Masterchef (2010–…): Season 2, Episode 18 - Top 4 Compete - full transcript

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Previously on MasterChef...

The home cooks faced
their biggest test ever.

You'll be cooking
a dish created by

the man who
put the "F" in food.

Gordon Ramsay.

And it was nearly impossible
to make the grade.

You've annihilated it.
Just all over the place.

I could cry.

Holy crap.

And Ben's time in
the MasterChef kitchen

came to an end.



Tonight, the final four
battle it out

and come face-to-face with
the world's toughest critics.

And their true colors
are revealed.

Should've made a
better dish than that.

I'm pissed at her,
I'm pissed at myself.

He's making himself
look like an idiot.

Christian's going down.

Four cooks remain
to battle it out

in front of three
culinary heavyweights.

At stake, a quarter of
a million dollars...

And the title of...

MasterChef.

Tonight in Los Angeles,
California,

the search for
America's next Master Chef



has come down
to the final four.

For this critical stage
in the competition,

their latest challenge
is coming to them.

MasterChef 2x18
Top 4 Compete
Original Air Date on August 15, 2011

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Come through, please.

It's like running a 5k.

You know,
that last quarter mile

when you come around the bend,
you're like, "I can see it,"

and I'm ready to sprint
into the finish line.

There's four of us left,
the journey's been intense,

but I'm here now and
I wanna win,

and I really wanna shine
through to get to the finals.

Food is my life.

I daydream about my future

and having
a food truck in Chicago

and having it
financed by MasterChef.

God.
Such a dream.

Having grown up
the way I grew up,

and having to, like,
fight for custody of my son,

and fight to not do drugs,

I feel like I've
been fighting my whole life.

And now I'm fighting
for the title of MasterChef.

Wow, welcome,
the final four.

This is where we normally
leave the comfort of

the MasterChef kitchen,
and sort of disappear

to a stunning location.

But not today.

Today, we're bringing
the challenge home

here!

MasterChef is more than
just an American competition.

It is
a global phenomenon.

Home cooks, just
like you, are battling

out in versions of MasterChef

in nearly 30 countries
around the world.

From Germany to New Zealand...

MasterChef!

From Greece to India...

How about that?

In France,

it's the number one show every
time it airs.

In Israel, it was

the highest-rated non-sports
show of the decade.

It's a smash hit in India,
where over 20 million people

tuned into the finale.

Wow.

We think that you,
from the American MasterChef,

are the best home cooks
in the world.

We wanna show you off.

Because today, we've
invited MasterChef judges

from three
different countries

to come to America
just to taste your dishes.

What an unbelievable experience.

It's a huge honor.

I mean, I was fortunate
to go to Miss U.S.A.

and represent my state

and to represent America...

There's no greater honor.
There really isn't.

You'll be split
in two teams of two.

And you'll make one dish,
six portions.

We ask you
to leave nothing behind.

You need to feed
six of us.

Got it?
Yes.

We've filled your pantry
with the best meat and produce

that America has to offer.

It's a wonderful bounty
for our international judges.

Suzy...
Yes, Chef?

As the individual
with the best dish

in last night's
elimination challenge,

you have
an unbelievable advantage

you...get
to pick your teammate.

As a result, you'll
also be picking your opponents.

So think carefully.

Essentially,
Suzy's picking both teams.

And I don't wanna be
on her team.

I don't see
her listening to me.

I gotta be with
someone a little more balanced.

I really feel
my cooking style

and my thought processes
aren't the same as hers.

I don't wanna
cook with Suzy, no.

Suzy knows that
I'm a strong competitor

and I'm one of the best here.

But--
I am the best here.

But I wanna say
something really important.

There will be a losing team.

And one of you
will be leaving MasterChef.

The person that
I'm giving this red apron to

is somebody that
I truly respect in the kitchen.

That I think will
work well with me on a team,

but somebody
that I really think

that I can beat in the end.

Who is that person?

Christian.

Wow.

Suzy picked me because
she knows that

whatever team I'm on,
I'm gonna win.

I anticipate taking
Jennifer and Adrien down.

