Big Brother Season 13

Ok, so I lied. My friend told me that I had to watch it because the veterans finally got a break. What a twist. Go Porsche, opening Pandora's box gave Rachel and Jordan the break they needed in the house. Without the pairs teaming up, they would have been toast and for sure Rachel would have been gone. If anything Rachel and Jordan needed to pull a win for the Veto this time around. They have been sucking at the challenges and the veto competition. Fortunately, Rachel was able to hold on to the Brendan dummy, (go figure) and won the Veto for her and Jordan, pulling themselves off leaving only Shelly and Adam to be their replacement. I so liked Shelly in the beginning, but her flipping on them really left a bad taste. And what's up with the two finger kisses. She looks so hard core, like some biker mama chick. Loved it that Rachel and Jordan had all the power and got rid of Shelly. Sorry Shelly, she kept saying that the only team she was on was her daughter and husband, well, that doesn't fly in the BB house where you pledged allegiance to all sides.

Didn't think that Rachel could pull another one out of her enormous boobs, but she managed to pull herself through the glazey donut challenge and won HOH. Go team Rachel, or as she said, Jochel-Rachel + Jordan. I hope they are the last two standing, sweet revenge, but as we all know, this game can turn on every episode. Rachel nominates Kalia and Porsche and in my opinion, Porsche should go home this week. Hopefully Adam will keep to his word and work with the Jochel team. He should remember who unleased Pandora's box to the house and this week it was Adam's idol, Tori Spelling. So funny that hard metal guy would be such a Tori Spelling fan. Weird and cute at the same time. Hey if Adam won, that would be ok too. Anyone who can admit to something like that is too cute in my book!

Big Brother-Jeff Wins HOH

Been away for the last week but I didn't think there would be much happening, only that Brendon came and went, Rachel grew up and stopped throwing fits, and Jeff became HOH, nominated Kalia and Porsche. Sorry to see Brendon go and now Rachel can't win anything to save her life. What happened to her ability to win challenges? Luckily for her she's Jeff's ally. I like Jeff in that he doesn't mince words to anyone. Cross him, put him on the block and you can bet you are going up, Kalia.

Jordan looks so cute in her humilitard and the little beanie cap with the whirly thingy. Of course, Jordan could wear an outfit from made from phone books and look cute, that's just not fair. Shelly has lost so many points in my book, can't tell if she coming or going and whose side is she on anyway. Well, she better be loyal to Jordan, since she gave her the biggest gift of all, a phone call to her family.

At this point, don't care who wins, but leaning towards, Jordan.

Big Brother Season 13

Well, just as I suspected, Big Brother is suddenly Big and Boring. No surprises that Kalia put up Jeff and Rachel for eviction. Now it's Jordan's turn to cry. Poor Jordan, she's so sweet, crying because she couldn't drink the concoction that Daniele made for her during the food challenge. Well the have nots are eating coconuts and catfish, at least you can make a meal out of them.

Besides being boring now that Brendon is gone, the house is full of cat fights, like when Rachel asked how Daniele was doing during the nominations and Daniele turned away from her and just hissed and hissed and hissed leave me alone!

Survivor Redemption Island and the Winner Is!

It never fails, the Q & A from the jury smacks of righteousness and indignation. Come on people, it’s a game for cripes sake. Everyone is so high and mighty, shame on you blah blah blah. Well shame on them, they are not sitting in the winner’s circle, now are they! David’s speech was the best, directed to the jury that Boston Rob deserves to win, he played the best game and even the two he brought with him said so much. He should have added, if you want a religious mystical experience, go to India, but don’t play the game of survivor. Oh BTW, glad they got rid of that whole remembering the fallen survivor comrades, although 40 days later, I have forgotten who played. NYC, jeff probst arrives with the ballot urn and in the same shirt, like he walked from redemption island. It never ceases to amaze me how different everyone looks as they fatten up and combed their hair. Grant you looked better with those island dreds, while Matt cut his lovely Jesus locks and Natalie got her hair Brazilian straightened. Jeff reads the votes, with all ballots going to Rob except one stray vote for Phillip from Ralph who all of a sudden gets a man crush on Phillip, stoopid is as stoopid does. Wondering if Ralph got a Brazilian on his beard? I loved it when Jeff said that in his opinion, Rob played the best game out of 22 seasons. Got that right! Guess now, Rob can add his trophy along side with his wife and hope that their children will go on to play Survivor after all it’s in their DNA.

