fine, ok, i don't really care, but whatever

Well, last week marked the end of Season 7 of Top Chef, and for this viewer, it was quite uneventful. Then again, most of the season was uneventful. Nonetheless, the season has come to an end, and I am obligated to recount it.

As we all know, Kelly left us and we found ourselves with Ed, Kevin, and Angelo. It's obvious by now that I'm not crazy for any of these guys. But I'd rather Ed win than the other two. Angleo is just--do I need to explain myself further? And Kevin; well Kevin just gets on my nerves. And yes, I know he's harmless, but there's something about him that just bothers me. I know he's a family man, and is doing this for his family, and it's not about him, and blah-dy blah-dy blah blah, but I just don't like him. There were those times when he lost his temper (not appealing) and those times with the popped collar (never appealing). So you know what? I'm just gonna get this part over with: KEVIN IS THE WINNER OF TOP CHEF SEASON 7.

Ugh, there. I mean, yeah, I'm happy for him, as I would be for any winner, but I wasn't particularly excited or beaming upon hearing the news, as I was with Season 1's Harold, for example. So, please, allow me to explain (in a not particularly excited manner) how we came to this mediocre conclusion. Here at We Watch More TV Than You, it is important to note that we do not need to stay neutral with these posts. We're not going to just tell it like it is and be done with it. We have feelings too--WE'RE HUMAN. OK, moving on.

The challenge for the three remaining chefs, was to create the 4-course meal OF THEIR LIIIIIIIIIIVES. Wow, that sounds daunting, oh but don't worry, they'll have help, from 3 past Top Chef winners: Michael, Ilan, and Hung. To be honest, I don't think I watched any of these guys' seasons all the way through, but hooray for them and their achievements. The chef-sous chef pairings were as follows:

• Kevin-Michael
• Ed-Ilan
• Angelo-Hung

Everything is going swimmingly the next morning until Angelo wakes up horribly sick. And since he is now unable to get the groceries with Hung, he is forced to literally phone them in. Hung's at the market, with Angelo in his ear. Meanwhile, Kevin and Michael are little buddies, and Ed is having a little trouble maintaining Ilan as his sous chef. While it was still a question of whether Angelo would end up cooking or not, in the end, all three finalists were in the kitchen, preparing their menus.

And we all know how things turned out. There were negatives and positives to every chef's overall meal. But Kevin was the one who walked away with the win. Thought his veggie terrine was blah, his duck was apparently perfection. And his twist on the "Singapore Sling" topped everything off and the judges were mad for it.

So there you have it. Kevin is Top Chef. And while I have to admit, it was kind of cute when his first response to Padma's telling him was, "I am?" I'm not too thrilled. Then again, if Ed had one, I probably wouldn't have gone crazy. And with Angelo--well, I would have just left the room.

Top Chef is always exciting to watch because of the food and the challenges, and the quirky judges you can grab sound bites from like Eric Ripert. But when you can't pick out a few favorites out of the competing chefs, it kind of takes the suspense out of it. I know I'm only one opinion, but this season, no one really did it for me. I guess we shall see what next year will bring.