in the end, \h\h\hChef Ramsay sent...
- Nicole.
narrator: Home, ending her \h\h\h\h\hdream of becoming
head chef at Hell’s Kitchen \h\hCaesars Atlantic City.
And now, the continuation \h\hof "Hell’s Kitchen."
- What are you waiting for?
Get out of here.
- I’m sad that my \hteam put me up.
I don’t do bad work.
It’s really hard to stay positive
when you keep losing and losing and losing
and losing and losing. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h[crying]
So I have to fight \h\hback tomorrow,
because I’m not ready to go.
And I’m not gonna let myself \hor anyone else down again.
- Yo, between me and you, \h\hAlex doesn’t like me.
\h\h\hAnd that’s fine. I don’t give a [bleep].
I’m not here to make friends.
- Well, you know, everybody’s \h\hgonna be bumping elbows.
\h\hYour personality doesn’t sit with him.
My personality doesn’t \h\h\h\h\hsit with him,
’cause he’s a calm \hand base person.
- And we’re [bleep] \hTasmanian devils.
\h- Yeah, we’re Tasmanian devils, so we got energy.
I’m like--you know? \h\h\h\h- [laughs]
\h\h\h\h\h- But I’m like, you can’t change somebody
for who they are.
\h- You know, like, I’m pumping us up.
I’m trying to get us going, you know what I’m saying? Like--
\h- Yeah, he’s killing it on the challenges, dude.
\h\h\h\h- It’s the [bleep]-- - But I’ma tell you this now.
It’s not about the challenge. \h\hIt’s about how the line--
\h\h- That’s right. - It’s how you work
on the line. \h\h\h- Hey.
\h- On the line-- - That’s the real
[bleep] game, right there. \h\h- That’s the real game.
- That’s the real [bleep] game.
\h- If he can do that, he’s going to be a major threat.
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[light music]
♪ ♪
- Look at my muscles. \h\h\h\h\h\h- I see.
♪ ♪
[alarm blaring]
- Ahh!
\h\h\h\h\hHoly [bleep]! The [bleep] fire alarm!
- Is that a fire alarm, bro? \h\h\h- That’s a fire alarm.
- That’s a fire alarm. \h\h\h\h\h- Oh, my God.
This place is on fire.
\h\h\h\hIt’s gonna burn down. We’ve got to get out of here.
[siren wailing]
\h\h\h\h- Right now! - Hurry up right now!
- Right now.
[sirens wailing]
- We gotta go. \h\hGo, go, go!
- Is that everybody?
- I’m in my pajamas. What? \h\h\h\h\hWhat’s going on?
Aah! This is crazy!
[alarm blaring]
- I think I smell something \h\hburning as I’m running,
and I hope it’s burnt toast.
- Hurry up.
- What the [bleep]?
Is this actually an emergency? \h\h\h\hLike, what’s happening?
\h\h\h\h\h- How about saying good morning?
all: Good morning!
- Oh, man.
There are a crap ton of firemen and EMTs,
and I’m glad I had \h\hthe wherewithal
to put my shorts on over my underwear.
- Now, listen carefully.
Fortunately, there is no fire \h\h\h\h\hin Hell’s Kitchen.
Yes, it’s early in the morning.
\h\hBut as you can see, we have some very, very
special guests this morning.
\h\hAnd let me tell you, these brave men and women
risk their lives on a daily basis
to keep us all safe.
They look after us, right? \h\h\h\h\h\hall: Yes, Chef!
- For your next challenge, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hwe’re gonna
look after all of them.
They’ve just finished their overnight shift
literally minutes ago.
And trust me, they’re tired.
But most importantly, \h\hthey are hungry.
\h- My sister’s a first responder in the Army.
So cooking for them also \h\h\hmakes me feel like
I’m cooking for her, \hand it kinda brings
a piece of home to my heart.
- I want all of you to execute
a delicious breakfast \h\h\has a thank you
\h\h\h\hfor all the hard work they do.
The first team to get all their dishes to the table
wins the challenge.
Is that clear?
all: Yes, Chef!
\h\h- Both my parents are retired police officers.
They’ve taught me all about \hthe importance of serving
the community and discipline.
\hSo this breakfast means a lot to me.
- Let’s go. Step to it.
all: Yes, Chef! \h\h- Let’s go.
\h\h- Move, move, move, move, move, move, move!
\h- This challenge is so freaking important to me.
\h\h- Good morning, Chef. - Good morning. Let’s go.
- Back home, I am a breakfast, \h\h\h\hbrunch, and lunch chef.
\hYou know who’s about to own this right now?
This is me. \h\h- You.
- I’m 100% on taking \h\h\hcharge of this.
Today, it’s time to win.
- Hurry, hurry, hurry, guys! \h\hGet down to the kitchen!
Get ready for service!
\h- I’ve been on four punishments in a row.
\h\hI have not left Hell’s Kitchen yet.
We have to win this.
\h\h- Guys, let’s go over this real quick.
- So you have the appetizers.
We’re going to do the cooler \h\h\h\h\hand the pear salad.
narrator: Every table will \h\h\hreceive a pear salad,
an orange passion fruit \hcooler, and a platter
of firehouse potatoes \h\h\h\h\h\hto share.
- Two minutes, guys. Yes? \h\h\h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef.
- Yes, Chef. Two minutes.
- It’s two minutes! \h\h- Two minutes.
narrator: For their entree, \h\h\h\h\hdiners will have
\ha choice of steak and eggs, pancakes,
or a breakfast sandwich.
\h\h\h- Blue Team, Red Team, our guests are sitting down.
Let’s go. Let’s go. \h\h\h\h\hLet’s go.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: The first team to feed
\h\h\h\htheir side of the dining room
and ring the fire station bell \h\h\h\h\h\hwins the challenge.
- Here we go, guys.
Dining room’s filling up.
\h\h- This is gonna go fast and furious, boys.
- Fast and furious. - Heard that, Chef!
- Okay, fire ladies, let’s go.
Six cover table 31.
Six salad. Heard? \hall: Yes, Chef!
\h- Let’s go. - Six salad?
\h\hDo you want somebody helping you mix the salad
before you do the juice, or-- - No, I’m getting the juice,
and then I’m doing a salad, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hChef.
\h\h\h\h\h- You know it’s a speed challenge, right?
- Yes, Chef.
narrator: As Sommer takes on \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hthe salad
and juice by herself, over
over in the Blue kitchen--
- On order--four covers, \h\h\h\h\h22, four salad.
\h\h\h\h\hHeard? all: Heard, Chef!
\h- Four salad. - Four salads.
