Mar 5 2008
MORE TEARS…
In another two full hours, we open to Jay missing his brother, Mark. He’s still crying from last week. Roger says that Mark was very unselfish for volunteering to leave, while those of us with TiVo remember Roger reminding Mark he needed to man up and leave. Jay points out that the teams are split now, 3 Blue, 4 Black. Bob arrives and sees that Mark is gone, and he doesn’t hide his disappointment that Roger is still in the house. Through all of this, Jay is still crying about Mark’s empty side of the room. Remember, they are brothers, in the same family, in the same town. They will never, ever see each other again. Not even at the Biggest Loser Reunion Show, so Jay has every right to cry his eyes out.Jillian learns that Mark is gone and she could care less. Personally, the Black team wanted Roger to go, but it doesn’t matter. Jillian says they just have to shut Roger down. On to the gym ladies (…and Bernie)…
TEMPTATION
Alison shows up and tells them they need to learn how to handle temptation. After a sensible breakfast, and sensible lunch, what do you do for a sensible snack? You go to a vending machine that’s rigged to push out whatever the hell it wants to, that’s that you do! They are shown a vending machine containing a load of unhealthy “snacks,” and some Extra Sugar-free gum, and one 1-lb. weight pass. Each person has to push a button, and a random item will fall. If it’s a snack, they HAVE to eat the whole thing. If it’s the gum, they get the amount of money on the back of the pack. If it’s the pass, game over for that person. Roger gets $1K, and a pass. Dan eats chips, M&M’s, cheese crackers and Kit Kats before winning $9,500. His stomach hurts and he downed 1,100 calories, but he feels it was worth it. Jay got the pass on his first try. Poor, whiny, crying Kelly. She ate 870 calories, got sick on her stomach, and didn’t win anything. Bernie ate a bag of chips, but then won $2500 and the pass. Bernie, who is a little too attached to his dog, said he’s buying him a fat gold chain. He didn’t mention a ring for his girlfriend or anything. Brittany ate one candy bar and then got the pass. Even Maggie got the pass. Poor Kelly, she just can’t catch a break. Back in the other room, Alison tells the players that they don’t have to divulge their winnings/losses to the other players, or her, if they don’t want to. The room is silent. Once again, Kelly whines about being the odd woman out. I’m ready to smack her. Aren’t you?UP ON THE MOUNTAIN, DOWN AT THE HOSPITAL
For being Biggest Loser of the Week last week, Bernie treks up the mountain and sees the three envelopes. He chooses Gameplay, and is given the chance to give any other player immunity from elimination. Later on in the day, the players are taken back to the hospital where they initially got their physicals and toured the morgue. Everyone is given a great review. Obesity survivor, Dr. Jeff, from Season 2 of The Biggest Loser comes in to congratulate them on their progress and offer advice, especially to tailgater Roger, who never met a chili-cheeseburger he could turn down. Roger is so pumped up after talking with Dr. Jeff he says he may write a book called The Healthy Way to Tailgate. Just my luck it’ll be Oprah’s pick of the month.THE CHALLENGE
The players hike up the mountain again and look down on a huge ravine (or however you spell it). It’s a big gap in between the mountains. They have to fly across the gap on a harness and grab flags. The team with the most flags wins. The winners will get to ride shotgun with fighter pilots for a day courtesy of Air Combat USA. Maggie sits out to make the teams even. It’s Bernie vs. Roger, Kelly vs. Jay, and Dan vs. Brittany. Of course, Kelly whines when she doesn’t beat Jay. Smack…smack… Brittany and Bernie give it a good effort, but in the end, the Blue team prevails. Kelly…whines again. At this point, I really want to stuff her mouth with Extra Sugar-free gum. Just one stick.While the Blue team flies, the Black team asks Bernie to share his prize for Biggest Loser of the Week. He tells them about the immunity. He says he’s considering giving it to Brittany since they started together as a team, but of course Kelly steps in to say that’s not a good idea. Bernie thinks maybe he should give it to a Blue team member, mainly Jay, so that if the Blue team loses the weigh-in Roger will go home. He also reminds them that in the end, it is up to him, and he’s not letting Brittany go anywhere. I just love his loyalty to Brittany and his dog.
