I knew I wasn't gonna like this when I first saw the previews. Someone threw a plate or whatever it was on the floor out of anger, and that was all I needed to know to form a conclusion. I am so sick and tired of people being nasty and tearing each other down. Don't we get enough of that every day as it is? Folks are often impatient and unstable: blowing their horn like a madman/woman the second a light turns green, driving up real fast next to you and hanging by your back bumper to block the lane and prevent you from getting over, pushing and shoving in the stores. And then you have toxic, opinionated coworkers. So why do we need to watch people acting rude on TV. Even from the previews, I could tell the premise of this show was different from other culinary competitions. The focus is more or less on the contestants' personality issues, and not so much on their lack of cooking skills. Volunteering to go on here wasn't the answer to resolving their short fuse, because all they're doing is embarrassing themselves in front of the whole country. I do think it would have potential, if the format wasn't cutthroat, you know? I don't understand why it has to be so mafia-like. It's one thing for the judges to choose people to send home, but then you also give the cooks the ability to eliminate their fellow competitors. That's just dirty, and I fail to see how it adds any value. Depending on who they send home, it comes off like they have some kind of vendetta, and not because what they cooked didn't have enough salt, or whatever phony reason they give. A show like this is doing nothing to encourage people to work together, and that's the last thing we need in today's climate.
