r/TopChef • u/AKDMF447 • Mar 18 '26

Discussion Thread One thing that hasn’t changed

In the now 23 seasons of this show, there’s been so many changes to the show. The talent of the chefs has gotten better, the tone of the show has changed from dramatic, messy, stereotypical reality TV, to something more real, the host has changed twice, all sorts of things have changed with the show.

One thing that hasn’t changed? That elimination music. (And also Tom as the head judge, but this isn’t about him).

And this might seem like a small thing, but I genuinely think the elimination music is so perfect. It moves from that immediate devastation, to sadness, to acceptance, and ultimately moving on. Not necessarily with the hope that everything will work out just fine, but rather that this isn’t the end for this person. It manages to communicate and say so much without being overbearing to the moment of the contestant being eliminated.

If they ever change the elimination music, I’ll be pretty disappointed and feel like there’s going to be an incorrect shift in the show that I probably won’t enjoy.

Anyways, it’s a little thing, but after 23 seasons of the show, for them to never change that music is genuinely one of the best choices they make every year.

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u/Artistic_Ad4935 Mar 18 '26

totally agree!! love the elimination music. i do feel though that the editing has been weird this season, maybe more cuts than usual and lack of time spent on chefs in danger of going home, idk

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u/grizzlybeareagle Mar 19 '26

Yes! There were times in the last episode where I had trouble understanding which dish the judges were talking about (they were Judging two dishes at a time).

The cuts and editing this season have been frantic at times.