The Task
The teams are to make 15 3-D pieces of artwork to sell.
Team Power
Project Manager: Lil' Jon
Trump moves Trace from Plan B because Power is down a couple players. Trace is not happy. He's the one that put together the dominating team and now he's on the losing team.
Dennis all of the sudden shows some creativity in creating his pieces. He somehow incorporates a signed Derek Jeter bats.
Chaz Dean buys 4 pieces for a total of $80,000! One of them was his best pieces, which he was hoping to sell for a lot of money. Now he doesn't get credit for that one.
Team Plan B
Project Manager: Lisa
The team is worried about Stephen from the start. They don't think that he will bring in any money. Trace was their guy for big donations, and now he's on the other team.
Gary gets violent with a piece of clay. "Art is life. Life is art." He's going nuts...he's singing about his art...it was crazy. Something about "art is only the search, it's not the final form.". It made absolutely no sense. He comes up with a piece called "Mr. Hang Brain". He had too many quotes in a span of a couple minutes, I couldn't get them all. Mr. Hang Brain ended up selling for $25,000 (but it's Marilu's contact, not Gary's).
Lil' Jon did NOT let Omarosa be in charge of the money this time.
Blue Man Group brings another crappy donation. Last season they blew their money all around and they had to try to collect it all. This time they put tiny folded triangles of money inside big jell-o molds that they had to dig it out.
The Boardroom
Team Power: $179,500
Team Plan B: $225,000
It was close, but Team Power loses another one. Will Lil' Jon be afraid of Omarosa too? I sure hope not. With Piers in the boardroom, he can't afford not to bring her back. Piers will rip her to shreds...there's no way he's letting Trump fire anyone but her.
The consensus is that those who raised the least should be brought back. That would be Dennis and Omarosa. She only brought in $2,000 more than he did. But, Piers argued that Dennis's art was creative and worth more than the $5,000 it sold for. He said what she made was worthless. Omarosa argued that Lil' Jon should be fired because he's the PM. But he raised $80,000...how can you fire someone who raised that much?
Lil' Jon smartly does not shy away from bringing Omarosa back. It is long overdue. I think in this case it is going to be very hard to fire Lil' Jon, so it's either going to be Dennis or Omarosa.
As they re-enter the boardroom, Dennis shouts "The good, the bad and the ugly." haha!
When asked who he would like to move forward with, Lil' Jon said Dennis. He respects how he came back to play this time and he's worked hard. He also said he worked harder than Omarosa because he got the Derek Jeter bat.
Dennis is fired up! You go Dennis! He is FIGHTING to get that woman fired! Lil' Jon just laughs...haha
And...here it comes..."Omarosa, you're fired!" Ding dong, the witch is dead, the wicked witch, the wicked witch. Ding dong the wicked witch is dead." (Oddly enough, The Wizard of Oz was just on tonight)
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Amazing Race, Ep. 22.7
7th Leg: Botswana
Bates/Anthony lead it off.
Caroline/Jennifer get pulled over by he police for speeding! They try their best to sweet talk and flirt their way out the ticket, but it didn't work and they have to go to the police station to pay the fine (equivalent of about $100). Bummer. They get to the police station, but they don't take US dollars, and they aren't allowed to leave the station to exchange the money. So, they find a guy who will hopefully do it for them...they just have to trust that he will come back and not take off with their money. Lots of wasted time for them and money lost...not looking good for them. Their lucky, their guy did return and they paid their fine.
Bates/Anthony choose to go for the Fast Forward to skip all additional tasks. They have to both water ski for 1 mile in water that has a warning for crocodiles. Yikes! That water is absolutely gross! I would not get in that water. They collide on the start, but they recover and complete the task! They can now go directly to the pitstop.
Uh-oh Max/Katie get nailed in the speed trap. They do not need this in addition to their Speed Bump. And THEN, after paying their fine, Max backs up into a pole! Oh my...this is not going well for them.
Meanwhile, Joey/Meghan are just driving around lost.
Road Block
They have to take baby goats in a very rickety canoe that looks like it's hand-made. Those goats are so cute! Chuck/Wynona were having so much trouble catching the goats and getting them to stay in the canoe. They're country folk...they should have some experience with animals.
Mona/Beth can't seem to figure out how to steer their canoe and they spend a lot of the time in the reeds and going the wrong way. Lots and lots of arguing going on in that canoe.
Somehow Caroline/Jennifer make up a lot of time and are in the water at the same time as Chuck/Wynona and Mona/Beth. Joey/Meghan still have not found where they are supposed to be.
Speed Bump
They have to put on an outfit and do a dance. They complete it without too much trouble.
Detour: Brains or Brawn (Horse or Donkey)
The donkeys are too stubborn for Pam/Winnie, so they switch Detours. Caroline/Jennifer and Mona/Beth don't seem to have too much trouble with their donkeys and they finish about the same time.
Chuck/Wynona make up a song, to remember the 10 animals they need to memorize and make quick work of the Detour. Pam/Winnie make a mistake and have to go all the way back to the beginning.
Joey/Meghan get some stubborn donkeys, and Max/Katie take the lead. Somehow Meghan/Joey get their donkey cart wrapped around a tree! How the heck did they do that? Now their plowing right through a tree...they are out of control!
Pam/Winnie are wrong again! They decide to go BACK to the donkeys!
Pitstop #7
#1: Bates/Anthony
#2: Mona/Beth
#3: Caroline/Jennifer
#4: Chuck/Wynona
#5: Meghan/Joey
#6: Max/Katie
#7--ELIMINATED--Pam/Winnie
That was a very surprising ending! Pam/Winnie started off the leg in 2nd place. Max/Katie had the Speed Bump and the speeding ticket! Meghan/Joey were lost for half the race! You just never know what's going to happen.
Bates/Anthony lead it off.
Caroline/Jennifer get pulled over by he police for speeding! They try their best to sweet talk and flirt their way out the ticket, but it didn't work and they have to go to the police station to pay the fine (equivalent of about $100). Bummer. They get to the police station, but they don't take US dollars, and they aren't allowed to leave the station to exchange the money. So, they find a guy who will hopefully do it for them...they just have to trust that he will come back and not take off with their money. Lots of wasted time for them and money lost...not looking good for them. Their lucky, their guy did return and they paid their fine.
Bates/Anthony choose to go for the Fast Forward to skip all additional tasks. They have to both water ski for 1 mile in water that has a warning for crocodiles. Yikes! That water is absolutely gross! I would not get in that water. They collide on the start, but they recover and complete the task! They can now go directly to the pitstop.
Uh-oh Max/Katie get nailed in the speed trap. They do not need this in addition to their Speed Bump. And THEN, after paying their fine, Max backs up into a pole! Oh my...this is not going well for them.
Meanwhile, Joey/Meghan are just driving around lost.
Road Block
They have to take baby goats in a very rickety canoe that looks like it's hand-made. Those goats are so cute! Chuck/Wynona were having so much trouble catching the goats and getting them to stay in the canoe. They're country folk...they should have some experience with animals.
Mona/Beth can't seem to figure out how to steer their canoe and they spend a lot of the time in the reeds and going the wrong way. Lots and lots of arguing going on in that canoe.
Somehow Caroline/Jennifer make up a lot of time and are in the water at the same time as Chuck/Wynona and Mona/Beth. Joey/Meghan still have not found where they are supposed to be.
Speed Bump
They have to put on an outfit and do a dance. They complete it without too much trouble.
Detour: Brains or Brawn (Horse or Donkey)
The donkeys are too stubborn for Pam/Winnie, so they switch Detours. Caroline/Jennifer and Mona/Beth don't seem to have too much trouble with their donkeys and they finish about the same time.
Chuck/Wynona make up a song, to remember the 10 animals they need to memorize and make quick work of the Detour. Pam/Winnie make a mistake and have to go all the way back to the beginning.
Joey/Meghan get some stubborn donkeys, and Max/Katie take the lead. Somehow Meghan/Joey get their donkey cart wrapped around a tree! How the heck did they do that? Now their plowing right through a tree...they are out of control!
Pam/Winnie are wrong again! They decide to go BACK to the donkeys!
Pitstop #7
#1: Bates/Anthony
#2: Mona/Beth
#3: Caroline/Jennifer
#4: Chuck/Wynona
#5: Meghan/Joey
#6: Max/Katie
#7--ELIMINATED--Pam/Winnie
That was a very surprising ending! Pam/Winnie started off the leg in 2nd place. Max/Katie had the Speed Bump and the speeding ticket! Meghan/Joey were lost for half the race! You just never know what's going to happen.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Big Brother Canada, Ep. 1.14
Emmett Confronts Suzette
Emmett wanted to make sure that Suzette knew that he wasn't trying to be mean to her, and that he was just stating what the whole house was thinking. Suzette seemed shocked that the house could feel this way, and no one had the guts to talk to her about it. She said she felt humiliated by him doing it in front of everyone. He said that he was hoping this would make her take a look at the way she was playing the game, and make some changes. She continued to deny that she ever tried to make anyone feel guilty by talking about herself. Wow. Can anyone say 'denial'? She has no clue. At this point, she says that she's just ready to go home. Let's hope the house makes that happen.
The Topaz Tornado
Topaz was napping in the HOH room and had Alec's headphones on. Big Brother was trying to wake her up by buzzing a loud alarm. She slept through it. It kept going off...she kept sleeping. Downstairs, everyone hears it, and Peter had some nice commentary: "The Topaz sleeping alarm, brought to you by Big Brother. Bringing you the best in wake-up calls, each and every day...multiple times." Everyone was getting so annoyed by the alarm. Andrew even said that if he won HOH, he would put her on the block for it. Finally, Alec goes upstairs, and she looks like she's awake now, and just pretending that she can't hear the alarm. Big Brother told Alec to take the headphones to the Diary Room. He now has no music for the rest of the week thanks to Topaz. If I was him, I would be ticked off!
Alec then went to talk to her about it, and he was expecting an apology. But nope...in classic rebel Topaz fashion, she just went off on how stupid that was and "F*** you Big Brother". He got no apology and she didn't even seem to care. Poor Alec. I think he needs to put the kibosh on this showmance. She's not worth it, and she is just dead weight that he's carrying around.
Alec had a guy talk with Emmett and Peter and told them about what happened. He said he's starting to see the kind of person that she is and that she's not really his "kind of person". Finally! I never did see what they had in common. It was all just physical. He said, "And now I have to sleep with this person for another week." He actually brings up the possibility of trying to get her out, even as soon as next week! The only problem is that it does benefit them to have her and Gary stick around for awhile. Alec assures us that no matter what, "The Shield" will remain strong".
Then Topaz talked to Gary, and SHE had the nerve to talk bad about Alec about how he made her mad! Seriously, woman?!
She then realizes that she needs to make nice, and she "throws down the towel" and apologizes to him. She makes it sound like she thinks she did nothing wrong and that she shouldn't even have to be apologizing. Just who does she think she is?
They are both now just going through the showmance for appearances. Neither of them really want to continue it, but they are trying to make the other believe that nothing has changed. Alec said: "The best possible scenario is to just put a bandaid on it, forget about it completely, and just continue on with the loveless, showmantic sham."
Double Date Night with Suzette & AJ
Because Suzette and AJ were on the block together, Big Brother wanted them to have a date night (weird...not sure what that's all about). They were to pick 2 other people to join them. The catch? They had to be 2 people who were not currently in a showmance. They chose Talla and Peter. The rest of the house had to play other parts. The maître d was Emmett. Alec was the waiter. Jillian was the chef, with Andrew being her sous-chef. Gary and Topaz were the entertainment.
Talla was super excited, while Peter was not excited at all. "I don't really like the process of dating, and I really loathe the process of eating." So, to entertain himself and help him get through the evening, he decided to make it into a dinner theater and he started playing a part. He pretended that he was married to Talla (not sure how this would make things better, but OK). Suzette and AJ also pretended that they were married. Suzette liked this idea a little more than AJ.
Alec played the part of the waiter very well, and he broke out his fabulous French accent again, and took on the character of Ricardo. And then Ricardo (Alec) and Jacques (Emmett) took it to another level, and turned into Chippendales!
Peter has very picky eating habits and he has no interest in trying the "revolting" looking steak and lobster, so he orders a potato. He then jokes that he's seen Ricardo somewhere before.
Talla complains that her steak isn't done to her liking, while Andrew chases Jillian around the kitchen with a lobster. Craziness! And then Jillian struggled with having to "murder" the lobsters, so she turned that task over to Andrew.
Surprisingly, none of the dinner guests knew how to properly shell a lobster, so Jillian gave them a table-side tutorial...as AJ, Talla and Peter looked on with disgust.
And then it was time for the entertainment. Gary and Topaz were solo rappers who came together for the night's performance. Topaz's stage name was TZ and Gary was GG, and together they were The Glitter Army. They performed their #1 single "The Sensual Dessert". They actually sounded better when they were rehearsing in the dressing room. During the performance, it was just a lot of sexual moaning sounds. Talla burps and Peter says "And you wonder why I never take you anywhere."
Since Suzette and AJ got a lovely dinner, the other houseguests got a piñata (who comes up with this stuff?). Alec got the killing blow, and the candy came spewing out. Gary picked up a golden ticket that fell out. The ticket gave him he power to replace a player in the next Veto competition.
Eviction Ceremony
Emmett -- Suzette
Topaz -- Suzette
Andrew -- Suzette
Gary -- AJ
Jillian -- Suzette
Peter -- Suzette
Talla -- Suzette
By a vote of 6-1, sobby Suzette is evicted from the house!!!! Who knew she would take being evicted so well? Heaven knows she didn't handle being on the block 3 times that well.
HOH Competition: Before or After
It comes down to Talla and Topaz! Whoa...who saw that coming? Not me. And Topaz is the winner! So the HOH room goes from one half of the fake showmance to the other. Topaz should let Alec have her headphones for the entire week after what she did this week.
Emmett wanted to make sure that Suzette knew that he wasn't trying to be mean to her, and that he was just stating what the whole house was thinking. Suzette seemed shocked that the house could feel this way, and no one had the guts to talk to her about it. She said she felt humiliated by him doing it in front of everyone. He said that he was hoping this would make her take a look at the way she was playing the game, and make some changes. She continued to deny that she ever tried to make anyone feel guilty by talking about herself. Wow. Can anyone say 'denial'? She has no clue. At this point, she says that she's just ready to go home. Let's hope the house makes that happen.
The Topaz Tornado
Topaz was napping in the HOH room and had Alec's headphones on. Big Brother was trying to wake her up by buzzing a loud alarm. She slept through it. It kept going off...she kept sleeping. Downstairs, everyone hears it, and Peter had some nice commentary: "The Topaz sleeping alarm, brought to you by Big Brother. Bringing you the best in wake-up calls, each and every day...multiple times." Everyone was getting so annoyed by the alarm. Andrew even said that if he won HOH, he would put her on the block for it. Finally, Alec goes upstairs, and she looks like she's awake now, and just pretending that she can't hear the alarm. Big Brother told Alec to take the headphones to the Diary Room. He now has no music for the rest of the week thanks to Topaz. If I was him, I would be ticked off!
Alec then went to talk to her about it, and he was expecting an apology. But nope...in classic rebel Topaz fashion, she just went off on how stupid that was and "F*** you Big Brother". He got no apology and she didn't even seem to care. Poor Alec. I think he needs to put the kibosh on this showmance. She's not worth it, and she is just dead weight that he's carrying around.
Alec had a guy talk with Emmett and Peter and told them about what happened. He said he's starting to see the kind of person that she is and that she's not really his "kind of person". Finally! I never did see what they had in common. It was all just physical. He said, "And now I have to sleep with this person for another week." He actually brings up the possibility of trying to get her out, even as soon as next week! The only problem is that it does benefit them to have her and Gary stick around for awhile. Alec assures us that no matter what, "The Shield" will remain strong".
Then Topaz talked to Gary, and SHE had the nerve to talk bad about Alec about how he made her mad! Seriously, woman?!
She then realizes that she needs to make nice, and she "throws down the towel" and apologizes to him. She makes it sound like she thinks she did nothing wrong and that she shouldn't even have to be apologizing. Just who does she think she is?
They are both now just going through the showmance for appearances. Neither of them really want to continue it, but they are trying to make the other believe that nothing has changed. Alec said: "The best possible scenario is to just put a bandaid on it, forget about it completely, and just continue on with the loveless, showmantic sham."
Double Date Night with Suzette & AJ
Because Suzette and AJ were on the block together, Big Brother wanted them to have a date night (weird...not sure what that's all about). They were to pick 2 other people to join them. The catch? They had to be 2 people who were not currently in a showmance. They chose Talla and Peter. The rest of the house had to play other parts. The maître d was Emmett. Alec was the waiter. Jillian was the chef, with Andrew being her sous-chef. Gary and Topaz were the entertainment.
Talla was super excited, while Peter was not excited at all. "I don't really like the process of dating, and I really loathe the process of eating." So, to entertain himself and help him get through the evening, he decided to make it into a dinner theater and he started playing a part. He pretended that he was married to Talla (not sure how this would make things better, but OK). Suzette and AJ also pretended that they were married. Suzette liked this idea a little more than AJ.
Alec played the part of the waiter very well, and he broke out his fabulous French accent again, and took on the character of Ricardo. And then Ricardo (Alec) and Jacques (Emmett) took it to another level, and turned into Chippendales!
Peter has very picky eating habits and he has no interest in trying the "revolting" looking steak and lobster, so he orders a potato. He then jokes that he's seen Ricardo somewhere before.
Talla complains that her steak isn't done to her liking, while Andrew chases Jillian around the kitchen with a lobster. Craziness! And then Jillian struggled with having to "murder" the lobsters, so she turned that task over to Andrew.
Surprisingly, none of the dinner guests knew how to properly shell a lobster, so Jillian gave them a table-side tutorial...as AJ, Talla and Peter looked on with disgust.
And then it was time for the entertainment. Gary and Topaz were solo rappers who came together for the night's performance. Topaz's stage name was TZ and Gary was GG, and together they were The Glitter Army. They performed their #1 single "The Sensual Dessert". They actually sounded better when they were rehearsing in the dressing room. During the performance, it was just a lot of sexual moaning sounds. Talla burps and Peter says "And you wonder why I never take you anywhere."
Since Suzette and AJ got a lovely dinner, the other houseguests got a piñata (who comes up with this stuff?). Alec got the killing blow, and the candy came spewing out. Gary picked up a golden ticket that fell out. The ticket gave him he power to replace a player in the next Veto competition.
Eviction Ceremony
Emmett -- Suzette
Topaz -- Suzette
Andrew -- Suzette
Gary -- AJ
Jillian -- Suzette
Peter -- Suzette
Talla -- Suzette
By a vote of 6-1, sobby Suzette is evicted from the house!!!! Who knew she would take being evicted so well? Heaven knows she didn't handle being on the block 3 times that well.
HOH Competition: Before or After
It comes down to Talla and Topaz! Whoa...who saw that coming? Not me. And Topaz is the winner! So the HOH room goes from one half of the fake showmance to the other. Topaz should let Alec have her headphones for the entire week after what she did this week.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Big Brother Canada, Ep. 1.13
Suzette Sob Story
"I don't know when I became the biggest threat in the house man." "No matter what I do, I'll always be the odd man out." "What do I gotta do man?" "I just don't get it man." ""No one's picking off strong players." "I got 3 kids at home." Wha Wha Wha...somebody needs a whambulance! It is so time for her to go!
Emmett says that every conversation, no matter what they're talking about always comes back to her. She wants everyone to just feel sorry for her ALL THE TIME. Enough already! Like Emmett said, he's not there to help someone else win the money, no matter how sad their situation is at home.
Suzette asked Gary if he would use the Veto on her...he's conflicted.
