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Survivor: South Pacific Episode 14

The carnage concluded as “the five” got rid of Edna in Survivor: South Pacific Episode 13.

Coach tells us the real game begins tonight. Well, it sure hasn’t begun before now, considering that these people aren’t playing.

Albert’s not sure he wants to go to the end with Sophie any more. Invisirick would be more suitable.

Ozzy and Edna battle in today’s duel. They will complete a slide puzzle to release a hatchet, then stack cubes so that there are no repeating colors on any side. If ever there were a challenge that favored Edna or at least did not favor Ozzy, this would seem to be it. Ozzy releases his hatchet first. With help from the people who just got rid of her, Edna finally gets her hatchet, but Ozzy’s got a nice head start. With Sophie yapping in the background, Edna tries to answer but no dice. Ozzy wins the duel. From the looks of it, they’re not going to give him a shot to actually play the game badly and shoot himself in the foot (again) until finale night, as he heads back to Redemption Island.

Brandon believes the final three to be himself, Albert, and Coach.

Sophie wants to get rid of Brandon because he’s loyal, trustworthy, and godly. Really?

Coach, the experienced loser he is, wants to explain to Albert how the jury works. Do tell, wise one. During this, Brandon asks what’s going on, and Coach blows up at him and tells him to stop being a bully.

At the immunity challenge, they race up a ramp to grab bags of puzzle pieces, put the pieces together to reveal a number code, and use that code at the top of the ramp to raise their flag. Reward is pizza. Brandon’s in the lead from the start. Coach and Sophie are behind him. Albert’s in last. Rick and Brandon are the first two to complete the first part of the challenge. Coach is behind them. The other two are out of it. Rick drops out when it comes to the puzzle. Brandon edges out Coach to win immunity and reward, thanks to Jesus. He chooses Rick to get some pizza with him.

That blows Coach’s and Sophie’s plan to hell.

Sophie now wants to get rid of Albert. Coach should be easy to convince of that. Then Rick starts talking about how Albert promised him a trip to the final three, Brandon doesn’t like what he hears, and shouting ensues. Coach just sits on the sidelines and lets all these idiots yell at each other.

Brandon comes to the conclusion that he’s going to stick with Albert, and if he has to, he’ll give him is immunity necklace. Coach’s solution to this proposal: he will pray and do whatever the voices in his head tell him.

Tribal council opens with an offer. Brandon wants to give his immunity necklace to Albert. We’ve seen this twice before. Erik gave it to the girls and was promptly voted out. Before that, Jenna gave it to Heidi, and in spite of sucking at the game, she won the million dollars anyway.

Probst then asks Albert to give the necklace back. I don’t understand how this would make any sense or why there would be any expectation of it. Why don’t we just sit here all night and pass immunity back and forth? Anybody in the jury feel like having it?

Votes
Brandon
Sophie
Brandon
Sophie
Brandon

With 3 votes, Brandon has been voted off the island, as his buddy Coach turns on him.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Survivor: South Pacific Episode 15, where we will find out who the Survivor: South Pacific winner is, which airs Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.

The Biggest Loser Season 12 Winner

Ramon won the marathon in The Biggest Loser Season 12 Episode 12, putting him in the finals with John and Antone. Tonight one of them will be The Biggest Loser Season 12 winner.

We start off with a performance of the theme song. Yeah, so whatever happened to Proud? I’ve got that and Shannon Noll’s Lift on my iPod. This new song, Brand New Book by Train, is not nearly as catchy.

Tonight’s finale will only be 2 hours long. You know what that means, right? Not enough time to weigh in everybody. Only three people can weigh in for the $100,000 at home prize. The others will get a bit of time on stage before being sent into the audience after their weight is revealed.

Johnny: 231 pounds (-97, 29.57%)
Becky: 150 pounds (-88, 36.97%)
Jessica: 174 pounds (-80, 31.50%)

Vinny will be weighing in.

Bonnie: 177 pounds (-77, 30.31%)
Courtney: 183 pounds (-87, 32.22%)
Sunny: 171 pounds (-106, 38.27%)

Patrick joins the weigh in.

Debbie: 206 pounds (-33, 13.81%)
Mike: 223 pounds (-86, 27.83%)
Joe: 215 pounds (-133, 38.22%)

Jennifer is the last at home contestant to join the weigh in.

