Oh there is a higher power because Cecile did not win. I'm not the conspiracy type, but if it came out that the producers decided that they could not let Cecile win and came up with this new final elimination to make sure she didn't... I'm totally okay with that. In reality, if she won, the series would be over because "the journey" is supposed to be what it is all about on this show. Even Cher changed somewhat by the end of the show.

You forgot to mention that 2 lines into the song Nate appeared to be soaked in sweat. It was repulsive.

"Oh well. At this point I'd rather see a team comprised of Hitler and a reincarnated Anna Nicole Smith win than Cecille."

Pure Genius

With Cecille on the show I don't understand why it's called "Beauty" and the Geek when clearly, it should be "Nasty Skank" and the Geek. I hate to break it to Cecille, but no one is jealous of her beauty, mostly because she doesn't have an (external or internal). She looks like a man doing a bad imitation of hooker with overprocessed blonde hair. In what universe is she a swimsuit model anyway? I'm SO GLAD they changed up the rules at the end.

Poor Matt. She wasn't being nice to him. She was being demeaning and belittling. And I'm sure she made fun of him afterwards (although I didn't see the first half of the season). Oh those book smart, really not unattractive young men with incredibly low self-esteem.

I'm kinda glad Nate made it to the end because I was curious to know what a Star Wars tribute band was exactly. Now I wish I didn't know.

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am SO glad that Cecille did not win - I too would have stopped watching this show if she had. Her comment at the end about the other girls being stupid only serves to prove the point that everybody else in the entire world was making - you're a stupid, dumb, selfish, egotistical, whore who should go jump in a lake. Whenever I am in Los Angeles next, I am totally going to carry around a big bag of tomatoes and pelt her with them as hard as possible if I see her.

I am sad for Nate that he didn't win because of his bimbo partner, but kudos to him for being so good about it - and even going so far as to tell the other teams to teach Cecille a lesson and make her lose. Bravo Nate, bravo. Maybe Megan and Scooter will take pity on him and give him a little bit of money.

I'm glad that Megan and Scooter won, but honestly, I think that a more deserving team should have been in the final two - namely, Mario and Nadia, who were my favorites from the very beginning. Oh well. At least it's not Cecille.

~Georgia~

You know, I was going to mention how disgustingly sweaty Nate was during that song but it must have slipped my mind. That was not pretty.

Aww, Nate's got a heart of gold. And the worst singing(screaming) voice.
And Cecille crying about the indignity of it all? I'm surprised she didn't melt from the touch of water.
So now that B&G is over, what next for our recapper?

"Her and scooter..."
That would be: "She and Scooter..."
Sigh.

thanks for the hilarious recap. my favorite part:
if you count all the time she's been working at The Landing Strip (conveniently located right by the airport).
totally laughed out loud right at my desk!

sid vicious played bass.

johnny rotten was the singer.

your factual mistakes are not the teen vogue way of doing things.

I too--though not a conspiracy theorist--believe the producers looked at what was going on and decided to end the game in such a way that Cecille could not win.

Which obviously makes me very happy, as she is evil personified. I felt badly for Nate, as I think he really did understand the point of the game and was trying to improve himself through his stay in the house. In fact, I think the fact that campaigned AGAINST himself says a lot of good things about his character. It's a shame Jennylee is probably going to break his heart.

Also, as a side note, Sid Vicious--while he didn't sing lead with the Sex Pistols--did sing back-up, and also put out a solo album (Sid Sings) which is as aurally appalling as the recapper implied.

I'm pretty sure that I saw Cecille on an episode of 1 VS 100 last week. They had a few Hawaiian Tropic models on, and I believe she was one of them. They never singled her out to talk, so I'm not 100% on it. Anybody else see that?

panbanger,

I think someone mentioned that in the beauty and the geek comments last week.

I don't really understand how most of the girls are considered beauties?

I don't know if it was ever mentioned becuase I only started watching the show last week but there was an episode of Next that had Jennylee on it, and she was kind of dressed like a rockabilly type girl. She also nexted all of the guys.