Alec & Peter = The New Chilltown
The Shield is running the house and they are having fun. Alec impersonates Peter, and Peter impersonates Alec...good times! Reminiscent of Will and Mike Boogey.
Wax On / Wax Off
Topaz needed waxed, so Talla came to her rescue...except it sounded like she was killing her, or she was giving birth or something else horrific was happening. Meanwhile, Gary starts dancing around the room. Topaz is worried that Gary may come out as straight, and then there's gonna be some problems because he saw her...you know...
POV Competition
Players: Alec, Suzette, AJ, Gary, Jillian, Emmett
Host: Peter
The challenge: Stand under a roof with rain (COLD rain) pouring down. They have to catch the rain in a can that is on their head (which had holes in it), and then transfer the water into a tube. The first one to fill it to the top wins.
Can I just say that Peter did an awesome job announcing the competition as a southern hillbilly. And he had really great comments throughout the entire competition. Can he host every competition, please?
Some of Peter's gems:
Suzette was completely lost! She kept her head tilted to the side, and was getting absolutely NO water in her can! She admitted that she had no strategy and she was basically relying on Gary to win and take her off the block. Can't she do anything for herself? AJ wasn't doing much better. Andrew said AJ had no chance to win unless it was against Suzette, but even then he'd still probably lose. I'm sure AJ appreciates his support.
It pretty much came down to Emmett and Gary the whole way. And it's Emmett with the win!
Marsha The Moose
Marsha talks to AJ! Woohoo! Welcome back Marsha!
AJ has a mission: tell 2 houseguests that he wants to turn his obstacle course workout into a fitness DVD when he leaves the house. They have to help him come up with a name, and they have to participate in the obstacle course for at least 10 minutes. He can't tell anyone and if anyone quits early, he loses and has to tell the house he's a failure.
So, he sets off on his mission and begins pitching the idea to different people around the house. Andrew's reaction after AJ asked if he thought he could make a living doing it was great: "I think you'll be a very poor man." He got Talla and Topaz to participate. They tossed around some names like, "AJ's Obstacles" and "AJ's Obstacles of Life". But he goes with "High Intensity Integer Training." ????
AJ goes through the obstacle first to show them how to do it. Alec asks what the correct form is, and AJ says "it doesn't matter, my form is the correct form". Andrew then joins the crowd, he's drinking some water and Alec informs him that "form doesn't matter" and Andrew spits his water out as he laughs! That was great! AJ "always jogging, never running." "Take your time. Walk if you must."
Andrew begins the obstacle course, and he's working the weights. AJ tells him he's doing it too fast, and Andrew says "I'm going to hit you in the face with this." Andrew said "AJ's my man, so he asked me to do something so I gotta say yes, I gotta make him smile, because most of the time, I'm making him cry."
Andrew is always so great for quotes, here's another one: "It will be a cold day in Hell when AJ puts out a workout video, or a self-help video. Maybe this is a 'how to redecorate your lonely desperate basement' video, that might sell."
Talla: "I don't know why I just participated in that."
Andrew: "You are definitely the king of the douchebags, and I hate you."
Topaz: "AJ is the worst trainer of all time."
AJ was successful!! He actually got 3 people to do the obstacle course for 10 minutes. Good job AJ! The reward he won for the house was a summertime pool party and barbecue.
AJ was flirting a little bit with Marsha and he told her that she had pretty eyes. Marsha later said that AJ was cute, but she missed Peter. Ha!
The Pool Party
Talla gets hammered and she unleashes herself on Topaz. So weird! Then she went in the DR and practically passed out on the chair. "I think I'm drunk."
POV Ceremony
AJ doesn't want to continue to be the "Pawn Star" and he's tired of the "heat of the seat."
Emmett weighs his options. 1. Suzette is annoying and is driving him insane (a few too many "Heeeey Booys".) 2. Suzette can't talk about anything but herself in hopes of making everyone feel guilty.
Time for the speeches: AJ does an Indian accent and says "Why not me." Suzette cries and says that she hopes that Emmett could show as much grace as Canada did when they saved her.
Emmett quickly says he is not going to use the Veto (no surprise). But the ceremony didn't end there! In a POV Ceremony first, Emmett addresses the nominees. He tells AJ that he has proven himself to be a physical and mental competitor. He tells Suzette that even though she has a knee injury, she has shown that she hasn't given up and is continuing to fight. "HOWEVER", and it was a big however. He says that he doesn't respect aspects of her game. He said every time she talks to any of them it always comes back to her and she tries to make them feel guilty about her circumstances. He then addressed the house and said "If you're here, you're a threat." Wow.
"I don't know when I became the biggest threat in the house man." "No matter what I do, I'll always be the odd man out." "What do I gotta do man?" "I just don't get it man." ""No one's picking off strong players." "I got 3 kids at home." Wha Wha Wha...somebody needs a whambulance! It is so time for her to go!
Emmett says that every conversation, no matter what they're talking about always comes back to her. She wants everyone to just feel sorry for her ALL THE TIME. Enough already! Like Emmett said, he's not there to help someone else win the money, no matter how sad their situation is at home.
Suzette asked Gary if he would use the Veto on her...he's conflicted.
Alec & Peter = The New Chilltown
The Shield is running the house and they are having fun. Alec impersonates Peter, and Peter impersonates Alec...good times! Reminiscent of Will and Mike Boogey.
Wax On / Wax Off
Topaz needed waxed, so Talla came to her rescue...except it sounded like she was killing her, or she was giving birth or something else horrific was happening. Meanwhile, Gary starts dancing around the room. Topaz is worried that Gary may come out as straight, and then there's gonna be some problems because he saw her...you know...
POV Competition
Players: Alec, Suzette, AJ, Gary, Jillian, Emmett
Host: Peter
The challenge: Stand under a roof with rain (COLD rain) pouring down. They have to catch the rain in a can that is on their head (which had holes in it), and then transfer the water into a tube. The first one to fill it to the top wins.
Can I just say that Peter did an awesome job announcing the competition as a southern hillbilly. And he had really great comments throughout the entire competition. Can he host every competition, please?
Some of Peter's gems:
- "Everyone's doing marginal."
- "Alec seems to be breathing heavy into Jillian's neck, that's awkward."
- "Jillian almost put her whole head in there, almost falls."
- "Jillian going crazy."
- "Suzette banging her head against it, that's not gonna help anybody out."
- "Gary is in a trance."
- "Everyone's doing great, AJ's doing adequate."
- "AJ finally back, and oh he misses the whole thing!"
- "And they're making out ladies and gentlemen!"
Suzette was completely lost! She kept her head tilted to the side, and was getting absolutely NO water in her can! She admitted that she had no strategy and she was basically relying on Gary to win and take her off the block. Can't she do anything for herself? AJ wasn't doing much better. Andrew said AJ had no chance to win unless it was against Suzette, but even then he'd still probably lose. I'm sure AJ appreciates his support.
It pretty much came down to Emmett and Gary the whole way. And it's Emmett with the win!
Marsha The Moose
Marsha talks to AJ! Woohoo! Welcome back Marsha!
AJ has a mission: tell 2 houseguests that he wants to turn his obstacle course workout into a fitness DVD when he leaves the house. They have to help him come up with a name, and they have to participate in the obstacle course for at least 10 minutes. He can't tell anyone and if anyone quits early, he loses and has to tell the house he's a failure.
So, he sets off on his mission and begins pitching the idea to different people around the house. Andrew's reaction after AJ asked if he thought he could make a living doing it was great: "I think you'll be a very poor man." He got Talla and Topaz to participate. They tossed around some names like, "AJ's Obstacles" and "AJ's Obstacles of Life". But he goes with "High Intensity Integer Training." ????
AJ goes through the obstacle first to show them how to do it. Alec asks what the correct form is, and AJ says "it doesn't matter, my form is the correct form". Andrew then joins the crowd, he's drinking some water and Alec informs him that "form doesn't matter" and Andrew spits his water out as he laughs! That was great! AJ "always jogging, never running." "Take your time. Walk if you must."
Andrew begins the obstacle course, and he's working the weights. AJ tells him he's doing it too fast, and Andrew says "I'm going to hit you in the face with this." Andrew said "AJ's my man, so he asked me to do something so I gotta say yes, I gotta make him smile, because most of the time, I'm making him cry."
Andrew is always so great for quotes, here's another one: "It will be a cold day in Hell when AJ puts out a workout video, or a self-help video. Maybe this is a 'how to redecorate your lonely desperate basement' video, that might sell."
Talla: "I don't know why I just participated in that."
Andrew: "You are definitely the king of the douchebags, and I hate you."
Topaz: "AJ is the worst trainer of all time."
AJ was successful!! He actually got 3 people to do the obstacle course for 10 minutes. Good job AJ! The reward he won for the house was a summertime pool party and barbecue.
AJ was flirting a little bit with Marsha and he told her that she had pretty eyes. Marsha later said that AJ was cute, but she missed Peter. Ha!
The Pool Party
Talla gets hammered and she unleashes herself on Topaz. So weird! Then she went in the DR and practically passed out on the chair. "I think I'm drunk."
POV Ceremony
AJ doesn't want to continue to be the "Pawn Star" and he's tired of the "heat of the seat."
Emmett weighs his options. 1. Suzette is annoying and is driving him insane (a few too many "Heeeey Booys".) 2. Suzette can't talk about anything but herself in hopes of making everyone feel guilty.
Time for the speeches: AJ does an Indian accent and says "Why not me." Suzette cries and says that she hopes that Emmett could show as much grace as Canada did when they saved her.
Emmett quickly says he is not going to use the Veto (no surprise). But the ceremony didn't end there! In a POV Ceremony first, Emmett addresses the nominees. He tells AJ that he has proven himself to be a physical and mental competitor. He tells Suzette that even though she has a knee injury, she has shown that she hasn't given up and is continuing to fight. "HOWEVER", and it was a big however. He says that he doesn't respect aspects of her game. He said every time she talks to any of them it always comes back to her and she tries to make them feel guilty about her circumstances. He then addressed the house and said "If you're here, you're a threat." Wow.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
American Idol, Ep. 12.22 & 12.23
It's another unfortunate week of Motown songs. Why can't they pick some new genres? I can't stand all these dumb Motown songs...pick something more relevant! ...and NO ONE wants to see the plastic-faced Smokey Robinson. However...he might give better advice than Jimmy Iovine.
Candice - Heard it Through the Grapevine
It's nice to hear that song done a little differently than we're so used to hearing it, so props to her for that. I don't think there's anything that she can't sing well. I think she's going to be great every week, and it's just going to come down to if she can win over America. Great job as always. It's always refreshing to hear someone who can "scream" in a good way, that still sounds like singing..rather than just screeching at the top of their lungs (which anyone can do). It takes real talent to be able to sing-scream, and she can do that. The key, like Keith said, is to not over-power it (which is what most people do).
My Score: A
Kree & Janelle - Duet - Like a Prayer
Wow! Those girls sound amazing together! I love that they AREN'T singing a country song!!! (And yes, I realize it's because it's Motown week...but it's great to hear them sing something different.) Really, really enjoyed that performance!
My Score: A+
Lazaro -- For Once In My Life
Ugh, I hate that song! And in rehearsals, it sounds like it's too low again! Come on!
It's actually not as bad as I thought it might be. I think he sang it really well. He started out a little weak, but he got stronger and felt more confident as the song went on. Good job, Lazaro!
My Score: B+
Janelle - You Keep Me Hanging On
Great song choice, love this song...and so glad it's not country! And I like the added touch of playing the guitar. The dim lights and smoke really added to the really cool feel of the song. This is the best she's ever sounded. Wow.
My Score:
A+
Devin - The Tracks Of My Tears
No one should be allowed to sing this song on Idol...ever. It will forever be compared to Adam Lambert's version. Nothing else can compare. Sorry...don't even try buddy. Why the judges thought it was his best performance ever, is beyond me. He has sung better...much better. I thought he was strained in some places. It was OK, not great.
My Score: B-
Candice, Amber, Angie - Trio - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
Not liking this song choice at all. It was just kind of strange...not sure what it is about it. Their voices sound fine together, but it was kind of like Candice was the lead singer and the other 2 were back-ups.
My Score: A-
Burnell - My Cherie Amore
Oh boy...could there be a more boring song? His strange pronunciation of words sounds awkward and out of place on this song, and he sounds like he's 9 years old. His choppy style of singing does not work on a song like this. Not a fan of that at all. That's a shame...he did so well last week. This isn't going to win him any fans. Look for him to be in the bottom.
My Score: C
Angie - Shop Around
Another song I hate...great. But, good for her, she actually made the song tolerable. She did a great job, as usual. I like the attitude she put into it. There were a few pitchy moments, but it was still a good performance...but definitely not her best.
Side note: Her hair looks much better tonight!
My Score: B+
Amber - Lately
It's better than last week. I don't know why the judges were so over-the-top for her. It was pretty good, but I don't think it was amazing.
My Score: A-
Burnell, Lazaro, Devin - Trio - I Can't Help Myself
I wasn't sure if this would be good or not. But, I actually kind of enjoyed it (apparently, I'm the only one). I think Lazaro missed a cue or something...there was kind of an awkward silence. The song definitely suited Burnell and Devin better than Lazaro.
Yikes! Nicki let them have it!!!! She told them it sounded like Hollywood week and then told them to get off the stage, after also saying that she is going to pretend she never heard it. Then Burnell and Devin kind of threw Lazaro under the bus, it was just sad and disrespectful of both of them. Burnell said "I did what I was supposed to do" and later said "not to throw anyone under the bus, but...this is a competition". Devin said "I learned my part, I tried to save a couple people, but...." That was just crazy! I didn't think it was a complete train wreck, but it wasn't great either. If Devin and Burnell thought they would save themselves by dissing Lazaro, they have another thing coming. I'm pretty sure his fans won't take too kindly that they treated him like that. I expect either Devin or Burnell to go home tomorrow night.
My Score: C-
Kree - Don't Play That Song
I'm not sure this song works with her thick country twang. She sings it well enough, it's just kind of strange sounding. It was good, but it's definitely not my favorite thing that she's done.
My Score: B+
The Results:
Candice - Heard it Through the Grapevine
It's nice to hear that song done a little differently than we're so used to hearing it, so props to her for that. I don't think there's anything that she can't sing well. I think she's going to be great every week, and it's just going to come down to if she can win over America. Great job as always. It's always refreshing to hear someone who can "scream" in a good way, that still sounds like singing..rather than just screeching at the top of their lungs (which anyone can do). It takes real talent to be able to sing-scream, and she can do that. The key, like Keith said, is to not over-power it (which is what most people do).
My Score: A
Kree & Janelle - Duet - Like a Prayer
Wow! Those girls sound amazing together! I love that they AREN'T singing a country song!!! (And yes, I realize it's because it's Motown week...but it's great to hear them sing something different.) Really, really enjoyed that performance!
My Score: A+
Lazaro -- For Once In My Life
Ugh, I hate that song! And in rehearsals, it sounds like it's too low again! Come on!
It's actually not as bad as I thought it might be. I think he sang it really well. He started out a little weak, but he got stronger and felt more confident as the song went on. Good job, Lazaro!
My Score: B+
Janelle - You Keep Me Hanging On
Great song choice, love this song...and so glad it's not country! And I like the added touch of playing the guitar. The dim lights and smoke really added to the really cool feel of the song. This is the best she's ever sounded. Wow.
My Score:
A+
Devin - The Tracks Of My Tears
No one should be allowed to sing this song on Idol...ever. It will forever be compared to Adam Lambert's version. Nothing else can compare. Sorry...don't even try buddy. Why the judges thought it was his best performance ever, is beyond me. He has sung better...much better. I thought he was strained in some places. It was OK, not great.
My Score: B-
Candice, Amber, Angie - Trio - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
Not liking this song choice at all. It was just kind of strange...not sure what it is about it. Their voices sound fine together, but it was kind of like Candice was the lead singer and the other 2 were back-ups.
My Score: A-
Burnell - My Cherie Amore
Oh boy...could there be a more boring song? His strange pronunciation of words sounds awkward and out of place on this song, and he sounds like he's 9 years old. His choppy style of singing does not work on a song like this. Not a fan of that at all. That's a shame...he did so well last week. This isn't going to win him any fans. Look for him to be in the bottom.
My Score: C
Angie - Shop Around
Another song I hate...great. But, good for her, she actually made the song tolerable. She did a great job, as usual. I like the attitude she put into it. There were a few pitchy moments, but it was still a good performance...but definitely not her best.
Side note: Her hair looks much better tonight!
My Score: B+
Amber - Lately
It's better than last week. I don't know why the judges were so over-the-top for her. It was pretty good, but I don't think it was amazing.
My Score: A-
Burnell, Lazaro, Devin - Trio - I Can't Help Myself
I wasn't sure if this would be good or not. But, I actually kind of enjoyed it (apparently, I'm the only one). I think Lazaro missed a cue or something...there was kind of an awkward silence. The song definitely suited Burnell and Devin better than Lazaro.
Yikes! Nicki let them have it!!!! She told them it sounded like Hollywood week and then told them to get off the stage, after also saying that she is going to pretend she never heard it. Then Burnell and Devin kind of threw Lazaro under the bus, it was just sad and disrespectful of both of them. Burnell said "I did what I was supposed to do" and later said "not to throw anyone under the bus, but...this is a competition". Devin said "I learned my part, I tried to save a couple people, but...." That was just crazy! I didn't think it was a complete train wreck, but it wasn't great either. If Devin and Burnell thought they would save themselves by dissing Lazaro, they have another thing coming. I'm pretty sure his fans won't take too kindly that they treated him like that. I expect either Devin or Burnell to go home tomorrow night.
My Score: C-
Kree - Don't Play That Song
I'm not sure this song works with her thick country twang. She sings it well enough, it's just kind of strange sounding. It was good, but it's definitely not my favorite thing that she's done.
My Score: B+
The Results:
Survivor, Ep. 26.7
After Tribal--Gota
Everyone says how sad they were to vote out Matt. Corinne vows to protect Michael and really wants to get Phillip out as soon as possible. Phillip sees her talking to others and then not telling their group about her conversations. He wants her gone in a bad way. Cochran tries to talk him out of it because they want the numbers when they go to the merge.
Gota
They get the clue for the Reward Challenge and it says that they strong will carry the weak. Immediately, they all think they are doomed because Gota has all the physical strength. But Phillip thinks that if it has anything to do with upper body strength and back strength, that he's got it. He thinks he's the strongest guy out there. Just pure comedy gold right there...how do the other tribe members keep a straight face when he's talking such nonsense, and he's so serious?
Cochran jokes about the abundance of weak on their team, and if that's part of the challenge, they'll do well. Phillip challenges Cochran to an arm wrestle match. Even with 2 hands, and all his weight--he still couldn't take him down. Phillip was very proud of himself. He says he he has the will of a lion and determination of a gorilla. Great Phillipism right there.
Reward Challenge
The challenge is one that's been done in the past. They each carry weights and they must try to catch the other tribe.
Bikal decides to sit out Brenda.
Phillip is the lead person for Bikal and Erik leads for Gota. Phillip leads his troops like soldiers...telling them when to run and when to walk. Erik does a good job staying calm.
Bikal quickly gets behind (no surprise). Corinne urges Phillip to pick up the pace, but he's worried that they will tire out. He then says that he can't run and that he's tired! Really? He went out of his way to convince his tribe (and himself) just how strong he is, and HE'S the one saying he's getting tired? Michael, who was 2nd in line, passes him up! How embarrassing! How...embarrassing.
Dawn is the first to go out and her weight goes to Corinne.
Erik leads his troop of strong and able-bodied players and Bikal is still walking! They care coming in for the kill. Corinne takes on 60 pounds and Phillip falls down!!!! Whoa!!!! Perfectly executed victory by Gota. Corinne could not be more pissed.
