Courtney's The Bachelor, In Puerto Rico

They are off to Puerto Rico in tonight's episode of The Bachelor.   They'll be cruising in huge boats, playing some baseball and having some of the usual, weekly events that are very "dramatic" ... again.

So here we go, three dates with one group and two "romantic" one-on-one date for tonight's episode of The Bachelor. 

The first one-on-one was with Nicki.  Which is a nice break from the near constant Courtney-cam mode we keep getting fed.  Oh why are we getting so much Courtney-cam?  Why oh why ABC?

On the Nicki date, out of nowhere a torrential down pour rained on their parade, which messed with Ben's plans, which was going to be an outdoor, walk around the town date.  Do'h!  They encounter a wedding ceremony and later he says he's not ready to get engaged! 

Nicki gets her rose on their date.  (Man, there's so little to snark about so far!  But wait, we're only into the first half hour of the show!)

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And then the group date heads out and plays baseball... It seemed overly aggressive & humorous as they know what the game winner gets...

The blue team loses and Blakely loses it and takes it out on her own team.

Then Courtney, on the red team, well, is being Courtney about it. She said something to the effect of rub some dirt in it and walk it off...  and the blue team is crying from the loss.

With the rest of the group date, Ben gives Kacie B the rose from the group date.

Of course, throughout it all, were getting the Courtney Cam... it's constant.  I think at this point, the show should be renamed to The Courtney's Bachelor.

BACHELOR PAD 2: The Melissa and Molly Head-Fest 8-29-11 episode.

Tonight we pick up on Bachelor Pad 2 where we left off last week, with Jake being evicted, but we were cut off from the treat that was going to be Jake venting on his way out the door.  Now, we get to see how Jake really handles himself on getting his ass kicked out.

He says everyone is sending the wrong guy home, and suggested that everyone needs to start taking out the power couples.  He then said it was amazing to meet Kasey and he publicly apologized to Vienna.  It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be with Jake leaving.  Of course, Vienna gets to go on and on again, making a fool of herself in how she goes on and on about Jake.  She thanked the crowd saying she knows they all did that for her.

And the preview for after the commercials shows, (you'll never guess who), Melissa snapping yet once again.  Oh wait, it's a weekly hilight now.

ABC panders out the gang of the Bachelor Pad and they have another kissing contest.

Oh god... Michael hasn't kissed Holly since they broke up...  now we're hitting up in weird territory indeed.  He seems to think that they can both feel the love again.  Holly said that the guys mostly all kissed like grandmas.  Except for Blake, who promised to be doing tonsillectomies.

Ella said that No. 5 (Blake) was kissing like baby-making kisses.  When it came to Vienna, even Blake "pecked" her.  Michelle had pulled out of the contest.  Then the girls showed their true colors.

ABC!!!  Really, close-ups of the tonsil sucking.  Everyone said that Kasey had bad breath.  Michael picked out Holly pretty easy.  Then Holly went for the gut... literally, especially with Blake.  Dang... get them a room!  NOW!!!  Of course, the two "most aggressive" kissers, Ella and Blake, got roses.

I think someone needs to make a slasher filmed based on The Bachelor Pad.  It's perfect.  Stupid, pretty people answering the door when the doorbell rings, going off on dates and... not coming back.  Eliminations being ... well, real eliminations.

Sorry, I drifted off there for a moment.

Ella is given a red Ferrari for the one-on-one date... and drives at about 20 mph down Mulholland Hwy.  (Yes, I know the region very well and that's one of the funnest roads on the planet and she's doing 20 or 30 mph down the thing.  Arrggghhhh!)

Ella takes Kirk on the one-on-one in this go-nowhere Ferrari ride... and in the end, they get in a hot air balloon that is tethered to the ground... so they didn't really go anywhere.  Sigh.

