Correction: Meghan wanted to quit in one of the earlier services because she was so sick of her team losing despite her always having to literally CARRY them
Also, poor The Red Team because they later got Josh while The Blue Team got Meghan who once again dominated. Also, Allison lost her chance in Black Jacket round because she got crashed and burnt in fish station
Benjamin skated along the All-Star season cause he was interested in winning a cooking competition. He just sat back & stayed out of the drama between the other chefs... like an adult.
Really liked Benjamin in the all star season. He was very pretentious in his original season, he got a big head after doing well a few times but he was very reserved and just let his skills do the talking in all stars.
He was so legit and played it out smart he should’ve definitely one ! Especially that episode he was with Ramsay in the Ferrari he would have definitely been a good asset to the team
the fact that virginia, a contestant where all her service were terrible except for one made it to the finale remains one of the biggest mysteries hell's kitchen ever knew.
@AlessandroChiarelli Some of the early seasons were really easy to predict. Heather, Rock, and Danny were so far ahead of their competition in seasons 2/3/5.
Jason is still a bit underrated. From last place due to sickness in 9 to runner up in 12, that has to be a similar comeback to Scott in a way. Love both of them.
Not surprised to see Jay, Kevin and Paula up in the top tier, but I thought Benjamin and Petrozza would be higher for sure. Speaking of the second of those, I'm sad not only that he died relatively young (late 50s) but also that he'll never get another chance to vie for the crown of Hell's Kitchen. I really liked him.
I actually agree with what you said that Petrozza should have been eliminated because he wanted to give up. Peter in Season 19 got eliminated instantly by just saying “I don’t have what it takes”.
And thanks to Bobby, Petrozza kept fighting in Hell’s Kitchen and made it all the way to Runner Up. As he well deserved though I’d be happy for him to be the winner but I was proud of him.
I mean while I would be sad to see that, perhaps that precedent would have gotten Lacey booted in the first episode of season 5 when she walked out of prep time and went back to the dorm to pout.
Honestly, Bobby is such a good friend to Petrozza. Bobby, Petrozza and Louross are the only nicest Blue Team members on Season 4. Dominic is useless because he lacks of experience and the second oldest member on Blue Team along with Petrozza, Jason is a sexist pig but he's useless, Craig has a small man syndrome and arrogant, Ben is a douchebag who acts know it all, and then there's Matt who is a literal man child and I still don't understand how in the world Matt got Black Jacket instead of Louross.
@@davidlewis5312 It probably would have if Gordon Saw it or was properly informed of it. But all Gordon got was that she slacked a bit during the prep through Coi.
I absolutely disagree with Russel’s ranking (should be lower) but absolutely agree with T! She was basically one of my favorite chefs in hell’s kitchen of all time. She had personality and was hella talented in the kitchen as-well. Only hiccup about her was (and I agree with everyone else) in Rookies vs Veterans, where she basically fell out. However, season 14 had me hyped that she even made it this close to victory. Overall, this is a good video.
@@williamc7927 Do you wanna work with a dickhead like Russell? Granted, the man could cook but fucking A. His attitude and his nastiness to people is so bad, it lowers morale and is depressing. I don’t want that near me in my kitchen.
@@williamc7927 The other 3 runner ups before him were better in attitude and cooking in my opinion. I don’t see what your problem with my disagreement is.
@@LunarSpawnSerenata I think you're focusing too much on attitude problems. Yes, he is a douche, but he is also pretty consistent and is the clear uprunner in season 8. I know season 8 is rly not talented, but Russel isn't one of the chefs like Sabrina or Gail. He is actually pretty good at cooking
Strongest Top 2 of Hell's Kitchen history: 1. Megan and T from Season 14 =Both are so good, I have no idea who's gonna win. Megan is just a prodigy in Season 14 and I feel like only T who's almost close to beat her. Feel bad for Michelle, Milly and Nick on that season. 2. Danny and Paula from Season 5 = Both of these two are likeable and they both don't like Andrea as Andrea kept bossy around. Danny honestly is impressive to win at 23 years old and became an Executive Chef. Paula is also very consistent also she's cute and nice. Feel bad for them to have babysit Lacey in Red Team and Blue Team. 3. Dave and Kevin from Season 6 = Ironically, both of them got injured to the final at the same episode! Dave with broken arm while Kevin with sprained ankle. But, they both never giving up and they even never been in chopping block. However, Dave didn't do well the most at individual challenge while Kevin did well.
My rough ranking of the runner-ups: 1. T Gregoire (Again, while not so great in S18, she was a beast in S14 and on par with Meghan. Loved her badassery.) 2. Kevin Cottle (While not so great in S18, he was a force for be reckoned with, despite bad ankles. Plus, stood out more as a leader than most runner-ups.) 3. Paula DaSilva (Despite lack of truly standouts moments, she was arguably the most consistent runner-up ever next to Will as she just dominated S5 with Danny.) 4. Will Lustberg (Arguably the most consistent runner-up ever as he was hands down the best in S9, despite both a bad final service, and the rigging for Elise.) 5. Justin Antiorio (One of the best challenge performers to come through HK. I think had he been a better leader at the final service, he beats Christina in S10.) 6. Jason Zepaltas (A forgotten comeback story as he had to leave S9 due to dehydration and came back and nearly won S12. While Scott outshined him as a leader, Jason was more consistent in services. Plus, loveable goofball.) 7. Jay Santos (While he didn't have standout leadership moments, he was a consistent badass in services and challenges. Arguably should've beaten Holli, but it's close for me.) 8. Louis Petrozza (Despite possibly quitting, I can let it slide, because he was BY FAR the best in S4. Plus, arguably the most likeable chef in HK history.) 9. Mary Poehneit (Similar to Scott in S12, amazing comeback. Despite weak services, she came out all guns blazing in the middle to the end as she stood out more than Ja'Nel. Arguably should've won over Ja'Nel, but Jon would make a run for the money at Mary.) 10. Mary Lou Davis (Even though I still feel Declan should've been in the final two over her, Mary Lou was still awesome, but just didn't stand out as much as Declan, Kori, or Cody. Though, I love her sweetheart attitude.) 11. Mia Castro (While she was solid throughout, she didn't come across as a badass or as a leader. Had Motto not quit, he 100% goes against Ariel. I even thought Bret should've been in the final two over Mia, even though I think Ariel wins regardless.) 12. Benjamin Knack (Much cooler and not a douche this time around. While he should've beaten Michelle, should've lost to Nick. However, doesn't take away his consistency in All-Stars.) 13. Bryant Gallagher (S13 is pretty forgettable, but Bryant was an enigma. Random temper-flareups, then becomes calm out of nowhere. Solid chef, but a below average leader.) 14. Heather Williams (While much more consistent than some runner-ups, doesn't stand out much to me.) 15. Russell Kook (First off, hate him a lot. Second off, was the best chef in S8. Third off, if he has just calmed down at the finale, he beats Nona.) 16. Kristin Barone (I agree with you. She just skated by the competition as S15 was so unpredictable and inconsistent. Honestly, I would've rather seen Ashley or Jared win over Ariel or Kristin.) 17. Bonnie Muirhead (Started off sketchy, but came on strong at the end. Proved herself to be a force, despite a rough start. Plus, arguably the most beautiful and sweetest lady chef in HK period.) 18. Megan Gill (Like I said with Trenton, S20 I haven't seen much, so I can't judge too much.) 19. Ralph Pagano (Similar to Michael, too much of an advantage in S1, and got outshined.) 20. Virginia Dalbeck (While a strong leader and challenge performer, very bad service performer. While she was very kind, needed more line experience. I'd say if she came back, she'd do FAR better nowadays.)
I hate Mia’s attitude but I can’t deny chick is skilled. Her bromance with Ariel was actually so stellar when it paid off in the finals. “You go to the other team and I’ll see you in the finals” and THEN THEY DID.
Even the top 4 (Kori, Mary Lou, Declan and Cody) are the strongest Top 4 that you've ever seen in Hell's Kitchen. Still, Nikki should've gotten Black Jacket over Amber the whiner. Nikki is improving every episodes even in episode one she had a meltdown, she come back getting stronger while Amber likes to whine, complain and even likes to second guessing herself. Even in Final Dinner service, she kept whining to Kori to not pick her on her team in finale until on D-Day. My God, what a Karen!
@@margarethmichelina5146Season 14 was very talented too. First time none of the Blue Team scored below a 3 and the Red Team too once all the ones left first.
@@margarethmichelina5146 I think it really says something when Amber was Lumped into the same skill level as Lauren was at the finale by Mary Lou. Because it properly showcased that Amber despite being a fighter. wasn't that good of a chef as she thought she was. The exact same as Lauren. and I will say it might have been based on the actual dish itself. But I think Nikki is at least in the top 5 of the most bullshit eliminations in HK History. because she was literally dominating the entire competition after the first service and had this been either a normal season or The Black Jacket had 6 Chefs. She 100% would stay over the likes of Jordan. as Jordon was steadfast but lacked heavily on Fine Dining Cuisine when it comes to cooking
Ok also can we just talk about the fact that Paula called Russell out during S10 when he was being an ass? Love her!!!! Also it’s arguable that Paula wins in every single other season before hers and for many seasons after.
Another fun fact: LaTasha, winner of Season 13 was Paula's employee. And just like Paula, she mostly not having much screen times because the season is way much focus on Sterling, Sade, Jennifer, Roe, Aaron, Bryant, Frank the most.