Dawn tries to think positively and says that they are all going to eat too much and get sick. "It will be a diarrhea fest." Ha!
Reward
The fans get to enjoy their first reward ever! Malcolm is already just a little tipsy it seems...he runs to everyone on the tribe, gives them a kiss on the cheek (even the guys) and says "I love you, and you and you." Haha! Oh Malcolm!
Malcolm plots his move to take over the game.
After the Reward--Bikal
Corinne: "Phillip is the worst." She totally blames him for the loss, and she's right.
Cochran: Julia is a non-entity--she has a vanilla personality, but that that would be doing a disservice to the flavor vanilla. However, Phillip really has a thing for her and he wants to make her a secret double agent, and she is more than willing to play along. She barely says two words, and just lets Phillip do all the talking.
Julia then goes and talks to Dawn and tells her that Phillip wanted her to join them. Dawn then reports back to Phillip what she said. OOPS! That was a big no-no. You're out! We all know that Phillip doesn't like when people don't follow his instructions. She was told not to talk to anyone, and what did she do?
Gota
Malcolm knows that the 4 guys are going to be targets come merge, so he knows they need to stick together. He is going to bring in Erik and Reynold is to bring in Eddie. If they are all telling the truth, this is the best thing that could happen, and I'm excited! My 4 favorite players working together? Awesome! If this was Big Brother, they would make up a cool nickname for themselves, like "The Four Horsemen" or "The Brigade" or "Chilltown"...so many to choose from!
Reynold tells Malcolm that he has the idol! And Malcolm didn't even ask! Malcolm is now the only person in the game who knows where both idols are. Malcolm seemed to respect the fact that Reynold shared that with him...even though he said he would never do that.
Immunity Challenge
3 players go out in a canoe, then dive in the water to retrieve a heavy statue. Then another player tosses a grappling hook to retrieve 5 key rings and then raise the statue to raise a flag at the end.
Gota sits out Sherri this time...smart move.
Bikal's canoe almost flips their canoe right from the start...not looking good. But, Gota makes a slight error and gets off track and Bikal caught up and took the lead. Erik made quick work underwater and they got up the statue quickly. Bikal almost tips their canoe again, and Gota makes it to shore first.
Of course, Gota puts Reynold in the throwing position because he is a VERY good tosser. He misses the first couple, but then he starts getting one right after the other. Phillip was just not getting it. He was just missing every time.
Reynold just couldn't hook the last one and Phillip started catching up. It was getting way too close for comfort and I was getting really nervous.
YES! Another Gota win!!
Before Tribal--Bikal
Phillip reveals to Cochran that he THREW the challenge (Cochran isn't buying it though). He claims he didn't want Julia to make the merge. Cochran thinks that he believes that he threw the challenge. I love watching Cochran's face...he's just trying not to laugh at all the craziness!
Phillip wants to split the votes and Corinne thinks that is stupid. She tries to have a civil conversation with him, but he won't even let her talk. Phillip tries to use "what would Boston Rob do"...love it!
Cochran thinks that something big is going to happen and whatever is bubbling underneath the surface of the Corinne and Phillip feud is going to come to the surface.
Tribal Council--The Vote
3-3 Tie! Julia vs Michael
Revote:
We only see 3 votes and they are all for Juilia
Smart move people...she needed to go!
Everyone says how sad they were to vote out Matt. Corinne vows to protect Michael and really wants to get Phillip out as soon as possible. Phillip sees her talking to others and then not telling their group about her conversations. He wants her gone in a bad way. Cochran tries to talk him out of it because they want the numbers when they go to the merge.
Gota
They get the clue for the Reward Challenge and it says that they strong will carry the weak. Immediately, they all think they are doomed because Gota has all the physical strength. But Phillip thinks that if it has anything to do with upper body strength and back strength, that he's got it. He thinks he's the strongest guy out there. Just pure comedy gold right there...how do the other tribe members keep a straight face when he's talking such nonsense, and he's so serious?
Cochran jokes about the abundance of weak on their team, and if that's part of the challenge, they'll do well. Phillip challenges Cochran to an arm wrestle match. Even with 2 hands, and all his weight--he still couldn't take him down. Phillip was very proud of himself. He says he he has the will of a lion and determination of a gorilla. Great Phillipism right there.
Reward Challenge
The challenge is one that's been done in the past. They each carry weights and they must try to catch the other tribe.
Bikal decides to sit out Brenda.
Phillip is the lead person for Bikal and Erik leads for Gota. Phillip leads his troops like soldiers...telling them when to run and when to walk. Erik does a good job staying calm.
Bikal quickly gets behind (no surprise). Corinne urges Phillip to pick up the pace, but he's worried that they will tire out. He then says that he can't run and that he's tired! Really? He went out of his way to convince his tribe (and himself) just how strong he is, and HE'S the one saying he's getting tired? Michael, who was 2nd in line, passes him up! How embarrassing! How...embarrassing.
Dawn is the first to go out and her weight goes to Corinne.
Erik leads his troop of strong and able-bodied players and Bikal is still walking! They care coming in for the kill. Corinne takes on 60 pounds and Phillip falls down!!!! Whoa!!!! Perfectly executed victory by Gota. Corinne could not be more pissed.
Dawn tries to think positively and says that they are all going to eat too much and get sick. "It will be a diarrhea fest." Ha!
Reward
The fans get to enjoy their first reward ever! Malcolm is already just a little tipsy it seems...he runs to everyone on the tribe, gives them a kiss on the cheek (even the guys) and says "I love you, and you and you." Haha! Oh Malcolm!
Malcolm plots his move to take over the game.
After the Reward--Bikal
Corinne: "Phillip is the worst." She totally blames him for the loss, and she's right.
Cochran: Julia is a non-entity--she has a vanilla personality, but that that would be doing a disservice to the flavor vanilla. However, Phillip really has a thing for her and he wants to make her a secret double agent, and she is more than willing to play along. She barely says two words, and just lets Phillip do all the talking.
Julia then goes and talks to Dawn and tells her that Phillip wanted her to join them. Dawn then reports back to Phillip what she said. OOPS! That was a big no-no. You're out! We all know that Phillip doesn't like when people don't follow his instructions. She was told not to talk to anyone, and what did she do?
Gota
Malcolm knows that the 4 guys are going to be targets come merge, so he knows they need to stick together. He is going to bring in Erik and Reynold is to bring in Eddie. If they are all telling the truth, this is the best thing that could happen, and I'm excited! My 4 favorite players working together? Awesome! If this was Big Brother, they would make up a cool nickname for themselves, like "The Four Horsemen" or "The Brigade" or "Chilltown"...so many to choose from!
Reynold tells Malcolm that he has the idol! And Malcolm didn't even ask! Malcolm is now the only person in the game who knows where both idols are. Malcolm seemed to respect the fact that Reynold shared that with him...even though he said he would never do that.
Immunity Challenge
3 players go out in a canoe, then dive in the water to retrieve a heavy statue. Then another player tosses a grappling hook to retrieve 5 key rings and then raise the statue to raise a flag at the end.
Gota sits out Sherri this time...smart move.
Bikal's canoe almost flips their canoe right from the start...not looking good. But, Gota makes a slight error and gets off track and Bikal caught up and took the lead. Erik made quick work underwater and they got up the statue quickly. Bikal almost tips their canoe again, and Gota makes it to shore first.
Of course, Gota puts Reynold in the throwing position because he is a VERY good tosser. He misses the first couple, but then he starts getting one right after the other. Phillip was just not getting it. He was just missing every time.
Reynold just couldn't hook the last one and Phillip started catching up. It was getting way too close for comfort and I was getting really nervous.
YES! Another Gota win!!
Before Tribal--Bikal
Phillip reveals to Cochran that he THREW the challenge (Cochran isn't buying it though). He claims he didn't want Julia to make the merge. Cochran thinks that he believes that he threw the challenge. I love watching Cochran's face...he's just trying not to laugh at all the craziness!
Phillip wants to split the votes and Corinne thinks that is stupid. She tries to have a civil conversation with him, but he won't even let her talk. Phillip tries to use "what would Boston Rob do"...love it!
Cochran thinks that something big is going to happen and whatever is bubbling underneath the surface of the Corinne and Phillip feud is going to come to the surface.
Tribal Council--The Vote
3-3 Tie! Julia vs Michael
Revote:
We only see 3 votes and they are all for Juilia
Smart move people...she needed to go!
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The Voice, Ep. 4.2
Team Adam
Midas Whale (duo)--anyone remember Jon Peter Lewis from Season 3 of American Idol? I do! But not as a folk artist, and his look has completely changed. Jon played guitar and his partner played the accordion. I actually really enjoyed it.
Sarah Simmons--wow, this girl is interesting. She's got a very unique quality to her voice, and a really big range. And she was very surprising...she started out all quiet and kind of haunting and then transitioned into a scream, but done in a very good way. It was not overdone, it was just amazing. There's a real grit to her voice, but at other times some crystal clarity...very intriguing.
Team Blake
No one joined Team Blake tonight
Team Shakira
Tawnya Reynolds--boy does she have quite the country twang...too much for me. Her voice is decent, but she seemed to struggle to reach some of the higher notes. I'm not buying that she's as good or as big of a star as they are making her out to be.
Cathia--singing all in Spanish is a risk, but she sings beautifully and definitely impressed the judges.
Team Usher
Josiah Hawley--he's brave taking on a Maroon 5 song...he even did some things to change it up. It was really cool. I really like his vibe. He's definitely different from a lot of people.
Midas Whale (duo)--anyone remember Jon Peter Lewis from Season 3 of American Idol? I do! But not as a folk artist, and his look has completely changed. Jon played guitar and his partner played the accordion. I actually really enjoyed it.
Sarah Simmons--wow, this girl is interesting. She's got a very unique quality to her voice, and a really big range. And she was very surprising...she started out all quiet and kind of haunting and then transitioned into a scream, but done in a very good way. It was not overdone, it was just amazing. There's a real grit to her voice, but at other times some crystal clarity...very intriguing.
Team Blake
No one joined Team Blake tonight
Team Shakira
Tawnya Reynolds--boy does she have quite the country twang...too much for me. Her voice is decent, but she seemed to struggle to reach some of the higher notes. I'm not buying that she's as good or as big of a star as they are making her out to be.
Cathia--singing all in Spanish is a risk, but she sings beautifully and definitely impressed the judges.
Team Usher
Josiah Hawley--he's brave taking on a Maroon 5 song...he even did some things to change it up. It was really cool. I really like his vibe. He's definitely different from a lot of people.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Dancing With The Stars, Ep. 16.3 & 16.4
All of tonight's scores are added to last week's scores (1st score = tonight's score, 2nd score = last week's scores).
Ingo & Kym--Quickstep
Very nicely done, I don't think he missed a step.
Judges Scores: 20 + 20 = 40/60
Dorothy & Tristan--Jive
She actually adapted to the quick style better than I thought she would. I thought she'd be really slow. She did lose timing in a few places, though. All that and with an injury that kept her from dancing for several days.
Judges Scores: 15 + 21 = 36/60
Jacoby & Karina--Jazz
This guy is just crazy! He can really swing those big legs around! And his facial expressions are to die for. He is going to be a tough one to beat.
Judges Scores: 23 + 20 = 43/60
Victor & Lindsay--Jive
High energy! His kicks could have been a little sharper, but overall, I think he did a good job. Loved the jump over Lindsay at the end. (And I must know what I'm talking about because Len said it had a lot of energy and his kicks could have been sharper.)
Judges Scores: 18 + 18 = 36/60
Wynonna & Tony--Quickstep
I'm really surprised that her feet can move as fast as they do. It wasn't really quick enough to be a quickstep throughout the whole dance though.
Judges Scores: 18 + 18 = 36/60
Zendaya & Val--Jive
Holy crap that girl can move! It's ridiculous how good she is! She was going 3x as fast as Victor's Jive. Her kicks were very sharp.
Judges Scores: 26 + 24 = 50/60
Andy & Sharna--Jazz
He's starting to bring the funny...love it! Love the theme and costumes of Alice and Wonderland done to Lady Gaga's "Poker Face"...awesome! The dance was a little spastic and risque at the end, but it was so much fun! I'm afraid the judges might be a little harsh on it, though.
Judges Scores: 20 + 17 = 37/60
Sean & Peta--Jive
Sharks! How do they do that stuff? I love watching his face, because he always has the biggest smile! I was afraid he was going to lose it a couple of times, but he kept time pretty well. He even did a cartwheel! Good job Sean! His kicks weren't half bad!
Judges Scores: 20 + 19 = 39/60
Aly & Mark--Quickstep
It takes a lot to match Mark's over-the-top facial expressions, but she did a pretty good job. She really killed it...she was with him every step of the way. Great performance.
Judges Scores: 24 + 21 = 45/60
Lisa & Gleb--Jive
Her kicks were anything but sharp. Nice try, but it didn't quite work. Gleb looked like he was kind of dragging her around the floor in some spots.
Judges Scores: 18 + 18 = 36/60
D.L. & Cheryl--Quickstep
It can't get any worse than last week, so let's see how quick he can make this Quickstep. Well, he's doing the moves, just not very quickly. I think he definitely redeemed himself from last week, but with his cussing meltdown in rehearsals and the low scores, I don't know if he will make it past the first cut.
Judges Scores: 16 + 12 = 28/60
Kellie & Derek--Jazz
Derek is a freakin' genius! How does he do it week after week?! I have no words to describe the awesomeness...oh his abs...and the dancing! LOVED EVERY FREAKIN' SECOND OF IT! Kellie danced the heck out of that amazing choreography. Wow.
Judges Scores: 26 + 21 = 47/60
The Results:
Ingo & Kym--Quickstep
Very nicely done, I don't think he missed a step.
Judges Scores: 20 + 20 = 40/60
Dorothy & Tristan--Jive
She actually adapted to the quick style better than I thought she would. I thought she'd be really slow. She did lose timing in a few places, though. All that and with an injury that kept her from dancing for several days.
Judges Scores: 15 + 21 = 36/60
Jacoby & Karina--Jazz
This guy is just crazy! He can really swing those big legs around! And his facial expressions are to die for. He is going to be a tough one to beat.
Judges Scores: 23 + 20 = 43/60
Victor & Lindsay--Jive
High energy! His kicks could have been a little sharper, but overall, I think he did a good job. Loved the jump over Lindsay at the end. (And I must know what I'm talking about because Len said it had a lot of energy and his kicks could have been sharper.)
Judges Scores: 18 + 18 = 36/60
Wynonna & Tony--Quickstep
I'm really surprised that her feet can move as fast as they do. It wasn't really quick enough to be a quickstep throughout the whole dance though.
Judges Scores: 18 + 18 = 36/60
Zendaya & Val--Jive
Holy crap that girl can move! It's ridiculous how good she is! She was going 3x as fast as Victor's Jive. Her kicks were very sharp.
Judges Scores: 26 + 24 = 50/60
Andy & Sharna--Jazz
He's starting to bring the funny...love it! Love the theme and costumes of Alice and Wonderland done to Lady Gaga's "Poker Face"...awesome! The dance was a little spastic and risque at the end, but it was so much fun! I'm afraid the judges might be a little harsh on it, though.
Judges Scores: 20 + 17 = 37/60
Sean & Peta--Jive
Sharks! How do they do that stuff? I love watching his face, because he always has the biggest smile! I was afraid he was going to lose it a couple of times, but he kept time pretty well. He even did a cartwheel! Good job Sean! His kicks weren't half bad!
Judges Scores: 20 + 19 = 39/60
Aly & Mark--Quickstep
It takes a lot to match Mark's over-the-top facial expressions, but she did a pretty good job. She really killed it...she was with him every step of the way. Great performance.
Judges Scores: 24 + 21 = 45/60
Lisa & Gleb--Jive
Her kicks were anything but sharp. Nice try, but it didn't quite work. Gleb looked like he was kind of dragging her around the floor in some spots.
Judges Scores: 18 + 18 = 36/60
D.L. & Cheryl--Quickstep
It can't get any worse than last week, so let's see how quick he can make this Quickstep. Well, he's doing the moves, just not very quickly. I think he definitely redeemed himself from last week, but with his cussing meltdown in rehearsals and the low scores, I don't know if he will make it past the first cut.
Judges Scores: 16 + 12 = 28/60
Kellie & Derek--Jazz
Derek is a freakin' genius! How does he do it week after week?! I have no words to describe the awesomeness...oh his abs...and the dancing! LOVED EVERY FREAKIN' SECOND OF IT! Kellie danced the heck out of that amazing choreography. Wow.
Judges Scores: 26 + 21 = 47/60
The Results:
The Voice, Ep. 4.1
Team Adam
Judith Hill--it's pretty obvious why she was good enough to perform alongside Michael Jackson...her voice is incredibly good. I didn't really care for the high-pitched screeching at the end, but it was still really good.
Team Blake
The Morgan Twins-really, really good harmonizing (obviously)
Danielle Bradbery--she started out kind of shaky and unsure, but she got stronger as she went; her pitch wasn't perfect, but she's got some potential
Christian Porter--so, so, so cool! I love him! Cute guy, with a guitar, singing a well-known song in a COMPLETELY different way that it was pretty much unrecognizable! And his voice, is just way cool.
Team Shakira
Mark Andrew--this guy is just so laid back, and his voice is so relaxed; he lost a little bit when he went up high, though
Kris Thomas--brave dude to sing a Whitney song, and to hit those high notes! Wow!
Team Usher
Jess Kellner--very different, strange kind of voice; her voice doesn't really match her look
Vedo--this guy is good! I really, really liked him! He had perfect pitch, and his runs were crazy good. I can't believe Usher was the only one to turn around.
Judith Hill--it's pretty obvious why she was good enough to perform alongside Michael Jackson...her voice is incredibly good. I didn't really care for the high-pitched screeching at the end, but it was still really good.
Team Blake
The Morgan Twins-really, really good harmonizing (obviously)
Danielle Bradbery--she started out kind of shaky and unsure, but she got stronger as she went; her pitch wasn't perfect, but she's got some potential
Christian Porter--so, so, so cool! I love him! Cute guy, with a guitar, singing a well-known song in a COMPLETELY different way that it was pretty much unrecognizable! And his voice, is just way cool.
Team Shakira
Mark Andrew--this guy is just so laid back, and his voice is so relaxed; he lost a little bit when he went up high, though
Kris Thomas--brave dude to sing a Whitney song, and to hit those high notes! Wow!
Team Usher
Jess Kellner--very different, strange kind of voice; her voice doesn't really match her look
Vedo--this guy is good! I really, really liked him! He had perfect pitch, and his runs were crazy good. I can't believe Usher was the only one to turn around.
Big Brother Canada, Ep 1.12
When we last left off, there was a double eviction, in which both Tom and Liza were sent packing. As Liza said her goodbye to Peter, she slipped something in the back of his shirt--it was an elastic band, because he always has an elastic band. He said when he wears it he'll think of her.
Andrew questions Alec on why he threw the competition so obviously to him, He GAVE Andrew the answer...he had no clue what the answer was. In the DR, Alec says he did it because he didn't want to win an HOH during a double eviction, because you only have power for such a brief amount of time. That is very true. You are also put on the spot and have to make a very quick decision about who to put up. That decision could ultimately come back to haunt you later on. He very effectively, just took Andrew out of the next competition as well. Andrew just hopes that Alec keeps his word that he is safe. We'll see.
Alec and Peter do some strategizing and decide who they would put up if they win HOH. Peter says he would put up Suzette and AJ. Alec agrees because Topaz told him that Suzette would put the 2 of them up if she won HOH. So their plan is: if Suzette is in contention to win HOH, they stay in, but if she gets out then they throw the comp as usual. Seems pretty straight forward, right?
Gary enters the conversation, and he says that he would try to get Talla out and put up Suzette as a pawn.
