
Ramsay gives his two cents on how to fix things, implements changes, and gives the hotel’s owners and staff a new lease on life before hitting the road, disappearing into the night with one last snarky comment. Ramsay visits and immediately rips the place to shreds in the most brashly confrontational manner possible. A failing lodging establishment reaches out for help from Ramsay and his wealthy backers at FOX. The premise of this show, which debuted in August and aired its finale last night, is much the same as Kitchen Nightmares. Even so, I had to wonder how well suited he’d be to take on the critic’s role for his new program, Hotel Hell. Ramsay is good at telling it like it is dishing out the hard truths that, in modern-day America, usually go unspoken. I regularly tune in to catch the latest edition of anger and come-uppance with Gordo, whether it be Hell’s Kitchen, The F-Word, Kitchen Nightmares, or even the relatively tame Master Chef where he’s a great deal more positive and even outwardly supportive with his cast of aspiring cooks. The scowl, the sarcasm, the expletives-he’s good TV. Aside from admiring a chef with the chops and the gumption to make the rise he has, I just plain get a kick out of Gordon Ramsay.
