I couldn't watch yesterday's episode; am deeply disappointed but not surprised.
Somehow, I'd felt that Devyani wouldn't be in the top three as she was too traditional - her dress - & the judges are looking for someone who can be presented on an international level. Pankaj related in a no. of interviews how she was sent abroad to represent India at various food festivals (don't know about Shipra, she doesn't even seem to have gotten her own cookery show).
Doyal's cooking prowess aside, the makers seem to be in an indecent need for trps by hook or by crook, hence she wasn't eliminated. The same goes for Navneet.
Acc. to you all, there was no explanation given for Devyani's dish. Hasn't that become the norm rather than the exception? Despite having 1/2-hourly daily episodes with the cooking & tasting split into 2 days, they don't show all the judges tasting or commenting. Pathetic!
In MC Aus, not only do all the judges taste & comment, but they also explain where the eliminated contestant went wrong. But then it's like comparing the sun (MC Aus) with a guttering candle (MC India)!
It's gone beyond the point of no return. It has now become a joke of a competition where dramebaazi & favouritism matter, not the innovation nor the presentation (it seems). Good night.