I have loved Biggest Loser since the beginning. Bob Harper makes me swoon, Jillian used to scare me, and Allison is pretty good as a host. There have been players you love, players you hate, and some that just make you wonder.
I have had moments where I didn’t care for the portrayal of the weight loss. By that I mean that it didn’t show the fact that the food in the house was limited and monitored, the players exercised upwards of 10-12 hours a day, and that the players did nothing but lose weight. I have always felt that it makes it harder for us Average Joes by setting unreal expectations.
For the most part however I have found that there was always a player to connect to, reasons to keep tuning in each week, cheering when each person met a particular goal, or crying right along with them when they’ve hit their breakthrough. I have loved the approach of Bob, Jillian, and now Dolvett in how they push each person to their limit, almost breaking them, and then building them back up. I appreciate the desire and need to dig into the why of the weight gain.
But my dear Biggest Loser, this just might be my final season. Why? There seems to be a lack of fire in these players, too much whining, complaining, unlikable players, and insane game play that borders on stupid.
If you haven’t watched lately, there is the black team (Bob’s) and the red team (Dolvett’s) that are made up of couples that have been split. Two weeks ago I believe, maybe three, a team that didn’t quite make the cut back in the beginning were allowed back in the house after losing more than 60 pounds back at home. Immediately they were shunned by their respective teams. Granted some of their attitude was a bit much for just entering the house but the teams seemed determined to not accept these two.
One player in particular, Conda, did nothing but talk crap to anyone and everyone, even within hearing distance of the players, which I am sure added to the negative feelings. I do not care for Conda at all in general because she whines a lot, talks about everyone, and just doesn’t seem like she really wants to be there.
Anywho, week before last one of the returning couple, Adrian, was sent packing after all sorts of infighting, crap talking by Conda, and terrible gameplay. As a result, his sister and partner Daphne took it upon herself to seek revenge. It started by her going head to head in a competition against her enemy Conda, winning, and making the red team look bad. Tuesday night she once again took control of a challenge by eating 1,800+ calories, moved Conda to her team, and basically started all kinds of shit.
Long story short, the entire team lost their shit, the black team threw a weigh in, Daphne herself threw the weigh in, and the trainers were livid. My thinking is Daphne knew they were gonna throw it, decided to join in the fun, and her only goal was to tear everyone down-which it most certainly did.
Here’s my beef after all that: Biggest Loser used to be about supporting each, losing weight, and becoming a better person. Sure there has been gameplay, alliances, and strategies but never to the extent we saw on Tuesday. But aside from that, with the exception of Cassandra and the boys Jeremy and Chism, there are not many likeable people on the show. They are bickering, whining, excuse giving people who don’t seem to really want to the lose the weight. And the numbers show. We are used to seeing huge numbers and many of these people have lost 50 pounds or less in the last weeks. Granted that much lost in that amount of time would be great, but not when your only job is to lose the weight.
Biggest Loser has turned into Subway-pushing, whining endorsing, excuse accepting, high school children who aer supposed to be wanting to lose weight and figuring it all out. I really hope that this season turns around because I do not want to watch another episode like Tuesdays. I was disgusted with everyone and I’m sure I’m not the only one.
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