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Survivor: One World Episode 5

The women lost the immunity challenge in Survivor: One World Episode 4, but Colton went off the crazy cliff and was quickly followed by his tribe. They gave up immunity and voted out Bill because Colton hates him.

Following one of the most boneheaded moves in history, we head into a surprise, of sorts. We’re switching tribes. Surely this is not a shock that they would not keep men and women apart for long. The new tribes will determined at random by egg color.

Salani (blue): Michael, Sabrina, Kat, Jay, Kim, Chelsea, Troyzan
Manano (orange): Tarzan, Colton, Christina, Alicia, Monica, Leif, Jonas

I don’t know who half of these people are still.

For the challenge, rotating teams of four will carry a bucket with holes to fill another container. Reward is peanutbutter and jelly and coffee, and the winning tribe earns the right to continue living at the One World beach. Losers go to a new beach with nothing. Salani wins reward, perhaps the biggest reward we will see in this game.

Colton compares his tribe to peasants, as opposed to the Greek gods that just beat them. Privately, he is a little more honest. His new tribe sucks. If muscle is really such a big deal, why was the entire first 4 episodes of his game all about getting rid of the strong guys on his team?

In addition to their PB&J sandwiches, the new Salani catches crabs and a rooster.

Jay and Troyzan approach Kim, who needs to pick a way to go but either way should be in with the numbers.

Colton approaches Alicia to form an alliance with her. He wants to get rid of Christina, but she does not. This isn’t starting off well.

Alicia finds one of those well hidden idols in a tree. She tells Chelsea right away.

Manano also catches a chicken. Then it escapes. These people keep sucking worse.

Colton and Alicia chat again, and she agrees to do whatever he wants, which would be getting rid of Monica and then Christina.

At the immunity challenge, they will try to score baskets in waist high water. Michael takes the 1-0 lead for Salani. After missing half a dozen times, Michael takes the 2-0 lead. Monica makes it 2-1. Michael scores again. Salani wins immunity.

Tarzan’s bad challenge performance leaves Christina wanting to target her, but she doesn’t realize that she’s on the wrong side of the numbers. Jonas plays along with the plan to get rid of Monica, and he keeps Leif in the dark. Colton, however, does not. He tells both Leif and Tarzan what they’re doing. For Tarzan’s sake, he clarifies: they’re voting out the one in the pink bikini. Then he tells him again.

Colton tells us it’s hard being the leader of a bunch of idiots. He fits in so well, though.

At tribal council, Tarzan continues to struggle to remember the name of the person he’s planning to vote for, as well as that of Jonas. An alphabetical order voting strategy would come in handy right about now.

Votes
Tarzan
Tarzan
Monica
Monica
Monica
Monica

With 4 votes, Monica has been voted out. If their goal was to strengthen their weak team, they sure did not accomplish it, getting rid of perhaps their strongest member.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Survivor: One World Episode 6, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on CBS.

The Biggest Loser Season 13 Episode 11

Too many people got word of their all female final four plan in The Biggest Loser Season 13 Episode 10, and Cassandra was voted out.

They are now on their own as we head into singles, and the yellow line will be introduced this week.

Kim realizes that running her mouth at the elimination and for that matter the rest of the week has probably landed her in hot water. She says she’s comfortable that 1 pound Megan and 1 pound Chris will sink themselves.

At the challenge, they are tied to a ring in the center of a rink, and they’ll have to pull themselves toward a bell. There are nine prizes, and they can either keep the one they receive or take somebody else’s. Buddy must sit out for medical reasons, a stress fracture in his tibia. He automatically gets ninth place. They realize that this cannot be an individual challenge in spite of the whole nature of this week’s theory of depending on yourself. Jeremy and Conda team up, which allows Jeremy to take first place. Mark and Megan are battling, and he decides to help her take second. Then Mark takes third. Conda places fourth. Chris comes in fifth. With the two women in pink finally having the numbers, Kim gets sixth. Kimmy surprises herself and beats Emily.