Russell is still angry that he was voted off but when pressed by Jeff said that he would consider coming back. He might have learned a thing or two about how to play from Rob, ah then again probably not. Grant who on the island after his elimination was "cool" with that, but at the reunion show, he was holding grudges. Losing his dreds lost his cool. And yes, it's been confirmed by another Federal Agent, that Phillip was a Federal Agent, or at least she went through the Law Enforcement Academy with him. Probably got the boot since he couldn't keep it a secret that he was a secret agent.

Next season, it's off to the South Pacific and Redemption Island again. I liked the whole Redemption Island second chance, but why did it have to turn into a motel for the ejected? I'm guessing they might bring back Russell vs. Matt, the ultimate good vs. evil and will Matt end up on Redemption Island again?

As for Phillip and his chaotic ramblings, I liked him, he kept things interesting because you never knew what would come out of that specialist mouth.

All in all, a good night for Survivor and for Rob who also won Fan Favorite and the 100,000 and with that the tribe has spoken.

Amazing Race-Unfinished Business-Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Slow and steady wins the race and this proved true for sisters Jennifer and Lakisha, turtles of the race.

They surprised everyone by winning this season's Amazing Race, beating out the Globetrotters who were the strong bullying contenders, managing to ruffle a few feathers along the way and beating out daughter/father team of effervescence, Mallory and Gary. When Mallory told her father that they were going to win in the cab, I knew it was curtains for them. Never ever give out your predictions. Predictions are based, in this case how well your cabbie knows his locations and in this case, not, cabbie curse! Can't they use a GPS? They had a run of just plain bad luck, while Jennifer and Lakisha managed to keep one dribble step ahead of Globetrotters and I'm glad for that. Heck, Globetrotters have enough money, let's spread it around to those less fortunate and in this case a win well deserved. Snaps to the sisters!

On an aside note-laughed hysterically during the Brazilian waxing of Zev and Justin. Nothing like waxing a hairy beast!

Amazing Race-Unfinished Business-Bye Bye Goths

Here's what you missed-

A Swiss Alp rescue with Zev and Justin coming in last-

The making of a chocolate Travelocity Gnome mold-with the Globetrotters trotting into first place on the mat-

and the Goths critical mistake of not reading their clue right-taking a taxi instead of

walking to the pit stop-incurring a 30 minute penalty-

losing the game! and letting Zev and Justin step on the mat before them.

Bum way to get eliminated, but shame on you, having raced before. What did your mother always tell you, take a sweater in case it gets cold, pee before you leave the house and always, always read your clue thoroughly!

Survivor Redemption Island-

Again it's dissension over rice as Phillip scoops some of Zapatara's rice, they won't miss it because they are flushed with rice and living large with only three tribe members. When Ometepe goes to check their rice, it's covered with maggots from a leak in the bottom of the container. Phillip ask Steve if they could put their good rice in with their's to which Steve says no. Play nice! Immediately Phillip and Steve get in a heated argument with Steve ending up calling Phillip "crazy" to which Phillip takes as a racial slur. Yes, we all know Phillip is crazy and has won the second highest medal in the military. What is the second highest medal? I'll have to look that one up.

I loved tribal when Jeff was trying to sort out that argument and really made some sense from both sides. He's such a diplomat! It's all in the perspective. Jeff, will you marry me? Redemption Island challenge between Matt, David and Mike, David is odd man out and gets to be the first member of the jury.

