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(S04E10) "I have a migraine...I have a migraine...I have a migraine." - Matt, who had a migraine

I worked with a couple of people like Matt in my restaurant days. Fine when things were perfect, but deep down inside there was something wrong with them, and it came out in scary, whiny, immature ways. Tonight we saw the side of Matt that was only hinted at in previous weeks. But will his cooking skills save him in the end?

But before we get to that, we find out that Corey and Christina want to make Jen's life a living hell, now that she's back on the red team (Matt is back on the blue team). It doesn't really matter though, since Chef Ramsay merges the two teams into one (black and white uniforms!) on top of the London West Hollywood, the restaurant one of these players will be in charge of at the end of this season (formerly referred to as London L.A. - maybe they should have kept that name because Los Angelenos and tourists could refer to it as "LoLa"). Ramsay shows them the cash they could win. Matt wants to smell it.

The first individual challenge is to take one ingredient and make a great dish in 45 minutes. And everyone does rather well except Bobby, whose duck in his Duck Noodle Soup was too tough. It comes down to Jen and Christina. The winner is Jen, who gets a Las Vegas trip as her reward. But she gets to take someone with her. Will she take Christina, who was the other finalist? No, she takes Corey, the person she hates. Not sure if this is a strategy thing or not, but Corey doesn't buy it.

As for Christina, she says "I don't want to go to Las Vegas with Jen. She's a bitch." Noted. Meanwhile, the other players have to unload delivery trucks. Matt complains of a sore shoulder (this will be the first of many complaints tonight). Matt starts dropping everything and swearing more than..well, more than Ramsay. He gets into a fierce argument with Christina, starts swearing at her, and then starts to get into it with everyone else, telling everyone to &%$#! themselves. He also starts slapping his own head, to show how crazy he is. Closeup of a knife in his hand (a little overdone there - we get the point FOX).

At service, Ramsay puts Jen's sirloin dish on the menu. A few observations about one of the worst dinner services of the season:

- There's no way Matt can win this game. He doesn't have the temperament, the personality, or the communication skills. I can't imagine Ramsay saying "here's $250,000 and the key to your new eating establishment."

- Corey falls apart very quickly. She gets more confused than ever and even burns her hand. Ramsay tells her to leave but she comes back after it is treated.

- Matt and Christina are put on the meat line together? Ramsay must have done that because he saw the tension between the two earlier (Matt: "Christina really needs to grow up. She's a nasty bitch with cellulite on her ass"), unless it's a big coincidence.

- Bobby and Petrozza are really flying under the radar, pretty consistent, and I can't imagine that they won't be in the final three.

- Matt wants to make it very clear to everyone that he has a migraine.

It's a typical service. Typically bad. Matt sends out overcooked and undercooked meat, the stations are sloppy, food goes out way too late, no one communicates, rice is burned. Ramsay delights in telling each person (except Bobby and Petrozza) to get the &*^% out and go to the dorm (he even leads Matt by the hand). The kitchen is closed. The team has to pick two nominees for elimination.

There's really not much suspense in who goes home. While Christina and Matt are both picked, and Corey picks herself, Matt is sent home. This is just after Matt tells everyone to go to hell because Chef Ramsay understands him and he's not going home. I think viewers knew at that moment knew that Matt was going bye-bye even if Matt didn't.

Next week: Hell's Kitchen welcomes supermodels with big breasts and slinky dresses! It's like all of the reality shows rolled into one!