One thing you could of also mentioned about Mia was that she was absolutely WICKED when it came to the challenges, I believe she only lost like three or four of them, and she was like second too
I love ranking lists, so I'll do my personal list. I take a lot of the same points on your list, but I also look at the pacing of the season as a contributing factor. 20. Virginia - agree with most of the points on this list; one thing you forgot to mention, though, is that there were times where it felt like she didn't take the competition as seriously. 19. Bonnie - definitely got lucky over Brad in 3.07, and it was a lot easier season with only twelve chefs, compared to eighteen or twenty. 18. Kristin - I think you give her a little too much credit. I agree with you about Season 15 being incredibly inconsistent - I believe it's the only season where every chef was nominated at least once - but there was one mistake that I can't overlook that puts her this low - when she forgot the order early in the season - and I think it happened twice. It got so bad that sous chef Christina actually took out a marker and wrote the recipe on the back of her jacket. She had to have her team repeat it to her, and she still struggled with it afterward. She finally got it, but that one was big for me. 17. Mary - After a slow start, I can't find anything really terrible about *her* specifically, but Season 11 was such a slog, and it seemed like Ja'Nel was the preseason favorite anyway, that I kinda didn't care that much about the final service. 16. Justin - Almost stopped watching after Season 10, because of the constant cliffhangers, and the constant arguing on the red tram, which isn't his fault; but again, when the editing and formatting is what it is, you kinda lose track of who's still in it. That's also why I'm not convinced that Christina would have won on other season. 15. Megan - this is more unlucky timing than anything else. Season 20 is the most recent season, so the story is still being written. 14. Ralph - similar to Megan, but in the opposite direction. Who really remembers Season 1 anymore? I feel like Season 5 is when it really takes off and gets to be really great. 13. Benjamin - the all-star season concept was a little weird to me, which again, isn't on the contestant. Also, since Season 7 isn't that strong, nobody even remembered him during the introduction session. 12. Mary Lou - like Megan, not enough time has passed for us to make a call on her long term. I could have seen any of the final four winning that season, so that's why I place her higher. 11. Russell - agree with everything you said in the video; best chef in the kitchen by far, but it was the weakest season in my opinion, and his attitude of course was a major turn off. 10. Bryant - never stood out, had a little more of an arrogant streak than people give him credit for, and Season 13 was just okay. 9. Mia - One big caveat: this is the only season I didn't watch that closely, because I couldn't get into the "Rookies vs. Veterans" concept. And like Season 19 and 20, I still think a few more seasons need to happen before I can make a better call on her. 8. Petrozza - your part about wanting to quit is fair, but he got stronger as the season went on, and if age is the only thing that held him back from the title (I don't think it was the *only* thing, but was arguably the biggest thing), I can forgive him for that. 7. Jason - Like some of the viewers, I give a little more credit to the "comeback story." Keep in mind he didn't even make it to the first service in Season 9. In fact, I don't think he should even be on this list, because I think he should have won it. 6. Heather - easy to miss because of how lousy the blue team was; can't find anywhere else to put her. She places higher on my list than some due to her fifth place finish on Season 18. 5. T - the returning season of Season 18 saw her stumble and fall a little bit, which is a shame, and causes me to drop her. I always felt Season 14 was the strongest season, chef for chef, and I think Meghan was going to win no matter what, but T gave everything she had during her first run. 4. Jay - if he's strong enough to come back as a sous chef, then he has to be top four for me. I still think he should have won over Holli, and I think the only reason he didn't is because there were times where he seemed a little too nonchalant, especially late in the season. Other than that, I think he's the most underrated runner-up, because Season 7 had such a weak red team. 3. Kevin - I put him at #2 originally, but his returning performance on Season 18 was not strong. I also think he would have won Season 6 if he had kept it simple. Nevertheless, Season 6 was one of the strongest (or at least that's how I remembered it), and for both Kevin and Dave to make it to the final on injuries proves that resilience can still have its moments. 2. Will - except for the final service, he was dominant throughout Season 9. Not only that, but it was one of the most cohesive blue teams in the history of the show, especially later on in the season. Take out the final service and he wins the season going away. 1. Paula - while being forgotten throughout the early part of the season might sound problematic, it's probably more beneficial that way, because you haven't made too many mistakes in the early run. Between Paula and Danny, Season 5 was my one and only "flip a coin" season (so far) as a viewer.
Good list but I disagree with heather she should definitely be lower she wasn't that good and in my opinion Heidi deserved to be in the final 2 over her and in s18 she didn't deserve blackjackets she kept making mistake after mistake and was nominated before the lounge challenge Kanae should have won and made it to blackjackets
I agree with Will's placement, and the fact that you actually mentioned how good the blue team was, were they perfect, no, no team is, but you could tell that that team (Nat, Tommy, Will and Paul), were a force to be reakoned with, and honestly, if they hadn't gotten drunk that episode (can't remember which one, but reminded me of Season 7 after the blue team got drunk) it'd be a force to be rekoned with, hell, Gordon would eliminate Elizabeth, red team probably loses the next dinner service and honestly, even though Elise was there for the views, I see her going over Jennifer
Just an absolute mess of a list. Terrible reasons for rankings and stupid criteria. Your number 20 and number 1 are literally the only 2 that make any sense. Delete this.
Bonnie cries a lot back in S3 while Mary didn't cry and she keeps going and improving after getting nominated 3 times in a row. They both improve but Bonnie keeps making countless mistakes and crying.
@@margarethmichelina5146 Some people aren't as tough skinned as others and gets confined whenever they take pressure while in the kitchen. and Gordon was beyond ruthless in the older seasons. so I would understand them crying a lot. now if this had been somewhere around Season 8 Onwards. I would say shes a bit of a wuss
One ranking video I think could be a good idea is ranking the black jacket teams from every season, but I don't know if that would be too similar to ranking every season
I felt Kevin (S6) chose a really complex menu that was difficult for his team at the final dinner service to execute. he might have been to beat Dave if he had a slightly less complex menu.
I agree for the part. I would put Paula at the top. It did appear the contest seemed too easy. Additionally most Chefs probably are more like Paula in actuality than most of the loud mouth ones. She like Meghan (of Season 14) wasn't loud, rude, or disrespectful. T. had those moments. I guess it's because they are more like my personality.
Meghan from season 14 is undoubtedly a great chef and a deserving winner, but she had moments where she could be pretty rude and disrespectful. I remember her not always treating Michelle the best, and she was pretty vocal about losing challenges and wasn't afraid to blame her teammates. Granted, hers were usually the best dishes being put forth, but good leaders don't berate their teammates like that, in my opinion.
@@margarethmichelina5146 Basically the whole red team did, T did whatever those noises were when they were ironing (the episode after Bret got injured), I didn't see what the problem was with Michelle, yeah she came off a bit arogant saying that, she got a perfect set of points, and that if you did you should go on the reward, whether you're on the losing team or not, but she was all round decent considering she was 22
@margareth michelina Meghan admitted that she was a B in the kitchen, but outside, she was decent. Well, Ramsay is exactly like that, too. She also explained her aggression while counseling Josh. She said she takes what she wants. Meghan went at Michelle because she was a real legitimate threat and it was a competition.
@@margarethmichelina5146 Im pretty sure that Was T but I might need to rewatch the season. Since the only points I remember was T going hard on bullying Michelle for being the Youngest
Generally I'm not a fan of reality shows doing All-Star seasons (there's something so lazy about it to me, idk), but if they ever do another All Star season of HK, Motto needs to come back. He had a really solid shot at winning the whole season in my opinion.
@@silvernguyen5539 You clearly haven't watched the season as clearly then. Since Motto was going to beat Mia and Brett if he decided not to quit, and the only reason he did quit was because of a selfless mission he needed to finish back home, But he would have definitely beaten the both of them. I mean he was already beating Brett the entire Competition as he was just overall much better then everyone else on the Red Team After T went home. and for Mia. I think Mia and Motto did really good before the Black Jackets. But in the Black Jacket phase Mia got a bit worse then Motto and I personally think Gordon was planning on having it be Ariel Vs Motto
@@tallyikroe2476he wasn’t gonna beat mia in a final 3 cooking competition she was beating everyone all season and even beat ariel in that challenge so unless you think it was gonna be motto vs mia final 2 then it’s no way he gets it
Honestly Motto’s exit was the most honourable way to go out. He knew at that point that winning Hell’s Kitchen wasn’t his passion and that by staying he’d be taking the dream from someone else. He went back to his home, used what he learnt on the show to pursue his actual passion of pioneering culinary arts where he lived.
Had Justin been against any other winner, he would have won easily, I feel really bad for the guy, one of the most underrated and one of my favorite contestants across all series
I think if Justin was in any other Season he would win easily. However he got the same curse as Jon Scallion. where they were put on a team that can't deliver (and unlike in S11 they didn't rig the season in favor of the red team)
Have watched several of your videos. I don’t always agree with rankings but I love the commentary on each! Obviously a great fan like some of the rest of us!
I never watch survivor so Im only really interested in your HK content if Im being candid. That being said I like your videos and I know they'll keep getting better. Id love to see a video of the most dangerous chefs in HK (ones who cook with rancid food, or pick fights, make dangerous mistakes etc)
I have to disagree with you about Petrozza. He deserved to be a bit higher on your list. Also, it was early in the series as well so you can’t really blame him for wanting to give up. But thanks to Bobby, he brushed himself off and fought back and deserved his Runner Up spot. I can also say Jason from Season 12 could be a bit higher too. Now Jason from Season 4, he gave up in front of Chef Ramsay for not knowing the menu and for being a dick that he was. Which got him eliminated on the same day.
I agree about Petrozza. It's not right to knock him for his humility, it's a trait that many of the idiots on HK could have benefited from. Jason from Season 4 had to be a plant, he could not cook at all and acted like a caricature, just there to create heat by playing up the hackneyed misogynistic rage angle.
Agreed! Having recently rewatched S4, Petrozza was honestly a lot stronger than most people give him credit for- the only time he was nominated was when he put himself up, and that was because he didn't want to nominate anyone, not because he himself did poorly. His only issue was how sloppy he was, which came to bite him in the final, but besides that, he was a beast in the kitchen and rarely made mistakes. Bobby and Corey were also REALLY good- like, I could legitimately see Bobby making black jackets again if he were in S18 instead of Jen. Bobby only had 2 bad services, only one of those services involved him screwing up the food, and in that one service, he still managed to catch himself and finish off strong. And he was a fantastic leader on top of that. (How he left before Jen is a mystery.) I don't recall Corey being egregiously bad at anything besides her leadership either. Season 4 may not be a super strong cast, but the black jackets (except Matt and arguably Jen) were way stronger than they get credit for. Even Jen was pretty alright in S4, as much as I dislike her.