Party Time
AJ goes into the storage room and finds that Big Brother has given them 2 bottles of wine and a box of beer. Even the Have-Nots were allowed to partake. This can't be good, right? This house is crazy enough when there is no drinking going on. So, the drinking begins and the house decides to play Spin the Bottle. Oh, I can't wait to see this!
Alec said that Andrew must have had a magnet in his mouth because everyone kept landing on him! First it was Talla, whom he gave a simple peck on the cheek, but then came back for a more aggressive one from across the table. Then we see him kiss Topaz, and then Suzette, and then it gets interesting. He then gives a rather long kiss to Gary. But he said the most meaningful kiss was with "my man AJ". He literally threw himself at AJ, as AJ tried to back away...so funny! AJ: "Andrew's tongue, just suddenly came into my mouth, he initiated it, it was out of nowhere...it took me by surprise for sure." So much so that he completely fell off his chair!
We did get to see some other matchups: AJ and Topaz, Topaz and Talla--which lasted way too long! What was up with that girls? Alec and AJ were definitely enjoying it.
The alarm wakes the houseguests up the next morning, and they are all in pretty bad shape. Peter said: "It was a mish-mash of eroticism." Andrew goes in for a 2nd go-round with AJ he next morning...haha!
HOH Competition
The houseguests have to make it through a maze, get a code and remember it, and then make it to the car first. The winner will also get $10,000 and another surprise. One by one, the houseguests go through the maze with an itinerary, and look for landmarks.
Peter was up first...he couldn't find the exit! "It's just a calamity!"
Alec was up next. He was cruising! Peter said that Alec entered the maze and "It's like it's not even a maze! This guy can actually do something functional"
Talla was a mess. She is so frantic. She gets to the key box and she yells out a ton of numbers! It's only 4 numbers! Then she really started freaking out! She's yelling and screaming, and saying that she was doing what they asked, but it kept being wrong. Where was she getting all those extra numbers? Peter: "This was probably her best freakout, that I'm happy that I was there to witness it, and I hope that she has another one very soon." She ended up giving up because she couldn't figure it out. After she quits, she THEN realizes what she did wrong. Too little, too late, Talla.
Topaz did not do well either, she was not in a hurry at all. Emmett was opposite of her and he just ran around so fast! He kept bumping into the walls and knocking them down.
Jillian did really well, she kept was lost calm, cool and collected. And then there was Suzette. She just strolled around and banged into the walls and just kept laughing. She was acting like she was still drunk from the night before!
AJ: "It's like a maze in here. I'm lost in this thing." He was hilarious.
The top 2 times: Alec and Jillian, with 17 seconds difference. The winner is: Alec! He climbed into the car to receive his special surprise. It was a video message from his mom.
Another special announcement from Big Brother: No Have-Nots this week!
Nominations
No one can stand Suzette. Alec knows he wants to put her up, so he told her ahead of time. Then she was a bawling mess...again!
Alec and Andrew seem to have an understanding, and Alec promised him that he didn't have anything to worry about. However, Andrew then goes and talks to Emmett, and he shares how upset he still is about the whole HOH comp. Alec ended up with so much on his win, which Andrew couldn't even try for because he was given the last HOH. He didn't get the room, any pictures from home, no luxury items....nothing.
Alec then pulls a group into the HOH room to tell AJ the plan to put him up as a pawn...again. Alec just smirks and looks at him, and he's like 'you've got to be kidding me.' Then to make him feel even better about himself, they tell him it's because he's not seen as a threat and Emmett says "no offence, but you're the the least physical threat here." They go around the room and look him in the eye and tell him that they will not vote him out. Andrew jokes that he is 50/50 about it. Ha!
Nomination Ceremony
Alec's goal was to make this week a fun one, so that people will remember him for making it a fun week and making an easy choice to get a non-player out of the house.
And, as expected, Suzette and AJ go on the block. The whole house pretty much knew what was going on and no one was surprised. However, Alec's speech was unexpected. He used it as a joke, and it was awesome. He told Suzette that they kissed during Spin the Bottle. That passionate kiss changed his life forever, but he found out the next day that she didn't even remember it, so therefore, he had to put her on the block. And to AJ, he said they've been rivals since the beginning of the game, and over the past couple of days, he thinks that he has won Topaz's heart (she happened to be sitting next to AJ on the couch and AJ had his arm around her). He asks him: "you know what else you've won AJ? a spot on the block."
Suzette is delusional and thinks the reason she is on the block is because she's a wild card and that people are scared of her. Yeah right! She says that she is here to win competitions, to make big moves and get people out of the house. Really? Yeah, how's that working for you so far?
AJ feels pretty confident, let's hope he doesn't have anything to worry about.
Andrew questions Alec on why he threw the competition so obviously to him, He GAVE Andrew the answer...he had no clue what the answer was. In the DR, Alec says he did it because he didn't want to win an HOH during a double eviction, because you only have power for such a brief amount of time. That is very true. You are also put on the spot and have to make a very quick decision about who to put up. That decision could ultimately come back to haunt you later on. He very effectively, just took Andrew out of the next competition as well. Andrew just hopes that Alec keeps his word that he is safe. We'll see.
Alec and Peter do some strategizing and decide who they would put up if they win HOH. Peter says he would put up Suzette and AJ. Alec agrees because Topaz told him that Suzette would put the 2 of them up if she won HOH. So their plan is: if Suzette is in contention to win HOH, they stay in, but if she gets out then they throw the comp as usual. Seems pretty straight forward, right?
Gary enters the conversation, and he says that he would try to get Talla out and put up Suzette as a pawn.
Party Time
AJ goes into the storage room and finds that Big Brother has given them 2 bottles of wine and a box of beer. Even the Have-Nots were allowed to partake. This can't be good, right? This house is crazy enough when there is no drinking going on. So, the drinking begins and the house decides to play Spin the Bottle. Oh, I can't wait to see this!
Alec said that Andrew must have had a magnet in his mouth because everyone kept landing on him! First it was Talla, whom he gave a simple peck on the cheek, but then came back for a more aggressive one from across the table. Then we see him kiss Topaz, and then Suzette, and then it gets interesting. He then gives a rather long kiss to Gary. But he said the most meaningful kiss was with "my man AJ". He literally threw himself at AJ, as AJ tried to back away...so funny! AJ: "Andrew's tongue, just suddenly came into my mouth, he initiated it, it was out of nowhere...it took me by surprise for sure." So much so that he completely fell off his chair!
We did get to see some other matchups: AJ and Topaz, Topaz and Talla--which lasted way too long! What was up with that girls? Alec and AJ were definitely enjoying it.
The alarm wakes the houseguests up the next morning, and they are all in pretty bad shape. Peter said: "It was a mish-mash of eroticism." Andrew goes in for a 2nd go-round with AJ he next morning...haha!
HOH Competition
The houseguests have to make it through a maze, get a code and remember it, and then make it to the car first. The winner will also get $10,000 and another surprise. One by one, the houseguests go through the maze with an itinerary, and look for landmarks.
Peter was up first...he couldn't find the exit! "It's just a calamity!"
Alec was up next. He was cruising! Peter said that Alec entered the maze and "It's like it's not even a maze! This guy can actually do something functional"
Talla was a mess. She is so frantic. She gets to the key box and she yells out a ton of numbers! It's only 4 numbers! Then she really started freaking out! She's yelling and screaming, and saying that she was doing what they asked, but it kept being wrong. Where was she getting all those extra numbers? Peter: "This was probably her best freakout, that I'm happy that I was there to witness it, and I hope that she has another one very soon." She ended up giving up because she couldn't figure it out. After she quits, she THEN realizes what she did wrong. Too little, too late, Talla.
Topaz did not do well either, she was not in a hurry at all. Emmett was opposite of her and he just ran around so fast! He kept bumping into the walls and knocking them down.
Jillian did really well, she kept was lost calm, cool and collected. And then there was Suzette. She just strolled around and banged into the walls and just kept laughing. She was acting like she was still drunk from the night before!
AJ: "It's like a maze in here. I'm lost in this thing." He was hilarious.
The top 2 times: Alec and Jillian, with 17 seconds difference. The winner is: Alec! He climbed into the car to receive his special surprise. It was a video message from his mom.
Another special announcement from Big Brother: No Have-Nots this week!
Nominations
No one can stand Suzette. Alec knows he wants to put her up, so he told her ahead of time. Then she was a bawling mess...again!
Alec and Andrew seem to have an understanding, and Alec promised him that he didn't have anything to worry about. However, Andrew then goes and talks to Emmett, and he shares how upset he still is about the whole HOH comp. Alec ended up with so much on his win, which Andrew couldn't even try for because he was given the last HOH. He didn't get the room, any pictures from home, no luxury items....nothing.
Alec then pulls a group into the HOH room to tell AJ the plan to put him up as a pawn...again. Alec just smirks and looks at him, and he's like 'you've got to be kidding me.' Then to make him feel even better about himself, they tell him it's because he's not seen as a threat and Emmett says "no offence, but you're the the least physical threat here." They go around the room and look him in the eye and tell him that they will not vote him out. Andrew jokes that he is 50/50 about it. Ha!
Nomination Ceremony
Alec's goal was to make this week a fun one, so that people will remember him for making it a fun week and making an easy choice to get a non-player out of the house.
And, as expected, Suzette and AJ go on the block. The whole house pretty much knew what was going on and no one was surprised. However, Alec's speech was unexpected. He used it as a joke, and it was awesome. He told Suzette that they kissed during Spin the Bottle. That passionate kiss changed his life forever, but he found out the next day that she didn't even remember it, so therefore, he had to put her on the block. And to AJ, he said they've been rivals since the beginning of the game, and over the past couple of days, he thinks that he has won Topaz's heart (she happened to be sitting next to AJ on the couch and AJ had his arm around her). He asks him: "you know what else you've won AJ? a spot on the block."
Suzette is delusional and thinks the reason she is on the block is because she's a wild card and that people are scared of her. Yeah right! She says that she is here to win competitions, to make big moves and get people out of the house. Really? Yeah, how's that working for you so far?
AJ feels pretty confident, let's hope he doesn't have anything to worry about.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Celebrity Apprentice, Ep. 13.4
The Task
Interactive marketing campaign, using a glass truck to promote Farouk Systems (hair care)
Team Power
PM: Claudia (Omarosa's next victim--she wasn't happy with how she turned on her in the last time, so when she wasn't overly willing to step up to being PM for the task, Omarosa gave her "a little push"...her own words).
Their team has 2 advantages: (1) Claudia uses Chi (the product they were given) everyday (2) Lil' John won a Farouk task in his season.
Omarosa was noticeably different on this task: she was more quiet! This time she was going to let the PM crash and burn without any input from her. Claudia sent her and Dennis out for props and wardrobe. No one wanted them to come back. They came back 4 hours later and still didn't get everything on their list.
Lil' John dressed like Uncle Sam and Dennis wore lipstick with glitter. Wow.
Marilu stole Miss USA out from under Claudia, so they decided to go with celebrity look-alikes instead. The only Donald Trump look-alike in New York...couldn't get him either, because he died!
Team Plan B
PM: Marilu
Oh boy, Marilu makes Gary the accountant! Ha! Advantage for this team? Marilu hosted the Miss USA pageant and they've used Miss USA girls for their ads before.
Stephen, as the "master marketer" thought the slogan should be "Live Life Luscious"...which Trace absolutely hated. He suggested "Experience Silk", and Marilu loved it.
Gary is the angel of silk. OK "You'll feel like you're 5,000 miles past heaven. Come with me." That doesn't sound creepy at all.
At the store, Gary was so meticulous about the money. He made sure every cent was accounted for and written down in his book. He took forever counting and recounting money. Then they get in the van and something is missing. The money bag. Oh wait, it was on the floor the whole time. Oh my.
So, on the ride back, Gary went nuts! Lisa's dress made a farting sound on the van seat, and Gary asked her if she farted. He then proceeded to say all kinds of weird things about farts like: "I can see fart gas." His Buseyism for 'fart': feeling a rectal transmission". Wow, that's a good one. Lisa started messing with him and I really think that he thought she was really farting. He said she was a farting trombone.
Another great Gary moment...Gary: "stop yelling at me." Marilu: "I'm not yelling, I just want you to hear me." Gary: "What?"
Trace said he was "whoring" himself out by performing on top of their glass truck to get people's attention. Penn did what he does best: magic/juggling.
Marilu got so distracted by everything! Her team members could never get her attention. Stephen put it best when he said she was "ping ponging".
The Boardroom
Winners: Team Plan B
Losers: Team Power
Claudia brings back: Dennis and Lil' John! I do not understand why they are all practically begging the PMs to bring Omarosa, and against all better judgement, they don't choose her. Why on earth are they so afraid to even try to go into battle against her? She will never be fired if no one brings her back to the boardroom. Did Claudia learn nothing from LaToya being fired last week? That was THE ONLY reason she was fired last week, and it will be THE ONLY reason why Claudia is fired this week.
Outside the boardroom before going back in, Claudia conspired against Dennis with Lil' John. They whispered back and forth on what to say to try to get Trump to keep them and fire Dennis. We'll see if it works.
And...Claudia--You're fired! (And another victim of Omarosa falls. First Brett, then LaToya and now Claudia)
Interactive marketing campaign, using a glass truck to promote Farouk Systems (hair care)
Team Power
PM: Claudia (Omarosa's next victim--she wasn't happy with how she turned on her in the last time, so when she wasn't overly willing to step up to being PM for the task, Omarosa gave her "a little push"...her own words).
Their team has 2 advantages: (1) Claudia uses Chi (the product they were given) everyday (2) Lil' John won a Farouk task in his season.
Omarosa was noticeably different on this task: she was more quiet! This time she was going to let the PM crash and burn without any input from her. Claudia sent her and Dennis out for props and wardrobe. No one wanted them to come back. They came back 4 hours later and still didn't get everything on their list.
Lil' John dressed like Uncle Sam and Dennis wore lipstick with glitter. Wow.
Marilu stole Miss USA out from under Claudia, so they decided to go with celebrity look-alikes instead. The only Donald Trump look-alike in New York...couldn't get him either, because he died!
Team Plan B
PM: Marilu
Oh boy, Marilu makes Gary the accountant! Ha! Advantage for this team? Marilu hosted the Miss USA pageant and they've used Miss USA girls for their ads before.
Stephen, as the "master marketer" thought the slogan should be "Live Life Luscious"...which Trace absolutely hated. He suggested "Experience Silk", and Marilu loved it.
Gary is the angel of silk. OK "You'll feel like you're 5,000 miles past heaven. Come with me." That doesn't sound creepy at all.
At the store, Gary was so meticulous about the money. He made sure every cent was accounted for and written down in his book. He took forever counting and recounting money. Then they get in the van and something is missing. The money bag. Oh wait, it was on the floor the whole time. Oh my.
So, on the ride back, Gary went nuts! Lisa's dress made a farting sound on the van seat, and Gary asked her if she farted. He then proceeded to say all kinds of weird things about farts like: "I can see fart gas." His Buseyism for 'fart': feeling a rectal transmission". Wow, that's a good one. Lisa started messing with him and I really think that he thought she was really farting. He said she was a farting trombone.
Another great Gary moment...Gary: "stop yelling at me." Marilu: "I'm not yelling, I just want you to hear me." Gary: "What?"
Trace said he was "whoring" himself out by performing on top of their glass truck to get people's attention. Penn did what he does best: magic/juggling.
Marilu got so distracted by everything! Her team members could never get her attention. Stephen put it best when he said she was "ping ponging".
The Boardroom
Winners: Team Plan B
Losers: Team Power
Claudia brings back: Dennis and Lil' John! I do not understand why they are all practically begging the PMs to bring Omarosa, and against all better judgement, they don't choose her. Why on earth are they so afraid to even try to go into battle against her? She will never be fired if no one brings her back to the boardroom. Did Claudia learn nothing from LaToya being fired last week? That was THE ONLY reason she was fired last week, and it will be THE ONLY reason why Claudia is fired this week.
Outside the boardroom before going back in, Claudia conspired against Dennis with Lil' John. They whispered back and forth on what to say to try to get Trump to keep them and fire Dennis. We'll see if it works.
And...Claudia--You're fired! (And another victim of Omarosa falls. First Brett, then LaToya and now Claudia)
Amazing Race, Ep. 22.6
6th Leg: Botswana
Pam/Winnie lead it off
The clue gives the city they are going to, but they have to figure out the country before they will be allowed into the travel agency to book their flight.
Caroline/Jennifer guessed Kenya which was incorrect, but from inside the travel agency, Max/Katie gave them the right answer. They also did the same for Bates/Anthony, who also guessed Kenya. The teams that got it correct stopped at a hotel to get on a computer to figure it out.
Chuck/Wynona tried a different method: they got out a map and just started guessing countries. Lucky for them, the guy letting them in, let them in with the mispronunciation of "Boswana".
Road Block: Dig For Scorpion
Bushmen took them to learn how to dig for scorpions. While looking, they also had to beware of lions in the area. Quickly the bushmen would just fly up a tree when they would see a lion off into the distance.
Some of the team members were more ok with this task than others. Caroline was fine with it, Max was fine, Joey on the other hand, was freaking out! "I have to touch it, I have to freakin' touch it?" (in his most girly squeal).
Before the racers could touch the scorpions, the bushmen would put the scorpion in their mouth and bite it! Wow, that is so crazy!
Detour: Fire or Fowl
Half of the teams chose making fire, while the other half chose catching birds. Bates/Anthony arrived first and it didn't take them too long to make the fire. The rest who chose to make fire wished they had chosen the other Detour, because it was really hard. Caroline/Jennifer and Max/Katie decided to switch.
Pitstop #6:
Pam/Winnie lead it off
The clue gives the city they are going to, but they have to figure out the country before they will be allowed into the travel agency to book their flight.
Caroline/Jennifer guessed Kenya which was incorrect, but from inside the travel agency, Max/Katie gave them the right answer. They also did the same for Bates/Anthony, who also guessed Kenya. The teams that got it correct stopped at a hotel to get on a computer to figure it out.
Chuck/Wynona tried a different method: they got out a map and just started guessing countries. Lucky for them, the guy letting them in, let them in with the mispronunciation of "Boswana".
Road Block: Dig For Scorpion
Bushmen took them to learn how to dig for scorpions. While looking, they also had to beware of lions in the area. Quickly the bushmen would just fly up a tree when they would see a lion off into the distance.
Some of the team members were more ok with this task than others. Caroline was fine with it, Max was fine, Joey on the other hand, was freaking out! "I have to touch it, I have to freakin' touch it?" (in his most girly squeal).
Before the racers could touch the scorpions, the bushmen would put the scorpion in their mouth and bite it! Wow, that is so crazy!
Detour: Fire or Fowl
Half of the teams chose making fire, while the other half chose catching birds. Bates/Anthony arrived first and it didn't take them too long to make the fire. The rest who chose to make fire wished they had chosen the other Detour, because it was really hard. Caroline/Jennifer and Max/Katie decided to switch.
Pitstop #6:
#1: Bates/Anthony
#2: Pam/Winnie
#3: Chuck/Wynona
#4: Joey/Meghan
#5: Caroline/Jennifer
#6. Mona/Beth
#7--NON-ELIMINATION--Max/Katie
Friday, March 22, 2013
Big Brother Canada, Ep. 1.11
The Aftermath Following the Veto Ceremony
Tom is out for blood...watch out house!
Alec was in the shower. Tom comes in and sits next to the shower. In a split second move, he whips the door of the shower open, to reveal Alec completely naked. Tom thinks it's absolutely hilarious. He and Liza share a big laugh. But poor Alec is mortified. He knows it was a split second, but he's right...that split second caught on camera can very easily be turned into a freeze frame. He's worried of how this might hurt his reputation outside of the house. But, as hurt and embarrassed and upset as he was, he knew that it would do him no good in the house to blow up at Tom about it (especially since he was going to be voted out soon). Tom did apologize for it, but it wasn't very heartfelt. The more time that went on, the more upset Alec got. He even broke down in the Diary Room about it. Aw...Andrew gave him a big hug and was comforting him. Of course Topaz had his back. Peter then confronted Tom and then Topaz let him have it! Aw, and Emmett was so cute with him too. He definitely has a lot of friends in the house, and what little chance Tom had of staying was completely wiped away.
