Remember how this show sucked, but everyone watched it anyway? Well, thanks to all those viewers, we get a two-hour episode tonight and again on Wednesday. Thank you, America. You totally suck. Announcer guy: "Eleven celebrities. Plunged into the jungle. Fighting against the elements. And each other. They're locked in competition." And America decides. Tonight, we'll find out whom we chose to do the "Flash Flood" food competition. And Patti talks about the "nightmare" of being married to a(n alleged) douchebag (and being one herself). All that and more after the tacky credits. Then we get a recap of last week. Speidi were babies and assholes. The camp was split up into teams: girls vs. guys. The men won everything. Janice was bat-shit crazy. Daniel Baldwin showed up. Patti was given immunity by the guys, and Angela was sent packing. Speidi left, then wanted to come back. They had to sleep in the lost chamber, and be voted back in by everyone else. Will they get to come back? The suspense is killing me. Damien and Myleene are "live" in the "jungle" to their giant plasma TV. They recap again.
Speidi are given the rules as they're about to spend a night in the lost chamber. They can say "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here" at any time they want out of the chamber. The other cast members debate whether to let Speidi back in. Lou thinks America doesn't want Speidi to win, but does want to see Speidi suffer. That's sort of true, actually. Speidi's in the lost chamber, where I don't see nearly as many rats, cockroaches and tarantulas as before. Now there are just spiders, which are freaking Speidi out anyway. Stephen's "cool with" but not "happy" for Speidi to come back. Lou doesn't believe people really change. Shot of Spencer as Heidi says, "You think I'm sleeping with something like that?!" I'm sure she's talking about a spider, but it's still funny, because ... yes, you are, and that makes you even more disgusting than you are naturally. Daniel doesn't want anyone else in the competition. Janice loves them because everyone else hates them. Spencer sleeps on top of Heidi in the chamber, apparently to protect her from something. [I've used that line before. - Zach] John and Stephen both vote "yes" for them coming back. So does Patti. So does Lou, who explains the whole group decided to let them come back. Frances is enjoying the silence and non-drama. Heidi's praying in the lost chamber. Commercials.
Myleene and Damien tell us it's raining in the rain forest, and that we'll get to see some stuff happen later. Recapping the Speidi situation, and then we're back in camp. Everyone wonders if Speidi made it through the night. Daniel thinks they did, and that they'll slowly but surely become assholes again. I agree with all of that, except that it won't be "slowly." Speidi survives the night. Heidi says it was "grueling" and they only got through it thanks to "praying and Jesus." They show up at camp, and Spencer tells everyone he's never been more excited to see faces in his life. Not their faces, necessarily, just faces. Janice hugs him and whispers she's the only one who wanted them back. He's all, "Duh, duh." Except that it was a vote, and you're back, so there can't be a lot of truth to that. Too bad Spencer's not smart enough to outsmart the crazy idiot woman. Hugs all around. Janice whispers to Heidi, too. Spencer tells the story about how they started praying after leaving, and Heidi started reading the Bible. While she was doing that, Spencer started pouring water out of his pores and throwing up. Heidi kept reading and he fell in a creek and floated away and then had to go back. None of that made sense, so whatever. Spencer explains his battle between good and evil. Lou: "Interesting." Stephen believes the redemption is authentic. Wow, Stephen is even dumber than I thought. Although Lou even says he sees an effort and even a "spark of humanity" in them. So, okay, maybe they're trying harder to pretend. Daniel thinks Speidi's brand of religion is "convenient Christianity." He would know, you guys. His brother is totally born again!
Later, Heidi tells Sanjaya she can't wait for him to hear her album. Then he asks her to sing a song. She does, and it's possibly worse than you might imagine. Janice rolls her eyes. Frances tries hard not to throw up. The song is called "You're Twisted." Then Janice tells Heidi that sounded like "a cat that someone has put water on." Yes, a drowned cat. She said if she were in New York and someone sang like that, they'd tell her to shut up. Janice explains later that it was constructive criticism, but Lou thinks it was mean to hurt Heidi's feelings like that. Janice: "She did sound like a cat that needed water being doused on [sic]. I'm sorry." Long pause. "Maybe that's not a very nice thing to say, but it's the truth." She tells Heidi to take it down an octave time, and Spencer warns Janice to tell her that in private time if she doesn't want a problem with him. They bicker, but then Spencer doesn't want to go there because he doesn't want to "Spence out." Lou sticks up for Heidi, saying it obviously hurt her feelings. He laughs that he's on Spencer's side this time, and that he handled it well. Janice finds Heidi and apologizes. Heidi quickly accepts. So does Spencer. He says the new Spencer's trying to love everyone and be who God wants him to be. Spencer and Heidi cuddle and he tells her he loves cats. Commercials.
