I told you a couple weeks ago that I wasn’t overly impressed with the Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cookoff, and the reason for my unhappiness with the show is based on their choice of celebrities. Last night, the final two epsiodes of the series were shown, and while I’m glad a $50,000 donation was made to a charity on behalf of the winning celebrity, I’m not sad to see this series end. Should they decide to have a second season, I do hope they find celebrities with better personalities.

The first episode from last night had Lou Diamond Phillips and Taylor Dayne from Team Rachael compete against each other for a spot in the final epsiode. Coolio and Joey Fatone from Team Guy competed for the other spot in the final episode. Lou Diamond and Coolio were the winners, but all wasn’t lost for Joey and Taylor, who had a cookoff. Joey won and received a $5,000 check for his charity.

I was disappointed that Coolio beat Joey. While this wasn’t my favorite Food Network show, since I was watching, I chose Joey and Lou Diamond to be the two I’d like to see in the final episode. At the end of the show, I was glad Joey beat Taylor and glad to see her gone.

Immediately following the first episode, Food Network aired the season finale. As it started, I was still cheering for Lou Diamond to take out Coolio. The next thing I know, Rachael and Guy give Lou Diamond and Coolio an assistant to help with the formidable task for the final challenge. Just when I thought I was Taylor-free, she popped back in to be Lou Diamond’s assistant. Joey, obviously, returned to help Coolio.

The final task was for each man to set up his own fine-dining establishment. Joey and Taylor were placed in charge of decorating the restaurant with items chosen by Lou Diamond and Coolio. Decorations and supplies were provided for them. Ten minutes into the episode, Coolio was calling Lou Diamond and Taylor “Deco-hogs” because he thought they were monopolizing all the chairs. Then showing his vast degree of maturity, he aruged, “quit” and walked out after Taylor chose a chair he wanted.  Here’s the thing. All the items were up for grabs, on a first-come, first-served basis. If he wanted the chair, he should have taken the chair before she did. Considering the ultimate goal of this show was to win $50,000 for a charity, it’s very childish to walk out over a chair, when you’re that close to winning.

After coming to his senses (or perhaps somebody backstage reminded him why he was there), he returned and chose some items for the decor so Joey could go to work. Coolio and Lou Diamond went to the kitchen and started cooking while Joey and Taylor decorated. Finally, time expired and Taylor and Joey were greeting guests. At the beginning, Lou Diamond’s restaurant, Blessings, seemed to be doing well and Lou Diamond took the time to greet his guests. Over at Coolio’s restaurant, Chez Coolys, Joey had to tend to guests who had an extended wait period and when Joey went to try to get Coolio to do something so the guests could be served, what did Coolio do? Why, act like Coolio the stubborn little child again.

Coolio did make an impression on the judges Rachael and Guy brought in, though. Of course, no one has disputed he can cook. Based on everything they’ve said on the show the entire time, Coolio can cook, but I just don’t like him and his attitude. Lou Diamond, though, had much more personality, and his food looked much better to me. And I’ll freely admit, I’m biased. I’m more of a Lou Diamond fan than a Coolio fan.

Finally, Rachael and Guy were ready to deliver the results. And when the results were revealed, I was very pleased to see that Lou Diamond had a resounding victory over Coolio, with a score of 28 to 23. Coolio’s charity of Music Saves Lives will receive $10,000 for his second-place finish, and Lou Diamond’s charity of Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign will receive the $50,000.

And now that this season of Rachael vs. Guy is over, I can say I’m only looking forward to another season if they get some celebrities with better personality. What I’m really looking foward to is the next season of Worst Cooks in America.