Later, it did seem like Tom really felt bad about what he did, but it was too little too late. Liza, his only friend left in the house, was the only one there for him.
The Vote
Alec-Tom (Peter, I mean Tom)
Talla-Tom (sadly, with a capital S)
Andrew-Tom (Tommy)
Emmett-Liza
Topaz-Tom
Peter-Tom
AJ-Tom
Suzette-Tom (happily)
Jillian-Tom (unfortunately)
By a vote of 8-1, Tom is evicted from the house! Surprisingly, he gave Liza and Emmett each a hug and quietly walked out of the house. Good for him for not making a scene.
Everyone did a good job, because even after everything that happened in the house in the previous couple of days, he was still blindsided. He believed everyone when they told him that he was safe.
Goodbye Videos
Man, there were some of the best "goodbye" videos for Tom. Here are a couple hi-lights:
Alec: Tom insulted Will Kirby who was a role model for Alec, so he had to go
Andrew: "Tommy boy: you spent all that time lifting weights and the only thing that got bigger was your head."
Gary: "You played the game hard, but I played it a little bit harder. You should never underestimate the power of glitter."
Suzette: "It's kind of sweet to see you leave the house. Best of luck to you buddy."
Peter: "Tom, you are amazing...ly awful at this game. You're impulsive and irrational. And even though stupid is curable, ignorance is forever. Don't worry about Liza. I'll keep her warm."
HOH Competition #2
Tom is out for blood...watch out house!
Alec was in the shower. Tom comes in and sits next to the shower. In a split second move, he whips the door of the shower open, to reveal Alec completely naked. Tom thinks it's absolutely hilarious. He and Liza share a big laugh. But poor Alec is mortified. He knows it was a split second, but he's right...that split second caught on camera can very easily be turned into a freeze frame. He's worried of how this might hurt his reputation outside of the house. But, as hurt and embarrassed and upset as he was, he knew that it would do him no good in the house to blow up at Tom about it (especially since he was going to be voted out soon). Tom did apologize for it, but it wasn't very heartfelt. The more time that went on, the more upset Alec got. He even broke down in the Diary Room about it. Aw...Andrew gave him a big hug and was comforting him. Of course Topaz had his back. Peter then confronted Tom and then Topaz let him have it! Aw, and Emmett was so cute with him too. He definitely has a lot of friends in the house, and what little chance Tom had of staying was completely wiped away.
Later, it did seem like Tom really felt bad about what he did, but it was too little too late. Liza, his only friend left in the house, was the only one there for him.
The Vote
Alec-Tom (Peter, I mean Tom)
Talla-Tom (sadly, with a capital S)
Andrew-Tom (Tommy)
Emmett-Liza
Topaz-Tom
Peter-Tom
AJ-Tom
Suzette-Tom (happily)
Jillian-Tom (unfortunately)
By a vote of 8-1, Tom is evicted from the house! Surprisingly, he gave Liza and Emmett each a hug and quietly walked out of the house. Good for him for not making a scene.
Everyone did a good job, because even after everything that happened in the house in the previous couple of days, he was still blindsided. He believed everyone when they told him that he was safe.
Goodbye Videos
Man, there were some of the best "goodbye" videos for Tom. Here are a couple hi-lights:
Alec: Tom insulted Will Kirby who was a role model for Alec, so he had to go
Andrew: "Tommy boy: you spent all that time lifting weights and the only thing that got bigger was your head."
Gary: "You played the game hard, but I played it a little bit harder. You should never underestimate the power of glitter."
Suzette: "It's kind of sweet to see you leave the house. Best of luck to you buddy."
Peter: "Tom, you are amazing...ly awful at this game. You're impulsive and irrational. And even though stupid is curable, ignorance is forever. Don't worry about Liza. I'll keep her warm."
HOH Competition #2
Big Brother Canada, Ep. 1.10
I absolutely can't wait to see the aftermath of Gary's nominations! Unfortunately, Twitter is a feeding ground for spoilers, and it's almost impossible not to see things. And, oh the things I've read! Things are about to get interesting people! I could have never imagined the craziness that could take place in only a couple of days. Now it's time to see how it all played out...
The Aftermath Following the Nomination Ceremony
Liza tries to comfort Tom so he doesn't blow up. She's more worried about him than she is for him. That's sweet, but I think she needs to worry about herself too.
Gary sneaks off to the HOH room to continue celebrating his victory. I don't know if there's ever been a more excited houseguest in BB history.
Emmett reveals that he gave his OK to Gary to put Tom on the block. He says he's having a hard time trusting Tom after some of the things that he's said. He's afraid he's gone to the dark side because he can't see that Liza is a problem because she wants him and Alec out because of their showmances. Poor Emmett, he's hurting so bad because he hates having to lie to Tom and not fully trusting him.
Liza has a private conversation with Gary and she lays it on real thick. She wants to make him believe that she's totally fine with everything and that she doesn't hold a grudge against him. She tells him that her and Tom will have his back. Gary's smart, he doesn't buy it. Tom then comes in and he's got a very strange vibe right from the minute he walks into the room. It's a little scary. He's upset, and with reason. He threatened Gary that he's going to do whatever he needs to to protect Liza. Cue Gary doing an impression of Tom in the DR....totally spot on.
Alec about Tom: "I'm trying to appeal to the very few brain cells that he has." It's no secret that Alec and Tom haven't had the closest relationship, but they are bound by the Quattro alliance, so he always treads lightly around him.
Tom and Liza are both equally blind about each other. They think they are the greatest people in the world...a match made in heaven.
Haves/Have-Nots
Canada voted that all of the Haves should receive pedicures from the Have-Nots. Wow, that was just fun to watch. I love Alec's French accent. Suzette enjoyed her pedicure from Alec just a little too much. That was just uncomfortable to watch.
Peter said he was going to sleep through his pedicure, because of how uncomfortable it was...but then something happened. Talla was joking around that she was going to stick his toe in her mouth, and she accidentally licked his foot! Ha!
Emmett looked like he was really enjoying giving the pedicure to Gary. Now there's an unlikely pair. Gary was so demanding! He even conned a back massage out of Emmett. And then it looks like Gary tried to cop a feel! Yikes! Emmett was like 'keep your hands to yourself'.
Alec then did Tom. Tom first made him put on his shirt to make it less weird. Tom: "Stop making it feel good." Tom was starting to like it and it was creeping him out. Apparently Alec has a special talent for pedicures...first Suzette and then Tom.
The Bromance
The Aftermath Following the Nomination Ceremony
Liza tries to comfort Tom so he doesn't blow up. She's more worried about him than she is for him. That's sweet, but I think she needs to worry about herself too.
Gary sneaks off to the HOH room to continue celebrating his victory. I don't know if there's ever been a more excited houseguest in BB history.
Emmett reveals that he gave his OK to Gary to put Tom on the block. He says he's having a hard time trusting Tom after some of the things that he's said. He's afraid he's gone to the dark side because he can't see that Liza is a problem because she wants him and Alec out because of their showmances. Poor Emmett, he's hurting so bad because he hates having to lie to Tom and not fully trusting him.
Liza has a private conversation with Gary and she lays it on real thick. She wants to make him believe that she's totally fine with everything and that she doesn't hold a grudge against him. She tells him that her and Tom will have his back. Gary's smart, he doesn't buy it. Tom then comes in and he's got a very strange vibe right from the minute he walks into the room. It's a little scary. He's upset, and with reason. He threatened Gary that he's going to do whatever he needs to to protect Liza. Cue Gary doing an impression of Tom in the DR....totally spot on.
Alec about Tom: "I'm trying to appeal to the very few brain cells that he has." It's no secret that Alec and Tom haven't had the closest relationship, but they are bound by the Quattro alliance, so he always treads lightly around him.
Tom and Liza are both equally blind about each other. They think they are the greatest people in the world...a match made in heaven.
Haves/Have-Nots
Canada voted that all of the Haves should receive pedicures from the Have-Nots. Wow, that was just fun to watch. I love Alec's French accent. Suzette enjoyed her pedicure from Alec just a little too much. That was just uncomfortable to watch.
Peter said he was going to sleep through his pedicure, because of how uncomfortable it was...but then something happened. Talla was joking around that she was going to stick his toe in her mouth, and she accidentally licked his foot! Ha!
Emmett looked like he was really enjoying giving the pedicure to Gary. Now there's an unlikely pair. Gary was so demanding! He even conned a back massage out of Emmett. And then it looks like Gary tried to cop a feel! Yikes! Emmett was like 'keep your hands to yourself'.
Alec then did Tom. Tom first made him put on his shirt to make it less weird. Tom: "Stop making it feel good." Tom was starting to like it and it was creeping him out. Apparently Alec has a special talent for pedicures...first Suzette and then Tom.
The Bromance
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
American Idol, Ep. 12.20 & 12.21
Top 9: Songs of The Beatles (Lennon and McCartney)
Aubrey wins America's vote and she will be going on tour with the Top 10.
Kree-"A Little Help From My Friends"
Pretty good job with this song. She kind of added a country flair to the song. It was very nice. I'm not blown away, but there wasn't really anything wrong with it. I just find her rather boring.
My Score: A-
Burnell-"Let It Be"
I actually really like this song for him. His sort of raggae style sounds kind of cool on this song. I think he sang it really well. Much better than last week.
My Score: A
Amber-"She's Leaving Home"
Gotta say, I don't think I've ever heard this song. I don't like it at all (the song, not her voice). I think she sang it really well, but I just didn't care for the song, which makes it hard to like the performance. The whole thing was rather dull.
My Score: B
Lazaro-"My Life"
This is not the right song for him. He starts off really on the wrong pitch and the whole thing just sounds off. Again, the song was too low for him. About half-way through, it gets a little better. It's such a shame because he's done so much better than this in the past. Later we find out that he just learned the song the night before...he had chosen a different one, but needed to change it.
My Score: C-
Candice-"Come Together"
This is a really different kind of song for her, but she definitely rocked it.
My Score: A
Paul-"Eleanor Rigby"
I really enjoyed the performance. I think he did a really good job with it. However, the judges really ripped him apart! Wow...he didn't deserve that! I did not agree with Nicki that it was bland and forgettable.
My Score: B+
Angie-"Yesterday"
I think this song could be really good for her. I just love the tone of her voice, it is just so effortless and crystal clear. I'm kind of surprised she didn't play the piano on this one. Either way, she killed the vocal.
My Score: A
Devin-"The Long and Winding Road"
This is definitely an improvement from last week. He really does have an amazingly powerful voice. Something about him just doesn't do it for me. He wasn't as boring this week, but somehow, he's still very forgettable.
My Score: A-
Janelle-"I Will"
I've never heard this song, but I think it was a good choice for her. It was nice to hear her do something a little different. It is a surprising song for them to decide to end the night with. Most of the song was good, but she seemed kind of shaky in some parts.
My Score: B
Aubrey wins America's vote and she will be going on tour with the Top 10.
Kree-"A Little Help From My Friends"
Pretty good job with this song. She kind of added a country flair to the song. It was very nice. I'm not blown away, but there wasn't really anything wrong with it. I just find her rather boring.
My Score: A-
Burnell-"Let It Be"
I actually really like this song for him. His sort of raggae style sounds kind of cool on this song. I think he sang it really well. Much better than last week.
My Score: A
Amber-"She's Leaving Home"
Gotta say, I don't think I've ever heard this song. I don't like it at all (the song, not her voice). I think she sang it really well, but I just didn't care for the song, which makes it hard to like the performance. The whole thing was rather dull.
My Score: B
Lazaro-"My Life"
This is not the right song for him. He starts off really on the wrong pitch and the whole thing just sounds off. Again, the song was too low for him. About half-way through, it gets a little better. It's such a shame because he's done so much better than this in the past. Later we find out that he just learned the song the night before...he had chosen a different one, but needed to change it.
My Score: C-
Candice-"Come Together"
This is a really different kind of song for her, but she definitely rocked it.
My Score: A
Paul-"Eleanor Rigby"
I really enjoyed the performance. I think he did a really good job with it. However, the judges really ripped him apart! Wow...he didn't deserve that! I did not agree with Nicki that it was bland and forgettable.
My Score: B+
Angie-"Yesterday"
I think this song could be really good for her. I just love the tone of her voice, it is just so effortless and crystal clear. I'm kind of surprised she didn't play the piano on this one. Either way, she killed the vocal.
My Score: A
Devin-"The Long and Winding Road"
This is definitely an improvement from last week. He really does have an amazingly powerful voice. Something about him just doesn't do it for me. He wasn't as boring this week, but somehow, he's still very forgettable.
My Score: A-
Janelle-"I Will"
I've never heard this song, but I think it was a good choice for her. It was nice to hear her do something a little different. It is a surprising song for them to decide to end the night with. Most of the song was good, but she seemed kind of shaky in some parts.
My Score: B
Survivor, Ep. 26.6
The Aftermath
Bikal discusses the craziness that happened with Brandon. They all feel like he was a traitor. Phillip: "Even the Specialist couldn't tell you what's going on with him." Phillip tries to rally the troops by saying that they're still strong, and one of them is going to win this. Cochran: "When Brandon was here it was like a certified asylum. It's comforting to know that Brandon has successfully flown out of the cuckoo's nest and we're only left with Phillip."
Switch Up
It's no surprise that it's time to switch up the tribes--commercials pretty much came out and said that's what was going to be happening.. It probably couldn't come at a better time for either alliance. Gota is being demolished and Bikal just came off the back of a very unfortunate event.
Oh boy, here we go. Everyone gets an egg--you smash it, whatever color you get is your tribe. Each tribe gets a new ration of rice.
New Gota: Malcolm, Brenda, Erik, Andrea, Reynold, Eddie, Sherri
New Bikal: Dawn, Corinne, Phillip, Cochran, Michael, Matt, Julia
Gota
I'm so happy with this tribe! I love that Malcolm and Erik are with Eddie and Reynold. They definitely look like they have the better, stronger tribe.
Reynold: "We're the young, cool tribe." (Where have we heard that before?) They don't see any way they can lose. I don't know if it was intentional or not, but the Favs split up and each talk to different members of the Fans.
Eddie and Reynold talk with Malcolm and Erik. They say that Sherri is running things, and that she's wanted them out.
Sherri starts spilling all of the Fans' secrets to Andrea and Brenda-mainly about Reynold. She says he's a car salesman and he needs to go (funny, that's the same thing that Andrea said after talking to him).
The Favs then start swapping info: Andrea spills to Malcolm what Sherri told her. She then asks Malcolm if he has the idol and he lies to Andrea about having an idol. He thinks it's hilarious that his idol is right next to her head when she's sleeping. Malcolm is so proud of himself: "I'm an accomplished liar when it comes to women." Andre tells him about Reynold's use of the idol, so they know he's kind of a threat.
Bikal
Corinne says likes gays and if she hadn't played before she would turn on her alliance to align with a gay. Phillip starts some crazy talk with Julia. He says she's smart, but she's not college educated like him. He wanted to start a seed with her because he didn't think he could get to the guys (Matt and Michael). Corinne: "Phillip is the worst federal agent ever" for trying to get Julia to flip--they don't need a flipper, they need to look for the idol. Dawn: "we can't leave him alone." Who knows what Phillip is thinking right now. He just kind of seems to be scrambling and trying to make things happen when he really doesn't need to do anything because they have the numbers. I don't know if he's trying to work on back-ups in case his remaining Stealth members turn on him or what.
I loved what Cochran had to say about the other tribe: "They're like the Bold and the Beautiful over there." That's pretty much exactly what the other tribe thinks of themselves.
Immunity Challenge
This is a repeat of a challenge from a previous season. They have to roll big, huge crates that have a design on the side. They need to get them stacked to say Fans Vs Favorites.
Eddie and Erik totally kicked Phillip and Julia's butt rolling that first big crate. Malcolm and Andrea also were very strong. Reynold and Brenda out for #3 and about ready to lap Bikal. Malcolm and Eddie on #6 pass up Bikal on #5. Phillip running out on his 3rd pass and he's doing 1 back to back, and he's feeling it. They are walking #5 back! Malcolm doing good calling the shot for moving the blocks. Bikal is doing a lot of arguing. Probst: "Bikal appears to be on some sort of medication they are moving so slowly." They are so lost, and completely messed up! Not even close! Probst: "That was pathetic."
Bikal Before Tribal
Phillip addresses the tribe. He thinks they did a good job. He said they gelled and worked well together. Um...no...not even close. Not only were they slow, but they couldn't agree on who should be calling the shots and those calling the shots were getting things wrong. Gonna have to work on that if they hope to win next time.
Corinne thinks Phillip's the most annoying person ever--worse than sitting next to a crying baby that has diarrhea on an airplane. Phillip chats with Michael and Matt. They decide a girl needs to go, and it looks like Julia's on the chopping block. Phillip says that Stealth-R-Us is still up and running. He won't say who is in it, but he said they have a chance to get in and he is going to test them. He tells them that someone will tell them to do something, and they are to do it unless he says different. He also says there is someone else as #2 as his back-up. Michael and Matt were funny...it was all they could do to not laugh at the whole conversation. But they're smart. They know they need to just play along with Phillip to make him happy. He tells them there are 6 members of Stealth-R-Us and if they execute the task they are given, they will be inducted as well.
Julia decides with Matt and Michael that they will write Dawn's name down. But in actuality the guys are voting for her. The guys tell Corinne they would vote for whoever she tells them to.Cochran is worried about Michael and Matt as a power couple. The tribe is back and forth between Julia and Matt.Corinne: "Julia doesn't contribute anything but a nasally voice."
Tribal Council
Corinne is worried about the hidden Immunity Idol. She openly says she'd be willing to take the 3 former Gota members and substitute them for people in her alliance. I can see Phillip not being really happy to hear that...just another reason to get her out when he has a chance.
The Vote
Julia-2
Dawn-1
Matt-4
OK, so I did not expect this outcome. Matt and Michael were the 2 votes for Julia. Was this the first test from Phillip? To either see if they would listen to him or maybe to see if they would turn on one of their own? Julia was obviously not involved with either alliance, as she was all on her own voting for Dawn. That should be a big wake up call for her.
Bikal discusses the craziness that happened with Brandon. They all feel like he was a traitor. Phillip: "Even the Specialist couldn't tell you what's going on with him." Phillip tries to rally the troops by saying that they're still strong, and one of them is going to win this. Cochran: "When Brandon was here it was like a certified asylum. It's comforting to know that Brandon has successfully flown out of the cuckoo's nest and we're only left with Phillip."
Switch Up
It's no surprise that it's time to switch up the tribes--commercials pretty much came out and said that's what was going to be happening.. It probably couldn't come at a better time for either alliance. Gota is being demolished and Bikal just came off the back of a very unfortunate event.
Oh boy, here we go. Everyone gets an egg--you smash it, whatever color you get is your tribe. Each tribe gets a new ration of rice.
New Gota: Malcolm, Brenda, Erik, Andrea, Reynold, Eddie, Sherri
New Bikal: Dawn, Corinne, Phillip, Cochran, Michael, Matt, Julia
Gota
I'm so happy with this tribe! I love that Malcolm and Erik are with Eddie and Reynold. They definitely look like they have the better, stronger tribe.
Reynold: "We're the young, cool tribe." (Where have we heard that before?) They don't see any way they can lose. I don't know if it was intentional or not, but the Favs split up and each talk to different members of the Fans.
