Reality Show Challenge Episode 2 Part 2

Here I am again, bringing you the latest dish on Episode 2 of the Reality Show Challenge. So far the show to beat is 16 and Pregnant with a score of 18.5. It's time to see how these shows stack up against it.

Bad Girl's Club

Things escalated fast this episode resulting in a trip to the hospital and several physical altercations. These girls think that they're so tough. One of these days they are going to get into a fight with the wrong person (or group of persons) and end up dead. You just can't say that kind of stuff to people. They are going to learn the hard way that you cannot just go around insulting everyone.

Characters: 2 My favorite character is definitely Kori (the blonde Barbie) I still think Sydney's cool but she lied to her boyfriend which is not. And Nikki has to be the most irritating person of all time. She's like a three year old in the body of a teenager. No, she's like an undomesticated animal in the body of a teenager. I understand she's around to create drama but couldn't she be a bit more...mature about it? I'm surprised the other girls let her stay after all. I guess you can't force people to leave the house but I think you could lock her out. Or tie her up in a closet (I'm not sure what the boundaries are. Has anyone been killed on this show?)  I know they are going to make her life a living hell but I was expecting a 5 vs.1 full out war with vases and chairs being hurled. And purses. Because apparently they are dangerous.Also, what is up with the parents of these girls? So far I think we've only heard two or three (on the phone). I always assumed that a girl's parents would be mortified if their daughter was on this show but then I realized that the parents not only support it but encourage it. I'm sure if they were young enough they would go compete themselves. All of a sudden I feel alot more sorry for these girls.
Authenticity: 2 Honestly I'm just guessing here. The whole thing with Kori's hand was a little confusing (she cut herself on the purse? How do you cut yourself on a purse? What is it made of, barbed wire?) but did she really have to take an ambulance to the hospital for it? Also we never actually saw the cut we just saw the blood dripping on the floor. I'm not saying she wasn't hurt I'm just saying I'm confused (which happens a lot with these kinds of shows)
Emotional Intensity: 3 Only because Nikki was so annoying. I think I'm going have permanent damage from gritting my teeth so tightly.
Conflict: 4 Hospital visits are always good for excitement. Plus there was the drama with Sydney cheating on her "boyfriend" Although I don't know if they were actually dating or not. But why did she lie to him? She had the perfect opportunity to tell the truth when Nikki told him what happened. It's not like he's never going to find out about it. When something happens on national television, it tends not to remain secret very long.
Class:.5 Still feeling generous
Overall Rating: 11.5/25

The Biggest Loser

I seem to wind up watching this show on the days when I feel the most lethargic. I'm pretty fit and I seriously doubt I could handle training this intense. I need to give props to this show for making a show about health and exercise so interesting. Usually I just tune that stuff out. And although I don't exactly feel like picking up a dumbbell any time soon it does motivate me to push myself harder in the areas of my life that really need my immediate attention (But that's an entirely different post) And I am definitely going to lay off the soda.

Characters: 3.5 Since less contestants spent their time passing out or throwing up I got to know the characters a bit better during this episode. I have to say I'm throwing all my support to the underdogs and that means the white team. Unfortunately my support doesn't seem to be doing anything for them because they lost three of their team members in the last two weeks. But they have my two favorite characters- Danni and Nathan. I was actually even hoping they would become an item (I forgot Nathan had a girlfriend back home) but I guess that can't happen because Nathan got sent home at the end of the week. If you ask me, Nathan was last person who should have gone home this week (but nobody did ask me) For what its worth Jillian didn't want Nathan to go home either (we definitely got to see a softer side of Jillian this week. Good thing too otherwise I think her entire team might have just walked out)

Authenticity: 4 Everything seems very genuine (the sweating, the grunting, the complaining- all very reminiscent of my last gym class) but I still have some questions about the final weigh-in. Did they arrange it so that the final weight would be "do or die" or did it just work out that way? These are the questions that keep me up at night (no wonder I'm so tired)

Emotional Intensity: 3.5 I felt really bad to see Nathan go home. Certain characters just grow on me and Nathan was one of those characters. The ending was really cute though- when we see him propose to his girlfriend. I always thought that line about "making me the happiest man in the world" was incredibly cheesy but also romantic. I won't settle for anything less when my husband proposes.

Conflict: 3.5 The trainers put the teams through some pretty grueling work. Grueling but original.Special challenges are designed every week that are alot more interesting to watch than weight lifting or sit ups.

Class: 4.5 Usually I don't give an episode above a 4 in anything (just a rule I made up when I judged on the debate team) but the proposal was so cute I gave them bonus points for it.

Overall: 19/25

Beauty and the Geek

I've come up with an alternative name for this show that I think can work just as well: Brainless Beauties in Bikinis, affectionately known as BBB for short.  This week the 9 girls and the 8 remaining geeks tackled the challenge of a talent show. With 24 hours notice, the task sounded deceivingly simple. Unfortunately, it was Mission Impossible in the hands of girls whose greatest skill is strutting down a catwalk. Granted, I'm sure they could have come up with something better if they didn't have the attention span of gnats with ADHD. The end result was a trainwreck of a dance routine that closely resembled the beginnings of an adult film. Needless to say the geeks emerged victorious with a routine that incorporated comedy, rap and dinosaur impressions giving them the power to send 5 girls to the elimination room. Instead of preparing themselves for the elimination trivia, about half of the girls spent the night draping themselves over the boys, giving alot of geeks more action than they've gotten from...well probably anybody. The boys looked beyond their hormones (for the most part) and ended up sending to the elimination room the girls they felt caused the most drama. Guys, this is a reality show! The ones that cause the most drama are the ones are are supposed to stick around the longest!

Characters: 2 I'm beginning to confuse alot of the models with each other (I guess that's what happens when you all look like the stereotypical Barbie doll, only with different hair). Even their voices sound the same- light and airy, similar to their heads. The geeks are sweet though. Especially Tom (my favorite) I'm glad they sent Amber (left) home though. Tom seems like a nice guy and he doesn't deserve to be played by her for the sake of some stupid contest.

Authenticity: 4 This is the last time I'm going to have authenticity as part of the criteria because I really can't tell what is real and what's not (After all this is pretty much the first time I've watched more than one episode of the same reality show)

Emotional Intensity: .5 Although I think part of me died inside when I discovered that these girls were more enjoyable when they were ugly.

Conflict: 1.5 It's a talent show. And there wasn't even any competition!

Class: 2 Beauties, I don't usually say this but I found the lack of intelligence slightly offensive. 

Overall Rating: 12/25

I decided instead of a different reality show winning every episode, I would just add up all the points that each show earned and divide it by the greatest number of points they could have had in the end. So it's not who got the most points each episode it's what show got the most points overall.