Last week on FOX’s “Hell’s Kitchen,” Gordon Ramsay eliminated Robert, his 500 pound pet project who did not get a fair shake due to health reasons the previous season. This week he let someone go who he didn’t see enough leadership qualities in. But more on that later (unless you are lazy and want to scroll down!). Anyway, the guys were making comments at the start of the episode about “Biggins” being gone.

Then Ramsay subjected the teams to his palate test, in which they are blindfolded and wear headphones that block out any conversation. One person from each team would square off against each other–Ariel vs. Van, then Suzanne vs. Dave, Sabrina vs. Kevin and finally Amanda vs. Andy. Andy was spouting off about what a great palate he has, and so was Suzanne, but these chefs always suck at this challenge, especially when they start talking trash. The best, and most shocking really, was when Kevin thought clams were spinach….say what??? Andy also called avocado “boiled coconut.” Ha! Anyway, the ladies won, and their reward was to have lunch at Opaque, a restaurant completely in the dark. Suzanne was trying to suck up to Ramsay, and it was becoming clearer that her teammates had zero respect for her.

The guys, meanwhile, had to make sorbet from scratch for that evening’s dinner service, and prep the kitchen as well. They also were served their lunch, including a duck entree, but sous chef Scott served it to them after whirring it in a blender. Yuck!!!

At dinner service, there were multiple problems as usual. Amanda couldn’t cook pasta properly, Van had to take over Kevin’s risotto station but didn’t know how to season it properly. Sabrina gave in to Suzanne’s timing issues and undercooked some lamb, making Ramsay kick her out of the kitchen to eat her mistake. Tennille took her place and served perfectly cooked lamb. Then the guys ran out of mashed potatoes thanks to Andy, but at least he told Ramsay about it…Dave then made more from scratch, earning Ramsay’s kudos. Finally with the red team having timing issues, Suzanne tried to throw Amanda under the bus after Amanda helped her finish cooking some fish. Ultimately, both teams finished the service, but not without difficulty.

Ramsay declared the blue team the winners, and commended Dave again, who still is performing with a cast on one arm. Tennille, who has made an incredible comeback lately, was the best of the worst and was asked to nominate two teammates for elimination. She knew Suzanne was obvious, but wasn’t sure if Sabrina or Amanda should be the second choice. She went with Sabrina, but Ramsay also wanted Amanda to step forward.

Then, after asking the three of them to state their case, and hearing Suzanne and Tennille argue like Robert and Andy did last week, Ramsay told Suzanne to get back in line. Of course he did….why would he want to mess with the drama factor? Then he sent Amanda packing, saying that she just didn’t demonstrate enough leadership qualities to run one of his restaurants.

The preview for next week shows Andy cutting off part of a finger (ewwww) and fireworks from Ramsay that may be his most explosive outburst yet. At least that is what FOX wants us to believe, right?

See you all next week!

Then came the initial challenge, which was to make sausages. They had to do this in teams of two, and Ramsay made sure to pair Van with Andy and Tennille with Suzanne. Then before they started, the sexual references were flying….Ramsay asked Tennille if she liked sausage, to which she replied, “no chef, I don’t.” Van also made some comment about “pumping it slowly” and Ramsay told them all that “size matters,” which it did in this case, but still, did we need all the references?

The first team to complete six links won, and that was the ladies, as the duo of Robert and Jim failed to make even one complete link. Their punishment? To clean the dorms, including bathrooms. The ladies got to party at a German restaurant, and while the guys were cleaning, Robert snapped, getting into it first with Kevin and then with chef Scott. But he admitted he was mostly pissed about losing, and Scott was basically telling Robert to channel his energy into the service instead of afterward.

Then Dave, who hurt his wrist last week, got a call from the doctor, telling him his MRI showed a fracture. That meant he’d have to wear a cast on his left arm for 2 weeks. He met with Ramsay and decided he wanted to stay, especially since Ramsay told him he could probably function okay since it was his left arm, and not his dominant one.

The doors opened for the dinner service, and it was a VIP night, with the likes of football player Dwight Freeney of the Indianapolis Colts, and other celebs like Tom Green, Kristy Swanson, John O’Hurley and Melinda Clarke. Ariel and Jim were asked to work the room this time, and Jim was having a horrible time because of his ridiculously slow pace. Tek over-salted O’Hurley’s pasta which was a big problem, and Suzanne was getting in Tennille’s way again, but Ramsay stuck up for Tennille who was surprisingly showing signs of life with her cooking skills.

Meanwhile, Andy served under-cooked and too-small lamb chops, and it didn’t help that Robert threw him under the bus for it. Then when Ramsay quizzed Lovely on what the order just called in was, Lovely was “drawing a blank.” Yikes. Then Suzanne did the same thing Andy did with the lamb chops, basically serving what looked like popsicles. But through it all, meals were going out….and each team had three tickets left to fill. Andy undercooked chicken, but the blue team rebounded and won the service.

After Ramsay lined the teams up and announced that the red team lost, Suzanne asked him for a play by play because she didn’t feel her team should have lost. Ramsay berated her for being disrespectful, and then asked Sabrina, the best of the worst, to nominate two teammates for elimination. She chose Lovely and Tek. Then, after Ramsay asked each one for their input on why they should stay, he called out Suzanne, saying, “You are not shy about speaking up, who should I send home?” Suzanne said, “Lovely, chef.” Ramsay agreed, and sent Lovely home, mostly because Lovely has been on the chopping block every week so far.

So Lovely is finally gone, and on the way out, Ramsay said her name should be “Useless” instead. Pretty much. So how will all of this catfighting play out? Next week, as the previews do every week, it looks like there are more tensions flaring. Awesome, I look forward to it!

Next to go….likely Andy, Jim, or Tek, and Tennille is still not out of the woods. What do you all think? See you next week….