Big Brother 12 Episode 7

Following Britney’s veto win in Big Brother 12 Episode 6, Matt decided it would be wise for him to volunteer to go on the block against Monet.

In a change of heart, Monet decides that she hates Rachel’s guts. Oh wait, that’s what she already thought before, which is the reason why she’s in danger.

Monet and Britney hate everyone in the house. Yeah, I think I already saw this storyline last time and the time before that.

Hayden seems to have a showmance with Kristen, a secret showmance, and it’s no longer just in his head (not entirely anyway). Apparently, his idea of keeping a secret is kissing five feet away from Andrew.

Rachel comes up with a random lie that Britney thinks she has Kristen’s vote for Monet to stay. What’s the point of this? Oddly enough, this pointless lie does not backfire.

With all they’ve been through, you’d think Rachel would have learned by now. Nope. Somehow, she thinks that Britney may be her ally. Yeah, just like how The Brigade is her ally. She decides to tell her that Matt volunteered himself to go up as a pawn. Considering how badly Rachel and Brendon have buried themselves, this may not be the worst strategy, though. Getting Britney riled up about Matt may just save Rachel’s butt at some point by giving them a common enemy. Matt is simply playing too hard.

After their chat, Rachel calls a house meeting. For religious reasons, Andrew cannot come to this meeting. His god apparently prohibits him from associating with idiots. This time, it’s not just about telling one person Matt’s plans. Nope, the whole house needs to hear this. Matt’s defense is that he felt strongarmed by them. Really? He tells Rachel the hard truth. No matter who wins HOH, she and Brendon are targets.

Julie insists on talking to Rachel. That means we have to listen to her voice/giggling. Would it be possible for someone to slap her?

Votes
Andrew: Monet
Enzo: Monet
Britney: Matt
Kathy: Matt
Hayden: Monet
Kristen: Monet
Ragan: Monet
Brendon: Monet
Lane: Monet

By a vote of 7-2, Monet has been evicted from the Big Brother house. Monet leaves with a wave, not even hugging Britney. She said goodbye to Kathy (what was up with her vote?) and Britney already last night. She has no regrets about how much of a bitch she was about Rachel.

The houseguests jump on surfboards. The last person standing on their board will be the HOH. The first five people to fall off their boards (plus Rachel) will be the haves for the week. It’s going to be a long night.

Want to know who wins HOH before Sunday’s show? Check out the Big Brother 12 spoilers.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 12 Episode 8, which airs Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.

America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 16

12 more acts performed in America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 15, and tonight four more will advance.

AscenDance, Ronith, and Mona Sampath Dance Company step forward first. The choice here is clear. At least Ronith finally will not be back. AscenDance is going to the semifinals. Sharon says that America got it right, and this is a new art form.

Cheer SF, Iron Horse, and Alice Tan Ridley are up next. Another no brainer. Alice Tan Ridley advances. Howie is not surprised.

Michael Grimm, Lil Chris, and The Strong Man are the third group. Again pretty obvious. Even Ozzy knows what’s going to happen. Michael’s got arguably the best voice in the competition, and he will be going forward. The lack of a Justin Bieber haircut may be his shortcoming, though.

The final group of the evening is Hannibal Means, Antonio Restivo, and Wreckless. I don’t know here. Nothing overly appealing for me. Hannibal’s the best talent, but the lack of an answer to what planet he’s from is not boding well for him. The first act to be dismissed by America’s vote is Hannibal Means. That leaves it up to the judges to choose between the two remaining acts, who placed fourth and fifth in the voting. Hopefully Howie can spit it out this time before Tivo runs out. Taking last week into account, Howie goes first. He chooses Antonio. Going with his heart rather than his head, Piers votes for Wreckless. Sharon’s deciding vote is for Antonio Restivo.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 17, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on NBC.

So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 16

Once again, injury was the deciding factor in So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 15, as Ashley Galvan was sent home. Tonight the top 6 perform, and we are greeted by special guest judge Kenny Ortega, the man responsible for High School Musical.

To start off the show, we’re told about ANOTHER injury. This time it’s Billy Bell. He’s okay to perform if he feels okay. He declines. Based on how things have been going, he probably would have ended up in the bottom three anyway, but dancing may have at least bailed him out.