Patrick: 236 pounds (-151, 39.02%)
Jennifer: 185 pounds (-145, 43.94%)
Vinny: 242 pounds (-184, 43.19%)

Jennifer is The Biggest Loser at home winner of $100,000.

At the conclusion of last week, John had a 5.55% lead over Antone. Not insurmountable, but it’ll make it difficult for them to catch him. He will decide the order of the final weigh in.

Dr. H has some stats for the finalists. None of them have severe fatty hepatitis like the used to, and they shrunk their livers an average of 25%. Ramon and John have been cured of diabetes. Their average combined body fat is 15%, a finale record. Lastly, as a group, they added 54 years to their lives.

Ramon: 201 pounds (-154, 43.38%)
Antone: 245 pounds (-202, 45.19%)
John: 225 pounds (-220, 49.44%)

John Rhode is The Biggest Loser season 12 winner.

The Biggest Loser will be back again for season 13 in 3 weeks. Anna Kournikova will not be returning, having had her share of run ins with both the cast and crew. Dolvett, however, will be. Seems they have found their replacement for Jillian. Yawn. I guess he’s okay, but he’s no Bob or Jillian. They will be joined by… Santa Claus. He will be on the ranch with Mrs. Claus, as all the teams are paired up with their families. Minus the being paired up part. One member of each team will train with Bob, and the other member will train with Dolvett.

The Amazing Race 19 Winners

Typically the cab drivers play a role in their inability to communicate or go the right way. So it was an unusual set of circumstances in The Amazing Race 19 Episode 11 when two teams did not solve their final clue but nonetheless beat the lead team because their cab drivers solved it for them. Ironically, fans have been asking for more cryptic clues, and when we get them, it backfires anyway. On the back of that, Andy & Tommy were eliminated heading into the final leg, after having dominated throughout the season.

That leaves us with Jeremy & Sandy, Ernie & Cindy, and Amani & Marcus, and one of those teams will be The Amazing Race 19 winners. We’re left with one team that’s run a good race but always made some mistake that let somebody else pass them, one team that’s mostly done well but made some critical mistakes, and one team that’s run toward the back of pack for most of the race. I’m having trouble picking a favorite from this lot, or a lack thereof. This pretty well sums up the whole season. There really haven’t been any teams to like or hate, and everybody got along with everybody else for the most part.

Teams depart in the order in which they arrived.

First: Jeremy & Sandy – 12:04AM
Second: Ernie & Cindy – 12:05AM
Third: Amani & Marcus – 12:06AM

The final destination city is Atlanta, GA, Amani & Marcus’ hometown. Everybody will get on the same flight.

Their task at FlightSafety International is to land a flight simulator. The men all want to take control. Cindy fails to maintain the correct speed, so they fall out of the sky. Marcus lands but not well. Jeremy & Sandy, however, finish on their first try. Ernie & Cindy land the second time. Amani & Marcus fail a second time and then fail again even after praying to god. It doesn’t look like they’re going to finish this any time soon. On their 12th attempt, they complete the task.

From there, they have to find the former residence known as The Dump, which is where the author of Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell, used to live. They’re left relying on the help of others. Jeremy & Sandy head to the wrong The Dump (apparently, there’s more than one), but the key to the clue is that this furniture store is not a residence. Ernie & Cindy are going the right way.

The road block is to type without error their next clue using an old fashioned typewriter. Now they have to figure out how to operate this typewriter, which among other issues lacks a number 1 that must be substituted with a lowercase l.

Road block (in order of arrival): Ernie, Sandy, Marcus

The numbers they are given are 44-715-74. Hopefully they run into a baseball fan to figure out that this refers to Hank Aaron’s jersey number, homerun record, and the year in which he broke the record. Either that or Google search, which makes the answer (or at least who it refers to) apparent. This will lead them to Turner Field.

At the stadium, one person is suspended in the air while the other person guides them from the ground. Their final task is to map out where they’ve been on a giant map. At least in theory. In practice, this challenge was made for Cindy, so Ernie’s just on the ground telling her she’s doing good. This is partially a physical challenge, but it’s mostly a memory game, which Cindy completes with ease.

