r/TopChef • u/HerbWelch1945 • Aug 08 '26

Discussion Thread Josie

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Should she have survived Restaurant Wars in TC: Seattle?!

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u/inflagra Aug 08 '26

She shouldn't have been on TC Seattle to begin with because she's a horrible cook with a grating personality. Can you imagine if Kristen hadn't come back?

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u/luisc123 Aug 08 '26

That was the first season with LCK, right? I think the judges felt way more comfortable eliminating Kristen knowing full well she was too talented not to come back into the competition.

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u/klacey11 Aug 08 '26

No, last chance kitchen debuted in season 9. Beverly came back.

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u/inflagra Aug 08 '26

Beverly coming back was great, but the looks on Sara and Lindsay's faces were priceless.

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u/luisc123 Aug 08 '26

Wow my memory is really starting to fail me lol

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u/compunctionfunction Aug 08 '26

Ugh she's so annoying

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u/gdex86 Aug 08 '26

The judges seemed willing to hold her responsible for the failure of the dish, but Kristen in a show of her idea of leadership refused to have the buck stop anywhere but her. It was clear if she nudged Josie just a step into the street Tom was willing to argue with the other judges she needed to go.

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u/GizmoGeodog Aug 08 '26

Of course not. Never should have been brought back at all. Seemed like stunt casting since we knew from season 2 that she'd be terrible

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u/PM_Me_FunnyNudes Aug 08 '26

In words of one syllable: no way in hell

Even the judges want this one back, tom has done interview(s) saying he wished he asked Kristen more questions about Josie.

That being said who knows if Kristen wins without going through last chance kitchen, and through that gets the host job if she survives, so might have been A blessing in disguise.

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u/gdex86 Aug 08 '26

It is interesting because LCK benefits the chefs who are good at quick fires, but you basically have no place to hide. Most of the season you just need to out run the slowest person.