Recap: 

Dan writes, apathetically: 

Derrick and Diem are boning.  Well, I have no evidence of this, but it's a safe bet.  The first part of the episode consists of Derrick slobbering over her in a drunken haze, raving about her smile and her body.  Diem's loving it and interviews that she is trying unsuccessfully to ward off the charms of MTV's favorite sweaty, binge-drinking Pole.

Meanwhile, Tina complains to Kenny that she doesn't feel well.  Kenny says he doesn't care.  Tina interviews that Kenny is great and takes care of her on and off the playing field.

The next day, the kids arrive at the Challenge and see that it is a glorified breath-holding contest.  There's some nonsense about a boat and diving and flags, but it basically comes down to lung capacity.  It's the same old song and dance: the participants balk at the prospect of doing the challenge, TJ delivers instructions flatly, trash is talked, and so on.  In the end, it's a one second difference giving Derrick/Diem the victory over Theo/Chanda.

Now, herein lies the predicament.  Allegedly, Derrick has Theo's back.  And Darrell's too.  That would mean, from a loyalty perspective, he should be voting in Tina/Kenny.  Tina/Kenny, however, suck at everything and would be easier to beat in a final competition.

In the end, there is much indecision, and Derrick totally pansies out by literally turning his back on Diem and making her make the decision.  She chooses Theo/Chanda and he feels like crap.

Deliberations take place on the spot, since there are only three teams making a decision.  Darrell/Aviv vote for Tina/Kenny.  Tina/Kenny vote for Darrell/Aviv.  Wes, who is very pleased with himself (he planned it this way all along) opts for Darrell's team.

Cristin's two cents:

LETS GO METS! LETS GO METS!

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Seriously, this show is whack. I saw this one and still have nothing to say about it! Each episode should be an hour long so that someone gets booted every time. Oh, and they should staple Tina's face to a tree. That would make it a lot more fun for me.

Dan's two cents:

You know, I liked Casey a lot better when she was an innocent, stupid doormat.  When did she get this entitled, arrogant attitude.  It really makes me not hate Wes as much for being a bastard to her.   In other news, I've become less and less invested in this show since the one-two punch departure of Coral/Evan and Shane/Linnette.  Is it over yet?

The Scoreboard:

Oh, who gives a fuck. 

Remember a long time ago when I went on a tear about gay people on TV?  Well, GLAAD just put out their annual survey, Where We Are On TV, for the 2006-2007 season and, predictably, not much has changed.

The new survey lists leading gay characters, supporting gay characters and gay recurring characters. Here's the meat of the survey (from glaad.org):

• Out of a total 679 series regular lead or supporting characters, GLAAD counts only nine gay or lesbian characters — 1.3% — appearing on eight (8) different scripted network programs.
• There are an additional five (5) semi-regular recurring characters announced for this year.
• There are currently no bisexual or transgender representations on the broadcast networks.

Who are these few large-and-in-charge gays who are billed as the series leads?  Basically, it's some dude from CBS upcoming series The Class, everyone on The L Word, Lt. Dangle from Reno 911 and a bunch of people from cable shows you don't watch/have never heard of.

The supporting characters come from some more prominent shows, including ER (Carrie Weaver — yes, ER is still on the air), Desperate Housewives (bad seed Andrew) and The Office (cute closeted accountant Oscar).

Take a look at the survey — it's worth a perusal. 

So, no surprises with the Best Actor in a Comedy Voting with Steve Carell winning handily among TiFaux readers with Larry David coming in at a distant second. 

Ain't nothing going on in the Best Actress category where the nominees either evoke the reaction "She was in a show this year?" or "Her?  Again?"

Vote on the Jessica Walter-less nominees here

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