Seth is gone from the show and I"M SO HAPPY!

He didn't leave like I wanted, (I wanted him to get ran over by an Ice cream truck and eaten by wild lions) but him faking a fainting attack will do.

HAPPY SETH IS GONE YAAAAA!!!!!!

i would like to know what SETH prepared to get him of all the people that tried to get on this show,how was he chosen???

Karin.

The jury is still out for me on whether this TCJD is going to be a good addition. While I like Gail Simmons, I don't like that it sounds like she is reading her lines from a script. Same goes for Johnny...maybe they will get better over time.

I'm tired of reading about Seth too. And I also noticed the bandage on Heather C's forehead, and it kind of grosses me out. Especially since she is trying to cover it with long bangs --I can just imagine that falling in her food. Blech!

Just wanted to point one thing out though to all who keep asking the producers to "remove Seth.' You do realize this is all pre-recorded, don't you? It's not live, and is now airing after months of filming. So pleading with the producers and judges to get rid of Seth won't change anything.

Oh, the Tar Pit looks SO cool. I would love to go eat there! :)

I'm tired of reading about Seth.
Does anyone know what's up with Heather C's forehead? That bandage (or whatever it is) is super distracting.

I think it was ridiculous to prejudge Seth's dessert right out of the kitchen based on color (the unwritten no blue desserts rule?). Every one of these types of competitions always has a villian and they usually make it to the finals, so keep on rolling Seth. If your meltdowns and running around in the kitchen make the other chefs uncomfortable, it's to your advantage. Keep it up. I agree that no grapefruit juice behind the bar was unfair to you. It was also unfair the way everyone was shouting at you while you were behind the bar trying to adjust on the fly. Glad to see you trying to support the others in the kitchen. It showed great team play. Continued good luck to you.

seth you gotta stay buddy! don't lose your anger, fight, passion. just channel it into your dishes

the last comment seth made on the end of episode 2 left me laughing and replaying!

"i ...... hate this room"

I was embarrassed even to be watching Seth's horrific behavior on this episode. I could not believe that someone could have so little self awareness. Really? You're a grown man, weeping like that because your dessert didn't turn out perfect. He's obviously unstable, but that doesn't mean we have to be subject to his breakdowns. Thanks but no thanks, this one is now a PASS for me.

How rediculous was this grown man? Just now catching up on the two episodes and couldn't believe what I was seeing. "The red hots were for my mommy." ----- Issues. I just imagined the guest judge getting snot all over her shirt as she picked this adult of the ground and told him to get it together. I really hope this guy goes home soon. It's painful to watch.

Like most of you on this blog, I love Top Chef in all of its incarnations! This was great as the dessert is always the downfall on the normal Top Chef series. So far, most of the desserts have looked fantastic and it inspires me to get in the kitchen and try something new. In my opinion, that is the point of Top Chef...to inspire us to go further in our own kitchens and appreciate the talent that these chefs have.
Regarding Seth, I'm not a mental health expert, so I can't say whether he is mentally unstable or not. I do feel for him, as I would anyone else in a similar situation. That being said, unless a professional diagnoses or he breaks the Top Chef rules, they should not send him home for anything other than his food. I realize that the producers do influence the judges' final elimination decision, and this has always bothered me because I feel it should be about the food and nothing but the food. Seth and his outbursts should be no exception. While I like Tim, his dessert didn't look appetizing. Even at home, if something looks disgusting, it takes away from the plate. While it is about flavor, it is also about texture, and in the case of these professionals, presentation, as well.
That being said, I respect everyone's opinions and look forward to this and future seasons of Top Chef!

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I am huge top chef fan. I have seen every episode since the beginning of the series, but I couldn't even stand to watch this episode. I could't bear to watch Seth freak out like that and had to turn it off after the first fifteen minutes.

I'm a big fan of Top Chef and I was really excited when I heard they were doing a show based on Pastry. Unfortunately - I think the competitors that they have (not just Seth) make this show very difficult to watch. We'll see if I can make it through the season. Hopefully they'll put together a better group for the next season!

I am enjoying Just Desserts but Seth is making the show difficult to watch. He is making me uncomfortable so I can only imagine what is was like for those working with him. Please don't choose drama over content. If he is around for any more than just a few episodes, I will not watch. Really...most of us watch this and Top Chef for the food - not for the drama.

Shame on Bravo for not removing Seth from the competition. He is obviously not stable at the moment; he needs help and probably medication. I have endured the loss of both parents to cancer and it's unsettling and extremely stressful. However, at no point did I ever treat others or have a breakdown in public such as Seth did. He should be removed from the show - he needs help. As another person wrote -- his manic behavior in the kitchen could be a safety issue to all of the contestents. Bravo, I hope you do the right thing.