Back with Damien and Myleene, who tell us it's hot and muggy, and there are bugs. In the rain forest. They should teach a class or something, because they are smart! They take us back to camp. Frances is really sad with Angela gone. People are sort of nice, but then they leave her alone. Lou thinks she might find her own footing now. Stephen thinks she can't be the same without Angela. Frances says being here without her best friend sucks. Frances says, "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here," which is the signal to leave the jungle. Sanjaya confessionals that they knew how unhappy she was, but it was "kind of random" when she left. Well, except for the part where they all knew she was unhappy. Inspirational music as everyone hugs her and says goodbye. Frances compares Frangela to Abbott and Costello. No one tries to talk her out of it, and there's no drama. Sanjaya was sad, because Frances was a beam of positive light. He refrains from saying, "As opposed to all of these other crazy fools," but I'll say it for him. Now Sanjaya's our only beam of positive light left. Frances is gone.
Speidi talk about how last night was the worst night of their lives. Lou explains that they get to go back to their lives after this, but some people don't get that choice. Heidi agrees, but then gets defensive: "I don't come from money!" She comes from a humble family in Colorado. There were times in her life when she couldn't afford ramen or tampons. She says she just came into this. She's wanted to be a missionary since she was eight. Sanjaya's all: "Yeah. That's great." But I can't tell if he's being sincere or sarcastic. He explains in the confessional that it got redundant, so I think it's sarcastic. Fortunately, Heidi is too dumb to realize it. Heidi says she just wants to be a servant and serve God. Then she feels sick and heads off. In the confessional, Heidi says it was demons and evil coming out of her today. They pray, and Heidi says she feels the best she's felt in a really long time. Speidi says if Heidi's sick, he's sick, because they are one flesh. They thank one another for loving each other so much. Since no one else on Earth ever would or will. More commercials.
Myleene and Damien recap that Frances left. Then we're back in the jungle with the "celebrities." Speidi wake up and she talks about her crazy dream about the power of Jesus. John confessionals that he has nothing against Christianity, but this became Jesus camp. Stephen's in the mix, talking about the prophetic dream. Then he tells a story that makes no sense, in which he says something about his own experience with Jesus and then screams this crazy warble. Janice asks Daniel: "Is that your brother?" Daniel says it sounds like Stephen, and John explains he's speaking in tongues. John's sick of Stephen, Heidi, and now even Spencer being born-again Christians. He liked the old Spencer much better. Janice hates the religious talk, too. Heidi wants to baptize Janice, but Janice says no one is qualified, and that she doesn't need it. Spencer explains that it took Stephen to turn Spencer around. Flashback of the baptism. Spencer starts yelling toward Jesus. Stephen says that when a wild man like Spencer finds faith, they become "overly zealous." He says that Spencer almost had a "spiritual hemorrhoid" today. That right there? The man who baptized Spencer, because God imbued him with some sort of biblical power, right? Daniel's totally insulted by the behavior of Spencer, but he can't denounce him for fear of slapping his Christian brothers in the face (not sure if he means his real brothers, or, like Christian "brothers"). Daniel doesn't believe Spencer for a second.
Spencer and Patti are talking. Daniel wants Patti to win the whole thing. Spencer can't wait to help her after the show. He wants her to talk more. Patti says her husband is a "great man," but she can't do much other than be in the "jungle," coping with this. Spencer asks her to say what she wants to say. She tries to say no, but Spencer says there's nothing to lose. She thanks him, then says in the confessional that he is giving good advice. Patti later tells Daniel that this show is easy compared to the nightmare she's living at home. Then she talks about how the truth will come out. Patti says they're fighting to keep their house and to keep their kids in school. And they're driving a 21-year-old car. She says she has to keep trying to earn a living and make her kids' lunches. And their security was pulled right after the vote. Oh, poor woman doesn't have security now?! How does she survive it? She cries in the confessional and says the game is a good distraction, even though she misses home and her kids. [Who not only have no security, they now have no mother, and presumably no lunches. - Z] And she's grateful for that, and for the friends she's made here. She's laughing hard here, and laughter is good. The show doesn't say that this was paid for by the "Rod Blagojevich is totally not guilty" campaign, but it so obviously was. I would rather this crazy show stick with crazy "celebrities" and not get all crazy political. Let's boot Patti , please. Commercials.
