Episode 206: ''Rise or Sink''

The chefs gotten new jackets during the challenge, while a inconsistent chef's dreams goes down in flames.

## Intro

After being dismissed, Phillip said that he was so happy making it this far into the competition, and stated that now's the chance to keep making it to the distance. Nicole noted that being nominated makes her feel defeated, and wondered if she was not good as she thinks, and Jennifer tells her not to give up as she can improve. Brent, Kennedy and Rachel were shown bonding, and Kennedy praised Brent for his excellent performance for the first day of the red team. Brent thanked the women, and said that he was glad to feel welcomed on the red team.

## Challenge

The chefs were called down by the Sous Chefs, and Vaughan told them that they would be receiving new jackets, and cooking dishes that are on the back of their new jackets. Vaughan then told Kennedy to sit out of the challenge as the red team have an extra member. Kennedy noted of how bummed she was not participating, and expressed how she really wanted to compete in the challenge. The time started, Rachel said that she was determined to win this challenge after being narrowly beaten by the blue team in the last challenge. In the blue kitchen, Spencer said that he needed to knock Vaughan's socks off, and impress him with his old techniques. Meanwhile with the red kitchen, AJ deciphered Rachel's dish a frittata, while Rachel deciphered AJ's dish a taco. AJ said that she was happy cooking tacos, and revealed that when she was 13 she'd always make tacos with her parents. Then Harrison told Brent that he was making a burger, while Brent deciphered Harrison's dish a Shepherd's Pie, Brent then deciphered Yanny's dish spaghetti and meatballs. Yanny expressed in her confessional how pissed she was making something simple, and stated that she wanted to make something more challenging. Yanny then told Tara that she is making empanadas. Tara said that she was happy making empanadas, and expressed that empanadas was in her childhood growing up. Eventually, got their dishes plated in time.

First up was Brent and Jennifer, Brent presented his burger and it was praised high for being perfectly cooked, while Jennifer presented her burger and it was also deemed delicious and both of them got a point. AJ said that she was confident that Brent would be an asset to the red team. Up next was AJ and Ross with their tacos, and AJ's was deemed delicious, while Ross presented his and it was criticized for the meat being undercooked which made AJ get a point. Ross said that he was pissed that he served Vaughan raw meat inside of the tacos, and expressed how disappointed he was of himself. Next up was Harrison and he said that he hoped that he can finally do well, but his Shepherd's Pie was deemed dry. Spencer's Shepherd Pie was deemed delicious, which resulted in him getting a point. Spencer expressed how happy he was, and said that he was glad that his work paid off. The next person was Tara who presented her empanadas and didn't have any filling, while Declan's empanadas were deemed to be excellent which got him a point. Declan said that he was so proud with himself, and did a dance in the confessional. On the next round, Rachel and Nicole present their frittatas, and both of them impress but Rachel gets the point because Nicole's was slightly burned. The last round occurred, and Yanny and Phillip faced-off, Yanny presented her spaghetti and meatballs, and it tasted delicious. Phillip presented his and they also tasted delicious both impressed Vaughan, but Yanny got the point, winning it for the Red Team.

## Reward

The red team got to enjoy a water park, Brent said that he was happy getting out of Hell's Kitchen. Yanny expressed how happy she was earning the respect from her team, and stated that this reward was the best. Tara was shown throwing water at Yanny, which Yanny decided to start a water fight.

## Punishment

The blue team had to clean a whole squid, Declan noted how pissed he was doing another punishment, and was sick of it. Nicole expressed how close her team was, but stated that she wasn't going to be salty over losing a reward challenge.

## Before Service

Vaughan lined both teams up, and told them to do well in tonight's service, Vaughan then told Aldo to open Hell's Kitchen.

