‘MasterChef’ Was Super Emotional Last Night & People Weren’t Coping
Last night’s MasterChef mystery box came with a twist: rather than providing a bunch of random ingredients, under the contestants’ boxes they instead found family photographs to inspire their dishes. I’m still an emotional wreck just thinking about it.
The judges asked each contestant about their photos, and both Khanh and Reynold gave emotional responses that pulled at the heartstrings. People on Twitter were very much not OK.
Khanh tearfully explained that the photo was of his parents and himself, and shared how he was born in a refugee camp and the picture signified his family getting approved to migrate to Australia.
Khanh opened up his heart and we can't wait to see what he cooks 👏 @khanhong #MasterChefAU pic.twitter.com/dXzGEYkPrd
— masterchefau (@masterchefau) May 27, 2020
My emotions! Fans will know that Khanh is always a ray of sunshine in the MasterChef kitchen and a beacon of positivity for the rest of the contestants, so to see him break down really hit hard.
With viewers already shaken up, Reynold then shared an upsetting family story of his parents being taken away by immigration when he was younger, and how his mum and dad constantly worked while he was growing up which meant the only time he could spend with them was when they were working in their family restaurant.
Reynold cooked with his heart, and stole ours in the process with his coco-nuts dessert ❤️ 🥥 #MasterChefAU pic.twitter.com/dZuqs77Yxr
— masterchefau (@masterchefau) May 27, 2020
We know and love Reynold as basically an emotionless dessert-making robot on the show, so to see him actually tear up made us all feel some type of way.
Viewers were not coping with last night’s emotional episode of MasterChef:
Khanh had me sobbing, then Reynold broke the dam #MasterChefAU pic.twitter.com/zxy4I2jgLU
— Fiza Zali (@fizawanders) May 27, 2020
I'm not crying, you're crying. #MasterChefAU
— khanh (@khanhong) May 27, 2020
Finally, a mainstream show talking about the migrant Australian experience. I haven't cried so much in a reality show 😭 #MasterChefAU
— Anna Nguyen (@AnnaPangu) May 27, 2020
If Reynold cries, we all cry. That’s the deal. #MasterChefAU pic.twitter.com/rnmWbRPaNu
— Tara Watson (@tara_watson_) May 27, 2020
Didn’t expect to cry over a cooking show today but here we are #MasterChefAU
— Kristen Amiet (@KrissiAmiet) May 27, 2020
Nah I wasn’t prepared for this Reynold story and Melissa and Sarah crying #MasterchefAU pic.twitter.com/GYnHyydQZZ
— Isra | إسراء (@IsraQM) May 27, 2020
#MasterchefAU: Life stories.
Khanh: “I was born in a refugee camp.”
Reynold: “I never got to really spend time with my parents.”Callum: “I went on a fishing trip.”
Honestly, I appreciate that they showed the struggles of POC. It’s very real.
— maddi ⁷ #D2ISFUCKINGFIRE (@itsminyooniie) May 27, 2020
The episode has to be one of the highlights of the season and shone an important light on the migrant experience that so many Aussies can relate to.
#masterchefau watching Khanh and Reynold tell their incredibly moving and inspiring stories to Mel, an Asian woman, who can directly relate to the struggles and experiences of immigrant families is why representation is so important and why this season of Masterchef is superior
— ALEXANDRA (@alexandrasings4) May 27, 2020
And this is why we need more diverse representation on Aussie TV. Because stories of kind, talented people who came from refugee and immigrant backgrounds are important reminders for everyone that successful Australians come in different forms along various paths. #MasterChefAU
— Isobel Ardent (@isobelardent) May 27, 2020
The judges said that last night’s challenge brought out some of the best cooking they’d ever seen, and there wasn’t a single dish that disappointed. Both Khanh and Reynold placed in the top five to go into tomorrow’s immunity challenge, along with Brendan, Poh, and Jess.
Jess, Poh, Brendan, Khanh, and Reynold going through to tomorrow is 8000% the correct decision #MasterChefAU
— Josh 🌈 (@abangpinoy) May 27, 2020
Put that on the freakkin billboard! #MasterChefAU pic.twitter.com/Z282jPpavZ
— Luisa Brimble (@luisabrimble) May 27, 2020
We love to see it!!!