Despite the fact that I emphatically believe that the phrase "jumped the shark" has jumped the shark...this show has jumped the shark. Or maybe it jumped the shark years ago and I am too much of a fanboi to have noticed before now. But it has definitely jumped the shark. To wit:
My early favorite, if he doesn't suffer a massive heart attack before season's end, is actually Clemenza. He seems to know his way around a kitchen for the most part. But he is not in great shape. In keeping with the show's tradition of sending a fat person to the hospital early in the season, he will probably be out of action soon enough, paving the way for Chris or Justin to take the crown. Just MHO obv.
And despite the fact that we've landed safely on the other side of the shark tank, hair and leather jacket intact (AAAAAAYYYYYYYYYHHHHHH!), I will watch until season's end of course (though NEVER again without DVR'ing first...the teasers are just too obvious, and stupid).