Kyle XY Season 3 Episode 1

Kyle XY Season 2 Episode 23 concluded the second season with Amanda’s disappearance after prom, with the only evidence left behind being a Latnok ring. After some time off following the strike, Kyle and crew are back for season 3.

As he’s standing there holding the ring and searching for Amanda, Kyle’s zapped and taken away. He awakens to find he’s hooked up to machines and strapped down. Doesn’t he have like superpowers?

Josh is convinced he ain’t getting any, but he’s going to the after party anyway. All the heat, making out, and gyrating there isn’t helping him any.

Jessi and her mom are getting ready to bail, but she thinks something’s wrong with Kyle, so she refuses to leave until she sees Kyle first.

Speaking of Kyle’s superpowers, he uses his telekinesis to move objects with his mind and free himself. There may be nowhere to run, but he can jump off that building and get away nonetheless.

He runs home to check on Amanda but can’t hear her heartbeat. His hovering allows him to check her room to see for sure she’s not there. He might want to be careful that nobody’s watching him, but luckily it’s just Lori who sees him. She agrees to go to the afterparty and see if she can find Amanda. When Kyle receives a message on his phone, however, he realizes that Latnok’s got her. So he heads to their building to find her (the same building where he’d been held hostage not long before), but when he arrives, everything and everyone is gone. Jessi’s there, though.

Declan’s busy getting over Lori, which he’s doing with alcohol and a blonde.

When she arrives at Kyle’s house, Carol, Amanda’s mom, isn’t happy because, well, she’s never happy, but she’s up for a drink.

Hillary suggests to Declan a hot and sweaty mack session. As he starts up with her, Lori walks in.

Kyle and Jessi create a map on the floor to try to track down Amanda. When they relisten to the video message, they hear a train at a railroad crossing. They just have to locate that to find Amanda.

Amanda’s mom seems mostly over her missing daughter. As long as the champagne lasts.

Kyle and Jessi arrive where they believe Amanda’s being held, and Kyle makes all the lights go out. He shows Jessi that they can still see with their vision enhanced.

Back at the afterparty, Hillary refuses to let herself like Declan. Try as he might, Josh only gets to play video games at his prom.

Jessi reluctantly promises Kyle that she’ll get out and head straight back to Sarah if they get separated. But she gets her wish when they’re spotted and forced to fight weapon wielding madmen. Her way is more fun than hiding overhead. He hears Amanda’s heartbeat now and goes to rescue her while Jessi stays behind and continues to assault people. He busts through the door after turning it and grabs Amanda. After telling Jessi to go and take Amanda with her, Kyle jumps in front of a bullet to let them get away.

When he wakes up, they’ve got him in a room. It was just a rubber bullet. Latnok planned this whole thing just as a test to see if he could control his abilities while upset. They believe they have it all figured out. Kyle will do anything for Amanda, and Jessi will do anything for Kyle. Good thing Lori’s new pal Mark was there to help Latnok out. Jessi’s upset that they only care about him but not her.

Amanda thinks she just fell asleep at the prom, but regardless Kyle did manage to get her home by her not difficult to meet 3:00 curfew with moments to spare.

When she returns home, Jessi’s introduced to Cassidy, the guy from Latnok who’s living in her building. More bad news is that Sarah is missing now.

Kyle believes Amanda is safe, but she’s got something on her neck that indicates otherwise.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Kyle XY Season 3 Episode 2 Psychic Friend, which airs Monday at 8/7c on ABC Family.

The Bachelor 13 Episode 2

Following his lucky break of being rejected by DeAnna, Jason Mesnick returned to turn the tables and get his pick of 25 women. For some not entirely clear reasons he weeded out 10 of them in The Bachelor 13 Episode 1 to start things off.

Ty’s brief stay at the house is over. Not sure what the point of that was, but he’s heading back to Seattle for a couple weeks.

Unlike The Bachelorette 4’s year too late Apprentice LA ripoff, the girls will all be living at the mansion as usual.

A new twist this season is that not everybody will be going on a date with Jason every week. Half the girls don’t typically get to know the bachelor at all. This should increase that problem even further.

Jason stops by the house to surprise the girls. After a few words, his first stop is Megan, who the others decided they hated. He tells her she would have gotten a rose anyways.

Jillian manages to impress Jason by having a fun conversation with him. Shannon is looking for a gropefest, followed by an attempt to convince him she’s ready to be a mother.