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Blake, on his date, after a warning speech about mixing things up a bit, he took Holly!  WHOA!!!!  Melissa instantly said that's F***ed up.  But Holly is totally on-board with that.  Then Melissa,well, does what she does best and that's snap and run off and start crying.  I swear, she is the worse example for older ladies in this game.  But then again, ABC knows what a firecracker this one is and brought her on board for all that ratings gold!!!

Michelle put it best.  Some folks wear their emotions on their sleeve.  Melissa wears her emotions on everything she wears, including her hair-ties and panties.  LOL.

Melissa called Blake a sociopath...  feathers of a bird ...

Blake and Holly hit up a ski-resort and she has a blast and makes a point of telling us she didn't think of Michael once.  Dude, Michael, I know you're in head over heels, but you have got to grab your set, make a choice and move on and quit torturing yourself.  This is the time that they say, love bites.  It knows no boundaries and rips pieces out of your heart you didn't know you had.

Blake asks her about Michael, and has a waffle-like answer and then Blake asks her if she wants to stay overnight at the ski resort.  Without hesitation, she says yes.

When Holly kissed Blake, she was using that as a gauge to determine if she felt anything for Michael.  This woman is so fraking confused and not wiling to commit.  Please Michael, see the light!  (By now that I'm on beer no. 2.)

So Holly missed Michael, but still kissed Blake.  This IS WHY she blew Michael off the first time.  She's confused, doesn't know what she wants and will be nothing but trouble for him in the long run... again.  This is why he left that second time around... 

Hey Michael, have you ever thought that Holly is just a player?  Just sayin'.

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OMG, Kasey is pitching how winning the money will help his grandmother live.  Seriously?  Kasey is starting to hit up everyone just before the votes
 
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Bachelor Pad 2 Rose ceremony:, I was shocked to see Kasey get a rose, but so be it...  Those sent home tonight are William and the crazy, ratings maker, Melissa.  Michelle is sad to see him go, but apparently she's not in the majority.

Melissa, well, I hope ABC called a wah-mbulance before the rose ceremony.  She started balling, but then again, when isn't she?  At least Blake is now feeling like he can play his own game.

That's that.... My beer-induced observational review.  Later gang.

Big Brother 13 recap from Sunday - Shelly's Fight With Jeff and Tonight's HoH Winner is...

Tonight's episode of Big Brother 13, we got to see the blow up that took place between Jeff and Shelly.  We got to see how the turncoat dealt with Jeff when he addressed how she flipped to Daniele's side.

Shelly really pitched her duality of team loyalty.

As we all know, Shelly sided with Daniele and ousted Jeff in the long run last week.

So it was great to see that spat that we never saw last week, but then we started getting a total recap of the last episode.  A rather useless amount of time spent.  But then, if you haven't noticed before, there is a certain amount of rehashing in reality TV.  This was rehashing on steroids.

We then have to relive the eviction of Daniele... which isn't that bad, then we get to see Kalia win HoH... again.  And then the Jeff eviction again.  Shelly's claiming it's for her kids and her.  Eh.  She didn't plan this out right.

But the first 25 minutes of the ep included 10 of new and 15 of stuff we already knew.

OMG, poor Adam, as Jordon and Rachel to into the room he's in and start balling it out.

But then Shelly is balling it out in her new alliance's room, but Kalia says there's no crying in Big Brother.

Then Shelly came in to talk with Jordan and Jordan snapped.  I mean snap!!!  Rachel had to pull Jordan out of there because like Rachel, I thought that Jordan was going to go to town on Shelly and give her a beat down.  Good move Rachel!!!  Wha!  Rachel just did a smart thing?

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The HoH competition involved rolling a ball down a board in the shape of a snake.

It's weird how in one part of the Big Brother 13 season, yo can be rooting against some folks, but when it's down to the last few, you find yourself rooting for those same folks later!

Porsche had this game down pat... dang!  Man, it's disgusting to see Shelly pump her fists when her new BFF Porsche keeps winning.  (Sorry, yea, a bit biased!)