But at the same time,
I feel like

they're better chefs
than Suzy.

Suzy overthinks things

and she doesn't move
quick enough for my liking.

Christian...

Are you happy
to be on Suzy's team?

Yeah.

I think we're
gonna work well together,

I think we'll
be able to come up

with something
to really wow the judges.

Adrien's flubbed up
a lot of times,

and Jennifer's just in because
she's got a really good smile.

Please take your stations.

I'm completely happy
with this match-up.

Christian's, you know,
talking a big game all the time,

and then Suzy's
Mrs. know-it-all.

I really wanna kick some ass.

Red team, blue team...

You have 90 minutes
to create

the most-inspired dish
you've ever cooked so far.

Make MasterChef America...
Proud.

Your 90 minutes...

Start from...

Now!

Both teams must
conceptualize, prepare,

and plate an original dish

impressive enough to
wow the palates

of not three,
but six MasterChef judges.

When you look
at that pantry,

the list of
ingredients in there,

when you think of America,

you think of the lamb,
and the beef it produces,

it's second-to-none.

It's very hard to match it
anywhere in the world.

We have
the creme de la creme

of what America has
to offer.

Adrien is from California,
he knows spot prawns very well.

Then we see lobster, so we
figure we can marry both coasts

and put together
an amazing dish.

Okay.
I think that's good.

So let's do an
upscale Thanksgiving dish.

I can definitely do
the duck very easily.

And that goes...

No seriously.

And we can do, like,
the sweet potatoes...

We could even do--
still, that doesn't sound

gourmet or fancy enough to me.
Yeah, it's gonna be totally
fancy and gourmet.

We only have 90 minutes.

The other
team's already cooking

and Christian and I are
literally standing in the pantry

discussing
the concept of our dish.

I just feel like,
I mean,

everybody eats
Thanksgiving once a year.

We need to decide
what we're doing quickly.

I'm really
thinking Thanksgiving.

I think it's gonna be upscale,
it's gonna be awesome.

What's gonna be
so upscale about it?

The duck and duck sauce.

I'm not fully comfortable with
the whole Thanksgiving idea.

But I end up pushing
my gut feelings aside

because we're
both incredible cooks,

so we should be able to really
put something great together.

Hey, hey, hey.

We're gonna do avocado,
roasted corn,

and Maine lobster
combination.

Then on top of that,
we're gonna put our spot prawns.

And then just a little bit
of red pepper coulis

with some blood orange
in it.

Can I share
this board with you?

Of course.

So the blue team,
what do we think

about the proteins
they picked?

I mean, that jumps out.

Spot prawns,
the beautiful lobsters.

So it's got that
kind of vibrance to it.

I love the idea
of the blood orange.

I love the fact
that they're showcasing

from the West Coast
to the East Coast.

East Coast,
West Coast, yep.

The question is, is it going
to be a seafood salad?

Is it too simple
to impress the judges?

It's risky.

We're making
a Thanksgiving concept.

Pan-seared duck breast
with a sweet potato mash,

caramelized fennel,
raspberry gastrique,

mushrooms,
and an apple chutney.

You gotta trim
all that fat off.

Yeah, I know, I am.

Red team.

I mean, they're doing
a Thanksgiving-style dish.

Duck is a very noble
ingredient.

As we know, a lot of great
restaurants of the world

cut their teeth
on duck preparations.

So I appreciate the ambition

of trying to present
the duck dish properly.

Just over 40 minutes left.

So what do you think
of the red team's dish?

Not a good idea.
Silly.

Honestly, as an American,
I'm embarrassed

that they
would turn that out

for some of
the international chefs

that we're going to
be serving today, and judges.

I can tell you that
I think that technically,

Christian and I are way more
advanced than the other team.

I think that the lobster
that they're doing,

it's something that
they've actually done before.

So I'm really surprised
that they're doing that again.

30 minutes left.

Bring that magic.

These judges have
traveled around the world

for finesse, creativity,
and something stunning.

Making a raspberry gastrique

I'm doing the fennel,
roasting corn.

We need sauce.
Christian.