Seth appears to be in a manic phase of a Bipolar melt down. He said he is not sleeping, he is running around, speaking incoherently. If he is not on medication he could soon tip over and lose touch with reality. Please take him to a psychiatrist NOW! For his sake, the boy needs help and we don't need to witness it.

Holy macaroni was that an episode. I was actually shocked by Seth's behavior and just like some of the other contestants my mouth was hanging open, too. WTH?

It is sad he's going through all the issues with his mom, but still. I feel for the other contestants who have to deal with that and STILL try to stay on their game.

Gail Simmons I love you as the host! I've always thought your critiques on Top Chef were fair and you are doing a great job on Just Desserts!

Johnny Iuzzini - you make a great judge! Your explanations on why you like or don't like something is so informative and your hair rules!

I'm looking forward to next week, and I hope Seth takes a chill pill and that the other contestants get a break from him. Eeesh.

I love TC in all iterations and was looking forward to desserts because it was a unique take... I am really happy to see that the judges seemed to pay attention to which chefs followed the rules of the challenge (something that seems to be overlooked in TC more often).
I have to agree with a lot of the other posters though - Seth admitted he shouldn't be there, he was clearly ready to be sent home... His drama is more than overshadowing the rest of the show.

I would like to have more recipes than just one from the show. I really wanted to try Zac's HoHo with the Red Hots cream, but sadly it has not been posted on the web-side. If you really want this new show to take off, it needs to not only inspire me to do more with my desserts, but give me guides or recipes to start with. PLEASE post more recipes - maybe the top three from the quickfires and the elimination challenges.

As far as everyone's comments about Seth - here's my two cents worth. Once producers saw what they were dealing with, they should have asked him to leave, just like another chef got asked to leave on Top Chef during the "wrestling" that happened at the loft. They can get people off if they want to, it doesn't just come down to the dishes the chefs make. Seth is dangerous to himself and to others with all his running around and distractions to others in the kitchen. I also know this season is done taping, so what I say has no pull, but I hope the producers see how bad this looked and use that for future seasons.

Writing this here because it seems as good a place as any.

I'm a huge Top Chef fan. Watched every show from every season, both regular and Masters. I was very excited about the addition of Just Desserts, partly because it's more Top Chef, partly because of the difficulties people have had with desserts on Top Chef, and partly because Hubert Keller rocks.

I don't think I can keep watching the show while Seth is on it. It's incredibly unpleasant, and I'm actually afraid for the other contestants. I understand that Top Chef presents a kind of stress that is hard to approximate ahead of time, but if Bravo isn't giving candidates psych evaluations before they get on the show, they need to start now.

I feel for Seth, and he's talented and needs the money so I hate to deprive him of opportunity. However, putting a big, strong guy with a bad temper, no emotional control, and a tendency to run heedlessly through a room full of sharp objects and molten temperatures in a super-stressed situation with 11 potential victims is horribly irresponsible.

Sorry to say this but I'm with the majority, it seems.

The atmosphere you've described at the Tar Pit and elsewhere when Seth was having one of his breakdowns is equal to the atmosphere we all as viewers felt in our own homes. This was horrible to watch, tremendously uncomfortable. There is no entertainment value in watching someone with obvious mental issues break down time and time again in front of the rest of the pastry chefs and the hosts/judges. This is just not watchable, and it has nothing to do with the program itself or its content. I cannot watch Seth make everyone, ourselves included, squirmingly uncomfortable week after week. So with apologies, I'll be passing on the remainder of the season. It's a shame too, because I was excited as can be about this spinoff, but I can't allow myself to have a sick feeling in my stomach at 11:15PM every Wednesday night as I did for these first two episodes.

PLEASE !!!!! Send Seth home. He is ruining the show. It is very uncomfortable to watch. Good sportmanship is what I like to see. Good competition. I can do with out the drama. ENOUGH !!!!!

I think Zac is the one to beat. He is very together with his desserts and highly skilled. If he doesn't win I will be surprised.

i was really excited about the whole concept of the show as i am an avid baker and lover of everything desserts! the season started out well, and was really impressed with the panel of judges. then last nights episode aired......

i have to agree with most of the posts here in that it is completely and totally excruciating to watch someone like Seth meltdown continuously and try to make amends later on. it was really hard to watch and it took away from all the talented Chefs who are clearly there for the right reasons.

i do hope Seth finds the clarity and help he needs, and that Bravo is able to deliver the top quality show they always present to their viewers without having to expose such disturbing human behavior.

