--Beauty and the Geek: The challenges this week are for the geeks to compose and perform a rap song and for the beauties to debate current-events issues. Dave from Somerville is not happy because his partner, Jasmine, is slow on the uptake - and, in a burst of antisocial behavior, he tells her so! But he sucks it up and works on his rap song. One look at him (image left), and you can guess he's not a rapping kind of guy, but he uses one of his strengths, LARPing or "Live Action Role-Playing," to get into character. He also arrived at the elimination ceremony wearing a cape. Nice touch.

As for the other Massachusetts cast members, John from MIT is paired with Natalie, who is billed as the "ultimate Hooters girl." After his rap performance, which came in second place, Bostonist has decided that John from MIT is the geek most likely to get some. Since John and Natalie are doing well, they got picked for elimination but managed to escape for another round. Last, but not least, female Tufts musicology geek Nicole got to shake her butt in front of the Three 6 Mafia.

--Biggest Loser: Neil Tejwani of Marblehead showed the world what a big man looks like pissed off. He had plenty of reason to be pissed this week when one of his fellow Blue Team members bungled a Temptation Challenge. In the challenge, each competitor had to spend time in a room full of food. They had a choice - either stay away from the food or eat as much as they could for a three-pound pass. Since Tejwani is the biggest guy on the team, the agreement was to let him take a donut for the team. Well, more precisely, a whole box, followed up by a shot of M&M candies. Then the teammate thought he didn't eat, so she chowed down in the temptation room and wound up with the pass. In the end, the Blue Team lost the least and voted off its oldest member, keeping Tejwani---who was only three pounds lighter at the weigh-in--around for another week.

--Survivor: China: Massachusetts resident Denise, the lunch lady with the awesome hair, laid low and worked hard this week. A commenter also let us know that Courtney, the waitress from NYC, is originally from Boston. She laid low as well, except for a few observations that some of her fellow tribe members were bickering twits. It's just as well. The highlight this week was a reward challenge that involved mud wrestling and lots of blurred body parts--all of which happened right before pro wrestler Ashley got voted off.

--Kid Nation: The producers drove the kids to kill chicken for food in the spirit of a "balanced diet." And then they threw in a disclaimer saying the chicken-killing scene might be too intense for kids. They just made some kids kill a chicken, and then they say it is too intense? Little Guylan Qudsieh was there watching, but he still hasn't been a main player so far. We also found out that Laurel, Town Council member and leader of the green team, is from Medford. Unfortunately, her team keeps getting stuck in the position of laborers, but she seems like one of the more well-adjusted kids. Let's hope the Kid Nation experience doesn't traumatize her too much.

--America's Next Top Model: As you read a few days ago, the journey for one Massachusetts resident was all too brief. Uber-perky Mila, who couldn't get into her role as a woman whose smoking led to cancer, got the boot in the first round. The bratty ones got to stay, proving that having manners and not bitching about everything is the fast ticket off a reality show. Meanwhile, Boston Babydoll Sarah isn't getting much air time, which is interesting because one model, Lisa, is catching heat for being a go-go dancer. Burlesque and go-go dancing are different, but is that going to matter to a Top Model competitor looking for a catfight?

Image of Dave Olsen, the Somerville LARPer, from the official Beauty and the Geek site.