History YMMV / HellsKitchenRoleplay

** The John Dory Identification Incident [[labelnote:Explanation]] For some unknown reason, Rina struggled immensely during the Protein Identification Challenge, slowing the team down by about 10 minutes or so. After FINALLY correctly guessing John Dory as the fish, the user behind her thought John Dory and scallops were the same thing at one point, leading to ridicule by Kyle Brent.[[/labelnote]]

** The John Dory Identification Incident [[labelnote:Explanation]] For some unknown reason, Rina struggled immensely during the Protein Identification Challenge, slowing the team down by about 10 minutes or so. After FINALLY correctly guessing John Dory as the fish, she thought John Dory and scallops were the same thing at one point, leading to ridicule by Kyle Brent.[[/labelnote]]

* VindicatedByHistory: Malcolm for a while was stuck with the stigma of being a strong, but unlikable chef who constantly dismissed the potential of a friendship with the popular Charles, on top of user drama permanently staining his reputation. It wasn't until a year later however that Malcolm was accepted to be a legitimately great character who's only bogged down by the fact he didn't return for the finale.

* GrowingTheBeard: Throughout the first three seasons, the seasons were somewhat comical with chef names and the overall direction. Season 6 saw a more grounded and more serious season that eventually carried over to seasons 7 and 8.

* ToughActToFollow: Pretty much widely agreed upon with Season 7, with having fan-favorite chefs such as DJ, Richard, and Donna, a strong antagonist in Rohan, and fixing multiple problems that plagued multiple seasons.

* MemeticMutation: Thai/Vietnamese[[labelnote:Explanation]] During a challenge, Fifi would declare herself to be Vietnamese despite the fact that she was very much Thai. This, along with her general ditziness, was mocked severely.[[/labelnote]]

* [[MemeticMutation/HellsKitchenRoleplay Memetic Mutation]]

** Mac from Season 6 was very praised for being a genuinely solid antagonist, and being considered one of the best since Jangue from Season 2. Unfortunately, he ended up eliminated in 11th place, and not only was he eliminated too early to be brought back for the finale (some mention he should've replaced Larissa), but the remainder of the season had very little antagonistic influence, leading some to feel that Mac should've gone further and swapped places with someone (with the more common picks being Larissa or Tyson).

* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** From Season 2, there was Mehgan and Ewan, the former due to her being a no-nonsense chef, and the latter for being a hilarious LargeHam who showed himself to be a strong mentor figure to chefs like Craig and Danny, on top of being a strong chef. Ewan especially served to be incredibly popular, leading to him being brought back to compete in All-Stars.
** From Season 4, Hunter proved to be a particularly popular early boot due to his [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] attitude and early strong showing. It's even to the extent that fans wished he made the black jackets instead of [[JerkAss Dee]] or [[AxCrazy Kelly]].
** From Season 6, Brad, for being a NiceGuy who looked out for his team. There were definitely a few people who were not only shocked, but bummed out by his early elimination.
** Surprisingly enough, [[JerkAss Mac]] as well. Despite his jerkish attitude, fans praised how strong of a villain he was overall, and it's not uncommon for fans to say he should've gone further in the competition.
** Despite being eliminated early on and being a BitchInSheepsClothing, Harper proved to be a well-liked competitor, due to her strategy of trying to hide who she really is, on top of foreshadowing the turn the season would take.
** Season 8 had both [[FrenchJerk Kylian]] and [[NervousWreck Toby]], for being some of the few early boots that were considered memorable for mostly good reasons.

* JerkassWoobie:
** From Season 7, Ben. He was rude for the most part and of course, didn't make many friends, but it's hard to not feel at least a bit of sympathy for him when he's being targeted by Rohan for rather poor reasons.
** From Season 8, Celine. Although she was extremely unpleasant, once it was revealed she was transgender, she received several jabs at her gender from the likes of [[InsufferableGenius Carl]] and [[JerkAss Scott]], leading to her becoming pretty sympathetic.
** Also from Season 8, Frankie. He's got a massive sarcastic streak, but with his backstory being implied to be very rough and him constantly getting nominated for unlucky breaks, it's easy to feel at least a little sorry for him.