Jessica Limperet, Dolvett Quince
Week 12 had the final four returning home! It was exciting to see everyone reuniting with all of their family, friends, students, coworkers, etc and I'm sure it must have been a surreal experience for the contestants to be back after their drastic weight loss.
While home, the contestants received a DVD with comments from their trainers, but more importantly, a message from themselves prior to starting at campus. It was quite the reality check for the final four as you could witness their genuine shock, anger, and disappointment. They have come so far that it was difficult for them to remember and watch where they once started. Vinny confronted his past by speaking with his mother about the childhood abuse he experienced from his stepfather. It was very wise and healthy of him to open that dialogue with her. Now he can slowly lift that wall between their relationship and his future goals.
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Kyra Sedgwick, Frances Sternhagen and Barry Corbin
In our season-long examination of love, The Closer would be remiss if it didn't pause to consider the fuzziest of all human passions: a fondness for our own golden past.
Hardly anything tickles warm, childhood memories like the holidays. Gifts, decorations, friendly gatherings, family feasting and favorite songs blend to paint a glowing patina over our best memories. Unfortunately, the American brand of nostalgia borders on amnesia, and holding on to our youthful attachments oftentimes requires overlooking a host of problematic truths, or so our intrepid civilian tech, Buzz Watson, discovers when dragging his younger sister, Casey, on their annual trip to a local Christmas fair...
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
This week we're headed to Springfield, Mass. to meet a very special family, the Walkers. This is a huge week for us. Typically we're building a house so that somebody can get around in a wheelchair or so somebody can become more independent and we can rehabilitate them, but this week we're dealing with a loss. On April 6, 2009, Carl Walker, at the age of 11, sadly took his own life. This tragedy has really affected the family and the community.
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Dolvett Quince
Week 11 marked the final week on campus for the contestants and trainers! My first season on campus takes my breath away, my journey is a story all to itself, but we won't go there as of yet. Instead I'd love to take this opportunity to talk about each and every contestant on the show: The struggles of Antone, dealing with being a former athlete, and trying to find that guy again. The doubts overcome by Patrick and Courtney trying to find their inner strength while gaining outer strength. John, tackling food addiction and inner demons. Vinny facing his childhood, Bonnie making it 9 weeks, and how about Ramon, being diagnosed with diabetes and beating that, and each and every competitor wanting and fighting to be the Biggest Loser, while at the same time fighting to save their lives. This show helps people rediscover the person they have lost, and in some ways the person they have always wanted to be. I couldn't be more honored than to be a part of each of their transformations, as they have transformed me.
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Kyra Sedgwick
As The Closer returns for its last winter season ever (on its way to its series finale next summer), I think it's only right to begin with a seasonal expression of gratitude. We could not be finishing our story on such a high note if you had not come along for the ride.
So what can you expect between the first Monday after Thanksgiving and the last Monday in December? The Closer sets off by investigating the death of a high school principal...
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Dolvett Quince
It was Thanksgiving at the ranch for Week 10. That means we gave tough workouts and the contestants were very thankful for them! Well...more or less. As you all know, holidays are notorious for laziness and complacency. People play the "as soon as" game. The rules are really easy: you eat all the unhealthy meals, snacks, beverages, etc that one can consume and tell yourself it's just for the holiday season and you will eat clean and workout hard AS SOON AS the holidays pass. Sound familiar? I hope after watching this episode you will think twice and continue to make better choices during the holidays. Your body doesn't take a break from functioning so why would you?
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Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Hi everyone!
Hope you had a great week! Thank you so much for your support and votes this season.
We came up short, but it is what it is. Life goes on. I've been getting lots of questions about why we didn't do Jimmy Kimmel and GMA, and it's not a question for us. People are in charge of that stuff.
One thing I want to emphasize in all of this is that I don't ...
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Michael Moloney
This week we are in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware for the Dunning family: Dale, her husband Ken and their son Brooks. There's not a family that I could think of that more exemplifies the spirit of Thanksgiving. Dale and Ken have been providing meals for thousands of people through the years, cooking food out of their own little kitchen, and going to a local church and serving the food there.
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Dolvett Quince, The Biggest Loser
Week 9 was centered around a pentathlon. The contestants were told they would be competing as individuals and not teams. The 'Yellow Line' (YL) was used for the first time this season, meaning anyone who fell below this mark would be up for elimination. The contestants were to participate in five challenges and the person with the most points at the end of the week would win immunity. The person with the lowest points would gain a one pound disadvantage.
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Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Hi everyone!
Hope you're well! Thanks for voting for us!
Hope and I are so excited to be in the semifinals. I know a lot of people didn't see this happening a few weeks ago, but we've persevered and it's because of you guys that we're here. Just like any other couple, Hope and I have had our ups and downs. Yet through our discrepancies I feel that we've only gotten stronger. Working past our differences has allowed Hope and me to respect and appreciate each other on a very high level. I don't regret anything that has happened this year.
Right now, I'm only focused ...
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