Mary was impressive. She actually made pasta for one of her individual challenges. Her growth was impressive, Dan fucked her over because he didn't know what he was doing.
I initially wanted to see Will come back for All-Stars or Vets/Rookies, but seeing how Kevin and T tanked in their returns id prefer to remember Will for the absolute tank he was (final service be damned)
Kevin I felt would have actually done really well if they didnt have a life of luxury outside of hells kitchens. and T lost due to a miss-communication error and both of them were a bit too Justified during their season. To think they can dominate without really worrying about much, before it nipped them both in the ass hard
I disagree on your feelings about Mia. She was the reason they won most of the red teams challenges and won almost all of the solo challenges. Also never really messed up during service.
Mia was amazing, she literally stomped every dish challenge with mastery, never had a bad challenge, she had to deal with the backstabbing wolf Scotty, the masterful Motto and Ariel, and the deceitful Heather. The fact that Heather or Bret even went on past Mia is bs. Mia and Motto would've went down to the wire but if it was a single dish challenge, Mia was going to win, then it would've been Mia vs Ariel still. I HATED T, could not stand her.
Completely agree. I have no clue why Flynn thinks that Mia was inconsistent. Everyone called her the challenge queen and she only had a couple bad services which applies to everyone on this list except for Kevin and Paula. Mia's second nomination was complete trash too since Bret was WAY worse than her that service and should have been the one nominated.
@@TheMilapMehta i agree with everything exept mia having a couple bad services, the way i see things she didnt have a single actual bad service and if she did then no more than one.
The biggest argument my partner and I have ever had is whether Bryant deserved to win over La Tasha or not, lmao. I absolutely hated his attitude and thought his inconsistencies made him so weak compared to the unfaltering La Tasha, but my bf stands firm that he was unbelievably talented and got screwed as runner up. I just don’t see it lol.
I noticed whoever can lead a team of even some of the worst cooks ends up winning. Paul and Michelle had Elise knowing her attitude was awful but they knew she could cook and even if she talked back they could trust her to fight for them even if she didn’t like them, latasha had sterling who was an okay cook, Ariel had Scott (even though he wasn’t that bad) but it’s just to show that if you can lead a team of people who aren’t always likable you are definitely a winner. The runner ups had a bad habit picking people they liked vs who had the talent and that can be led and that’s where Bryant screwed up at.
@@orlanrules remember when he had to choose the eliminations one night and he turned into a Bond villain interviewing everyone just because chef gave him a crumb of power? He was way too arrogant the whole time.
@@babyt556Except for Paula who gets Lacey on her team and Mary Lou who gets Amber on her team as both of them fucked them up with their whiny attitude. Same with Mary who gets Dan on her team.
Imagine a season where the winners go against the runner-ups. Winners: Michael, Heather (S2), Rock, Christina (S4), Danny, Dave, Holli, Nona, Paul, Christina (S10), Ja’Nel, Scott, La Tasha, Meghan, Ariel (S15), Ryan (S16), Michelle, Ariel (RvV), Kori, Trenton, Alex, Ryan (S22) Runner-Ups: Ralph, Virginia, Bonnie, Petrozza (though he’ll probably never return due to his death), Paula, Kevin, Jay, Russell, Will, Justin, Mary, Jason, Bryant, T, Kristin, Heather (S16), Benjamin, Mia, Mary Lou, Megan, Dafne, Johnathan
I've just rewatched season 18, and Mia was a great, talanted runner-up, easilythe best out of rookies. She was great at challenges but mediocre at services. So, she wouldnt win but she was a deserved runner-up appreciated by Ariel herself. Ariel was amazing there!
“ Too many times, Heather blamed her mistakes on having a bad day. I’m not looking for apologies I’m looking for an executive chef.” “ Kevin was a stand out in his last time in Hell‘s Kitchen. Unfortunately, this time around he seemed more determined to head back to the ski slopes than to the Las Vegas strip.” “ As a former runner up, I expected T to come back full of swagger and skill. Sadly, she came back with double the swagger, but only a fraction of the skill.”
Here’s my ranking from worst to best: 20. Virginia 19. Ralph 18. Heather 17. Bonnie 16. Russell 15. Jason 14. Mary 13. Kristin 12. Bryant 11. Megan (literally tough to rank these next 11) 10. Benjamin 9. Petrozza 8. Jay 7. Mary Lou 6. Mia 5. Justin 4. Will 3. T 2. Kevin 1. Paula
Good ranking, although I think you overrate T a little considering she came back in season 18 and performed really badly, i’d argue Paula is number 1 but it’s pretty close
@@FlynnMasters yeah, but I was disappointed by T. I saw season 18, and I was like “Who the hell is THIS T?” That T definitely was not the T that went toe to toe with Megan. I think Ramsay said it best when he said T came back with double of the swagger and only a fraction of the skill.
Looking back at Season 1, Ralph was an excellent leader who kept his head up whenever his team lost and helped to mentor them (especially Jessica). There’s a reason Gordon complimented him so much in Season 10 when he found out Royce worked for him
How about a ranking of worst chefs in each season they don’t have to be the first person to leave Hell’s Kitchen just the one worst from that season whether it be lack of communication, mistakes, inexperience or attitude
I disagree with what you said on Russell just for one reason, you said he was the best but I personally never thought that, I always thought that Jillian was a better chef as well as better leader than Russell
Mia is an odd one. Chris Motto might have been considered a rookie but he was close to Ariel in age and experience. While Ariel's position in the finale was locked and Bret was definitely out because he was too limited in scope and not mature enough, Mia and Motto were pretty neck and neck. Even if Mia had a better challenge performance she really was a rookie and struggled in the kitchen while Motto was consistently one of the best in the kitchen and he also had a lot of maturity which saved faltering services. Had he stayed the finale would have been very different because Ariel and Motto were a lot alike. Because he didn't the finale became slightly lopsided because we saw in season six and ten that consistency and experience beats flair. I think he had a serious chance of winning and then Ariel would have had a serious shot of being in the top five on this list.
Motto was not only worse than Mia is every way but consistency, but he would've been steam-rolled by Ariel in the finale because she was better in EVERY WAY. Also he isn't that much more "mature" because he was apart of the group the bullied Trev for making the smallest of fuck-ups(Motto, Jose, and Bret also fucked up in service and in challenges yet never got shit from Trev).
Ariel's gonna win Season 18 no matter what because she's been dominated since Day One and the only Veteran who is so consistent. -Brett is an One Trick Phony and he mostly only excells on Italian food -Trev is totally awful on S18 and also because he got constant bully by the men, he lost his confidence as well -Heather is mostly so cocky and always critize everybody -T is also arrogant and childish -Kevin lost his fire and didn't have the same energy that he was on S6 and just don't wanna be there in general. -Jen still the same since S4 and even accused Ramsay for sabotaging her. Also, she's the worst Veteran.
@@Idkdontworrylol I think motto is actually better then Mia in most ways, but Mia showed more to give because The Red Team Was a depressing scene after the team swap happened. Kevin was the 2nd male chef to be eliminated. which saying that out loud is still shocking Chris had to leave but in all honesty. he wasn't making it far. and was a misogonyst Scottley was.................................Scottley Jose was a stereotypical chef that did pretty good at the start but had a slow decline later on in the competition. Trev. Who eliminated 2 people that were actively going against them before they fucked up majorly and got sent packing. but generally was seen as a worse chef. but the drama surrounding Trev was hell to sit through Bret was literally just.....italian........and nothing else...........................and made the same mistake salvatore did So Motto having to survive in all of that would be hard for him to actually prove himself, mainly because he had no support
Here’s an idea you should do for a HK ranking, rank every player excluding the winner and runner-ups who received a black jacket at the end, it may be a long ranking, but I’m sure it be interesting
@@elijahisaiah8623 I thought you said Elsie from Season 1 and I was about to fight you in the comments but I read your comment again and yeah Elise is definitely the worst
@@reddeath5791 I think there are worse Black Jacket chefs. although she for me would place third. With the only 2 that were really worse in my opinion were Josh (S3) and Matt (S4) (Also not counting Seasons 1 and 2 because they weren't casting chefs in those 2 seasons, even then I think Matt and Josh still did worse then anyone else in those 2 seasons)
Not to mention, she’s improved SIGNIFICANTLY since her time on HK. She’s opened a number of decently successful restaurants, and proved herself during the Season 10 challenge where they had to cook against runner-ups. If she ever went back on, she’d probably do fine on it.
Well, what contestants do AFTER doesn’t matter at all when you’re ranking any contestant. DURING the show, Virginia definitely wasn’t worthy of a black jacket
I’m still pissed about Keith not making it to the finale years later. I don’t think he would’ve won but a Keith vs Heather showdown would’ve fed families
Russell got ranked waaay too high in my opinion. People forget how many blunders he had in dinner service in the second half of the game, and he couldn't lead for crap. Jillian was easily the most consistent chef in dinner service (and even then this is season 8 we're talking about, so that's not saying much), while Nona was the best leader. Even Trev's good moments were probably more impressive than Russel's. So I don't really see what makes Russell the best chef of the season?
Should've been russ and Jillian. If he lost to her, I get it. But Nona even being top 2 was like whaaaaaa? So many other runner ups would've likely won that season.
18:40 Well, not "no other" runner up. Virginia told Chef Ramsay that she wanted to be eliminated, and was only saved by Ramsay reminding her about her immunity that service. Not that Virginia is any sort of standard to hold other chefs up to but you know.
That shot at Ryan during Heather's explanation is completely uncalled for. Show Ryan some respect. Ryan didn't even go silent during the episode that she was yelled at, Gordon just wanted her to be louder. Ryan would dominate the overwhelming majority of HK champions, let alone runner ups. She crushed nearly every challenge and even got the most dysfunctional blue team in HK history to finish services. There is NO shame in losing to Ryan.