Suzy's not really doing much.

She's making mushrooms...

Yeah.
What happens with mushrooms

is they release water.

I'm trying to tell her,
you can't pile

all the mushrooms
together in the pan.

So of course,
they don't taste good.

I don't wanna use these.

I'm gonna start them
over again.

And she's throwing them away.

Christian's not happy.

Well, I think he let
the Captain take the lead,

and he's being a team player,

but I think his emotion's
coming through

and he can't hide it.

I wonder if he's being quiet now
and acting respectful

because if the poop
hits the fan,

he's gonna say
it was Suzy's idea?

You know, wasn't me.
Yeah.

Throw her under the bus.

The shrimp...
Yes?

Don't throw those in at all
until the very last...

Till the very last second?
The very last, yeah.

Okay.
Blue team are
working brilliantly together.

There's an energy there
that almost looks like

it's been done
so many times before.

'Cause their partners.
They respect--

like partners.
Yeah.

But more importantly,
they have that synergy.

They sort of understand

each other's
strengths and weaknesses,

and they're playing off it.

What do you think--
as far as presentation,

what do you think on that one?
We'll have that avocado,

then I'll put the layer
of fennel,

then we'll do the corn, crab,
in the middle of that.

Okay.

Ten minutes to go.

, we have to
redo the corn sauce.

What happened?

Christian's corn sauce
was supposed

to be the sauce for
the duck.

It's not coming together.

All right, Christian,
why don't you slice the duck

and do the fennel, and then
I'll make a pan sauce quickly.

Now I have to make a pan sauce
in the last ten minutes.

Suzy, talk to me quickly
about the sauce,

'cause we have no idea
what you're doing.

It's going to be a quick
pan sauce, actually.

If you're gonna make
a sauce for the duck,

use the 90 minutes.
Yeah, I agree with you.

We were actually gonna do,
like, this corn sauce,

but it completely broke, so.
Should've, could've, would've.

It's developing
in flavor, Chef.

Eight minutes to go.

Developing flavor.

The judges are minutes
from arriving.

Hopefully we can get
this pan sauce on the plate

before these
international judges get here.

Otherwise, we're screwed.

Seven minutes to go.

As our four
remaining home cooks compete

in their
final team challenge...

The judges
are minutes from arriving.

Three international
MasterChef judges

are about to arrive for
the most intense tasting yet.

Come on,
five minutes to go.

Suzy, talk to me quickly
about the sauce.

It's gonna be a quick
pan sauce, actually.

If you're gonna make
a sauce for the duck,

use the 90 minutes.

Chef Ramsay is doubting
this pan sauce,

so I'm second-guessing
myself right now, which sucks.

You have no idea
what you're doing.

Our international judges...

Are just touching down now.

We have Sébastien Demorand.

I mean,
a legendary food critic.

He's not just a food critic,
he's French.

Right.
He's French.

Double power.
It's like, double whammy.

Yeah.

It's a double whammy.

Michal Ansky,

a famed
food writer from Israel.

First woman to ever open
a farmer's market in Israel.

A food walking Bible, this lady.
Right.

I mean, extraordinary.

And Kunal Kapoor.
Famed across India.

He's currently nominated
for chef of the year in India.

These guys have never been
under this kind of scrutiny.

Last minute!

Get prepared to serve
our international panel

of MasterChef judges.

30 seconds to go.

Come on,
finishing touches.

Our international
MasterChef judges

are in the MasterChef
red room, waiting.

15 seconds to go,
come on!

I need prawns right there.
Yeah, that looks nice.

Ten, nine,
eight, seven,

six, five, four, three,

three, two, one.
And stop.

Agh!
Holy.

Christian and Suzy's plate
looks like 1977,

that's all I can say.
It just looks old.

Maybe Adrien and Jennifer
did a really good job

doing, like,
the same ingredients

that they've done
1,000 times before.

But I know both of them
can do a lot better.

This probably is
one of my proudest dishes

since I've been here
at MasterChef.

proud
of that.

Look at that.

First to face the
international MasterChef judges

is the red team,
Suzy and Christian.

