The Biggest Loser Season 11 Episode 10

After placing last in the challenge in The Biggest Loser Season 11 Episode 9, Arthur found himself having to swap teams, becoming the sacrificial lamb when his new team lost the weigh in.

The teams are asked to pick captains to lead them this week. These captains will have to inspire them, lead them, and make a lot of important decisions, sometimes on their own. Justin will lead the red team; Marci will lead the black team.

Only one person from each team can be in the kitchen. Olivia will cook for the black team; Ken will cook for the red team. The drawback to this is that they have to cater to their teams’ nutritional needs, which is going to be critical to the weigh in, even if it takes away from their own time to be able to head to the gym.

Only two people can workout with the trainers that first day. Sarah and Hannah are picked for the black team, which Hannah takes offense to and gets an attitude about. Ken and Kaylee workout for the red team.

Sarah’s car accident, which led to her having the highest body fat percentage of anyone in the show, is all news to Bob. Her workout leads to vomiting, not usually something we see two months into the season.

Hannah finally accepts the fact that she can sprint on the treadmill, and it won’t kill her.

Kaylee’s rough time at home shows that, regardless of her performance thus far, she still hasn’t learned what she needs to learn to keep the weight off when she goes home for good. That said, her dad struggled, too, an indication that the environment is not a healthy one.

The challenge is to race on Step 360s across a field and through obstacles without touching the ground. In a balance oriented challenge, the all female team not only has a shot but perhaps an advantage. The winning team will share $6,000. Justin and Marci will determine where their teams line up. Two people start with them at the beginning, and they will then be joined by one teammate at 30 yards, 50 yards, and 70 yards. Marci sits her daughter out of the competition, which upsets Courtney, who was looking forward to participating in the challenge. Justin, Austin, and Kaylee start off, and they will pick up Rulon, Moses, and then Ken. Marci starts with Olivia and Jen, and they will pick up Hannah, Sarah, and Irene.

Red team is the first to make their way to the 30 yard mark. They’re also the first to the 50 yard mark, where they pick up Moses, whose foot touches the ground. That will send them back to the start of the last obstacle. This allows the black team to be the first to get to the 70 yard mark, but as they struggle to get there, their lead disappears. Red team’s about to overtake the black team, but this time Ken touches the mud, sending them back again. Black team wins the challenge.

At the weigh in, the red team goes first.

Justin: 254 pounds (-8, 3.05%)
Rulon: 342 pounds (-8, 2.29%)
Moses: 309 pounds (-8, 2.52%)
Kaylee: 174 pounds (-5, 2.79%)
Austin: 283 pounds (-6, 2.08%)
Ken: 277 pounds (-9, 3.15%)
Red Total: 1639 pounds (-44, 2.61%)

Following a lackluster at home performance, the red team returns with decent numbers.

Marci: 162 pounds (-5, 2.99%)
Courtney: 241 pounds (-5, 2.03%)
Irene: 180 pounds (-5, 2.70%)
Sarah: 190 pounds (-4, 2.06%)
Olivia: 188 pounds (-2, 1.05%)
Hannah: 180 pounds (-2, 1.10%)
Jen: 196 pounds (-1, 0.51%)
Black Total: 1337 pounds (-24, 1.76%)

The black team has lost the weigh in. Marci wants to sacrifice herself for the team. This time, it would actually make sense, unlike the last time when the black team parents sacrificed themselves and in the process just made the road far more difficult for their entire team. Ah, but there’s a problem. They cannot vote out this week’s Biggest Loser from their team. That would be Marci.

Votes
Marci: Olivia
Hannah: Sarah
Jen: Sarah
Courtney: Sarah
Sarah: Jennifer
Olivia: Sarah

On the list of people who are ready to leave, Sarah’s probably near the bottom, but she became what Arthur intended weeks ago when he made the swap: the sacrificial lamb. At least she went out on a strong note, having seemed to hit her turning point this week with Bob. From her starting weight of 261 pounds, she’s now down 92 pounds to 169.