The finish line is Swan House, and they’re not going to be able to edit this to make it remotely suspenseful. All three positions are the most obvious I recall them ever being. Ernie & Cindy are The Amazing Race season 19 winners. They plan to start an organization to give back to some of the causes they’ve come across during their time on the race. Jeremy & Sandy place second, and Amani & Marcus come in third.

The Amazing Race 20 is already filming. Perhaps Brendon & Rachel returning to CBS yet again will create a departure from the lack of drama we’ve seen this time around.

The X Factor Season 1 Episode 22

The top 5 performed in The X Factor Season 1 Episode 21. Tonight 1 more will be sent home.

Josh Krajcik is safe. Chris Rene is safe. Melanie Amaro is safe.

Marcus Canty and Rachel Crow are in danger of elimination. The judges need to take a hint and quit playing favorites. This is Marcus Canty’s third trip in a row to the bottom two, while Rachel is there for the first time. Sure, this is certainly an opportunity for them to take out a threat, and therein lies the flaw in The X Factor format.

LA votes to save his act with a vote against Rachel. Simon votes to save his act and votes against Marcus. Paula votes against Marcus. Nicole does not want to do her job as a judge, so she sends it to a tie with a vote against Rachel. In the event of a tie, America’s vote is the deciding factor. Rachel Crow has been eliminated, and Marcus is safe yet again.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The X Factor Season 1 Episode 23, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

The X Factor Season 1 Episode 21

Astro and Drew were eliminated in The X Factor Season 1 Episode 20. Tonight the final 5 perform two songs each.

Melanie Amaro
Song: Someone Like You by Adele
LA: Really good.
Nicole: Looked and sounded like a rockstar diva.
Paula: Great way to open up the show.
Simon: Not karaoke. You would have a hit record with that version.

Marcus Canty
Song: Ain’t Nobody by Chaka Khan
Nicole: Brilliant job.
Paula: It’s an even playing field.
Simon: Very, very good performance.
LA: Vote, vote, vote, vote. (Since nobody’s going to.)

Rachel Crow
Song: Nothin on You by B.O.B.
LA: Such a little star.
Nicole: Perfect song for you.
Paula: Beautifully fearless. Your best performance in the whole competition.
Simon: Great choice of song.

Josh Krajcik
Song: We Found Love by Rihanna
LA: Could never see you really doing that song.
Paula: Nailed it. Never in a million years would have thought that.
Simon: Agree with LA. Plus the dance routine was ridiculous.
Nicole: Versatile, relevant, current.

Chris Rene
Song: Live Your Life by T.I. feat. Rihanna
Nicole: Sounds like your own song.
Paula: One of the most fun performances.
Simon: Doing brilliant.
LA: Took it, made it your own, wrote your own lyrics.

They botched the Pepsi Challenge and chose Jif. So instead of the songs America chose, the contestants will sing songs of their own choosing, which they had to pick last night.

Melanie Amaro
Song: When You Believe by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
LA: You really thought of that last night, and it was that good today? Safe but amazing.
Nicole: Goose bumps.
Paula: When I close my eyes, I can hear Whitney and Mariah.
Simon: Sang incredibly.

Marcus Canty
Song: A Song for You by Ray Charles
Nicole: So honest, so much grace, and so much poise.
Paula: One of your best performances.
Simon: Good. But I’ve heard that before. A bit boring.
LA: Came back like a champion.

Rachel Crow
Song: Music and Me by Michael Jackson
LA: So inspiring. You’re the star we thought you were.
Nicole: Like an old soul in a 13 year old.
Paula: Every girl’s best friend and every parent’s daydream.

Josh Krajcik
Song: Something by The Beatles
LA: Ever so slightly karaoke but really good nonetheless.
Paula: So special, so grateful we found you.
Simon: Massive improvement. But you looked insane.
Nicole: Like the male Adele. Krajcik magic.

Chris Rene
Song: Original Song, I assume called Where Do We Go From Here? based on those words being repeated 128 times.
Nicole: Sky’s the limit.
Paula: This is what I’ve been waiting for.
Simon: Stroke of genius.
LA: Could not be more proud.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The X Factor Season 1 Episode 22, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on Fox.

Survivor: South Pacific Episode 13

Cochran was voted out in Survivor: South Pacific Episode 12. Tonight somebody actually has to start playing.

Cochran says he’s not sure he made the best move, but it’s not like he had a choice.