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But now, Adam is burying his head up to his neck up Shelly's backside and the newbie coalition's a**, sticking with the power in the house.  I guess he's turncoating on Rachel and Jordan, though technically, he's ridden the wave of the power in the house every week.

Jordan is convinced that she has a dark cloud over her head.

Porsche gets a Pandora's Box option.  She goes into the room and picks the option that gives her $10k and has to split it with another house guest.  But there's a down-side ...  a duo's twist.  Now people have to pair up.  Rachel and Jordan, and Shelly and Adam are paired up.  Porsche picks Kalia.  And let me tell you, this will be big in the next episode.

And that's the recap from tonight's episode of Big Brother 13.

Big Brother Thursday (8-25) TV Recap - Double Eviction Night!

As always, we watch the Big Brother recap of the previous episode events, focusing on Daniele kissing up to Jeff, but as we all know, Jeff won the veto and swapped out the nominations and put Daniele up.

And don't forget, tonight is the double eviction night!

It's funny to hear Rachel say that Daniele is pretty cocky and arrogant.  Those are the very same terms I would use to describe Rachel in the first few weeks of Big Brother 13.

Daniele will be fighting for this and she will be focusing on Adam and Shelly.

Then we watch Shelly talking with Adam about the premise that Jeff and Jordan are too big of odds for them to make it to the final.

While watching these two talk, I started wondering out-loud, what if Adam won HoH...  not that I'd think he would, but I'd love to see just what he'd do or who he would nominate if he became HoH.

Shelly is definitely stirring up the pot with Rachel, trying to turn her on Daniele's side by letting her know that Jeff threw the competition that got her hip-buddy evicted from the game.

Things don't look good for Jeff's plan to evict Daniele.  But is that editing on the network's part.  But the final speech, Daniele made a rather... vindictive little speech.  Not hostile, just sharp-tongued.

Jordan voted to evict Daniele; Porsche - Kalia; Shelly - Kalia (So Shelly flips again); Rachel - Daniele; Adam is the tie-breaker ... votes for Daniele!  Whew!!!

Bah bye Daniele.  Chatting with Julie Chen, Daniele said that everyone is pushing Jeff and Jordon to win the game of Big Brother.  But seriously, that's what each and every Big Brother winner has ever done, manipulated the house mice!  But that's cool.

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The Big Brother HoH competition was as memory game.  Egads!

Adam went out first.  Porsche, Rachel and Shelly all got dumped in the second round.  

Kalia won the HoH competition.  Bad news for Jeff while the turncoat Shelly celebrated with Kalia and Porsche.

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They immediately gathered gathered and Kalia put Jeff and Rachel up on "the block."

Next, veto.  It was a random grab game in a vat of balls.  Porsche won and did not use the veto.

Jordan voted for Rachel, Porsche Jeff, Adam voted out Rachel and turncoat Shelly voted for Jeff.  The votes are tied.  Will anyone be surprised if Kalia votes out Jeff?  Nah, she's playing with Daniele's brain and voted Jeff out of the house.

Jordan and Rachel are off in the kitchen balling their eyes out.  Can't blame them.

Jeff had a good Big Brother exit statement with Julie Chen while Kalia and Porsche are not playing for themselves, but for Daniele.

Does anyone feel cheated that we never got to see the fight between Jeff and Shelly when he finally discovered she turned on them.  Maybe that will be a recap/highlight in the next episode of Big Brother.

TV Recap: 'Big Brother' - So Did Jeff Win and Use the Power of Veto?

The usual recap of the past episode of Big Brother kicked in, and then, well, as the announcer calls it, Biiiiig Beruther.

Kalia made a point of thinking she is better at Veto competitions than Porsche and later, that she had a good feeling about whatever, unknown challenge will be coming up.

Rachel is on a mission to drive Daniele Big Brother crazy by hovering around her and constantly talking to her.

Jordan made a presentation of taking off that funky leotard.

And then the 'ZingBot 3000' thing returned.  Oh goodie.  The thing sounded effing annoying and quite lame.  Lame. Lame. I don't know about you, but I really hate this thing.  Now the house guests are playing along because, well, being isolated from all of society, just about anything will be welcomed.  I'll never get these few minutes back... ever.

