--Ah, Beauty & the Geek, how do we love thee? This week, the show threw a twist into the proceedings and allowed the nation to vote for either Somerville LARPer Dave & Jasmine or Tufts grad student Nicole & Sam. How could Bostonist possibly decide between the two locals?

As an added bonus, the show sent each of the finalists back to their hometowns so they could show their respective friends how much they've changed. Viewers saw a lot of Greater Boston.

First off, Dave took Jasmine back to meet his friends, and he introduced her to the world of LARPing as they held a game at the Public Garden. Cute, tiny Jasmine was a sweetie and gladly wielded a sword along with Dave and his friends. Dave showed off his "dying" skills, but Jasmine brought him back to life in their role-play.

Dave didn't reveal any surprises during his visit. He likes to LARP, and his friends are geeky. Stunner. But Nicole had a surprise in store for Sam when she took him to Tufts. After claiming she wasn't a good singer, she decided to sing some Debussy for him. When she opened her mouth, a tremendous voice came out. The expression on Sam's face reflected what Bostonist felt.

Plus, Nicole might have a lot of reasons for not being into Dave. But some viewers might have discovered a new possible reason once they saw Nicole's roommates. We'll leave that one in the air and let you visit some message boards to figure it out.

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Kid Nation: After another spate of gratuitous chicken-killing, the pioneers found out they had to start studying for a reward challenge. Taylor, the princess pioneer, refused to do so, and the Town Council decided she would not be able to enjoy whatever reward they would receive--so she missed out on playing in a free arcade until she started cleaning dishes.

Since the kids were so busy descending into the realm of vice, sloth, and Dance Dance Revolution, it was a quiet week for Laurel and Guylan, especially since they are no longer on the Town Council and don’t have to deal with vice and sloth.

Survivor: China: Peih-Gee won a reward to take people to a Shaolin Temple. She took her ally Erik and, in a surprise, Denise. Or maybe it isn't a surprise since Denise has indicated that she is plenty willing to flip sides. While watching Denise, Bostonist realized that she, to borrow a turn of phrase from Michael Showalter, rocks the Flashdance shirt just like Bill Belichick.

Denise revealed that she's been doing karate for 8 years, so she was thrilled to learn about the history of martial arts. She looked like she was in heaven and wanted to mix it up right there with those monks. A monk asked Denise to do a demonstration of her skills before some schoolkids, and she was good! She would come in mighty handy in a bar brawl!

But she's not the most thankful person in the world. As soon as she gets back, she warned Todd, the little instigator of the tribe, that Peih-Gee was trying to get Denise to turn on him. In the end, though, enough weak players banded together to eliminate a strong one. James, the gravedigger and contestant most likely to be able to survive in the wild, got sabotaged and kicked out. His ouster is further proof that the title "Survivor" is a misnomer and that it should just be called "Strategizer." One player says that James deserves the million, and that's why he has to go.

Next week will be a good one, as "everyone's fate is in the hands of Denise."