Eddie and Reynold talk with Malcolm and Erik. They say that Sherri is running things, and that she's wanted them out.
Sherri starts spilling all of the Fans' secrets to Andrea and Brenda-mainly about Reynold. She says he's a car salesman and he needs to go (funny, that's the same thing that Andrea said after talking to him).
The Favs then start swapping info: Andrea spills to Malcolm what Sherri told her. She then asks Malcolm if he has the idol and he lies to Andrea about having an idol. He thinks it's hilarious that his idol is right next to her head when she's sleeping. Malcolm is so proud of himself: "I'm an accomplished liar when it comes to women." Andre tells him about Reynold's use of the idol, so they know he's kind of a threat.
Bikal
Corinne says likes gays and if she hadn't played before she would turn on her alliance to align with a gay. Phillip starts some crazy talk with Julia. He says she's smart, but she's not college educated like him. He wanted to start a seed with her because he didn't think he could get to the guys (Matt and Michael). Corinne: "Phillip is the worst federal agent ever" for trying to get Julia to flip--they don't need a flipper, they need to look for the idol. Dawn: "we can't leave him alone." Who knows what Phillip is thinking right now. He just kind of seems to be scrambling and trying to make things happen when he really doesn't need to do anything because they have the numbers. I don't know if he's trying to work on back-ups in case his remaining Stealth members turn on him or what.
I loved what Cochran had to say about the other tribe: "They're like the Bold and the Beautiful over there." That's pretty much exactly what the other tribe thinks of themselves.
Immunity Challenge
This is a repeat of a challenge from a previous season. They have to roll big, huge crates that have a design on the side. They need to get them stacked to say Fans Vs Favorites.
Eddie and Erik totally kicked Phillip and Julia's butt rolling that first big crate. Malcolm and Andrea also were very strong. Reynold and Brenda out for #3 and about ready to lap Bikal. Malcolm and Eddie on #6 pass up Bikal on #5. Phillip running out on his 3rd pass and he's doing 1 back to back, and he's feeling it. They are walking #5 back! Malcolm doing good calling the shot for moving the blocks. Bikal is doing a lot of arguing. Probst: "Bikal appears to be on some sort of medication they are moving so slowly." They are so lost, and completely messed up! Not even close! Probst: "That was pathetic."
Bikal Before Tribal
Phillip addresses the tribe. He thinks they did a good job. He said they gelled and worked well together. Um...no...not even close. Not only were they slow, but they couldn't agree on who should be calling the shots and those calling the shots were getting things wrong. Gonna have to work on that if they hope to win next time.
Corinne thinks Phillip's the most annoying person ever--worse than sitting next to a crying baby that has diarrhea on an airplane. Phillip chats with Michael and Matt. They decide a girl needs to go, and it looks like Julia's on the chopping block. Phillip says that Stealth-R-Us is still up and running. He won't say who is in it, but he said they have a chance to get in and he is going to test them. He tells them that someone will tell them to do something, and they are to do it unless he says different. He also says there is someone else as #2 as his back-up. Michael and Matt were funny...it was all they could do to not laugh at the whole conversation. But they're smart. They know they need to just play along with Phillip to make him happy. He tells them there are 6 members of Stealth-R-Us and if they execute the task they are given, they will be inducted as well.
Julia decides with Matt and Michael that they will write Dawn's name down. But in actuality the guys are voting for her. The guys tell Corinne they would vote for whoever she tells them to.Cochran is worried about Michael and Matt as a power couple. The tribe is back and forth between Julia and Matt.Corinne: "Julia doesn't contribute anything but a nasally voice."
Tribal Council
Corinne is worried about the hidden Immunity Idol. She openly says she'd be willing to take the 3 former Gota members and substitute them for people in her alliance. I can see Phillip not being really happy to hear that...just another reason to get her out when he has a chance.
The Vote
Julia-2
Dawn-1
Matt-4
OK, so I did not expect this outcome. Matt and Michael were the 2 votes for Julia. Was this the first test from Phillip? To either see if they would listen to him or maybe to see if they would turn on one of their own? Julia was obviously not involved with either alliance, as she was all on her own voting for Dawn. That should be a big wake up call for her.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Big Brother Canada, Ep. 1.9
Holy crap did things just get completely out of control or what? Just like BB USA: "expect the unexpected". No one is safe...ever. Trust no one...ever. With that being said, here is a recap of what happened in this episode--and it's a lot, so get ready!
When we last left off, Emmett had just won HOH and lots of people were pretty stoked namely the other 3 members of Quattro. We see Emmett get to see his new HOH room, and he received a very touching and emotional letter from his mom. Unfortunately, he didn't get to enjoy it for too long...
Shocking Twist
Suddenly, shortly there after, the houseguests were gathered by Big Brother in the living room. They were shown video of the HOH competition as proof that 4 people cheated in the competition! It didn't matter if it was intentional or not...those people were to be punished. Those people were: Talla, Alec, Jillian and Emmett. Yes...Emmett. Therefore, the results of the competition were no longer valid. The Have/Have-Not competition would now be a new HOH competition. The 4 cheaters would be Have-Nots for the week (poor Alec, who has been a Have-Not for 3 weeks straight now). Those people were also not allowed to participate in the challenge. Tom, as out-going HOH still was not allowed to compete either. Whoa...no one saw this coming. Emmett and Tom had already started planning. Liza started her silent manipulation on Tom. Lots of things were set in motion in prep for the Nomination Ceremony.
New HOH Competition
So, the new HOH comp was played, and in a weird twist of Karma, Gary wins! Total power shift in only a few hours. And to say Gary was excited would be a complete understatement. He immediately began jumping up and down and screaming like a little kid on Christmas morning. This time, not as many people were excited about this outcome. Suzette was really the only other person who was happy to see Gary in power.
Decisions, Decisions
Gary gets to enjoy his rainbow HOH room and quickly begins holding one-on-ones with each houseguest. He was trying to get as much info out of them as he could, because no one would tell him anything before. He wanted people to name names and dish the dirt. Of course Liza and Tom reminded him what they did for him last week and both were feeling pretty safe.
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Peter tells Emmett that Gary was thinking about putting up him and Jillian. Topaz and Emmett tried to convince Peter that Liza was playing him. Emmett told Tom that Liza was poison and she was controlling him, and therefore controlling Quattro. Alec told Gary that Liza needs to go, and many other houseguests said the same thing.
Nomination Ceremony
It was finally time for nominations, and the 2 people who felt pretty safe found themselves on the block: Liza and Tom. Gary told them that Liza was his target and that Tom was the pawn (as Emmett actually suggested). I don't think Tom heard anything Gary said. You could see that he was pissed. It was all he could do to contain himself and keep quiet. Gary told Tom that he had every intention of taking him off the block if he won Veto.
What happens next is anybody's guess. This week is a dreaded double eviction!
When we last left off, Emmett had just won HOH and lots of people were pretty stoked namely the other 3 members of Quattro. We see Emmett get to see his new HOH room, and he received a very touching and emotional letter from his mom. Unfortunately, he didn't get to enjoy it for too long...
Shocking Twist
Suddenly, shortly there after, the houseguests were gathered by Big Brother in the living room. They were shown video of the HOH competition as proof that 4 people cheated in the competition! It didn't matter if it was intentional or not...those people were to be punished. Those people were: Talla, Alec, Jillian and Emmett. Yes...Emmett. Therefore, the results of the competition were no longer valid. The Have/Have-Not competition would now be a new HOH competition. The 4 cheaters would be Have-Nots for the week (poor Alec, who has been a Have-Not for 3 weeks straight now). Those people were also not allowed to participate in the challenge. Tom, as out-going HOH still was not allowed to compete either. Whoa...no one saw this coming. Emmett and Tom had already started planning. Liza started her silent manipulation on Tom. Lots of things were set in motion in prep for the Nomination Ceremony.
New HOH Competition
So, the new HOH comp was played, and in a weird twist of Karma, Gary wins! Total power shift in only a few hours. And to say Gary was excited would be a complete understatement. He immediately began jumping up and down and screaming like a little kid on Christmas morning. This time, not as many people were excited about this outcome. Suzette was really the only other person who was happy to see Gary in power.
Decisions, Decisions
Gary gets to enjoy his rainbow HOH room and quickly begins holding one-on-ones with each houseguest. He was trying to get as much info out of them as he could, because no one would tell him anything before. He wanted people to name names and dish the dirt. Of course Liza and Tom reminded him what they did for him last week and both were feeling pretty safe.
Meanwhile, behind the scenes, Peter tells Emmett that Gary was thinking about putting up him and Jillian. Topaz and Emmett tried to convince Peter that Liza was playing him. Emmett told Tom that Liza was poison and she was controlling him, and therefore controlling Quattro. Alec told Gary that Liza needs to go, and many other houseguests said the same thing.
Nomination Ceremony
It was finally time for nominations, and the 2 people who felt pretty safe found themselves on the block: Liza and Tom. Gary told them that Liza was his target and that Tom was the pawn (as Emmett actually suggested). I don't think Tom heard anything Gary said. You could see that he was pissed. It was all he could do to contain himself and keep quiet. Gary told Tom that he had every intention of taking him off the block if he won Veto.
What happens next is anybody's guess. This week is a dreaded double eviction!
Monday, March 18, 2013
Dancing With The Stars, Ep. 16.1
Kellie & Derek
Saying it now: FAVORITE COUPLE! Look at Kellie go! I knew she would be good!
Judges' Scores: 21
Victor & Lindsay
I didn't expect him to be so cute! He is a lot smoother than I thought he would be. Boxers are usually really stiff, and I thought he did really well.
Judges' Scores: 18
Ingo & Kym
I think it's very interesting that they introduced Contemporary as an official style this year. It's a great dance, but I definitely don't think it's ballroom. Either way, I loved this dance! Love Coldplay's "Yellow" and the singers actually didn't ruin it for a change! He looked great, he danced great...awesome!
Judges' Scores: 20
Lisa & Gleb
I cannot express how much I am not looking forward to her. I can't stand any of the RHs (Real Housewives). Look at those abs on Gleb! Does she really have to bring her dog everywhere with her? I mean, it's cute and everything, but really? She actually did better than I expected, but it was very boring. The song didn't help.
Judges' Scores: 18
D.L. & Cheryl
Pun intended: he's kind of a joke. Could not have possibly danced the cha-cha any slower.
Judges' Scores: 12
Zandaya & Val
First of all: what kind of weird yellow shoes was Val wearing? OK, gotta say, I'm pretty impressed with this girl, especially for being the youngest on the show...ever.
Judges' Scores: 24
Sean & Peta
How did I know Sean's face would be turning all shades of red? Definitely matches his suit! Overall, Sean's looking pretty good! The pace of this dance is really quick and he seems to be keeping up really well!
Judges' Scores: 19
Aly & Mark
Great music choice...this is going to be fun! Love them as a couple! No surprise that she's really good. Mark's got another Shawn on his hands.
Judges' Scores: 21
Dorothy & Tristan
What's with the gross beard Tristan? That must go! Dorothy's a skater, so she's probably going to be pretty good. She's definitely very graceful, but it was pretty slow and boring, as most foxtrots are.
Judges' Scores: 21
Wynonna & Tony
She's surprisingly light on her feet. She looks like she's having fun. She definitely brought a lot of sass to the ballroom with that one.
Judges' Scores: 18
Andy & Sharna
Can't wait to see this! It's so hard to take him seriously, but he's actually not that bad! I like that he seems to be taking this seriously and doing the show for a good reason. Good for him.
Judges' Scores: 17
Jacoby & Karina
Jacoby's got the moves! Whoa...breakin' loose! Fun dance, and he did a great job. No surprises from the season's resident NFL player. His personality's going to have to grow on me though...he's not as likeable as NFLers in the past (at least yet). (Whoa...Carrie Ann said exactly the same thing..."he's got the moves"! Great minds think alike).
Judges' Scores: 20
Saying it now: FAVORITE COUPLE! Look at Kellie go! I knew she would be good!
Judges' Scores: 21
Victor & Lindsay
I didn't expect him to be so cute! He is a lot smoother than I thought he would be. Boxers are usually really stiff, and I thought he did really well.
Judges' Scores: 18
Ingo & Kym
I think it's very interesting that they introduced Contemporary as an official style this year. It's a great dance, but I definitely don't think it's ballroom. Either way, I loved this dance! Love Coldplay's "Yellow" and the singers actually didn't ruin it for a change! He looked great, he danced great...awesome!
Judges' Scores: 20
Lisa & Gleb
I cannot express how much I am not looking forward to her. I can't stand any of the RHs (Real Housewives). Look at those abs on Gleb! Does she really have to bring her dog everywhere with her? I mean, it's cute and everything, but really? She actually did better than I expected, but it was very boring. The song didn't help.
Judges' Scores: 18
D.L. & Cheryl
Pun intended: he's kind of a joke. Could not have possibly danced the cha-cha any slower.
Judges' Scores: 12
Zandaya & Val
First of all: what kind of weird yellow shoes was Val wearing? OK, gotta say, I'm pretty impressed with this girl, especially for being the youngest on the show...ever.
Judges' Scores: 24
Sean & Peta
How did I know Sean's face would be turning all shades of red? Definitely matches his suit! Overall, Sean's looking pretty good! The pace of this dance is really quick and he seems to be keeping up really well!
Judges' Scores: 19
Aly & Mark
Great music choice...this is going to be fun! Love them as a couple! No surprise that she's really good. Mark's got another Shawn on his hands.
Judges' Scores: 21
Dorothy & Tristan
What's with the gross beard Tristan? That must go! Dorothy's a skater, so she's probably going to be pretty good. She's definitely very graceful, but it was pretty slow and boring, as most foxtrots are.
Judges' Scores: 21
Wynonna & Tony
She's surprisingly light on her feet. She looks like she's having fun. She definitely brought a lot of sass to the ballroom with that one.
Judges' Scores: 18
Andy & Sharna
Can't wait to see this! It's so hard to take him seriously, but he's actually not that bad! I like that he seems to be taking this seriously and doing the show for a good reason. Good for him.
Judges' Scores: 17
Jacoby & Karina
Jacoby's got the moves! Whoa...breakin' loose! Fun dance, and he did a great job. No surprises from the season's resident NFL player. His personality's going to have to grow on me though...he's not as likeable as NFLers in the past (at least yet). (Whoa...Carrie Ann said exactly the same thing..."he's got the moves"! Great minds think alike).
Judges' Scores: 20
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Celebrity Apprentice, Ep. 13.3
The Task: 5-Minute Crystal Lite Soap Opera
Team Power Project Manager: LaToya
Of course, right away, Omarosa whines "I want to be in it," when LaToya tells her she wants to make her the Stage Manager. She continued to dominate the conversation and wouldn't even let LaToya talk. Omarosa is being so completely disrespectful!
Omarosa: "You got on the wrong side of Omaraosa today."
LaToya: "Her fiancee had a heart attack not too long ago. I'm sure she gave it to him." Oh snap!
Omarosa and Claudia go shopping for dresses and consistently calls LaToya for approval on everything. Claudia sees that she's only doing this so that none of the responsibility falls on her.
Their team is assigned Jack Wagner as their soap opera actor.
In the middle of the task, Omarosa received a phone call and she had to leave to take care of it. Apparently a tabloid was going to run the 911 tape from the night her fiancee, Michael Clarke Duncan, died. So now, the part in the commercial that she fought for, they have to find someone else to play the part. Claudia took over her part. After Omarosa left, everyone started to have fun.
Guess who shows up during rehearsals on the stage..Omarosa. Of course.
For the performance, everything is going great...until LaToya messed up the name of the drink (even though she had it written on her hand).
Team Plan B: Project Manager: Stephen
It's obvious that right off the bat, Stephen is going to have trouble gaining the respect of his team. I don't think any of them take him seriously, even though he's trying to be completely serious for once.
Trace: "I want to make out with Susan Lucci."
Not surprisingly, Penn has the best idea, so they go with his idea. Stephen says if the execs don't like it, he will be coming back to the boardroom.
The team starts running lines, but Stephen kept yelling, "STOP!", to give them all kinds of directions. The team is getting pretty annoyed with him at this point.
Their performance worked wonderfully and it was awesome.
The Boardroom
Team Plan B wins! Yay for Stephen and the rest of his team! Hoping that the mess that is Omarosa will be sent packing. She pulls out the fake crying...AGAIN! She just stars sobbing, but strangely, there are never any tears. Brande and Claudia are whispering to each other and Claudia mouths the words "why are you here?" This is going to be a battle of epic proportions.
Poor Gary seems really hurt this time, by constantly being called the weakest link. As many times as they say it, they also continue to say that they love him and that he did a good job. He's just distracting.
So, the boardroom battle begins and Trump's first questions are: "Dennis, do you like your tattoos? Would you get them again?" and "Lil' Jon, are your grills removable?" Seriously? Why is this important?
Omarosa didn't waste any time in bringing up the mistake that LaToya made. LaToya does her best to keep up with Omarosa. She definitely has a way with words. Omarosa brings Claudia into the fight and Dennis and Lil' Jon sitting at the other end of the table can only sit there in awe.
Then out of nowhere...LaToya speaks up and asks Trump if she, for the first time ever, could have permission to fire someone on her team? Whoa!
What in the world is LaToya doing? She decides to bring back Brande and Dennis. DUMBEST MOVE EVER!
I love that they brought up her fake tears. Everyone is trying to convince LaToya that not bringing Omarosa back was a dumb move. She even says she wants to battle her. Then WHY not bring her back? She says that she thinks Trump was buying her whole crying act and that she wouldn't have been fired. Everyone thinks that she was just scared of her, even though she keeps saying she wasn't. That's the only explanation anyone can give. And with that...
LaToya-You're Fired!
Team Power Project Manager: LaToya
Of course, right away, Omarosa whines "I want to be in it," when LaToya tells her she wants to make her the Stage Manager. She continued to dominate the conversation and wouldn't even let LaToya talk. Omarosa is being so completely disrespectful!
Omarosa: "You got on the wrong side of Omaraosa today."
LaToya: "Her fiancee had a heart attack not too long ago. I'm sure she gave it to him." Oh snap!
Omarosa and Claudia go shopping for dresses and consistently calls LaToya for approval on everything. Claudia sees that she's only doing this so that none of the responsibility falls on her.
Their team is assigned Jack Wagner as their soap opera actor.
In the middle of the task, Omarosa received a phone call and she had to leave to take care of it. Apparently a tabloid was going to run the 911 tape from the night her fiancee, Michael Clarke Duncan, died. So now, the part in the commercial that she fought for, they have to find someone else to play the part. Claudia took over her part. After Omarosa left, everyone started to have fun.
Guess who shows up during rehearsals on the stage..Omarosa. Of course.
For the performance, everything is going great...until LaToya messed up the name of the drink (even though she had it written on her hand).
Team Plan B: Project Manager: Stephen
It's obvious that right off the bat, Stephen is going to have trouble gaining the respect of his team. I don't think any of them take him seriously, even though he's trying to be completely serious for once.
Trace: "I want to make out with Susan Lucci."
Not surprisingly, Penn has the best idea, so they go with his idea. Stephen says if the execs don't like it, he will be coming back to the boardroom.
The team starts running lines, but Stephen kept yelling, "STOP!", to give them all kinds of directions. The team is getting pretty annoyed with him at this point.
Their performance worked wonderfully and it was awesome.
The Boardroom
Team Plan B wins! Yay for Stephen and the rest of his team! Hoping that the mess that is Omarosa will be sent packing. She pulls out the fake crying...AGAIN! She just stars sobbing, but strangely, there are never any tears. Brande and Claudia are whispering to each other and Claudia mouths the words "why are you here?" This is going to be a battle of epic proportions.
Poor Gary seems really hurt this time, by constantly being called the weakest link. As many times as they say it, they also continue to say that they love him and that he did a good job. He's just distracting.
