AfterChef Junior

Four episodes in, Junior Masterchef actually begins and we see the show we've wanted all along. Points! A leaderboard! No eliminations! A Robbie Williams theme song! The children elaborating on their future restaurant dreams! The catchphrase "If there's no pasta, it's a disastah!" We're sorry we ever doubted you, Australia.

It's episode two or maybe three — there's no way of possibly knowing — but the parents are still there. With the introduction of a snaggletoothed smile and a pair of overachieving Sicilian Twins, the hosts of the universe's most unauthorized Junior MasterChef Australia after show have to admit there may be some charm to this decade-old reality show after all.

We accidentally watched the second episode of the first season of Junior MasterChef Australia series so everything we talked about last week was just flat out wrong. But we persevere, through internet incompetence, surly attitudes and a crush on the "bad boy" judge. Because we are professionals, coming to the table ready for action, much like a hungry man in a cravat waltzing into a warehouse a posse of meat forklifts.

We've all got a lot of time on our hands right now, except Max for some reason. But he's going to squeeze the ladies always by his side into his schedule as we kick off a very special Quarantine Season of AfterChef Junior. This episode is more of the pre-game analysis, as we debate which of the many variations and back episodes of the MasterChefiverse we should explore over the coming weeks. Spoiler alert: it's a Junior MasterChef Australia! Follow along with Season 2, one episode at a time, via https://10play.com.au/junior-masterchef-australia (you may need a VPN to watch if you're not in Australia yourself). We'll be putting out our first recap Wednesday, April 8, unless Jenni's accent snobbery gets the better of her and we cancel this whole project. So throw another shrimp on the bar-B (barbie?? barby???) and join us in this very belated adventure Down Undah and try not to think about the fact we may never be able to travel globally again.

LIVE fron Cincinnati, it's our exclusive interview with Casey Shane, the host of MasterChef Junior Live and the man who took our dream job and has NO apologies about it, wowwww.