Fifth Show
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Fifth Show
Theowl | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 07:57 am     9 HOURS AND 59 MINUTES!!! HOOO HOOOO!!!! Only 2 more shows left (I think). Then what do we do with our Sunday nights??? Get a life maybe??? NO, discuss Big Brother!!! HOOO HOOOO!!!!  |
Sbw | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 12:11 pm     I was checking to see how many total episodes (6) and found this blurb about Rebekah. "Looking for a man who appreciates her for who she is inside." Hmm... I wonder if she has figured out why she hasn't found him by watching the show.  |
Buttercup | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 02:56 pm      |
Theowl | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 03:12 pm     2 HOURS AND 43 MINUTES!!! HOOO HOOOO!!!! I'd like to know what they mean that this is the first of the 2 part finale. Isn't it really the fourth part of a 6 part finale? DUH!! |
Seamonkey | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 05:27 pm     Well they can clearly see she has plenty of bones inside..
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Ketchuplover | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 06:47 pm     highfives Seamonkey |
Sunshinemiss | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 06:53 pm     Oh this is strange... when I use the quick link from the TV Clubhouse home page, I don't show anything after the "Fourth Show" thread...which is why I started the other "5th show" thread... but when I come in off the general topics thread, here you/we are... hmmm... oh well. Off topic. Ought to be a good show tonight. I hope Cissie gets her proposal. Why only 6 shows I wonder? |
Muse | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 10:44 pm     Wasn't The Bachelor only six episodes, too? I guess they assume that any more would be dragging it out. Of course it typically means that these people have only known each other for a few weeks and probably won't get engaged, too. My comments for tonight's episode: Andrea - Kristian walks out because she won't have sex with him, and she *still* choses someone she's not that interested in (Keith, I think?). She would've been better off picking Patrick. Of course, she should have done that a long time ago, too. Anyway, I didn't think Kristian really needed to do anything when she was coughing at dinner. It's not like she was actually choking. So I can't believe that she'd pick *that*, of all things, to complain about. Oy vey. Cecile - Stalker. Leave poor Tim alone. Granted, he's immature and apparently can't stick to one explanation for his behavior. But he obviously just wanted to go home. I guess the Drama Queen was looking forward to having a tense date with him. Perhaps a nice argument to tell everyone else about later. Oh, and the "let Tim escape already" goes for Rebekah as well. Also - Cecile seemed to be making a point by picking Michael, IMHO. He doesn't stand a chance with her. She's going with Will. In fact, all of the women seem to have chosen their MOI as their final choices. Rebekah - I think she's shown more interest in Cecile than any of the men, what with her "I'd totally do you!" comment and jumping up and down. That was vaguely annoying. I get the impression that she, Andrea, and Cecile are quite the clique, by the way. Anyway, I was very disappointed that she had three men to choose from at the end. It would've been very amusing if she had less than anyone else. Or - even better - if there had actually been no men standing behind her. Karen - She was a poor sport at the dinner. And she was just looking for teasing with the expressions she made. Good job with the fish, though. I can't even remember who she chose at the end (she's *that* boring), but I'm sure she'll stick with Kurt in the end. Sissie - I think Brent will probably propose, but I'm sort of hoping he doesn't. They'd be better off if she just moved to Alaska, got a job, and continued the relationship to see where it goes. Relationships built on reality TV typically don't do well in real life, but it'd be sort of nice to see this one continue on a semi-normal course. Tim #2 spent most of his time trying to "get back" at Cecile and Will. And the comments about the women being wimpy and unprepared for Alaskan life would've worked much better if he had said them earlier in the show...you know, back when he was so busy competiting for Cecile and acting like she was such a prize. |
Max | Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 10:56 pm     My theory is that Rebecca chose Tim so that Cecile would get one more chance to "have closure" with him. I don't think Rebecca is interested in Tim at all. She was disgusted with him before. Tim #2 is just creepy and immature,IMHO. Rebecca is SO obviously just there for the money and the "fame". It was nice to see how many of the men were on to her little game. |