So, the boardroom battle begins and Trump's first questions are: "Dennis, do you like your tattoos? Would you get them again?" and "Lil' Jon, are your grills removable?" Seriously? Why is this important?
Omarosa didn't waste any time in bringing up the mistake that LaToya made. LaToya does her best to keep up with Omarosa. She definitely has a way with words. Omarosa brings Claudia into the fight and Dennis and Lil' Jon sitting at the other end of the table can only sit there in awe.
Then out of nowhere...LaToya speaks up and asks Trump if she, for the first time ever, could have permission to fire someone on her team? Whoa!
What in the world is LaToya doing? She decides to bring back Brande and Dennis. DUMBEST MOVE EVER!
I love that they brought up her fake tears. Everyone is trying to convince LaToya that not bringing Omarosa back was a dumb move. She even says she wants to battle her. Then WHY not bring her back? She says that she thinks Trump was buying her whole crying act and that she wouldn't have been fired. Everyone thinks that she was just scared of her, even though she keeps saying she wasn't. That's the only explanation anyone can give. And with that...
LaToya-You're Fired!
Amazing Race, Ep. 22.5
5th Leg...Vietnam
Dave/Connor lead it off. Dave was told he should have surgery on his leg within 7 days, and it sounds like they are going to end their race after this leg.
The groups are stunned to find out that Jessica and John were eliminated on the last leg, while still holding onto the Express Pass. I'm still shocked about that as well.
All of the teams have decided that whoever gets to the U-Turn first should U-turn Joey/Meghan or Mona/Beth because they are the last of the Jessica/John "minnions".
Road Block: Find Political Quote
They have to watch a performance on a stage with flags, and then they are shown a phrase. They have to remember the phrase and find it among a ton of posters. They were not allowed to take any notes.
Pam/Winnie were the first to complete the task. Chuck also completed it fairly quickly. Meghan and Beth decided to work together by memorizing part of the quote and then helping the other with the other half.
The teams then participate in the bamboo dance
Detour: Make Your Move or Make Your Meal
Make Your Move--they had to match up human chess pieces onto a lifesize board to match up with a gamesize board.
Pam/Winnie don't waste any time completing the task while Caroline/Jennifer have no clue what they are doing and are just putting random players on the board.
Make Your Meal--they had to take a shopping list and buy all of their ingredients and then make a specific soup.
Chuck/Wynona can't find the market, and Wynona gets really frustrated with Chuck. And then they realize they didn't bring chickens with them!
Double U-Turn
Teams that are U-Turned must complete both of the Detours
Pam/Winnie U-Turn Meghan/Joey, as per the alliance's plan. Meghan/Joey U-Turn Chuck/Wynona. This will probably signal the end for them, because they are still trying to find the market.
Pitstop #5:
#1: Pam/Winnie
#2: Max/Katie
#3: Mona/Beth
#4: Bates/Anthony
#5: Caroline/Jennifer
#6. Meghan/Joey
#7: Chuck/Wynona
#7: Chuck/Wynona
ELIMINATED--Dave/Connor--they eliminate themselves because of Dave's injury; they skipped the tasks and went directly to the pit stop
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Big Brother Canada, Week 3: Eps, 7 & 8
Episode 6
Hi-lights
Game Stats
Hi-lights
- Suzette throws a big hissy fit after being put on the block, and has a huge screaming match with Aneal
- Alec and Emmett have some real concerns about Tom--he's very unpredictable, and his actions in the house have made quite a few people mad
- Topaz continues to fill Alec in on things that are going on in the house
- Topaz tries to fight to keep Gary in the house, which concerns Alec
- Gary tackles Emmett to put glitter on him before the Have/Have-Not competition
- Big Brother calls everyone into the living room: a camera has been tampered with, so everyone has to suffer the consequences--all through the night, they are awakened and forced to complete tasks (make a human pyramid in the backyard, everyone cram into the 2 showers for 5 minutes, brush someone else's teeth, jumping jacks and go into the pool, dance party in the living room, on their knees they needed to build a road of objects to the kitchen)
- Gary goes to Tom and says he wants to work with him; Tom says he wants to work with Gary, but he wants to put him on the block as a pawn
Game Stats
- Tom nominates Suzette and Gary for eviction (Suzette for revenge, and Gary as a pawn)
- Have-Nots for the week: Alec, Topaz, Jillian, Aneal
Episode 7
Hi-lights
Hi-lights
- Peter has a surprising connection with Liza and shared a brief hand-holding session on the couch, before awkwardly being interrupted by Tom
- AJ has a very bizarre workout in the backyard--he struggled quite a bit with it
- Apparently AJ's eyebrows have minds of their own
- Andrew was in the storage room when the phone rang-he answered and was given a secret task by Big Brother: prepare a meal for everyone for a reason of his choosing that is special to him, but the meal has to be disgusting; in order to win the reward, he has to receive at least 1 compliment
- He decides to tell the house that today would have been his dad's 70th birthday, and he wanted to make his dad's favorite meal
- He added the most disgusting things you could imagine and everyone cringed while watching him make it; the looks on everyone's faces when they tasted it were priceless
- Tom says it's very good, and he was serious, he liked it...until he found out what was in it
- Andrew succeeded and the house was given pizza and beer
- Suzette eliminates herself in the POV and then calls Tom a f****** redneck; she later felt bad and appologized, but it was too little too late
- Tom tells AJ that he wants to use him as a pawn
- AJ starts talking about himself in the 3rd person, and for some reason was totally OK with being a pawn--his only worries: what his hair was going to look like and what he was going to wear
- Alec and Peter observe the house from the top of the stairs; they consider trying to backdoor Tom
- Jillian tells Tom that she wants Gary to stay on the block because he needs to go home
- Tom wins the POV and keeps his word to Gary and removes him from the block
- Tom then replaces Gary with AJ
Episode 8
Hi-lights
Game Stats
Hi-lights
- Tom sees Liza laying on the hammock with Andrew, and he questions why Andrew never hangs around her when he's around; he thinks he needs to go
- Alec starts to distrust Liza now, so Peter tells her about this since they have an alliance
- Alec and Peter talk to Emmett about their perception of Liza controlling what their group does through Tom
- Canada was given the power to vote to save someone on the block
- Talla has a very specific way she wants the house to keep the pillows on the couch...the guys all made fun of her...and she had no idea
- Liza puts bronzer on Tom
- Gary asks Alec and Emmett to help him with his workout
- Suzette makes a case to Alec and Peter to try to stay in the house
- Tom's worst nightmare came true when Canada saved Suzette
- Host Arisa jokes with Emmett that he got his room back (since he spent so much time in their when Jillian was HOH)
Game Stats
- Canada's votes save Suzette; Tom replaces her with Aneal
- By a vote of 8-2, Aneal was evicted
- Emmett wins the HOH competition
Big Brother Canada, Week 2: Eps. 3, 4 & 5
Episode 3
Hi-lights
Game Stats
Hi-lights
- Danielle has a crush on Emmett; Jillian is close with Emmett, so Jillian and Danielle are not getting along
- Jillian wants to nominate Danielle because she is her worst enemy in the house
- Jillian and Aneal discuss nominations and Aneal suggests all the guys are getting close to a girl: Emmett has Jillian, Tom has Liza, Alec has Topaz...this didn't make her very happy; she said she trusted Aneal and considered him one of her best friends in the house
- Emmett then tells Jillian not to trust Aneal because he's a liar and that he's running around talking to everyone
- A rooster wakes the house up very early in the morning, and they have to play in the first Have/Have-Not competition
Game Stats
- Have-Nots for the week: Tom, Peter, Alec and Talla
- Jillian wins the HOH competition and nominates Aneal and Gary for eviction
Episode 4
Hi-lights
Game Stats
Hi-lights
- Aneal fake cries to every person in the house to gain sympathy votes
- Marsha the Moose (a talking moose head in the hallway) gives Peter a secret task: he must memorize 3 phrases to work casually into a conversation with 3 different houseguests--these houseguests can't suspect what he's doing; if he's successful, the house gets a reward
- "I'm developing a rash in a really awkward spot."--he chooses Talla because they are both on slop and he says he thinks it's doing weird things to him--SUCCESS
- "A woman knows the face of the man she loves, as a sailor knows the open sea."--he chooses Liza because she is kind of in the middle of Tom and Andrew--SUCCESS
- "The fool doth think he is wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."--he almost blew it because he forgot the quote with AJ about wrestler's quotes, but he tried again with Andrew and something to do with a bad hand at poker--SUCCESS
- Emmett and Jillian continue to get much closer, and spend quite a bit of time in her HOH room
- Alec and Peter devise a prank on the house: they say it's Alec's birthday (and it really wasn't)--they threw him a party and everything; the strength of their alliance is shown and the name of their alliance is: The Shield
- Jillian and Liza form an alliance to combat the bromance of Emmett and Tom
- Aneal raps his speech to Gary to try to convince him to use the POV on him
Game Stats
- Gary wins the POV and saves himself
- Jillian replaces Gary with Danielle, who thinks that she is being used as a pawn in order to get Aneal out
Episode 5
Hi-lights
Game Stats
Hi-lights
- Liza told Peter about the girls alliance, and then Peter tells Emmett and Alec
- Alec and Peter (who are The Shield) have now formed an alliance with Tom and Emmett, and together the 4 of them are known as Quattro
- Tom says they need to take out Danielle so that Gary doesn't have any power, and they can bring Aneal into their alliance--he'll do whatever they say because they saved him
- The girls + Gary have a fashion show and walk a runway in the backyard for the guys
Game Stats
- Danielle is evicted by a vote of 8-3; she was completely blindsided
- Tom wins the HOH competition
Big Brother Canada, Week 1: Eps. 1 & 2
OK, I'm going to briefly cover the hi-lights of Big Brother Canada so far this season to catch everyone up. I should have known from the beginning of the show that I would get hooked. I didn't want to start blogging on the show in case it turned out to be really lame, and then feel like I had to continue watching it. But...I was hooked right away, and it's taken me some time to actually get to blogging about it, so now I'm playing catch-up.
Episode 1
Hi-lights
Game Stats
Episode 1
Hi-lights
- The houseguests enter the house in groups of 5
- Once inside, they all sit in the living room and introduce themselves
Game Stats
- Suzette is named the first HOH because she answered the Big Brother telephone and received a special message from Big Brother
- Suzette was then forced to pick 2 houseguests to put on the block, after having just met everyone a couple hours prior
- Suzette nominates Emmett and Tom for eviction because they made no effort to hide that they are in a tight alliance to the end
Episode 2
Hi-lights
Hi-lights
- The Emmett/Tom alliance is going strong
- Kat tried to start a girls alliance, but no one was really on board
- Aneal tries to sabotage Gary by dumping his glitter everywhere so that the house would get mad at him and try to get him out
- Big Brother handcuffs the houseguests in pairs for the day-if they succeed they get a reward; the pairs are: Liza/Talla, Gary/Tom, Alec/Jillian, Kat/Aneal, AJ/Andrew, Danielle/Peter, Emmett/Topaz
- Alec and Topaz start a "Cuddlemance"
- Tom won the Power of Veto at the end of the last episode, and takes himself off the block
- Suzette replaces Tom with Kat, because she talks too much
- The house votes and by a vote of 11-1, Kat was evicted from the Big Brother house
- The houseguests competed in the HOH competition (it was to be continued on the next episode)
Friday, March 15, 2013
Big Brother Canada
Can't wait until June for Big Brother? Now we don't have to! 'What?!" you might ask. Well, for the first time ever, Canada has their own Big Brother, and we here in the US are lucky enough to be able to watch! I'm so sorry for not posting about it sooner, but things have been crazy, and I'm trying to keep up with it as well.
So, here's the scoop:
Why should I watch?
Who doesn't love Big Brother? It's awesome, right?! Well, the Canadian version is just as good, if not better in some areas. Yes, I said it...better.
- The same kind of wacky, crazy houseguests you love and love to hate, plus that great Canadian accent.
- The same challenges you love (HOH, Veto, Have/Have-Not), plus some new ones.
- The same-ish kind of house, but interesting layout and places for the houseguests to sneak away to.
- Marsha the Moose (watch to find out about this).
- All complete episodes, plus the After Dark episodes are all available online...for FREE!!! ...and with NO commercials! (That's better than the US version!)
Is it too late to start watching?
Heck no! They've completed 2 weeks of the competition, but all of the episodes are available online, so start watching now and be caught up in no time (OK, it might take a little time...but it's so worth it!). Or...if you're desperate to start watching and don't have time to watch all the episodes, I will try to post some quick episode-by-episode summaries in the next couple of days.
Where do I watch?
There are actually quite a few sites that are posting videos. I've been using this YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/feed/UCVXVoGeaxXfMPL5aYZ6z-0A
When are the new episodes?
New episodes air Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. If you search around, you can find uploaded videos pretty quickly after it airs, the same night. I usually wait until the next day and watch on the YouTube channel I posted above. After Dark episodes are on everyday.
Who are the Houseguests?
I'm so glad you asked. Here they are (including the houseguests who have already been eliminated)...
Thursday, March 14, 2013
American Idol, Ep. 12.18 & 12.19
This week's theme: any song, from any American Idol winner. This should be good!
Curtis - Fantasia's "Believe"
He would have to pick one of the worst winners to sing. It really bugs me how squinty his eyes are when he's singing. He did a fine job, but his last "believe" was really flat.
My score: 8
Janelle - Scotty's version of "Gone" by Montgomery Gentry
Parts of it were good, but there was a lot of shouting. It was like she was really straining her voice to hit the notes and to sing louder than she really needed to.
My score: 6
Devin - Carrie's "Temporary Home"
Boring, boring, boring. He sings it well, as usual for him, but it didn't go anywhere. It's not very memorable.
My score: 7
Angie - Kelly's version of "I Surrender" by Celine Dion
Kelly's performance on this song was so amazing, and it will be hard to live up to, but I KNOW if anyone can do it, it's Angie. She actually sounds a little like Kelly on this song...which isn't a bad thing! Oh, I just love her voice so much! Holy crap, this girl can sing like it's no one's business! Not a wrong note anywhere, and perfect song choice...again. So flawless every time. No one can match that.
My score: 10
Paul - Scotty's version of "Amazed" by Lonestar
No, Paul...don't go to the dark side...country. Well, as much as I don't care for this song, I think he improved it from the original...and it was DEFINITELY better than Scotty's version. He ended the song really strong, and I don't think he oversang it (which has been the judges' major criticism).
My score: 8
Candice - Jordin's version of "I Have Nothing" by Benny King
I remember Jordin's performance of this and it was really good. So much power! This girl has such a strong voice, and it always seems so effortless for her. Definitely a really, really strong performance. I liked the unexpected note change at the end. Great job.
My score: 10
Lazaro - Kelly's "Breakaway"
This is probably not the song I would have picked for him, but I think he gave a pretty strong performance. He seems to get more and more comfortable on stage each time. I think he had a really strong ending. And then when you hear him speak, you just feel so much for him. He really felt the song, and you can't help but want to root for him. I don't know why the judges didn't like it that much. It might not have been his best, but it was still pretty darn good. I don't think he's going anywhere, because people love him!
My score: 8
Kree - Carrie's "Crying" by Roy Orbison
Oh my gosh....there are hundreds of songs to choose from by Idol wins, and you pick this? Seriously? Wow, just like Angie, Kree sounds a little like Carrie singing this. She has a pretty voice, but I just get really bored.
My score: 8
Burnell - Ruben's version of "Flying Without Wings" by Westlife
Ugh! One of the things that made me so mad was when Ruben did this song! Westlife, one of my all-time favorite groups, was the original group to sing this song. I LOVED it! Then Ruben comes along and "R&B's it" and ruins it! Then they start playing it on the radio, and I have to hear it over and over again, this horrible version...knowing that a much better version exists that no one knows about. And now Burnell is going to do it again! And, if it's possible, I think he ruined it more than Ruben! You just don't mess with this song people! Song choice aside, he sings it well, but I did not enjoy that at all!!
My score: 7
Amber - Kelly's "A Moment Like This"
She has such a pretty voice and she doesn't overdo it like so many singers like her. The whole song was so beautiful.
My score: 10
Can I just say that there were way too many songs from people like Scotty, Ruben and Fantasia...boo!
Curtis - Fantasia's "Believe"
He would have to pick one of the worst winners to sing. It really bugs me how squinty his eyes are when he's singing. He did a fine job, but his last "believe" was really flat.
My score: 8
Janelle - Scotty's version of "Gone" by Montgomery Gentry
Parts of it were good, but there was a lot of shouting. It was like she was really straining her voice to hit the notes and to sing louder than she really needed to.
My score: 6
Devin - Carrie's "Temporary Home"
Boring, boring, boring. He sings it well, as usual for him, but it didn't go anywhere. It's not very memorable.
My score: 7
Angie - Kelly's version of "I Surrender" by Celine Dion
Kelly's performance on this song was so amazing, and it will be hard to live up to, but I KNOW if anyone can do it, it's Angie. She actually sounds a little like Kelly on this song...which isn't a bad thing! Oh, I just love her voice so much! Holy crap, this girl can sing like it's no one's business! Not a wrong note anywhere, and perfect song choice...again. So flawless every time. No one can match that.
My score: 10
Paul - Scotty's version of "Amazed" by Lonestar
No, Paul...don't go to the dark side...country. Well, as much as I don't care for this song, I think he improved it from the original...and it was DEFINITELY better than Scotty's version. He ended the song really strong, and I don't think he oversang it (which has been the judges' major criticism).
My score: 8
Candice - Jordin's version of "I Have Nothing" by Benny King
I remember Jordin's performance of this and it was really good. So much power! This girl has such a strong voice, and it always seems so effortless for her. Definitely a really, really strong performance. I liked the unexpected note change at the end. Great job.
My score: 10
Lazaro - Kelly's "Breakaway"
This is probably not the song I would have picked for him, but I think he gave a pretty strong performance. He seems to get more and more comfortable on stage each time. I think he had a really strong ending. And then when you hear him speak, you just feel so much for him. He really felt the song, and you can't help but want to root for him. I don't know why the judges didn't like it that much. It might not have been his best, but it was still pretty darn good. I don't think he's going anywhere, because people love him!
My score: 8
Kree - Carrie's "Crying" by Roy Orbison
Oh my gosh....there are hundreds of songs to choose from by Idol wins, and you pick this? Seriously? Wow, just like Angie, Kree sounds a little like Carrie singing this. She has a pretty voice, but I just get really bored.
My score: 8
Burnell - Ruben's version of "Flying Without Wings" by Westlife
Ugh! One of the things that made me so mad was when Ruben did this song! Westlife, one of my all-time favorite groups, was the original group to sing this song. I LOVED it! Then Ruben comes along and "R&B's it" and ruins it! Then they start playing it on the radio, and I have to hear it over and over again, this horrible version...knowing that a much better version exists that no one knows about. And now Burnell is going to do it again! And, if it's possible, I think he ruined it more than Ruben! You just don't mess with this song people! Song choice aside, he sings it well, but I did not enjoy that at all!!
My score: 7
Amber - Kelly's "A Moment Like This"
She has such a pretty voice and she doesn't overdo it like so many singers like her. The whole song was so beautiful.
My score: 10
Can I just say that there were way too many songs from people like Scotty, Ruben and Fantasia...boo!
Survivor, Ep. 26. 5
Remember this day...remember where you were and what you were doing when you witnessed what we are about to see. Quite possibly, one of the most hyped and most highly anticipated episodes of all time. 26 seasons of Survivor, and no one was prepared for what happens. You have to see it to believe it. Read my recap, and after the jump, read my thoughts on what happened.