Before morning prayer, Edna would like to just excuse herself since she’s not really part of this tribe. At least her anger is polite in nature.

The competitors for today’s duel: Ozzy and Cochran. They will use grappling hooks to retrieve three bags and then use a ball to solve a table maze. The grappling hook part is obviously Ozzy’s to take, but the maze is anybody’s game. Ozzy manages to grab his third bag as Cochran is stuck at 1. In his first try, Ozzy comes just a turn shy of success, and Cochran’s right back in it, as his tribe that got rid of him pretends to be on his side. Cochran drops as well. Cochran makes it right to the middle but misses the mark. Seconds later, Ozzy wins the duel.

Following the duel, everybody gets visitors from home. Ozzy must choose someone to spend time with their loved one. He picks Albert, who will visit with his mom. His second choice is Coach, who visits his brother. Lastly, Brandon gets to visit his dad, but not his uncle. That’s something of an odd trio because they really don’t seem to mesh.

Coach promises Ozzy a trip to the final three. As a Christian man. Oh, he’s going to the finals with you, too?

Brandon’s dad doesn’t want him to be a dumbass. He’s there to win the money, not keep talking about religion. His grade for him on his gameplay: C. I’d say that’s being generous. Because his son is not willing to play, he approaches Coach to make sure he’ll take him to the end.

At the immunity challenge, they will keep flipping over board pieces and making moves as long as they still have room to move. Albert is the first eliminated. Brandon follows, after which he explains that his only goal was to make sure that “a particular person” can’t win. I think Edna has managed to crack your brilliant code. Rick’s the next one done. Sophie follows. Edna is the last one eliminated. Coach wins immunity with nobody coming even near attempting to knock him out.

Edna’s last hope is to get rid of Brandon, so she approaches Coach, Albert, and Sophie to form a foursome. As much as Coach tries to convince us this is a viable plan, I’m not buying it.

Votes
Edna
Brandon
Edna
Edna
Edna

With 4 votes, Edna has been voted off the island.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Survivor: South Pacific Episode 14, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on CBS.

The Biggest Loser Season 12 Episode 12

Now that A Michael Buble Christmas (wait, what?) is done, the final four return to compete. In an unusual show of voting based on popularity rather than taking out the potential threat this late in the game in The Biggest Loser Season 12 Episode 11, Sunny was eliminated.

Without enough time to fill in an entire episode, it looks like we’re in for a lot of filler tonight.

In addition to confronting his mom for letting his stepfather beat him, Vinny tops it off with a proposal to his girlfriend.

Unlike the others who are in the final four and are treating this like their jobs, Becky has gone back to the classroom and is working. Probably not the smartest way to win, but it has to happen eventually.

After some drawn out visits with the contestants at home, it’s time for the main event. The final four will all run a marathon. They will be joined by all the eliminated contestants. Whoever wins the marathon gets a ticket to the final three. In addition, there are cash prizes for the top 5 finishers. Bonnie sits out because she is having knee surgery next week.

Courtney starts off in the lead. Ramon and Jessica are together behind her. John is in fourth, and Patrick is behind him. Joe, Becky, Antone, and Sunny are running/walking together at the back. Jennifer, no longer on crutches, is in 10th. After about an hour and a half, Jessica’s stomach pain forces her to relinquish second place, and she tells Ramon to just keep going on his own. Courtney has been in the lead for 9 miles, but Ramon finally overtakes her.

15 miles go by, and the winds pick up significantly… in the middle of the desert with all the sand that entails. It’s no longer about running so much as hiding their faces. Awesome planning. Doesn’t look like it lasts long, though.

At the 18 mile mark, John catches Jessica. 20 miles down, and Dr. H pulls Vinny due to his leg pain. Joe meets the same fate about a mile later.

First: Ramon – 5:05:40 (wins $25,000 and a spot in the finale)
Second: Courtney – 5:09:01 (wins $10,000)
Third: John – 5:15:38 (wins $7,500)
Fourth: Jessica – 5:17:25 (wins $5,000)
Fifth: Patrick – 6:24:29 (wins $2,500)
Sixth: Sunny – 6:45:29
Seventh: Jennifer
Eighth: Antone – 7:15:29
Eighth (tie): Becky – 7:15:29
Tenth: Mike
Eleventh: Johnny
Twelfth: Debbie

The oldest contestants keep running throughout the night and keep it until they finish after about 10 hours.