Ryan was silent for most of the season and is not only a bottom 7 winner, but Heather should've won for being the best overall. Ryan would also lose to a majority of the winner's and runner-ups
@@IdkdontworrylolToo be honest, Heidi should've won let alone being the runner up because Heidi has been dominated since Day One and she's also very badass and vocal. Ryan mostly always hide behind Heidi even Shaina noticed that and called her out to not always depend on Heidi. But honestly, the most quiet winner all the time is Holli because she mostly forgettable and always being in the background as they mostly gives Fran, Nilka, Autumn and Siobhan screen times a lot on Red Team. Even she couldn't answer the second nominee twice. At least Ryan has a chance to shine in Blue Team but too bad she has to work with incompetent Paulie and Devin meanwhile Holli is there without giving much presence and just being eye candy as she has big bright eyes.
@@margarethmichelina5146 I stopped watching S16 after a while and im not sure why. (I think I wasn't in the mood to see a cooking challenge at that point as oppose to a dinner service and just forgot about it), But my bets were that Ryan was going to win the Season with Heidi as the runner up. so seeing Heather was the runner up was. something to say the least
I would love the next all-star season of hell's kitchen with all of them with the exception of petrozza due to his unfortunate passing 😔 the episode I would name it is "2nd place, 2nd chance". If this happens who do you think and who would you want to win?
I’ve discussed that before and I think it’s a good idea, but do this. Take all those that were eliminated in the first round and put them in a season. Everyone always talks about how Hells Kitchen can develop a chef, that theory would absolutely prove it.
That's a good idea as well. That or any other lower ranks like eliminating 14, 13 etc... like Ji on season 5 withdrew due to her injury or steven pumbly from season 9.
@@tallyikroe2476 I have to look that up. Interesting. I know 3. Sabrina from season 8 was offered but refused due to not wanting to quit her job. Clemenza was offered but declined due to health issues. Kim from season 16 was offered but she declined because her season was too much for her and said one season is enough
Paula was a killer. I honestly thought she could have won her season. Danny made few mistakes, nothing horrible, but she was more polished. Like Meghan, she ruled her kitchen. It was a dead heat.
I understand and appreciate the reasoning behind Petrozzas ranking. If the blue team had lost he would've easily been nominated for walking out on his team like that, and Ramsay would not have tolerated it. It hurts me to admit bc I absolutely adore Petrozza but he got realllllly lucky
Love your content, really good ranking, but I have a correction to make. @21:59, you said Justin completed a service with just Patrick and Guy. Assuming you’re referring to Episode 4 of that season, that is incorrect. That blue team service was completed by Patrick, Guy and Clemenza. Justin did however complete a service with Clemenza and Brian a few episodes later, so there is still some validity to what you said, the specifics just needed to be adjusted. No disrespect to you, I’m just an equally big fan of HK, so I binge watch it frequently myself. I love the passion you have with this show.
Not a bad ranking. Although I wanted Ralph higher on the list, Ralph impressed me so much. Had I been Ramsay I would have chose Ralph to be the winner, he was much better than Michael in my opinion. And in long term, we saw that Michael lost the way. I would also rank Bonnie higher because she was so talented. I do agree about Virgina being the worst ever. I have advice for the future regarding Hell's Kitchen if you do more videos. Ranking the Donkeys and Douchebags. Now some Donkeys and Douchebags were awful in behavior and talent. But there were some like Josh from season 3 who was a Donkey but yet I saw talent in him.
Jon Scallion wouldve beaten most of these runner ups and even some of the worst winners like Nona. Plus with the way T caught up with Meghan, she has the capability of being most of the winners
The only reason T lost was because she was up against the force of nature that was Megan. It also says alot about Megan that it felt obvious she would win DESPITE the fact that she was up against T.
Russell Kook in my opinion gets a little lower in my list because he was one of the biggest sore losers to be a runner up. After he had lost and Noah beat him out for the title, he wished for the worst of his team, (that he chose), and threatened to black list them. Yes, he had talent, but was a very sore loser.
Keith may have been a better cook than Virginia, but people forget he had a shitty attitude, Virginia had potential (sort of), Keith peaked and he wasn't going to learn anything
You have to be a good cook and have the ability to gain respect from your kitchen staff.... Virginia grew a lot and had lots of potential. People didn't like her because she was super ditsy in the beginning of her season, and Sarah is a person who existed, so personality conflicts really shot her in the foot. Keith was a better cook for sure, but he was a douche to anyone who challenged him in any way. In the vacuum of HK, people are expected to be a but nasty and catty to get ahead, bit in the real world that attitude wouldn't fly far. He'd end up with a kitchen staff who would be toxic, and chase off a lot of talented people because he isn't respectful until you basically admit he's better than you. I also doubt Keith could learn much else after the show, and Virginia definitely did. Ramsey needed a head chef who could command respect, lead a kitchen, and keep up with trends. Keith was not the better choice for anything other than a cook.
Virginia should never have been in the top 3. If it wasn't for her immunity, then she would have gone home in the top 4. I don't like Sara, but she got screwed.
Fun fact: I actually worked for Heather and she definitely was not a leader. Overall was just not good as a leader and teammate. Solo, she's decent, leading a brigade: garb
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Correction: Meghan wanted to quit in one of the earlier services because she was so sick of her team losing despite her always having to literally CARRY them
Her and T must be so tired from carrying that whole team
@@iandean1112idk, that team was good once sarah was eliminated
@@joshla5436Sarah wasn’t even that bad
@@jacksonia7724 she was good early on, but then was doing shit
Also, poor The Red Team because they later got Josh while The Blue Team got Meghan who once again dominated. Also, Allison lost her chance in Black Jacket round because she got crashed and burnt in fish station
Benjamin skated along the All-Star season cause he was interested in winning a cooking competition. He just sat back & stayed out of the drama between the other chefs... like an adult.
Really liked Benjamin in the all star season. He was very pretentious in his original season, he got a big head after doing well a few times but he was very reserved and just let his skills do the talking in all stars.
He was so legit and played it out smart he should’ve definitely one ! Especially that episode he was with Ramsay in the Ferrari he would have definitely been a good asset to the team
Glad to hear he humbled up after his first appearance.
I know after Nick lost, I thought he was going to win
I guess he learned his lesson after season 7.
the fact that virginia, a contestant where all her service were terrible except for one made it to the finale remains one of the biggest mysteries hell's kitchen ever knew.
It's simple:
Gordon was simping to Virginia back then so Keith might be right at that time
Not really a mystery. Keith straight up told Ramsay he thought Ramsay had a hard on for Virginia and that's basically it.
I thought I read a while ago the only reason she stayed around was because she was banging a producer
Virginia was sent to the finale because Ramsay already knew Heather was gonna win that season.
@AlessandroChiarelli Some of the early seasons were really easy to predict. Heather, Rock, and Danny were so far ahead of their competition in seasons 2/3/5.
R.I.P Louis Petrozza
Jason is still a bit underrated. From last place due to sickness in 9 to runner up in 12, that has to be a similar comeback to Scott in a way. Love both of them.
I agree. I always liked Jason. I was happy when he returned in Season 12 and made it all the way to Runner Up. Biggest comeback in HK’s history.
There are two types of people in this world, the antonias and the jasons.
jason was so loud and obnoxious. so unprofessional
@@mowensthalawn1563 but he could cook.
@@mowensthalawn1563 You gotta be loud in the kitchen. It’s part of communication.
Not surprised to see Jay, Kevin and Paula up in the top tier, but I thought Benjamin and Petrozza would be higher for sure. Speaking of the second of those, I'm sad not only that he died relatively young (late 50s) but also that he'll never get another chance to vie for the crown of Hell's Kitchen. I really liked him.
He was a legend in Hell's kitchen
He’s a winner to me.
I actually agree with what you said that Petrozza should have been eliminated because he wanted to give up. Peter in Season 19 got eliminated instantly by just saying “I don’t have what it takes”.
And thanks to Bobby, Petrozza kept fighting in Hell’s Kitchen and made it all the way to Runner Up. As he well deserved though I’d be happy for him to be the winner but I was proud of him.
I mean while I would be sad to see that, perhaps that precedent would have gotten Lacey booted in the first episode of season 5 when she walked out of prep time and went back to the dorm to pout.
Honestly, Bobby is such a good friend to Petrozza. Bobby, Petrozza and Louross are the only nicest Blue Team members on Season 4. Dominic is useless because he lacks of experience and the second oldest member on Blue Team along with Petrozza, Jason is a sexist pig but he's useless, Craig has a small man syndrome and arrogant, Ben is a douchebag who acts know it all, and then there's Matt who is a literal man child and I still don't understand how in the world Matt got Black Jacket instead of Louross.
@@davidlewis5312 It probably would have if Gordon Saw it or was properly informed of it. But all Gordon got was that she slacked a bit during the prep through Coi.
I absolutely disagree with Russel’s ranking (should be lower) but absolutely agree with T!
She was basically one of my favorite chefs in hell’s kitchen of all time. She had personality and was hella talented in the kitchen as-well. Only hiccup about her was (and I agree with everyone else) in Rookies vs Veterans, where she basically fell out. However, season 14 had me hyped that she even made it this close to victory.
Overall, this is a good video.
I generally hate S18 cause it ruined people i otherwise liked and like we just had all stars
Dude, Russel is a good chef but not a good person. Look at the title. It's not about if someone's a douche or not
@@williamc7927 Do you wanna work with a dickhead like Russell? Granted, the man could cook but fucking A. His attitude and his nastiness to people is so bad, it lowers morale and is depressing. I don’t want that near me in my kitchen.
@@williamc7927 The other 3 runner ups before him were better in attitude and cooking in my opinion. I don’t see what your problem with my disagreement is.
@@LunarSpawnSerenata I think you're focusing too much on attitude problems. Yes, he is a douche, but he is also pretty consistent and is the clear uprunner in season 8. I know season 8 is rly not talented, but Russel isn't one of the chefs like Sabrina or Gail. He is actually pretty good at cooking
Strongest Top 2 of Hell's Kitchen history:
1. Megan and T from Season 14 =Both are so good, I have no idea who's gonna win. Megan is just a prodigy in Season 14 and I feel like only T who's almost close to beat her. Feel bad for Michelle, Milly and Nick on that season.
