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Indeed, Revolt gets called out first and Tom tells them that not only have they won the competition, but it was the best restaurant in six seasons of Restaurant Wars. Wow. Bryan's mint ice cream dish and short rib dish were delicious, Eli did a good job communicating with the kitchen, Michael's chicken and cod dishes were amazing and Robin's dessert was beautiful.

Tom remarks that Robin's dessert was "homey-er" than the rest of the dishes and wonders if she fought to keep it that way. Michael butts in and says that he helped her put that dish together. EXCUSE ME? Robin, very rightfully, says that there's a fine line between being helped and being dominated. I'm glad she spoke up. Michael was largely responsible for getting his team the win but there was no reason to try and steal any shred of glory from Robin.

What a douchewad.

Michael, the douchewad, ends up winning and as a surprise, also gets the $10,000 chip that team Mission gambled away. Michael offers to split it with his teammates, which was nice - except that in the Stew Room, Bryan turns down his part of the money. "Michael is a control freak in the kitchen and I don't want to reward that," he says to the camera.

Meanwhile, Mission realizes just how badly they did. "Does anyone want to cuddle before I go home?" asks Jenifer, disconsolately. I feel bad for her, but I think she's right. Her fish dishes had serious issues and I think that she's going home.

When they come in front of the judges, Tom asks them if, in hindsight, it was a good idea to serve two cold dishes from Mike, two fish dishes from Jen and two savory dishes from Kevin. He also questions their reasoning behind not serving a dessert. He also wonders why Laurine did front of house.

All in all, it's a pretty bloody session. Pompous Mike's dishes never came together in the perfect bite. Jen's halibut was perfect but her trout was a disaster due to the broken sauce ("I don't know what to say. I feel broken," she says in response), Kevin severely undercooked his lamb and didn't rest it, and Laurine didn't take enough initiative as front of the house. Tom ends his tirade by chiding them for not naming a leader, saying that they failed by trying to lead by committee.

I really think Jennifer is going home, though I am hoping that Laurine might be the sacrificial lamb to keep Jennifer here. After all, it would be a travesty of epic proportions if Robin were to outlast Jennifer in this competition.

Padma says that team Mission knew that they didn't deliver a good meal and Tom chalks that up to overconfidence. Toby says that Pompous Mike didn't have anything seriously wrong in his two dishes and Rick nails Jennifer's trout dish, saying that it had no flavor or personality. Rick also says that his lamb was so rare that he couldn't swallow the meat that Kevin had cooked. Tom also criticizes Laurine for poorly organizing the dining room and "hiding," when the going got tough, leaving service to her wait staff.

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