I'd like you to meet our
very, very special guests today.

I'm Kunal Kapoor,

and I happen to be the judge
of the MasterChef India.

My name is
Sébastien Demorand.

I'm a judge
on MasterChef France.

Shalom, red team,

my name is Michal Ansky.

And I happen to be
a judge on MasterChef Israel.

Red team...

Our fellow judges have
traveled thousands of miles

to get here.

I think they're ready to hear

what you have,
so can you please explain?

Today we have
a play on Thanksgiving.

We wanted to do
an upscale version,

so instead of using turkey,
we used duck.

Instead of using
regular mashed potatoes,

we used sweet potatoes.

We have a raspberry coulis,
and caramelized fennel.

Before I begin,
I'd like to ask you

why Thanksgiving?

For me, when it comes
to Thanksgiving,

you're with your loved ones,

and I think it's very much
of American culture.

I think the flavors
are nice.

But what really works

is the sauce
that you've done with it.

Actually, I kind of disagree
with my fellow judge Kunal.

I didn't like
the sauce very much.

I felt sensation of,

like, a floury sensation

when I tasted it.

What I did like is the mash.

It's sweet, it's comforting,
it goes well with the duck.

Which is well-executed.

You can cook duck,
definitely.

I like the skin.
Crispy, just like it should be.

Little bit...
Spicy somewhere.

I think that the issue
for me is that

although the individual
components were fine,

for you to bring this
to these people

that we brought from
all over the world to be here,

is a little bit
disrespectful.

Christian...

Is everything all right?

You look kind of pale.

You want me to be honest?

I don't think
it's complex enough.

I think we
should've used lobster.

What is he doing?
Does Christian have

to throw our own team
under the bus?

You're wiping
your hands of guilt?

No, I'm not wiping my hands.

I'm just as embarrassed
about the dish as you are.

Your embarrassment should've

manifested itself
in intervention

at the time when you
could've made a difference.

You guys weren't communicating.

And I think the dissonance
in your relationship

manifested itself
in the plate.

Because I don't
taste harmony here.

I taste a couple of
pretty well-cooked ingredients,

and a lot of, a lot of
animosity, quite frankly.

I look up and
Gordon's like this...

And I felt like I,
like, had just

let my dad down or something,
you know what I mean?

I wanted to run.
If there was a

exit door somewhere,
I would've ran away.

embarrassing.

The puree worked.
I mean, the puree was nice.

But I honestly thought
they'd be putting more

than three things on
a plate after 90 minutes

but the duck was
well-cooked.

Just
embarrassing.

Told you Thanksgiving
was a bad idea, Suzy.

It's not that,
though, Christian.

It's our execution
that sucked.

Suzy's still trying to defend
Thanksgiving dinner to me.

And I'm not having it.

At that point I'm pissed at her,
I'm pissed at myself.

It was humiliating.

Should've never listened
to you, Suzy.

Christian's
getting super defensive

and it's embarrassing for him,
to be quite honest.

Because he's making himself
look like an idiot.

Lesson learned.

I'm not trying to learn lessons,
I'm trying to win.

top four.

Should've made
a better dish than that.

Whatever.

Three international MasterChef
judges

have come to America
to taste

what our final four
have to offer.

Suzy and Christian served up
a Thanksgiving dinner

that didn't quite
deliver.

You can cook duck,
definitely.

I didn't like
the sauce very much.

You guys weren't communicating.
I don't taste harmony here.

I taste a lot of animosity,
quite frankly.

Should've never listened
to you, Suzy.

Lesson learned.

I'm not trying to learn lessons,
I'm trying to win.

top four.

Should've made a
better dish than that.

Ho, ho, ho, ho.

The final team
to face the judges

is the blue team,
Jennifer and Adrien.

Why don't you tell us
about your dish?

Us, as Americans,
what we wanna show you

is that we have a lot of
international influence here.

The style shows
spot water prawns

we have a coulis
on the bottom

that's a blood orange,
roasted red pepper,

infused with
chipotle and ginger.