Rob wins the immunity challenge and he and his tribe are considering taking Phillip out since he is getting on everyone's last nerve, especially now that Julie stole his pants and he has to walk around in his pink BVDs. Yikes. But at tribal, Ometepe comes to their senses, letting Phillip go would be the end of Ometepe, keep the diversion on Phillip I say and they send Julie packing. Not sure what their rational was for that, I would have sent Steve home. He seems like a big challenge threat. Hillbilly can't do much of anything, but Steve can pull out the challenges. Still rooting for Boston Rob. I like him!

Amazing Race-Freudian Schintzel and Chim Chimney

It's off to Austria for Schnitzel and Freudian therapy couches. I love Austria, it's so civilized and the beer is fantastic. Teams have to chose to either eat Schnitzel or move couches. Tempting to eat schnitzel but who knew it would be a giant plate not even a man can finish. Again the cowboys chose the wrong flight and get in 30 minutes behind the other teams-dumb! Kent and Vxysin need the therapy couch because they are constantly fighting in the first half of the leg. Turns out their fighting was the only interesting thing on this leg of the race. The challenges were pretty mild, eating Schnitzel or moving couches and chimney sweeping, how easy was that? The pit stop is the lovely Villa Von Trapp which we didn't get to see when we were in Salzburg. We chose to go to the ice caves instead, which I do have to say were amazing nonetheless, but next time it's the Trapp house I want to see. Austria snowy and beautiful.

Winners of this leg won two Ford Focus cars, which Zev and Justin manage to win. Nice going!

Old Salzburg, Austria

Survivor Redemption Island-Double Elimination

Where would this season be without Boston Rob and Phillip? Boring that's what. Rob has decided that no one on his tribe is to be alone with the other tribe. Everyone is to buddy up, which is probably a stroke of genius, so no one can be swayed over to the other side. I know Rob wants to keep hold of his cult leader status by separating the tribal sleeping areas and eating times, but not to let his clan have the fish? Come on, nothing like starving your tribe into dissension. What's a little communal breaking of bread with the enemy? Grant goes over to the other tribe like a starving dog taking a small bite of the forbidden fish.

Phillip has become the tribe spokesperson, watch dog and all around Kung Fu master of the silly speak. You just have to giggle what comes out of his mouth. You almost hold your breath that he doesn't say anything that will sabotoge his tribe, he has a habit of revealing too much and he calls himself a secret agent? I really do hope he makes it with Rob to the end. Wouldn't that be something?

Matt gets sent back to Redemption Island for a second time, and as he says, get voted out once, shame on them, get voted out twice, shame on me. Guess it's God's will. Challenge one, Phillip comes sporting a feather headdress saying that it will bring strength and luck to the Ometepe tribe and that it did, with Grant winning the challenge and sending Mike to Redemption Island, strategy there would be that he would be able to oust Matt from his semi-permanent home. Next challenge Ashley wins the immunity, you knew women were better at that challenge sending David, the brains of the Zapatera to join Mike and Matt at Redemption Island. Should be interesting next week at Redemption as the population doubles.

Amazing Race-Tea and Sympathy

Teams get their next clue and no you are not leaving China just yet. First you drink tea. Little do they know they will have to remember what it taste like. From there they get their next clue and it's off the the land of the many, India. The Detour takes them to a tea house where they will have find the same tea they drank in China. Do we remember what it taste like? A tea of mangoes and papaya. Actually sounds delicious. The table looks like they have a thousand tea cups on it. Ron is the first to find it, he had a leg up on everyone since they asked in Chinese what kind it was. Everyone finds the tea after drinking cup after cup except for Luke. He starts bawling. I'm like why? No sympathy here. Come on it's just tea! Smell the damn cups! And why are you moving so slowly? If you can't find the right tea cup, then I would have been taking tea cup after tea cup to the guy in rapid fire, although I would probably would have had the need to use the bathroom first. Luke is down on his knees saying in his muted way, "it's too hard", he even had the Indian servers sympathizing with him. When he finally found it after doing the smartest thing all season, was to take a tray of cups with him, he finally found it, the Indian servers practically carried him off the field or in this case around the room. You would have thought when they finally catch up to the Globetrotters in the paint the pink Ganesha roadblock they might of have a chance in staying in the game. But that was not the case, and mother and Luke are eliminated.