Keep going with the taters. \h\h\hI got the salad, yes?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Heard. - I’m a minute and a half
out on the salad, guys.
Growing up, breakfast was \hone of the first things
that I learned how to cook.
I love breakfast.
\hTwo salads walking followed by two more.
\h\h\h- Good push. Good push through.
\h\h- I just want to make sure everything goes out perfectly.
\h\h\hThis challenge means so much to me.
- Good. Go, please. \h\hThank you. Go.
21, yes?
narrator: While Sakari sends \hout the Blue Team’s salads
at a blistering pace...
\h\h\h\h\h- Good? - Yep, thank you.
- Looks good.
\hnarrator: Over in the Red kitchen...
- Alyssa, help her \h\h\hdo the salad.
I got your potato. - What do you need?
\h\h\h\h\h\hWhat do you need? - All right, get another bowl
working with another thing \h\h\h\h\hof salad, please.
- I need tongs. \h\h\hYep, yep.
narrator: Sommer is struggling \h\h\h\h\hto get the salads out
to the first responders.
- Come on, just plate it.
\hYeah, yeah. - It’s okay.
- Come on, come on, come on. \hWe got this, Alyssa, okay?
- I know. I’m fine. \h\h- We got this.
\h\h\h\h\h- How long salad? - Salad, 30 seconds, Chef.
\h\h- Waiting on the salad. - Help me with the garnish.
Help me with the garnish. Help me with the garnish.
- Ugh, dude.
\hSommer needs to lose the attitude right now.
\h\h- Every component on the [bleep] plate.
- Okay, I get it. You gotta \h\h\htalk a little better.
- I’m talking. Every component \h\h\h\h\hon the plate, Alyssa.
- Okay. The--I’m-- \h\h\h- Thank you.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: While Alyssa and Sommer
battle over salad prep...
\h\h\h\h\h- On order. Six covers, table 23.
\h\hThree steak and eggs, three breakfast sandwich,
six potatoes. Heard? \h\hall: Heard, Chef!
narrator: The Blue Team is now \h\h\h\h\hmoving on to entrees.
- Let’s go, guys! \hWe can do this.
\h\h\h- We gotta get this out. We gotta ring that bell first.
- Come on, let’s go then! \h\h\hWe gotta speed up.
It’s a salad! - Yes, Chef.
- All right. Walking. Here.
Two salads. Behind, behind, \h\h\h\h\hbehind, walking.
- All right, behind.
♪ ♪
- Go, Christina.
narrator: As the Red Team
\h\h\hfinally gets their salads out--
- Oh, here comes the salad.
\hLook, that’s why he was yelling earlier.
\hnarrator: The Blue Team is already bringing their first
entrees to the pass.
- Let’s go, guys! \h\h\h\hLet’s go!
- Three sandwiches. Walking. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- One minute!
- Right, how long for those steaks?
\h\h\h\h- Now, Chef! - Walking them, Chef.
♪ ♪
- This steak’s [bleep] raw.
Hey!
This steak’s raw.
\hWhat temp do I want? all: Medium rare, Chef.
- Medium rare. What’s that? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hall: Rare.
- That’s rare. \h\h- Damn it.
\h\h- Alejandro is dropping the ball.
- Let’s go, Alejandro! \h\hYou got this, baby!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Thank you. - We know how to cook steaks.
We’re better than that. \h\h\h\h\h\hWe’ve shown
that we’re better than that.
We gotta bounce back.
narrator: While the Blue Team \h\h\h\h\hattempts to recover
from Alejandro’s mistake...
- Guys, we’re better than this.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: Over in the Red kitchen...
\h\h\h\h\h- On order. Six covers, table 33.
\h\hTwo steak and eggs, two breakfast sandwich,
two pancakes, six potatoes. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHeard?
\hall: Heard! - Yes, Chef!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Let’s go! narrator: Ileana is getting
\h\h\h\h\hbattered on the pancake station.
- Damn it.
You guys, these pancakes \h\hare [bleep] with me.
Gosh, cooking breakfast
for all these first responders, the pressure’s on.
My mom’s a nurse, so I wanna \h\h\h\hwin this for my mom.
\hWe need five on that next ticket, all right?
- How are you doing \hon your pancakes?
\h\h\h\h\h- Uh, I-- - You’re hot, huh?
- I’m doing okay. I just need to get better color on them.
- We’re not going down. \h\h\h\h\hYou got this.
- We’re not going down, ladies. - Keep watching it!
Come on, turn your heat down \hjust a little bit, Ileana.
That’s a beautiful \h\hpancake, girl.
- I need those pancakes now.
\h\h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef! - I’ve served the rest.
\h- Alyssa, I need two plates over here, okay?
\h\h\h\h- I need two now! - Plates, plates, plates.
Here, here, here.
- Pancakes look really easy, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hbut it’s hard.
- Come on, girls! \h\hYou got this!
\h\h- They’re hard in Hell’s Kitchen.
All right, and now walk. \h\h\h\h\h\h\hWalk them.
\h\h\h\h\hAnd I’m gonna get the next pancakes on, okay?
- Yep, yep, yep, yep.
♪ ♪
- Go Christina, please. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h33, yes?
\h\h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef. narrator: With Ileana’s
\h\h\h\h\hquick recovery on the pancake station...
\h\h\h\h\h\h- Let’s go! narrator: The Red Team
\h\h\h\his back on track and pushing out entrees.
- Oh, that’s good. \h\h\h\h\h\h- Ohh.
\hnarrator: While over in the Blue kitchen...
- Alex, could you double check me?
\hI’m second guessing myself so bad, dude.
narrator: Alejandro is still unsure of his refired steaks.
- Pull.
Can you run that? \h\h\h\h\h- Yes.
- Hot. Be careful.
[dramatic music]
- Oh, my good God.
Hey, Blue Team!
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
narrator: In today’s speed \h\h\hbreakfast challenge,
both teams are racing \h\h\hto deliver food
to the first responders.
- Can you run that? \h\h\h\h\h\h- Yes.
- Hot. Be careful.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: But Alejandro’s struggle
on the meat station...
- Oh, my good God.
\h\h\hnarrator: Threatens to derail the Blue Team.
- Hey, Blue Team! \h\h- Yes, Chef.
- Yes, Chef. - Come here!
Three sandwich, three steak.
I get two steak, and the last thing that comes up is what?
all: Med-well.
- Is that your best? \h\h\hall: No, Chef!
- Come on, guys! \h\h\h- Let’s go!
- Yes, Chef! Come on, guys!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Really? We go from rare to med-well.
\h\h\h\hI just wanted medium [bleep] rare!
