With Padma Lakshmi’s departure, the venerable series is losing something irreplaceable. But its latest season hints at an even deeper identity crisis.
loses a lot. She brings a grace to the proceedings, is willing and able to banter with guests and contestants without ceding any of her power as a judge, and, most importantly, Padma just. More than Gail or even Tom, Padma’s omnipresence as the only judge present for both Quickfires and elimination challenges makes her vital to theexperience. She was also, for many years, the only voice of color at many of those judging panels, and her presence in that respect cannot be discounted.
I do hear you, Jason, about the fatigue, and yes, that’s to no small extent due to Buddha having broken the system. But I don’t think it should be a problem for a player to come in having studied the game. Rather, the problem comes from the show not being responsive enough to adjust the level of competition on the fly. Buddha hasn’t been meaningfully tested all season; as you’ve said, a crap-ton of the challenges play into his strengths.
Nothing against Buddha — he seems like a nice-enough guy, and I’m happy he’s having fun winning so much — but he somewhat unintentionally brings out the producers’ worst instincts. I say that because this feels like the firstseason I’ve watched where you can strongly feel the hand of the producers pulling for a competitor, creating challenges that play to his strengths and reward his value system. As a result, Buddha wins, but without ever giving insight into his actual perspective as a chef.
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