I took the backside
of the lobster

and on the bottom,
we have our avocadoes.

When you choose to, you know,
chop that lobster,

and mix it with everything--
you know, the corn, avocado--

We didn't want it to be
the star of the dish.

It is a star.

Show it.

Everything is
a little bit...mushy.

It lacks texture for me.

And the sauce...
A little bit reminded me of

ketchup with water.

And it lacked a hit.

It's the semifinal,
give me some oomph.

Honestly, I think
you should've

picked one of
the two ingredients.

Prawn or lobster.

The second prawn
that I had...

has not been cleaned.

You need to clean out
the vein before you serve it

or before you cook it.
That's very, very important.

I actually
had the same issue.

My prawn here is not cleaned.

Forgetting to clean
the prawns is a huge error.

To lose the challenge
on the back of

not cleaning out a prawn
would kill me.

I can almost see
your vision of this dish.

But you guys got a little
bit lost in the execution.

What I did see out
there across 90 minutes

was a phenomenal
team spirit.

Because you
both pushed each other,

and that's
a breath of fresh air.

We're sorry that it
fell short of perfection,

but thank you for
the constructive criticism.

Blue team, thank you
very much indeed.

Thank you very much.
Thank you.

We had some major,
like, detail oversights.

How did I forget to clean
the freakin' prawns, dude?

But we're still in the game.

The red team,
they had an idea.

Thanksgiving.

Which is 100% American,
of course.

The mashed potatoes
was okay,

and the duck
was well-cooked.

As far as
the blues are concerned,

prawn--beautiful.
Beautiful prawns.

Even slightly undercooked,

that was
quite interesting.

Lots of flavor.

So I quite liked the texture,
I quite liked the flavors.

Excellent.

Okay, red team...

Couldn't understand
the take-off, or the play-off

on the Thanksgiving dinner.

Though judging
the dish by taste,

the duck was well-executed.

Thank you.
The most amazing feedback.

Let's go let
them know, shall we?

Okay, at this point
in the competition,

with only
four contestants left,

it all comes down
to attention to detail.

The judges loved the duck,

so I consider this a win.

We had some errors.

But I know that
our flavors were on.

Sebastien?

Guys, first thing,
thank you.

All six of us really enjoyed
what you prepared for us.

We voted, and we
have a unanimous decision.

The winner
of this challenge...

is the blue team.

Thank you so much!
Congratulations.

Thank you.
Thank you, guys.

Honestly, I just wanna
dance around.

It was that ultimate battle,
heart versus technical.

And we won.

Thank you.
Well done.

It really sucks,
because Christian and I

have so much technique.

But Christian's ego
is always gonna

get the best of him
in the kitchen.

So, blue team,
congratulations.

Thank you.

Judges, thank you so much.
Thank you.

You guys have
a safe trip back.

Merci beaucoup.
Thank you so much.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Thank you.
Thank you so much.

All right...

The blue team have
now catapulted themselves

into the final three.

Red team, the two of you
will go head-to-head

in the ultimate
pressure test.

I don't wanna face
the pressure test, obviously.

I would've liked
to have been catapulted

right into the top three.

But that didn't happen today.

So I'm gonna have to
kick Suzy's ass.

I'm planning to win
the title of MasterChef.

And having Christian
in my way

is just another hurdle
to cross.

And I'm taking him out of it.

Christian's going down.
He's out of here.

Blue team,
congratulations.

Red team,
start panicking.

Are you the next MasterChef?

As the losers of
the team challenge,

Christian and Suzy
must now face a pressure test,

after which one of them
will be going home.

Suzy keeps saying
she wants to go

head-to-head with me.
And she's getting her wish.

I'm pumped up,
and I'm gonna take Suzy out

in the pressure test,
and then we'll be rid of her.

Usually, when people are
walking into a pressure test,

they feel pretty lousy.

For me, I'm excited.
I've been wanting to

go face-to-face with Christian
for a really long time.

I think I could totally
beat him.

Blue team...

Both of you can breathe
a sigh of relief.

You're in the final three!

And just over
90 minutes from now

somebody's
leaving MasterChef.