\hAnd, boy, do those guys know their temperatures!
- Yeah, I think they got it pretty good--
- These guys are hungry. Come on, let’s push this.
Alejandro, just get it right.
\h\h\h\h\hOver, under. Like, what the [bleep]?
It’s breakfast.
narrator: While Alejandro \h\h\hrefires his steaks
for the second time...
\h\h\h\h\h\h- On order. Four covers, table 32.
\h\h\h\h\hTwo steak and eggs, two sandwich, four potatoes.
\h\h\h\hHeard? all: Yes, Chef!
narrator: It’s up to \h\h\hDafne and Tara
on the sandwich station
to keep the Red Team’s \h\h\h\hmomentum going.
- All right, guys, eggs, sandwiches, two minutes?
\h- Yes. - Heard.
\h\h- Today, I am making the open-face breakfast sandwich.
But I haven’t had my coffee, \h\h\h\hso give me a minute.
\hWhen you need to do the omelets, you let me know.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI can stop. - Yeah, we’ll both do it, okay.
- I also haven’t worked \hwith Tara long enough
to see how consistent \hshe is on the line,
and I’m just hoping \h\h\hfor the best.
- Oh, my gosh.
You put these in the bottom, \h\h\h\h\hnot the top, okay.
\h\h\h\h\h- It’s fine. - But it’s upside down.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- It’s fine. - I know I’m gonna put those
egg sandwiches together the way I wanna put them together,
\h\h\hand they’re gonna come out the right way.
That’s supposed to be the top.
- It-it doesn’t matter. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Okay.
- They’re not checking \h\h\hwhat goes on top
or what’s on the bottom.
\h- Dafne and Tara, they’re definitely
stumbling over sandwiches, \hso it’s kinda worrisome.
narrator: While Dafne and Tara \h\h\h\h\h\h\htry to figure out
\h\h\h\h\hhow to stack a breakfast sandwich--
- It’s fine. All you’re gonna \h\h\h\h\h\h\hdo is flip it.
Ready? - Yeah.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: Over in the Blue kitchen...
- Can I have the New York \h\h\h\h\hstrip, please?
- Yes, Chef! Do these feel-- \h\h\h\h\h\hthese feel fine.
\h- Guys, come on with the steaks.
- Those feel fine. - Chef, right here.
- Hopefully they’re good. \h\h\h\h\h\h- Hot behind.
Walking.
[dramatic music]
- Service, please.
narrator: As the Blue Team \h\h\h\h\hfinally sends out
orders of steak and eggs...
narrator: Over in the Red kitchen..
- Okay, give me the egg and-- \hgive me the egg right here.
\h- Like, right here? - No, no. Other way.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFlip it. Flip it, flip it, flip it.
narrator: Dafne and Tara \h\hare still not seeing
eye-to-eye on how to stack \hthe breakfast sandwiches.
- Sausage then bacon. \h\h- No, no, no, no.
- Sausage then bacon.
\h\h- I don’t really know what’s going on
with the breakfast sandwiches.
Some of ’em are upside down. \hSome of ’em are inside out.
- [bleep]
\h\h- Oh, my God. Okay. It’s okay.
- Making a breakfast sandwich, \h\h\hit’s not rocket science.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIt’s not hard. I just hope that all their food
\h\his hitting the window just as well as mine is.
- All right, walking, walking.
- Two sandwiches!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: After a brief setback...
- Service, please go.
narrator: The Red Team’s \h\hbreakfast sandwiches
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hfinally reached the hungry first responders.
- This was definitely \h\h\hworth the wait.
- [chuckles] \h\h- It was.
narrator: And now both teams \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hare racing
\h\h\h\hto finish first as they each work their final tickets.
\h\h- On order fire. Six covers, table 27.
\h\h\h\hTwo steak and eggs, two pancake, two sandwich all day.
\hall: Yes, Chef! - How long? Meat?
- Three. Give us three.
- Making more bananas.
Sausages are resting. \h\h\hEggs are good.
We got this thing, man.
Like, refocus and cook. \h\h\h\h\hWe got this.
- Let’s ring that bell, baby. \h\h\h\hLet’s ring that bell.
- Last table, yes? \h\hall: Yes, Chef!
- Okay! Now, the last table. \h\h\h\h\h\hboth: Yes, Chef.
- Come on, girls! \hCome on, girls!
- This is our last ticket! \h\h\h\h\h- Let’s get this!
- We need to win this for them.
We’re winning this for them.
- Guys, we gotta go! \h\h\h\hWe gotta go!
\h\hCome on, guys. - Good. Two of ’em?
- So I need, like, 30 seconds \h\h\h\h\hon that, all right?
- 30 seconds. Heard! - 30 seconds, ladies.
- Come on, ladies. \hCome on, let’s--
- They’re on their \hlast table, too.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCome on. - Somebody work the next three.
- I need 90 seconds. \h- We got food down
\h\h\hin the windows. - All right, plating
\h\h\hpotatoes, guys! - Go, go, go, go, go.
- We got this, girls. \h\h\h\hWe got this.
\h\h\h- Top it up with that. - Let’s go. Push, push, push!
\h\h\h- Come on, boys. We’re better than this.
- Guys, how long to the window?
- Ladies, well done.
Ring the bell, Tara, please. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Whoo!
- Ring the bell! Ring the bell! [ringing]
\h\h\h\h- Yes! - Yeah, ladies!
- We got that one. Yes! \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yes!
- Yes! Yes!
- Right now, I’m pissed.
We shouldn’t have lost.
Sending up bad steaks, raw steaks, overcooked steaks--
you know, it’s embarrassing.
- Ladies and gentlemen, \h\h\hI can’t tell you
how important this breakfast \h\h\h\h\hwas for all of us.
Thank you for keeping us \h\h\h\h\h\hall safe 24/7
and for all you do for the community.
[applause]
Ladies, congratulations. \h\hall: Thank you, Chef.
- Get ready to party.
\h\h\h\h\hI’m throwing you the ultimate Hollywood Hills party
\h\h\h\h\h\hfrom the comfort of your own palatial mansion.
- Whoa! - Yes!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Wow. - First off, you’ll enjoy
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hsunbathing, sipping cocktails by the pool.
\h\h\hBut I’ve got a very special surprise for you.
\h\h\hYou’ll feast on Korean-Mexican fusion
\h\hcatered by Kogi from pioneering chef Roy Choi.
- Oh, my goodness! \h\h\h\h[applause]
\h\h- Wow. - Oh, man.
\h\h\h\h- Tara, Mindy, you’re desperate to get out of here?
- Oh, yes, Chef. \h\h- It’s crazy.