Mindyrama | Monday, July 01, 2002 - 09:28 am     Well, I'm glad Andrea picked Keith. At least he really seemed to like her and even though Patrick seems nice, I just don't see them as a 'couple'. He seems a bit too young and 'hip'. Keith looks more like the type of guy she should be with..not a-hole Christian. I can't believe he walked out on her when she finally refused to be physical with him...can't believe it took her that long to catch on. Yes, she may have blown the choking thing out of proportion, but I think it was her final wake up call. Kinda like the 'bless you- sneeze thing' from the movie Singles. After all the rotten things you ignore, that one little thing happens that makes you realize that this person does not care about you at all. It may seem stupid, but at least she finally 'got it'. I just can't understand why Christian didn't just let her go and tell her to pick a new Man on Ice...why waste her time like that. It's just wrong IMO. Is it just me or does Karen and Kurt just not seem like a couple?? I just can't see it. Why did Tim go on a TV show like this if he cared so much that his family would disapprove? I really hope Brent falls for Sissie as hard as she has for him, he seems to be wavering a bit. Anyway..the ending should be interesting. I certainly hope that Rebekah picked Tim just to torture him and keep him there against his will..and not because she's at all interested. That's just rude. |
Realfan | Monday, July 01, 2002 - 09:45 am     <<Why did Tim go on a TV show like this if he cared so much that his family would disapprove?>> He's so full of it. I think that was just an excuse. He had to come up with some excuse since he was forced into facing these women again, all of whom decided he sucked (because of being on Cecile's side). If Rebekkah really bought it, she's denser than I would have thought. I mean, would he really want his dad to see him treat a girl like crap on national TV, either? Or make out with her in bed? Then again, maybe his dad is just as shallow as he is! I don't think Cecile makes any sense, either, though. What more does she need to talk to this guy about? How stupid is that? She is a total Drama Queen, all right. "Closure" is highly over-rated anyway. Tim #2 is majorly creepy. He acts like he lost the love of his life or something! And is now holding a grudge! Scaaaaarrry. I hope Andrea finally woke up. Seems she may have. That Christian is such an opportunist, and Andrea was so blind not to dump him sooner, especially if she's there to--hello!--FIND A HUSBAND?!?! (Not just have a fling!) <<I really hope Brent falls for Sissie as hard as she has for him, he seems to be wavering a bit.>> I hope so, too. He did say he loved her, which is sweet. Don't know if that means he's IN love with her. He's mature, and cautious, which shows me he's going to be worth it in the long run (for Sissie). I wonder how they're going to do the final proposals. Looks like a sea plane brings the proposer to each lady in turn. But it looked like it had circled around and was heading away from Rebekkah! I can only hope. I was so glad Rebekkah's Rejectees (a new Alaskan men's club) wised up and didn't try a second time to grovel for her attentions. Only three guys behind her--and we know Tim at least did it out of pity. Well, it's been a fun little show to watch between Survivor/Bachelor and Big Brother III, I can say that. Makes Sunday evenings something to look forward to! |
Hootyhoot | Monday, July 01, 2002 - 12:06 pm     There's something really out-of-sync about this show to me, and I guess what it is is that we all know you can't pick a husband or wife in five or six weeks (especially when isolated from their family, their jobs, all the parts of their normal lives). How foolish is it to send Andrea out to stand there in her wedding dress when her two options are (1) Kristian, who pretty obviously would never ask her to marry him, and (2) Keith, who has spent just a very few days with her? I think Rebekah won this game by not taking it too seriously. She had an adventure, she made some money, she may have made some women friends, she may go on dating her man on ice or some other man she met on the show, but she really didn't hurt anyone and didn't get hurt herself. |
Sunshinemiss | Monday, July 01, 2002 - 01:28 pm     The initial premise on this show was good, but I think it has gone seriously downhill.. and its actually pretty degrading to the women. Which is so not the outcome I was hoping for when I first saw this advertised.. thinking "woo-hoo, girl power"... instead we have the supposedly lovelorn, desperate women. Yuck. Only ones I like or have any hope for are Brent and Sissie. I truly hope things work out well, they handled themselves maturely and responsibly. |
Ketchuplover | Monday, July 01, 2002 - 03:48 pm     What the heck is so glam about Alaska anyway? |
Wiscgirl | Monday, July 01, 2002 - 03:56 pm     I can't remember the exact quote, but the best part of last night's show was when Rebekkah was asked the question about what she would do for an ideal "Alaskan" date and she said she would go out and shoot a moose and "catch some wood" to build a fire. OMG... too funny!!!! |
Oregonfire | Monday, July 01, 2002 - 04:07 pm     My only comment at this point is, "What? Patrick is still available?" {runs out the door wearing a wedding dress and a fur-lined parka} |
Max | Monday, July 01, 2002 - 04:35 pm     It's not that Alaska is glam, it's that there are more men there than women, thus lots of desperate eligible bachelors. However, the producers chose to spin this in the other direction by billing the women as desperate instead. |
