Top Chef Finale

[Dids]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

GO HUNG.

This show is doing something right, because all 3 seasons I've been as excited about the end announcement has I have for any non-sporting TV.

Thoughts

- I thought it was pretty obvious once the tasting was over that Hung was going to win. Once Tom trashed Dale's dish, it was over. Nice editing to make it seem closer than I imagine it was.

- Poor Casey, her best dish being totally Howie. It really shouldn't have shocked her that boiling points and such would have been weird. They knew this was happening in Aspen.

- Hung probably played this the smartest of all seasons. He played it safe in spots where he knew he could. I think the cake was a great choice. He knows he's not going to lose it on the extra dish (and he was prepared for this) if he does it right.

- did Dale take credit for CJ's dish?

- I thought the celeb sous chef was cute, not sure what it really accomplished beyond oddly propping Rocco up on a platform next to two people who (reputation and successwife) really outclass him.