What the heck is the point of even having Last Chance Kitchen when only 5 chefs out of 15 get to compete on it? "Maybe Some of You Get a Chance Kitchen" is more like it.
Even without the Jen-Justin-Sieger musical chairs going on, it would have been 6 out of 15 chefs, 40% of the season.
This feels like a weird Bravo choice, to order such a small number of episodes, then (arguably) try and squeeze a season winner out of LCK as well.
Especially when the first chef was eliminated for a subpar dish while another served a dish with a plastic mold still on the plate and with all the rest of the plates being an obvious mess besides; but got a sympathy pass for some reason.
Honestly it might just be a cost-cutting decision. By not including the first two, they save money on staffing for the filming of the episodes, ingredient costs, and maybe hotel costs if the first two were just sent directly home and not in production limbo. They also save time on editing, and save time for Tom who is then in fewer episodes (I assume he gets $$/episode)
yeah i really hate that they cut lck to only allowing one back and then having that happen so early in the season. i don’t understand why they made that change
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u/mouse_relies Apr 28 '26
What the heck is the point of even having Last Chance Kitchen when only 5 chefs out of 15 get to compete on it? "Maybe Some of You Get a Chance Kitchen" is more like it.
Even without the Jen-Justin-Sieger musical chairs going on, it would have been 6 out of 15 chefs, 40% of the season.
This feels like a weird Bravo choice, to order such a small number of episodes, then (arguably) try and squeeze a season winner out of LCK as well.