Finales: Winners and Big Losers

Kim Reis

So we had two finales so far this week.  Celebrity Apprentice on Sunday night and Biggest Loser last night.  If these are still sitting in your DVR, please don’t read any further because this could be a spoiler for you.  (Yes, TiVo etiquette!)

Let’s start first with Celebrity Apprentice.  I KNEW JOAN WAS GOING TO WIN!!  AAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!  And I’m so mad!!  Donald has liked her from day one and he set us up all season.  She walked on water throughout this entire thing.  I mean - she was even absent for a few challenges along the way.  How is that fair???  How can you win a game like this and actually miss some of the challenges?  She basically got a BYE while the rest of the team had to work.  She also quit when her baby daughter was fired.  How is that professional?  “She was fired so I’m going to take my ball and go home!“  That showed a lack of commitment and a lack of business professionalism.  If I were Donald, I wouldn’t have even let her come back.  And her comments.  Any HR director would CRINGE at the things she would say about Annie.  Degrading, rude and out of line.  How unprofessional!  And lastly - look at how she acted during that last challenge.  She was the reason that the party designer quit for goodness sakes!  This caused Annie to have to take her eye off the ball which was a huge distraction.  On the other hand - Annie was definitely obsessed with Joan instead of focusing on the task.  But how could she NOT be focused on someone who treated her like that?  They ended the show very quickly - but did you notice that Joan HUGGED ANNIE at the end????  She hugged a “POKUH PLAYUH!  A POKUH PLAYUH!“  How ridiculous!  Trump definitely made the wrong decision based purely on business sense.  But he’s smart when it comes to ratings.  Joan won the night as Celebrity Apprentice and as a ratings winner!  And, if he uses her in future seasons, that will also win for ratings.  So he made the right decision for the show.

OK - Biggest Loser finale last night.  First let me say that three hours was complete OVERKILL!  They showed some of people from previous seasons and I found it interesting that they glossed over the fact that there were some popular contestants missing.  Where was Dr. Jeff?  After searching, I can see why some of them didn’t come to the show.  Click here to see where some of the previous seasons’ winners are today.  I’m about 25 lbs. heavier than my lowest following gastric bypass surgery in December 2003, so I’m not passing judgement.  But I think America needs to know that it’s hard.  It looks so easy on TV - but real life with real challenges and real stress is REAL hard!  And when you’re not working out 20 bazillion hours a day, it’s even harder.

They did this entire segment about hungry people in America.  Let me get this straight!  Talk about hungry people while all of these overweight people fight to lose weight???  Can you say “FILLER”?  The show was way, way, way too long.  Jerry (the oldest contestant) won the $100k for the “at home” challenge.  Great for him!  Loved that guy and he went home too soon.  But I think he also lost some brain cells with his weight loss?  He was really weird last night.  I’m not even sure he knew where he was at all moments.  HA!  Many of the contestants didn’t even appear to lose all that much either.  I was sad for some of them because they just didn’t make a dramatic impression on me.  But the ones who made the most out of it looked fantastico!!!  Helen won and I have tossed feelings about it.  I had hoped Michael would win (brown team, son).  But, when I saw him come out, I knew he wouldn’t win.  Even though he looked FANTASTIC!  I didn’t think he had lost enough compared to the girls.  I have disliked Tara (green team) from day one.  I don’t really know why - but I just didn’t like her attitude during the show.  And Helen had my vote until she picked herself over her own daughter.  She begged to stay and let her daughter go home.  Um - selfish?  I hope her daughter sticks with it because she’s gorgeous and deserves to be as happy as Helen.  As for Ron (brown team, dad).  I think he looked better last night than I’ve seen in previous episodes.  But I still don’t think he looks all that healthy.  He’s thinner, yes.  But healthy?  I’m worried about him.  I hope his doctors stay close by and I hope he’s not a typical thick-headed man.  If you don’t feel well - GO TO THE DOCTOR!  hint hint Manny…

More season enders this week.  Hell’s Kitchen this Thursday at 9pm and Real Housewives of NYC!  Plus - there’s a new Real Housewives of New Jersey starting this week!  Can’t wait!  Hope it’s as juicy as NYC!  Til next time bloggggggguhs!!!