I am floored that Tim went home last night !! It definitely should have been Seth! His dessert looked disgusting I can't imagine how it tasted and based on his behavior alone he should have been the one sent home. What is wrong with the judges?? Maybe I will just stick to the original Top Chef although the person I thought should win has never won the competition.

Usually don't make comments but had to on this.
Can't take anymore Seth and the show seems to be more juvenille with back bitting, poor sportmanship, petty behaviour. I'll stop with that, you've lost a viewer.

I've never written a comment before on this blog, but must speak out after last night's show. As a person who suffered a breakdown a few years ago, I must plead with the producers to please send this young man home. He needs to get some help. Perhaps he could come back next season when things make not be as difficult for him. For most people who suffer this way all one needs is a time, some peace and a bit of therapy.

Thank you for this episode, I've always wanted to spend an hour and fifteen minutes watching someone have a nervous breakdown. Keep your 1.6 million viewers laughing at a man who is in need of medication. Do you call this drama? I call it humiliation and cruelty. Seth has no business on a tv show at this point in his life. Airing his outbursts (which is what supersized the episode) was the worst kind of pandering to ratings. Keeping him there is disgusting.
I was so looking forward to this show, but I will not be watching more until Seth is put out of his misery. Otherwise I will be participating in this inhuman abuse.

I liked the concepts of last night's challenges and would have enjoyed the show if not for Seth's breakdowns. Most of us have had or are enduring serious problems in our lives. TV can be a wonderful escape from our own personal reality. Watching Seth last night was extremely disturbing; and, more importantly the distraction from cooking his actions caused to the other competitors was very dangerous. I am surprised with his running around that one of the chefs was not injured. Thank goodness I was in control of my remote.

Regardless, love Gail and the premise of the Just Desserts contest.

I'm not sure how many more episodes that I will be able to take, with all of the whining and temper tantrums like angry two-year olds. I'm not impressed so far which is disappointing because I really like Gail and was looking forward to this show.

Well, I might give it a try next week. After the preview I avoided this week's episode and after reading the blogs about it, I'm glad I did. Please focus more on the food and technique.

I agree that the producers had a lot to do with who went home. Seth should have gone home. I hope that Gail's vote was for Seth and that she did not want us to see all of the pity party dramaaaaaaa. I want to see pretty desserts that look fabulous not personal problems come into play. As someone did say we all have them. So man up Seth.

I'm more than bewildered as to why Seth is still on. First and foremost, that behavior, not once but twice, isn't appropriate anywhere - ok, maybe Gordon Ramsey's kitchen. I can understand throwing a spoon, a tear or two, a string of curse words, but "The red hots are for my mommy?" coupled with the outburst at the Tar Pit (which is really an amazing place Mark!) and subsequent pathetic and unsettling attempt at making amends with the fellow contestants...truly frightening.
Oh, who cares...that Morgan is one hot studly man-man...he can jingle my jangle anytime, baby!

I really like Just Desserts :) I think Gail is doing well. It seems like more footage is shown compared to Top Chef. I LOVE Top Chef and never missed an episode but I wish it was a two hour show. Padma is the most elegant, funny woman on TV, she reminds me alot of my mom. Tom is sooo hot, I love him :) Keep up the good work!!

I think the judges are wonderful. However, it did not make sense to send Tim home if his flavors were good. It did appear to be one of those producer-driven eliminations. Sending Seth home made all the sense in the world. Sometimes drama makes a show interesting, but sometimes drama just makes a show uncomfortable to watch. This is a case of it being uncomfortable to watch.

Sadly, it appears that Seth is inappropriate - possibly in a clinical way. Not just the meltdowns- his other actions in the kitchen and the stew room were also inappropriate. It is not fair to the other contestants and unpleasant for the audience.

I can understand Seth's behavior. My mother was ill with bone cancer for years before she died. And it was actually easier to handle after she died.

But understanding doesn't mean I condone it. He was abusive to everyone around him. He should be removed from the competition for the simple fact that he is not mentally stable enough to handle it. When he started going off in the Tar Pit, I couldn't take it and had to hit 'mute' until he appeared to be finished. Then had to do it a couple of times later. This is not good TV drama. It's disturbing. I know the entire season is actually finished recording. But I hope they sent him home on the third episode. And if not, please remind the editors to emphasize what everyone claims if the purpose of Top Chef, and concentrate on the food, not on one disturbed contestant.

I cant belived that..... I just post something about top cheff... I love you guys...
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I love top cheff. But this new season about dessert is bad... Please have some judges that know about desserts. I love the show, but the new one about desserts, come one..... PLEASE DONT TAKE CHEFFS FROM SEASONS BEFORE... If you want to do it... do it but with really dessert cheffs. NOT Hubert Keller... He was in top cheff.... not dessert ....
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