2. Danny and Paula from Season 5 = Both of these two are likeable and they both don't like Andrea as Andrea kept bossy around. Danny honestly is impressive to win at 23 years old and became an Executive Chef. Paula is also very consistent also she's cute and nice. Feel bad for them to have babysit Lacey in Red Team and Blue Team.
3. Dave and Kevin from Season 6 = Ironically, both of them got injured to the final at the same episode! Dave with broken arm while Kevin with sprained ankle. But, they both never giving up and they even never been in chopping block. However, Dave didn't do well the most at individual challenge while Kevin did well.
My rough ranking of the runner-ups:
1. T Gregoire (Again, while not so great in S18, she was a beast in S14 and on par with Meghan. Loved her badassery.)
2. Kevin Cottle (While not so great in S18, he was a force for be reckoned with, despite bad ankles. Plus, stood out more as a leader than most runner-ups.)
3. Paula DaSilva (Despite lack of truly standouts moments, she was arguably the most consistent runner-up ever next to Will as she just dominated S5 with Danny.)
4. Will Lustberg (Arguably the most consistent runner-up ever as he was hands down the best in S9, despite both a bad final service, and the rigging for Elise.)
5. Justin Antiorio (One of the best challenge performers to come through HK. I think had he been a better leader at the final service, he beats Christina in S10.)
6. Jason Zepaltas (A forgotten comeback story as he had to leave S9 due to dehydration and came back and nearly won S12. While Scott outshined him as a leader, Jason was more consistent in services. Plus, loveable goofball.)
7. Jay Santos (While he didn't have standout leadership moments, he was a consistent badass in services and challenges. Arguably should've beaten Holli, but it's close for me.)
8. Louis Petrozza (Despite possibly quitting, I can let it slide, because he was BY FAR the best in S4. Plus, arguably the most likeable chef in HK history.)
9. Mary Poehneit (Similar to Scott in S12, amazing comeback. Despite weak services, she came out all guns blazing in the middle to the end as she stood out more than Ja'Nel. Arguably should've won over Ja'Nel, but Jon would make a run for the money at Mary.)
10. Mary Lou Davis (Even though I still feel Declan should've been in the final two over her, Mary Lou was still awesome, but just didn't stand out as much as Declan, Kori, or Cody. Though, I love her sweetheart attitude.)
11. Mia Castro (While she was solid throughout, she didn't come across as a badass or as a leader. Had Motto not quit, he 100% goes against Ariel. I even thought Bret should've been in the final two over Mia, even though I think Ariel wins regardless.)
12. Benjamin Knack (Much cooler and not a douche this time around. While he should've beaten Michelle, should've lost to Nick. However, doesn't take away his consistency in All-Stars.)
13. Bryant Gallagher (S13 is pretty forgettable, but Bryant was an enigma. Random temper-flareups, then becomes calm out of nowhere. Solid chef, but a below average leader.)
14. Heather Williams (While much more consistent than some runner-ups, doesn't stand out much to me.)
15. Russell Kook (First off, hate him a lot. Second off, was the best chef in S8. Third off, if he has just calmed down at the finale, he beats Nona.)
16. Kristin Barone (I agree with you. She just skated by the competition as S15 was so unpredictable and inconsistent. Honestly, I would've rather seen Ashley or Jared win over Ariel or Kristin.)
17. Bonnie Muirhead (Started off sketchy, but came on strong at the end. Proved herself to be a force, despite a rough start. Plus, arguably the most beautiful and sweetest lady chef in HK period.)
18. Megan Gill (Like I said with Trenton, S20 I haven't seen much, so I can't judge too much.)
19. Ralph Pagano (Similar to Michael, too much of an advantage in S1, and got outshined.)
20. Virginia Dalbeck (While a strong leader and challenge performer, very bad service performer. While she was very kind, needed more line experience. I'd say if she came back, she'd do FAR better nowadays.)
Where do you put Dafne from S21 on your list?
Mary only didn’t win season 11 because Dan sunk the team
Can you space out the rankings a bit more? Like at least a line between them?
I think Virginia should be higher since in season 10 we saw her have 0 mistakes in the runner up service.
@@margarethmichelina5146 I would put her at 15. No standouts and got nominated 3 times. Also she should have gone over Cheyenne and Alejandro
I hate Mia’s attitude but I can’t deny chick is skilled. Her bromance with Ariel was actually so stellar when it paid off in the finals. “You go to the other team and I’ll see you in the finals” and THEN THEY DID.
I think people forget how talented season 19 was, what a gaunlet of a season
Season 19 had a great bunch of chefs. One of my favorite seasons.
Even the top 4 (Kori, Mary Lou, Declan and Cody) are the strongest Top 4 that you've ever seen in Hell's Kitchen. Still, Nikki should've gotten Black Jacket over Amber the whiner. Nikki is improving every episodes even in episode one she had a meltdown, she come back getting stronger while Amber likes to whine, complain and even likes to second guessing herself. Even in Final Dinner service, she kept whining to Kori to not pick her on her team in finale until on D-Day. My God, what a Karen!
@@margarethmichelina5146Season 14 was very talented too. First time none of the Blue Team scored below a 3 and the Red Team too once all the ones left first.
@@margarethmichelina5146honestly i would’ve given declan the win
@@margarethmichelina5146 I think it really says something when Amber was Lumped into the same skill level as Lauren was at the finale by Mary Lou. Because it properly showcased that Amber despite being a fighter. wasn't that good of a chef as she thought she was. The exact same as Lauren. and I will say it might have been based on the actual dish itself. But I think Nikki is at least in the top 5 of the most bullshit eliminations in HK History. because she was literally dominating the entire competition after the first service and had this been either a normal season or The Black Jacket had 6 Chefs. She 100% would stay over the likes of Jordan. as Jordon was steadfast but lacked heavily on Fine Dining Cuisine when it comes to cooking
Love the HK content. Maybe you could do most undeserved elimination? Pick the most BS elimination from each season and rank them
Idrk how these could be ranked, maybe he could just list them off by season order
@@orangespark2340 that's a Hells kitchen video where I might just play the clips or something like that
@@FlynnMasters Good luck trying to pick from Season 9 and 17 lol
@@GhostlyThorns80 And 8 of them involves Elise hahaha.
@@FlynnMasters Good luck with Nick and Michelle
Let's not forget the time Will went Beast Mode by cooking the meats alone in the challenge and all of it in the right temperature!
Mia is easily top 3 in my opinion. Yeah, she lacked experience in the line, but her technique was pretty flawless right from the first challenge.
The problem with Mia is she is much better at cooking her own food than Gordon's food but even with that she wasn't bad in service
Ok also can we just talk about the fact that Paula called Russell out during S10 when he was being an ass? Love her!!!!
Also it’s arguable that Paula wins in every single other season before hers and for many seasons after.
Paula was basically overshadowed by the Carol Andrea feud even though she was one of the most consistent chefs.
TBH I think she wins every season bar season 6 and season 14 (possibly season 10 considering the weak Red team)
Another fun fact:
LaTasha, winner of Season 13 was Paula's employee. And just like Paula, she mostly not having much screen times because the season is way much focus on Sterling, Sade, Jennifer, Roe, Aaron, Bryant, Frank the most.
oh yeah😂😂
@@JSamuelson55 tbh I kept confusing her for carol whenever I watched season 5 for the first time
One thing you could of also mentioned about Mia was that she was absolutely WICKED when it came to the challenges, I believe she only lost like three or four of them, and she was like second too
She was only lost 2 and she becomes the only contestant who doesn't get punishment a lot
@@margarethmichelina5146 I think One of the Chefs from Season 21 beats Mia out in the fewest punishments.
If this was a 1v1 cooking competition she would’ve won easily
Also Mia is a prodigy from one of the chefs Ramsay respects Wolf Gang Puck. I don't see Motto beating her.
I love ranking lists, so I'll do my personal list. I take a lot of the same points on your list, but I also look at the pacing of the season as a contributing factor.
20. Virginia - agree with most of the points on this list; one thing you forgot to mention, though, is that there were times where it felt like she didn't take the competition as seriously.
19. Bonnie - definitely got lucky over Brad in 3.07, and it was a lot easier season with only twelve chefs, compared to eighteen or twenty.
18. Kristin - I think you give her a little too much credit. I agree with you about Season 15 being incredibly inconsistent - I believe it's the only season where every chef was nominated at least once - but there was one mistake that I can't overlook that puts her this low - when she forgot the order early in the season - and I think it happened twice. It got so bad that sous chef Christina actually took out a marker and wrote the recipe on the back of her jacket. She had to have her team repeat it to her, and she still struggled with it afterward. She finally got it, but that one was big for me.
17. Mary - After a slow start, I can't find anything really terrible about *her* specifically, but Season 11 was such a slog, and it seemed like Ja'Nel was the preseason favorite anyway, that I kinda didn't care that much about the final service.
16. Justin - Almost stopped watching after Season 10, because of the constant cliffhangers, and the constant arguing on the red tram, which isn't his fault; but again, when the editing and formatting is what it is, you kinda lose track of who's still in it. That's also why I'm not convinced that Christina would have won on other season.
15. Megan - this is more unlucky timing than anything else. Season 20 is the most recent season, so the story is still being written.
14. Ralph - similar to Megan, but in the opposite direction. Who really remembers Season 1 anymore? I feel like Season 5 is when it really takes off and gets to be really great.
13. Benjamin - the all-star season concept was a little weird to me, which again, isn't on the contestant. Also, since Season 7 isn't that strong, nobody even remembered him during the introduction session.
12. Mary Lou - like Megan, not enough time has passed for us to make a call on her long term. I could have seen any of the final four winning that season, so that's why I place her higher.
11. Russell - agree with everything you said in the video; best chef in the kitchen by far, but it was the weakest season in my opinion, and his attitude of course was a major turn off.
