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Since you haven't gotten your minimum daily requirement of librul opinions to ignore, here's a breakfast serving to meet your nutrition needs. I'll keep the spoilers low.
* I don't know if this is run by the same people who are behind The Voice and even if it is, they should sue themselves just for the novelty.
* How horrible are the palettes on this panel? 'Is this lamb? Beef? Bass? Halibut? Tuesday?'
* Whole lot of regretting going on. In that sense, this really does feel like the original Voice season in that the panel has so few slots to fill and start second-guessing themselves for not leaping on someone early -- but they're afraid to burn off their scant bullets on opening fire.
* $100,000 seems cheap.
* It's going to take a lot of work before I can take someone named 'Malarkey' seriously (and I spent most of the night trying not to think Ludo Bagman?). Beyond that, the panel seems to be working out early -- they have a balance of backgrounds, cooking styles, origin points, travel, and food experience that would be envied in any eatery. (Anthony is not a great chef. Anthony is one of the world's greatest eaters -- and that's what needed here.) For all of the above (but not palette), it may be the strongest assembly I've seen in seasons. The camera work, however -- yes, I know you're not taking that contestant: I memorized your outfit and that's clearly your sleeve going for the No button...
* Everything I said about tasting spoons, double.
* The fact that all eliminations remain done by blind tasting (and the mentors presumably have no access to the kitchens or menu previews prior to those segments) is going to drive whatever drama the show has. Keep it honest and they really don't know if they're killing their darlings. Interesting.
* When you see one particular contestant go in, you will know someone else is going in right after. Spot the combo!
* No real spoiler on this one: at no time in the premiere did all four panelists go for the same contestant. Two was the maximum. Taste is subjective.
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