The theme of the week is awkward matches, as ill-advised partnerships from across the reality TV spectrum spring up and go down in flames. On The Biggest Loser, the magnificent Aqua duo proves a toxic ingredient to one team. Meanwhile, American Idol shows us that talent does not equal a willingness to play well with others. Finally, The Bachelor continues its war on American courtship with a cringe-worthy display of cleavage entrapment from America's favorite bikini model Courtney. Buckle up; it's going to be a bumpy ride.
Flying Solo
This week proves difficult for Red team. They begin by dumping Dolvett into freezing-cold water, thus losing his guidance for the entire week. Then Adrian digs his own grave with confrontation after confrontation.
When the weigh-ins finally come in, no one looks happier than Bob. And with good reason. Black team has absolutely crushed the competition thus far this season. Dolvett can whine all he wants about Bob stealing his fitness routines, the raw materials for success just aren't there.
This is driven home in spectacular fashion during an awkward (with a capital A) session in the elimination room that finds a newly booted Adrian going positively ballistic on his teammates. Words are exchanged and hugs are scorned. With no moral support, will Daphne go the way of her big brother?
Egomania
This week on American Idol, we watch as the first-round draft picks get shipped off to LA to form musical groups with each other. Nothing can go wrong, right? Wrong.
Between Alisha Bernhardt's self-serving rampage (good news, you aren't having trouble finding partners because you're an officer of the law) and granola tent-dweller Amy Brumfield's illness and subsequent meltdown, it's safe to say that the evening isn't lacking in drama.
Add certifiably insane stage mom Brielle Von Hugel (with a name like that, you've got to wonder how many diamond mines her family operates) into the mix and things go from hot to disco in a wicked hurry.
Unfortunately, the producers choose to favor drama over resolution, as the episode ends before we get to see any of the groups perform.
The Girl Most Likely To
The Bachelor continues giving off hot waves of class and romance this week. Jamie, in a bid to out-trollop Courtney, turns herself into a being of pure animal lust. Cornering Ben at a cocktail party, the resulting kiss-monster crawls into his lip and out of his heart.
With no one-on-one dates and little private time with Ben leading up to this tryst, the odds are stacked against her from the start. I think she's officially lost the guy with this one.
In other news, Courtney continues her inevitable march to the winner's circle with precisely the same method. Apart from going native in a Panamanian sarong, she manages to flash some skin in Ben's peripherals right when Jamie musters up the courage for a postkiss one-on-one. This girl's got it in the bag -- er -- the sack.