Then Damien and Myleene talk about the weather again, and talk about what's going to happen later in the show. Food trial time. Damien and Myleene arrive at camp to tell the campers who America voted to go head to head in the "Flash Flood" food trial. Speidi aren't eligible, since they weren't in camp when the phone lines opened. The public voted for Sanjaya, who is excited, because it's like being picked first for a dodgeball game. He'll compete against Janice. She says she's not doing it. Damien and Myleene walk off instead of listening, though. The guys pump Sanjaya up to win with a "Kill. Janice." chant. Daniel says if Sanjaya loses to Janice, he might as well leave. The women jump around and squeal for Janice, who says Sanjaya's a great competitor and fearless. But she thinks she is too. They trek through the jungle.
At the end of their jungle trail, Myleene and Damien are waiting with some phone booth things. Janice notices the ties and stuff, which she says are "some sort of bondage dominatrix shit," so Damien snarks she should be good at it. Sanjaya thinks America picked him because we want to see him do crazy stuff. Janice thinks America's crazy, and they know she's crazy. That's not a lie. They're playing for lobsters, bananas and apples. The rules of the game: They'll be locked in the restraints in the booth, which will begin to fill with water and the keys they need to unlock their restraints. Each key only works in one lock, and there are six locks. And they won't be alone in the tanks. They will have quite a lot of "company," including lobsters, mini crocodiles, frogs, and fish. They can end by saying "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here." That's a forfeit, which just doesn't seem that big of a deal. The loser gets rice and beans, after all.
Sanjaya's first in the tank. The water is almost to his waist by the time he gets two locks quickly. Crocodiles and frogs are joining him in the tank. He gets the third lock. The water's pretty much over his head when he gets the fourth lock. He has to swim up to breathe, then down under to get keys and unlock the locks. The tank's almost full of water when he gets his fifth lock. Damien and Myleene tell us it's getting exciting. But it's not. Sanjaya gets his final lock open and he goes underwater and starts wiggling around. He picks up a little green frog as the water's let out. He tells Damien and Myleene he was more worried about stepping on the creatures than anything else. Janice's turn. She's ready, and thanks America. She gets in the tank and... commercial. Can you take the suspense?!
And we still have to suffer through our "live" hosts chatting before we're back at the food trial. Myleene is truly a cheesy reality host, because she gives us a "But first" to take us back to the food trial. Then Damien re-explains the rules. And then Janice is in the tank. Water pours in quickly. Janice starts freaking out when the snakes come in. But Janice picks up all the cases, keeping them in her mouth and hands. Crocs come in and Janice freaks out, trying to climb above the water. I think the water is filling more slowly for her. But she says "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here" and they let her out. Janice apologizes to America, and then explains she panics, "like you read about." She says she didn't even know she had this fear, but I did because I saw her face when they told her there would be company in the tank. The men eat again. Janice says she did her best, but the women won't like it. Then she says that Sanjaya's fearless and can do anything. On the way back to camp, Sanjaya tells Janice he loves reptiles, so he had no problem. She knew he'd be great at it.
Back at camp, the women start to congratulate Janice for winning. But then Sanjaya's all, "Psych!" Janice cries and tells the girls how traumatizing this all is. Patti hopes to break their losing streak soon. Janice says she wanted to win, but failed because of being "catastrophically traumatized." While that might be overstating it, I am surprised she can say both of those words. Daniel offers a meal to one woman only, and Janice freaks out. She wants food, because she's sick. Poor Janice. She looks sick, but I think that's just what she looks like: a drunk mess of plastic surgery and drug use. She cries in her bed and calls Sanjaya over. She tells him how much she was freaked out today, and how it wasn't an act. He tells her it's important to be strong, but also to know she doesn't always have to be. He kisses her on the forehead, and they hug. Daniel tells Patti he's not buying any of Janice's act, and can't even watch. Patti agrees. Janice stops crying and tells Sanjaya she feels better now, because he's a healer. It's notable that he and everyone else appears to be covered in red bites and/or rashes. Commercials, after which we will get to see Heidi collapse. THANK GOD. What this show's been missing is Speidi drama.
