Apr 16 2008
Alison opens the show by reminding us that America has voted to push either Roger or Mark to the final three. By the way, Alison looks fabulous in a satin fuchsia dress. And as all ladies know, satin ain’t for the faint of heart. It shows EVERYTHING, so kudos to Alison. So back to her speech: it has been 5 ½ months total for the 10 couples that participated. We get a montage of footage from the journeys of Mark and Roger. Then Roger hops through his life-size photo and he looks HOT! He has trimmed his beard, and he lost the few pounds he still had the last time we saw him, and he just looks great. Mark comes on through his photo, and of course he’s looking trim and fit, but then again, he didn’t have much more to go last we saw. America has voted, and the final contestant in the finale is….ROGER! No big surprise there. At least Mark bowed out gracefully without crying.
WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY!
It’s time for Alison to reintroduce the former contestants. They each take turns popping through their pictures in their Sunday finest. Some are thin, some are thinner, some still have a way to go, but everyone has been working diligently at home and makes NBC, Weight Watcher’s Oatmeal and Wrigley’s proud. From the looks of it, the $100K second prize will either go to Mark, Bernie or Curtis. After everyone is assembled onstage, Alison explains that Paul, Kelly’s ex-husband and Biggest Loser Partner, will not be participating because he was too ill to make the trip to the finale. He didn’t even send a message via satellite. I have my theories, but I’ll keep them to myself. Psych! Did you really think I’d keep it to myself after a whole season? Theory #1: Paul didn’t lose any more weight and he’s home eating chicken wings. Theory #2: Paul and his girlfriend finally had “the talk,” and he can’t go within 500 feet of Kelly. Theory #3: Paul and the cops had a talk and he can’t go within 500 feet of Kelly, or ……..Paul is actually sick. I’m thinking #2. So then Alison tells them to get backstage and change for their final weigh-in ever.That gives us time for more footage of Ali, Kelly and Roger as they returned home to complete the final 6 weeks of the competition on their own. Kelly’s family and friends host a party for her at a local restaurant. Noticeably absent to cheer her on is Paul, who tried to cling to his ex-wife all season like his life depended on it. Makes Theory #2 more plausible. I’m just saying. Then Ali’s family and friends cry, laugh, and make merry upon her return. Back in Alabama, Roger is touched by the turnout for his homecoming. His wife is especially touched, since she married Roger at his heaviest and has never seen him so small. I’m thinking she was ready to jump on him and regretted having so many folks over.