At the weigh in, the original final four will now face the scales. Two people will be above the red line, while the other two will fall below and be eliminated.

Becky: 162 pounds (-10, 5.81%)
Vinny: 286 pounds (-28, 8.92%)
John: 267 pounds (-29, 9.80%)
Antone: 293 pounds (-30, 9.29%)

Having fallen below the red line, Becky and Vinny have been eliminated. That puts Antone and John in the finals with Ramon, as the testosterone level busts through the roof. As things stand currently, John has an edge, having lost 40%, but the others are doing well with Antone at 34.45% and Ramon at 32.86%.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Biggest Loser Season 12 Episode 13, where we will find out who The Biggest Loser Season 13 winner is, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.

The Amazing Race 19 Episode 11

After trailing for all of The Amazing Race 19 Episode 10, Bill & Cathi were eliminated.

Teams depart in the order in which they arrived.

First: Andy & Tommy – 3:46AM
Second: Jeremy & Sandy – 4:20AM
Third: Ernie & Cindy – 4:35AM
Fourth: Amani & Marcus – 4:40AM

Dressed as characters from The Adventures of Tintin, which is apparently a famous comic book, they have to figure out who the guy in the picture is and who they are supposed to be. It’s a matter of bumping into the right person on the street, as even an Internet search leaves Andy & Tommy thinking they’re Charlie Chaplin, who is not a comic book character.

After heading by train to Amsterdam, they will fly to Panama City, Panama, more than 4000 miles away. With a flight across an ocean, they’ll all be bunched together. This presents an opportunity for the teams to utilize their knowledge of the local language, with prominence of words like rapido.

Upon arrival, they hop in some canoes to cross the pitch black waterways to a local village. They sign up for 1 of 3 times 20 minutes apart the next morning. Their appointments are for tattoos, which are sending them to San Francisco Bay Towers.

7:00 – Andy & Tommy
7:20 – Jeremy & Sandy
7:40 – Amani & Marcus, Ernie & Cindy

A 40 minute deficit in a leg to determine the final three. Lame.

The road block is to walk a tightrope 35 stories above the city. Participation in this road block is predetermined based on number of road blocks already performed.

Road block (in order of arrival): Andy, Sandy, Cindy, Amani

The detour is a choice between filet or sole. In filet, they will deliver exact amounts of assorted seafood to different vendors in the largest fish market in Panama. In sole, they must make a pair of sandals.

Sole: Andy & Tommy, Jeremy & Sandy, Ernie & Cindy
Filet: Amani & Marcus

The cab drivers have been working together for a while, and Amani & Marcus get brought to the wrong detour as a result. This is the point where you say screw it and switch. Instead, they head back to their cab to go to the other detour, when they’re already in last place. The luck of this is that they end up at what seems to be the simpler detour, allowing them to hop into second.

In Cathedral Square, they have to figure out that the pit stop for this leg of the race is Panama Viejo, which is written on the dress of one of the dancers in the square or symbolized in their necklaces.

Because all of the medallions say Balboa, Andy & Tommy want to head there. So much for that lead. That allows all the other three teams to be bunched together in what amounts to first place for the time being.

The good news for Andy & Tommy is that Ernie & Cindy are headed to Balboa, too, as are Amani & Marcus. Jeremy & Sandy are going to the image he sketched that’s one of the belts, whatever it may represent. This is sufficient for their cab driver to know where to go. Once again, the cab drivers are working together, so what would have been a lost cause for one of these teams looks like it will just screw over Andy & Tommy. Seems it’s acceptable for cab drivers to just drive their passengers to somewhere random without the need for them to actually complete or understand the task.

First: Jeremy & Sandy (win a trip to Turks and Caicos)
Second: Ernie & Cindy
Third: Amani & Marcus
Eliminated: Andy & Tommy

Ironically, the result of their earlier lead and the 20 minute gaps that seemed so unfair to the trailing teams is that they weren’t bunched up with the teams whose cab drivers were helping each other all day. Andy & Tommy, the team that won 6 legs this season, has been eliminated. All the other teams are happy to have beaten Goliath. Aside from Jeremy & Sandy, they didn’t. Their cab drivers did.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Amazing Race 19 Episode 12, where we will find out who The Amazing Race 19 winner is, which airs Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.