- Yeah? I mean, it must be \h\ha blessing for you two,
\h\h\h’cause you haven’t left Hell’s Kitchen yet.
- Haven’t left. Very excited. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- We’re ready.
- I get to leave \hHell’s Kitchen.
I get to actually get out of the dorms and go on a reward.
[sighs]
This is amazing.
\h\h- Whilst the Red Team are partying like the A-listers,
\h\h\hBlue Team, you’ll be doomed on the D-list today.
The D stands for Dumpster,
\h\h\h\h’cause today is trash sorting day.
You need to get in all those dumpsters
and separate the trash.
A little warning--these bins \h\h\h\hhave been filling up.
It’s rancid.
Alejandro and Alex, you have \h\h\h\h\hthose very powerful
punishment passes.
Take a look at the Red Team \h\h\h\h\h\hand think about
if you want to play that \h\h\h\hpunishment pass,
who would you want \hto swap out with?
- Ohh, my God.
I swear, if I get swapped out,
I am going to cut somebody.
I have not left this kitchen.
- Alejandro, are you \hgoing to the Hills,
or are you going to the dumpster?
[suspenseful music]
\h- Chef, I’m a firm believer that when you fail as a team,
\h\h\hyou go down as a team, so I am not going to use it.
\h\h- Okay, Alex, are you going to Hollywood Hills,
or are you diving deep \hinto those dumpsters?
- Dumpster diving for life, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hChef.
- [sighs]
- Ladies, what are \hyou waiting for?
You’ve got an exciting \h\hafternoon. Get out!
- Yes, Chef. - Oh, my God.
\h\hLet’s get ready. - It’s a kini party.
- I really can’t believe it. \h\hRed Team, like, let’s go.
Let’s keep this momentum going.
Like, we needed this. \h\h\h\hI’m so happy.
- [sighs] Gentlemen, head \h\hback into the dorms.
\hGet changed, because you are going to stink.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef. - It really sucks seeing
\hthese girls get so excited to leave, and I’m so jealous.
Now it’s time to put our \h\h\h\hbig-boy pants on
and take this punishment \h\h\h\h\h\hon the chin.
all: Yeah! [cheering]
Red Team!
- Oh, yes!
I’m so happy right now.
I needed the feeling to win, \h\h\h\h\h\hand I’m ecstatic.
We’re loving this moment.
[cheering]
- Let’s go!
[flies buzzing]
\h\h\h- So we’re gonna have two people build this compost box.
And then the rest are gonna sort--
recycling, trash, compost.
\h\h\h\h- I gotta say, this is the probably worst thing
\h\h\h\h\hI’ve ever had to do. - Is the wind blowing this way?
- Oh, my God, dude. \h\h\h\h- Damn it.
- There’s the fish guts.
\hIt’s literally fish juice that’s been sitting there,
and it smells God awful.
- [coughing, retching]
\hI love fish and whatnot, but man.
[groans, coughs]
[tense music]
I’m, like, steered clear \hfrom fish for a while.
Oh, dude, in my clog? \h\h\h\h\h- [laughs]
- You [bleep].
- Billy, it wasn’t \hon purpose, dude.
- Bro, come on! What a douche!
[upbeat music]
- Let’s go, girls.
\h- Hey, hey. - Oh, my God.
\h\h[all cheering] - This is awesome.
- Oh, my God, I’m so excited.
- Yes, indeed.
- Holy crap. I live here, and I’ve never seen this.
- I can see my house from here. - This is nice.
- And I live in Virginia. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Wow.
Look at the snow in the mountains.
\hThat’s cool. - Oh, my gosh.
\h\h\h\hThis is wild. - This is ridiculous.
\h\hI don’t even have words for how cool this place is.
Like, beautiful views, \h\hall of Los Angeles.
Absolutely insane.
- A three is a ringer, \hand one if you touch.
[tense music]
- I got a point, guys!
\h\hHa! - Yeah!
- I’m supposed to be here \h\hbonding with my team,
and I just find it hard for me \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hto fit in
because of my personality \h\h\hclash with Sommer.
- Oh! Ahh! \h\h- Yeah!
- I definitely kinda feel like \h\ha little bit of an outcast
in a sort of sense.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Ahh! - Winning today is amazing,
but I’m a little bit worried about Alyssa.
Ugh, it’s really killing my vibe,
but nothing’s gonna stop me \h\h\h\h\hfrom having fun.
Ah. This is delicious.
[flies buzzing]
- That’s some nasty-ass \h\h\h\h\h\h\h[bleep].
\h\h- Bleh! - [groans]
It’s getting worse \h\hdown here, huh?
- "Secure five." \h\h- Very clear
and concise instructions. \h\h\h\h\h\h- I got you.
- A lot of slats and battens. \h\h- Yeah, yeah, that’s it.
\h- I don’t speak slat and batten.
- That paper can be composted. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[splat]
- No, I think they both slide. \h- Guys, you need to hurry up
\hup with those compost bins. - We’re coming! We’re coming!
- I’m not Tim Allen.
I’m not Tim "The Tool Man" \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTaylor.
I don’t know how the hell \hto build a compost bin.
I’m doing the best I can.
- Alex, feel free, get right up in there, bro.
\h- It has taken them too damn long to put
this compost bin together.
I could have had that compost \hbin built in half the time
\h\h\h\h\has these two 40-year-old ding-dongs.
- Go get in the fish guts, bro, like we’ve been.
- Oh, my god.
Billy just doesn’t quit.
He just does not quit.
\h\h\h\h\h- Come on, guys. - Billy, just stop talking.
- Shut the [bleep] up, Billy.
- Yo! Abe and Alex are over \hthere taking their time,
building this compost, \hchilling over there,
\h\h\hsniffing wood while I got my frigging nose up fish guts?
It’s not gonna happen.
I’m not gonna shut up.
You’re gonna get in there, \h\h\hpretty boy, or what?
- Yes, dude. - All right.
- I’m going to get in there. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Come on, bro.
\h\h\h\h- You’re making enough enemies, Billy.
Just keep it quiet, brother. \h\h- This is [bleep] brutal
\h\hover here. - I don’t care.
- I’m just letting you know. - Y’all want to get over here
\h\h\hand switch out, come on. - I mean, I’m not no carpenter.
- It’s 90 miles an hour \h\h\h99% of the time.
- Yo, "Home Improvement," \h\h\h\hwe almost there?
- Shut up, Billy!
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Oh, my goodness. \h\h\h\h\h\h- Wow!
\h- Kogi is one of the best food trucks in Los Angeles.
