Masterchef: The Professionals – OMG OMG OMG!!!

Wow, that was Exciting Stuff! And what an unexpected treat to have the second episode as well!

*takes a couple of deep, cleansing breaths*

I was *amazed* by Steve and the other bloke in the first eppy. I had no recollection of either of them from the earlier rounds, but I thought they both played an absolute blinder tonight!

The knock-out round, though, was really heart-stopping stuff. WHAT A RELIEF THAT MARIANNE WENT THROUGH! ZOMG, my heart was in my mouth when it came to the end. When they called her name out second I thought they were about to say she had to go home! Other than Steve, who I thought was fantastic, none of them seemed to do as well as they’ve done in earlier rounds.

I almost cried when I saw Marianne’s first course, because it looked so dire and pedestrian. I thought the veggies looked as though they’d come out of a can! Thank goodness it tasted as good as her stuff always does, and that this time the meat was cooked. Phew… When her ice cream failed to set I had to pour myself a stiff drink…

Poor Ryan–I didn’t think he did himself justice tonight. Problems with his ice cream too? Sounds to me as though the ice cream machine may have been on the blink.

That starter that Steve produced for the knock-out round was just fantastic! I wanted to reach into the television and grab one *g*

At the end of the day, I don’t actually think they ended up with the four cooks who performed best throughout the whole competition. I think Ludovic and Ryan both did better overall than tonight’s third finalist (WHY CAN’T I REMEMBER HIS NAME? AAAGH…). And even though he cocked up the timings on two of his courses in the Quarter Finals, I *still* think wee David produced some of the most amazing food in the competition. I cringed all over again when I saw the look on his face when they showed the moment that he was knocked out by Ryan. That’s what happens with these knockout things, though; unless they break all the rules, of course, as they did earlier this evening, and fail to eliminate one of the contestants.

I’m supposed to be setting off for the Lakes on Monday, but if I do that then I’m going to miss the finals The series doesn’t seem to finish until Thursday night. It occurs to me all of a sudden, though, that I won’t have to miss the finals if I do B&B for the first 4 nights! Hmmm…. *g*