|
|
The Biggest Loser: Karma Comes to the Capital
Commentary and Rankings by RTVC Staff Writer Donna Emery
November 7, 2009
|
This week on the Biggest Loser, karma came to the Nations' Capitol.
When I watch the Biggest Loser, sometimes it's hard to remember it's really a game show. Because peoples' lives are so dramatically affected by the show, I often lose sight of the fact that although the contestants may be sincere in trying to lose weight and permanantly change their lvies for the better, they have to play a game to do it.
This season, for most of the contestants, the game has seemed a secondary emphasis.
Except for Tracey.
From the beginning, Tracey was all about the game. Not to the extent of Ron Morelli (aka the Ronfather from Season 6) or with the vindictive meanness of Season 5's Vicky, but Tracey has had more than one moment when her zeal to win has apparently overshadowed her desire to lose weight and become healthier.
It hasn't earned her many friends or fans.
Judging from the talk on Biggest-Loser oriented message boards and other websites, though many might admire her for looking out for Number One, Tracey hasn't exactly been universally admired by either those on the Ranch or by those who watch the show.
So, quite a lot of us may have been waiting for her to be in a position to be sent packing - and quite a lot of us may have, like me, breathed the words, "finally!" when the votes sent her home, this week.
And, yet....
Lots of things can happen within the course of this game. It's easy for anyone to root for a person from our home state or for someone who has a sympathetic backstory, or someone we just plain like. This season, it seemed that, at the beginning, most of the contestants were relatively likeable and easy to root for. Most of them seemed to employ a "who needs to be here" attitude when participating in the inevitable eliminations. Whether we agreed with them or not, it seemed many of the votes were about that, rather then politics or alliances.
But, within the past.....
|
Send Press Releases, Tips, News, Gossip: Click Here
Reality TV Headlines | Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Staff Information | RSS Feed
All listings are subject to change.
Site Design and Programing Copyright 2003 - 2009© Reality TV Calendar, all rights reserved.
All articles are the intellectual property of and copyrighted by the individual authors.
By submitting an article to Reality TV Calendar you are granting Reality TV Calendar
permission to display the article in perpetuity.
Web Counter
|
|
|