\h\h\h\hOh, my God, this looks amazing.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI see pork tacos, chicken tacos, short rib tacos.
I want all of that!
\h\h\h\h\h\hThis is nice. - You won’t hear me speak
in, like, about five minutes,
\h’cause that’s how long it’s gonna take me to devour this.
\h\h\h- This food is-- 1 to 10, it’s a 50,000.
So good.
Y’all ready for service? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yeah.
\h- Yeah. - Mm-hmm.
- Nobody is going home tonight.
- Like, I’m done trimming \h\h\h\hthe fat on teams.
We’ve trimmed too much. \hWe’ve been too many.
\hLike, we’re done. - It’s no fat left
on this team. \h[laughter]
- I’m finally feeling
relaxed and stress free.
\hBut in the back of my mind, I know there’s some tension.
\hI just wanna bond together over this amazing experience.
- Ready, everybody, \h\hcheers with it.
all: Cheers!
- You can’t be running \h\h\h\h\h\hyour mouth
when we’re doing punishments \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hlike that.
- You know, like I’m saying, dude.
- You can bust chops. \hYou can bust chops.
But when we’re [bleep]-- \h\h\h\h- Everyone busts
\h\hmy [bleep] all day, and as soon as I let--
bust a couple [bleep] here \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hand there,
\h\h\h\hyou know, I’m the bad guy.
- Billy, Billy, Billy, Billy, \hBilly, Billy, Billy, Billy.
- Oh, I wasn’t trying to bust \hyour [bleep] directly, bro.
\h- You know, you’re burning your bridges.
You’re digging your ditch, man.
\h\hYeah, but like I said, just find the place to do it, dude.
- All right, bro. \h\h- I wanna see
the best in people, \h\h\h\hbut, like,
I just get to the point \h\h\h\h\h\hthat I wish
I would just let him walk off \h\h\h\h\h\hthe edge himself.
You’re pissing everybody off. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Right.
- It wasn’t just me.
Like, I’m like, Billy, stop.
You know what I’m saying?
- No, I hear you, bro. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- So--
- I mean--you know? \h\h\h- I’m just--
- Okay, no. I appreciate the feedback, of course.
[dramatic music]
narrator: After two very \hdifferent afternoons--
- All right, everyone practice \h\hsomething on your station.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLet’s go. narrator: both teams are back
\h\h\h\h\h\hin the kitchens to prep for dinner service.
- Let’s go. Let’s go. \hLet’s go. Let’s go.
\h- Roll out some of this. You don’t need to use this.
\h\h\hMindy, no using this. You don’t need to use this.
- You giving callbacks \h\h\h\h\h\h\hfor Chef?
- Yeah. I’m gonna look here.
- No, I’m saying
\h\h\h\hwhen he calls for-- - Yeah. When he calls, yes.
\h- Matthew? - Yes, Chef.
- Open Hell’s Kitchen, please. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLet’s go.
- Yes, Chef.
[electronic music]
♪ ♪
narrator: Once again, \h\h\hHell’s Kitchen
is the number one reservation \h\h\h\h\h\h\hin Los Angeles.
- Cheers!
\h\h- See, you can learn a few things.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: The dining room is full
of celebrity diners and others \h\h\h\h\hlooking to celebrate.
- A little something else \h\h\h\h\h\hfor you here,
a little bubbles for you. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Wow!
\hThank you. - Thank you!
- Yeah, congratulations. \h\h\h\h\h\h- Thank you.
\h- Yeah, I thought you wouldn’t mind.
- Here we go, ladies.
\hFour covers, table 31. Two risotto, two flatbread. Yes?
all: Yes, Chef! \h\h- Let’s go.
- How long, two risotto, \h\h\h\h\htwo flatbread?
- I’m waiting for flatbread. \h\h\h\h\h\hOnce those drop,
it’ll be four minutes out. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Heard.
- Get the lobster down \h\h\h\h\h\h\hnow then.
- We have it down. \h\h\h- It’s down.
- Okay.
\h\h\h\h\h- No, no. Roll out new ones.
- This is my first time \h\h\h\h\h\h\hon apps.
\hI’m feeling nervous just because I was up
for elimination last night.
- Two risos, two flatbreads, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hyes?
- Yes, two risos, \htwo flatbread.
\h\h\h\h- All right. - Give me 30 seconds,
and I’ll have ’em in the oven.
I know that people think \hI’m not a strong cook,
\h\hbut I wanna show the rest of my team,
like, I do have what it takes.
- What can I do to help? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- I’m good.
- My worst nightmare \his Alyssa and Tara
on a station together,
so I’m just hoping \hthat one of them
\h\hwill speak up and be more of a leader.
\h\h\h- I’m, like, 30 seconds on this.
\h\h- I’m definitely a little bit worried.
- Where’s the cheese?
[dramatic music]
- Did you not put \hthe cheese on?
- No. No, we are, Chef.
- Come on, young lady. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yeah.
- I know.
\h\h\h- Chey, can you walk? - Walking now, walking now.
- Two risotto walking! \h\h- Lobster, you got?
- Lobster’s coming right now!
- Between you.
\h\h\h\h- I’m walking with two flatbreads.
- Yeah, you’re good. Go.
- Straight up, please.
narrator: While Alyssa, \h\hTara, and Cheyenne
manage to come together to get the Red Team off
to a respectable start...
narrator: Chef Ramsay \h\h\h\h\h\his hoping
for the same in Blue.
\h\h- On order on fire. Four covers, table 24.
\h\hTwo carbonara, two scallops, yes?
\hall: Yes, Chef! - Abe, got to go.
\h\h- Yes, Chef. - Abes, I’m going
with you on two scallops.
- Two carbonara, two scallops!
\h- Five minutes on the carbonara!
\h\hI got to count on this one, guys!
\h\h\hBefore coming to Hell’s Kitchen,
\hI never really made carbonaras,
and they’re very tricky.
- You’re gonna need \h\h\hto work that.
- Yeah.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBoom. You know, I feel confident,
but I was still nervous
because I gotta get \h\h\hthat rhythm.
As soon as I get that, \h\h\h\h\h\hI’m golden.
\h- You should have roughly four minutes to the window.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYes? - I’m counting on--
I have to count down. \hLet me count, okay?
- Okay.
- No, I already got-- \h\h\h\h\hyou don’t--
I don’t have nothing going on \h\h\h\h\h\hover here, okay?
Please don’t come over here \h\h\h\hand jump in my way
\h\h\h\h\h\hif I don’t have-- - Abe, you got a slam there.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef. - Alejandro slides down.
Teamwork. Come on! \h\h\h- Yes, Chef.
- Yes, Chef. \h\h\h- Okay?