I have to say, the people of India are so friendly and nice. Maybe I might have to put this on my bucket list somewhere towards the bottom.

Survivor Redemption Island-Beauty Queens and the Red Headed Step Child

Or at least that's what Secret Agent man calls himself against Ashley and Natalie who are constantly grooming each other and cutting and picking skin off from under their armpits. Yuck! I don't know what is grosser, Phillip in his pink BVD's or Ashley and Natalie's spa habits that puts grooming monkeys to shame. Stephanie tries to make an alliance with David who is realizing the virtue of having a strong player, Stephanie over the weak Sarita. Sarita who is about inert as a piece of wood now has some sort of tooth ache because she was cleaning her back teeth with a dirty stick. You're in the jungle, last thing you want is a jungle infection.

On Redemption Island, Krista and Matt bond over the God thing and after Matt of course wins the challenge, God's will, Krista gives Matt her luxury item, a Bible. Andrea who witnesses the whole thing, instead of saying, aw how nice instead says he can't be trusted since he befriended her so quickly. Am I'm sensing a little jealousy?

The immunity/reward challenge is something like Beach Squash. Rob's teams wins easily and gets to have a picnic on an amazing hill over looking the ocean. Rob and Grant steal the clue. they could never be spies, hidden under the plates, but not before Phillip comes around to join them. Maybe he does have some secret agent powers of observation?

There was a slim glimmer of hope that Sarita would go home, but Stephanie was sent packing to Redemption Island and I'm thinking she'll be a force to be reckoned with against Matt, as Matt prophetically says maybe his time is up.

Amazing Race-Dolls, Basketballs, and Double U-Turns

Still racing in China, teams train it to Kunming, City of Eternal Spring. Kent and Vyxsin have time to make up especially now that they have a 30 minute penalty at the end for not catching the required flight the first leg. Is that a razor blade bandana Vyxsin is wearing?

The sleeper train was stacked 3 beds high, never seen that anywhere. The clue says something about Golden Arches and not the McDonald's kind although there are plenty of McD's there. When they were waiting at the train station, Globetrotters struck up a game of basketball putting on a free show. This leg has the threat of a double u-turn so all teams are hyped up. Racing through either a doll challenge or putting together a solar tube panel. I had to laugh on how Globetrotters memorized the doll order, mop head, red head, blue rag head....Luke and Margie make quick work of the tube challenge which was surprising and arrive first at the u-turn, opting not to turn anyone. Kent and Vyxsin make it before the cheerleader, by the hair of Vysxin's bandana and u-turn them right before their eyes. Dismayed, the cheerleaders decide to u-turn Globetrotters, who were not happy. I would have u-turned Christina and Dad since they have the Chinese speaking advantage, which didn't work out too good anyway, since their cab driver took them to the wrong place. Putting the Dinosaur together looked hard and was finally the undoing of the cheerleaders having to do both challenges. Margie and Luke are showing that they are coming on strong having finished the tubes and putting the dinosaur together in quick time, who knows maybe they have a chance to win this time around.

Survivor Redemption Island-

Instead of calling this season Redemption Island, it should be called Mosquito Island. Kristina and Phillip are covered in a skin of mosquito bites. Yikes, can you get malaria from that? Just looks so nasty. Spending 40 days on an island has to wreck your skin. You'd come back with bites, brown sun spots and wrinkles. That's why I could never sign up for that. Plus the fact I need my pillow and soft bed and warm clothes. Love paradise, but it better be in a resort. Rob and Grant and Stephanie and Krista are sent to redemption island to watch the duel between Kristina and Matt. This time it's building a cube out of heavy blocks. Not fair since Matt will have the advantage of strenght to carry those things. On the other hand, I thought Kristina would have a chance at this since she's pretty smart and was ahead of Matt in setting up her blocks when he knocked his down to start over, but she couldn't pull it out, let alone move those heavy pieces. Stephanie takes the opportunity to tell Rob and Grant that her and Krista are up for grabs now that Russell is gone and they would be willing to join them once they merge. I'm sure Rob is hoping that would be the case since he could convince those two to do anything for him. I'm sure those two would be survivor groupies to Rob's celebrity.