10. Bryant - never stood out, had a little more of an arrogant streak than people give him credit for, and Season 13 was just okay.
9. Mia - One big caveat: this is the only season I didn't watch that closely, because I couldn't get into the "Rookies vs. Veterans" concept. And like Season 19 and 20, I still think a few more seasons need to happen before I can make a better call on her.
8. Petrozza - your part about wanting to quit is fair, but he got stronger as the season went on, and if age is the only thing that held him back from the title (I don't think it was the *only* thing, but was arguably the biggest thing), I can forgive him for that.
7. Jason - Like some of the viewers, I give a little more credit to the "comeback story." Keep in mind he didn't even make it to the first service in Season 9. In fact, I don't think he should even be on this list, because I think he should have won it.
6. Heather - easy to miss because of how lousy the blue team was; can't find anywhere else to put her. She places higher on my list than some due to her fifth place finish on Season 18.
5. T - the returning season of Season 18 saw her stumble and fall a little bit, which is a shame, and causes me to drop her. I always felt Season 14 was the strongest season, chef for chef, and I think Meghan was going to win no matter what, but T gave everything she had during her first run.
4. Jay - if he's strong enough to come back as a sous chef, then he has to be top four for me. I still think he should have won over Holli, and I think the only reason he didn't is because there were times where he seemed a little too nonchalant, especially late in the season. Other than that, I think he's the most underrated runner-up, because Season 7 had such a weak red team.
3. Kevin - I put him at #2 originally, but his returning performance on Season 18 was not strong. I also think he would have won Season 6 if he had kept it simple. Nevertheless, Season 6 was one of the strongest (or at least that's how I remembered it), and for both Kevin and Dave to make it to the final on injuries proves that resilience can still have its moments.
2. Will - except for the final service, he was dominant throughout Season 9. Not only that, but it was one of the most cohesive blue teams in the history of the show, especially later on in the season. Take out the final service and he wins the season going away.
1. Paula - while being forgotten throughout the early part of the season might sound problematic, it's probably more beneficial that way, because you haven't made too many mistakes in the early run. Between Paula and Danny, Season 5 was my one and only "flip a coin" season (so far) as a viewer.
Good list but I disagree with heather she should definitely be lower she wasn't that good and in my opinion Heidi deserved to be in the final 2 over her and in s18 she didn't deserve blackjackets she kept making mistake after mistake and was nominated before the lounge challenge Kanae should have won and made it to blackjackets
I agree with Will's placement, and the fact that you actually mentioned how good the blue team was, were they perfect, no, no team is, but you could tell that that team (Nat, Tommy, Will and Paul), were a force to be reakoned with, and honestly, if they hadn't gotten drunk that episode (can't remember which one, but reminded me of Season 7 after the blue team got drunk) it'd be a force to be rekoned with, hell, Gordon would eliminate Elizabeth, red team probably loses the next dinner service and honestly, even though Elise was there for the views, I see her going over Jennifer
I completely agree, the fact that will lost still shakes me
Just an absolute mess of a list. Terrible reasons for rankings and stupid criteria. Your number 20 and number 1 are literally the only 2 that make any sense. Delete this.
Bonnie also got lucky in F5, otherwise she would have been a goner
Interesting fact: Paula was boss of La Tasha S13
wow I did not know that!
No wonder La Tasha is so good
I honestly like S11 Mary and S3 Bonnie. I get that they weren't the best chefs but I loved their personalities and growth.
Bonnie cries a lot back in S3 while Mary didn't cry and she keeps going and improving after getting nominated 3 times in a row. They both improve but Bonnie keeps making countless mistakes and crying.
@@margarethmichelina5146 Some people aren't as tough skinned as others and gets confined whenever they take pressure while in the kitchen. and Gordon was beyond ruthless in the older seasons. so I would understand them crying a lot. now if this had been somewhere around Season 8 Onwards. I would say shes a bit of a wuss
Imagine Hell’s Kitchen: Second-to-None - a season where sixteen runner-ups compete.
Thats not what "Second-to-None" Means
I like the idea, but the name would make no sense because how can they be second to none if they were literally second place contestants 😂
@@codyponce4118 I was trying to be creative with the name. I couldn’t think of anything else.
@@Kenny_D6665 Fair
God Virginia would be fucked
One ranking video I think could be a good idea is ranking the black jacket teams from every season, but I don't know if that would be too similar to ranking every season
Almost completely agree with this list. Love seeing a fellow HK supernerd.
I felt Kevin (S6) chose a really complex menu that was difficult for his team at the final dinner service to execute. he might have been to beat Dave if he had a slightly less complex menu.
I agree for the part. I would put Paula at the top. It did appear the contest seemed too easy. Additionally most Chefs probably are more like Paula in actuality than most of the loud mouth ones. She like Meghan (of Season 14) wasn't loud, rude, or disrespectful. T. had those moments. I guess it's because they are more like my personality.
Meghan liked to bully Michelle for being the youngest chef of that season.
Meghan from season 14 is undoubtedly a great chef and a deserving winner, but she had moments where she could be pretty rude and disrespectful. I remember her not always treating Michelle the best, and she was pretty vocal about losing challenges and wasn't afraid to blame her teammates. Granted, hers were usually the best dishes being put forth, but good leaders don't berate their teammates like that, in my opinion.
@@margarethmichelina5146 Basically the whole red team did, T did whatever those noises were when they were ironing (the episode after Bret got injured), I didn't see what the problem was with Michelle, yeah she came off a bit arogant saying that, she got a perfect set of points, and that if you did you should go on the reward, whether you're on the losing team or not, but she was all round decent considering she was 22
@margareth michelina Meghan admitted that she was a B in the kitchen, but outside, she was decent. Well, Ramsay is exactly like that, too. She also explained her aggression while counseling Josh. She said she takes what she wants. Meghan went at Michelle because she was a real legitimate threat and it was a competition.
@@margarethmichelina5146 Im pretty sure that Was T but I might need to rewatch the season. Since the only points I remember was T going hard on bullying Michelle for being the Youngest
Kevin didn't break his leg, he sprained BOTH his ankles
Exactly , and he was so cocky
Man, Motto quitting was just something.. he really would've been top 2 if he didn't quit..
Generally I'm not a fan of reality shows doing All-Star seasons (there's something so lazy about it to me, idk), but if they ever do another All Star season of HK, Motto needs to come back. He had a really solid shot at winning the whole season in my opinion.
No way Motto would beat Ariel, Mia or Brett.. in that matter. Their personal culinary skills are way higher than Motto. He just knew when to quit.
@@silvernguyen5539 You clearly haven't watched the season as clearly then. Since Motto was going to beat Mia and Brett if he decided not to quit, and the only reason he did quit was because of a selfless mission he needed to finish back home, But he would have definitely beaten the both of them. I mean he was already beating Brett the entire Competition as he was just overall much better then everyone else on the Red Team After T went home. and for Mia. I think Mia and Motto did really good before the Black Jackets. But in the Black Jacket phase Mia got a bit worse then Motto and I personally think Gordon was planning on having it be Ariel Vs Motto
@@tallyikroe2476he wasn’t gonna beat mia in a final 3 cooking competition she was beating everyone all season and even beat ariel in that challenge so unless you think it was gonna be motto vs mia final 2 then it’s no way he gets it
Honestly Motto’s exit was the most honourable way to go out. He knew at that point that winning Hell’s Kitchen wasn’t his passion and that by staying he’d be taking the dream from someone else. He went back to his home, used what he learnt on the show to pursue his actual passion of pioneering culinary arts where he lived.
Had Justin been against any other winner, he would have won easily, I feel really bad for the guy, one of the most underrated and one of my favorite contestants across all series
I agree. One of the few classy contestants. He was a team player while simultaneously putting himself forward. He should have won.
@@jamesryan6008 Justin was Robbed.
Really should’ve won that season as well if we’re being honest
@@IdkdontworrylolNot as robbed as Nick was from All Stars
I think if Justin was in any other Season he would win easily. However he got the same curse as Jon Scallion. where they were put on a team that can't deliver (and unlike in S11 they didn't rig the season in favor of the red team)
Have watched several of your videos. I don’t always agree with rankings but I love the commentary on each! Obviously a great fan like some of the rest of us!
I never watch survivor so Im only really interested in your HK content if Im being candid.
That being said I like your videos and I know they'll keep getting better. Id love to see a video of the most dangerous chefs in HK (ones who cook with rancid food, or pick fights, make dangerous mistakes etc)
Ranking Russell above Peteozza has got to be the controversial take of the century.
I have to disagree with you about Petrozza. He deserved to be a bit higher on your list. Also, it was early in the series as well so you can’t really blame him for wanting to give up. But thanks to Bobby, he brushed himself off and fought back and deserved his Runner Up spot. I can also say Jason from Season 12 could be a bit higher too.
Now Jason from Season 4, he gave up in front of Chef Ramsay for not knowing the menu and for being a dick that he was. Which got him eliminated on the same day.
I agree about Petrozza. It's not right to knock him for his humility, it's a trait that many of the idiots on HK could have benefited from.
Jason from Season 4 had to be a plant, he could not cook at all and acted like a caricature, just there to create heat by playing up the hackneyed misogynistic rage angle.
Agreed! Having recently rewatched S4, Petrozza was honestly a lot stronger than most people give him credit for- the only time he was nominated was when he put himself up, and that was because he didn't want to nominate anyone, not because he himself did poorly. His only issue was how sloppy he was, which came to bite him in the final, but besides that, he was a beast in the kitchen and rarely made mistakes.
Bobby and Corey were also REALLY good- like, I could legitimately see Bobby making black jackets again if he were in S18 instead of Jen. Bobby only had 2 bad services, only one of those services involved him screwing up the food, and in that one service, he still managed to catch himself and finish off strong. And he was a fantastic leader on top of that. (How he left before Jen is a mystery.) I don't recall Corey being egregiously bad at anything besides her leadership either.
Season 4 may not be a super strong cast, but the black jackets (except Matt and arguably Jen) were way stronger than they get credit for. Even Jen was pretty alright in S4, as much as I dislike her.