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

The Celebrity Apprentice 4 Episode 1

NBC made the ill-fated decision in the fall to bring back regular The Apprentice, which flopped pretty badly, but perhaps they can do better with the celebrity version and a group of has beens (or never weres), who conceivably some people may have heard of.

The women: Hope Dworaczyk, La Toya Jackson, Star Jones, NeNe Leakes, Marlee Matlin, Lisa Rinna, Niki Taylor and Dionne Warwick.
The men: Gary Busey, Jose Canseco, David Cassidy, Richard Hatch, Lil Jon, Meat Loaf, Mark McGrath and John Rich.

The women name their team ASAP: Actors, Singers, Authors, and Professionals for a Purpose. If you have to explain it, it’s not good. After enough people volunteer Star Jones to be the project manager, she agrees.

The men name themselves Backbone. Could be worse. They nominate Richard Hatch to be their leader, aware he’s always thinking.

When asked to explain her team name, La Toya gets it wrong. Repeatedly.

Each team will run a pizzeria. Trump has two locations on offer. The women would like to go with the theater district, while the men will go with the college area.

Hatch realizes that this isn’t about location. It’s about who you can bring in. Jose Canseco says he doesn’t know anybody in New York, and since he’s called out baseball players for using steroids, he can’t call the Yankees either. If he’s going to be this useless in fundraising tasks, what purpose is he serving?

Jose is not alone in thinking Hatch is difficult. David is getting snapped at and told to be quiet.

While her team is back in the kitchen, Star is out front. They question why it’s taking her so long. Lisa doesn’t think she likes to get her hands dirty. She’s got people for that. The men have a similar problem with their project manager.

Hatch has decided to limit deliveries to large donors only.

David Cassidy seems a little overly sensitive to what he deems Richard Hatch’s inappropriately pushing him.

Dionne Warwick is on the cash register. That technology is apparently a little too advanced for her.

Hatch is calling up his Apprentice and Survivor buddies, including Ethan Zohn, who founded the charity he’s playing for. John Rich manages to get someone in there to buy a slice of pizza for $15,000. Seeing Meat Loaf and Lil John also getting donations, David gets worried he’s going to be seen as not having contributed.

Curtis Stone has come down to taste the pizzas. Whoever makes the best pizza will win an extra $35,000.

Unlike the men, who reserved delivery for big donors, the women end up on a $300 delivery run. Star’s next delivery order, $40,000 worth, makes a lot more sense. After that, they get a call from Curtis telling them Niki’s pizzas have won the taste test and have to deliver 8 pizzas to the fire station to get their prize.

Feeling she can’t serve the line and deliver the 40 pizzas for $1,000 each, Star decides to close the doors with 2 hours remaining.

NeNe asks if maybe the large donor would accept 20 pizzas instead of 40. Star calls and is told they just need to make 1. Now they just have to wait for the women with the delivery van, who are stuck in traffic over the $300 delivery order.

They return in time to deliver the $40,000 pizza. With 25 minutes left, they’re cutting it close to make that fire station delivery, which they have no idea how much it will pay. In the end, they can’t make it to the fire house. Lisa’s intuition tells her she’s going to be blamed for this.

With minutes remaining, David finally manages to get a small donation from his daughter Katie.

As the women are arguing whether it was Star’s or Lisa’s fault that they missed that last delivery, Gary’s cell phone goes off.

Jose says that Richard is lucky he’s gotten this team he’s gotten. He feels Hatch is a bully, and he wants to defend the underdog.

Meat Loaf likes Richard, but he was short with everyone.

The men raised $54,104. The women raised $115,268, more than double. As the winning project manager, Star will get this money for her charity, the American Heart Association. Trump asks who the star was, and Star says chef Niki, so the $35,000 will be going to the American Red Cross.

Gary would fire Richard. John would as well. Mr. Loaf would, too.

David and Jose will be coming back into the boardroom with Richard. Jose didn’t raise anything. David raised very little. He would fired David over Jose.

Don Jr. points out that he sees that Richard wants to be there, but he’s really not getting that from David.

