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01The take
Battle of the States.
Twenty states, twenty kitchens worth of regional identity, one pass. The geography does real casting work here.
02The shape of the season
A rhythm worth tracking.
Battle of the States brings twenty chefs — each representing a different U.S. state — to Foxwoods Resort Casino for the second consecutive season there. Michelle Tribble and James Avery return as sous-chefs. The one-per-state framing is the most geographically varied cast construction the franchise has used, and the expanded field gives the format more moving parts across sixteen episodes.
03Where it sits in the canon
The #22 slot.
Slot #22 of 24 in the Hell's Kitchen Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.
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