Plate up, guys! Let's go. [sees Joy still plating her dish while everyone else walks to the pass to present] Joy. Everybody had thirty minutes, you're still plating.
[sighs] It don't even matter! It's not even done!
What do you mean it doesn't matter?
[on the verge of tears] 'Cause it's not even done! It's not done! The meat isn't even done!
So whose fault is that, then?!
Joy: It's my fault! I'm upset with myself, I'm not upset with you!
[Joy sobs and starts walking to the other side of the kitchen]
Joy! [pause] Joy, when you ignore me like that, it's a sign of bad manners. [as Joy walks back to the pass] Come here. Compose yourself! Joy!
[crying] It's just, I'm not happy with my dish at all. Like none of it! I'm not happy, I'm not pleased with myself!
You've got to keep it together.
[Scott goes to Joy and comforts her with a hug]
Can all of you take ten seconds and just polish your plates?
(interview) I feel bad for Joy. She was definitely emotional about her pork. [to Joy] It's good. (interview) She felt she could've done more, and we all feel like that.
Hey, hey. The pork's gonna rest. It will be good, okay? It's already done.
Good to see Paul again. [Paul nods]
Alright. So, here we have a stuffed halibut with goat cheese, crab, and shrimp.
Is that spaghetti underneath?
Yeah, it's some capellini.
Paul (from Season 9): I don't really get the capellini to be honest with you. [chuckles] I think it just looks like you threw something on the plate just to add a starch. It's just very plain and boring.
(interview) Paul's a dick! He was a dick in Season 9 and he's still a dick!
Uh, Rock. Out of five, how would you judge Jason's dish, please?
Rock (from Season 3): I'm gonna give you a three.
Dana, how did that taste?
Dana (from Season 10): Um...everything's kind of coated in a lot of butter.
Yeah. Not thought out properly.
I'm gonna go with a two. [to Jason] Sorry.
I'm sorry, man. I'm gonna go with one.
(interview) One?! Paul can go fuck himself!
For me, it's a two as well.
[the scoreboard shows Jason at eight points] Alright, well, thank you all for your input. I really do appreciate it. Thank you. [joins the rest of the Blue Team] Wah-wah-wah.
Jason, let's confirm one thing: you'll definitely not be the month of December.
[sarcastically] Thanks, chef.
(interview) Even though I'm nervous, I still feel confident in my dish. [to the judges] Hello. How are you all?
Where's the rest of the lamb?
Yeah, uh...it's roasted rack of lamb. The sauce is, uh...
Can you just stop two seconds? [points to the kitchen] You gotta bring me the rest of the rack of lamb in the kitchen there. [as Gabriel runs back to get the rest of the lamb] Why would you put two chops on there?
(interview) Gabriel freezes up at the last minute and thinks that he's pressed for time, so he just freaks out and doesn't put anything on the plate.
[Gabriel returns with a much larger lamb chop]
Why would you not put that on?
I was down to, like, one second. So, it was that one second to cut it or one second to take it off. I decided to make a professional decision and leave it off.
My instructions, every time we enter one of these challenges: Get your proteins on.
Should we get straight to tasting and forget the presentation?
[cuts into the smaller lamb chop] The lamb is actually overcooked.
Yeah, the lamb definitely does look like it's overcooked.
(to Gabriel) Did you slice and then re-sear?
I had to, chef. [Gordon facepalms] I put it back together, but I put it in, and then when I pulled it out, it...that's what I had.
That bit you left off...that we can't judge is cooked perfectly. And unfortunately, I'm struggling to give you a one.
Yes, chef. [the scoreboard shows Gabriel at zero points]
[exhales deeply] Wow. Right now, I'm not too sure what I'm gonna put on the calendar.
(interview) Oh, no. I'm next. I'm–I'm the last one. Like, the situation just got so real. If I don't come through, that makes Chef Ramsay look bad because he put his faith in us.
[whispering to Joy] Joy, take it home.
Let's go, Joy, please. Thank you.
Alright, what have we got?
We have a seared duck breast, and on top of that are some oven-roasted figs and mushrooms...and some Swiss chard for your veggie.
What was your inspiration behind the dish?
[pause] Uh...my inspiration was actually just cooking things I never cooked before. I never cooked duck, never cooked Swiss chard. I don't eat blackberries.
I ate a fig for the first time here.
So you cooked for us stuff you've never cooked before to get on the calendar?
[Gordon facepalms again as Joy nods her head]
Seriously? Fuck me. [slaps Rochelle's black jacket]
(interview) I'm gonna get my black jacket! It's right there in the center, I can see it! It's so pretty!
Aesthetically, the dish looked amazing. The whole dish itself eats very well. There's balance, you get the acidity. I like it a lot.
Flavor from top to bottom, it looked beautiful. The balance with that fruit...that's absolutely amazing.
Nice. Dana, what do you think?
I think this is the first dish that I've tasted and said, "Wow, this is delicious."
Rock, give us a number, please. One to five.
I'm just gonna go with a five.
Wow! Wow, wow, wow. Paul, one to five, please.
I'm gonna give it a five also.
[The other contestants applaud as Joy earns fifteen points from the guest judges alone to beat Rochelle]
I thought the dish was delicious. I'm gonna give it a four. Great job, well done.
Thank you, thank you! (interview) You know, thank you, chef. But I already got my black jacket! [laughs]
Nineteen out of twenty! [Joy runs up and hugs Kashia]
