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Tom turns to Stacy and says, “you’re probably wondering what’s going on, thinking ‘hey, I won my challenge.’” Stacy says she felt good about her food but Hugh brings her back own to earth. “You went up against a weak dish,” he says bluntly.

All in all, this was the most critical, chastising Judges Table I’ve seen all season. Someone needs to give the judges a glass of wine or scotch. Or maybe a bag of ice for their hands, which must be sore from all that finger wagging. Apparently, Judges gonna judge judge judge judge judge . . . .

It’s judgment time and Tom’s delivering the eulogy. The challenge really brought out everyone’s competitive spirits, but the Winning Team saw their cavalry arrive just in the nick of time, and thus one of the three will be going home today. I predict Aaron, as his dish sounds like it was pretty much a total mess.

And yep, it’s Aaron. Tom tells him that he tried to do too many things, and that he let his team and himself down. Aaron gives a little speech about being the youngest chef, and having not gone to culinary school. Wow, that boulder of a chip is still lying on his shoulder.

Aaron is treated to a couple of chilly hugs from his fellow cheftestants - which he has most certainly earned - and heads out the door. In his closing testimonial, he says that had an awesome experience, even though he “caused shit and didn’t make many friends.” He wasn’t classically trained and hopes that his success of Top Chef serves as inspiration for those who don’t think they have a chance in life. “You can come from nothing,” he says, “and achieve what you’re looking for.” Unless that means leaving as the tenth best chef on this season of the show, I’m not sure Aaron has made his point as well as he thinks he has.

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