Adrien,
who do you think it is

based on what you know?

I think, uh...

Um, Suzy would be going home.

Thanks.

Jennifer...

Who do you think
will be leaving MasterChef?

Christian.

He lacks sometimes
at creativity

and the true, deep passion
within him for cooking.

Right, blue team...

Start marching up
those stairs,

and watch with
great anticipation.

I am excited to see
this battle go on.

I want Suzy to win because
Christian's a competitor.

And it would be nice to see him
eat a little bit of

humble pie.

Christian, Suzy...

The theme of today's
pressure test is...

The most amazing...

The most sumptuous...

Stunning...
Beautiful...

Lemon meringue pie.

Yes! It's desserts!
I love it!

I'm kind of like the pastry gal
in this competition.

So bring it, Christian,
bring it on.

Of course, they're giving me
a [bleep] pie to make

In the pressure test.

I thought we were done
with desserts.

Look at it.

Absolutely stunning.

It's made up of
three parts--

a delicious crust,
zesty curd,

and then
a wonderful meringue.

Suzy, you've baked a lot
in this competition.

Feeling confident?
I feel good.

I'm gonna put a lot of
love and care into this pie,

and make it taste delicious
for you guys.

Feeling confident,
Christian?

Absolutely.
Even though you don't bake?

Absolutely.
Wow.

Is that confidence?

Or just the bravado
of arrogance?

Um, I'm confident

Suzy's gonna
make her last dish here.

Okay.

Both of you,
please take your stations.

Look at that pie
carefully.

90 minutes to make the
most amazing lemon meringue pie.

Just make
sure for both of you

it's the best
pie you've ever baked.

Your 90 minutes
starts from...

Now.

To make a lemon
meringue pie,

Suzy and Christian must focus on
three primary components--

the crust, the filling,
and the meringue.

Never have I ever made
a lemon meringue pie before.

I'm a little nervous.

I don't wanna go home.

But, uh,
that's not gonna happen.

Suzy's going home today.

15 minutes gone.

75 minutes to go.

Interesting how
they follow each other.

Christian
gets his pastry out,

Suzy gets her pastry out.

We might have a tough call
on judging these.

They might be
very, very close.

It's coming down
to the technical ability.

That pastry
has to be cooked.

It cannot afford to
be undercooked.

'Cause that curd hits it
and it's undercooked,

the whole thing
turns soggy.

Yeah, next is the curd.

Super amazing.

Love the balance
between sweet and sour.

That's totally
the heart of the pie.

Just over
25 minutes gone.

All right, Christian,

how is your pie going to be
different to Suzy's?

My crust is gonna be perfect,
it's gonna taste better,

and my meringue's
gonna be on the spot.

It's gonna be put together
with finesse and love,

and it's gonna secure me
a spot in the top three.

Why do you carry so much
baggage on your shoulders?

Why is that?

Is that you in general?

Um, I've had a pretty tough--
pretty tough life, so...

You know,
sometimes it comes out.

I'm gonna show you today
that I came to win.

Good luck.

Hey, Joe,
how's it going?

Is this good?
Yeah.

You like
the consistency of it?

Yeah, I think it's gonna
hold in consistency. Yeah.

You're always kind of
the pastry gal.
Yeah.

What happens if you
get your walking papers

on a pastry challenge?

That would be
kind of ironic, wouldn't it?

It would be super ironic.

Just over 30 minutes
to go, guys.

So much
on the line now, guys.

It's all about the details.
Success in the details.

Just three more people to go

before you guys can crown me.

Suzy, just stay focused,
stay on your game.

I think the dark horse
in this one is Christian

because he hasn't peaked yet
with any form of pastry.

And I think he is
just focused so heavily

on getting this right.

My money's on Christian.

I think Suzy has

that pastry understanding.

And she might
just keep it simple and make

a nice, stunning
lemon meringue pie.

So I'm thinking that she's
gonna have the advantage here.

I think that Christian

has the fire in his belly.

He wants this really bad.

It's gonna be interesting.

Seven minutes to go.

Ugh!

It's getting close.

