Rankings after Ep. 4

1. Julia - stayed under the radar, I must assume through a solid performance that Ramsay didn't even bother to question. Also performed well on the palate test.
2. Josh - I can't help but like him even when he screws up because of how honest he seems to the camera. "I screwed up. No excuses." I TRUST him!
3. Bonnie - This may seem like an odd choice, but I think Bonnie did two great things in the fourth episode. 1) She rocked the palate test (and did not cheat!). 2) She made a very convincing plea to stay, even though she wanted to go home, and it was a risky move playing the empathy game with Ramsay ("I'm sure you made mistakes when you were starting out too, and I'm learning from mine.")
4. Jen - Jen escaped the palate test altogether, and I didn't see her doing anything great in the kitchen. But Ramsay picked her to nominate so she was the best of the girls during service, and I thought her nomination was a good one. Plus, I like her honesty about her trash mistake.
5. Rock - If I didn't think this antagonism with Josh was absurd, he might even be my first choice, but I think he's expressing that he has this awful grudge that Josh really isn't giving him the fuel for, and I worry about that.
6. Melissa - Still think she has a poor attitude, and after Ramsay overruled her nomination, I'm sure she'll get an inflated head and her attitude will get even worse.
7. Brad - No idea what he contributed this time, and doesn't really have that interesting a character to me.
8. Vinnie - The right choice to go. Even if he's not a violent hothead, and has endured much Ramsay torture, he has still proven that he lacks humility.