I was surprised at who won, but also happy about it.
Paula did get stuck with the weaker team though, and that was really obvious during the whole show.

Extremely obvious, yes. I wish they could just pick former contestants from any weeks, even the first, if they so choose.

Better yet, just have them work with the cooks that are already in the restaurant. Give them a couple of extra hands, but no former contestants at all. Its hardly fair. They can sabotage someone they don't like and they are sometimes useless, hence, why they were cast out to begin with.

Final performance should not be effected by former contestants, but by the final 2, themselves.