Lauren Froderman with Twitch
Style: Hip hop
Choreographers: Napoleon & Tabitha Dumo
Song: My Chick Bad by Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
Adam: Who are you? Tore it up. Listen to the music so beautifully.
Mia: So aggressive but kept your sexy girl in there.
Kenny: Enough energy to power Los Angeles. Funky, sexy, fantastic.
Nigel: Bad, nasty, buck, and sick. (So good then.)
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-01

Jose Ruiz with Allison
Style: Contemporary
Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Song: Eternal Suhshine of a Spotless Mind Theme by Jon Brion
Adam: Beautiful but difficult to critique your dancing. Not much dancing going on.
Mia: Pedestrian contemporary, which most people can handle. Done so well, but not much growth.
Kenny: Exquisite partnering.
Nigel: Weaknesses were covered up, which was clever.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-02

Robert Roldan with Lauren
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Tyce Diorio
Song: Wasted Time by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
Adam: Smoking. So good. Command the stage, great partner. Watch your hands.
Mia: Like a breath of fresh air. Strong dancing. Watch your head when you do jumps.
Kenny: Liquid movement.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-03

Kent Boyd with Kathryn
Style: Jazz
Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Song: Tightrope by Janelle Monae
Adam: Definitely made the show more special. Kicked ass.
Mia: Strong dancer. Sometimes your face is so animated it can be juvenile.
Kenny: Awesome. The guy to beat.
Nigel: Outdanced the all stars two weeks in a row.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-04

Adechike Torbert wit Comfort
Style: Lyrical hip hop
Choreographer: Napoleon & Tabitha Dumo
Song: Fallin’ by Alicia Keys
Adam: Like watching a movie. So intense, beautiful, horrifying.
Mia: More real than any contemporary piece. Unbelievable.
Kenny: You have to have it within you, and you really do. Like if Wesley Snipes could dance.
Nigel: Moved to another level. That’s honesty in a dance routine.
Number: 1-888-6-BEST-05

Lauren Froderman & Robert Roldan
Style: Samba
Choreographer: Dmitry Chaplin
Song: Drummer Boy (SYTYCD Remix) by Debi Nova
Adam: Robert had clean lines and great partnership. Lauren could have a future in ballroom.
Mia: Robert looks like a samba dancer. Lauren had a heaviness to her movement.
Kenny: Robert’s partnering was amazing.
Nigel: Robert’s upper body reminds me of Dmitry. Lauren made contact with the audience, as well as her partner, although it could be attacked technically.

Adechike Torbert & Jose Ruiz
Style: Paso Doble
Choreographer: Dmitry Chaplin
Song: The Arrival/Rampage/Continued Existence by James Dooley
Adam: Loved the commitment. Put a lot of strength into it. Jose still needs to work on his legs and feet. Adechike could use more abandon.
Mia: Okay. Legs were flailing, but the focus was there.
Kenny: Interesting exercise. Credit for giving it your all.
Nigel: Valiant effort, but there’s a lot to learn.

Kent Boyd with Twitch
Style: Stepping
Choreographer: Chuck Maldonado
Song: Pro Nails (Rusko Remix) by Kid Sister
Adam: Thank you for kicking ass.
Mia: Disgusting, filthy, gross, sick, amazing. You are the one to beat.
Kenny: Awesome.
Nigel: Managed to combat everything that has been thrown at you.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Episode 17, which airs Thursday at 9/8c on Fox.

Big Brother 12 Episode 6

Believing that the people who nominated her are responsible for her still being in the house (what ridiculous twisted logic is this?), Rachel instead set her sights on Britney and Monet in Big Brother 12 Episode 5.

Britney says that she just caught up on the wrong side of the house, the side against Rachel and Brendon (so everybody).

Monet’s not surprised the $10k is coming back to be used as an excuse, something she probably should have thought about week 1.

Rachel tells Britney that her goal is to get rid of Monet. That’s not a plan that sits well with Britney either.

As if Britney’s and Monet’s crying is not enough, now we get to see Rachel crying (again). Well, that crying doesn’t last long. Now Britney and Monet get spiteful and back to hating people.

Matt has decided to give his wife a fake disease. He’s only in the house to earn the money to pay for her surgery. He tells this story to Andrew because he’s a shoe salesman. He’s not a doctor, so he thinks he can outsmart him. But wait. He is a doctor, one who hasn’t heard of this disease.

Time to choose for the veto ceremony.

Rachel chooses Brendon as houseguest’s choice.
Monet chooses Lane at random.
Britney chooses Enzo at random.

The only two of these with any likelihood to modify the nominations are the nominees themselves.

