Y’all know I’ve got a weakness for the heavy weights on THE BIGGEST LOSER and after last season’s semi-lackluster and unmotivated contestants I was psyched to see the newest cast begin their journey last night.

I know that last season was fun and sometimes evil, full of backstabbing and revenge which is everything I want in a reality show like THE AMAZING RACE or SURVIVOR but I hate it on a show like The Biggest Loser. Loser is more important, it’s more of a life changing show than a reality show and I hate when the contestants lose track and play the game more than change their lives (*cough* Vicki you hose-beast, I’m talking about you).

Last season it was about the game and it made me hate almost every tubby tubby what hangs over on the show - I don’t want to hate these people, I want to root for them and cry with them… that’s how I roll.

So I’m happy to report that within 15 minutes of the show starting last night I was already in tears. They promised the “biggest” season ever and they’ve delivered. This season not only plays host to the youngest and oldest contestants ever, it also has the biggest female contestant on the show and the largest contestant to ever step on that enormous scale.

It was the latter that brought me to tears for some reason. Daniel is a 19 year old that weighs close to 500 lbs. and just watching he and his pal David talk about their history and their hopes for the show I got all misty. Big people = big emotions on my part - I can’t help it!

So far I really like all the teams but that doesn’t mean some of these folks don’t need to go ASAP! I like a lot of halves, not whole teams… is that bad? I guess it’s not because after the big twist was revealed last night most of the people I didn’t like hit the road.

That’s right, The Biggest Loser laid a big whammy on the 11 teams last night. Two teams would be safe, every other team would have to send one of their members home for 30 days to lose the weight on their own. If at the end of the 30 days their teammate is still on the ranch, they’re back in the game. It’s crazy-fun as a twist and I can’t wait to see how this plays out.

If you did watch, were you just glued to your tube when 63 year old Jerry collapsed? That was some scary shit! He up and just passed out… I’d be mortified and would probably never show my face again but damn, that man came back and kicked some ass! You Go Jer!

Here are the people I’m digging so far this season:
Jerry (White Team)
Tara (Green Team)
Daniel (Orange Team)
Dane and his Major Appliance of a friend, Blaine (Black Team)
Carla, who went home last night (Silver Team)

Here are the folks I’m so not feeling:
Joelle aka Gets her ass handed to her by Trainer Bob next week (Silver Team)
Helen (Pink Team)
Laura (Green Team)

That’s not too bad of me for having watched just the premiere so far. Usually I have a much longer list of the contestants I hate… I’m prepared for a really emotional and amazing season! Damn I love this show.

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