While Jason’s talking with Nikki, the others bring a rose left by Chris. Jason will have to decide who to give it to, and that person will get a one on one date. He decides to put it away for now.

The pool party quickly becomes a competition to see who can get the most time with Jason, who they don’t expect will be able to talk to everybody, further complicated by not being able to date everybody either.

As the day winds down, Jason decides to give the rose to Jillian. They’re heading off on their date right away. So Natalie runs into the bathroom and cries.

Their date is at the world famous Disney Hall (I’ve never heard of it, but Jason tells us it’s world famous). Waiting inside the concert hall for them is fellow Canadian Robin Thicke, the son of the guy from Growing Pains. This provides the opportunity for some slow dancing and kissing.

Melissa will be getting the other one-on-one date. Not one to celebrate for long, she gets herself all worked up about Jillian’s date. She pulls herself together, though, and she and Jason go to the beach for their date. This former cheerleader tells Jason what he wants to hear. Her goal is to be a first grade teacher so she can be with kids all day. With some help from the Goodyear Blimp driver, she manages to not so subtly force Jason to kiss her. Then they get to go on the blimp themselves. The blimp ride ends with a rose and some more kissing.

Natalie, Erica, Naomi, Nikki, Lauren, Kari, Sharon, and Molly get the group date. That leaves Megan, Raquel, Stephanie, Shannon, and Lisa dateless.

The group date starts with shopping for a new outfit. Naomi likes that Jason (aka ABC) is treating them very well. From there they head to a hotel. When asked what he’s looking for, he says he has something to get out of his system before marriage. Apparently that something is dating 25 women at once. The girls take advantage of the hotel having a pool and hop in their bikinis. Molly pulls Jason aside and tells him that the talent he should remember her for is kissing. Rather than slapping her upside the head for such a cheesy line, he gives her the okay to show this “talent.” Since they’re kissing right in front of all the other girls, Natalie points it out. Nikki’s not happy about this. She doesn’t want to hear about how other people in the house are kissing Jason. Just wait until they go on the overnight dates. She warns Jason that the girls are catty and two faced. Then Naomi drags him away and works on getting a longer kiss than Molly. Jason’s not shy about kissing everybody whose lips he falls into. At the end of the date, Molly gets the rose.

Not content with the lack of a date, Raquel hops into Jason’s car to surprise him as he’s saying goodbye to the other girls. What they talked about is unclear, but it doesn’t look like she helped her odds any.

At the cocktail party, Erica says she doesn’t like that she was the only one at the hotel who didn’t get to spend any time with him. Lauren doesn’t think Jason’s interested in her. Shannon’s still a stalker.

Lisa (who?) has decided that she shouldn’t have come on the show at all, and she’s going home to be with her sick grandmother.

Megan’s attempting to get some time alone with Jason, which is interrupted by the already safe Molly. The other girls are no more happy with her than Megan is. Somehow, this leads to how Erica and Megan hate each other. Erica brings up that this is the reason why they all voted for her the first night. The fact that Erica received the second most votes isn’t lost on Megan, though Erica says that her votes were because she’s a threat. Thanks for clearing that up.

Roses
Jillian (first date)
Melissa (one-on-one date)
Molly (group date)
Megan
Nikki
Lauren
Naomi
Stephanie
Kari
Natalie
Shannon
Erica

Sharon and Raquel have been eliminated. Sharon’s the one who quit her job to be here. Raquel’s strange decision to go after Jason in his car was apparently the final nail for her coffin.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Bachelor 13 Episode 3, which airs Monday at 8/7c on ABC.

The Celebrity Apprentice 2 Cast

The Celebrity Apprentice 2 premieres on NBC Sunday March 1 at 9/8c. The cast of 16 celebrity contestants consists of:

Andrew Dice Clay (comedian, or at least he used to be, sorta)
Annie Duke (poker player)
Brande Roderick (Playmate of the Year in 2001)
Brian McKnight (R&B singer)
Claudia Jordan (#1 suitcase holder on Deal or No Deal… for real)
Clint Black (country singer)
Dennis Rodman (former pro basketball player, winner of Celebrity Mole and Celebrity Championship Wrestling tournament)
Herschel Walker (former pro football player)
Jesse James (motorcycle builder)
Joan Rivers (comedian, plastic surgery fanatic)
Khloe Kardashian (reality TV star)
Melissa Rivers (Joan Rivers’ daughter)
Natalie Gulbis (pro golfer)
Scott Hamilton (former ice skater)
Tionne Watkins (singer, T-Boz from TLC)
Tom Green (actor)

“Last season’s ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ became one of the hottest shows on television — and this season will be even better,” said Donald Trump. “We have an amazing cast of celebrities and we are looking forward to some fantastic entertainment.”