When David does finally start talking, he just paints himself into a corner. Since he doesn’t have the same passion as the other two, David Cassidy is fired.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Celebrity Apprentice 4 Episode 2, which airs Sunday at 9/8c on NBC.

The Amazing Race 18 Episode 3

Unable to overcome the stupid twist of a U-turn handed out within the first half hour of the game, Amanda & Kris were eliminated in The Amazing Race 18 Episode 2.

All teams are headed on an overnight train ride to Sydney, and from there they will depart in the order in which they arrived.

First: Zev & Justin – 11:57AM
Second: Flight Time & Big Easy – 12:05PM
Third: Jet & Cord – 12:08PM
Fourth: Kisha & Jen – 12:09PM
Fifth: Margie & Luke – 12:10PM
Sixth: Mel & Mike – 12:14PM
Seventh: Kent & Vyxsin – 12:16PM
Eighth: Jaime & Cara – 12:24PM
Ninth: Gary & Mallory – 12:26PM
Tenth: Ron & Christina – 12:28PM

Teams must now fly nearly 5000 miles to Tokyo, Japan. There is a direct flight and also another flight with a 3 hour layover that gets in 15 minutes earlier. It’s only 15 minutes, so it becomes a question of how much risk they are willing to take for this relatively small reward. As the last ones to decide to go for it, Zev & Justin and the Globetrotters go to find out there’s only two seats left. The Globetrotters bow out since they owe them one, but they didn’t really like the connection anyway.

First Flight: Jaime & Cara, Kent & Vyxsin, Mel & Mike, Margie & Luke, Zev & Justin
Second Flight: Flight Time & Big Easy, Jet & Cord, Kisha & Jen, Gary & Mallory, Ron & Christina

Upon landing in Hong Kong, the teams on the first flight receive an apology for the delay due to engine problems. They do not end up landing in Tokyo until 7:20.

After getting their cars from a funky Japanese car garage, they will be headed to the city of Kamakura and the Yabusame Dojo.

Nobody knows where to go. Ron’s still as thoroughly grumpy as he was before. Seriously, why were they not eliminated last week? Meanwhile, Jaime & Cara have the trick of figuring out how to drive without bashing into anything. Not realizing that they’re in a race for last place, the lot of the last place teams decide to form a caravan, with the exception of Justin & Zev. Breaking away from the pack, Zev & Justin find themselves at the road block ahead of Jet & Cord, who are hopelessly lost. Mel & Mike eventually decide to ditch the other teams and instead work with just Margie & Luke.

The road block is to perform a yabusame ritual with the proper form and hit a target with a bow and arrow while on a wooden horse.

We see all the other teams arrive at the road block. Even the cowboys finally arrive. Jaime & Cara are nowhere to be seen. There’s a reason for that. As Cara’s warning Jaime that she is driving awfully close to the other side and needs to be careful, they run into something, hitting a guy’s mirror. They offer to give him some money, but he wants a cop involved, so they’re going to end up way behind everyone else. To their surprise, they find out there are still others at the road block.

Road block (in order of arrival): Ron, Gary, Flight Time, Jen, Justin, Kent, Mike, Luke, Cord, Cara

From there, teams must locate the kintaro statue in downtown Minami-ashigara. The detour is a choice between prayer of purity, teams take part in a shinto religious cleansing ritual, learning a prayer that is both vocal and physical, then stand under the 45 degree cascading waterfall for 1 minute. In frog of luck, teams strip down and get in a mud pit, where they will search for a buried frog while being pelted with mud by onlookers. A searching task is bad enough, but doing it while having mud thrown at you just seems to be asking for trouble. As she’s leaving, Mallory promises the locals two red heads who are going to look good in these outfits.

Frog of luck: Zev & Justin, Gary & Mallory, Kisha & Jen, Margie & Luke, Kent & Vyxsin, Mel & Mike, Jaime & Cara
Prayer of Purity: Flight Time & Big Easy, Ron & Christina

The first few teams seem to go okay, but the frog detour proves progressively more difficult as time goes by. By the time Jaime & Cara arrive, Mel & Mike are in the medic area trying to warm up. Although he says he gave up for his dad, Mike doesn’t seem to be doing so well himself.