The air in the room
is heavy right now.

I just think back to the battles
that I've had to win

to make it to this point.

I really can see myself
as the next MasterChef

because I don't have an ego,

and I'm a way better cook
than Christian.

20 seconds to go.

I'm looking at Suzy's pie,

and I'm thinking, sayonara.

It looks
kinda like.

Last ten.

Nine, eight, seven,

six, five, four,

three, two, one.

And stop.

Ten, nine, eight,

seven, six, five,

four, three, two, one.

And stop.

Good job.

Please, very carefully,
bring it up

to the table, thank you.

It's taste-testing time.
I'm feeling good.

If you were gonna get
a piece of pie

and they brought you out
both of those pies,

I'm pretty sure
you would pick my pie.

Right, Suzy.

Let's go, please.

My pie doesn't look very pretty.

But I've been tasting
my lemon curd the entire time,

so I know that
my flavor's definitely there.

Did you purposely put
a little egg white on top,

in terms of the meringue?

I think this is
a lemon meringue pie.

I wanted to have consistency

and even amounts
of lemon and meringue.

Happy with it?

I actually--I do like
the flavor in the lemon curd.

I think that's really good,
as well as the meringue.

Always a great way of
seeing how the pastry's cooked

in terms of
the transparency,

and normally,
where it's appearing damp

and there's wet patches
underneath there.

It's almost
like it's undercooked.

There's no firmness
underneath there.

The pastry's soft,

just by the tip
of my knife I can feel it.

Damn..

It looks...

Delicious.
Thank you, Chef.

And it looks
a lot more appetizing

out of the pie dish
than it does in.

Yeah.

I love the color
of the lemon curd.

Mmm.

Mmm, it's delicious.

The curd is wonderful.

Because it's--it pops.

And it's got
that wow factor.

What I'm missing
is my meringue.

Curd is the easy part.

More meringue, please.

Yes, Chef.

Suzy, what did meringue
ever do to you?

Pastry a little--
a little thin and...

Yeah.
Kind of spattering
in parts, right?

I wish that there
was more meringue.

The dough does seem to be
a little inconsistent.

But the flavor's great.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Looks a little drippy.

What's up with that?

I actually like
the flavor of the crust,

although it's a little bit
unevenly executed.

And your meringue...

It's raw.
There's not enough of it.

Kind of flavorless too.

Too bad, 'cause
I love a good meringue.

Thank you.

Christian,
let's check it out.

I'm a little nervous.

Suzy obviously has more
baking under her belt than I do.

I'm kinda [bleep] my pants
a little bit,

because
that's not my forte.

But I have technique.

I have skill and finesse,

so I'm gonna rock it out.

The meringue, nice and even.

Very golden.

I like the swiping action
that you did here

instead of the peaks.

It looks
a little more refined.

Crust looks nice from the top,

but it looks very uneven.

It doesn't look like
a smooth, creamy texture.

Looks like
scrambled egg whites.

Meringue almost looks
separated.

The curd is nice.

I like the crust.

But it looks
like it's just broken.

This your first time you've
ever made a lemon meringue pie?

Yes, it is.

Beautiful color.

I'm concerned about
the texture of meringue.

It's a really
bizarre texture, there.

Have a taste of that.

Airy.
Kinda airy.

So light and broken. You see
how it just disintegrates?

It's not taking
the sugar at all.

It's a delicious pastry,
but you've been let down badly

with the incorporation of
the sugar across the meringue.

It's a good-looking pie.

Kinda holds together
nicely.

Good structure.

You ever think your first pie
would be so monumental?

No.

The pastry's delicious,
it has good consistency,

and the curd's rich,
but lemony.

The meringue itself,

it doesn't really
add anything to the pie.

Thank you, Christian.
Thank you.

Christian's looks better
than it tastes.

And then Suzy's tastes
better than it looks.

Yeah, it does taste
better than it looks.

I could possibly go on

to the final steps
of winning $250,000,

or lose it all
in the next 60 seconds.

Good luck, Suzy.

Good luck.
You're gonna losey.

That's so rude.