Jordan, great recap... extremely funny and you picked up on the highlights and low points(CECILLE).

rhm- I totally agree with you that Cecille looks like a man, and her hair is nasty.

I love Nate! He is such a good person and I sincerely hope that if and when things don't work with Jennylee, that he's ok!

One more thing-- If Nate went to Harvard as well, I wonder if he and Scooter knew each other. Not sure how old they both are...

im really happy that scooter and megan won even though they were barely shown throughout the season.

just some thoughts:
did it seem like megan had no idea how to play tennis she never served correctly and counted the score by 1's.

in the final scene with scooter and megan, did anyone notice how scooter said something tot he effect of we'll be friends forever and megan didnt respond? Then it was followed by the obligatory hug. (but to be fair, their conversation on the hike looked genuine.)

cecille wasnt hip hop dancing. it was more like being a cheerleader she didnt have much rhythm. she reminded me of paris hilton.

nate is embarassing onstage.

this season had the worst beauties. most of them were there to be on tv and not for the experience. i hated most of them. i even liked cher last season.

nadia and mario were robbed!

Nate is going to be getting so much 'tang from here on out, that it'll be ridiculous. If Jennylee hasn't already broken up with him, he can kick her shallow ass to the curb, because he can do so much better than her.

Great recap...glad to know that the world shares my hatred of Cecille and her effin' baby talk. I'm not a violent person, but I wouldn't mind standing on her throat for a while.

I'm about to say something VERY unpopular, but I have to get it off my chest...

While Mario was a nice guy, I wasn't all that impressed with his transformation. Cripes, he is STILL dressing and has his hair like a character from Super Mario Brothers! While appearance isn't everything, it is something. I'm no beauty (and married), but if a guy who supposedly went through a life-changing experience still obsessed and dressed like a child's game (most men play more adult video games by the way) I would run so fast it wouldn't be funny.

That getting the phone number challenge was totally weird and his aggressive behavior - while it caused him to win - wasn't all that appealing to me either. He has definitely come out of his shell a little more, but I think he's still stuck. And I don't necessarily think it's his fault... none of the "beauties" really encouraged or helped the guys this time around.

And let the flaming begin...

To gretchee: I think the point of the game isn't to change who you are as much as it is about learning to be comfortable in your own skin and seeing things from another person's point of view. Haircuts and new clothes aside, they weren't trying to change their basic selves. They were just seeking a higher form of understanding of their polar opposite.

The change the show is trying to get across is the way each views the other. To the geeks, they are just a bunch of dumb bimbos. To the beauties, they are just some dorks who spend too much time doing math. If they can leave the house with a true appreciation of the other's way of looking at life, then they are successful. Cecille never got that, the dumb bitch.

Great recap! My thoughts exactly. There is justice Cecile is a big FAt ugly loser. She has an evil heart. Nate is awesome. I did like Megan and Scooter also. Too bad they couldn't split the money 3 ways minus Cecile. However I have had to see her ugly face, bleach blond extensions on "one vs 100" guess she is trying to make some more money but got eliminated from that show on a very easy question because Cecile is still stupid. My fav couple was Mario and Nadia and yes Andrea is gorgeous.

Jennylee is a ring model for wrestling. She wears skimpy clothes and holds up the signs for each round. She is NOT a real model. Megan is a playboy cyber model. Like any woman can get naked on the internet. I think Andrew was the prettiest. I really liked Nadia. I think they are having problems getting beauties. I think the geeks now are acting more geeky and growing out their beards just for this show. Scooter actually looked the best after this show. Not sure how smart the geeks really are a couple who graduated from Harvard(did they graduate?) now are working as either administrative assistants or at Starbucks.

Cher was a bit of a phony but she wasn't nearly as mean, conceited and aggressively stupid as Cece

Scooter and Meghan? Who? Honestly couldn't care less, altho Scooter's resemblance to Ryan Seacrest weirds me out. Meghan's kind of beat-up in the face.

Oh, and I forgot to mention before - there is no effin' way that Cecille has ever danced professionally. Seven years of training? Money well spent. She was absolutely awful - I have seen children dance better than her. What a moron.

~Georgia~

Amen Georgia... Amen