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Oh my, I laughed and laughed when Valentine picked Anna up off the floor. He damn near dropped her. Twice! His leg put near gave out on him. Come on man, she weighs like 60 pounds! She's a pro though, she remained calmly "unconscious."

Just was able to watch. So sad for Carleigh. Fowler deserved it, but it was about as close to a tie as you can get. Mentally/emotionally it probably was a tie. Physcially, Fowler himself said he only had a couple more days in him. I would actually have been okay with TPTB having a pow wow and declaring it a tie, but I guess that would be anti-climactic. I hope they at least slip Carleigh a little bonus money. Agree with RHN that she got screwed during the reunion. Wasn't she sitting in a two-some to be interviewed, whereas Dave, Fowler and Callie got solo spots. WTF?! Having said that, Survivor could learn a LOT from Alone about reunion shows. Imagine, actually hearing from each participant instead of listening to Jeff talk. :) During the recaps it seemed pretty obvious to me that Fowler packed on quite a few pre-emptive pounds. Maybe Carleigh did too, couldn't tell. Seems like that would be an obvious thing to do. Even Survivor people do that! You can be sure next season's crop will. All in all, another great season. Enjoyed everyone's comments here!

There is a lot of love for Boy George here! Me too, he's so cheeky. He was hilarious on last season of The Voice UK and will be on the upcoming season of The Voice Australia for those who can't get enough!

Without passing any judgement, one thing I got from Dave's FB post was that he was upset they didn't show more of his earlier footage. But for me, he was totally putting on the "Dave Show" early on and I wasn't really enjoying it. Too much love for the camera. I wouldn't want to see too many fireside monologues of Dave doing his carvings. His pantry was impressive. It's a shame he let the starvation get away from him. But he was riding a high, and I can see that happening.

As much as I'd like to give her the benefit of the doubt, she has been on before and acted the same way, with the same voice, and, pretty much said the same things to each person. I've had counselors like this and I find it ineffective and patronizing. I don't think most addicts are frozen at whatever age their addiction started. In all the groups I've been in, most were high functioning. Sure there are often underlying mental disorders (depression, bi-polar, PTSD, anxiety, etc.) but very few had arrested development. Having said that, I do think Kirsten lacked a sense of personal responsibility.

Dave seemed to be already crossing over. He had the starvation delerium "high" going, what with feeling he was truly at one with nature and seeing the vibrations of the trees and everything. Dude, that's your brain fritzing out! (see also: high altitude delerium and serene drowning people) I wonder if maybe he was to the point where he was not even that hungry anymore and that's why he felt he could conserve those fish. Really would like to know what the medical crew saw the week prior, cuz you can't tell me he wasn't a hella skeletal batshit mess then, too. You'd think they would be monitoring him daily at some point, lest they come back a week later to find him unconscious. Meanwhile, Fowler needs a hug and a single-story island home. Megan needs to not chew her rosehips 25 times before swallowing. And Carleigh needs to NOT sing a sad song about all the loved ones she's missing with the drum she spent days building for purpose of keeping her sane.

I find the episodes where the person has a lot of resistance much more interesting. She was a hella mess, but I had a lot of compassion for Kirsten. Maybe because I was an alcoholic for 30-years and understand resistance, or maybe cuz she just seemed so Goddamn miserable. Aggressive misery just permeated through every interaction between that family. Too bad they can't all get counseling like on Intervention. But maybe not with that counselor. Granted it's based on the couple minutes we saw, but that counselor does not seem up to the task of such a complex hardcore case to me. With her sweet baby whisper voice and cloying compliments, I don't think that is going to be the kind of direct, intensive therapy that a personality like Kirsten is probably going to need. In any case, hope Kirsten is able to find another coping mechanism besides her "FEWWWD!!" (I have to admit, it cracked me up every time she bellowed for it!)

rcc, I mean the hot topics guy, I thought his name was Kevin. She also admonished Suzanne today about something. Told her to "stop it and be serious" but I can't remember what it was. I'm no Suzanne fan, but you could just see Suzanne trying to read her mind. She already puts on a dog and pony show trying to please Wendy and she's still not happy!

Oh Callie, everyone who calls for the boat "taps out on their own terms." She must have become physically or psychologically uncomfortable enough about something. But pushing past that is the whole point I would think, especially for a love & light, personal growth, granola chick. She should have at LEAST taken more time to sit with her compulsion to leave and explore what it was all about instead of allowing herself to go straight to "I feel complete!" I'm not sure if she acutally "learned" anything about herself out there. Seems like she just re-affirmed the (very good) qualities that she already appreciated about herself. She never really pushed herself past an emotional or physical breaking point like some of the others have. I'd still buy her a beer though!

Yikes, today was ugly. Wendy seemed especially snippy and demanding with poor Kevin, who looked terrified of losing his job as he flailed to please her while frantically agreeing with everything she said. She needed extra help in her ear piece to even remember what the hell she was talking about. And her telling her hot topics crew to dig up dirt on Trump's kid with Marla Maples was met with silence. Then in the Hot Topic Panel segment she totally threw yesterday's guest, Milla Jovovich, under the bus about her choice to do communal sleep arrangements with her kids. (Agree or not, I thought Milla did an adequate job of explaining that she was brought up in a country where it is very common for a whole family to sleep in one room and that being so busy sometimes that is their only quality time.) In any case, Wendy would probably do well not to alienate the few actual movie stars still willing to do her show!