The challenge is the blindfold challenge to collect puzzle bags with Rob as the caller and puzzle maker and Stephanie for the other team. While Rob dumps his puzzle pieces on the table a piece falls on the ground, but thankfully he sees it. Whew close! I knew this was going to be a shoe in for Rob because he can do two things great, solve puzzles and build things. Who knew he could also be crazy devious. When his tribe won reward, Grant and Rob notice a clue in the coffee, which Rob quickly takes, runs to where his hidden immunity idol is buried and switches the clues on Grant. As Rob says, the first clue was clueless, "under a bush, in a tree, on a branch", or in other words anywhere and everywhere.

I kinda felt sorry for the two Manson (Russell) followers, Krista and Stephanie since no surprise here, they are on the chopping block. Everyone is faulting Stephanie for not being better at puzzles, when it was Sarita who chose her to do it, so why isn't she on the chopping block?

Guess the tribe decided to keep Stephanie because she's the stronger of the two players, and I have to hand it to her, the girl's got gumption. Hillbilly Ralph can't spell for nothing as he writes Krista's name as Krasha. Maybe if Hillbilly wins he can go back to school.

Amazing Race-In Lijiang China

I have to make this quick, the bachelor finale is in 10 minutes. Teams leave for China, except for some reason the Goths can't seem to find their way to the airport and miss the required flight to China.

Lijiang China looks so awesome, put on bucket list. The plane lands in Kumming, (which I heard means the city of eternal spring), ah that's why it looks so clean and beautiful.

The challenge has the teams riding yaks across the waterfalls, how fun, after which they race to the old city and make candy, Chinese style, with a wooden mallet. The candy looked like toffee with nuts, yum! Asian dad can't seem to stop eating this on this leg much to Christina's frustration, to which she says you can eat when we reach the rest stop. The roadblock has the teams collecting zodiac charms, reminiscent of the locks at the Great Wall challenge. Zev and Justin have a hard time doing this and get so far behind that the Goths catch up with them. Once the Goths catch up, it looked like they finally got out of their funk, but instead Vxysin completely loses her cool and they fall behind again. Christina and dad get on the wrong bus and when Christina tells the bus driver to stop in English, why isn't she speaking Chinese to the Chinese bus driver? So instead she jumps out. Luckily it wasn't going that fast.

First on the mat, Luke and Margie, but all teams find out they are still racing. I'm sure team Goth are spared elimination, even though they are now way behind because they leave their fanny pack on the gondola ride and have to go back.

Survivor-Redemption Island-

Forgot that Survivor was on last night, so I have to watch it via computer which is not always ideal, with all that buffering and playback getting stuck. I had to restart the video 3 times but somehow all the commercials never get stuck.

I was dying to see how Russell did on Redemption Island up against Matt for a second chance to stay. Two from each tribe go to the Arena where Russell and Matt build wooden domino chain which once tipped releases a ball which breaks a tile. Matt finishes first and tips his domino's which stop half way, everyone was holding their breaths. You could so hear the collective gasp from Phillip and Kristina and Ralph and Sarita. Then Russell does his and misses too which gives Matt a second chance and he manages to do it the second time, beating out Russell. Russell breaks down in weepy tears. Tears of frustration I imagine, as he lashes out against his team, telling them they threw the challenge. Fur coat Ralph in his hillbilly ignorance tells Russell well heck, he got the immunity idol 12 seconds into the game and was just about to pull it out when Sarita whispers for him not too, smart girl. Ralph makes a pretense that he was just kidding, but for the first time in the game, Phillip states the smartest thing ever and says Ralph is telling the truth, that he has it, because I can read people says Phillip. Guess he can't read everyone's disgust when he walks around camp in his baggy underwear!

Back at camp, Rob makes a pretense that he has to go to the bathroom while everyone is on the beach and hunts down the idol and much to his chagrin finds it after digging up the 38th tree.