Following the detour, Christina returns to find her fanny pack is missing. This contains all their money and passports. The Globetrotters took it, realized their mistake, but did not end up returning it to its original location. When they explain this to Phil, the Globetrotters receive a 30 minute penalty, bumping them down two spots.

The pit stop for this leg of the race is Commodore Perry’s Landing.

First: Zev & Justin (win a trip to Costa Rica)
Second: Gary & Mallory
Third: Ron & Christina
Fourth: Kisha & Jen
Fifth: Flight Time & Big Easy
Sixth: Jet & Cord
Seventh: Kent & Vyxsin
Eighth: Margie & Luke
Ninth: Jaime & Cara
Eliminated: Mel & Mike

With Jaime & Cara getting the luckiest break they can hope for, Mel & Mike have been eliminated. This elimination was only a matter of time, as Mel & Mike have been struggling from the beginning.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Amazing Race 18 Episode 4, which airs Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.

American Idol Season 10 Episode 15

Following the performance of the top 12 girls in American Idol Season 10 Episode 14, it’s now time for the finalists to be chosen. There will be a top 10. Or a top 13. Or, uh, some number less than 24.

Randy offers an explanation, sort of. After the public vote of the top 10 has been revealed, the judges will decide who they want to sing again for the wild cards. Seacrest has determined there really is no game plan. Yeah, there isn’t.

After Seacrest manages to kill a bunch of time (how do they have time to kill with a dozen or so results to announce and a wild card round?), we now start the results for the boys.

Robbie Rosen and Scotty McCreery are the first two. The obvious answer here is that Scotty is in the top 10, but Robbie is not.

Clint Jun Gamboa, Jordan Dorsey, and Jovany Barreto are up next. I’m going to pass on the lot of them. America agrees. None of them advance.

Now we head over to the other side of the stage. Pia Toscano and Lauren Alaina are up first. I’d be surprised if both don’t make it through. They do.

Tatynisa Wilson and Julie Zorrilla are up first. My vote’s for Julie, in spite of her performance last night, but I don’t think her earlier performances will carry her through in the voting. Tatynisa has been cut, and so has Julie.

Kendra Chantelle, Ashton Jones, and Karen Rodriguez are next. I gotta go with Karen. Ashton is out. So is Kendra, as Karen advances.

Back to the boys. Tim Halperin, Casey Abrams, and Jacob Lusk are next. Based on last night’s results alone, I’m assuming Tim is gone, but I like him as a wildcard. Jacob has made it. Casey has, too. Tim has not.

Naima Adedapo, Thia Megia, and Lauren Turner are next. Thia is the obvious choice here.

Brett Loewenstern and Paul McDonald are next. Can’t picture either of them going through, but if I have to pick, I’m going with Paul. He is the one to advance.

Haley Reinhart and Rachel Zevita are the last two girls. I won’t pretend to be interested either way, but the last girl to join the top 10 is Haley.

Stefano Langone and James Durbin are the final two boys. Obviously, James is the one to advance here, rounding out the top 10.

It’s not over yet, though. Now the judges will have to make their wild card picks.

So after the great big secret, we find out how the next round is going to work, almost. 6 people will be receiving another chance: 3 boys and 3 girls.

Ashton Jones
Song: And I Am Telling You from Dreamgirls by Jennifer Holliday/Jennifer Hudson
Steven: I thought you brought it like you brought it before.
Jennifer: I felt your passion.
Randy: Still love the attitude.

Stefano Langone
Song: I Need You Now by Smokie Norful
Randy: Did it justice.
Jennifer: You came through when you needed to come through.
Steven: Brought it right now.

Kendra Chantelle
Song: Georgia on my Mind by Ray Charles
Randy: Very nice at the end.

The other two judges will not speak. Reason? They’ve wasted too damn much time. Really? 2 hours is not enough? And they’re just realizing it now?

Jovany Barreto
Song: Angel (Spanglish) by Jon Secada
Jennifer: Good job. All you could do.