## Service

 **Meat** | Tara
 **Fish** | Brent and Rachel
 **Garnish** | Yanny and Kennedy

The first order came in, and Harrison sent his scallops to the pass, but they get brought back for being undercooked and Vaughan demanded Harrison to refire scallops. Yanny sent up her garnish, but it got rejected for being under seasoned frustrating Vaughan. On the blue side, Nicole sent up her scallops and they get accepted, Spencer sent out his halibut which got also got accepted impressing Vaughan. Meanwhile with the red kitchen, Rachel and Brent worked together and managed to sent out the halibut and Vaughan commended them for their teamwork. Yanny sent out her refired garnish, but it got brought back for being crunchy, while Harrison sent out his refired scallops and they also got rejected for being undercooked, annoying Tara as she was about to send out her lamb. Back with the blue kitchen, Declan sent out his garnish which got accepted, and Jennifer's lamb got accepted but Ross was dragging behind on the halibut, Ross finally sent out the halibut but it got rejected for being raw and Vaughan told Ross to wake up. Spencer said that he starting to see Ross as a liability, and wondered if he was going to tank his team. On the red side, Harrison sent up his third refire of scallops, but they still got rejected for being raw, and Yanny undercooked her garnish not impressing Vaughan. Back with the blue kitchen, Ross sent up his refired halibut, and it got accepted and Vaughan praised Ross for bouncing back. Ross said that he is so happy that he's doing Vaughan proud, and noted that he's a force to be reckon with.

Back with the red kitchen, Harrison was shown overcooking his scallops which forced Vaughan into kicking him out of the kitchen. Harrison said that he was so mad getting kicked out, and wanted to punch himself. The blue team managed to move onto entrees, while the red team are still stuck. Tara sent out her lamb, but it got rejected and Vaughan was shocked and thought he could trust Tara, but Tara apologized and Vaughan told Tara to bounce back quickly. Yanny said that Tara is starting to show her weakness, and claimed that her messing up was funny. Yanny undercooked her garnish again and Tara sent up her lamb but it also got rejected, Vaughan told the red team if they make one more mistake they'll be kicked out. Tara and Yanny sent out their refires but they get rejected, kicking the red team out of the kitchen. Rachel said that she couldn't believe that she was getting kicked out, and was pissed at her team. Brent said that the red team completely sunk so hard, and kept messing up tickets. Jennifer sent out the lamb and asked Declan for a time on his garnish, he responded 1 minute and he got his garnish accepted. The blue team served all their diners and managed to complete service.

## Post-Mortem

Vaughan lined both teams up, and congratulated the blue team for the excellent service. Vaughan then berated the red team, and told them to come up with two nominees.

Brent said that tonight's service was terrible, and felt bad nominating people but had to. In the dorms, Brent asked Harrison what happened, which responded that he just shut down and made several errors. Harrison noted that he knew he was going up, but stated that he was not going without a fight. Harrison then stated that Yanny was just as bad as him, which Yanny claimed that she did great. Brent noted that Yanny was being arrogant and refusing to own up to her mistakes, Yanny claimed that her team were full of shit and can go fuck themselves. Kennedy told Yanny to own up and stop being so defensive all the time.

## Elimination

Vaughan asked the red team what happened, which Brent responded that they crumbled and Kennedy seconded this along with Rachel. Brent announced Yanny as the first nominee, with Harrison being the second. Vaughan also called down Tara for her poor performance on the meat station. During their pleas, Yanny claimed that she was full of energy and was inspired to do better for Vaughan. Harrison stated that he can show Vaughan more, and bounce back. Tara said that tonight's service was a complete disaster for her and noted that she is a force to be reckon with. Vaughan sent Tara and Yanny back in line, and eliminated Harrison for being nominated three times a row. During his exit interview, Harrison said that Yanny deserved to be eliminated and wished Vaughan the best of luck.

After Harrison left, Vaughan warned the red team to get a grip quickly, and told them not to drop their heads again then he dismissed the chefs. After being dismissed, Yanny said that the red team are completely stupid and need to shut up. Tara expressed how scared she was being nominated for the first time, and hoped to never go through that again. Nicole noted that the blue team were on top, and stated that the blue team were going to beat the red team in the end.

Vaughan's comment: ''I gave Harrison three chances to do better, Unfortunately he has now blew out of chances.''