This season the competition is more cut throat than ever with a group of celebrities that will fight, tooth and nail, to win. Such intensity will result in flare-ups that, Piers Morgan says, “make his legendary fights with Omarosa look like a tea party.”

The Biggest Loser Couples 2 Episode 1

Last season was dominated by a focus on an intense hatred of the blue team, especially Vicky, though it was at least salvaged by the fact that lone remaining black team member Michelle was the winner. Regardless of how many people swore they’d never watch again, it was still a very successful season, and it’s back again for The Biggest Loser 7. Going back to the couples theme from season 5, The Biggest Loser Couples 2 cast consists of 11 teams of 2 all fighting for the $250,000 grand prize and a shot at the title of The Biggest Loser.

For their first workout, they’ll be alone. No Bob or Jillian. Most of these people have probably never even seen half of this equipment, let alone having any awareness about the proper and effective (or for that matter safe) way to use it. The trainers, however, are watching them behind the scenes with a monitor and hidden cameras.

Somehow during this less than strenuous workout, Jerry has managed to get himself to the point where he’s ready to collapse, prompting the medical team to come to the rescue. Granted, he is 63 and terribly out of shape. He seems to be doing okay as the ambulance hauls him off. This serves as a wake up call for the others in the house as to how dire their situation is and what their future may hold.

Jillian and Bob will each pick one team, who will pick the next team and so forth.

Jillian’s Team
Estella & Jerry (White)
Blaine & Dane (Black)
Laura & Tara (Green)
Daniel & David (Orange)
Mandi & Aubrey (Yellow)

Bob’s Team
Carla & Joelle (Silver)
Sione & Filipe (Blue)
Nicole & Damien (Red)
Helen & Shannon (Pink)
Mike & Ron (Brown)
Kristin & Cathy (Purple)

Since they weren’t chosen by anyone, Kristin & Cathy are allowed to pick their trainer.

With teams selected, it’s time for the first weigh-in.

Estella: 242 pounds
Jerry: 369 pounds (weighed at the hospital)
White Total: 611 pounds

Helen: 257 pounds
Shannon: 283 pounds
Pink Total: 540 pounds

Kristin: 360 pounds (heaviest woman ever by 62 pounds)
Cathy: 293 pounds
Purple Total: 653 pounds

Mandi: 263 pounds
Aubrey: 249 pounds
Yellow Total: 512 pounds

Nicole: 269 pounds
Damien: 381 pounds
Red Total: 650 pounds

Laura: 285 pounds
Tara: 294 pounds
Green Total: 579 pounds

Filipe: 364 pounds
Sione: 372 pounds
Blue Total: 736 pounds

Blaine: 365 pounds
Dane: 412 pounds
Black Total: 777 pounds

Mike: 388 pounds (youngest ever at 18)
Ron: 430 pounds
Brown Total: 818 pounds

Carla: 379 pounds (now the heaviest woman ever)
Joelle: 309 pounds
Silver Total: 688 pounds

Daniel: 454 pounds (heaviest contestant ever, at age 19)
David: 393 pounds
Orange Total: 847 pounds (heaviest team ever)

Some of the numbers we’re seeing are pretty typical for this show, but some are excessive even for The Biggest Loser. This should make for an interesting first workout. Laura starts early with the hyperventilation, then throws up on the treadmill.

Jerry returns to the house. He found out that his blood pressure dropped during the workout, but he’s doing okay.

The first challenge starts off on a bridge. In order to cross the bridge, they have to make it past 250,000 pounds of sand, touch a flag on the other side, and then return back to where they started. The contestants must wait for their partner before going past the halfway mark and before their race is complete. The first 5 teams to finish will go on to the second leg. The top 2 teams from that leg will advance to the finals. The winner of the final leg wins immunity.

First Leg
Mandi & Aubrey
Blaine & Dane
Filipe & Sione
Laura & Tara
Nicole & Damien

Second Leg
Blaine & Dane
Mandi & Aubrey

Tara did better than everyone else, but she wasn’t able to drag Laura through the race.

In the final leg, it’s a footrace between Dane and Aubrey, which leads to a very close finish as Aubrey sprints toward the line. Dane edges her out, though, and Blaine & Dane win immunity.