@@skifusya2814jason from season 4 has a twitter page dedicated to making trump supporter posts and whatnot, he hasn’t grown up at all
Please do Hell’s Kitchen third place ranking. I love lots of them even more than the finalists
T was actually great, literally did so well under pressure, wish won her season
Kevin will always be the best in my mind
Mary was impressive.
She actually made pasta for one of her individual challenges. Her growth was impressive, Dan fucked her over because he didn't know what he was doing.
But like. Most people when cooking pasta for a challenges made their pasta
I initially wanted to see Will come back for All-Stars or Vets/Rookies, but seeing how Kevin and T tanked in their returns id prefer to remember Will for the absolute tank he was (final service be damned)
Kevin I felt would have actually done really well if they didnt have a life of luxury outside of hells kitchens. and T lost due to a miss-communication error and both of them were a bit too Justified during their season. To think they can dominate without really worrying about much, before it nipped them both in the ass hard
I disagree on your feelings about Mia. She was the reason they won most of the red teams challenges and won almost all of the solo challenges. Also never really messed up during service.
Mia was amazing, she literally stomped every dish challenge with mastery, never had a bad challenge, she had to deal with the backstabbing wolf Scotty, the masterful Motto and Ariel, and the deceitful Heather. The fact that Heather or Bret even went on past Mia is bs. Mia and Motto would've went down to the wire but if it was a single dish challenge, Mia was going to win, then it would've been Mia vs Ariel still. I HATED T, could not stand her.
Completely agree. I have no clue why Flynn thinks that Mia was inconsistent. Everyone called her the challenge queen and she only had a couple bad services which applies to everyone on this list except for Kevin and Paula. Mia's second nomination was complete trash too since Bret was WAY worse than her that service and should have been the one nominated.
@@TheMilapMehta i agree with everything exept mia having a couple bad services, the way i see things she didnt have a single actual bad service and if she did then no more than one.
she did do poorly on the dessert challenge other than that yes she did well on every other challenge.
@@rikusalenius4265 To be fair, only 2/7 chefs did okay in that challenge. That was a rough challenge.
@@Themfeels101 yes youre right, and she did do better than everyone but motto and ariel but still my point stands.
The biggest argument my partner and I have ever had is whether Bryant deserved to win over La Tasha or not, lmao. I absolutely hated his attitude and thought his inconsistencies made him so weak compared to the unfaltering La Tasha, but my bf stands firm that he was unbelievably talented and got screwed as runner up. I just don’t see it lol.
I noticed whoever can lead a team of even some of the worst cooks ends up winning. Paul and Michelle had Elise knowing her attitude was awful but they knew she could cook and even if she talked back they could trust her to fight for them even if she didn’t like them, latasha had sterling who was an okay cook, Ariel had Scott (even though he wasn’t that bad) but it’s just to show that if you can lead a team of people who aren’t always likable you are definitely a winner. The runner ups had a bad habit picking people they liked vs who had the talent and that can be led and that’s where Bryant screwed up at.
Bryant's attitude was only bad in the final nine but in my opinion he deserved the dub over her
@@orlanrules remember when he had to choose the eliminations one night and he turned into a Bond villain interviewing everyone just because chef gave him a crumb of power? He was way too arrogant the whole time.
@@babyt556Except for Paula who gets Lacey on her team and Mary Lou who gets Amber on her team as both of them fucked them up with their whiny attitude. Same with Mary who gets Dan on her team.
@@babyt556 scott or scotley?
take a shot every time he says "HELL'S KITCHEN HISTORY"
Lol I'm the same way when I talk about Survivor
I agree with you about T!!!
Imagine a season where the winners go against the runner-ups.
Winners: Michael, Heather (S2), Rock, Christina (S4), Danny, Dave, Holli, Nona, Paul, Christina (S10), Ja’Nel, Scott, La Tasha, Meghan, Ariel (S15), Ryan (S16), Michelle, Ariel (RvV), Kori, Trenton, Alex, Ryan (S22)
Runner-Ups: Ralph, Virginia, Bonnie, Petrozza (though he’ll probably never return due to his death), Paula, Kevin, Jay, Russell, Will, Justin, Mary, Jason, Bryant, T, Kristin, Heather (S16), Benjamin, Mia, Mary Lou, Megan, Dafne, Johnathan
Paula is by far one of my favorite runner-ups
Is anyone else binging this show non-stop? I am listening and studying at the same time.
Me. I binge on it when there nothing else I'm interested in and after this channels posts.
I've just rewatched season 18, and Mia was a great, talanted runner-up, easilythe best out of rookies. She was great at challenges but mediocre at services. So, she wouldnt win but she was a deserved runner-up appreciated by Ariel herself. Ariel was amazing there!
I could see Mia coming back as an All Star.
“ Too many times, Heather blamed her mistakes on having a bad day. I’m not looking for apologies I’m looking for an executive chef.”
“ Kevin was a stand out in his last time in Hell‘s Kitchen. Unfortunately, this time around he seemed more determined to head back to the ski slopes than to the Las Vegas strip.”
“ As a former runner up, I expected T to come back full of swagger and skill. Sadly, she came back with double the swagger, but only a fraction of the skill.”
Season 9 had the most drama filled season ever but Will from episode 1 in the signature dish challenge was the one to beat.
Here’s my ranking from worst to best:
20. Virginia
19. Ralph
18. Heather
17. Bonnie
16. Russell
15. Jason
14. Mary
13. Kristin
12. Bryant
11. Megan (literally tough to rank these next 11)
10. Benjamin
9. Petrozza
8. Jay
7. Mary Lou
6. Mia
5. Justin
4. Will
3. T
2. Kevin
1. Paula
Good ranking, although I think you overrate T a little considering she came back in season 18 and performed really badly, i’d argue Paula is number 1 but it’s pretty close
I don't take into account what players did on future seasons when it comes to rankings
@@FlynnMasters yeah, but I was disappointed by T. I saw season 18, and I was like “Who the hell is THIS T?” That T definitely was not the T that went toe to toe with Megan. I think Ramsay said it best when he said T came back with double of the swagger and only a fraction of the skill.
I like the one that Cory called cute and had pink hair. that season seems realtively wholesome
Hi FlynnMasters, great video! Disagree with Petrozza but everything else I completely agree. Can you do most unfair eliminations?
I will get around to that video eventually!
Looking back at Season 1, Ralph was an excellent leader who kept his head up whenever his team lost and helped to mentor them (especially Jessica). There’s a reason Gordon complimented him so much in Season 10 when he found out Royce worked for him
Mary being so low… deary me
Matt, actually, had a worse signature dish than Petrozza.
I'd rather have a Cornish Hen in a Pumpkin than an Exotic Tartar and throw it up
I'm subscribed for the Hell's Kitchen content. Continue the great work :)
How about a ranking of worst chefs in each season they don’t have to be the first person to leave Hell’s Kitchen just the one worst from that season whether it be lack of communication, mistakes, inexperience or attitude
I disagree with what you said on Russell just for one reason, you said he was the best but I personally never thought that, I always thought that Jillian was a better chef as well as better leader than Russell
Mia is an odd one. Chris Motto might have been considered a rookie but he was close to Ariel in age and experience. While Ariel's position in the finale was locked and Bret was definitely out because he was too limited in scope and not mature enough, Mia and Motto were pretty neck and neck. Even if Mia had a better challenge performance she really was a rookie and struggled in the kitchen while Motto was consistently one of the best in the kitchen and he also had a lot of maturity which saved faltering services. Had he stayed the finale would have been very different because Ariel and Motto were a lot alike. Because he didn't the finale became slightly lopsided because we saw in season six and ten that consistency and experience beats flair. I think he had a serious chance of winning and then Ariel would have had a serious shot of being in the top five on this list.
Motto was not only worse than Mia is every way but consistency, but he would've been steam-rolled by Ariel in the finale because she was better in EVERY WAY. Also he isn't that much more "mature" because he was apart of the group the bullied Trev for making the smallest of fuck-ups(Motto, Jose, and Bret also fucked up in service and in challenges yet never got shit from Trev).
@@IdkdontworrylolW
Ariel's gonna win Season 18 no matter what because she's been dominated since Day One and the only Veteran who is so consistent.
-Brett is an One Trick Phony and he mostly only excells on Italian food
-Trev is totally awful on S18 and also because he got constant bully by the men, he lost his confidence as well
-Heather is mostly so cocky and always critize everybody
-T is also arrogant and childish
-Kevin lost his fire and didn't have the same energy that he was on S6 and just don't wanna be there in general.
-Jen still the same since S4 and even accused Ramsay for sabotaging her. Also, she's the worst Veteran.
trev couldn't catch a break@@Idkdontworrylol
@@Idkdontworrylol I think motto is actually better then Mia in most ways, but Mia showed more to give because The Red Team Was a depressing scene after the team swap happened.
Kevin was the 2nd male chef to be eliminated. which saying that out loud is still shocking
Chris had to leave but in all honesty. he wasn't making it far. and was a misogonyst
Scottley was.................................Scottley
Jose was a stereotypical chef that did pretty good at the start but had a slow decline later on in the competition.
Trev. Who eliminated 2 people that were actively going against them before they fucked up majorly and got sent packing. but generally was seen as a worse chef. but the drama surrounding Trev was hell to sit through
Bret was literally just.....italian........and nothing else...........................and made the same mistake salvatore did
So Motto having to survive in all of that would be hard for him to actually prove himself, mainly because he had no support
Benjamin being below Russell is a crime.
Yes Mary is not a top tier runner-up, but I love her omg
Love HK so I hope you continue with these videos
Here’s an idea you should do for a HK ranking, rank every player excluding the winner and runner-ups who received a black jacket at the end, it may be a long ranking, but I’m sure it be interesting
I'm not sure I'll do that, but I'll definitely do a top 10 worst/best black jacket rankings in the future.
