‘MasterChef’ season 7, episode 16 review: Did David almost quit the competition?
On the surface, we felt going into Monday night’s new episode of “MasterChef” was going to be a touching affair, mostly because we had the every-season tradition of the family visit coming down the runway.
Unfortunately, we think this episode will probably be the episode remembered more for David having to be talked off the ledge of leaving the competition by Gordon Ramsay. He was upset because Shaun, who won the family visit competition, used ingredients that would deliberately screw over David. Was it a good strategic move? Sure, but it is true that we don’t tend to see people this cutthroat in the game when it comes to targeting a single person. We get why he is mad, but almost leaving isn’t the right move when it comes to trying to win anyone over. The moment that he went up with that plate, we figured that he was going to be in danger of going home.
However, the show introduced a little bit of a curveball into the mix when Dan went up there with a dish the judges labeled uninspired. With that, we had a debate: Would the judges send home someone with the more disappointing dish, or someone with the more disappointing reaction? In the end, it’s about food and we lost Dan here. We actually really loved watching him this season despite him being almost the complete opposite of us personality-wise, and we hope he does show some of those frat guys out there that there is more to life than beer kegs.
We will say this: Kudos to David for giving us something unexpected and compelling to watch. Also, it was nice to see Richard Blais, one of our favorite “Top Chef” winners, on board as a guest judge. We’re sure that the elimination was polarizing, but kudos to the judges for going based on food, since that is ultimately what this competition is about. Grade: B.
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KrM
September 13, 2016 @ 8:11 pm
This was such a racist move! So the poor poor David gets a basket he doesn’t like, throws a fit because he should be entitled a better basket and walks out. These idiot judges buy in to this poor oppressed black guy crap and cut Dan when clearly he had the best dish.
concerned fan
September 12, 2016 @ 6:33 am
people here doesn’t understand that this is a cooking “show”, not a master chef “competition”. all the bs about competition is just that, bs.
gordon didn’t save david because of favoritism, because the eps would be 50% without him continuing.
want to watch a real competition where aspiring cooks attempt to recreate master pieces? watch the australian version of the show.
A Large Corgi
February 14, 2017 @ 1:49 am
Yep. Most of these people don’t get Masterchef USA is a low standards reality TV show around people rather than the cooking. The contestants get classes to help them pass the challenges. The judges favor people depending on what will get them the most viewers by eliminating boring people and keeping people who are interesting or attractive.
Top Chef is the only legit reality TV cooking competition on American television and even that show has plenty of reality TV elements that undermine the integrity but at least its much more real than Maybecook USA.
As always, Masterchef Australia is actually the most legit masterchef show out of all the variations from other countries.
Bruce
September 12, 2016 @ 3:22 am
What crap! I lost all respect for Gordon. He never should have chased David to ask him to stay. He never should have pickef David over Dan and he blew the last decision as well. What is his deal? I have no desire to watch the final episode after watching them all. Totally lost all regard for the show. Feel like Ramsay owes me for the time i invested watching previous episodes. Wont waste any more time on this series.
D Jackson
September 11, 2016 @ 5:00 am
I’m not on the set of these shows, but Ramsay’s shows always has too much drama. His Hell’s Kitchen US version got on my nerves with all of the drama from the ‘chefs in training’ and Ramsay himself throwing tantrums. My blood pressure would spike each time I watched. As far as I was concerned the kids in training on this show should not have even been working in Burger King. I just don’t have time for such silly drama anymore and I’m only commenting because my ‘significant other’ watches everything this man puts on TV. I see unfairness and favoritism on these shows all the time. As long as you keep tuning in they will continue to insult our intelligence.
Queenmarie
September 9, 2016 @ 9:04 pm
ITA agree with you—-let the little f’er walk off and stay off. Cannot believe GR went running, BOLTING after him ! He’s already shown he has a horrible temper in a previous episode,—now he goes and quits cause him doesn’t wike hims ingweedients —boo hoo hoo. He should not have been followed and should’ve been allowed to regret his stupid decision and maybe learn from it just a bit.
Faith
September 9, 2016 @ 3:41 pm
You are absolutely correct and I, for one, am certainly not offended by what you said,the truth always hurts.
I am beyond thrilled that this guy is NOT married to me,or dating me or any member of my family as this guy is an abuser if I ever saw one. I can visualize him stabbing a wife, a girlfriend to death,beating her to a pulp,or worse. (There are worse things than death-ask the women who have been attacked with acid) This is a loose cannon waiting to go off and, MARK MY WORDS, you WILL read this creep’s name in the paper and not because he just won the Nobel Prize! This man scares the socks off me!
