Hell's Kitchen is still entertaining as...

I'll admit it. I hated on Hell's Kitchen when it first came on the air. But Gordan Ramsey's antics kind of grew on me over time. I like sitting back and watching the fireworks, realizing the entire ordeal is a heavily edited, highly contrived and manipulated reality-circus fest.

But it's fun. The people on the show express real dismay and real joy as they're put through the gauntlet.



So while we can all feel good (and I do) about feeling good about digging Top Chef, we can still feel good about the fact that Hell's Kitchen is still fun as... well, hell.

This season looks to be no different. The expected "cliffhanger" is rather cliff-y after Week 1, with some military-ish moron left willing to take Gordan "outside" to box, for seemingly no reason.

"First choice, and why?"

Dude, have you ever watched the show? If the first choice ain't you, that means you're safe as long as you keep your finger off the Meltdown switch.

From the official site's recap:

At elimination, Joseph flames out, refusing to answer Chef Ramsay's simple question of "first nominee," then goes on a rant, drawing the ire of Chef Ramsay, who confronts Joseph, who completely loses it, claiming he's "nobody's bitch." He then tears off his chef's jacket, approaching Chef Ramsay and asking him to take it outside. The episode then ends in a dramatic face-off.

Ah, that's right. Nobody's bitch. He may be that, but he is now everyone's buffoon. Way to go, laddy buck.

And even if this dude is straight out of the military, I'd tread lightly in pushing Ramsey into a fistfight on national television. The dude looks like he can take a punch and would come at you with British Bulldog fury.

Okay, I'll admit it. I'm looking forward to the next episode.

Party on.