I recapped a few episodes this season (like this one: Top Chef Ep. 5, 1/7/2015-SPOILERS ). But as I mentioned in another thread somewhere: they can’t live up to LW’s recaps, they didn’t generate much interest and I don’t usually watch an episode until a day or two later.
I don’t think this really says anything about HO. Chowhound, with its much larger user base, also has very lackluster threads this season as well. Even the Bravo site seems to be lacking the lively blogs of seasons past.
I’m watching this season, but I’m really not as into it as in the past. Maybe it’s a lack of lively personalities among the chefs. We’re down to 5 or 6 and I’m still not sure of all their names and have no real rooting interest in any of them.