Myleene and Damien are back again, recapping and leading us back to the jungle with a stupid joke. Myleene sets it up by saying some "celebrities" have taken to the jungle like a duck to water. Damien: "Or, like a pop star to a jungle." Myleene: "Ooh, good one." Which, a) No, it wasn't a good one; and b) Like she didn't know he was going to read their written dialogue. HATE. Anyway, that leads us to Sanjaya being the jungle boy we have all grown to love. He tells us he's totally in his element with his war paint (which he does seem to be sporting all the time). He says he's here, he's supposed to be here because he is the king of the jungle. Then he grunts loudly. It's awesome. Lou says Sanjaya's skills are limitless and he continues to amaze Lou. He makes paint out of jungle materials and paints a picture. He makes Stephen a hand-woven bracelet, which Stephen praises until it breaks, and he's all, "I knew that kid was a punk!" Hee. Sanjaya also made a broom because he was tired of the ground being so dirty. I adore you, Sanjaya, but it's THE GROUND. Patti says everyone else is at ease, in their boots, and afraid of everything, while Sanjaya's barefoot and making stuff. He picks up these curved sticks and asks what they can be used for, then starts making a rocking chair. Janice loves him because he whittles, doodles, and sings. She says he's just a "happy happy spirit" and is turning into jungle boy. Does anyone not like Sanjaya? I am thinking the answer is no. In fact, I bet a lot of us are regretting kicking him off American Idol now, aren't we? I could not love him more right now (I actually did vote for him on Idol, and not even just to be ironic). I can't tell if it's that he's so awesome in comparison to all of these tools, or if he's really awesome. I'm going to choose to believe it's the latter.
Speidi are dancing and ask Sanjaya to sing for them. Then Heidi starts to feel sick again. Daniel asks what's wrong with her stomach, and Spencer says, "The jungle." She doesn't think she's ever been this sick. She's vomiting in the jungle. Lou thinks she needs energy and that when you're fasting you need to keep your strength up. Torrie says that Heidi needs to worry about her health. Patti thinks she wasn't doing what she needed to do to take care of herself. They were on a spiritual fast, and she wasn't drinking water. She's smart like that. Everyone's worried about her. Lou says, "The little girl needs attention." I think he says it, I think, in sympathy, but it also sums up the drama that is Speidi pretty well. They call the medic. Spencer wants to stay, but he has to get her out of here. Dramatic music as an ambulance takes us to commercial.
We jump back into the ambulance, where Heidi feels sick. She says she threw up 10 or 15 times last night. They take her to a jungle clinic, and give her an IV to hydrate her. Spencer breathes deeply and tells her how much he loves her as she cries. He tells her that Jesus loves her more than anyone. Um, yeah, I don't think Jesus plays favorites like that. And if he did, I'm thinking he would not choose her as his favorite. The doctor has to get her to a new place where he can run more tests. More dramatic music. Back in the jungle, Lou has a Heidi update: She went to San Jose for a stomach scan (I could have told you that). Patti hopes she's okay. Janice thinks it's another act, but Sanjaya thinks the puking might indicate otherwise. Torrie and John say it seemed pretty real, and Sanjaya suggests it's the devil coming out of her. Daniel thinks Speidi should pack it in, since Heidi might not be cut out for this, and they're "a bit of a distraction." That's sort of like saying Janice Dickinson is "a bit crazy" or Stephen Baldwin is "a bit of a reality show whore," isn't it? Daniel thinks the fast was stupid, and thinks she was even dumber for not drinking the water with electrolytes. He says it was their choice to get her sick. Hey, maybe NBC's airing that as defense, since Speidi's getting sue-happy now. In San Jose, the doctor's going to take blood tests.
Back at camp, Janice wants attention. Everyone is happy, but she asks Sanjaya for a massage. In the confessional, Sanjaya explains that he doesn't mind helping people, but Janice likes taking advantage of that. We gets lots of shots of her asking him to do stuff. John says Janice is over the top, and he's done with her now, just like everyone else is. John's washing his hands of her because she's mean, selfish... "and she's... she's a witch." Daniel hates her and can't understand why Sanjaya does everything for her. He thinks he must have watched her modeling show or something. John tells Sanjaya to stop letting her boss him around. Daniel says confronting her leaves you stuck with Janice in a bad mood, which is even worse than lazy Janice. But he keeps telling her that anyway. She says that when she's feeling better, she'll be glad to help. Then in the confessional, she calls him an asshole and says he just talks "mindless chatter" (she's one to talk). In the river, Daniel and John talk shit about Janice not doing anything. Well, mostly Daniel talks and John listens. But he nods, and then says he's over her. Daniel says it's the camp's fault, and it's going to end now.