- Sometimes Abe comes off \ha little bit combative.
But he’s just a looooot.
- ’Bout to walk now. \h’Bout to walk now.
\h\h\hWalking now! - Scallops walking!
- Go, take it, take it.
♪ ♪
- [bleep] hell.
Abe!
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
narrator: It’s 20 minutes \h\hinto dinner service.
- [bleep] hell.
narrator: And Abe’s carbonara
has just been delivered \h\h\h\hto Chef Ramsay.
- Abe.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTouch that. You know it’s undercooked.
I’m telling you, touch it. \h\h\h\hTaste it. Come on!
\h\hYou can just see it with your eyes. [bleep]
- [bleep] pasta. \h\h\h\hI got it.
- Is that what you think we would do in Atlantic City?
- No, Chef. \hNo, Chef.
- Let’s go!
- Bounce back, Chef!
- Keep it on that-- \h\h\h\h\h- I got--
No, you have to keep it \h\h\hon and off, bro.
- We’re all waiting on Abe.
He’s got one dish-- \hpasta carbonara.
Easiest thing on the menu.
And at this moment, \hit’s hurting us.
- Come on, Abe. Let’s go!
- It should be there.
\h\h\h\hIs it there? - No, I’m just trying
not to overcook it.
- Ten more seconds, Chef. \h\h\h- Ten more seconds.
\h\h\h\hTwo carbonaras walking to the window.
[dramatic music]
- Let’s go.
♪ ♪
Service, please.
- Oh, come on. \h- Is it good?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yeah? - It’s really creamy.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Amazing. narrator: With Abe’s carbonara
making a strong impression \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hon diners,
over in the Red kitchen..
- Four covers, table five.
Two Wellington, two lamb.
all: Yes, Chef! \h\h- Let’s go.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Lamb. narrator: Ileana and Dafne
\hare trying to find their rhythm on the meat station.
- Start two lamb? Okay. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yep.
[sizzling]
It’s my first time \hon meat station,
and I’m a little bit uneasy going into it,
but I’ve got Dafne \hright beside me.
\h- Sear it first on the fat side.
- Fat cap? \h\h- Yep.
- Working meat station \his a song and dance.
♪ You gotta sear it, \h\h\hyou put it in ♪
♪ You pick it up ♪
Behind.
- Watch that for me.
- That’s the lamb? \h\hCan I feel it?
- How long, Red Team?
- Walking, Chef. - Sauce, behind.
♪ ♪
Behind.
- Uh, Chef?
- [exhales]
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Right. Dafne, Ileana, come here.
♪ ♪
- Yes, Chef?
- Look how perfect \h\h\hthat cook is.
I want all of them \hlike that, okay?
\h\hboth: Yes, Chef. - So stop panicking.
You’ve set the bar, okay? \h\h\h\hboth: Yes, Chef!
\h\h\h- Chef Gordon Ramsay, the best chef in the world
walking the Earth right now,
is complimenting my food.
- And I’m on cloud nine. I feel so good about it.
narrator: With the diners \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hsinging
the Red Team’s praises...
- On order, six top.
Two salmon, two New York strip, two Wellington.
\h\h\h\hall: Yes, Chef! - Two Wellington, Chef.
\h\h- Yes, Chef! Six minutes out!
narrator: Vlad is trying \h\h\h\h\hto take charge
of the meat station in Blue.
- Stop rushing lamb.
Get two Wellingtons in.
- Heard that.
\h\h\h\hTonight, I’m stuck on meat station with Vlad.
You know, he’s a young buck and thinks he [bleep] knows it all.
But guess what, dude?
I’ve been around the block.
Wellington’s going in the hole.
\h\hI’ve got this. I know this station
like the back of my hand, bro.
- How many Wellies you got in? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTwo, right?
- Yup.
\h\h- Stress levels are high right now,
because Billy’s on my station.
\h\h\h- I’ll let you know when things are resting.
\h- But you’re keeping a time on these, right?
- Yeah.
- He is a ticking time bomb \h\hthat I have to control.
Two minutes on two strip, \htwo salmon, one Welly!
- So am I cutting, bro? \hTell me when to cut.
- You’re not cutting anything.
You gotta listen, too, man.
\h\h\h\h30 seconds... - 30 seconds, Welly.
- And we’re walking.
- How long, Blue Team?
\h\h\hNo answer. - Walking salmon.
- Two strip, one Welly.
- Selling garnish right now, Chef.
♪ ♪
- Where’s the Wellington?
Two salmon, two New York strip, two Wellington!
I’ve got one Wellington.
- Sorry, Chef. \h- Two Salmon,
two New York strip, \h\htwo Wellington!
\h\h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef. - Help me [bleep] out!
\h\h\h\h- I’m sorry, Chef. - Won’t happen again, Chef!
- Run it. Run it. \h\h- All right.
\h\h\h\h- Run it. - Go, go, go, go.
- With sauce, go.
- Y’all got to answer, dude. \h\h\h\hY’all got to answer.
- I was told one Wellington. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI asked him.
- We’ve been talking \h\h\hthe whole time.
\h\h\h\h\h- You know I-- - Two salmon, two strips,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\htwo Wellington. - I was told one Wellington.
- Two New York strip, \h\h\htwo Wellington,
two salmon--that was it!
\h\h\h\h\hboth: Yes, Chef. - And you both stand there
walking like dummies with one Wellington.
How do you miss it?
- I’m sorry, Chef.
Bro, you told me \hone Wellington.
- Two minutes on two strip, \h\htwo salmon, one welly!
- Vlad [bleep] burned me.
I was told one Wellington, bro.
You got to let me know, okay? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yup, yup.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Go. narrator: While the Blue Team
attempts to... - Bounce back.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: Over in the Red kitchen...
\h\h\h\h\h\h- On order. Four covers, table 34.
Two strip, one salmon, \h\h\h\h\hone halibut.
\h\h\h\h\hall: Yes, Chef! - Two strip, one salmon,
one halibut, heard!
narrator: Cheyenne on fish
\h\h\h\h\his trying to keep the ladies’ momentum going.
- Two strips, four minutes. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Heard!
We are a well-oiled machine.
Everybody’s working together.
All right, dropping halibut!
So I hope we can just keep it up.
- Two strip, one halibut, \h\h\h\hone salmon, yes?
\h\h- I don’t have a salmon on ready.
♪ ♪
Hey, I’ll need six.
- Don’t start knocking \h\h\hbackwards again.
\h\h- Yes, Chef. - What happened?
- The salmon wasn’t \h\hon fire, Chef.
\h- So those New York strips are gonna be overcooked now?