At the challenge, Rob's tribe loses, WEAK! and they send Christina packing. I'm like why did Christina throw Phillip under the bus at tribal since he was the one trying to keep her there. Guess she was trying to divert the tribe's attention to his erratic ways and thereby hoping the tribe would vote him out instead of her, but her attempt failed. I'm thinking he needs to go soon, his craziness is wearing thin, like those pink underwear of his.-Single D

Amazing Race-Mud Wrestling

Over all a yawner. Teams are off to Japan. Now would you pick a flight that comes in 15 minutes earlier but has a stop or chose the non-stop that arrives 15 minutes later? Uh dud, half the teams chose the first option and lose out when their plane is delayed in Hong Kong. Never ever chose a stop over! Teams get their car at a parking garage that is a rotating car lot. Neat. Those Japanese are so clever. I so want to go back! Teams race to Kamakura, been there! I was surprised that they didn't show the giant Buddha at Kamakura. Instead teams have to perform a samuari ceremony, ride a wooden horse and shoot an arrow through a target. I'm just wondering why Christina keeps letting her dad do the challenges? He is so lame and of course what else they fall behind. The autism team whip through the challenge because I guess being autisic gives you special attention to detail. Meanwhile, Team cheerleaders, Jamie and Cara can't even get out of Toyoko without hitting another car. Hello 911! The Detour is either taking mud wrestling to find Frog of Luck or Prayer of Purity. I'm wondering if the clue Frog of Luck told teams that they would have to wear a diaper and mud dive to find the frog? Give me the waterfall any day! I had to laugh at Team Globetrotters in the Prayer of Purity and getting that cold shower under the waterfall, they were funny. After that bracing dip, Team Globetrotters accidently take Ron and Christina's fanny packs and incur a half hour penalty after Christina complains to Phil.

Zev and Justin step on the map first again and Mel and Mike are eliminated since they couldn't find the frog in the mud. No Frog of Luck for them as they thaw in the van.

Survivor Redemption Island-Rashy Russell

This is too good! Damn this is good. The best season ever and I love the redemption island twist as Francesca said to Matt when he arrives, "why are you here, I was expecting Phillip". After the night on redemption island it's a dual between them with two tribe members from each tribe to witness the challenge-Roman arena style. Andrea and Ashley from one tribe and Steve and David from Russell's tribe. Andrea shouts out to her lover boy Matt that she didn't vote him out. Whatever. The dual, make a stick long enough to grab 3 keys and unlock 3 padlocks to get through the door first. Francesca gets off to a great start and grabs two of her three keys but fumbles for the third as it is just out of her reach. I'm like why didn't she make her pole stronger and longer in the beginning? Dumb move. Matt wins and oust Frannie. David and Steve decide to tell Russell that Frannie won just to throw off whoever goes there. Back at Rob's camp, he's a little nervous that Andrea would have bonded with her soul mate, and you know that whole thing, hell hath no fury....

At camp Russell, everyone except for Russell's and his two concubines are getting tired of looking at Russell's infected puss rash. One word-Nasty! Russell lays on the mats with this arm pits exposed, yuck, I think I just barfed in my mouth! The way that Stephanie and Krista are slaves to Russell, he so reminds me of Charles Manson with that weird maniacal look to his eyes and his hynotic hold on young mindless women.

David and Steven tell the others that they need to throw the challenge in order to rid themselves of the plague known as Russell. Firefighter Julie doesn't think it's a good idea, but the tribe holds together and lose the challenge much to Russell's suspicion. Er David would never win any Oscars for that terrible show of trying to put the puzzle together, but he covers by saying "even if my hands aren't moving my brain is". David, I don't think Russell bought it.

I'm glad that Rob's team won or was given the challenge. Rob's finally wising up that he needs to find the idol and as luck would have it he sees that fat Phillip is breaking one of the canvas reward chairs and that there is a clue in it, which unfortunately doesn't help him much, like he said, it could have read there's a clue hidden somewhere.

