From Norway to Poland, the eight remaining 'Amazing Race' teams posed and polka danced their way through this week's episode. Leaving off from last week's cliff-hanger, each team reached the pit stop to find out that they would continue racing and no one was eliminated, which came as a huge relief to Nicky and Kim, who arrived last. Starting from scratch, the teams travelled together by boat and plane to Poland, where they faced one of the most humiliating Detours yet. Each pair had to choose between posing as the famous Statue of Neptune in a black spandex onesie to collect money or dress in traditional Polish clothing and learn the polka. The majority of the teams chose the latter, but some soon found out that involved not only an embarrassing jig, but also choosing to cross-dress, as the costumes provided were for a male and female couple. Country-boy Danny sure looked pretty in that dress. When the race continued, the teams were given an opportunity to U-turn a pair. Danny and Tim, obviously bitter about the cross-dressing incident, decide to U-turn Leo and Jamal, who then chose to U-turn the bearded-duo, Brandon and Adam, forcing them both to head back to the square and pose for money as the Statue of Neptune. Going from first to last, the pair must have wished they had accepted the Express pass offer from Marie and Tim last week. Unfortunately, the U-turn caused them to fall far behind the remaining teams and Brandon and Adam were eliminated.
The Biggest Loser: Run of the treadmill
You don't need fancy equipment to lose weight, 'The Biggest Loser' competitors proved. In the first-ever 'Biggest Loser' auction, teams were given a budget of 500 BL (Big Loser) bucks to purchase the equipment they would use to lose the weight they needed to keep them safe. The white team, as a collective, chose the treadmills, as the blue team used their bucks on skipping ropes, rowing machines and weights. The red team were stuck with bags of sugar and flour, after they lost their boxing equipment to the white team when a trading voucher was thrown into the mix. When work-out time came, Tonya wasn't giving it her all, so her trainer, Dolvett sat down to talk with her about why she was holding back. Tonya broke down, speaking about her mother's drug addiction, the abuse she endured growing up and how she continued the cycle with her own children through neglect. Later, each of the competitors were given the opportunity to video chat with their families and the five minutes of footage was non-stop tears from each of them. At the weigh in, the team with the lowest combined weight loss would eliminate the player who lost the least amount. Tonya was the last player to be weighed. She broke down on the scale and announced she's forgiven her mother and had also forgiven herself. But after the speech, the scale revealed she hadn't lost any weight at all and she would be sent home. Dolvett came through for her, once again and used his trainer save on her. Looks like Tonya has a third chance at life.
Survivor: Hello ladies
Last week on Survivor, Kat's disloyalty to her alliance sealed her fate as the newest castaway on Redemption Island and this week, she completely lost it. She sobbed uncontrollably, unsure of her position in the game, as well as her position with her boyfriend Hayden. Kat's head just wasn't in the game. She lost the Redemption Island duel and was sent home for good. In the immunity and reward challenge, the tribes were tied together to complete the task, and no surprise, Tadhana came out on top, winning themselves a picnic of all-you-can-eat fried chicken. Back at the Galang camp, Laura B thought it would be in her best interest to let Vytas know he would be the one going home, as he was not part of the female alliance. But her big mouth seemed to irritate the rest of the ladies. Did she not learn anything from Kat's demise? Seeing a chance to save himself, Vytas smooth-talked the remaining women into voting off Laura B.
Dancing with the Stars: Snooki's last dance
So long Snooki. The reality-TV star and her partner Sasha Farber hung up their dancing shoes on 'Dancing With the Stars' after a Halloween special featuring make-up, costumes and thrilling dances. Visibly upset, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, who last week was told she had improved the most, was shocked. How did Bill Engvall and Emma Slater beat out the meatball? Amber Riley and Derek Hough seem to be untouchable, as they continue to dominate the season.