They go outside, grab some briefcases, and put their heads and arms through the stocks. This is not a test of endurance, however. The winner will be the person who drops out closest to the one hour mark without going over. They’re all trying to count, as if that’s going to work. Enzo’s just daydreaming it seems. In order to make things more distracting, they start getting slapped in the face by spinning dollars. Britney is the first person to drop because it’s 10 billion degrees out. Everybody else thinks it’s way too soon, and they’re all probably going to go over. Enzo is next, followed by Lane. Then Brendon a few minutes later. Monet drops, and Rachel drops one second later.

Rachel: 1:15:07
Monet: 1:15:06
Brendon: 1:06:04
Lane: 1:01:29
Enzo: 1:00:14
Britney: 52:28

Enzo’s ridiculously close 14 seconds is not enough because he went over like everybody else. Having dropped out first, Britney wins the power of veto, which she takes to mean she’s not weak any more. No. Still weak. Dropping early because you’re too hot doesn’t make you strong.

Britney and Monet have a plan. Rachel should nominate Andrew. Why? He’s not after them. The only argument is that nobody would be mad if he went, but it would also be a wasted week. Brendon doesn’t think this is a smart move. Why would she keep those bitches around? While talking to Monet, Britney says that they’re amazing geniuses if they pull this off. Geniuses? On this planet?

Rachel’s theory is that maybe she should put Andrew up on the block as a pawn. Matt has a counteroffer. Go ahead and put him up instead. In return, he wants them to make it clear he’s the pawn and to allow him to act blindsided. Brendon is onboard with this, but Rachel thinks it’s super suspicious. It sure is. Unable to get through her thick skull that they need Andrew more than they need Matt or the girls who hate them, Brendon walks out of the room.

Not bothering with formalities, Britney announces that she is using the veto on herself. Rachel says that she genuinely likes everybody in the room. With that, Monet rolls her eyes. Yeah, roll your eyes. Brilliant strategy to convince Rachel you’re on her side. Per his request, Matt has been nominated in Britney’s place. He is of the belief he is a super genius who has just earned the trust of everyone in the house.

As calculated risks go, this is a pretty good one. Matt needs 5 votes to stay. The Brigade makes three, Ragan is four, and Brendon is five.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 12 Episode 7, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on CBS.

America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 15

The first four acts advanced in America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 14: Nathaniel Kenyon, Fighting Gravity, Christina & Ali, and Future Funk. Tonight 12 more acts perform: Cheer SF, Alice Tan Ridley, Mona Sampath Dance Company, Iron Horse, The Strong Man, Ronith, Hannibal Means, Wreckless, Lil Chris, AscenDance, Antonio Restivo, and Michael Grimm.

Cheer San Francisco are a group of people from all walks of life and different ages. Piers would rather see more girls in skimpy outfits, instead of a bunch of blokes with a few girls thrown in for good measure. He’s also the first to buzz them. Then comes Sharon. Howie declines to make it three. Piers found that all quite boring. Sharon expected it to go to the next level, which it didn’t.

Alice Tan Ridley has a famous daughter, and now she’s trying to make it on her own. She sings Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Knight & The Pips, which results in a standing ovation. Sharon calls her the embodiment of soul. Howie tells her she deserves to be above ground, and her daughter would be proud.

Mona Sampath Dance Company has brought Bollywood to Hollywood, hoping to not be just guys and girls running around a tree. Their goal is to mix their style with more Americanized dance. Howie gets what they’re trying to do, but he wasn’t as impressed as last time. Piers disagrees because Howie doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Sharon loved it, although she’d like to see more traditional dance next time.

Iron Horse is a band, or at least that’s how it appears. Piers buzzes them for being a good bar band. He blames the singing. The judges would rather see more playing and less working the stage.

The Strong Man is from a town of 700. He’s a nurse, but don’t let him catch you making fun of him for that. He’s got some lessons for how to improve parking problems. Unfortunately, these methods require the ability to lift motorcycles and cars. Not enough to stop Piers from buzzing him again. Sharon could see him doing well with a huge production in Vegas. Howie’s not sure whether it’s a show yet. Piers finds him to be dull.

Ronith keeps threatening us that he’ll be back. Not after tonight. Piers buzzes him very quickly. Sharon joins him. Sadly, Howie wants to see more. Despite the buzzing, they’re both still laughing, but they’re not laughing with him.

Hannibal means is a creepy singer who scares Howie. No denying his talent, though. Piers enjoyed his brilliant singing, in spite of all of the craziness on the stage.