Lou says it's time to switch a new camp leader, and Lou can still compete. Lou would love being the leader again, but it's going to be a competition, not election. Daniel tells Janice that if he wins, he's going to put Janice on dish duty. Janice wants Lou to win again, because he's fair and doesn't make "insipid comments, like Salley and Baldwins." The "celebrities" find Myleene and Damien at a clearing, where there's a sign that says "Jungle Joe's Cafe." It's every man for himself. They're divided randomly into two groups of four and will face off against their group to eat food. The first two to finish the dish move to round two, and the winners of that group move on. The final round will be a head-to-head for the role of camp leader.
Group 1 (Sanjaya, Janice, Torrie and John) step up to the table, where they are told they'll have to eat mopane worms (a South African snack). Janice immediately quits, citing the "petrified worms." They start eating. Torrie gives up, too. John also gives up, since he's a vegan. Sanjaya's still eating them, even though they're dry and getting stuck in his throat. He looks like he's going to vomit, but he says he kept telling himself, "Can't taste them. It's not that bad." He ends up crushing them into little pieces to eat them like that. Daniel mocks him, so Sanjaya gives him Torrie's, and Daniel eats them without a problem. Group 2 (Stephen, Patti, Lou, Daniel). They have to eat leaf-cutter ants. Patti and Stephen look horrified. Daniel puts them all in his mouth at once. Stephen smells one ant and eats one. He says it was a little smoky and jerky. Then he threw them all in his mouth, and quits. Patti quits, too. Daniel finishes the ants. So does Lou.
Sanjaya's competing alone in the round, so all he has to do is eat a bull's testicle. He looks sort of disgusted, and Janice dry-heaves behind him. Calm down, lady. In some parts, people eat those by choice. Anyway, it's so suspenseful that we now must go to a commercial so that we can experience it all again afterward. I'll skip that part, though. Janice gags again in the confessional, just thinking about it. Sanjaya tears it into little pieces and then says it smelled rancid. John doesn't want him to do it, but Stephen says it will make him Stephen's hero. Sanjaya tries to eat them, but gags and realizes it's not worth it. He quits. Sanjaya: Not so fearless after all. So, it's Lou and Daniel in the final for the role of camp leader. Wait a second. Don't they have to make it through their second round, since Sanjaya had to? That's not really fair. Whatever. I cannot get myself angry about the non-rules of this non-game.
So, final round: Lou and Daniel have to eat stick insects with a cow tongue chaser. Janice gags again in the background. I would be pissed if I were trying to eat and someone as disgusting as her was making a sound that gross in the background. Even if I were eating something I liked, I would lose my appetite. She needs to seriously back off a little bit so that I don't kill my TV. Anyway, Daniel pops the stick insect into this mouth. Lou can't do it, because he got a flash of his kid telling him not to eat the bug. Daniel tries the cow tongue, and he hates it so he quits, figuring he wins since he went further than anyone else. Damien says there's no new leader since no one competed the trial. Lou will stay leader, at Daniel's nomination and everyone else's vote. Lou's touched by their confidence in him.
They all head back to camp. Everyone compliments Lou, and he loves them, too. Janice loves him and his lack of "snarly" comments. Lou realizes there is a lot of tension between Janice and everyone else. Lou and Daniel talk, and Lou thinks it's time for an intervention. Daniel thinks if she can't help out, she should go home. Lou asks Daniel to stay rational and calm, because he would like everyone to stay that way, knowing that Janice won't. In camp, Lou doles out chores. Daniel gets to do latrine every day. Lou asks Janice to handle the dishes. She says okay, but you can tell she's annoyed. He tells her to grab someone every day to make it a two-person job. Daniel thinks she won't do it. She immediately starts coughing. Her bronchitis must be back, right? Daniel and Myleene recap that a little, then tells us that everyone is here for charity.
Daniel's charity is The Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund, started by his mother, a breast cancer survivor. He tells everyone how his charity is so much better than their charity. Not in those exact words, but it's totally what he means. He gets teary about it, saying he'd like to win this for his mom. John's charity is Cedars-Sinai Sports Spectacular. He says he's here to raise money, because it's important to give time, not just a check. John says that being able to touch people is unbelievable. Torrie chose the Disabled American Veterans because "I'm an American, and I'm so proud." And because we live in a free country because of our veterans. Yeah, yeah, that's nice, but I wish she'd put more thought into it before talking on national TV like that, because she sounded like the very dumb blonde that she apparently is. She says that thinking about her charity has brought her spirits up high in the down times. She's so proud of "all of them." Everyone agrees with her.