Buddy receives a hat. Emily gets a phone for a day. Kimmy receives an autographed photo of Alison Sweeney. Kim gets a deluxe box of chocolates. Chris receives a 1 pound advantage, the first really good prize. Conda gets a dollar, which she trades for the 1 pound advantage. Mark receives an extra vote at elimination, as long as he remains above the yellow line. Megan gets a goldfish, which she trades to Conda for the 1 pound advantage. Jeremy can go shopping with a celebrity and a friend, which he trades to his sister for the goldfish, the worst first place prize ever.

Jeremy told Conda to pick one of the girls to go on a shopping spree with her. She chooses Kim. Not quite the direction I thought she was going with that. They go meet Jessica Simpson because she’s in the show that airs after this, which explains this evening’s 90 minute show.

Kimmy: 163 pounds (-4, 2.40%)
Conda: 221 pounds (-7, 3.07%)
Jeremy: 273 pounds (-9, 3.19%)
Megan: 198 pounds (-6, -1, 3.43%)
Buddy: 281 pounds (-8, 2.77%)
Kim: 176 pounds (-6, 3.30%)
Chris: 177 pounds (-7, 3.80%)
Mark: 204 pounds (-9, 4.23%)
Emily: 190 pounds (-5, 2.56%)

One member of the pink team managed to get by, but the other did not. Emily is below the yellow line with Kimmy.

Votes
Kim: Kimmy
Megan: Emily
Chris: Emily
Jeremy: Emily
Conda: Kimmy
Mark (2 votes): Emily

With 5 votes, Emily is not The Biggest Loser. From her starting weight of 264 pounds, Emily is down 90 pounds to 174. She asks Olivia for her help becoming an opera singer.

Stay tuned to dinguRUE for another live recap of The Biggest Loser Season 13 Episode 12, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.

The Celebrity Apprentice 5 Episode 4

With the men stumbling over a fashion task in The Celebrity Apprentice 5 Episode 3, project manager George Takei was eliminated.

Dee does not consider the decision the correct one because Lou needs to go.

This week’s task is to do a 10 minute presentation and 10 minute question and answer segment to introduce the new Buick Verano. They will be judged on informational content, brand messaging, and creativity.

Adam is the project manager for the men, in spite of Trump’s suggestion that it be Michael Andretti. He says he races vintage cars, so he feels more suited to this task than the pro racer. Debbie is the project manager for the women. Unlike last week’s task that was geared toward them, the women feel less comfortable with cars.

Aubrey continues to be the idea person for her team. Debbie’s not a fan, but she will use her to the extent she feels comfortable.

Adam’s a comic, but the executives are very reserved. They are open to some humor, allegedly, but his traditional style of humor is not going to fly with them.

Lou mostly just wants to tear his shirt off because that’s what he does.

The women listened to the executives, who emphasized things like safety and technology. That should set them on the right track, whereas Adam just wants to be funny.

Teresa, Tia, and Dayana are relegated to the uncool van, the one in which the occupants are disregarded while the rest of the team comes up with the concept. Tia calls and asks to be put on speaker so they can join the conversation, but they hang up and offer to call back once the idea’s already set. Apparently, Debbie cannot review her notes and have someone on the phone listening at the same time.

Adam’s made up his mind. He wants the others to heckle the presenters and say things like “You suck” and “Shut your pie hole.” He gets complaints from all directions that this is the wrong way to go, but he’s not listening.

The women don’t have anything written as the clock ticks down, except for Tia, whose ideas are immediately dismissed because she was not in the cool van.

With their own comedian on hand, the women are also heading down the comedy route, plus Debbie Gibson’s opportunity to sing a song that was popular 30 years ago. Then Aubrey gets up and pretends her mom died in a car that was less safe than the Buick Verano, or Verona as she calls it. Teresa’s up next with her whole family.

The men mostly have the Adam Carolla show on their hands, though Michael does get on stage for a bit and talk about his experience test driving the car. Their comedy bit does, mostly, go over well, and their car knowledge comes in handy.

Lisa likes most of what Debbie did.

Dee says Adam was amazing. Then Trump gives Michael a hard time for not being the project manager, and I can see why.