Dude, we’ve already seen the Spanglish, done better.

Naima Adedapo
Song: For All We Know by Donnie Hathaway
Steven: Came from way deep down inside.

Robbie Rosen
Song: Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word by Elton John
Randy: Very nice. Very tender.

I was disappointed with the lack of Julie Zorrilla and Tim Halperin, but from those who were chosen, there wasn’t a bad song in the bunch. The only clear answer from that for me is Stefano will be a finalist.

The judges aren’t ready, but they’d better come to a conclusion quickly, or else, since the terrible producers of this show don’t understand the concept of time management. In the meantime, we get to watch Jennifer Lopez sing and wonder how she became such a big star.

Ashton Jones is in the final group. Finally, Jennifer reveals the numbers. Two more will advance. Stefano Langone is next. Naima Adedapo is the final finalist.

For the tl;dr keeping score, the American Idol Season 10 top 13 are:

Ashton Jones
Casey Abrams
Haley Reinhart
Jacob Lusk
James Durbin
Karen Rodriguez
Lauren Alaina
Naima Adedapo
Paul McDonald
Pia Toscano
Scotty McCreery
Stefano Langone
Thia Megia

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol Season 10 Episode 16, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

American Idol Season 10 Episode 14

The top 12 boys performed in American Idol Season 10 Episode 13. Tonight it’s time for the top 12 girls.

Tatynisa Wilson
Song: Only Girl by Rihanna
Steven: You sang the song beautifully.
Jennifer: A little shaky start but brought it all the way home.
Randy: Just okay. Nothing special or different.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-01

Naima Adedapo
Song: Summertime by George Gershwin
Jennifer: Love to see someone nail a note at the end like that.
Randy: A little lounge acty, but you made it kind of an interesting thing for yourself.
Steven: This is what America needs right now, a new old timey thing.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-02

Kendra Chantelle
Song: Impossible by Christina Aguilera
Randy: Love that vibrato. Reminds me of Lauren Hill.
Steven: Did it again. Voice hot. Clothes hot. Style hot.
Jennifer: You have heart. I feel there’s more. I hope you make it.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-03

Rachel Zevita
Song: Criminal by Fiona Apple
Steven: Loved your strut, swagger, and moves. A little too broadway.
Jennifer: Wish we would have seen a little bit more of your amazing range tonight.
Randy: Not good. Didn’t work.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-04

Karen Rodriguez
Song: Hero/Heroe (Spanglish) by Mariah Carey
Jennifer: Wow. Wow. Wow. Loved that you changed from English to Spanish and showed who you are.
Randy: Liked that you figured out a way to make it you.
Steven: One of a kind singer.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-05

Lauren Turner
Song: Seven Day Fool by Etta James/Jully Black
Randy: That’s how you do it.
Steven: Spectacular.
Jennifer: Great, but you gotta really give it to me.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-06

Ashton Jones
Song: Love All Over Me by Monica
Steven: We’ve found one.
Jennifer: All the makings of a diva.
Randy: Feel like you’ve been doing it forever. Didn’t love the song.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-07

Julie Zorrilla
Song: Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson
Jennifer: Liked it. Not the best thing we’ve seen you do.
Randy: Nothing different or new. Not nearly as good as Kelly Clarkson.
Steven: Great chorus but wrong song.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-08

Haley Reinhart
Song: Fallin’ by Alicia Keys
Randy: Didn’t do anything for you. Almost like a karaoke kind of thing.
Steven: Just the right amount of style, just the right amount of sexy.
Jennifer: Saw a lot of different colors in your voice.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-09

Thia Megia
Song: Out Here on My Own by Irene Cara
Steven: Pitch so perfect the song doesn’t matter.
Jennifer: So beautiful. Captivated every single person in the room.
Randy: The mark of a great singer is the quality of the tone of a voice. Your tone reminds me of Michael Jackson.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-10

Lauren Alaina
Song: Turn on the Radio by Reba McEntire
Jennifer: So effortless. So great to watch.
Randy: Natural gift, but I don’t even believe you know how good you are. Kelly Clarkson meets Carrie Underwood.
Steven: Your voice goes from here to there, and they haven’t seen the best of you yet.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-11

Pia Toscano
Song: I’ll Stand by You by The Pretenders/Carrie Underwood
Randy: First standing O of this new season. Just put yourself in the top.
Steven: Unbelievable.
Jennifer: Out of this world.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-12

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol Season 10 Episode 15, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on Fox.

