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After Jaes eliminationlast week, she headed into the finale of a great season of Last Chance Kitchen.
Five culinary experts was all they got.
In a wild twist, the five chefs still remaining in the competition were blindly judging the two meals.
In Sarahs first Quickfire back in the game, the chefs are in Galveston for a seafood challenge.
Tasked with curating a seafood tower, they will make both a hot and cold shellfish dish.
Tonights guest judge isTop Chef: Portlandfan-favorite Shota Nakajima.
The Quickfire isnt the most successful for anyone, but Evelyn adds another win to her ever-expanding resume.
Despite winning so many Elimination Challenges, this is somehow Evelyns very first Quickfire victory.
Ashleighs jerk shrimp and Nicks oysters land them both on top as well.
Unfortunately for Sarah, her first challenge back in the game is a bit of a bust.
Shes understandably a bit nervous and rusty despite cooking in LCK for the past few weeks.
Shes in good company, however, as Buddha joins her at the bottom.
Both of these chefs know they can do better than the dishes they offered up this afternoon.
Luckily, theres an amazing Elimination Challenge on the beachy horizon.
As Padma describes the challenge, its immediately dump the top six will be cooking for their family members.
They are a little slow on the uptake, but theyre stressed out!
And deep in competition mode!
Padma informs them theyll be acting as private chefs for the evening, cooking for a family on vacation.
Buddha, on the other hand, immediately recognizes his wifes requests.
Finally, we get a glimpse at the people beneath the chef persona theyve each crafted.
Along with Buddhas instant recognition, Evelyn also is quick to determine what the challenge is.
On the other hand, Nick is unable to discern who hell be cooking for.
The likes are all over the place and hes a little lost on what to make.
For winning the Quickfire, Evelyn gets an extra half-hour to start working on her family-style dish.
Immediately tears are shed, both by the chefs and by me.
Its so lovely to watch everyone get reunited.
Its an adorable boost to get them through the final few challenges.
Sarah makes a major mistake in the plating of her dish, but overall the cooking is okay.
She admits to making an aesthetic choice without thinking about how the diners will eat the resulting dish.
Nicks pasta is mushy and overcooked, but his well-seasoned crab stock is enough to save him.
This dish is so bad, Padma cant even choke it down, instead spitting it into a napkin.
Demarr really is a softy beneath that stoic exterior and Im so here for it.
But despite making a great meal, he doesnt take home victory this time either.
He cooks the meal that introduced him to his wife and offers up a perfect pasta amatriciana.
Its a sweet story and a very well-executed pasta dish.
But Evelyn is not going to go down without a fight, nor will Nick and Demarr.
Will Sarah turn it around enough to get herself back in the mix?
With only three more episodes left in the season, it just might not work out for her.
I have to reiterate that I fully cried during this episode!
I am known to cry at every single family-visit episode onSurvivoras well, and this was no different.
Sarah is back on her self-deprecating bullshit, and I for one love to see it.