Now it’s time to meet the doctor with the bad news. Ron has so much fat that he’s now depositing it into his abdomen and liver. He wants this to be a lesson for his sons. Helen and Shannon are right around 50% fat. Helen’s biological age is 60. Due to his excess adbominal fat, Blaine’s got significantly diminished lung capacity and a liver nearly twice the size of what it should be.

During the last chance workout, Bob gets worried about Joelle because the only thing she’s really moving is her mouth. Over on Jillian’s end of the gym, Laura continues with her drama. Tara plans to do whatever it takes to hold up her team until Laura gets her head in the game.

When they get to the weigh-in, Allison tells them there will be no elimination tonight. But 9 people will be going home. Uh. Huh?

The team with the highest combined percentage of weight loss will be above the yellow line. In addition to them, Dane & Blaine are safe because they have immunity. For the other 9 teams, they’ll have to choose who has to go home. That brings me to my question. Why even bother asking this many contestants on the show if you’re just going to throw half of them away week one, unless they’re planning a twist like they did when they brought Jillian back after her season off?

Blaine: 351 pounds (-14)
Dane: 392 pounds (-20)
Total: -34 pounds, 4.38%

Carla: 368 pounds (-11)
Joelle: 296 pounds (-13)
Total: -24 pounds, 3.49%

Daniel: 424 pounds (-30)
David: 377 pounds (-16)
Total: -46 pounds, 5.43%

Nicole: 251 pounds (-18)
Damien: 364 pounds (-17)
Total: -35 pounds, 5.38%

Jerry: 344 pounds (-25)
Estella: 233 pounds (-9)
Total: -34 pounds, 5.59%

Filipe: 347 pounds (-17)
Sione: 349 pounds (-23)
Total: -40 pounds, 5.43%

Mandi: 251 pounds (-12)
Aubrey: 236 pounds (-13)
Total: -25 pounds, 4.88%

Kristin: 341 pounds (-19)
Cathy: 281 pounds (-12)
Total: -31 pounds, 4.75%

Helen: 245 pounds (-12)
Shannon: 270 pounds (-13)
Total: -25 pounds, 4.63%

Laura: 272 pounds (-13)
Tara: 273 pounds (-21)
Total: -34 pounds, 5.87%

Mike: 366 pounds (-22)
Ron: 398 pounds (-32, a new record)
Total: -54 pounds, 6.60%

That huge loss puts the brown team above the yellow line, so Mike & Ron are safe, along with Dane & Blaine. The other 9 teams will have to decide who’s going home tonight. I’m still waiting for a twist that doesn’t resemble something the Big Brother producers cooked up, and here it is (sorta). There is a way back. After 30 days, if their teammate has managed to stay in the game, they get to come back.

Shannon doesn’t want to be there without her mom. Mandi’s worried she may be too weak to do it on her own. Carla & Joelle both stubbornly don’t give any indication they’re remotely willing to go home. It’s pretty obvious what Jerry & Estella will do.

Votes
Pink: Shannon
Blue: Sione
Green: Laura
Yellow: Aubrey
Red: Nicole
Orange: David
Silver: Carla
Purple: Cathy
White: Estella

This twist has the potential to turn out interestingly, but it’s a rough break for 4 or 5 people who really weren’t given a shot.

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

The Bachelor 13 Episode 1

After briefly getting down on one knee to propose to DeAnna Pappas in the finale of The Bachelorette 4, Jason Mesnick found out that she picked the other guy instead (who she dumped a few months later). Now he’s back and ready to find true love (again), and he’s the one in the driver’s seat with 25 girls to choose from. His son Ty will be with him during part of the process, along with his brother Larry.

The entirely too lengthy cast of 25 women will be narrowed down before he (or we) really has a chance to get to know most of them, with 10 being cut the first night. In addition to Jason having a kid, for the first time four of the bachelorettes also have children, including Stephanie, whose husband was killed in a plane crash three years ago.

Last season was all about trashing Brad at every opportunity over and over and over again (granted, he deserved some of it), but Jason seems to be okay with what happened, accepting it as a learning experience.

Sharon starts dancing with Jason when they meet. Naomi mentions her 14 month old son within about five seconds. Treasure is apparently a real name. Nicole picked her dress because Ty’s favorite color is orange. Canadian Jillian tells Jason it’s very important what his favorite hot dog topping is. Emily is from Washington like Jason is. Dental hygienist Shannon’s got some fake teeth with her.