Seamonkey | Monday, July 01, 2002 - 05:17 pm     Last night really bugged me for so many reasons. Tim #2 is such an immature jerk and a bunch of those guys just seemed like a bitter bunch of losers to me, so the vibe was kind of hostile. I was happy to see that Rebekkah didn't do well in the contests at least. Tim #1 is majorly cute so I can sorta kinda understand why Cecile is hung up on him, but you have to know when to cut it loose. Of course this isn't the way to actually find someone (and I sincerely hope Sissie and Brent do make a go of it, if what they feel is genuine) but the way the producers set things up it puts so much group pressure on them.. the women and the men that is is a total sham. Oh, yeah, still something for a Sunday night and yeah... I cracked up when Rebekkah said that about catching the wood.. even the TREEES run from her.. |
Realfan | Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 09:20 am     LOL about even the trees running from Rebekkah, Seamonkey!! I also noticed last night the PRESSURE they're applying to the women. One thing they don't seem to be allowing is for a woman who is with one Man on Ice to select one of the other gals' men for her "choice" come proposal time. I mean, if Cecile really wanted to be humiliated, she couldn't now "plead to" Tim #1, since he's now with Rebekkah. Not that I think she should--I'm just looking at the structure of the game. If Rebekkah really selected him for Cecile, it would do no good, since she has to date the other two men and choose from them. And yeah, selecting an actual MARRIAGE partner after such a short time period is foolish if not cruel. Which means I wouldn't be surprised if none of the women got an actual proposal. I wonder if they're going to allow them to propose to see each other more, like they did on the Bachelor. I thought that was a nice way to handle it. (The couple is still dating--saw their pic in People not long ago.) I can't tell from the set-up whether that will be okay, or whether the man--if he chooses to show up--will have to actually pop the question. If that's the case, I could easily see all five of them getting cold feet. And the wedding dresses make for a great visual, but no woman wears a wedding dress to her engagement! One more thing--What's with that Alaskan dinner for the women? Were the men even eating, or were they just watching the women? I didn't get that. And WHY? Just to humiliate the women? I thought at first they were going to have the men performing or something for the women, but it was more like the women were on display. Why, when they're the ones who had to pick from the men? Of course, the situation did show how rude and cruel some of them could be. I don't fault Karen for hating the food, but she should have done better to hide it. I'm very picky myself--I couldn't have gone near that fish-head soup. I hate fish in general. I would have pleaded a flaming allergy before eating it. And I KNOW those guys don't really eat that stuff, certainly not for their regular diets. How unfair was that?? |
Max | Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 09:46 am     I don't expect a real proposal of marriage. I do expect something like Alex did on the Bachelor. That is, Brent will probably ask Cissy to relocate to Alaska and see where this relationship is really going to go. Making a commitment of marriage without having known each other in a real-life setting would be foolish. This is the courtship stage. Next comes actually dating and seeing how lives mesh in the real world (complete with kids - Brent has 'em - and parents and friends). Then, if things still look rosy, a marriage is feesible. Jumping from this utopian environment to the wedding vows would be silly. I don't think FOX could have any requirements of an actual proposal. The wedding dresses are just for show. It's not like they are going to actually get married on the finale show. FOX already had that debaucle with "Who wants to marry a millionaire" and I'm sure they don't want to go there again! |
Webkitty | Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 12:26 pm     I missed the first show so maybe someone can shed some light on why Troy and Terry are still not around? They were only shown for a brief moment on the last show, but they both seemed nice and not too bad looking either. |
Muse | Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 09:09 pm     Webkitty - Troy won the first contest, and he selected Rebekah as his date. They got along well enough, but she chose Jack as her new MOI. She had a number of offers that week (of course), and I think she just chose the one she found most attractive. Troy seemed kind of...I dunno. Possessive? There was this sense of entitlement or something. He gave her a diary to remember him (and her time in Alaska), and basically reminded her that he gave her $2000 by chosing her in the first place. He wasn't awful, but I wasn't impressed with him. Terry was in a more recent episode. If I'm remembering correctly, he had the date with Cecile and discussed animal calls with her. She liked him, but he chose to make his plea to Sissie after seeing all the silly drama with Tim #1 and Cecile. He did the "Cletus" act, and told her to pick Brent. He just made a plea to her to give her the dowry money, which was nice. |
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