The Biggest Loser 4 Episode 11

Well, it finally happened. In The Biggest Loser 4 episode 10, after whining for 10 weeks, Amy got sent home. Despite the rest of the black team voting to keep their newest member, Isabeau wasn’t having it and went with the rest of the house, keeping the person who actually wanted to be there.

Alison tells them that, having survived for three months, they deserve a reward. She has a surprise for them, which she’ll reveal the next day. To start off, though, she gives them their before pictures. Bill says that’s a person he really didn’t like that much. Nicole says it’s scary because she never thought she was that big. Isabeau says she just saw a sad girl. Alison’s last bit of advice is to rest up.

Jillian tells Isabeau that she made a massive mistake because it’s now 4 againt 4, and her team’s not as strong. Now there’s a vote of confidence. She then adds that Bryan, who in terms of percentage of weight loss is actually 5th of all the current people who remain (the bottom three are the black team girls, a point which makes them vulnerable regardless), is the #1 threat in the game behind Kae. Not sure what logic is being used to arrive at that conclusion, though it is a valid point to suggest he’s more of a threat than Amy was. For anyone interested in the number crunching (notice Bill’s managed to edge out Kae… I think they let the wrong brother go):

Bill 334 234 -29.94%
Kae 225 159 -29.33%
Neil 421 311 -26.13%
Nicole 279 222 -20.43%
Bryan 346 276 -20.23%
Isabeau 298 241 -19.13%
Julie 218 180 -17.43%
Hollie 255 212 -16.86%

Bryan leaves his envelope with his before picture on the bed for Kim. She opens it up and assumes the worst, then he comes running out and jumps on her, and he thanks her for how much she’s helped him.

Isabeau’s pissed off at how Jillian’s acting, and Julie suggests standing up for herself. Now Isabeau starts to consider Amy’s plan: go to the enemy and train there.

They go to the NBC studios, Days of Our Lives, where Alison stars as Sami Brady. There they will be receiving star treatment in the form of a makeover and professional photo shoot, with a chance to appear on the cover of Prevention magazine. Everybody is happy to, for one day at least, be pampered and get all dressed up, as opposed to being run ragged in sweaty gym clothes. They start off in hair and makeup, then move on to wardrobe, which they’re pleased with because they can wear normal clothes instead of having to settle for whatever’s available in their sizes.

From there, they move to a mirror, but looking at themselves post-makeover isn’t the only thing they’re there for, as behind the mirror are their loved ones. I’m not real clear how they got these people, who are mostly self conscious as it is, to look at themselves in a three way mirror for the length of time they did (granted, anyone who would do something like this on national TV may not be as shy as they may claim). Bryan’s wife Kenisha, Julie’s husband Mike, Bill’s twin brother Jim (who himself has lost 93 pounds), Isabeau’s boyfriend, Hollie’s friend Antoinetta, Neil’s girlfriend Stephanie, Nicole’s mom Diane, and Kae’s husband Eric were on hand for an emotional reunion. Everybody is particularly excited by the looks on the faces when they see them. Afterwards, they eat dinner with their guests at Brady’s Pub, on the set of Days of Our Lives.

After the photo shoot, Liz from Prevention magazine must select one person to appear on the cover. And the cover winner is… Kae. Not only does she look great, but her drive and determination has been one of the greatest success stories of the show’s history.

At the challenge, the contestants must stay above the yellow line. It’s a climbing challenge. There’s a yellow line that they start off above and must stay above. They continue to climb. As they climb, the rope moves down. Anyone who goes below the yellow line gets eliminated. Hollie, Isabeau, and Julie fall out in an order that could be expected. Kae makes it almost to the top, with Bill nipping at her heels. Neil’s next out, followed by Nicole. Bryan fights but ultimately is eliminated sixth. Kae continues to be strong and wins the challenge, which comes along with a reward of a $5,000 shopping spree that she can spend when she gets home.

Black team’s still talking about a red/blue alliance. I thought we already established that was BS weeks ago. With their horrible losses (or lack thereof) last week, I’d expect quite a bit from Hollie and Julie, as well as Bryan.

Neil: 303 pounds (-8, 2.57%)
Isabeau: 234 pounds (-7, 2.90%)
Bill: 228 pounds (-6, 2.56%)
Hollie: 204 pounds (-8, 3.77%)
Nicole: 218 pounds (-4, 1.80%)
Julie: 176 pounds (-4, 2.22%)
Kae: 156 pounds (-3, 1.89%)
Bryan: 270 pounds (-6, 2.17%)

This leaves Nicole and Kae below the yellow line. As strong as she’s been, we’re getting to a point where Kae’s going to have trouble hanging on just because she has so little weight left to lose. She’s still a bigger threat than Nicole, but regardless, it’s obvious how much fear there is surrounding Kae.

Neil’s upset because he’s tired of the weaker people aiming to take out the stronger people. I’d like to see him win it and take out black team by himself, although of the black team, I would be comfortable with Bill winning, as he’s been a strong performer. Neil tells everybody to bring it on.

Votes
Bill: Kae
Bryan: Kae
Neil: Nicole
Isabeau: Kae
Julie: Kae

Why even bother wasting 10 minutes on this? This was the most obvious vote ever. She leaves continuing to inspire them and having lost over 30% of her original weight, easily the highest for any female in the show’s history, not to mention ahead of most men as well, including season 3 winner Erik. In a special live appearance, Kae returns for a weigh in, where she’s first greeted by Bob. Her starting weight was 225 pounds. Her current weight is 137 pounds, down 88 pounds, close to 40%.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of The Biggest Loser 4 Episode 12, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.