- No, Chef. \hNo, Chef.
- So six minutes from now? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef!
- Because you forgot to put the salmon on?
\h\h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef. - Oh, my God Almighty.
\h\h- I don’t know where the miscommunication is,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hbut let’s not drop the ball now.
\h\hThat salmon better be some [bleep] perfection.
narrator: While Cheyenne \h\h\h\htries to get back
on track on the fish station--
- I’d like to send a shot over \h\hto the bachelorette table.
Let’s get ’em a shot.
- Cheers. \h- Whoo!
both: Whoo!
\hnarrator: Over in the Blue kitchen...
\h\h- On order on fire. Four covers, table 24.
Two halibut, two lamb. \h\h\h\hall: Yes, Chef!
\h\hnarrator: Chef Ramsay has another assignment for Billy.
- Billy, fire table, \h\h\hthree desserts.
- Three desserts. \h\hHeard, Chef.
- I got this, Billy.
\h\h\h\h\hI’m feeling incredibly confident
cooking the proteins tonight.
I’m ready to show Chef Ramsay \h\h\hthat I do have a voice
and that I am a leader \h\h\h\hin the kitchen,
\hand we’re definitely gonna bring this home.
- Lamb, how long?
Going my two halibut, how long?
Talk to me, talk to me.
I’m going with meat! \h\h- Lamb, how long?
- I’m going with meat \h\h\hon two halibut?
- Yes, okay, sorry.
- My biggest problem with \h\h\h\hVlad is he’s not
paying attention to anybody else.
- Lamb’s ready to go!
\h- Minute and a half. - All right, I’m ready.
He’s walking garnish. \h\hI’m walking lamb.
- Not yet, not yet, minute and a half.
- Minute and a half. \hListen to the time.
- Vlad doesn’t have a voice, \h\h\h\hand that’s a problem.
\h\h- Two halibut. - I’m walking lamb.
- Walking lamb!
- Coming in, Chef.
♪ ♪
- Oh, man.
Come here, Blue Team.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
narrator: It’s over 90 minutes \h\h\h\hinto dinner service...
- Oh, man.
Come here, Blue Team!
narrator: And a lack of \h\h\h\h\horganization
on the meat station... \h\h- What temperature
is that lamb? \h- Med-well.
\h\hnarrator: Has put Vlad and Billy on the hot seat.
\h\h\h\h\h- Come on! I want two pink lamb!
all: Yes, Chef! \h\h- Let’s go.
\h- I didn’t let the station slip.
I got pulled over to desserts.
\h\h- Billy? - Yes, Chef.
- Fire table, three desserts. \h\h\h\h\h\h- Three desserts.
\h\h\h\hHeard, Chef. - I got this, Billy.
- It wasn’t me, man. \h\h\h\hIt was Vlad.
\h\h\h\hDo you got the lamb so I can do desserts, bro?
\h\h\h- We’re gonna finish this strong, guys. Come on.
- Strip, halibut, salmon, yes?
- Yep, 90 seconds, Chef.
Garnish is in the window.
\h- Garnish is in the window, Chef.
- I’m walking.
Behind.
Steak, Chef.
♪ ♪
- Walking salmon.
Hot pan.
- Man, beautiful cooking. \h\hI [bleep]--I love it.
Service, please.
\hnarrator: With Cheyenne redeeming herself in Red,
over in the Blue kitchen...
\h\h\h\h\h- I mean, feel it. This one’s definitely ready.
- That one feels very under--
- Can you sell that one there? \h\h\h\h\h\h- That one’s close.
- This one’s ready to rock. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yeah.
- Sell those two, go. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yo.
- All right, take sauce. \h\h\h\h\h\h- Go, go, go.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- I got ’em. narrator: Vlad is hoping
for some redemption as well.
♪ ♪
- That’s pink lamb.
\h\hFinally. - Yes, Chef.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef! narrator: With Vlad now out
\h\h\h\h\hof the weeds on the meat station...
\h- So Alex, on that ticket that’s fired,
that’s one strip, one lamb?
\h\h- Two halibut. - And two halibut.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yes. narrator: Both teams
\hare full speed ahead on their last tickets.
- Walking chicken.
- All right, walking halibut.
- Halibut’s beautifully cooked.
\h\h\h- Great job. Great job, ladies.
- Garnish walking! \h- Walking salmon.
- Walking two Wellington. \h\h\h\h\hChicken is up.
\h\h- Sakari? - Yes, Chef.
\h\h- That salmon’s cooked beautifully.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Mine’s very good.
- Finished another service, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hguys.
We finished another service. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGreat job.
[dramatic chord]
\h- That is what I call a service.
\h\h\h\h\hThe best service so far in this competition.
But there was one kitchen \h\h\hthat had the edge.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
Congratulations, Red Team.
- Yes! - Yes!
\h\h\h\h- It feels great to win tonight, you know?
The ladies deserve this win, and I’m finally ready to see
one of those guys go home.
It’s about damn time.
- I need the Blue Team \h\h\h\hto think about
the three weakest chefs \h\h\h\hon their team.
♪ ♪
\h\h\hCome back to me with three nominees.
Is that clear? all: Yes, Chef!
- Good. Hurry up.
- I definitely don’t feel like I deserve to go up.
\hBilly was the weakest link, and we would all be stronger
without Billy on our team.
\h\h\h\h- Guys, we’re voting for the three weakest chefs,
\hso however you want to base that off of.
\h- Whatever happened with the Wellingtons?
- That one Wellington \h\h\h\hwas up there.
It was supposed to be two, \h\h\hand Vlad told me one.
- I would have been more comfortable without Billy
on that station tonight.
[dramatic music]
\h\hThose two lamb, you know, I didn’t put ’em in the oven.
- In my defense, Chef called me over to desserts.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMeat station was fine up until then. So--
Vlad, you need to make sure you own up to your mistakes, bro,
and you know it.
\h\h- Because of how service went tonight,
I think that it’s fair \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hfor me.
♪ ♪
And then the third \h\h\his the person
we feel might be the weakest chef.
But for me, the two guys \hon meat have to go up.
- I mean, obviously.
- [bleep], man.
- So my vote right now \his going to be Billy,
it’s going to be Vlad, and it’s going to be Alejandro.
- I agree. You had the mess-up \h\h\h\hon steaks this morning.
It was a confidence slip.
\h\h\h\h- Unfortunately, it’s a stiff competition.
I am going to go with Abe.
Yesterday and today, when I \hhop over and try to help,
\h\h\hit’s just like, "Hey, man, I got it.
\h\hIt’s all good." You just lash out.