Steven and David's strategy for the tribal is for the votes to be split between Stephanie and Russell and once it's split, then during the re vote, Russell would be voted off. Russell however is telling his concubine to try to sway old gal firefighter Julie to side with them and they will take her to the final four. Julie during this whole time looks like she's bought into it (ah the magic of editing) so during tribal, Stephanie vocally rallies for Russell, geez, why doesn't she just say, Russell you stay, I'll go, she's so brainwashed by him. The votes are split, 3 for Russell, 3 for Stephanie and 3 for Ralph, which meant Julie vote her old alliance and the second re vote, Russell whined, I've never been voted off. Well now you have-off to Redemption with ya! Ah, that was sooooo satisfying! Love it!

Amazing Race-Unfinished Business-Racing in the Outback

Here's what you missed-

Team Cowboys catch up

Two flights to the outback

Spirit World or Natural World

Goth team dance around their painting instead of on top of it

Christina and Ron show their dumb side, dad gets mad

Mel looks like he's having a heart attack, Mike cries and sweats

Mallory and Gary still drive me crazy, is she dumb or what?

Jamie and Cara are sweating big rings around their boobs

Kent got an A in chemistry in school (who knew?) and knew what BI and Hg on the periodic table means, team goth never sweat

Hopping in a dumb kangaroo suit Margie loses her kanga foot

Amanda and Kris come in last and are eliminated.

And that's what you missed!

Survivor-Redemption Island-First Blindside

Second episode did not fail to deliver chuckles and grins as wacky Phillip continues his crazy "I am a former Federal Agent", or as Rob says, "government worker-stressful". You said it and this I know first hand. I guess a career in the Federal Government leads to a retirement of craziness and this is what I have to look forward to! Phillip this time was crab hunting in his pink BVDs, what a sight, I almost expected him to have war paint on his face and pound his chest "I got one!". Rob played it cool when he told or didn't tell Phillip that it wasn't going to be him for the vote even tho Phillip lost the immunity challenge for the tribe by not being able to break the tiles. I'm wondering why they even let him do that part, why not Rob? Obvious Phillip breaks under pressure, maybe that is why he is "former"?

Snaps to Rob for being able to subtly lead his group to vote out who he wants, wondering how long that is going to last before someone rallies to get him gone.

On the other tribe, furry coat Ralph, the country bumpkin notices that Russell steals the clue out of the reward and confronts Russell loud and clear. Russell lies his way out, but no one is fooling anyone here. Ralph better watch his back because now he's on Russell's radar.

Tribal council did not fail once again. I was holding my breath to see if Phillip was going to spill State secrets as Jeff kept asking him questions, trying to trip him. Don't know if it was the best move to get rid of Matt so early in the game, hey he's trying to play the good Christian game, might have been better to get rid of his gal pal Andrea because it looks like next episode, hell hath no fury like a woman left out in the dark!

Amazing Race-Unfinished Business

Should have been called season of the weakest players. These were the teams that were either so stupid, so slow or so weak they deserved to go home. Really? Do we want to root for the underdog? I'm not feeling it. Christina and dad? He could barely run last season. At least this time he's in good company with Mel and Mike, which one is the dad? They both look the same age! The only team I am feeling it for is Jet and Cord but their country hick is showing and have messed up the first challenge real bad and are in peril of being eliminated in Sydney. I was glad the three last teams were who they were. Sure Mallory and Gary were in that bunch, but come on, is she going to pray to God for everything? Sure he answered her call this time by landing them in first place and getting the express pass but I think it was mostly the god of dumb luck helping them. Amanda and Kris deserved to be on the second plane, who didn't know that the airplane was Quantas? As for LaKesha and Jennifer well, as Jennifer said, she's not going to drink 4 bottles of water while running to the mat.

Sydney is a good starting point for the race. Snaps to Big and Easy for not getting ruffled when their plane had to be diverted to Hawaii because someone was having a heart attack. Big and Easy said at least they are all right and that was what matter well tell that to the redheads, they were like wouldn't you know it?!-Single D