I wanted Ben to win, but Ramsey made the correct decision. Ramsey has a history of doing this too, such as not choosing Petrozza from Season 4 and going with youth.
Michelle on the other hand is really talented. It wasn’t made apparent to me at the beginning because that’s when Ramsey normally boots out the younger contestants, but there’s a reason he kept her around and I finally understand why. She can work the kitchen, and when you can get somebody like Elise to put out food for you, that’s gotta be special lol. Congrats Michelle.
Not surprised they would pull that move. They’ll retain the majority of the cast and writers to keep most of the show as is, but axe Roseanne almost completely from the picture in one fell swoop. But 10 episodes means it’s a trial run since they’re not confident they can pull it off it successfully and still have a ratings juggernaut. She was the face of the show but royally fucked it up for everyone, so this is a middle ground approach to make up for it.