- No, I already got--
Yo, I don’t have nothing going on over here, okay?
Please don’t come over here and jump in my way
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hif I don’t have-- - Abe, you’ve got a slam there.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- Yes, Chef. - Alejandro slides down.
Teamwork. Come on! \h\h\h- Yes, Chef.
Okay?
- You know, you were behind on carbonaras.
\h\h\h\h- What, today? - Today and yesterday.
\h\h\h\h\hWhatever. - It just comes off
a hair combative sometimes, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hthat’s it.
\h- We’re excited, and I do apologize.
\h- You have a very strong personality.
- I’m looking at overall \hchemistry with the team
and how things are going \h\hto go moving forward.
I’m gonna vote Abe. \h\h- I don’t know.
Why would you pick me, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hyou know?
\h\hI had two little carbonaras come back,
\h\hbut I’ve been solid this whole competition.
- I do feel like sometimes \h\h\h\h\h\h\hyou feel like
I’m telling you what to do, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hand I’m not.
When I’ve said, like, hey, man,
turn that pan down, your pan’s smoking.
You’re like, "I got it, \hI got it, I got it."
But, like, your pan’s \h\habout to combust.
- It goes back and forth, you know what I’m saying?
\h\h\h\h\h\hBut we could-- - If you tell me something
in the kitchen, I take it-- \h\h\h\h\hI take everything
\h\h\hunder consideration, I don’t think I have an ego
in the kitchen at all.
- You know, Alex, he said \hhe doesn’t have an ego.
But he does have his ego, \h\h’cause he does think
he’s better than me, he’s smarter than me.
I don’t give a [bleep].
I think I’m better than him \h\hbecause of my passion,
because of my drive.
- We have to pick a third nominee.
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
\h\h- Well, finally, I got a good service,
But the Blue Team lost,
and the competition \h\hmust continue.
\h\hSakari, Blue Team’s first nominee, and why?
- Our first nominee, \h\h\hChef, is Vlad.
We felt that the meat station \h\hstruggled tonight, Chef.
- Blue Team’s second \h\hnominee, and why?
- Our second nominee, \h\hChef, was Billy.
[dramatic chord]
\hWe felt that he was also a part of the meat station
\hwhich was the struggling station for tonight, Chef.
- Okay.
Blue Team’s third nominee, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hand why?
♪ ♪
- Our third nominee, Chef...
Alejandro.
\h\hWe just looked at the entire day, Chef.
\h\h\h\h\h\hAnd we felt that the meat station this morning
struggled, which Alejandro \h\h\h\h\hwas in charge of.
- Billy, Vlad, Alejandro, \h\hstep forward, please.
♪ ♪
\hBilly, why should you stay in Hell’s Kitchen?
\h- Chef, I’m a fighter that will bounce back.
I can promise you that.
And I bring a lot of \henergy to the team.
I got tons of passion \h\h\h\h\h\hand love.
- Tonight’s service dropped \h\h\hthe ball at the end.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWhy? - The meat station
was in cruise control.
I went over to do some desserts like you asked, Chef.
And it seemed like it started \hto fizzle after that, Chef.
\h\h\h- So when you jumped on desserts,
that’s when it went down.
- Yes, Chef. \h- No, Chef.
- So just so I’m clear, \hwhose responsibility
was the overcooked lamb?
One of you tell me the truth.
- It was Billy, Chef. \h\h\h- It was Billy?
\h\h\h\h\h\h- I mean, I communicated with Vlad.
And he seemed to think \h\hit was fine, Chef.
- [sighs]
Vlad, why should you stay \h\h\hin Hell’s Kitchen?
\h\h- Chef, I definitely took the leadership role
on the meat station.
I cook beautiful proteins.
I have great skills \h\hin the kitchen.
And I’m not ready \hto leave, Chef.
\h\h- Alejandro, why should you say in Hell’s Kitchen?
- I feel like I am \h\ha great leader.
Obviously, today was my fault,
dropped the ball big time.
But I’m a firm believer
\h\h\h\h\h\hthat you can’t be judged by just one day.
- You run a very successful \h\h\hrestaurant back home.
That was a big letdown.
This is hard.
[suspenseful music]
My decision is...
♪ ♪
Alejandro.
Young man, get back in line.
- Thank you, Chef.
♪ ♪
- The person leaving Hell’s Kitchen is...
♪ ♪
Nobody.
- Thank you, Chef.
- Both of you, back in line.
\h\h\h- Yes, Chef. - Thank you, Chef.
♪ ♪
- Tonight was the second strong Blue Team service in a row.
\h\h\h\h\h\hSo you get a pass, but we are not going backwards.
♪ ♪
Get out of here.
- Amen.
The name of the game is just bounce back.
\h\h\h\hThat’s what Chef Ramsay wants,
and that’s what I’m gonna do.
- Day in, day out, we gotta \h\h\h\h\hkeep stepping up.
\h\h\h\h\hWe gotta keep rising to the occasion.
And I’m not dropping the ball \h\hfrom this point forward.
- Red Team not only won \hthe challenge today,
Red Team won dinner service.
That’s two for two.
The boys are going down.
\h\h\h\hThese girls, we are picking it up,
and we are starting to soar.
\h\hThis is the team that was meant to be.
\h\h\h- Tonight, each chef who stumbled bounced back,
so I’m giving them \ha second chance.
Tomorrow, they might \h\hnot be so lucky.
♪ ♪
narrator: Next time...
\h- A warm welcome to Season 20 winner
Trenton and his wife-to-be, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMacee!
[cheers and applause]
narrator: Chef Ramsay \h\h\hopens the doors
for a winner’s wedding.
- You may kiss your wife.
[cheering] - Let’s go.
narrator: But the celebration \h\h\hgoes from I thee wed...
\h\h\h\h- Walking scallops! narrator: To I thee dread.
\h- Just touch them in the middle! Raw!
\h\h\h\h\h- Sorry, Chef. - In sickness and health!
\hThey wouldn’t even last a week married!
narrator: Which relationships \h\h\h\h\h\hare on the rocks?
- I think you’re your worst enemy.
narrator: And who’s headed \h\h\h\h\h\hfor a divorce?
\h- I wanna break his bitch ass down, man.
\h\h\hnarrator: Speak now, or forever hold your peace.
\h\h\h\h- Y’all got y’all little alliance going on
\hto get us outta here, I don’t give a [bleep].
- They’re [bleep] screaming.
narrator: On the next \h\h"Hell’s Kitchen."
- You keep on coming at me
because you think you \h\h\ha bad [bleep].
Move out the way. \h\h- Abe, stop.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- Abe. [dishes clattering]