Lou thinks he should have been utilized more. Again.

Penn doesn’t think their presentation should have been funny because the executives shied away from it. They prefer witty, which would not be Adam.

Adam says that if they lose, he will not bring anybody back. Trump’s going to remember that.

Teresa and Tia felt left out. They didn’t know what was going on. If the women lose, Debbie would bring them back. The equally marginalized Dayana seems to have escaped the blame this time.

The executives liked how the women integrated the four key features, Lisa’s role, and Aubrey’s passion. They did not get a great sense of the brand, weren’t sure what Tia’s role was, Aubrey called the car a Verona, and they didn’t understand their concept, which the team doesn’t seem to understand either.

They thought Adam was engaging and had a command of the product, the Q&A was very good, and they loved Penn getting out of the car. However, they wondered why Michael was not more utilized, didn’t get a sense of the voice of this particular vehicle, many players had too marginal a role, and they felt a lack of sense of community on the team.

The women have won. Debbie receives $50,000 for her charity, Children International.

When they return to the suite, Debbie apologizes to Teresa for ignoring her, but Teresa’s not buying it.

Adam didn’t realize they were being judged on how many people on the team were utilized. I did not realize that either. It sure was not one of the criteria set out at the beginning of the task.

Paul calls Lou the weakest. Arsenio agrees. Lou says Michael was the weakest because he didn’t step up more in spite of his background. Trump repeats, for the 20th time, telling us he won’t say it again, he was shocked that Michael was not the project manager. The way they keep going on and on and on, the task didn’t matter. It all unraveled at the PM selection. The men should have just taken the day off.

Michael’s defense, a very sound one, is that this was not a car task. It was a marketing and presenting task. Based on his presence on stage, it was clear Michael was not at home in this environment, though his knowledge managed to shine through regardless.

Dee would fire Adam because it was his task. Michael would fire Lou, who is complaining about being underutilized but only says it in the boardroom.

Adam declines to select two people. Because of that, Trump will fire two people tonight. He has a pre-determined target in mind, and he’s not going to let him escape. Jackass. Just let Adam go. Didn’t you learn anything that night you fired four people, which was the beginning of the end of regular Apprentice? Nobody likes stunt firings. Let the rules be what they are. Don’t make them up as you go.

Because he refused to play Trump’s game, Adam has been fired.

Trump tries to twist Arsenio’s arm to make it seem as if would fire Michael. Arsenio still declines to agree. Aside from Lou, nobody has said Michael should be fired. Dee would still fire Lou. Not one to care that nobody is coming to his aid to back up this theory that he’s had for days, Trump fires Michael anyway. Two strong players down, and they still have Lou. The purpose of the show is supposed to be for the strong to survive to the end, but Trump went the extra mile to see how much he could do to cripple the men.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Celebrity Apprentice 5 Episode 5, which airs Sunday at 9/8c on NBC.

The Amazing Race 20 Episode 4

Losing the balancing act at the road block, twins Elliott & Andrew found themselves eliminated in The Amazing Race 20 Episode 3.

Teams depart in the order in which they arrived.

First: Art & JJ – 5:10PM
Second: Brendon & Rachel – 9:59PM
Third: Joey & Danny – 10:00PM
Fourth: Bopper & Mark – 10:08PM
Fifth: Nary & Jamie – 10:09PM
Sixth: Rachel & Dave – 10:10PM
Seventh: Kerri & Stacy – 10:45PM
Eighth: Vanessa & Ralph – 12:15AM

Teams will now fly 6000 miles to Turin, Italy. With evening pit starts, all teams will have to wait until the next morning to leave the airport, erasing the 5 hour gap Art & JJ built up over the second place team.

Bopper & Mark are the lone team to disregard the instructions to go the travel agent and instead head straight to the airport, so they have to turn around and head back where they started, which puts them in last place and on a flight an hour and a 15 minutes behind all the other teams.

Not having learned her lesson from last week’s last place finish, Vanessa continues to focus her energy on picking on Rachel. Then we have Rachel & Dave, who pick up right where they left off with their bickering.