After Tribal-Gota
Most of the tribe feels good about the decision to get rid of Laura. Sherri is sad because Laura was like a daughter. She knew she had to vote her out because everyone else was voting that way. The Idol was flushed, so Reynold is now vulnerable again. Michael is glad Reynold doesn't have the idol because he is good at challenges, he makes fire, he does everything.
Bikal
Brandon is missing his wife and kids. He thinks he's being selfish by being there, so he volunteers for them to vote him out of the game. Malcolm realizes the repercussions and that it doesn't just affect Brandon and his family, it affects their tribe. Brandon says he almost lit the shelter on fire and peed on the rice, but decided not to. He said "I'm sorry for the thought". Andrea, Corinne and Cochran just laugh it off in front of him, but see that he is out of control. He's very unstable right now, they don't know what he's going to do. The next day, he says he doesn't want to leave, and his perspective has changed. He started out being selfish, now he's playing for his family. "I'm freaking myself out. I don't know what I'm going to do."
Reward Challenge-Bbq
This challenge is a familiar one where they throw coconuts into a net. Andrea, Dawn, Erik sit out for Bikal.
Phillip and Brandon hold the net for Bikal and Michael and Matt hold the net for Gota.
Phillip makes some sort of war cry right as Sherri goes to throw and he totally messed with her concentration. He did it again, with the same effect. She missed horribly, and Probst said she was worthless in this challenge.
Reynold was killing it again. i don't know if he missed any. It was pretty neck and neck, but Brandon's net was getting filled quite quickly and he was really struggling and his legs were starting to slide. He finally couldn't hold it any more and he was out. Matt quickly dropped out next, so it was Phillip vs. Michael.
Phillip continued his trash talking: "This is an all day thing baby."
Michael is turning all shades of red! He is shaking uncontrollably! He was sweating and shaking so bad! And IPhilip pulls it out again!!! Old man comes through! He is absolutely killing these challenges for the Favorites.
Gota
They thought this could be a turning point for the tribe, but they fell short. Sherri is ticked because she voted off Laura, who was weak, and the muscle still lost the challenge. Every single person is out looking for the Idol, because they think it's been rehidden. Michael says "As long as Reynold doesn't find it." Next scene: Reynold finds it!!! He didn't waste any time! He's thinking smartly this time and knows he can't run his mouth, and he's just going to sit back and be strategic. He then tells Eddie that he found the Idol. I'm not sure that was the smartest move, because we saw what happened the last time.
The next couple of days, the tribe is really feeling the effects of the rain. It rained for 48 hours straight. They are all wrinkly. Matt: "I wish something good could happen to our tribe." Someone from the shelter (I think it was Matt) yells: "I want my mommy!"
Bikal
Brandon is looking kind of depressed at camp. He's kind of just staring off into the distance. Everyone's talking and he's just staring. Everyone was saying how good Phillip did in the challenge and Phillip was kind of taking the credit (and rightly so...he was the last one holding the net). It was just enough to push Brandon over the edge. So he decides he's going to go off on him. He starts off slowly and calmly, and he starts raising his voice and it all goes downhill from there. There were so many good exchanges back and forth, that it was hard to keep up with, but here's some of the good ones:
Brandon: "How bout you let someone else have an opinion."
Phillip: "I'm not gonna have some punk tell me to shut up. He just doesn't know." "If he ever came at me, he's gonna see a different side of me." "You don't slap the gift horse."
Brandon: "What gives you like the leadership to say 'hey he deserves to be here', don't I make that decision?" "I've always been annoyed with Phillip, but I've listened to him, I've kissed his butt. I have to keep myself under control but that might be a really tough thing to do."
Phillip: "In my book, you're persona non grata" "First opportunity, I have to get him out of the game, he will go. I'm not gonna put up with it any more."
And with that, they part ways amicably, on the outside, but on the inside they're both ready to rip each other's head off.
The next day...
Brandon: "Who's the only dude who can start the fire with a piece of flint. Brandon! I don't need some 54 year old punk b**** telling me, 'don't bite the hand that feeds you'. He doesn't feed me! I'm a Hantz! I feed me!."
Phillip considers needing to throw the challenge because "the good outweighs the bad". He wants to go, they want him to go...it seems like this is the only way.
Brandon sees Phillip and Andrea talking and he asks her if Phillip wants to throw the challenge. She talks around the issue, but Brandon's not buying it. He confronts Phillip again because he thought they worked things out yesterday.
Brandon: "Can you drop the Stealth R Us? It's like playing with a child. It's demeaning man. I'm not "Conquerer" and nobody in there is "Exterminator" and "Exterior" (um...that person doesn't exist). Like it's really bull sh**.
Phillip: "Actually it's a lot of fun for us."
Brandon: "It's not. Nobody likes it. Nobody likes their f****** name."
Phillip: "Well, great, thanks for sharing that."
Brandon: "Everybody actually doesn't like you."
Phillip: "Guess what, then they'll vote me out. They'll vote me out before they vote you out."
He's furious...he starts dumping the rice, knocking over everything! Everyone is in shock, some are trying to stop him, some are trying to save some of the rice and some of them just stand there stunned. He wanted to give them a reason to vote them out, and I'd say he succeeded in doing that.
Brandon: I'm the author of my fate buddy. Now vote me out b****". He's obviously lost what marbles he had.
They try to decide if it's even worth having a challenge...why not just go to Tribal. While it seems like the only thing to do, one wonders...any tribe that throws a challenge ends up regretting it. This is JUST what Gota needs to gain momentum. They've been so defeated and Bikal has been so strong. But now, their weak link (Brandon) is going to break their chain and they could lose everything that they have worked so hard for and totally swing the other way. We've seen it happen time and time again. If it doesn't happen next week, it will be the week before.
Immunity Challenge/Tribal Council
First of all, when the tribes come to their mats, it's very obvious this is not going to be like any other challenge, because Jeff addresses Reynold and starts asking some questions. This NEVER happens. There is never any discussion like this before a challenge.
He asks Reynold how the rain has affected them. He talks about the Favorite tribe and how they are having so much luck and everything is going their way. Jeff then asks Brandon how he's doing. Of course, Brandon is not going to hold anything back, so he asks Jeff for permission to address the other tribe. OK, people, we're in for the performance of a lifetime. This moment will forever live in Survivor infamy...
He tells the Gota tribe that they are going to have the opportunity to come back and be contenders in the game. He is their 2nd chance. He then proceeds to trash talk Phillip and throw him under the bus: "Phillip...please don't let this guy get to the end of the game." Corinne then says that she would like to speak on behalf of the tribe, and she says they are forfeiting the challenge. She makes a nice speech about wanting to take care of the discourse of the tribe in the appropriate setting.
Jeff calls Brandon over to him, to a neutral spot. Brandon tells the other tribe about Phillip's Stealth R Us. "Stop talking about yourself. Boston Rob took you to the end of the game. You didn't do anything." Wow...everyone is absolutely stunned, especially Reynold! His looks are priceless. Jeff tells Brandon that he seems a bit hostile. That's the understatement of the year! Jeff tries to calm him down and he has to kind of be a therapist, because at this point, who knows what this guy's gonna do.
Jeff asks Phillip for his input. He tries to speak and Brandon just mocks him. Then Andrea starts bawling. They are all a mess! For a tribe that was so together, they fell apart so quickly. This is definitely a momentum changer. They will be a mess with Brandon still there, but losing him will most definitely give a hit to their morale.
Brandon: "Just because you're 100 years old, doesn't mean you never made a mistake. I came and apologized to you."
Phillip: "Over and over again, you are one pathetic individual."
Brandon: "Shut your mouth."
Phillip: "You can't shut my mouth."
Brandon makes a move like he's going to go after Phillip. Jeff tells him to stay there, Phillip says "don't come over here." Jeff tells him he doesn't want things to get physical and Brandon tells Jeff "I'm doing this for you." What? Ha!
Jeff asks Brandon about being Russell's nephew and if "it's in the blood?" Brandon said he's starting to realize that "Us Hantzes, we speak our minds, and I'm proud of that."
Phillip says he has no idea where Brandon is getting all these ideas from. He said he never had any bad feelings about anything, and he doesn't know why Brandon thinks that he (Phillip) is running things (gee, I wonder how he could ever get that idea). He said it was all a figment of his imagination. Cue over-exagerated eye roll from Brandon.
Phillip: "You need to grow up."
Brandon: "You need to shut up."
Phillip then mentions the lack of respect Brandon shows to his elders. He says he disrespected Russell in the finale of his season and that he probably disrespects the aunt that is taking care of his children right now. Oh boy, that lit another fire under him! He said "don't bring my kids into this! I'm gonna come over there and knock you're f****** head off!" Jeff had to physically hold him back, because he was ready to lunge over there in a heartbeat. I wonder if there are any big security dudes on hand on the island in case this turned ugly. There's no way Jeff was going to be able to contain him if he decided he was going to go after Phillip. My guess is that there isn't...there's never been a need for it until now. This is unprecedented and they are most definitely in uncharted territory.
Jeff confirms with the Favorites that it is their wish to forfeit and go to Tribal, and they confirm. So, Erik is then told to hand over the immunity and Probst declares: "Easiest immunity ever won."
Probst then shocks everyone when he says "We are having tribal right now." No torches, no nothing. Right then and there in front of the Gota tribe. Probst asks Brandon who he is voting for. Without hesitation he says "PHILLIP". Probst then asks each member of Bikal and they all say "Brandon".
Probst: "6th person voted out of this game: Brandon Hantz"
Jeff tells Brandon that he should exit and go behind the challenge, so he can cool off. He said that he would come get him after a little bit. As he walks off, he tells Gota to "Kick their asses."
Gota exits and some of their comments were: "I'll take it." and "A win's a win". Exactly. Big game changer for them.
Brandon's exit interview: "My exit was nice. It was glorious. I showed them, I'm not just gonna keel over and die. If I'm going I'm going down in a battle, I'm gonna throw rocks in my army, I'm gonna go out Braveheart style. I don't regret none of that because I proved my point, I was the author of my elimination."
I have some thoughts about what just went down...
After Tribal-Gota
Most of the tribe feels good about the decision to get rid of Laura. Sherri is sad because Laura was like a daughter. She knew she had to vote her out because everyone else was voting that way. The Idol was flushed, so Reynold is now vulnerable again. Michael is glad Reynold doesn't have the idol because he is good at challenges, he makes fire, he does everything.
Bikal
Brandon is missing his wife and kids. He thinks he's being selfish by being there, so he volunteers for them to vote him out of the game. Malcolm realizes the repercussions and that it doesn't just affect Brandon and his family, it affects their tribe. Brandon says he almost lit the shelter on fire and peed on the rice, but decided not to. He said "I'm sorry for the thought". Andrea, Corinne and Cochran just laugh it off in front of him, but see that he is out of control. He's very unstable right now, they don't know what he's going to do. The next day, he says he doesn't want to leave, and his perspective has changed. He started out being selfish, now he's playing for his family. "I'm freaking myself out. I don't know what I'm going to do."
Reward Challenge-Bbq
This challenge is a familiar one where they throw coconuts into a net. Andrea, Dawn, Erik sit out for Bikal.
Phillip and Brandon hold the net for Bikal and Michael and Matt hold the net for Gota.
Phillip makes some sort of war cry right as Sherri goes to throw and he totally messed with her concentration. He did it again, with the same effect. She missed horribly, and Probst said she was worthless in this challenge.
Reynold was killing it again. i don't know if he missed any. It was pretty neck and neck, but Brandon's net was getting filled quite quickly and he was really struggling and his legs were starting to slide. He finally couldn't hold it any more and he was out. Matt quickly dropped out next, so it was Phillip vs. Michael.
Phillip continued his trash talking: "This is an all day thing baby."
Michael is turning all shades of red! He is shaking uncontrollably! He was sweating and shaking so bad! And IPhilip pulls it out again!!! Old man comes through! He is absolutely killing these challenges for the Favorites.
Gota
They thought this could be a turning point for the tribe, but they fell short. Sherri is ticked because she voted off Laura, who was weak, and the muscle still lost the challenge. Every single person is out looking for the Idol, because they think it's been rehidden. Michael says "As long as Reynold doesn't find it." Next scene: Reynold finds it!!! He didn't waste any time! He's thinking smartly this time and knows he can't run his mouth, and he's just going to sit back and be strategic. He then tells Eddie that he found the Idol. I'm not sure that was the smartest move, because we saw what happened the last time.
The next couple of days, the tribe is really feeling the effects of the rain. It rained for 48 hours straight. They are all wrinkly. Matt: "I wish something good could happen to our tribe." Someone from the shelter (I think it was Matt) yells: "I want my mommy!"
Bikal
Brandon is looking kind of depressed at camp. He's kind of just staring off into the distance. Everyone's talking and he's just staring. Everyone was saying how good Phillip did in the challenge and Phillip was kind of taking the credit (and rightly so...he was the last one holding the net). It was just enough to push Brandon over the edge. So he decides he's going to go off on him. He starts off slowly and calmly, and he starts raising his voice and it all goes downhill from there. There were so many good exchanges back and forth, that it was hard to keep up with, but here's some of the good ones:
Brandon: "How bout you let someone else have an opinion."
Phillip: "I'm not gonna have some punk tell me to shut up. He just doesn't know." "If he ever came at me, he's gonna see a different side of me." "You don't slap the gift horse."
Brandon: "What gives you like the leadership to say 'hey he deserves to be here', don't I make that decision?" "I've always been annoyed with Phillip, but I've listened to him, I've kissed his butt. I have to keep myself under control but that might be a really tough thing to do."
Phillip: "In my book, you're persona non grata" "First opportunity, I have to get him out of the game, he will go. I'm not gonna put up with it any more."
And with that, they part ways amicably, on the outside, but on the inside they're both ready to rip each other's head off.
The next day...
Brandon: "Who's the only dude who can start the fire with a piece of flint. Brandon! I don't need some 54 year old punk b**** telling me, 'don't bite the hand that feeds you'. He doesn't feed me! I'm a Hantz! I feed me!."
Phillip considers needing to throw the challenge because "the good outweighs the bad". He wants to go, they want him to go...it seems like this is the only way.
Brandon sees Phillip and Andrea talking and he asks her if Phillip wants to throw the challenge. She talks around the issue, but Brandon's not buying it. He confronts Phillip again because he thought they worked things out yesterday.
Brandon: "Can you drop the Stealth R Us? It's like playing with a child. It's demeaning man. I'm not "Conquerer" and nobody in there is "Exterminator" and "Exterior" (um...that person doesn't exist). Like it's really bull sh**.
Phillip: "Actually it's a lot of fun for us."
Brandon: "It's not. Nobody likes it. Nobody likes their f****** name."
Phillip: "Well, great, thanks for sharing that."
Brandon: "Everybody actually doesn't like you."
Phillip: "Guess what, then they'll vote me out. They'll vote me out before they vote you out."
He's furious...he starts dumping the rice, knocking over everything! Everyone is in shock, some are trying to stop him, some are trying to save some of the rice and some of them just stand there stunned. He wanted to give them a reason to vote them out, and I'd say he succeeded in doing that.
Brandon: I'm the author of my fate buddy. Now vote me out b****". He's obviously lost what marbles he had.
They try to decide if it's even worth having a challenge...why not just go to Tribal. While it seems like the only thing to do, one wonders...any tribe that throws a challenge ends up regretting it. This is JUST what Gota needs to gain momentum. They've been so defeated and Bikal has been so strong. But now, their weak link (Brandon) is going to break their chain and they could lose everything that they have worked so hard for and totally swing the other way. We've seen it happen time and time again. If it doesn't happen next week, it will be the week before.
Immunity Challenge/Tribal Council
First of all, when the tribes come to their mats, it's very obvious this is not going to be like any other challenge, because Jeff addresses Reynold and starts asking some questions. This NEVER happens. There is never any discussion like this before a challenge.
He asks Reynold how the rain has affected them. He talks about the Favorite tribe and how they are having so much luck and everything is going their way. Jeff then asks Brandon how he's doing. Of course, Brandon is not going to hold anything back, so he asks Jeff for permission to address the other tribe. OK, people, we're in for the performance of a lifetime. This moment will forever live in Survivor infamy...
He tells the Gota tribe that they are going to have the opportunity to come back and be contenders in the game. He is their 2nd chance. He then proceeds to trash talk Phillip and throw him under the bus: "Phillip...please don't let this guy get to the end of the game." Corinne then says that she would like to speak on behalf of the tribe, and she says they are forfeiting the challenge. She makes a nice speech about wanting to take care of the discourse of the tribe in the appropriate setting.
Jeff calls Brandon over to him, to a neutral spot. Brandon tells the other tribe about Phillip's Stealth R Us. "Stop talking about yourself. Boston Rob took you to the end of the game. You didn't do anything." Wow...everyone is absolutely stunned, especially Reynold! His looks are priceless. Jeff tells Brandon that he seems a bit hostile. That's the understatement of the year! Jeff tries to calm him down and he has to kind of be a therapist, because at this point, who knows what this guy's gonna do.
Jeff asks Phillip for his input. He tries to speak and Brandon just mocks him. Then Andrea starts bawling. They are all a mess! For a tribe that was so together, they fell apart so quickly. This is definitely a momentum changer. They will be a mess with Brandon still there, but losing him will most definitely give a hit to their morale.
Brandon: "Just because you're 100 years old, doesn't mean you never made a mistake. I came and apologized to you."
Phillip: "Over and over again, you are one pathetic individual."
Brandon: "Shut your mouth."
Phillip: "You can't shut my mouth."
Brandon makes a move like he's going to go after Phillip. Jeff tells him to stay there, Phillip says "don't come over here." Jeff tells him he doesn't want things to get physical and Brandon tells Jeff "I'm doing this for you." What? Ha!
Jeff asks Brandon about being Russell's nephew and if "it's in the blood?" Brandon said he's starting to realize that "Us Hantzes, we speak our minds, and I'm proud of that."
Phillip says he has no idea where Brandon is getting all these ideas from. He said he never had any bad feelings about anything, and he doesn't know why Brandon thinks that he (Phillip) is running things (gee, I wonder how he could ever get that idea). He said it was all a figment of his imagination. Cue over-exagerated eye roll from Brandon.
Phillip: "You need to grow up."
Brandon: "You need to shut up."
Phillip then mentions the lack of respect Brandon shows to his elders. He says he disrespected Russell in the finale of his season and that he probably disrespects the aunt that is taking care of his children right now. Oh boy, that lit another fire under him! He said "don't bring my kids into this! I'm gonna come over there and knock you're f****** head off!" Jeff had to physically hold him back, because he was ready to lunge over there in a heartbeat. I wonder if there are any big security dudes on hand on the island in case this turned ugly. There's no way Jeff was going to be able to contain him if he decided he was going to go after Phillip. My guess is that there isn't...there's never been a need for it until now. This is unprecedented and they are most definitely in uncharted territory.
Jeff confirms with the Favorites that it is their wish to forfeit and go to Tribal, and they confirm. So, Erik is then told to hand over the immunity and Probst declares: "Easiest immunity ever won."
Probst then shocks everyone when he says "We are having tribal right now." No torches, no nothing. Right then and there in front of the Gota tribe. Probst asks Brandon who he is voting for. Without hesitation he says "PHILLIP". Probst then asks each member of Bikal and they all say "Brandon".
Probst: "6th person voted out of this game: Brandon Hantz"
Jeff tells Brandon that he should exit and go behind the challenge, so he can cool off. He said that he would come get him after a little bit. As he walks off, he tells Gota to "Kick their asses."
Gota exits and some of their comments were: "I'll take it." and "A win's a win". Exactly. Big game changer for them.
Brandon's exit interview: "My exit was nice. It was glorious. I showed them, I'm not just gonna keel over and die. If I'm going I'm going down in a battle, I'm gonna throw rocks in my army, I'm gonna go out Braveheart style. I don't regret none of that because I proved my point, I was the author of my elimination."
I have some thoughts about what just went down...
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