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(S02E07) "I suck, suck, suck." - Virginia

Yes, Virginia, there is no Santa Claus, at least not one that can save you from the horrible job you've been doing lately. Sara tries to "console" her, then rips into her to the cameras later. If this was a soap opera, Sara would be the conniving, backstabbing girl who pretends to be the "best friend" of the good girl, and then tries to seduce her boyfriend behind her back and fake a pregancy or amnesia.

We're down to five, Chef Ramsay gives them black and white uniforms. There are no more teams, everyone is out for themselves.

The challenge: 20 minutes to make something out of a bunch of ingredients Ramsay puts on a table, including prawns, saffron, spinach, veal, and other foods. He's impressed by them all, but says it's down to Keith and Virginia. He picks Keith. Ramsay is going to take him to Las Vegas to show him the restaurant that one of the players is going to win. But there's a twist: he gets to pick one of the other players to go along with him! He picks Virginia, because she came in second in the challenge. This doesn't sit well with Garrett, who was told just 10 minutes earlier (well, 10 minutes in TV time) that they were together til the end. Garrett freaks out, and decides to do something about it...

And if I can interrupt here for a second. I should write all of these reviews in the same way that this show is set up. Whenever something is to be revealed, they either have Ramsay or someone say something dramatic and elongate the last word to cause drama, or they pause for several seconds and then there is a commercial. And then the commercial break is over and.....................................................

......................................the answer is revealed. OK, so it doesn't quite work as well in print.

He confronts Keith, swearing at him and asking him how could he do it? He calls him a liar, saying f**k his apology and he hopes the plane to Vegas crashes. Jeez, maybe this is a soap opera after all.

Keith and Virginia go to Vegas and are greeted by a limo, sexy girls, and flashing lights. Ramsay meets them and takes them to see the architect. Meanwhile, the rest of the players have to fumigate Hell's Kitchen.

Keith, who is dressed like a retarded rapper, says he thinks he'll to a Caribbean theme if he wins. Virginia says she can really picture her restaurant in her dreams (the dream here is represented by champagne going into a glass). The restaurant is just a mass of rubble and construction right now.

Garrett and Heather talk. He's still incredibly ticked off at Keith, and Heather says that even though she doesn't think he'd hit her or anything, she is kinda worried being around him. Keith admits that he has a violent background, but swears he'd never do that again. The announcer says that several hours have gone by and Garrett has had time to settle down. And in the next scene, he says something about best friends stabbing you in the back. Yikes.

Keith and Virginia return, and Virginia tells everyone about the restaurant space. Garrett doesn't want to hear about it, because he'll see the space when he wins. He's now going to do anything he can to win. Ramsay decides to put Keith's winning special on the menu that night.

Dinner service starts. Garrett is having trouble with the chicken. It's undercooked, which could be dangerous for a diner. Ramsay puts Keith on the meat station, which just pleases Garrett to no end. Keith does well, and several entrees go out.

Then, another reality TV moment: a woman comes up to the counter and asks Ramsay when her food is coming out. Her breasts are popping out and hanging over the serving area, and she keeps interrupting Ramsay, who tells her he'll be with her in 30 seconds. She gets impatient, which causes Ramsay to tell her to get his breasts off the serving area (well, he said it more colorfully than that). She gets mad, takes the tray of food he just set up and throws it. Ramsay calls security, but the woman just walks out.

A bachelorette party of 12 women walks in late and orders a bunch of food. Ramsay flips out on Sara, who screws up the portions. The players have a chance to finish all the entrees. But then Virginia starts to make tortellini, which isn't even on the order. Ramsay asks for carrots, and Garrett asks "Yes, chef?" And Ramsay screams, "I said carrots! Not Garrett!"

The chefs complete the service, and it's the best yet. Keith is easily the best one tonight, so Ramsay tells him to pick two players for elimination. Then we have the usual montage of players talking to the player picked, to plead for their staying on the show.

Keith picks Virginia and......................................................(commercial break)

Keith picks Garrett as his second choice. Ramsay says that this is a tough decision. And he says that he picks Virginia...to stay! Which means Garrett is gone. I have to admit this was a cruel little pause and twist, but I thought it was funny.

Now we're down to four. Who deserves that multi-million dollar restaurant in Vegas?