Survivor: Redemption Island Episode 3

Shaking hands with the opposing tribe proved to be Matt’s downfall in Survivor: Redemption Island Episode 2.

Matt was so comfortable with his position in the tribe that he didn’t even bother packing.

They get treemail with a bag of rocks. Those who choose their tribe colored stone will go to Redemption Island. For Zapatera, this is David and Steve. For Ometepe, Ashley and Andrea will be going. Not realizing that her boyfriend has been voted out, Andrea views this as an opportunity to further solidify her relationship with him. Her message to both the people on the island: she didn’t vote for either of them. This behavior isn’t going to win her any friends.

These four tribe members will be the witnesses to the duel between Francesca and Matt. What they tell their tribemates when they get back is up to them.

For today’s duel, they will use sticks and rope to make a long pole to retrieve three keys and open three locks. Francesca has her stick together quickly and with it the first key. Matt’s stick isn’t up to par. Francesca gets her second key. Matt’s stick is still no good. Francesca’s stick finally falls apart, which allows Matt to get his first key. Then Matt gets his second key. In the race for the third key, Matt wins the challenge to stay alive. Francesca is now officially out of the game. Good riddance after the ridiculousness of her gameplay alongside her buddy Kristina.

When Andrea returns from Redemption Island, Rob tells her he’s still looking out for her. Neither of them trust each other, but they’ll work together for now, you know, probably.

David and Steve return from their trip and tell Russell that Matt’s gone.

Since Russell can’t find the hidden immunity idol, Stephanie creates a fake one instead.

In addition to his scheming, Russell’s also not doing much at camp, so Steve has a proposal. Let’s throw the challenge and get rid of him.

At the immunity challenge, three members of each tribe will be strapped to a wheel, while three other members spin the wheel, sending them underwater for a mouthful of water, which they will spit into a tube until they release a ball that must be sent through a slide puzzle. In addition to immunity, they are playing for comfort: chairs, pillows, a tarp, blankets, and a lantern. Ralph and Sarita sit out for Zapatera. Julie’s not happy about this challenge throwing strategy, but it really doesn’t matter since she herself can’t make enough of a difference. Ometepe wins immunity and reward.

After watching this challenge unfold, Russell thinks they threw it. You can’t give Boston Rob momentum.

No time for Ometepe to relax. When they get back with reward, everybody starts looking for the clue to the idol. Having learned from the past when he didn’t care about the hidden immunity idol, Boston Rob’s searching and searching. Then he convinces Philip to stop sitting around. Underneath Phil is the clue. The clue is useless to him, but he’d rather have it than not.

The plan is to split the vote, 3 votes for Russell and 3 for Stephanie. That leaves the other 3 votes for Russell and his allies. Who can he get to flip? He suggests Julie. I’m not sure joining them makes any more sense than sticking with who she’s with, but I don’t think she really has anything to lose. If this works, the others deserve it for assuming they were in control, so much so that they could just throw the challenge.

Russell accuses them of throwing the challenge at tribal council. Mike does not deny this. Steve, however, does, and Dave follows suit.

Then there’s Ralph. It’s a good thing Jeff is there to translate for him. Could we get some subtitles, please?

Jeff warns them: you’re so divided that you’re in trouble come merge.

Votes
Russell
Ralph
Stephanie
Russell
Russell
Stephanie
Ralph
Ralph
Stephanie

With a three way tie, everybody who does not have votes will revote, thereby ensuring Russell’s departure.

Votes
Ralph
Russell
Russell
Russell
Russell

With 4 votes, Russell has been voted off the island for the first time in three seasons. Unfortunate because I would have liked to see some comeuppance from the idiot majority so desperate to get rid of him that they treated him as a throwaway.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Survivor: Redemption Island Episode 4, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on CBS.