Shannon knows a little too much about Jason, but she’s not a stalker. Honest. Dom sells (toe) implants. Megan doesn’t think some of these girls know what it’s like to be a mom. In an awkward moment, one of the girls reads Jason (and Nicole because she apparently can’t wait for Nicole to leave first) a poem she wrote. Jillian follows through on her hot dog test. Jason puts mustard on his hot dog, which apparently means he’s the type of guy they all want to settle down with.

Renee has vision boards, which she believes influence her life. Whatever she puts on them comes true because the universe is listening. A little creepy.

Raquel takes Jason outside to do some salsa dancing. Molly’s not having any of that. She jumps in and begins dancing with him herself. Molly already says that she’s ready to move to Seattle. While they’re talking, Raquel interrupts and steals him back.

Stephanie tells Jason her story about how she’s a widow, but she’s ready to love again.

Tonight there’s already a twist. Jason won’t be the one making the first decision. The women will vote for who they want to get rid of first. Let the cat fight begin.

After the voting, Jason makes his decision on the first impression rose. He gives it to Nikki, apparently because of how she looks.

Before the first rose ceremony, it’s time to reveal the results of the women’s vote. Jackie, who’s a bit drunk and not being overly careful with her words, received the third most votes. The second most votes went to Erica. With by far the most votes, Megan, who Jason said he felt a connection with, will be leaving tonight. With a rose. Somewhat lame twist, but I guess it’s better than the girls deciding which of the competition they want to target first. Before accepting her rose, Megan calls all the other girls a bleeped out word. As if we really need producer created drama.

Sharon resigned from her job to come to this show. Huh?

Roses
Nikki
Megan
Lauren
Kari
Naomi
Natalie
Molly
Raquel
Stephanie
Melissa
Jillian
Shannon
Lisa
Sharon
Erica

Eliminated
Ann
Dominique
Emily
Jackie
Julie
Nicole
Renee
Shelby
Stacia
Treasure

In the previews for the rest of the season, we see that DeAnna’s not happy that her 15 minutes of fame are done. She’ll be back for a third time. It seems she’s realized that she made a mistake last time and wants Jason back.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Bachelor 13, which airs Monday at 8/7c on ABC.

MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central Set to Go Dark

Due to failed licensing fee negotiations, Viacom has threatened to pull its networks from Time Warner Cable’s 13 million subscribers if no deal is reached by midnight tonight. The impacted channels would be Comedy Central, the Nickelodeon channels, the MTV channels, the VH1 channels, CMT, BET, Spike, Palladia, Logo, TV Land, Noggin, and The N.

Both companies blame each other. Neither appear ready to budge. Whatever happens, consumers lose, and both companies will probably get their wish that the other will have its share of angry customers.

UPDATE: In the one hour of extended talks after midnight, the two sides have reached an agreement on a new contract.

The Biggest Loser Couples 2 Cast

The Biggest Loser 7 begins on NBC Tuesday January 6 at 8/7c. The Biggest Loser Couples 2 cast of 11 teams of two is:

Blaine Cotter & Dane Patterson
Cousins
Black Team
Trainer: Jillian
Mesa, AZ

Daniel Wright & David Lee
Best Friends
Orange Team
Trainer: Jillian
Willow Spring, NC and Fuquay-Varina, NC

Estella Hayes & Jerry Hayes
Husband and wife
White Team
Trainer: Jillian
Wheaton, IL

Helen Phillips & Shanon Thomas
Mother and daughter
Pink Team
Trainer: Bob
Sterling Heights, MI and Centerline, MI

Joelle Gwynn & Carla Triplett
Best Friends
Grey Team
Trainer: Bob
Detroit, MI

Kristin Steede & Cathy Skell
Mother and daughter
Purple Team
Trainer: Bob
Greenville, WI and Shiocton, WI

Laura Denoux & Tara Costa
Friends
Green Team
Trainer: Jillian
Miami, Fl and New York, NY

Mandi Kramer & Aubrey Cheney
Sisters
Yellow Team
Trainer: Jillian
Boise, ID and Gooding, ID

Mike Morelli & Ron Morelli
Father and son
Brown Team
Trainer: Bob
South Lyon, MI

Nicole Brewer & Damien Gurganious
Engaged Couple
Red Team
Trainer: Bob
Brooklyn, NY

Sione Fa & Filipe Fam
Cousins
Blue Team
Trainer: Bob
Mesa, AZ