Let me guess, Elise is the number one on worst black jackets
@@elijahisaiah8623 I thought you said Elsie from Season 1 and I was about to fight you in the comments but I read your comment again and yeah Elise is definitely the worst
@@reddeath5791 I think there are worse Black Jacket chefs. although she for me would place third. With the only 2 that were really worse in my opinion were Josh (S3) and Matt (S4) (Also not counting Seasons 1 and 2 because they weren't casting chefs in those 2 seasons, even then I think Matt and Josh still did worse then anyone else in those 2 seasons)
Virginia is not as bad as people thought she was. After the show, she evolved more and became better.
She’s not that bad of a chef but she probably is the worse runner up
Not to mention, she’s improved SIGNIFICANTLY since her time on HK. She’s opened a number of decently successful restaurants, and proved herself during the Season 10 challenge where they had to cook against runner-ups. If she ever went back on, she’d probably do fine on it.
When people talk about how bad Virginia is, they do refer to her run in the show, not the aftermath.
Well, what contestants do AFTER doesn’t matter at all when you’re ranking any contestant. DURING the show, Virginia definitely wasn’t worthy of a black jacket
Virginia won a lot of challenges that's how she survived. She is a great individual cook but couldn't work together as a team.
Paula was an awesome chef but got little air time due to the Carol and Andrea feud which reality tv loves more than consistency and talent.
I’m still pissed about Keith not making it to the finale years later. I don’t think he would’ve won but a Keith vs Heather showdown would’ve fed families
Russell got ranked waaay too high in my opinion. People forget how many blunders he had in dinner service in the second half of the game, and he couldn't lead for crap. Jillian was easily the most consistent chef in dinner service (and even then this is season 8 we're talking about, so that's not saying much), while Nona was the best leader. Even Trev's good moments were probably more impressive than Russel's. So I don't really see what makes Russell the best chef of the season?
Should've been russ and Jillian. If he lost to her, I get it. But Nona even being top 2 was like whaaaaaa? So many other runner ups would've likely won that season.
18:40
Well, not "no other" runner up. Virginia told Chef Ramsay that she wanted to be eliminated, and was only saved by Ramsay reminding her about her immunity that service. Not that Virginia is any sort of standard to hold other chefs up to but you know.
That shot at Ryan during Heather's explanation is completely uncalled for. Show Ryan some respect. Ryan didn't even go silent during the episode that she was yelled at, Gordon just wanted her to be louder. Ryan would dominate the overwhelming majority of HK champions, let alone runner ups. She crushed nearly every challenge and even got the most dysfunctional blue team in HK history to finish services. There is NO shame in losing to Ryan.
Heather held her own as well! Ryan was no slouch to lose to
Ryan was silent for most of the season and is not only a bottom 7 winner, but Heather should've won for being the best overall. Ryan would also lose to a majority of the winner's and runner-ups
@@IdkdontworrylolToo be honest, Heidi should've won let alone being the runner up because Heidi has been dominated since Day One and she's also very badass and vocal. Ryan mostly always hide behind Heidi even Shaina noticed that and called her out to not always depend on Heidi. But honestly, the most quiet winner all the time is Holli because she mostly forgettable and always being in the background as they mostly gives Fran, Nilka, Autumn and Siobhan screen times a lot on Red Team. Even she couldn't answer the second nominee twice. At least Ryan has a chance to shine in Blue Team but too bad she has to work with incompetent Paulie and Devin meanwhile Holli is there without giving much presence and just being eye candy as she has big bright eyes.
@@margarethmichelina5146 I stopped watching S16 after a while and im not sure why. (I think I wasn't in the mood to see a cooking challenge at that point as oppose to a dinner service and just forgot about it), But my bets were that Ryan was going to win the Season with Heidi as the runner up. so seeing Heather was the runner up was. something to say the least
U should make one where it’s all 3rd places lol
I would love the next all-star season of hell's kitchen with all of them with the exception of petrozza due to his unfortunate passing 😔 the episode I would name it is "2nd place, 2nd chance". If this happens who do you think and who would you want to win?
I’ve discussed that before and I think it’s a good idea, but do this. Take all those that were eliminated in the first round and put them in a season. Everyone always talks about how Hells Kitchen can develop a chef, that theory would absolutely prove it.
That's a good idea as well. That or any other lower ranks like eliminating 14, 13 etc... like Ji on season 5 withdrew due to her injury or steven pumbly from season 9.
@@618shi I might be wrong about this but I think Ji was offered a second chance but she declined
@@christopherbraswell1601 it can develope a chef but it can also completely kill a chef as well like with Tavon (S10)
@@tallyikroe2476 I have to look that up. Interesting. I know 3. Sabrina from season 8 was offered but refused due to not wanting to quit her job. Clemenza was offered but declined due to health issues. Kim from season 16 was offered but she declined because her season was too much for her and said one season is enough
My top 5 runner-up
1. T
2. Jay
3. Bonnie
4. Justin
5. Mary (S11)
HK isn't a real cooking competition, but a soap opera with some cooking thrown in.
this is the worst take I have ever seen
I kept waiting for you to mention Paula. I'm surprised she was even in the top half.
Paula was a killer. I honestly thought she could have won her season. Danny made few mistakes, nothing horrible, but she was more polished. Like Meghan, she ruled her kitchen. It was a dead heat.
I understand and appreciate the reasoning behind Petrozzas ranking. If the blue team had lost he would've easily been nominated for walking out on his team like that, and Ramsay would not have tolerated it. It hurts me to admit bc I absolutely adore Petrozza but he got realllllly lucky
Mias ranking is labeled 8 instead of 7
Love your content, really good ranking, but I have a correction to make.
@21:59, you said Justin completed a service with just Patrick and Guy. Assuming you’re referring to Episode 4 of that season, that is incorrect. That blue team service was completed by Patrick, Guy and Clemenza.
Justin did however complete a service with Clemenza and Brian a few episodes later, so there is still some validity to what you said, the specifics just needed to be adjusted.
No disrespect to you, I’m just an equally big fan of HK, so I binge watch it frequently myself. I love the passion you have with this show.
Not a bad ranking. Although I wanted Ralph higher on the list, Ralph impressed me so much. Had I been Ramsay I would have chose Ralph to be the winner, he was much better than Michael in my opinion. And in long term, we saw that Michael lost the way. I would also rank Bonnie higher because she was so talented. I do agree about Virgina being the worst ever. I have advice for the future regarding Hell's Kitchen if you do more videos. Ranking the Donkeys and Douchebags. Now some Donkeys and Douchebags were awful in behavior and talent. But there were some like Josh from season 3 who was a Donkey but yet I saw talent in him.
Will was on a fuckin roll to win, I can’t believe he absolutely threw the final performance
I still believe Virginia in the final two proves she was a plant of some kind. Heather was MILES ahead of everyone on that season.
Imo Raj was the best runner up on the show
Uhhhmmm actually he was the winner of his season, best winner ever 🙌
Jay now working under Ramsay pretty solid runner up no doubt
I'm just glad Russell isn't last, people hate on him way too much
No one:
This guy every 5 seconds: "____ iN hElLS kItCHeN hIsTOrY"
Good list--I would put Mary Lou at Number One though.
My top 10 runner-ups
1- Paula
2- Will
3- Kevin
4- Jason
5- Mary lou
6- T
7- Petrozza
8- Justin
9- Mia
10- Jay
I would suggest a video where you list contestants who you think should of gone further or should not of gone as far
Nice vid my homie
Jon Scallion wouldve beaten most of these runner ups and even some of the worst winners like Nona. Plus with the way T caught up with Meghan, she has the capability of being most of the winners
The only reason T lost was because she was up against the force of nature that was Megan. It also says alot about Megan that it felt obvious she would win DESPITE the fact that she was up against T.
A 3rd Placer rankings would also make for an entertaining watch imo
Did anyone notice for 7 he put Mia as 8
Russell Kook in my opinion gets a little lower in my list because he was one of the biggest sore losers to be a runner up. After he had lost and Noah beat him out for the title, he wished for the worst of his team, (that he chose), and threatened to black list them. Yes, he had talent, but was a very sore loser.
Attitude dosen't affect overall performance. If it was like that then Meghan would've lost to T at the finale.
People still don't get, THIS IS RANKED BY SKILL AND SKILL ALONE, it doesn't matter how much of a douche he was
I need us to put some respect on my boy Trev.
I'm surprised you didn't put Virginia in dead last for the fact that she had the single worst final service out of any Hell's Kitchen contestant.
But he did?
Umm I think you mean Russell.
Keith may have been a better cook than Virginia, but people forget he had a shitty attitude, Virginia had potential (sort of), Keith peaked and he wasn't going to learn anything
Potential doesn’t equal skill tho. Nice is different then good bro. She had leader potential but was one of the worst chefs that season.
Attitude doesn’t matter lmao
Attitude matters a lot, but cooking skill matters more in the end
You have to be a good cook and have the ability to gain respect from your kitchen staff.... Virginia grew a lot and had lots of potential. People didn't like her because she was super ditsy in the beginning of her season, and Sarah is a person who existed, so personality conflicts really shot her in the foot. Keith was a better cook for sure, but he was a douche to anyone who challenged him in any way. In the vacuum of HK, people are expected to be a but nasty and catty to get ahead, bit in the real world that attitude wouldn't fly far. He'd end up with a kitchen staff who would be toxic, and chase off a lot of talented people because he isn't respectful until you basically admit he's better than you. I also doubt Keith could learn much else after the show, and Virginia definitely did. Ramsey needed a head chef who could command respect, lead a kitchen, and keep up with trends. Keith was not the better choice for anything other than a cook.
Virginia should never have been in the top 3. If it wasn't for her immunity, then she would have gone home in the top 4. I don't like Sara, but she got screwed.
Heather did a great job!
My top 3 runners up is without a doubt:
Paula
Will
Petrozza
T was much better of a chef then Petrozza. although not personality wise
Fun fact: I actually worked for Heather and she definitely was not a leader. Overall was just not good as a leader and teammate. Solo, she's decent, leading a brigade: garb
Before Season 16 or After?
@@tallyikroe2476 after both seasons she was on