The Biggest Loser 4, September 25 – Are You Faster Than A Fifth Grader?

Bob probes for reasons. Neil points out that the earlier vote isn’t final; it was just a method to initiate a discussion that apparently never happened anyway. Neil adds that when he tried to talk to Jerry afterward, Jerry slammed the door in his face.

Even now, Jerry doesn’t seem to want to discuss the issue. He says, “I believe in loyalty, I believe in respect, I may be from a different era…” He then warns the rest of his team, “If you don’t change your mind, you’re doomed!” “Doomed” seems a little strong to me, but, whatever.

When pressed by Bob, Jerry thinks that as the smallest one, Kae is a more logical choice. Kae says simply, “It’s a game.” Ryan agrees with Jerry. No matter how this shakes out, the Blue Team is not going to be so chummy in the weeks ahead.

The Blue Team is now assembling in the Elimination Room. Hostess Alison asks Kae if she might be seen as one who could do this at home and not need to be at the Campus. Barely avoiding tears, she says she still has a long way to go and needs to be here to learn more.

Alison asks Ryan if he knows why they are here. He says they’ve been trying to figure that out all afternoon. Too bad he didn’t have access to my spiffy chart, above! Ryan says it’s not a lack of effort or discipline.

Nicole is getting teary already, and votes have yet to be cast. But that happens next. Jerry votes for Neil, naming him as “the weakest link on our team.” An almost-crying Patty votes Jerry, after saying how much he means to the team, and then breaks into sniffles. Nicole gives a mirror performance, right down to the post-vote tears.

Next up is Kae – also sniffling. Kae thinks she made a mistake and voted for the wrong person (without naming who she thinks deserved her vote), and votes for… Nicole? Kae says, “I’m sorry,” and breaks out in a full set of tears.

After saying the one he votes for is “integral to the team,” big Neil votes for Jerry too. Jerry is gone, and Ryan’s vote (which earlier, he indicated might be for Kae) remains unrevealed. Crazy!

Alison notes Jerry’s position of captain and team leader in weight loss. He’s actually the leader in percent lost of all the contestants. Jerry replies, “Kind of ironic, huh?”

He adds, “When I picked the team, I thought I’d picked the team that would have the biggest loser on it. I don’t think the Blue Team is going to have the biggest loser any more.” Um, that’s a little bitter.

In his funeral video Jerry hopes he will be an inspiration to other older people. More current video shows us he is now a mere 209 pounds, having lost 88 pounds in total. Good for you, Jerry!

The Biggest Loser 5
NBC has already announced that there will be another season of this show! The big twist is that, similar to The Amazing Race, pairs of people with some existing relationship will vie for the big prize as a two-person team! I wonder how that will play out?

In Conclusion
If you hadn’t grasped that I thought the wrong one went home before this point, there’s not much I can add. I’d have targeted Nicole and her 6.09% of weight loss to date.

At this point, the men are having more success than the women. Again excluding Kae, none of the other women have lost as high a percentage of weight as any of the men. Is it because the men are working harder, is it the inherit difference in the genders, or a combination of the two?

Next week, The Biggest Loser has another ninety-minute episode planned, and it starts at the ridiculous time of 8:30. A food temptation tests the trainers. The bizarre scheduling tests me. Join me here for a recap of all the action, sprinkled with my own reactions and opinions. And let me know what you think about it all at the eAddress below!

Born and raised in Toronto, Brian can be reached at uncle_bto@rogers.com. He’d like to hear your opinions and promises to respond to all serious email.

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