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RealityFreakWill:
Reminder...

The show will be shown in two parts this week due to the Presidential Address tonight at 9pm EST

Part one airs tonight 8-9pm EST

Part two airs tomorrow 8-9 EST

The remaining players/teams gets reshuffled, some ends up with different trainers

Instead of individual team colors, it'll be two teams, black vs blue!

RealityFreakWill:
From tvguide.com

2/24/09
Part 1 of 2. The teams are reorganized, leaving some players struggling to adjust to a new trainer. Later, a challenge spans 24 hours as the players try to log as many miles as possible on a bike during that time period.

2/25/09
Conclusion. The players take a quiz on health and aging. Later, the contestants have last-chance workouts before the weigh-in.

3/3/09
Rocco DiSpirito teaches the players to choose healthy meals while dining out and later prepares a special meal for the team that wins a cook-off competition. Then, the contestants pack and load kits for a food bank during the weekly challenge.

3/10/09
A surprise challenge could affect the weigh-in. Later, the players compete in a relay race to win a full day of luxury and spa treatments, but some players fall victim to temptation during the challenge; and a contestant clashes with a trainer.

http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=191408&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=10298355

RealityFreakWill:
The Biggest Loser: Couples Episode Recap: "Week 8, Part 1"

In the first half of a two-part episode, the teams are reorganized, leaving some players struggling to adjust to a new trainer.

It seems that just about every week now, the players are treated to a "pop challenge." This time around, the lovely — and obviously preggo — Ali tells the teams that from now on there are no more partners. It's Blue vs. Black. Team Bob vs. Team Jillian. Team Yoga vs. Team You'll Workout Until You Throw Up. The twist is that this pop challenge will decide who gets which trainer, regardless of who's been kicking your butt all season long. The task is to do 100 "up-downs," in the mud. All the teams, minus Dane and Helen who are now partner-less, choose who will represent them and compete. The players get all dirtied up as Tara and Sione are neck-and-neck. Despite Filipe screaming at his partner, Tara edges him out for the win and also the guarantee that she and Laura can continue training with Jillian. Helen is the unlucky one who comes in last, and has to automatically switch her to Jillian's team. The rest of the teams' fates are left to the toss of a coin. As luck would have it, (or as NBC would plan it), most are thrown for a loop as the switches are made. Filipe and Sione's coin lands on Black and Sione isn't shy about how he feels. "No offense to the black team but I'm pissed off." When all is said and done, Mandi and Aubrey switch to Blue, as does Dane, and father-and-son team Mike and Ron are split up when there's only one spot left on the Black team (which is what their coin lands on). They get to make their choice and Mike joins Jillian's team so that although he has a new trainer, he can remain with most of his old teammates.

The exchanging of the trainers is quite the emotional scene. While Jillian thinks it'll only benefit the contestants to learn a second approach to health and wellness, Sione just doesn't want to push himself without Bob being the one to yell, "Do one more!" As the teams run into each other, Sione and Bob hug it out. Such a sweet bromance they have going on. And then the waterworks start with Helen and Bob. We get a little cheese-tastic montage and the teams are on their merry way.

The challenge this week is the longest in Biggest Loser history. Over 24 hours, the teams must log as many miles as they can on their team bike. And since it's a team challenge, it's a team reward — a 3-pound advantage in this week's weigh-in. The winning team will also each receive their very own custom trek bike. Pretty sweet. The teams immediately realize this task is harder than it seems. The sweat is pouring, Aubrey's "ass is on fire," and even with the food, pillows and blankets Tara grabs, everyone is starting to wonder if they'll make it. Mandi throws out the idea of giving up so that they can preserve their energy for the last work-out, but Sione quickly shoots her down. He personally wants to keep going but tells the others they can make the decision to do what they want. I love his determination, and it eventually inspires the rest of the players to nut up and finish for their own personal victory. Even Mandi is glad he spoke up because when the teams finally make it through the challenge, she's proud of herself. Ali comes back to reveal the final tally and it's 264 miles for team Blue and 301.9 miles for team Black. Tara individually logged the most miles at 58.8.

http://www.tvguide.com/Episode-Recaps/biggest-loser/Biggest-Loser-Couples-1003313.aspx

RealityFreakWill:
Biggest Loser Recap: Trainer Turnabout, Part I!

In the most melodramatic episode ever on the Biggest Loser, couples split up and trainers changed after a pop challenge, which lead to a morose Ranch and a crying Bob. But all contestants seemed to rally for an epic 24-hour bicycling challenge that ended the first episode of a two-parter this week. Here’s what happened:

Muddy Mix-Up: The teams dreaded the pop challenge as soon as they saw boards with blue shirts and black shirts, knowing there would be a team switch-up. Alison Sweeney announced that one member of each pair would compete in a classic football drill of up-downs, where you begin prone in the mud and then rise up to touch a medallion. The first to complete 100 up-downs would retain their partner and trainer; the loser would split from his or her partner and switch trainers. The rest of the group would have their trainers determined by coin toss. Sione and Filipe desperately wanted to keep Bob. Sione put up a valiant effort but she was no match for challenge monster Tara, who was equally keen on keeping Jillian. In the end, Tara won for herself and Laura. In an excruciating slo-mo sequence, Kristin beat Helen to stay out of last place.