I want Suzy to win

because I want Christian
to understand what it's like

to have somebody put him

into the ground
with a dessert.

Tough pressure test.

Both of yours
were not perfect,

and one of you is gonna
be leaving MasterChef.

Is it the stay-at-home dad

that's obsessed with fish

that's not really
comfortable cooking desserts?

Or is it the neural engineer
that is so meticulous

with amazing
attention to detail?

Standing there waiting to see
if I'm going home

is, you know, it's, like...

It's nerve-racking.

I totally don't wanna
go home right now.

I've got the passion,
I've got the drive.

And I just wanna keep cooking
here in the MasterChef kitchen.

For one of you,

it's the last time

in the MasterChef kitchen.

And for the other,
you're a semifinalist.

Suzy...

Suzy, you're gonna losey.

Yes, Chef?

For one of you...

It's the last time
in the MasterChef kitchen.

And for the other,
you're a semifinalist.

I see myself before the judges
as the next MasterChef.

And I see Christian next to me

as just
this pompous, arrogant guy

who deserved to have left
a long time ago.

Suzy...

Yes, Chef?

You're not...

going through
to the semifinal.

Whew!

Your time is done
in MasterChef.

Thank you so much
for the opportunity.

Um, can I shake your hands?

Thank you so much
for this opportunity.

Thank you, Suzy.
Good luck to you.
Thank you.

Aw!

Thank you.

Can I give you a hug?

Well done.

Great highs, great lows...
Uh-huh.

Amazing, tenacious,

talented cook you are.

And always
with a smile, every time.

And do you know what,
you've been amazing.

Don't stop
that burning desire.

Thank you
for the opportunity.

Get back to Chicago.

Get that food truck...
Yeah.

And I'll be one
of your customers. Okay?

Well done.

Well done,
well done, well done.

The big question is...

who's gonna win MasterChef?

Adrien.

He's got the skill, but he
doesn't have the arrogance

that's gonna stop him
from winning.

Adrien's gonna win it.

Well done, you.
Good job.
Thank you.
Thank you.

Bye-bye.

Make sure you stop by

and work with us
in the kitchen, eh?

Good job, Suzy.

Thank you. Bye.

I'm so proud of the journey
that I've had.

I've suffered through things,
and I've had so many highs.

And so many lows.

But I don't think
I've been as happy

as I have been
in the MasterChef kitchen

in my entire life.

And I am done
being an engineer.

Suzy.
Oh, my God.

This is where
I'm supposed to be in my life.

This is what
I'm supposed to do.

I'm supposed to cook.

Oh, my God.

Thank you for validating

what I'm supposed to do
with my life.

I'm so grateful.

Take care, darling.

And then there were three.

Hey, it sucks to go home.

But everybody's gonna have to
go home except me at some point.

Only one person can win
MasterChef.

Yes, you won, granted.
Many congratulations.

But, my God,
it wasn't perfect.

I'm the last girl standing.

Bring it on, baby.
Bring it on.

Okay...

One, two, three of you left.

You are so close,
I cannot tell you.

Now it's, like,

real game on, you know.

I think it's
the three strongest cooks

of this entire competition,

and it's gotta be perfect.

Gotta be better than them.

I can feel the tension now.

I want this so bad.

Top three--
it's, like, right there.

And I'm gonna take it.

You are looking
at the next MasterChef.

One last question...

Who's gonna win MasterChef?

This guy.
New crown, baby.

Big day tomorrow.

Get some rest.
Good night.

Whoo!

Top three.

Tomorrow night on MasterChef...

The competition
comes full circle.

Cooking chicken again?

I have no idea what
I'm gonna do.

And it's every
home cook for himself.

Who's got flour?
I do, but I'm using it.

Karma's a bitch, isn't it?

Don't try and
blow smoke up my ass.

flour,
him.

Christian's just
a pain in the ass.

I really don't care
what Jennifer thinks.

When I take her out
of the competition,

she's gonna
eat those words.

Two will move into the finals.

And one home cook's
MasterChef dream...

Will come to an end.

And the person leaving
MasterChef is...

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