Biggest Loser Produces Big Drama

I am currently suffering from an unhealthy addiction to Tuesday Evening's screenings of 'The Biggest Loser'. The 02/12/08' episode didn't disappoint. Watching people who are fatter and more unhealthy than the rest of us is a guilty pleasure for most I suspect. Sort of like watching an accident in reverse. You begin with the accident, which in this case are numerous large individuals who have let themselves go in quite spectacular fashion, some hitting 400 pounds plus at times. From here we can assuage our guilt by sitting back on our comfy couches, eating our barbecue Pringles and rejoicing in the fact that (hopefully) as messed up as our lives may be that at least we aren't morbidly obese. From here-on-in we can reconcile our morbid curiosity by watching the contestants getting gradually slimmer and fitter thanks to the two excellent coaches 'Jill' & 'Bob' who are referred to in these youthfully abbreviated name-tags to give them a more buddy-buddy feel.

This episode 02-12-08' started in commendably soap-operatic fashion. 'Jackie' the rough-house mother of 'Dan' had been voted off the previous week. Much was made both last week and this about 'Mark' and 'Jay' having sworn on their children's lives that they wouldn't vote her off in that last episode. This was somewhat unfair as it was Jackie who proposed this unhealthy oath and deserved to go for trying to push such a nasty promise on the others. Her son 'Dan' bemoaned her loss like the dutiful son he is. After about 5 minutes of him generally griping about how unfair it was that his Mother was so summarily dismissed by the ever-conniving duo 'Mark' and 'Jay' he came to the realization after a talk with his trainer 'Bob' under a suitably enlightening tree, that he had no other alternative but to settle his differences with the team and continue his trek for glory. Being a fairly strong contender for the title with one of the highest percentage weight gains it was certainly a prudent move.