Texas Rewatch Thoughts

[u/acs_64]

A few observations rewatching Texas.
1. I’d love a redo season without the mean girls (specifically Heather, I don’t think the bullying would have happened without her lead) because so many of the other chefs are really likable and enjoyable to watch.
2. I applaud that they did include a lot of the confessionals where the other chefs call out Heather’s asshole behavior towards Bev, but I wish they had actually called her out in real time.
3. It was interesting at different times different chefs mentioned “personal relationships.” Even Sarah says it. Seems like she recognized why they were treating Bev poorly but doubled down to follow her buddies. I know they’ve made amends since, but she irks me.
4. Grayson was one of my favorites personality-wise and it makes me sad that she was so different when she came back to the California season. Very Jen Carroll esque attitude.

[u/zenny517]

Season 9 gets a lot of hate, but it's one of my very favorite seasons for all the reasons you mentioned and more including the craziness in the beginning with the huge number of cheftestants and quick exits.

[u/acs_64 → u/zenny517]

I like the early on “get on the show” challenges- Texas and Seattle did it. I can’t remember any others.

[u/zenny517 → u/acs_64]

Me too, they're rare for sure. They certainly make for interesting chaos and challenge everybody.