such a great season of tv! it was so nice to see two of my all time favs- emelia and reece- back in the kitchen, and seeing how much they've improved since the last time they were on the show. all the other contestants were also consistently amazing, and when it came to the finale, i was happy with any of them winning. toward the end of the show, melissa said john was bashful, and i truly can't think of a better word to describe him. john was a humble, sweet, and creative winner who absolutely deserved the trophy. melissa and amaury had great chemistry as judges, and you could tell that amaury has grown a lot more confident as a judge since last year. 

the only issue i had this season was with the so-called mystery boxes. a mystery box is supposed to be a box filled with ingredients that contestants must use in their dish, and they can't use any ingredients that aren't in the box other than pantry staples. however, this season, mystery boxes were just prompts (eg. making a dish that had bubbles). the producers should just give them a prompt without disguising it as a mystery box. 

overall, this show is showing to be consistently very entertaining, with contestants thinking outside of the box with each dish. I'm excited to see who will be on the show next year!