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Biggest Loser crowns first female champ
The Biggest Loser: Couples aired its live season finale last night and history (if you want to call it that) was made when a woman became the winner for the first time in the show's five seasons.
Ali Vincent, of the pink team, came out victorious when she topped fan favorite Roger Shultz during the final weigh-in, with a total weight loss percentage of 47.9% (234lbs to 122lbs) versus Roger's 45.2% (363lbs to 199lbs).
So congrats to Ali, good for her, she got her life back, blah blah blah. I complained about all the crying a few weeks ago, and you know what? I'm going to complain about this too. Ali shouldn't have even been in the finals.
I realize that reality shows get stale. The formulas become routine after only a few seasons and twists need to be added if the show plans on staying fresh. I get it. But in my opinion, this season on The Biggest Loser saw one of the most unfair twists possible. Allowing the return of two previously eliminated contestants. While I realize this has been done on other reality shows (such as Survivor), it had no place on TBL.
For those that missed it, a few weeks ago, the top male and female of the eliminated bunch were allowed to return. So Ali and Mark (one of the crying brothers) were back in the game because they had lost the most weight, percentage wise, since the start of the game. For Mark, I suppose it wasn't as big a deal. He had only been voted out the week before. So his return was based solely on work he had done at TBL Ranch.
Ali, on the other hand, was voted off early on in the game. She lost the majority of her weight on her own. The way I see it, the point of this show is to help (not necessarily reward) those who truly need assistance with losing weight. Clearly, Ali had the motivation to do it herself. It wasn't the possibility of returning, because, upon her initial exit, that possibility didn't exist. Granted, she worked her ass off and it ultimately paid off but mentally, she was fresh when she returned. She had worked out at her own pace, made progress, and hadn't been subjected to the stress of still working out on the Ranch. She was a step above everyone in that regard and it helped. She had no team affiliation, was purely in it for herself, and made that clear when she refused to wear anything but pink.
On the flip side, you had someone like Kelly who lost nearly as much weight as Ali, but fell short because percentage wise, Ali still killed her. But Kelly was a fan favorite. She never complained, flew under the radar, and made it to the finals only to square off against someone who had been universally disliked and voted off. How is that fair? To simply bring back past contestants reeks of a publicity stunt. It did nothing to serve the show, other than cause Jillian (the trainer) to wet herself in a fit of joy.
OK... I'm done ranting. I just really wish she hadn't won. While I liked Roger, Kelly was the only one who truly deserved it if you ask me. Two more thoughts...
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So Paul was "ill?" Couldn't make it to the finale? It sounds terrible, but he never seemed too into it. I wonder if he gained all his weight back and NBC refused to let him come on because of how bad it would look?
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I'm really glad Bernie won the eliminated contestants prize. He or his teammate Brittany were the only two worthy of it. Everyone else either cried too much or didn't work hard enough. Those two were solid right up until they got voted off.
The sixth season, which will focus on teams of families, is currently filming and will air in October. The seventh season, which will be couples again, is currently casting and will air in 2009.
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