The Veto competition takes place in what they called the 'Zingbot Labs' and will be building a robot, another Zingbot.  Crap.  Just what we need, two annoying sounding things.

Did Kalia pull off what her gut feeling said.  Will Jeff win and then "backdoor" Daniele.  (It didn't sound right coming out of Daniele's mouth.  They need a different phrase.  Seriously.)

In the end, Jeff won the Veto competition.  Now, the ass-kissing sessions begin!  Again.  Oh look, Porsche is going to double her talk-time with Jeff for the season and adding another 45 seconds of chat kissing it up to him.

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It's time for the Big Brother Veto meeting.  Different sound bites are tossed at us and Daniele swears that if she gets back doored, it will be a big mistake!  (Um, yea, by who?)

Wow, Jeff used the power of Veto... on Porsche and replaced her with Daniele!  Nice move!

Jeff always has very intelligent statements to say and they have such great meaning!  Jeff made the great move of putting up Daniele and Kalia against each other.

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Next week will be the double-eviction episode on Big Brother.

The BACHELOR PAD Epi Recap for Monday, 8-22-11

The Bachelor Pad - A Gross Recap

So where do I start?  Why am I calling it a gross recap?  I think I picked the worse day of the week to buy my first HD flat screen TV ever.  Some of the visual details from this prime time soft-porn were making me regret the purchase ... at least this early in the week!

But then, there's the synchronized swimming contest.  The guys sure did kick butt over the girls, who had near to zero talent in this particular category.

Mike & Michelle won roses/dates.  They took three people with them on their dates.  Mike gave his rose to Holly, as shocking as that may be.  Michelle gave her rose to Graham.  I find it interesting that both rose receivers are basket cases that can't seem to commit.  But that's just my take.

Later, Kasey and Vienna got into a hissing match... again.  Then later in the episode, Kasey gave Vienna a 6 month anniversary gift.  A promise ring...and all she can say before he opens it is that she doesn't want it to be an egagement ring.  Cripes, she sure treats him like crap.  Then Kermit (Kasey) sings a song for her.

Then again, we watch Erica creeping around... literally, and sneaking up on people to listen in on them.  Wow... I think that's a new low for these reality TV shows.

Melissa is also drawing fire from her emotional spat outbursts.  She then breaks down in the arms of Jake.  Jake seems to think that all she wants is to be loved and someone to constantly comfort her.  In her season of The Bachelor, all she ever did is cause commotion every single episode she was in.  She's a serious case of high maintenance humanoid!

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This week, Chris Harrison came in to let them know that the ladies are safe and everyone votes for the one man they want to leave.  Mind you, the entire episode watched Jake spin his hopes with the women, including snuggling up to and kissing with Erica.  She seemed pretty happy that she could use the lips she gets 6-month injections to.  Priorities man.

Erican thinks that she and Jake could become the new power-couple after Jake fake-schmoozed with her.  During the rose ceremony, we get another useless sound-byte from Vienna about being scared about Jake.

Of course, it's down to Jake and Kasey and to be honest, they two guys deserve each other.

And the last name called is Kasey, meaning that Jake is going home.  Jake was saying that he was ready for anything and is ready to take a few people with him.  In other words, a sad-ass loser.

But as they call out Kasey's name, the show cuts to credits, saving the juicy Jake-tantrum for next week in the next episode of The Bachelor Pad.

And once again, the closing credits, we get to see the masked bachelor creeping around the house.  In this case, he does his own, solo sychronized dance in the pool.

Upcoming Travel Channel Eps of SAND MASTERS, NO RESERVATIONS & TRUCK STOP MISSOURI

If you're a TRAVEL CHANNEL junkie, check out what's coming up this week:

via press release:

Travel Channel Weekly Programming Highlights

All times ET/PT unless otherwise noted.