The fast forward requires teams to land a model helicopter on their partner’s head, which is harder than the road block but just requires some patience. Art & JJ arrive first and head there, so Brendon & Rachel let them have it. The sixth team to arrive, Rachel & Dave give it come consideration, or at least Dave does while Rachel uses the opportunity to improve her skills at sarcasm.

The road block requires them to rappel 120 feet down the inside of the Lingoto Building. They have 2 minutes to grab their clues, or they will have to go again. This looks like it will be a very quick road block, which is not good news for the team that’s behind by over an hour.

Road block (in order of arrival): Rachel, Danny, Vanessa, Jamie, Rachel, Stacy, Bopper

Vanessa is the first to fail at the task and be sent back to the top to start over. Jamie follows suit. Both are successful in their second try. The other teams all make it on their first attempt.

Their next stop is Museo Nazionale Dell’ Automobile, where they will find their next clue in a 1916 model T, but primarily this is an opportunity for a commercial for Ford’s Active Park feature. You would think the car would park itself simply, but not simply enough for Brendon and Rachel to not begin arguing.

They must figure out that the building on the 2 cent euro, Mole Antonelianna, is their next stop. Most teams get it right away. Still fighting, Rachel & Brendon struggle to figure out the clue and instead talk about quitting the race and life in general.

The detour is a choice between clean that statue and name that salami. In clean that that statue, they must use the equipment provided to clean statues. In name that salami, they must taste 14 types of salami, travel half a mile, and identify the salami by the correct name. Here come the really bad double entendres.

Statue: Joey & Danny, Rachel & Dave, Nary & Jamie, Vanessa & Ralph, Bopper & Mark
Salami: Brendon & Rachel, Kerri & Stacy

The statue task turns out to be easier since all they have to do is give it one try, whereas the salami task is going to take multiple attempts. As all the statue people complete their challenge, Rachel’s meltdown continues, and so does the discussion of quitting, before they finally kiss and make up. I’ve seen this story a dozen times before.

The pit stop for this leg of the race is Piazza Castello.

First: Art & JJ (win $5,000 each)
Second: Rachel & Dave
Third: Joey & Danny
Fourth: Vanessa & Ralph
Fifth: Nary & Jamie
Sixth: Brendon & Rachel
Seventh: Kerri & Stacy
Non-eliminated: Bopper & Mark

This leg was over with Bopper & Mark making their early mistake, but they have not been eliminated. Art & JJ have decided to split the money they won with Bopper, who is in the race for his daughter.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Amazing Race 20 Episode 5, which airs Sunday at 8/7cish on CBS.

American Idol Season 11 Episode 18

The top 13 performed in American Idol Season 11 Episode 17. Tonight the judges will listen to what America has to say and ignore it, making their own choice instead.

Hollie Cavanagh, Elise Testone, and Jessica Sanchez are first. We can safely assume Elise is in danger while the other two are safe.

Heejun Han, Colton Dixon, and Jermaine Jones are up next. Another obvious result in which Jermaine is in danger but the other two are safe.

Erika van Pelt, Shannon Magrane, and Skylar Laine are the next group. Erika and Shannon round out the bottom three for the girls.

Phillip Phillips, Joshua Ledet, Jeremy Rosado, and Deandre Brackensick are the final group of guys. Phil is safe. Jeremy once again fails to get America’s vote. Deandre is safe, which leaves Joshua in the bottom three guys.

Jermaine, Jeremy, Shannon, and Elise find themselves at the bottom. Steven asks if any of them deserve to leave. He answers Jeremy. Jermaine is safe. Shannon is also safe.

Now we head to the judges, who must decide whether to eliminate Jeremy or Elise. The most sensible pick here is Jeremy because the public is trying to send the judges a message. And so it goes. Elise is safe, and Jeremy Rosado has been eliminated.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol Season 11 Episode 19, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

American Idol Season 11 Episode 17

The mass elimination in American Idol Season 11 Episode 16 brought us down to the top 13, who will perform live tonight. The boys sing Stevie Wonder; the girls sing Whitney Houston.

