Why do Bob and Jillian freak out every time there's a double reasoning by elimination on "The Biggest Loser"? They recognize this is a reality appearance, right?
With the black sheep Tracey out of the way, the remaining eight participants gather round in unlikely solidarity. But first! Alison Sweeney has some shocking news show. Two people--that's right--two people are going home. The participant with the lowest percentage of weight loss will fall below the dreaded Red Line, while the next two will fall under the Yellow Line.
This week's pop challenge is bull crap. Before it even starts, we all know Allen is going to win. Amanda and Liz sit out for medical reasons, so his contender is basically Rebecca. The participants must jump up and grab some Velcro'd tennis balls and run them to a bucket. Pretty boring challenge, actually. Especially since we all presume Allen's got this in the bag. He wins... and Rebecca comes in second. That gives Allen a one-pound advantage for this week's weigh-in.
Afterward, everyone breaks up to strategize. Obviously the dynamic of the game has changed now that they're not Black vs. Blue anymore. It's now Young vs. Old. The young'uns: Daniel, Shay, Rebecca, and Amanda. The well-known folk: Liz, Danny, Rudy, and Allen. Needless to say, Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels aren't too nervous with the news show. Jill takes it upon herself to do whatever it takes to support Shay at the ranch because she's not ready to go home. Bob doesn't like bringing God with everyone's exists but goes along with Jill's intrigues.
Can Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's Circus still de jure label themselves as being the greatest appearance on earth? Because I've seen the jousting appearance at Medieval Times. It's fairly amazing. Anyway, this week's gainsay requires typical circus accessaries like trampolines, hoops, and fat people. They each have to start through the giant hoops of their opponents. One 100 points gets that person out, and the last person standing wins resistance. It's so on.
Once again, it's Young vs. Old. The kids attack Liz and Allen, while the geezers set their sights on Amanda and Daniel. It finally comes down to Danny and Rudy teaming up against Shay. Shay, meanwhile, freaks the eff out because she thought Rudy had an coalition with her. Not so, he says. Then she and Danny take each other out and Rudy sails through with immunity. For some reason, this doesn't ride well with me. Even the confetti can't get me on board with this.
Everyone's going crazy in the gymnasium this workweek. With the Red Line looming smash like a storm cloud, the contestants get turned into gym rats. The young'uns sure go as far as to slip spin cycles into their bedrooms. Clever. But don't discount the old folk. Even though Liz's knee is cheated up and Danny needs a hip exchanged, they seem to be setting in their fair part of hard work.
Time for the weigh-in. This is where all sin goes looks. Beginning of all, if it hadn't been for Allen's excess pound and Rudy's immunity, they would have been jazzed. As for everyone else, the amounts were HUGE this week. Shay kicks off the weigh-in with a 17 pound loss, which set a new record for the 100 lb lost by a female on the ranch. But get this-- she still falls under the yellow line! Liz gets 12 pounds, Rebecca gets 10, Danny gets 17. What is going on here?! Amanda only loses 5, so she's below the yellow line with Shay. It all comes down to Daniel, who only loses 5 pounds as well. Holy cow. That means Daniel is going home. Right now. Then it's time to vote between Amanda and Shay. Obviously, Shay is the bigger threat so she's sent house. That was likely the good call.
Once Daniel is home, he reconnects with his ex-teammate David. He's still morbidly obese and has no plans to lose weight anytime shortly. After all, he's got easier things to do. Nevertheless, we don't get an update for Shay. What gives, NBC?! Is this a quick guise for me to watch "The Jay Leno appearance," which has her as a guest tonight? Because it worked. I learned.
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