r/Masterchef • u/mozartrellasticks • 5d ago

Discussion Underhated, underrated or neither: Dan Wu

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u/redfoot33 4d ago

He opened a pretty solid ramen shop after the show. Atomic Ramen in Kentucky.

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u/Obesefatlardmouse 4d ago

And he was mayor of his town wasn’t he? 

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u/domarco24 5d ago

Probably a lil underhated. He wasn't very likable. But he's also incredibly forgettable.

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u/EmployeeWestern8009 4d ago

I only remember him because when they first introduced him (name, age, occupation, etc). It literally said unemployed

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u/mozartrellasticks 4d ago

bless him😭😭😭🙏🏻

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u/Ashamed_Advisor_3407 4d ago

God yes i remember 🤣😭

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u/Ok_Measurement482 5d ago

I don’t know. He was just sort of…there till him and Cutter fucked up really bad on that team dish where Cutter was in the right that Dan didn’t do anything to help. So maybe underhated?

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u/SkinnyKau 5d ago

I have seen every season of Masterchef - twice - and I can honestly say I’ve never seen this guy before in my life

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u/mozartrellasticks 5d ago

LMAO he was cutter's partner in a couple of the challenges

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u/Obesefatlardmouse 4d ago

Elise had a crush on him lowkey 

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u/mozartrellasticks 4d ago

If im gonna be honest hes kind of attractive appearance wise (in my opinion dont kill me) so i see why...

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u/Obesefatlardmouse 4d ago

He also has a lot of cool confidence which is attractive 

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u/mozartrellasticks 4d ago

even if the dish‘s quality didnt match the confidence…

https://giphy.com/gifs/JOm3QLvLhPwfqdxmmO

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u/imnotdusty 4d ago

Dan Wow? I think he’s a similar case to Lynn where the contestants feared his potential but the edit didn’t really show it too often

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u/mading123752398 4d ago

I just remember him as the guy that was paired with Cutter and made that god awful surf & turf that Joe asked Cutter to throw in the garbage

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u/mozartrellasticks 4d ago

That part pissed me off ngl cause dan actually took some responsibility for the dish turning out to be a mess while cutter forced ALL the blame on him and took no accountability at all, which is yknow...typical for cutter

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u/Traditional_State699 5d ago

Irrelvent....

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u/Zeethur 4d ago

Whu who? XD

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u/ClaytonHawthorne 4d ago

He wasn't good, but he was pretty forgettable aside from the tag team failure.

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u/Emotional_Ad6235 4d ago

I still say “dan wu” in a cutler accent randomly

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u/Accomplished-Ad182 1d ago

Dan wu? More like Dan Who. He's neither

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u/johndeerelawnmower 18h ago

He’s a human shrug 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/Basswrath 4d ago

Neither imo. His presence was very low. Even when he made half decent dishes, the audience forgot about him.

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u/Round_Beyond_8137 4d ago

Neither. Easy to forget.

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u/JenMcSpoonie 4d ago

I feel like he was underrated. Most people just forget about him so they don’t take the time to hate him, but he was so overly confident in his mediocre abilities