18 Things That 100% Happen On Every Single Episode Of "MasterChef"

    I'd call this dish "me on a plate".

    1. You get reminded that "Hot N Cold" is still their opening song.

    2. Matt wears a cravat.

    3. Someone looks shocked every time they're told they have an hour to cook.

    4. We get a flashback into someone's life and their sob story.

    5. You see George promoting Swisse vitamins in the ad break.

    6. The contestants all pretend to know who the guest chef is, while really having no fucking clue.

    7. Matt, George, or Gary yell, "THE CLOCK IS TICKING!"

    8. Someone starts nervously sweating.

    9. People yell useless advice up from the gantry.

    10. Someone keeps mentioning the "hero" of their dish.

    11. One of the judges questions a contestant long enough that they start reevaluating their dish, their choices, and their life.

    12. Someone says "they cooked from the heart".

    13. And a contestant calls their meal "me on a plate".

    14. Someone forgets an instruction and nearly fucks up the entire meal.

    15. A contestant starts crying mid-cook because of the pressure.

    16. The judges look like someone has died every time they go to taste the food.

    17. Someone complains there's not enough sauce.

    18. And at least one judge trolls the person, acting as if their meal was super bad before being like, "this is the best thing I have EVER tasted, in ALL the seasons of MasterChef!"