Lou says it's humbling to think about all the things you have that you don't need. He then says that civilization can be judged on how it values its art, and that his charity, the Art Has Heart Foundation raises money for scholarships for underprivileged kids, many of them minorities. Janice says she's putting up with this experience, "All. For. AIDS." Or, you know, to help people with AIDS, since her charity is the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. She says she's always willing to roll up her sleeves and do whatever she can for people with AIDS. Unless that requires, like, washing dishes or emptying the latrine, of course. Sanjaya says he reminds himself every day he's doing this for the kids. His charity is Shriners Hospital. And he is covered in bug bites, as you can see while he's talking about this, which is sort of cool.
Patti says that, as a parent, there's nothing worse to think of than having a sick child. That's why her charity is Children's Cancer Center (it was her second choice, of course, but still... it means so much to her). Stephen's charity is Love 146, which goes into Southeast Asia and rescues girls from sexual slavery. He gives this impassioned, "What would you do, how far would you go, how hard would you try, if you had to rescue one of your own children?" And I'm sort of sold, Stephen. Good choice. I like when the "celebrities" choose smallish charities that people might not know about otherwise. Sort of like Joan choosing Gods Love We Deliver on The Celebrity Apprentice. In the camp, Stephen actually brings Torrie to tears talking about his charity. Lou talks about how this is why they're suffering like this. They all agree. Myleene and Damien ask us to donate to the charity fund at NBC's number. Or you can just donate to the charity you'd like. Commercials, followed by less charity and more drama.
Myleene and Damien. Then we're back at camp, where everyone's talking about Heidi. Daniel thinks, for Heidi's safety, she shouldn't come back. Lou says they haven't been mentally prepared from the beginning. Flashback of Spencer not being into it. At the hospital, Heidi's told she has nothing wrong with her other than some gas. Or a gastric ulcer or something. Lou tells everyone at camp that Speidi are definitely not coming back. Stephen says a little piece of him went with them, and they'll be missed. Sanjaya hopes she's doing well. Spencer says this is about health now, and he feels they proved themselves with this life-changing experience. Then he makes out with her. No, really. In the hospital bed. Myleene and Damien tells us that Heidi is feeling better, but they're really gone. My own prayers have been answered, so maybe Jesus actually loves me the most.
Back at camp, everyone eats, including the women. The men share their food every night. Torrie says they're pretty much rebels and rule-breakers. But then the guys find there's only one lobster for their dinner. Janice is all, "No. No, no, no, no. That is... no!" Because they showed three lobsters at the food trial, so that's what they expected. Hey, maybe this is finally their punishment for all the food cheating. Yep. There's a note that says as much, which Sanjaya reads. Maybe the girls would really try for food if they stopped doing this. The guys debate and discuss it, and Daniel suggests they should probably go back to following the rules. He's been waiting for this to happen, and thinks this is the last meal they should cheat-eat.
Myleene again, for some reason, then we're back in the jungle, where Lou reads a scroll that says time is running out for one of them. (How is it only running out for one?! This game is confusing me.) At the end of the week, America will vote someone out forever. There's an individual immunity challenge this week, called "Hang Tough." Janice really wants to win. Daniel wants to drink more electrolyte water. Damien's in the jungle clearing, where "Hang Tough" will take place. The "celebrities" show up at the clearing, and Damien tells them he loves seeing them. Really, Damien? How is that possible? He chitchats with Patti about not having immunity this week so far. She'll fight for it, though. Daniel feels this might be a Sanjaya event, because "he's really really thin, and I'm really fat." Daniel's holding a photo of someone. He says he's not competitive with Stephen, because Stephen promised to vote for him "when he goes home." Torrie says she's not sure how she'll do at this, adding, "We'll see how my grip is." Um, okay, I'm not touching that. Janice is sitting out, which she says is "doctor's orders," but she'll root for everyone else. Damien explains "Hang Tough": It's a test of endurance. The celebrity who can hang tough longest wins immunity. We head to commercial as they get into position for the competition.
We're back with Damien and the hanging, tough celebrities. They're basically standing on a bar hanging onto another bar above what looks like a swamp. The bar under them moves, and they're just hanging by their arms. Stephen talks to his children. Damien says the last one hanging wins immunity. John's so tall that his feet are in the swamp water, which I think is a disadvantage. Myleene says we'll get to vote time. Oh, and we'll get another new arrival: Holly Montag. Janice immediately is scheming with her. Daniel still hates Janice. Oh, and there is no episode Tuesday night, but I'll see you for two more hours on Wednesday night.
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