The Biggest Loser--Couples: From Fierce to Farce
It's time NBC renamed this show "The Biggest Kvetcher". Seriously, if we have to continue to watch grown men and women crying over their interpersonal issues, we're going to start crying ourselves.
There is absolutely nothing of substance to talk about. Last night this show hit bottom. For no apparent reason, all of the previously eliminated players reappeared for a "special" weigh-in. The eliminated man and woman with the highest percentage of weight loss would come back on the show. This pissed off almost all of the remaining contestants, who thought they had long ago disposed of their fellow teammates and had reached the status of "final six".
Side note: the players who had been eliminated did not look very good. Other than the two who won, not much change to report.
Mark and Ali were reunited with the group. Mark, crying as always, over his brotherly love, easily assimilated back into Bob's team. One, two, three, PRIDE! It was another story entirely for Ali. She and her mom, Bette Sue, you will recall, had serious issues, but Ali was a fierce competitor and a friend to many of the men on the blue team. She chose to wear her original pink clothing, rather than adopt Jillian's signature black. Ali was keeping her options open. She was more interested in wearing pink as an homage to her mother than giving that up and joining the women in black.
And who could blame her?
Those women in black? Simpering, annoying, emotional wrecks. Crying, over-eating, barely moving on the treadmill...what's going on? Why isn't Jillian kicking their butts into high gear? And what about Jillian? She used to be fierce. She seems on the edge herself. She lost her cool completely at the final weigh in, swearing and glowering at Alison Sweeney, the usually sweet host. 
Alison seemed unprepared and inarticulate, but the whole scene just confirmed the soap opera status to which this show has sunk. At least Alison is back in her milieu.
As if we hadn't suffered enough, we did not get the satisfaction of anyone being eliminated! Ooh...that's for next week...we're on the edge of our seats.
So here's what was really lost this week on The Biggest Loser:
And oh yes...actual weight loss? Not so much. Not figuring very prominently anymore in this show. It's true that a couple of the men have lost over 100 pounds each. That's remarkable. And we applaud their commitment and results. But that's a tiny part of the show. More time is spent on Extra gum than on significant weight loss.
C'mon NBC. Wake up and get back on track. You don't have much time to lose. Nor much of an audience either.
(c) NBC Universal.
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Technorati Tags: Biggest Loser, diet, fitness, weight loss
There is absolutely nothing of substance to talk about. Last night this show hit bottom. For no apparent reason, all of the previously eliminated players reappeared for a "special" weigh-in. The eliminated man and woman with the highest percentage of weight loss would come back on the show. This pissed off almost all of the remaining contestants, who thought they had long ago disposed of their fellow teammates and had reached the status of "final six".
Side note: the players who had been eliminated did not look very good. Other than the two who won, not much change to report.
Mark and Ali were reunited with the group. Mark, crying as always, over his brotherly love, easily assimilated back into Bob's team. One, two, three, PRIDE! It was another story entirely for Ali. She and her mom, Bette Sue, you will recall, had serious issues, but Ali was a fierce competitor and a friend to many of the men on the blue team. She chose to wear her original pink clothing, rather than adopt Jillian's signature black. Ali was keeping her options open. She was more interested in wearing pink as an homage to her mother than giving that up and joining the women in black.
And who could blame her?
Those women in black? Simpering, annoying, emotional wrecks. Crying, over-eating, barely moving on the treadmill...what's going on? Why isn't Jillian kicking their butts into high gear? And what about Jillian? She used to be fierce. She seems on the edge herself. She lost her cool completely at the final weigh in, swearing and glowering at Alison Sweeney, the usually sweet host. 
Alison seemed unprepared and inarticulate, but the whole scene just confirmed the soap opera status to which this show has sunk. At least Alison is back in her milieu.As if we hadn't suffered enough, we did not get the satisfaction of anyone being eliminated! Ooh...that's for next week...we're on the edge of our seats.
So here's what was really lost this week on The Biggest Loser:
- storyline (this was weak to begin with; now it's gone completely)
- focus on weight loss (remember when that's what this show was about?)
- direction (no one is in charge)
- patience (even the trainers are at the end of their ropes)
- sense of humor (ours, not theirs)
And oh yes...actual weight loss? Not so much. Not figuring very prominently anymore in this show. It's true that a couple of the men have lost over 100 pounds each. That's remarkable. And we applaud their commitment and results. But that's a tiny part of the show. More time is spent on Extra gum than on significant weight loss.
C'mon NBC. Wake up and get back on track. You don't have much time to lose. Nor much of an audience either.
(c) NBC Universal.
Related Topics:
Technorati Tags: Biggest Loser, diet, fitness, weight loss
1 Comments:
I agree that the women on the black team were extremely annoying and whiny this week, and I just wanted them to snap out of it. However, I do think they deserve a large modicum of sympathy, given the idiotic and shameless ploy by the show in bringing back two former Biggest Loser losers this week.
Alison Sweeney gave no reason as to why two eliminated players were allowed to return to the competition, and a reason was sorely in order, as bringing them back made no sense at all. These contestants work so hard and fight to stay in the game, and surely the final six were feeling good about their chances. And the next thing they knew, they were part of a group of eight and much farther from winning.
The women on the black team had every reason to feel betrayed and pissed off, and they likely lost their competitive drives because they felt they couldn't trust the show anymore, so why put their all into it? A stronger, more effective Jillian might have helped to pull them out of their funk, but really, it is ultimately the show's fault, for treating its contestants without respect or care.
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