 

Week of August 28, 2011

Ongoing Series

 

SAND MASTERS                                                                              TV-PG

Sunday, August 28 at 7PM

Surprise Marriage Proposal

In this episode of Sand Masters, Rusty, Kirk and the team are hired to create a top-secret sand sculpture to help a California surfer surprise his girlfriend with a marriage proposal. It's a covert operation as the sculptors fight terrible weather, horrible sand, raging tides and an onslaught of seagulls in the most high-stakes mission they've ever accepted.  The artists attempt to pull off the ultimate sting operation, pretending to carve a surfing-themed sculpture right under the girlfriend's nose –even asking her to mode for them! They brave the elements and race against the clock as they try to complete a glorious sculpture in just two days – one that celebrates the couple yet cleverly conceals the proposal until the very last second. The team tries to help their nervous client seal the deal with the ultimate personalized and surprising sculpture that will make it impossible for his fiancé-to-be to say no.

 

ANTHONY BOURDAIN: NO RESERVATIONS                             TV-PG DL

Monday, August 29 at 9PM

Cajun Country

Tony travels beyond New Orleans and into Cajun Country, to find what sets the bayou culture apart from the mainland. In the Big Easy, Tony is joined by actor and New Orleans native, Wendell Pierce. Here they pay a visit to the Eagle Saloon, the birthplace of Jazz where famous musicians like Buddy Bolden could be heard playing throughout the city. Next, Tony heads to Faubourg Treme, where he's joined by Lolis Elie, award-winning columnist, author, producer, and writer on HBO's Treme. Reflecting on the city's Creole architecture, the men discuss the area's unique regional culture, which, for Tony, has become a rarity in today's fast food culture. The next day, Tony takes to Louisiana's back roads in search of authentic Cajun cuisine. While dining on dirty rice, sweet potatoes, Boudin and cracklings, he discovers Cajun food is strikingly more rustic and less European than its Creole counterpart. This authentic food experience goes deeper when he is bestowed the honorable task of shooting a boucherie hog. For his last Cajun excursion, he joins an authentic crawfish boil where he feasts on juicy crawfish, the freshness he finds insurmountably better than similar dishes on the east coast.

 

TRUCK STOP, MISSOURI                                                              TV-PG

Wednesday, August 31 at 10PM

This week, it's love and war at Midway. Joe has Ben oversee a self defense clinic, but Ben quickly finds himself being used as a human punching bag. Two bovine and their breeders meet at Midway to see if a picky cow will choose a virile bull for a mate. And at the Back Door Lounge, Jack welcomes competitive arm wrestling to try and beef up bar revenue. Plus Joe, Ben and Geno have some fun with a CB radio.

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TV Tonight... for a Monday

Here's a quick reminder of what's on TV tonight, Mondauy, Aug 22, 2011:

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8 pm Eastern

Bachelor Pad on ABC
The gang faces a sychronized-swimming challenge.

Basketball Wives on VH1
Reunion Part 2

Hell's Kitchen on FOX
The red and blue teams face off in two challenges (Where more people get yelled at for trying to cook!)

House Hunters on HGTV
Couple Looks for Row House Fixer in Washington, D.C.

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8:30 pm Eastern

House Hunters International on HGTV
Finding a Home in Paris

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9 pm Eastern

American Ninja Warrior on NBC
The competitors go to Japan, where they face obstacles on Mt. Midoriyama, in the Season 3 finale.

HGTV Design Star on HGTV
Inspired by the Show HGTV'd, Designers Make Over Rooms in a Fan's Home

Hoarders on A&E
A chef hoards food

Kate Plus 8 on TLC
Treehouse & Chicks

Millionaire Matchmaker on BRAVO
The Chauvinist and the Playboy

WWE Monday Night Raw on USA
Fallout from SummerSlam continues.

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10 pm Eastern

1000 Ways to Die on SPIKE
Death - The Gift That Lasts Forever
An adulterous husband, a pervert, a package thief, a bride and a drunken worker die unexpectedly.