Wreckless is a dance group from violent neighborhoods in Florida. They practice in the street. Howie didn’t see any edge in this street dance group. Piers likes how they filled the stage, which is what he’s looking for.

Lil Chris is a 12 year old singer. His plan for the night is to dance and sing at the same time. Howie finds him really talented for his age. He could tell that this was hard for him, though. Piers says it’s a bit too soon for him, but he’s an exciting prospect.

AscenDance is the wall climbing/dancing duo that has somehow made this odd combination work. They’ve brought two new dancers into this act, although I’m not sure I get the point of that. Piers could see this in Vegas on a larger stage. The poetry is beautiful to watch.

Antonio Restivo is our danger act for the evening. He’s obsessed with fire. Sharon liked all the action. Howie thinks that act is consumate Las Vegas. Piers could see him headlining.

Signer Michael Grimm is the final contestant of the night. No question this guy’s going far. He’s Howie’s favorite singer in this competition. Piers wants him to believe himself more, but he’s got an incredible talent.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 5 Episode 16, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.

Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 12

His disastrous service was the last straw, and Ed was eliminated in Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 11.

The boys are all upset by the fact that Autumn is still around despite their best efforts.

Today’s challenge starts at a high end market. They have to think about costs and being profitable. With a whopping $10, they can select ingredients for one dish. Jason’s strategy is all about cheap. Holli hopes to cram as many things together as she can afford.

A random collection of Ramsay’s buddies will be judging. These judges will give a price they’re willing to pay for each dish.

Jay: $28.66 average price – surprisingly good dish for the budget
Jason: $16.00 – store bought raviolis ruined him
Ben: $25.00 – good price considering it’s undercooked and not overly creative
Autumn: $27.33 – perfectly cooked meat
Holli: $29.66 – the random mix of ingredients that don’t make a lot of sense works

Holli comes out on top. Her reward is $1,000 for a kitchen supply store and a day at the pool with JP. Who would she like to take with her? Jay. The right reason is because he came in second. The reason she gives is that he deserves a drink. It’s basically their first date.

For their punishment, the others will be doing the laundry. At least they get spam sandwiches for lunch. Oh, and they get to listen to Autumn keep babbling.

To switch things up for the service, each person will switch stations whenever Ramsay tells them to do so. They’re going to communicate whether they like it or not.

The first switch doesn’t go over too well. Holli gives Jason a time on the meat. When he cuts them, he finds they’re raw.

Ben has decided to overcook Holli’s challenge winning tuna, which during the challenge was barely cooked. Then they switch, and Jay blames Ben for his lack of success on the fish.

Autumn’s paying attention to the orders. Same thing can’t be said for Jay. Not only does he not know what the tickets say, but he then delivers well done meat that’s supposed to be medium rare. Then he gives Holli the wrong amount of time on the refire.

Autumn inherits the meat station from Jay, without any communication. Regardless, she cooks the meat beautifully. Likewise, Holli gets a compliment about her scallops. Not one to notice that Holli’s doing just fine on her own, Ben jumps in without asking or being asked. In doing this, Ben manages to cook his food badly, not helping anybody in the process.

Ramsay’s trying to talk to Ben. Not that anybody would know that because Ben’s not responding, as usual.

When Ramsay goes to tend to something else for a while, he leaves Scott in charge. Ben’s next mistake is to try to take over the pass. This leads to Scott yelling like a raving lunatic. Get over yourself, dude. Somebody was clearly trying to extend his spotlight for tonight.

After the service is over, Jason says that Jay was too quiet, which leads to a battle. He also says that Ben is too quiet. It goes without saying that Ben still wants to get rid of Autumn. She picks Jay and Ben. Jay still wants Autumn gone, and he also votes for Jason. Holli chooses Ben for going downhill. As much as she wanted Autumn to screw up, it didn’t happen, so she’s going to have to go with Jay or Jason.

Ben is the first nominee. Jason is the second nominee.

As much as Ben needs to be sent packing, Jason is the person who is actually going home.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 13, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox.

Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 11

Nilka was thrown out in Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 10 before we could even get to the nomination ceremony. The reason for her elimination? Having the nerve to yell at Ramsay.

The challenge is focused on presentation. Their dishes must not only taste great but also look great. A very noted food photographer will be taking pictures of their food. Holli’s disappointed with how her dish looks, which basically means she missed the point. Everybody is complimentary about their competitors… except for Jay. His favorite dish is his own. Ramsay will not be the judge. Rather, some culinary students will be judging the photos. The top two dishes will move to the tasting portion of the challenge.