New Teams: After all the flipping and switching, Sione, Filipe, Helen and Mike changed over to Jillian’s team; Aubrey, Mandi and Dane flipped to Bob’s group. A sullen Sione lamented, “It’s almost like I am betraying someone I love.” When Jillian got her first look at the squad, she addressed the disappointment of her new charges and tried to get them comfortable. She said, “The silver lining of the scenario is they get the best of both worlds. I think it’s an opportunity.” But in the most over-the-top sequence ever in the series, Bob dramatically pulled aside his former teammates before working out with his new group and embraced them all with tears and a wobbly lip. “I’m having a real hard time,” he said. “I’m going to miss you guys. That’s just the bottom line.” Back in the gym, he tried to muster the energy to work out but it took him a while. When he once again stated that this was the most devastating twist he has ever faced on the show, the music swelled and producers showered us with Bob Team Flashbacks. Can we pour it on any thicker?

Pedal Power: Alison gathered the contestants in the gym and had them face two dramatically lit bicycles and said the challenge was simple — to put as many miles on the team’s bike as they could and the team that rode the most miles would win a three-pound advantage in the next weigh-in and a trek bike for each member. The rub was that the challenge would last 24 hours. In a clever bit of strategy, the Black Team decided early on that each would bike in only a half-hour shift, giving each other enough of a break in between. At the 9-hour-remaining mark, a tired Mandi proposed to everyone that they stop and conserve their energy and call a truce; Sione said he made a personal vow to finish all challenges. Sione’s speech changed everyone’s mind and they pushed on through. At the end, the Black Team did win with 301.9 miles biked compared with 264 miles for the Blue Team. Tara rode the furthest of anyone, logging in 58.8 miles. Even Mandi appreciated Sione’s plea for them to continue. The camaraderie and can-do spirit displayed at the end of the episode marked such a contrast to last season’s group. Bravo!

http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/02/25/biggest-loser-recap-trainer-turnabout-part-i/

RealityFreakWill:
The Biggest Loser: Couples Episode Recap: "Week 8, Part 2"

The second half of this week's episode opens up with a pop quiz to test everyone's knowledge about health and aging. The editor-in-chief of Prevention magazine is on hand to ask the questions and deliver the answers. First up: If you switch from regular cola to diet, will it help you live longer? False. Both can double your risk of metabolic syndrome. Next question: Which will help you live longer, cutting calories or fat? Calories is the answer, leaving Blue with one point and Black with two. And the final question is, which exercise is believed to help you live longer, push-ups or squats? The answer is squats (hey, I got it right!). Black wins 3-1, earning an awesome vacation for each member of the team.

After a quick lesson on frozen veggies — featuring Bob wearing quite the spiffy turtle-neck — the teams are onto their last-chance workout. Jillian pushes Filipe to run at 12.0 mph and when he makes it through like a champ, Jillian remarks that it's good she knows his limit and when to push him, because he doesn't.

The weigh-in this week is a bit different, now that there are two definitive teams. The team that collectively has the lower percentage of weight-loss must vote a member out. So here's how the numbers fall:

Blue Team:

Dane loses 13 pounds. (The fastest 100-pound loss in Biggest Loser history)
Aubrey loses 5 pounds. (Rolls her eyes, wishes she did better)
Mandy loses 7 pounds.
Ron loses 5 pounds.
Kristin loses 10 pounds.
Cathy loses 14 pounds.

The Blue Team loses a total of 54 pounds and 3.26 percent.

Black Team:

Helen loses 7 pounds. (She's now below 200 pounds.)
Laura loses 8 pounds.
Tara loses 11 pounds.
Mike loses 10 pounds. (He's now under 300 pounds.)
Filipe loses 8 pounds.
Sione loses 10 pounds.

The Black Team loses a total of 57 pounds and 3.65 percent to win the weigh-in.

The Blue team is given one hour to discuss their decision. Ron suggests they do it the "fair way," by looking at who needs to remain at the ranch. Who has the support at home, he asks, and the answer is Dane. He has Blaine and has already lost 100 pounds. Of course Dane fires back that his consistent weight-loss can help them win future weigh-ins, and that Ron only wants him gone because he's a threat. "Damn me, for being successful," Dane says in his confessional.

At the elimination, Dane and Mandi vote to oust for Ron, but Ron, Cathy and Kristin vote for Dane to go. Did Aubrey vote Kristin? I may have missed that... Anyway, Dane immediately starts tearing up but you know what? The man has lost 100 pounds in eight weeks!

During the "Where are they now?" piece, we see that Dane's wife started training for a marathon when he left for the ranch. So, upon his return, Dane decided to take up the challenge as well. They did it together and Blaine was there to cheer him on. Way to go!

http://www.tvguide.com/Episode-Recaps/biggest-loser/Biggest-Loser-Couples-1003359.aspx

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