HGTV'd on HGTV
HGTV'd Joins Forces With Ellen DeGeneres to Give a Military Family the Ultimate Home & Yard Makeover

Intervention on A&E
A mother battles drug addiction.

Surprise Homecoming on TLC
Operation: Honor Guard

The Best Thing I Ever Ate on FOOD
Childhood Favorites

BIG BROTHER 13 8-21: Jeff Conquers the House, Daniele Thinks She's Safe - HA!

This is another Big Brother 13 recap from Sunday night, August 21st. 

HoH competition was that slip-sliding contest where contestants had to transport little cups of fluid until a big bowl was filled with the stuff.  

Jeff knows the target on his back is big.  Shelly keeps muttering her daughters name to herself to help motivate.  Kalia seems to have a funny look on her face.  Rachel realizes that she has no one in the house and has to win.

I have to wonder what Daniele is going to do with $500k if she wins.

After 90 minutes, Jeff power-housed into the win of HoH.  Jeff looked pretty smooth, getting that sliding action down pat.

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It was too funny to see Rachel bag on the others for looking so glum when they didn't win.  HEY RACHEL, how many times have you balled your eyes almost EVERY time you lost something?  Just askin'!

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Jeff was a hoot... he asked if everyone wanted to see his HoH room?  He yelled out, "Put on your fake face, like everyone else does and get up here!"  Or something to that affect.

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Everyone is on to Rachel... as the concur that Rachel is always the first one in the HoH's room, no matter who it is.

The have-nots got their hard-boiled eggs and Jalapenos.  There were no have-nots, and Jeff is forced to pick three people in the house to be 'have-nots.'  Daniele, Porsche and Kalia were who he chose.  Daniele thinks she can't operate on slop.

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Big Brother shrunk the dinner table that only seats 8 people now.

Jeff pointed out in the confession booth that for the first time in 49 days, Porsche started talking game-play with him.  He has a very pragmatic sense of observation and I like that.

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And who does Jeff Nominate for Eviction?

Kalia and Porsche.  Jeff told Kalia two weeks ago he was targeting her for putting her on the block.  Porsche, he told her she's only talked game for 1 minute in 49 days.

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Now Daniele isn't too happy with her closest allies on "the block."

Jeff says if he gets the opportunity,  he will back door Daniele and that will leave Kalia and Porsche to go off in a corner and start crying.

And that was tonight's Big Brother episode here in the household.

Big Brother Thurs 8-18: Does Brendon Leave Again?

Today we're wondering if Brendon is getting his ass evicted yet one more time from Big Brother?  Well, does he? Read on and see what other maze-mice drama went on tonight!

It's after the veto meeting and Rachel starts crying again.  Or is that still crying?  Brendon does what he does best, his second day-job, trying to calm the loose bolt of the pair.

Brendon is talking fast with Adam... one of his examples for Adam as to why Adam should side with them is that they can win things that Daniele can't.  Buuut, if you look carefully, they're in their position because they didn't win the veto competition.  Do. The. Math!

While the eviction scrambles are in full-bore speed, Daniele is schmoozing up to Jeff and Jordan to cover her butt for the upcoming weeks.

Jeff chats with the Brachel team and tells them how it is, then snaps at Rachel for looking at him with 'tude.  Accurately so, too.

Who ever gets evicted tonight, is the first member of the jury.

Shelly's daughter said in the family interview that mom has to stop lying.  Poor kid doesn't know the life-blood of the game!

Julie Chen's necklace looks like a collection of old computer CD's that have been colorized.

The eviction vote goes as expected, with Brendon becoming the first juror.  What an odd final speech he gave, but then again, anyone surprised.

Rachel starts to glaze over but her farewell vid to Brendon, she seems to have more intent... and says she's more level-headed with him gone.  Seriously?  Is there that much beer in the house?

The Big Brother HoH competition involved slippery slippers, a small container and slip-sliding back and forth while transporting liquid to fill up a bucket.