TBL 5×04: Michelle is an angry, angry lady!
Previously on The Biggest Loser… Oh, right, the creme brulee OF DOOM!
Daina won immunity for herself and her sister from the coming elimination, at the cost of over 4,000 calories!
Also, Geoff returned from hospital and is now under some serious exercise restrictions. Can he still be competitive?
Tonight, Daina and Caitlin have to work off the calories Daina consumed at Temptation.
Also, Rick gets his reward for being the Biggest Loser at the last weigh-in…
Michelle and Shannan rock up to see their respective training teams.
Shannan asks about Temptation and his team explains to him what went down.
Wayne sheepishly admits to taking part in Temptation but Shannan says he has no problem with that since it’s a small price to pay to ensure Rick and Joe didn’t keep immunity.
Then they tell him how many calories Daina ate and Shannan is horrified. “Oh my god, Michelle is going to kill someone again.” Again?! She’s killed someone before?!
Some of Michelle’s team is having a bit of trouble meeting her eyes. Daina’s grinning at the start but then it turns serious and Michelle asks how many calories Daina ate. Caitlin has to say it for her. Michelle is just gobsmacked.
Apparently Daina did 36km on the treadmill in five and a half hours. Why? For Caitlin. Michelle is still… Oh boy, the explosion is going to be epic!
Michelle tells us that she believes Daina really did think she was protecting her sister. But she needs Daina to step back and see the big picture – apparently she’s doing her sister more harm than good?
Michelle thinks there’s more to the story and she’s going to get to the bottom of it!
Michelle’s got “The Yard” set up. Outside in the drizzle on the basketball court are a bunch of weights and punching bags and other training gear.
Michelle asks Caitlin what she was doing while Daina worked off the calories? “Sitting with her..” Michelle is appalled that Daina sacrificed for her but she never even thought of getting on the treadmill with her?!
Michelle asks Daina when Caitlin will stand up for herself or when Daina will stand up for herself for that matter. “You’re killing her with love!”
So Michelle’s going to teach them a lesson in the boxing ring. Bash em gooooooood?
Probably not…
Daina’s told to run around the ring to start with while Caitlin works the mitts on Michelle’s hands, then Caitlin is told to hold a bridge position in the ring while Daina boxes.
Michelle’s still fuming about Daina’s excuses, so she’s cooked up the perfect training session!
Caitlin admits to Michelle that she’s been hiding from everything, her weight, the world, because she hates herself. She hates everything about herself. “I’m fat and I’m disgusting.”
Michelle asks her when she’s going to stop taking the easy way out and Caitlin says she thought she had but she hasn’t.
Apparently she was suicidal when she was 16, while her Mum was still alive but suffering badly with the cancer that ultimately killed her.
Her Dad and Aunties don’t know about it, however. Daina does and she’s the one who got her through it.
Michelle gives her a hug and a kiss on the head. Michelle tells us that in order to make progress she’s got to get in touch with those emotions.
Caitlin tells us Daina’s her rock, she’s the best friend and support since her Mum died. But she needs to start standing up for herself, not relying on Daina all the time.
Then Daina gets a workout. Michelle taunts her with the 4,000 calories, saying that she did all that and Caitlin didn’t even understand anyway!
Michelle says it’s almost a week’s worth of eating, it’s going to take a lot more work!
Daina’s getting angry, Michelle says.
Michelle also announces that never before has anyone eaten 4,000 calories!
But Daina’s sticking in there, no matter how hard Michelle pushes her she keeps going.
“How’s that creme brulee sitting now?!”
Michelle finally gets her to the breaking point and she’s struggling to continue the training through her tears.
Daina says she’s crying because she’s scared about Caitlin. She knows she has to let Caitlin go, Michelle says she’s not her mother, you’re her sister.
Daina’s recognised that she lets Caitlin lean on her a lot and, well, it’s got to stop!
Daina can now let go and live her own life and Caitlin can start taking responsibility for her own life, Michelle says.
Daina gives Michelle a hug at the end and thanks her. Aww!
And after another interminable ad break the contestants file downstairs to find Hayley standing around like a doofus.
It’s time for Rick’s reward for being The Biggest Loser of the Week!
Cue recap of Rick’s public speaking thing. Well done, dude, etc.
Then someone comes up the stairs… and it’s his girlfriend, I assume? Yes, his girlfriend. Long shot on them hugging and kissing with no words. Yawn.
Apparently they found out just before Rick left that Melissa, his girlfriend, is pregnant again! Everyone goes aww and gives them a round of applause. Aww!
Rick and his girl go out for lunch and while they’re at the restaurant she shows him the ultrasound pictures from about a week ago. Awww!
Rick asks if he can keep the pictures and his girl says yes.
Rick’s been worried about her since they didn’t make it past 8 weeks last time. It’s tearing him up not being there for her.
Lots of kissing going on, lots of tears from Melissa. Awww!
When they get back to Camp Biggest Loser Melissa gives Rick a cute little purple alien bear that “smells like her” apparently. Oh reeeeeeeally?
Ahem.
Tomorrow night… COMMANDO STEVE, FUCK YEAH!
They’re going to pull a large bulldozer along through the mud and then dig through a huge pile of dirt to find some kind of ammunition case that has something inside it that they’ll all want.
Messages from home, perhaps?
Find out tomorrow night!