Last place: Holli
5th place: Jay
4th place: Jason
3rd place: Autumn

Ben and Ed have placed in the top two and will have their dishes judged based on taste now. Ed’s dish is really well cooked. Ben’s dish has good flavors and colors. The winner is Ben. His reward is to be on Epicurious, and he’ll be getting a makeover. The losers will be sprucing up the dining room.

Ben’s dish will be on the menu for the evening. Too bad it’s extremely complicated.

Ed starts off by undercooking his fish.

Jason’s pasta is underseasoned. He also remains unthrilled about the concept of communicating.

Holli reverses the trend. Her potatoes are very nice.

Ben continues to be of the belief that he can do everything on his own and that everybody is in his way. He has no use for Autumn and tells her to get lost. In his mad dash, Ben slips and drops his chicken, which Autumn finds quite amusing.

Back to Ed. Still delivering raw fish. And again. And again. After the fifth time, the others take the hint that maybe they need to pitch in to bail him out. Finally, the fish is acceptable. However, Ben’s beef is not. Ramsay decides he’s had enough of Ben and Ed, so they can get out. Ben blamed Ed for his inability to communicate.

Whoopi Goldberg is the VIP for the evening. By this time, the remaining chefs seem to be getting into their groove, having improved despite the decrease in manpower. They serve Whoopi without a hitch.

Once the service is over, based on what they’ve seen throughout the season, they must all go upstairs and decide who needs to be nominated. Ben picks Autumn. Jay agrees because she’s been up there so much already. Holli follows suit. Jay’s second choice is Ed or Jason.

The first nominee is Autumn; Ed is the second nominee.

Since she is getting better, Autumn can get back in line. Ed has been eliminated.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 7 Episode 12, which airs next on Fox.

The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 9

Following the hometown dates, Kirk was eliminated in The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 8.

Well, now that the tornado watch is over, without a drop of rain having fallen, we can get into the show and away from the lectures from news anchors about why the show’s being preempted.

Whatever Ali and Roberto did for their afternoon together will remain a mystery to me for the time being (apparently, they took a helicopter tour over Le Taha’a), but now they’re at dinner. Oh, and it’s Tahiti now. He realizes that he has been a bit reserved, but he just wants her to know that he’s falling in love with her. After that reveal, it’s obvious he will be accepting the key to the fantasy suite, which is accessible by wading through the water.

Chris is up next. They’ll be kicking things off on a catamaran, the biggest and most luxurious one in Tahiti, if that means anything to anyone. They go past Bora Bora, which I guess is too much of a tourist trap for them to bother going to. Despite their slow start, the hometown date and meeting the family kicked them in the right direction. When they get to their destination, they open up some oysters, which of course have pearls in them. Their food was wrapped in banana leaves and cooked underground. He could really see himself with her forever. Exploring that further, it’s time to start off with the fantasy suite. Good luck topping this place on your honeymoon. She might even consider going back to Massachusetts, snow and all.

That leaves Frank, who’s here to do something that’s going to hurt. He’s here to tell Ali that he’s leaving because he’s in love with his ex-girlfriend. Not to say I told you so, but she should have kept Kirk. Why now? Apparently, when they were in Chicago, he fell back in love with his ex. Really, that quickly?

Frank opens his meeting with Ali with the words “we need to talk.” She pretty much should know that’s the kiss of death. They have an amazing connection, and his feelings have been getting stronger. But there’s something holding him back: unresolved feelings for an ex-girlfriend. Trying to get closure, he instead decided he was still in love with Nicole. So why didn’t he say something before? He doesn’t have an answer for that. She gave up everything to be here (at least she hasn’t said that for a couple episodes anyway). He gave up everything, too, aside from the other woman.

Ali’s understandably upset. There’s no reason why he should have allowed himself to get to the final three without once mentioning his reservations about his ex. Granted, the warning signs were there. Frank seemed overly paranoid about the whole process, and he behaved so awkwardly at the hometown that it seemed the logical choice to cut him.

Leading up to the rose ceremony, Ali’s hemming and hawing about how maybe one of the other guys will reject her. C’mon, what are the odds of that happening? I guess they have to fill in the half an hour somehow.

The easy part of the evening is that there are two roses for both guys. Needless to say, both of the guys accept their roses, and one of them will end up as this season’s winner.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 10, which airs Monday at 8/7c on ABC.