Joshua Ledet
Song: I Wish
Randy: You can do anything. Flawless.

Elise Testone
Song: I’m Your Baby Tonight
Jennifer: Not your best. A little unsure.
Randy: Felt like you were boxing with the song.

Jermaine Jones
Song: Knocks Me off My Feet
Steven: Fit you like an Armani suit.
Jennifer: Would love to see you connect with the song more.
Randy: Didn’t love the chorus, but did love the verses.

Erika van Pelt
Song: I Believe in You and Me
Randy: Amazing voice, unbelievable tone.
Jennifer: Had goosies before you even started singing. But feel like you’re playing it a little safe.

Colton Dixon
Song: I Wonder
Steven: Outstanding.
Jennifer: Showed your vulnerability.
Randy: Not picture perfect. Spot on when you hit your power point.

Shannon Magrane
Song: I Have Nothing
Jennifer: The thinking got the best of you.
Steven: Nerves got the best of you. Kind of crashed and burned.

Deandre Brackensick
Song: Master Blaster (Jammin’)
Steven: Male Naima.
Jennifer: Soul. Weird ending.
Randy: Perfect rhythm.

Skylar Laine
Song: Where Do Broken Hearts Go
Jennifer: Definition of composure. Not perfect at the beginning, but you gave us our biggest moment of the night.
Randy: Proved you can sing any song.

Heejun Han
Song: All in Love Is Fair
Jennifer: I love you.
Randy: Not perfect but really good.

Hollie Cavanagh
Song: All the Man that I Need
Randy: Nailed it.
Jennifer: Might have a sing off between two girls in the final.
Steven: Nailing it every time.

Jeremy Rosado
Song: Ribbon in the Sky
Steven: Velvetty smooth.
Jennifer: Love to hear your interpretation of songs.
Randy: Not your best. Not believable.

Jessica Sanchez
Song: I Will Always Love You
Randy: Best vocal of the night. One of the best singers in the competition.
Jennifer: Just amazing.
Steven: You may be the one.

Phillip Phillips
Song: Superstition
Jennifer: Made it your own and killed it.
Randy: Probably the most different artist up there. Drive your own car in your own lane.

Randy calls Joshua and Jessica stand outs but refuses to answer who are in trouble. Jennifer says Shannon is in trouble. Steven is worried about Elise and Shannon. He likes Jessica and Jessica.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol Season 11 Episode 18, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on Fox.

Survivor: One World Episode 4

In a move reminiscent of the fat 5, the young, fit guys found themselves on the wrong end of the numbers in Survivor: One World Episode 3, leading to Matt’s elimination.

Jonas tells the girls he’s from Hawaii and knows how to use the fishing net. His offer is to use the net to catch some fish and give them half. They decline with the logic that they can’t feed their enemy (or themselves).

The object of the reward challenge is to knock out 5 targets in a row with a coconut slingshot. They can choose comfort (pillows, blankets, and a mattress), protection from the rain (a tarp), or luxury (coffee and donuts). Bill sits out for the men. Tarzan scores the first strike for the men. Kat scores the first clean hit for the women. Michael connects for the men. Monica hits one for the women. Sabrina scores, giving them two in a row in two spots. Jay strikes a second in a row for the men. Lisa hits the third in a row. Kim makes it four. Jonas (or Jason if you believe Tarzan) hits the third in a row. Chelsea strikes for a different row of three. Monica scores to win reward. They take the tarp, which evens the score with the men, who won a tarp earlier in the season.

Bill hears from Leif how Colton wanted to get rid of him. Now Colton still hates Bill, but he hates Leif as well.

Heading into the challenge, Alicia starts bickering with Kat because that’s what she does. That oughta get the morale up. At the challenge, they are paired up to solve puzzles. Jonas sits out for the men. Colton and Tarzan solve the first puzzle, pulling ahead of Alicia and the person who got stuck with her, Chelsea. Jay and Michael solve their second puzzle. Chelsea and Alicia look at the men’s puzzle, which leads to them being called cheaters. This doesn’t help them very much, but eventually they finally solve it. Troyzan and Bill solve their third puzzle. Men win immunity. Alicia finds this loss amusing.

