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MasterChef Australia: Episode #14.51 (2022)
Producers need to edit better
This episode is an elimination challenge. Everyone is cooking except Keymar, which I disagree with her getting immunity after being coddled in the prior episode. That was bad enough but then this episode whoever did the editing needs to learn how to cut sound from tape. The entire show they keep going back to Keymar, even though she has nothing to actually do that day, and you hear her over and over yelling from the gantry. It's annoying because you want to be able to focus on the contestants who are cooking, hear what they are saying about their food and what they are working on. But instead you keep hearing her loudly overriding everything else. Someone could have easily removed her yelling from the background noise of the tape, but they chose not to. Why? It ruined this entire episode in my opinion.
MasterChef Australia: Episode #14.50 (2022)
Prickly challenge has me pricked off
This has to be one of the worst episodes this season. It's what really aggravates me about the show sometimes. Keymar is clearly struggling and the judges go damn coddle her along. They ask why she's making a doughnut that will end up soggy. So that's one push. Then later in the episode they asked her what she would make at home. Another push. So she makes a quick cake. And even after she ends up dropping the darn cake on the floor (completely) the judges give her the immunity. Did she really deserve it after being coached and coddled to reach the point she did? I don't think so. Everyone else made their dish based on their own choices. Just irritated by this.
MasterChef Australia: Judges' Ingredients Elimination Challenge (2020)
True interactions
This is one of the better episodes of MasterChef Australia I've seen. The contestants truly didn't know what to expect from the challenge when there was TV and not the judges in the kitchen. The videos from the judges showed something about each of them, which we hadn't seen with the judges ever before. And then there was the interactions when the dishes were tasted. Everyone breaking out in laughter at Ben's dish of morning ice cream. High fives all around for Reynold's dish. And the true sense of friendship, respect and support for one another between Andy and Ben when he is sent home at the episode. This is what makes a show real. Seeing true human interactions and emotion. Not scripted stuff.
MasterChef Australia: 3-Round Team Showdown (2020)
Still can't get past Tessa
Season 12 with the new judges has been nice to see with new rules, interactions, and what seems to be a more responsive and humane approach to the contestants but this episode shows the bias toward Tessa still is very present. As soon as the team challenge starts they make her front and center, and the judges go to question the other 2 contestants competing in the seafood challenge, but not Tessa. They had already decided she was going to win and her team would not have to compete in the pressure test. It's like they put her on some pedestal. I just find it biased and incredibly annoying. If you're going to make it that a show appears to have fair competition, the judges shouldn't have a leniency before even tasting the food. 🙄
MasterChef Australia: The Press Club Service Challenge (2019)
A day that affects the judge too
This episode is one of the best that I've seen in quite awhile. Definitely the best in this season. Why? Because the contestants do a service challenge at the Press Club, which is George's restaurant, that is closing after 12 years. The fact that what is happening significantly affects George too seems to have a big impact on his demeanor in the kitchen. He wants to see all of the contestants do their best as this is the last meal to be served at his restaurant. He wants the event to be memorable. He's positive, not in your face or questioning like he has been on many occasions throughout the season at the MasterChef kitchen. There's a high level of respect, emotion, and desire to perform for the contestants as well as they're down to the top 5 and nearing who will win for the season. It's really a nice change to see the positivity & guidance from George instead of being as abrasive as has.
MasterChef Australia: The Time Auction Elimination Challenge (2019)
Clear that there's a bias here
It's clear from this episode that there's a bias here. This episode included the time auction challenge they've done before. Derek had difficulty removing quail egg yolks and keeping them whole. Usually when a contestant had trouble the judges come over and are supportive. But did George this time? No, he literally told Derek this isn't going to work. He didn't offer a suggestion of what to do instead or a better way to remove the yolks. He was just plain negative. Meantime, Tessa who had made the decision to risk a significant amount of time in the auction, was struggling with skinning the Jon Dori. She wasn't sure if the fish was cooked even. But the judges let her continue to work, no negative comments to her. Conveniently then when they did the tasting, Tessa was tasted last of the contestants, so her fish would have had time to rest and continue cooking with resilient heat. And after eluding the entire episode that someone would be going home that was a standout contestant, so you thought it was Tessa who had never been in an elimination before - they sent Derek home.
MasterChef Australia: Blind Pairing Team Challenge (2019)
I'd like to see the judges have to do that!
I hate when they do this challenge. It's one thing to pair people together and expect them to work together to cook good food. It's another thing to expect them to make the EXACT same dish with the EXACT same colors, flavors, size etc and have them yelling at each other through a wall! Not to mention that during the process (yet again 🙄) George gets in the way and was talking to a contestant putting doubt on their mind when the partner was trying to communicate! If I was the contestant I would've snapped at him and told him to get the heck out of the way, that he was making what is already a very difficult challenge even harder. And how the judges smirk that "this'll be a good one" and then Matt yelling at Gary during the challenge only adding more noise to the surroundings; that's just cruel. I'd like to see the judges complete this challenge. Let all of the contestants run around them yelling and I want to see George, Gary or Matt make identical dishes!
