The families arrive at the ranch, only to be greeted by Reno with his little cookout chef outfit on. Put as many aprons on as you want, Reno -- you're still gross and free of charisma. Reno says he loves "spending some quality time with fire and meat." Yeah, no shit, Reno. I could have guessed. "Yay FIRE," Tyiler Montgomery says. Uh oh. Keep an eye on this kid, Alecia. And hide the matches. Reno does annoying demonstration of how to BBQ a burger before revealing that this is today's challenge: each dad has 30 minutes to cook and dress burgers using a variety of provided ingredients. I see they've got hummus there, because that's what people love on their burgers. Everyone else will eat and rate the burgers in a blind taste test. The family with the best burger wins a barbecue grill from the product placement people. That is better than a night at the Best Western, but not by much. These are the worst game show prizes since the Silver Snakes won tuna on Legends of the Hidden Temple. Also, it's freaking sexist that the dads are the ones making the burgers. Moms make burgers, too. Okay, not in my family, but I'm sure it happens. The bottom three burgers will compete in the elimination challenge, where hopefully someone will be eliminated so that this show isn't on my TV any longer than it has to be. Blake DiSalvatore asks if his dad has to do the cooking for the family, because Silvio is useless at everything. Reno says that it has to be the dad. Sexism! This show gets an F just for that. It probably would have gotten one anyway, but still. Amy gives her husband some last-minute advice: "don't overspice it" and "don't overcook it." As annoyed as I am with this show for insisting on making its contestants follow conventional gender roles, I'm more annoyed with Silvio for being such a freaking man-child that he's never, ever cooked and thinks that's something to be proud of.













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