Piste
October 1, 2016 @ 9:09 pm
Well said, everyone. I believe David’s idea of “fair play” and “appropriate behavior” is unfortunately shared by many others in this country. You can see their common hostility and lack of impulse control on the evening news, most notably in cities like Charlotte, Milwaukee, and Baltimore.
It's Just Me
September 9, 2016 @ 2:37 pm
As far as I’m concerned, when David took off his apron and passed through the doors, he should have been out. After all, Shaun’s strategy was to frustrate David and it worked…David lost it and quit. Gordon talking him back should never have happened. And as far as the cookoff between David and Tonnoria, I think Tonnoria should have won. The test was to replicate three dishes…NOT who cooked the pork best. David forgot ingredients in all three dishes…yet still won.
Sorry, but it’s clear that the results of the contests and decisions of the judges are swayed for ratings.
Jerry Barnhart
September 8, 2016 @ 5:11 am
I call total bullsh-t on Ramsey’s decision. David was obviously his little favorite. Anyone else who would have tried to walk out, Ramsey would have snorted his disapproval and let them go. David he goes running after like a starstruck teenager, and talks him into returning. THEN, in the elimination round, he picks David’s entries over Tenoria simply because his pork was marginally better. I thought the competition was to REPLICATE THE ENTIRE DISH, not just the entree. She beat David hands down on all three dishes in that regard–he even admitted it himself that the competition was “all about the pork” in his opinion. I knew that he would make the final the moment Ramsey went running down the aisle to drag his hiss fit butt back into the room. THE FIX IS IN.
Faith
September 9, 2016 @ 3:35 pm
Tell me about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dan was the sacrificial lamb who was thrown under the bus when MISS High and Mighty Christina made snipes about his dish,and I KNEW that this was set up.!
David should have been ejected from the show,and sent packing but, even though I am going to take heat for this remark, he was not, because he is black and the producers ,and Ramsey were probably terrified of a discrimination lawsuit against them. David is a lousy cook who has skated by because of his race and he is a lousy human. You can smell,the rage,the jealousy,the sense of entitlement from him as you sit in your chair,from my chair and from everyone else’s chair in their living rooms. This is disgusting and it will probably be the very last time I ever watch this show.
Piste
October 1, 2016 @ 9:18 pm
Well said, my friend. And its only going to get worse (see my previous post). Just look at the utter lack of police response to the dozens of stranded innocent motorists in Charlotte who were doing nothing wrong but were nevertheless in danger from violent hordes who cannot control themselves. Yet just days later, some white kid decides to play an obnoxious joke by donning a gorilla suit and handing out bananas at a BLM “rally” in TN, and they practically call out the National Guard while the media goes apoplectic over it. The hypocrisy of the Politically Correct is overwhelming.
Bruce Stover
September 12, 2016 @ 3:39 am
Agreed no interest in watching further.
Mandy Denise Felker-Fobar
September 8, 2016 @ 2:40 am
David has been disrespectful to the kitchen, his teammates, and anyone else that has worked through blood sweat and tears in a kitchen. He should have been disqualified the first time he quit…for sure after the second time. His attitude sucks and he is always pissed. He isn’t greatful at all for the opportunity he has been given. #86david
# Terryshouldhavethisopportunity
Shirley
September 8, 2016 @ 1:56 am
“Kudos to David” Really? Giving kudos to someone who has shown multiple outbursts of extreme anger and total loss of self control this season? His behavior has been way out of line and is disturbing on many levels, especially when you consider he has a small child. The minute he walked out he should have been disqualified and not begged to come back into the competition. The show only did it to try to add to the drama, but it was totally inappropriate. For his own good, and that of his family, David needs to take some anger management classes.
Matt Carter
September 8, 2016 @ 2:17 am
I’m not signing off on his behavior, and I wouldn’t love seeing it if I was on the show. I just think that things should stay about cooking in the end and apparently he did enough to go through. Sometimes people learn a lot by watching themselves on TV.
Chris Stark
September 8, 2016 @ 3:23 am
David’s had YEARS to learn from seeing himself lose his temper on TV suffering typical bad beats that come with poker. I agree it should be about the food, which is why he survived the past two eliminations. The problem is the title of Masterchef does NOT belong to someone who quit over a strategic screw over.
Faith
September 9, 2016 @ 3:44 pm
So, if he loses a poker game, will he haul out his gun and shoot you?
I would not put it past this jerk!
Yeah, I am a fairly good poker player myself and I KNOW I could push this moron’s buttons past his limits! AND, win the game!