American Idol Season 10 Episode 13

The top 12 boys were picked in American Idol Season 10 Episode 12. Tonight they perform for America’s votes, which for the first time includes online voting (via Facebook only). They can pick whatever song they want, without a stupid theme holding them back.

Clint Jun Gamboa
Song: Superstitious by Stevie Wonder
Steven: Beautiful. Brilliant.
Jennifer: Good. Could feel you had the jitters a little, but it didn’t impact your performance.
Randy: Brilliant. Not karaoke.

Jovany Barreto
Song: I’ll Be by Edwin McCain
Steven: I loved it.
Jennifer: Happy people got to see what you can really do.
Randy: Very karaoke. Didn’t get it.

Jordan Dorsey
Song: OMG by Usher
Steven: You had the moves, but it wasn’t my favorite performance of yours.
Jennifer: Not sure that is who you are.
Randy: Pitchy. Pales in comparison to the original. Not good.

Tim Halperin
Song: Streetcorner Symphony by Rob Thomas
Steven: Not sure that song did you any justice. Really let down.
Jennifer: Did it well, but that’s not your strength.
Randy: Cool song but not your best.

I remember the brief glimpses we’ve gotten of Tim already and expected him to go far, but this may well have sunk him.

Brett Loewenstern
Song: Light My Fire by the Doors
Steven: You were on fire.
Jennifer: Liked the performance and that you are who you are.
Randy: Some pitch problems, but you’re definitely fun and bold.

James Durbin
Song: You’ve Got Another Thing Comin by Judas Priest
Steven: Crazy good.
Jennifer: That’s what everybody needs to do when they’re up there.
Randy: This is how you do it.

Robbie Rosen
Song: Angel by Sarah McLachlan
Steven: Can sing a ballad like nobody’s business.
Jennifer: When you sing a song, you tell a story.
Randy: Not a great performance. Really pitchy.

Scotty McCreery
Song: Letters from Home by John Michael Montgomery
Steven: Don’t think you could have picked a better song.
Jennifer: You’re born to sing country music.
Randy: I’m a big fan.

Win or lose, it’s clear Scotty has a career ahead of him as a country artist.

Stefano Langone
Song: Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars
Steven: Love the way your voice cut through the air in this room.
Jennifer: So consistent. You’re a beast.
Randy: Enjoying it like we’re at a concert. Could be on the radio right now.

Paul McDonald
Song: Maggie May by Rod Stewart
Steven: Real character about your voice.
Jennifer: Love somebody who smiles while they’re singing.
Randy: So unique and different.

Jacob Lusk
Song: House Is Not a Home by Luther Vandross
Steven: Honored to be in your presence.
Jennifer: This is what’s so exciting about this show.
Randy: Luther would be so proud of you.

Casey Abrams
Song: I Put a Spell on You by Screamin Jay Hawkins
Steven: In your mind good and out of your mind unreal.
Jennifer: Somebody wants it bad.
Randy: So different, so unique. More, more, more.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol Season 10 Episode 14, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

The Biggest Loser Season 11 Episode 9

The parents in the black team threw the game away in The Biggest Loser Season 11 Episode 8, leading to the elimination of both Deni and Jesse.

Everybody is now going home for two weeks, after which they will return to compete in a 5k.

Courtney goes to work at her family’s ice cream shop. Of all the places to fall off the wagon, this could easily be one.

Jesse takes responsibility for his divorce from Arthur’s mom, which he views as one of the main factors for Arthur’s weight gain. As much as the morbidly obese parents could have set better examples for him, when somebody gets to the point of 646 pounds, it’s a choice, which Arthur realizes.

Austin heads to the bowling alley, where he must say no to all the foods people are trying to tempt him with. Seeing as it’s his 21st birthday, they also surprise him with a cake. A piece of cake once in a while isn’t the end of the world, as long as you keep it in your calories and understand the concept of moderation. I say go ahead and have some, but he decides to pass.

