Whoever named it Hell’s Kitchen really meant it.
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When a Top Chef contestant’s pasta reminded Anthony Bourdain of literal roadkill.
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When this chef-testant did such a bad job of butchering that Tom Colicchio kicked him out of the competition before he had the chance to actually cook anything.
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When Toby Young tried out some political humor.
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When Heidi Klum said that this Project Runway design looked like child’s play.
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When Michael Kors thought this dress (constructed from licorice for an unconventional materials challenge) was apocalyptically bad.
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When Nina Garcia (and resident nice guy/contestant mentor Tim Gunn) struggled with this barely-there look.
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And when Nina felt the kind of disappointment that can only be expressed via pun.
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And who could forget her summing up her thoughts about this experimental gown with some…vivid imagery?
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When Gordon Ramsey used his trademark TLC to assess this culinary instructor’s enchiladas on Hell’s Kitchen.
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And when he kept it simple (and I started to wonder if this show offers post-competition counseling).
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When RuPaul lost her patience on RuPaul’s Drag Race.
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When RuPaul lost her patience, Part Two: The Shequel.
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When she had only this to say to a queen who committed one of the cardinal sins of Drag Race: Trying (and failing) to impersonate Beyoncé.
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And, following another disastrous pop diva impersonation, when she forced a contestant — who had immunity and could not be eliminated — to tweet an apology to Katy Perry.
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When Paul Hollywood added insult to collapsed cake injury by comparing the texture of a bake to rubber on The Great British Baking Show.
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When this bake brought Paul to Hell and back again.
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When a baker mixed up salt and sugar in the semifinal and disappointed Prue.
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When Tyra lost her temper on America’s Next Top Model and secured her place in the reality TV hall of fame.
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We now interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for your daily dose of Simon Cowell crushing dreams.
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…and another one…
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…and one more for luck!
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JK, I had to include this one.
What’s a judges’ panel line that makes you cringe and/or run for cover? Drop it in the comments below!
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