Wow, that’s a record. One episode into the actual competition, and I already have two contestants I strongly dislike in Tali and Ryan. Both of them have egos way too big for their talent levels, and I especially dislike Tali actually planning to throw someone under the bus, using those words.

On a somewhat related note, what is with the gender-crossed names? We have a woman named Felix, a woman named Monti, and a man named Tali.

I too love the australian version. I think the americam masterchef is all rehearsed, full of characters with scripted parts. The cooking is secondary to the plot . very poor version indeed. The judges spitting out the food or throwing it in the garbage is so ridiculous that i can only assume that its made on purpose for drama effect.
Sorry for the errors, Im from Brazil.