Britt: I'm not tapping out, I'm tapping in! Me: Dude, you JUST tapped out! I almost have more respect for the "I can't take it anymore! I'm outta here!!" people, but I guess some need to re-story it to allow themselves to go. It must be hard to swing from "I'm doing this FOR my family" to "I'm missing precious time with my family and should be there with them." I don't really think the family would agree, but I'm sure the time distortion of being the bored, lonely, suffering one makes it seem like you are gone forever.

I have to say, as soon as I saw that close up of the dog slobbering at the end of the adoption, I was thinking, "oh man, this is not going to go over well."

Zach: "I do not want to go home." "I do not wan't to go home." Me: You totally want to go home, dude. They aren't issuing Purple Hearts, people. Man up and push your button. No need to hurt yourself for the "dignified" exit. Hope David goes next if he doesn't dial back the ecstasy. Felt like I was watching a nature porno.

I like most of the guys, but my fav is Tulsa, hoping to see them soon! Det. Ritter and his pal Ronnie. And Mr. Bowtie.

This entire batch of contestants is the most incompetent I've seen on this show. I can't remember a single standout performance by a team on a task. I'm sure the gin orders they did get were more about the show than the taste/branding of those gins. The video games last week were extremely lame, and the events the week before cringe-worthy. There is no doubt that Lord Sugar has already chosen the best business plan for the win. I watch more for Karen's deathly side eyes and Claude's pained astonishment.

I watched the "You're Fired" for this episode and Big K was just as bombastic there, so that seems to be just how he rolls. Everyone agreed he should have gone but would have spared the other guy. Listen to Big K talk about what his "business plan" is confirmed he never would have lasted to the end. So maybe Dillon and Alana submitted decent plans.

I see it as Kristie mostly flailed about and got lucky, then spun one hell of a tale about how "she meant to do that." If either Lee or El had won final immunity, we'd be talking about how dumb Kristie played the whole time. But, good on her, she won it, she spun it, and Lee looked like a man on death row sitting there letting her tell her well rehearsed stories of survival against all odds. He wasn't even putting up a fight. Glad it was renewed. PS. I couldn't make out what Lee said right before he let go of the statue at the challenge. Did he take the final two deal or say something else?

Good Lord. Well I can't stand Lee or El either, but neither Flick nor Kristie really deserves it. They've just been too stupid. If I am forced to choose, Lee probably deserves it more because of his Jedi mind tricks over Kristie and for staying in the game so long despite being the biggest threat. Both he and El had a pretty easy ride to the end, thanks to their oddly loyal minions. ... ... Is it too late to vote to for Craig?

Why didn't the people on exile look for the idol, especially Sam?! Lee is the real mentalist, he went full on "that is not the alliance you are looking for" Jedi mind trick on Kristie.

I've watched all seasons of this show and find it far superior to US Apprentice, especially after that went all "celebs." I think Sugar is mostly just doing a personality check and probably already has 1-3 of the business plans picked out and has his team analyzing them. But it's still fun to see how they approach the tasks, and I find it less scripted than most reality TV. Wasn't Sugar "Lord Sugar" last season? Now it's back to "Sir Allen?" Is the "You're Fired" show worth watching? I watched the one when the older observer guy retired. I adored that guy and his hilarious looks and comments. I liked the older lady observer too, but the two new ones are not bad at all. As for the jeans task ....holy crap! I'm in advertising by profession, and I was glad Sugar refused to name a winner.

Jesus God. At this point the winner will be the one who has made the least dumbest moves. Mentalist Matt, who says he's been playing and making subtle moves this whole time (?!?!) almost totally "lucked" himself into top 4. Can't wait to see him pull out the big mental guns to save himself now. Why is no one looking for an idol? Johnathon asks every time if someone has an idol, so wouldn't that indicate there was one out there somewhere? If they are no longer in play, why does Johnny ask, and if they are in play, why no clues popping up at rewards or anything. The idol thing has been very random.

I don't dislike Derek, but the drumming was a bit of a.... "AND LOOK! I CAN DRUM TOO!!!" moment. It seemed sort of disjointed from the dance performance. I find myself rooting for Maureen. She's fragile and dramatic, for sure, but it's refreshing to see a 60 y/o female celebrity who isn't all injected with fillers and surgically enhanced.

I wonder how Marcus got Steve to agree to perform those scenes of public emasculation for the camera. Maybe Steve got the Screen Actors Guild day rate. Thank God Marcus cut the crap when interacting with the dad and was respectful of that situation.

I feel bad for that poor bastard with the trachea at 21 years of age who wanted something cool so as to no longer freak out kids (probably freaks out some adults too) and he ended up with a shit tattoo on his neck that is not gonna be fixable. Then he has to stand there while the judges chat about how fucking crappy it looks. Ouch.

Poor Sue. I feel bad for these good players who kind of got screwed with that lop-sided teams pick based on one challenge win. That pretty much was the death toll for a lot of worthy players through no fault of their own. This season could have been really competitive if the teams had stayed more fair. PS. Matt is the worst "mentalist" I've ever seen!