Meanwhile, Chris won't even come downstairs to hang out near the hot tub. Why? Because he's "the most cut guy of all of them." He's been lifting for six months, he tells us while posing in front of the mirror, "and I didn't want anyone to look at me and say 'he's pretty cut' or 'he has a wide back'." Or a fat head.
"Hear me now and believe me later."
Later, Jennipher decides it's time for Ankur's unibrow to go the way of the dodo. Unfortunately, Ankur is a huge dodo fan and won't let her touch it. "It's not like they wanted to shape it into something interesting or exciting," he says. Like a dodo. "They just wanted to make it look like what good eyebrows look like." Which is totally unlike a dodo! You go, Ankur!
At bedtime, things get a little interesting. If you define "interesting" as "awkward." Turns out Brittany's never slept in the same house as a man before, let alone the same room. Well, except for her dad. Josh, meanwhile, is so freaked out by sleeping in the same room as the "beautiful creature" he's been teamed with that he's decided to sleep in the closet. Yes, he actually goes in the closet rather than sleep with a girl. I'm sure there's another good Hugh Jackman joke in there somewhere.
Morning brings its own form of weirdness, as the Beauties and the Geeks parade around in various states of undress. The Beauties seem to spend a lot time with the hairdryers, while the guys hit the floss.
The breakfast table conversation takes a serious turn when the topic turns to social situations. Josh says that nobody likes the shy guy in the corner. Nor, evidently, are they particularly fond of the the lonely man there on the corner. What he's waiting for, I don't know. But he waits, every day now. He's just waiting for something to show. Oh.
In our first lesson of the episode, we learn that beautiful girls feel self-conscious too. For example, Tristin thinks she's chubby. And Brittany is afraid both she and her sister have contracted fat arm disease. While Josh is comforted to learn that women also feel anxious, he says he's gladly give up part of his intellect to get past his anxiety. Other things he'd give up: his virginity.
It's time for our first competition. Here's the way it works: the teams have to pick one person to answer a trivia question, before they know what the question is. If a team misses a question, they're eliminated. The winning team gets the chance to reassign two other teams to their advantage, meaning they can disband a team they feel is too strong.
In Round One, Chris chooses to answer their question, and he guesses correctly. Everyone is shocked that Chris knows who Danielle Steele is, except Chris, of course, who's long been a fan of Ms. Steele's line of greeting cards. For example, here's one meant for a cheating girlfriend. Outside: "I hope that you are satisfied." Inside: "Because you have ruined my life, you filthy rich manipulative bitch."
Jennipher can't identify a picture of John Kerry, so she and Ankur are eliminated. Danielle can't name two baseball teams from California, so she and Karl are gone. Somehow, Brandon knows that Aniston is the only Jennifer lucky enough not to have slept with Ben Affleck. So far. And thanks to the gossip rag Thais left lying in the bathroom, Tyson knows that Gwyneth's baby is named Apple. Josh, meanwhile, can't get Yves Saint Laurent, and Wes mistakes Kelly Clarkson for Jessica Jeffries. An honest mistake. Finally, Brittany can't identify a picture of a Phillips head screwdriver. "There are different types of screwdrivers?" she asks, before guessing the one pictured is a "handheld" screwdriver.
At the start of Round Two, Amanda and Chris have a brief power struggle over who should answer the question. Chris says he has a "slightly higher percentage" of pop-culture knowledge, and insists he should answer it. Good thing, too, as he's the only one in the room who can identify Sam Malone, Ted Danson's character from Cheers. Which means that Chris is F'ed in the A, as he tells us, "now everyone sees me as a power player."
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Comments (11)
Am I the only one that thinks Karl Dynamite looks like Waldo? Now that we've found Waldo, we should probably look for his cane, dog and the wizard.
1 of 11 | Posted by southernbelle
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Posted on January 16, 2006 12:54 AM
I wasn't planning on watching the show but after catching it for a few moments was hooked.(why do I have the feeling that maks me a geek?)During the trivia challenge it took me a moment to remember it was John Kerry,I flashed on catsup (Heinz)then his wifes first name and then on his.Crap,I'm not a geek,I'm just an idiot.
2 of 11 | Posted by Brian
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Posted on January 16, 2006 4:33 AM
Copygodd,
The way they determine a winner is that each week two teams are selected (by a winning team) to go into the quiz room the women must answer history, science, math type questions than the men have to answer pop culture questions. The team that scores lower goes home. At the end of the season there are two final teams who battle it out. Yes it is sad that I know this.
Last season opened with the men in one room and the women in another and alternated having a man go to the women to introduce himself then wait in the hall to see who chose him. Then one woman would go introduce herself to the men and hope someone would choose her. I liked that way better it was nice to see the women sweat over being chosen. This season the girls had too much power - and could that Sarah have been any more bitchy about the selection process?
I also liked last season's host better - whoever this new guy is - he is very close to being one of the geeks himself.
I'm surprised you didn't mention Chris' shirt. I'm guessing he made it himself. "I put the Stud in Study" hehehe
Does anyone else think Danielle is very close to not being cute at all? With the bags under her very bulging eyes and the nervous twitchy smile. I mean she photographs well but onscreen she's kinda icky. And Cher - went on and on about her hot body but it didn't seem that great to me.
3 of 11 | Posted by TinkerbellAPixie
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Posted on January 16, 2006 4:54 AM
How long were you saving that Simon Cowell boobie joke?
That was friggin hilarious, made me laugh out loud. I think i like you.
4 of 11 | Posted by noodle
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Posted on January 16, 2006 10:35 AM
I loved it when the girl screwed up rock/paper/scissors. I mean, even the super simpering brunette figured it out! That was just the best.
That Chris guy is a real dick. Ankur, too. Someone needs to tell him that his "interesting" Flyers logo beard is ridiculous and so very unattractive. And dare I say it? Makes him look DUMB.
5 of 11 | Posted by Jess
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Posted on January 16, 2006 12:24 PM
Brandon is definitely a ringer. He's always the first person to speak up and volunteer.
6 of 11 | Posted by mcbwallace
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Posted on January 17, 2006 11:53 AM
it's just a quiz contest? what a ripoff.
i totally forgot to mention chris' shirt. looks like i put the dumb in dumbass.
7 of 11 | Posted by copygodd
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Posted on January 17, 2006 12:04 PM
the mercy f*ck line was great- Thank you! :)
why can't you say fuck though?
8 of 11 | Posted by zoobabe
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Posted on January 17, 2006 4:24 PM
we can say fuck. i was just trying to be polite.
looks like i put the fuck in fuckhead.
9 of 11 | Posted by copygodd
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Posted on January 17, 2006 8:25 PM
you're fuckin' hilarious!
10 of 11 | Posted by zoobabe
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Posted on January 18, 2006 7:56 AM
Check out www.BurnTees.com for I Put the Stud in Study t shirts.
11 of 11 | Posted by BurnTees.com
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Posted on February 4, 2006 4:12 PM