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** Petrozza from Season 4 definitely qualifies as this, as he's considered to have been one of the kindest and best chefs to have ever competed on the show, with fans having nary a bad word to say about him, even prior to his passing in 2019.

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** Petrozza from Season 4 definitely qualifies as this, as he's is considered to have been one of the kindest and best chefs to have ever competed on the show, with fans having nary a bad word to say about him, even prior to his passing in 2019.


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** Of the winners is Season 6's Dave. The fact that he performed half as well as he did with a [[HandicappedBadass fractured wrist]] elevated him to ''legendary'' status in-universe and out, with almost no one having a bad thing to say about the [[RedBaron One-Armed Bandit]].
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* TheScrappy: Generally, this label befalls chefs who tend to be an EiliminationHoudini, or are just really unlikeable.

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* TheScrappy: Generally, this label befalls chefs who tend to be an EiliminationHoudini, EliminationHoudini, or are just really unlikeable.
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** In season 12, Scott was initially not well-liked for being seen as an undeserving winner who was nominated multiple times, yet won over chefs like Jason or Rochelle, who were nominated far less. As time passed however, people noticed that not only was Scott a pretty competent chef, but the majority of those nominations were a result of chefs like [[NeverMyFault Anton]] and [[ManipulativeBitch Joy]] throwing him under the bus. Nowadays, he's considered one of the better winners of the series, as he was willing to take risks and, while they didn't always pay off, when they did, they were shown to be some of the most impressive dishes in the series.

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** In season Season 12, Scott was initially not well-liked for being seen as an undeserving winner who was nominated multiple times, yet won over chefs like Jason or Rochelle, who were nominated far less. As time passed however, people noticed that not only was Scott a pretty competent chef, but the majority of those nominations were a result of chefs like [[NeverMyFault Anton]] and [[ManipulativeBitch Joy]] throwing him under the bus. Nowadays, he's considered one of the better winners of the series, as he was willing to take risks and, while they didn't always pay off, when they did, they were shown to be some of the most impressive dishes in the series.



** In an early challenge in season 5, Sous Chef Scott jokingly asked the cast if anyone had a heart condition before taking them to a slaughterhouse, before cutting to [[spoiler: Robert, who was medevaced later in the season for myocarditis, or inflamed heart muscle.]]

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** In an early challenge in season Season 5, Sous Chef Scott jokingly asked the cast if anyone had a heart condition before taking them to a slaughterhouse, before cutting to [[spoiler: Robert, who was medevaced later in the season for myocarditis, or inflamed heart muscle.]]



** Season 7's Scott might be one of the most arrogant chefs in Hell's Kitchen history. He would often brag about his resume and how impressive it despite not having the skills in the kitchen to back these claims up. The fact that he would constantly throw his teammates under the bus didn't help matters.

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** Season 7's Scott might be one of the most arrogant chefs in Hell's Kitchen history. He would often brag about his resume and how impressive it was despite not having the skills in the kitchen to back these claims up. The fact that he would constantly throw his teammates under the bus didn't help matters.



** Season 16 is generally considered one of the worst, if not the worst seasons because practically the ''entire blue team'' (bar Aaron and to some extent, Koop and Paulie) turned out to be one of the most toxic, dramatic, and in many cases, incompetent teams of the season. With various people of unstable personalities, instigators of drama and bullying, being purely incompetent, or some combination of all three led to a team that is heavily reviled and despised among the community.

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** Season 16 is generally considered one of the worst, if not the worst seasons because practically the ''entire blue team'' (bar Aaron Aaron, Devin and to some extent, Koop and Paulie) turned out to be one of the most toxic, dramatic, and in many cases, incompetent teams of the season.in tge show's history. With various people of unstable personalities, instigators of drama and bullying, being purely incompetent, or some combination of all three led to a team that is heavily reviled and despised among the community.
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** Season 11 is widely considered one of the worst seasons for its unnecessary cliffhangers between episodes, mostly uninteresting characters, and of course, the Blue Team, still considered one of the worst in ''Hell's Kitchen'' history for losing most of the services and challenges. Doesn't help that popular chefs such as [[spoiler:Jon, Mary, and Anthony]] were ultimately snubbed by the season. [[spoiler: Even worse, the winner, Ja'Nel, didn't even get the position of Head Chef at Gordon Ramsay Pub and Grill due to her testing positive for cocaine.]]

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** Season 11 is widely considered one of the worst seasons for its unnecessary cliffhangers between episodes, mostly uninteresting characters, and of course, the Blue Team, still considered one of the worst in ''Hell's Kitchen'' history for losing most of the services and challenges. Doesn't help that [[EnsembleDarkhorse popular chefs chefs]] such as [[spoiler:Jon, Mary, and Anthony]] were ultimately snubbed by the season. [[spoiler: Even worse, the winner, Ja'Nel, didn't even get the position of Head Chef at Gordon Ramsay Pub and Grill due to her testing positive for cocaine.]]
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** Season 7's Scott might be one of the most arrogant chefs in Hell's Kitchen history. He would often brag about his resume despite not having the skills in the kitchen to back them up,

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** Season 7's Scott might be one of the most arrogant chefs in Hell's Kitchen history. He would often brag about his resume and how impressive it despite not having the skills in the kitchen to back them up,these claims up. The fact that he would constantly throw his teammates under the bus didn't help matters.
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** Season 7's Scott. He has an overinflated ego about his abilities but didn't have the skills to back them up and constantly threw his teammates under the bus for his screwups.