Christina remains a target, but Alicia has joined her on the chopping block.

Meanwhile, Bill would like to discuss Colton’s issues with him. Colton covers his head, whines, tells him he’s going home next, and says he doesn’t want to talk. Colton has a plan. Go to the girls and give away immunity. This is so ridiculously stupid that I don’t know whether it’s even allowed because nobody has ever been this idiotic before. Tarzan is onboard because he wants to get rid of Leif, a traitor. Even Bill says this may be a good idea because it takes the heat off him (to be returned next time, at best). Somehow, they manage to swing a majority to vote for the men to go instead of the women.

Surely this is one of the most stupid moves in the history of the game, but it goes to show that Colton is in control of his group of morons.

Tribal degrades into a race war and a discussion about homosexuality as the two minorities slug it out when Colton tells Bill to get a real job.

Votes
Leif
Bill
Bill
Bill
Bill
Bill

With 5 votes, Bill has been voted off the island. That was rather pointless.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Survivor: One World Episode 5, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on CBS.

The Biggest Loser Season 13 Episode 10

As the only person on the losing team without immunity, Chism was eliminated in The Biggest Loser Season 13 Episode 9.

This week’s excuse: I can’t get out of my comfort zone. For the week, they’re switching trainers. Does that make them comfortable? They treat it like it’s the end of the world to be away from their trainers for a week. They’re going to have to get used to it unless they can get their trainers to relocate. In addition to the trainer twist, the team that wins the weigh in is the team that will vote, eliminating whatever member of the losing team they choose.

Dolvett works out his new black team, which is now an all female team. Once he gets done with that drama, he has an idea. Put on a pair of tights and join the girls for some ballet.

One thing about this week is that the target is someone on the opposite team. That leads to a different kind of strategy. Emily and Cassandra suggest eliminating Buddy. At the very least they know they want to get rid of some of the guys.

Their challenge is to dig through the mud and find weights. The prize is a 2 pound advantage. Each team will need to find 40 weights. It’s a close battle for a while, but at one point, Emily becomes her own worst enemy in the challenge, allowing the other team to open a 6 point lead. As the challenge approaches a close, the girls narrow the gap to 2. Then 1. In what turns out to be a close battle, the red team wins. The 2 pound advantage is not as big a deal for them as it would have been for the other team, but the key was to keep out of their hands.

Kim, Cassandra, and Emily approach Conda to discuss a girl power final four. Well, this plan was working out until they dragged Conda into the mix. She goes to Buddy and reveals all. In case they didn’t notice, Conda’s brother is still on the show.

Mark: 213 pounds (-2, 0.93%)
Buddy: 289 pounds (-5, 1.70%)
Kimmy: 165 pounds (-2, 1.20%)
Jeremy: 282 pounds (-7, 2.42%)
Kim: 182 pounds (-4, 2.15%)
Red Total: 1131 pounds (-20, -2, 1.91%)

Before the black team weighs in, Emily pipes up. She doesn’t think they’ll be able to win.

Cassandra: 172 pounds (-3, 1.71%)
Chris: 184 pounds (-1, 0.54%)
Megan: 204 pounds (-1, 0.49%)
Emily: 195 pounds (-4, 2.01%)
Conda: 228 pounds (-3, 1.30%)
Black Total: 983 pounds (-12, 1.21%)

In a pretty bad week across the board, the black team loses the weigh in by a large margin. That puts the power in the hands of the red team. As the player with the highest percentage of weight loss on her team, Emily has immunity.

Votes
Mark: Cassandra
Kim: Chris
Kimmy: Cassandra
Jeremy: Chris
Buddy: Cassandra

Having failed to keep their plan to a select few blows up, and with 3 votes, Cassandra is not The Biggest Loser. She leaves with the highest percentage of weight loss of any woman on campus. She has followed her dreams to New York and lost 90 pounds.

Stay tuned to dinguRUE for another live recap of The Biggest Loser Season 13 Episode 11, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.