MasterChef Australia: Noosa Barbecue Feast Team Challenge (2019)
Fast or Perfect?
I've been binging these seasons and this episode is one that makes me upset because the judges push the contestants so hard to go "faster, faster, faster" yelling at them about the time remaining and Matt asking why there aren't plates ready to feed 300 people, but then they are highly critical of the food that is laid in front of them. At moments like that I'd ask - Do you want it fast or perfect? Because they go on about the food needing to be perfect but then pressure the contestants to feed 300 people in a matter of hours. The expectations are honestly reaching a level of being a bit ridiculous. No real restaurant or catering company would feed that many people without substantial time for prep. Yet when the judges sit down to taste things they always find something to seriously criticize and the one thing they rave about. But then when giving the results to the teams they'll say "the best food we've tasted" It makes no sense. These are home cooks! Good grief.
MasterChef Australia: Immunity Challenge: Ben Williamson (2019)
Opinions not judges
Yet again this episode likely shows why the judges have now been replaced. Competition programs such as this are supposed to have unbiased judges that judge based on performance NOT their personal preferences. So when this episode features an immunity challenge and George and Gary mention their personal opinion to Simon, it shouldn't matter. But instead it has become a pattern that when they do, they've already decided that contestant is not going to win that day. Rather they expect the contestant to listen to them and always follow what they say. No longer does it feel like advice from an expert to an apprentice. Instead it's seeming more and more like their specific orders. But this isn't a restaurant. It's a competition for home cooks to show their development of skills.
MasterChef Australia: Italian Four-Course Meal Service Challenge (2019)
Again this is episode is example why judges were replaced
I feel this is yet another example why the judges got replaced. George is in the contestants faces yelling during their entire prep for this team challenge, even WITH the nonnas there to be guiding the teams! Then he literally interrupts them in the middle of working to "stop, look behind you!" This has to be one of the most annoying things they do EVERY season, it's always the same stupid thing :The guests are arriving. (Umm... big deal? They knew they were coming) They can notice that happening without George stopping their progress on prep and yelling like an idiot. He's hollering even as the guests are being seated. So much for ambiance huh? You'd never see that in a real restaurant! It would be kept in the kitchen! It just looks bad if you ask me.
MasterChef Australia: Fast-Track to Finals Immunity Challenge: Reynold Poernomo and Matt Sinclair (2018)
Think this shows why they eventually needed to change judges
I think this episode shows why they eventually needed to change judges on this show. The negativity shown by all three of them toward Chloe about her pork throughout the prep time was horrible. They all insisted it was going to be overly salty and didn't even say "prove us wrong". Then when tasting the dishes it became clear that George had a leaning toward Sashi as he didn't have a problem with the bone or scale in fish but was highly critical of Chloe's broth for not "knocking his socks off". Even as they cut to revealing who won the day Matt said, "I think I know who your preference is" to George. While yes we all are always going to have our own opinions and preferences a show like this needs to at least appear to remain unbiased. I think the fact that George is shows a favorite more and more may have at least contributed to the change in judges.
Magic in Mistletoe (2023)
One of the worst Hallmark Movies I've seen
This has to be one of the worst Hallmark Christmas movies I have ever seen. The beginning of the movie is very abrupt. There's no introduction or build up as to what the story line is. Then the entire movie is choppy with no real flow to the events that take place. On top of that the casting is absolutely horrendous. There is no chemistry between the two main characters, the woman who is cast as one of the lead's mother looks literally nothing like her, and the people who are to be the neighbors in the small town seem to have no connection, don't appear to be family or anything. It almost seems like whoever did the casting for this either just told their friends they could be in a movie, they were in a rush to cast it, or they were filling the roles with people who needed experience.
Manhattan (2014)
Not even remotely accurate
I like shows that depict historical times, events etc. But if you're going to make a series about a major event in history you should at least make it somewhat accurate as to the events that actually happened and the people who were involved in reality. This show doesn't even come close. It's characters are fictional and the story isn't based on any kind of facts. This is the type of show from Hollywood that really upsets me because it's shows like this that lead to people believing in myths and kids not knowing the truth about history. Sure they visually depicted the time period fairly well but not telling the truth about what happened in the REAL Manhattan project makes this show little more than a soap opera.
What Is a Woman? (2022)
Excellent presentation of factual reality vs progressive liberalism
Matt Walsh's documentary is a well presented film which displays the difference between factual reality versus progressive liberalism. There is nothing in it that is 'transphobic' as many are falsely proclaiming. If that were the focus of this film than Matt would not have interviewed the people he did. Rather Walsh openly asks a simple question: What is a woman? And allows for everyone to present their own answer.
However, as the documentary shows, progressives choose not to give a clear definition as that would set concrete guidelines. Rather they want to make what a woman is flexible as they see fit, thus allowing for victimization and this matter to grow into a larger debate in more areas of our lives.
This film also shows how behavior, opinions, and actions can change based upon the topic at hand. For example it's especially interesting to see liberals dismissal of the scientific facts from genetics, biology, and physiology after all of those that professed we must "follow the science" during COVID.