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** Season 7's Scott. Scott might be one of the most arrogant chefs in Hell's Kitchen history. He has an overinflated ego would often brag about his abilities but didn't have resume despite not having the skills in the kitchen to back them up and constantly threw his teammates under the bus for his screwups.up,
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** Season 7's Scott. He has an overinflated ego about his abilities but didn't have the skills to back them up and constantly threw his teammates under the bus for his screwups.
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** During the final four, after Elsie struggled for a long time and no one came to help her[[labelnote:Context]]Elsie had won a challenge earlier in the episode, and had bragged about it on live TV, resulting in the final three making a pact to sabotage her.[[/labelnote]], Michael would eventually decide to help her out. Did he help her out due to realizing this was going too far, or did he help her out to make himself look better in front of Ramsay? Considering how well he was able to manipulate, it very well could be the latter, and for what it's worth, Ramsay seemed to take note and acknowledge how well Michael that service, even if it wasn't enough.

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* TheScrappy: In Season 9, Elise's infamous rivalry with Carrie, and their almost constant arguing, can render the season nigh unwatchable at times. Elise's unrepentant and selfish attitude alienated viewers to the point that when she returned for Season 17 (All Stars), the other contestants described her, within the show itself, as "the most hated ''Hell's Kitchen'' contestant of all time".

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* TheScrappy: In Generally, this label befalls chefs who tend to be an EiliminationHoudini, or are just really unlikeable.
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Season 9, Elise's 8's Sabrina. She was a whiner and a really aggressive chef who constantly caused drama, yet was able to make it to the Black Jackets. In many ways, she almost seemed to be a precursor to...
** '''Season 9's Elise''', full stop. Her
infamous rivalry with Carrie, and their almost constant arguing, can render the season nigh unwatchable at times.times, not to mention her less than desirable methods used to defeat the more beloved Jennifer, and despite all that she managed to [[EliminationHoudini claw her way to third place]], with much speculation that this was done to boost the show's ratings. Elise's unrepentant and selfish attitude alienated viewers to the point that when she returned for Season 17 (All Stars), the other contestants described her, within the show itself, as "the most hated ''Hell's Kitchen'' contestant of all time". Even now, many people have described Season 9 as one of the worst seasons of the show solely because of these issues.
** Kimmie, Robyn, and Tiffany from Season 10. Not only did they constantly argue with the rest of their team, they also had it out against Barbie and to some extent, Christina. It's agreed that they are some of the worst female personalities brought onto the show (alongside the aforementioned Elise).
** Season 16 is generally considered one of the worst, if not the worst seasons because practically the ''entire blue team'' (bar Aaron and to some extent, Koop and Paulie) turned out to be one of the most toxic, dramatic, and in many cases, incompetent teams of the season. With various people of unstable personalities, instigators of drama and bullying, being purely incompetent, or some combination of all three led to a team that is heavily reviled and despised among the community.
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** Season 22 (The American Dream) managed to fix several issues that plagued some of the previous seasons. They finally got rid of the punishment pass elimination challenge, finally brought back six black jackets, had a strong balance of likable chefs and drama, and a final three that everyone agreed would be a satisfactory winner no matter which one came out on top (Ryan, Johnathan, and Sammi).

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** Season 22 (The American Dream) managed to fix several issues that plagued some of the previous seasons. They finally got rid of the punishment pass elimination challenge, finally brought back six black jackets, had a strong balance of likable chefs and drama, and a final three that everyone agreed would be a satisfactory winner no matter which one came out on top (Ryan, Johnathan, and Sammi).
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** Scott was initially not well-liked for being seen as an undeserving winner who was nominated multiple times, yet won over chefs like Jason or Rochelle, who were nominated far less. As time passed however, people noticed that not only was Scott a pretty competent chef, but the majority of those nominations were a result of chefs like [[NeverMyFault Anton]] and [[ManipulativeBitch Joy]] throwing him under the bus. Nowadays, he's considered one of the better winners of the series, as he was willing to take risks and, while they didn't always pay off, when they did, they were shown to be some of the most impressive dishes in the series.

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** In season 12, Scott was initially not well-liked for being seen as an undeserving winner who was nominated multiple times, yet won over chefs like Jason or Rochelle, who were nominated far less. As time passed however, people noticed that not only was Scott a pretty competent chef, but the majority of those nominations were a result of chefs like [[NeverMyFault Anton]] and [[ManipulativeBitch Joy]] throwing him under the bus. Nowadays, he's considered one of the better winners of the series, as he was willing to take risks and, while they didn't always pay off, when they did, they were shown to be some of the most impressive dishes in the series.
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* Season 21's Alejandro would spend quite some time of airwave talking about his wife and son. After the season finished airing, he would leave his wife for fellow contestant Alyssa, making this a bit of an uncomfortable thing in hindsight.

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* ** Season 21's Alejandro would spend quite some time of airwave talking about his wife and son. After the season finished airing, he would leave his wife for fellow contestant Alyssa, making this a bit of an uncomfortable thing in hindsight.
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* Season 21's Alejandro would spend quite some time of airwave talking about his wife and son. After the season finished airing, he would leave his wife for fellow contestant Alyssa, making this a bit of an uncomfortable thing in hindsight.

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