Olivia’s husband has always run, but she made the decision to not run with him. Now she’s able to train for the 5k with his help.

Kaylee has decided to act as a trainer for her family, getting everybody into the gym for a workout.

Arthur takes note of the little things. For example, he no longer has to put the seat of his car all the way back and is able to fit into it without squeezing, a practice that would have been extremely dangerous in the event of an accident.

Hannah makes her way back on to the volleyball court, which she hasn’t done since her accident. She’s frustratingly bad at times, but at least she’s trying.

Following their two weeks back at home, the contestants return to the ranch and are greeted by Alison, who welcomes them back with the promised challenge. Day 1, they ran a 5k with their partners, which determined who they would train with. Tonight they will be completing the 5k again, this time as individuals. Oh, and the stakes remain the same. They will be choosing their trainers. 7 get Bob and Jillian, and 7 get Brett and Cara. This has all the potential to end somebody’s game. The only person really looking for a change is Jen.

Justin is the first to reach 1 km, followed by Rulon. They are also the first to 2 km. 25 minutes in, Justin, Rulon, Jen, Kaylee, and Marci are at 3km, while Sarah and Arthur fight to stay out of last, or in last in Sarah’s case. She plans to throw the challenge so she does not have to make the choice, having worked with all four trainers. When they get down to the last two, Justin insists she step up and take control. In the end, this does make a difference because even way down in thirteenth place, there’s still a decision to be made after all.

First: Justin (32 minutes)
Second: Rulon
Third: Kaylee
Fourth: Jen
Fifth: Austin
Sixth: Marci (first black team member to finish)
Seventh: Olivia (last person guaranteed to have a choice)
Eighth: Hannah
Ninth: Moses
Tenth: Irene
Eleventh: Courtney
Twelfth: Ken
Thirteenth: Sarah
Fourteenth: Arthur

Red Team: Justin, Rulon, Kaylee, Austin, Moses, Ken, Arthur
Black Team: Jen, Marci, Olivia, Hannah, Irene, Courtney, Sarah

Jen’s defection back to the black team means that at least one other spot must change. With Sarah deciding to stick with the black team, an emotional Arthur is left without a choice and will be heading over to the red team. He views this new red suit as his funeral suit. If anyone has a chance to survive in enemy territory, Arthur may well be that person. He may be down over 100 pounds, but he still has a couple hundred to go.

With the teams revealed, the weigh in starts now.

Jen: 197 pounds (-14, 6.64%)
Irene: 185 pounds (-10, 5.13%)
Hannah: 182 pounds (-11, 5.70%)
Olivia: 190 pounds (-12, 5.87%)
Courtney: 246 pounds (-10, 3.91%)
Marci: 167 pounds (-14, 7.73%)
Sarah: 194 pounds (-10, 4.90%)
Black Total: 1361 pounds (-81, 5.62%)

Rulon: 350 pounds (-17, 4.63%)
Austin: 289 pounds (-10, 3.34%)
Ken: 286 pounds (-5, 1.72%)
Moses: 317 pounds (-5, 1.55%)
Kaylee: 179 pounds (-1, 0.56%)
Justin: 262 pounds (-8, 2.96%)
Arthur: 390 pounds (-16, 3.94%)
Red Total: 2073 pounds (-62, 2.90%)

Both Austin & Ken and Moses & Kaylee struggled at home. They may still be headed in the right direction, but there is clearly some more work to be done. As The Biggest Loser for his team this week, Rulon is safe, leaving Arthur in danger. He says he’s ready to go home now, but Jillian asks him to fight, while Bob asks that they not make the decision based on alliances and numbers.

Votes
Justin: Arthur
Rulon: Arthur
Arthur: Ken
Kaylee: Arthur
Moses: Arthur

As much as it could be argued that Arthur needs to be there, so does the rest of the team, who realistically can’t keep chipping away at their numbers to support someone from another team. With 4 votes, Arthur is not The Biggest Loser. From his starting weight of 507 pounds, Arthur has lost 158 pounds to be 345 pounds today. 32% down already is quite the start.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Biggest Loser Season 11 Episode 10, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.