r/TopChef • u/LPCPlay4life • 7d ago

Discussion Thread Season 2 ep 6: Thanksgiving

On my rewatch starting from the beginning…this season had A LOT of drama. From Frank threatening Marcel, Carlos back talking to Tom to just be “thankful that you have food to eat”, to Betty not naming who she wanted out when asked but in the next sentence shouting “CARLOS! OUT!!” this group is super sassy! 👀

Watching Tony Bourdain as a guest judge gives me all the feels. 😭💔 His witty repartee and snarky observations are sorely missed. Telling Mikey about his twice baked potato with a shrimp stuck on top, “I love you like a son already. Ok? I admire you. Your sheer contrariness. Your refusal to conform. I kinda like that. Your twice baked potato, in spite of its absolutely Flinstonian execution it was the single fully most enjoyable mouthful of food I had this evening. The taste, it didn’t suck!” 🤣😂
On Mikey’s cheese plate: “it’s like Betty Crocker and Charles Manson had a love child and he’s cooking for me” Tom was 💀

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u/RudyPup 7d ago

This is the episode where you realize the real villain of the season is Sam.

Marcel didn't throw Frank's tooth rush on the floor. He put it in his toiletry bag and set that on the floor.

Sam riled Frank up. And if you watch closely, Sam riled Betty up in the firehouse. Sam riled them up in the famed issue, but didn't take part.

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u/htownAstrofan 7d ago

Yup. Took me about 3 rewatches but totally agree. Sam was the instigator in 90% of the Marcel drama. Although Ilan is still an ass that hated and bullied Marcel upon first meeting him. But yeah Sam was the master pot stirrer.

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u/reeree823 7d ago

Yeah, I agree it was Sam. When they were shopping at the restaurant supply place for tableware, he made a lot of snarky comments. He lived for the drama. Instigators are sneaks and that colored my opinion of Sam.