So many wild moments, memorable contestants, and when the finale happened I genuinely was shocked how it played out. I will list my favorite moments below. SPOILERS

Melinda throws away a comical mountain of pasta
Louie's opening-night ejection
Amanda accidentally freezes the salmon
Joseph tries to fight Gordon Ramsay
Van Tangos w/ Jean-Philippe
Tennille serves Raw shrimp to pregnant lady
Dave and Kevin both injured during the same punishment
Tennille and Ramsay get into it
Van and the plastic wrap in his fish
Andy slices off part of his finger
Van sweats into the scallops
Tennille doesn't come back for the final service

Sorry if this has already been posted but I can’t be the only one who noticed.

Van: Jared should stop crying about a cut, sear that shut on the flat top like I do.

Van witnessed Dave win Hells Kitchen with a broken wrist, he saw Kevin sprain both his ankles and finish the runner up, saw Robert have heart problems after a grueling punishment, and also Andy cut his finger to the bone but still return for service (even if he did get kicked out and later on eliminated).

And then you have Jared faking a cut and still lying about it in his exit interview.

25 seasons and yet chefs STILL use pre-made foods wtf

It seems like every reality show has some sort of metagame.

Did Hell's Kitchen ever develop one at all?

For me it exist.

I'm not bored when I'm watching it, but I don't really think about it once its over.

I think I felt this way when season 23 aired. However I look back on season 23 now and I have a favorable view of it.

Anybody knows what he’s up to now? Tried to look it up but only the reddit post abt him being the best part of S8 shows up.

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I usually look up the chefs on here post-elimination (i just started bingeing!) and I just know, based on how the blue team treats him, that he’s going to be eliminated. If not now, soon (i’m on ep5)

I just feel like he genuinely cares abt the team, CAN cook, wants to help others out, and has good character and personality . I dont think he has the personality Gordon is necessarily looking for, but nonetheless, sounds like a pretty stand-up guy to me.

He gives me non-creepy dad vibes in a good way

I just want to make sure he’s not like fucking Louis who’s a fucking CP criminal weirdo

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Update: oh god I feel so bad Boris - ep6 - how Russel just rides Borris’ ass up huhu i feel like Gordon calling them a dumbass or donkey is fine BUT to have Russel do that to him is just… 🥺😢 like yk - they’re on the same level at this point so… ughhhh

If there was a season comprised of entirely first boots who do you think would win and would the season be worth watching?

Futon Critic released the title and description for the 8th episode of the season and it includes some important info.

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20261027fox07/

It mentions that the red team gets a new member, which the preview confirmed was Mike.

It also mentioned that another chef is at serious risk, and given the title of the episode, this pretty much confirms that is also when Kylie hurts her thumb which was also shown in the preview .

Therefore, this confirms that Kylie is indeed still there when Mike switches teams, meaning that for that reason, combined with the fact that this episode is only two weeks from now as well, Haley and Joy are indeed the next two to go. (as the preview also spoiled that Haley, Joy, Kylie, Miguel, and Miles don't make the top 9)

... Is the only season of Hell's Kitchen where practically everyone was eliminated the normal way.

No medical exits, no mid-service ejections, no winning team eliminations, no outright quits, and so on.

I feel like it will also be the only season with that distinction, as Season 12 onwards introduced the Cook For Your Life challenges and Season 16 (as hated as it is) introduced the Black Jacket challenge, and thus, every season afterwards features at least one non-conventional elimination, even with CFYL/Black Jacket challenges being fairly infamous for eliminating strong chefs at the wrong time.

How do you all feel about that?