Torture or no torture?
I sacrificed The Amazing Race (we don’t have AXN) just to watch Kapamilya Deal or No Deal. Well, it worth it, lol, if it’s not for it, I would be not updating my blog tonight.
Here’s a recap of tonight’s episode…
I don’t really know what happened at first but it looks like the contestant borrowed the necklace of his cousin’s. And after the first round (or was it the second?), Kris Aquino, the ever tactless host of the show commented that the necklace was not a lucky charm for him so Kris forced the contestant to hand back the necklace. But after another round, it turned out to be as bad as the previous one as two briefcases (not sure) that hold big amounts were revealed.
So Kris asked the contestant and his cousin to exchange with one another their tops as it Kris believed that it might help the contestant to get the luck that he needed. Well, of course, this was done during the commercial break. At first the two guys were reluctant but they submitted to Kris’ suggestion in the end.
After the commercial break, the cordless phone rang up again which Kris and the banker use to communicate with one another. As the banker had already gave his offer just before Kris called for a commercial break, Kris was shocked. The banker reported the cousin of the contestant to Kris. You see, the banker can hear everything from as all the microphones are connected to his panel. During the commercial break the contestant’s cousin said something like:
Ang ganda ng pasok niya kanina, tapos sinira ni Kris (His start was good but Kris somehow interfered with it).
Actually, the part where the kins of the contestant talked about Kris destroying their kin’s good performance was even showed.
Well, of course, the queen of tactless was surprised. I think she felt embarrassed which made her agitated to the cousin of the contestant and it also made the offer of the banker to sunk a little lower.
It was Kris’ turn to embarrass… she let the contestant’s cousin to choose a briefcase, and alas, the briefcase contained PHP 100000.00. And do you know what Kris did? She laughed (hahahaha) very hard! Whoa… it was so embarrassing for the contestant’s cousin and it was even televised nationwide! But that did not stop there, the banker asked the contestant to choose from two offers, a lower one and his cousin would stay in the studio or a higher offer but his cousin has to step out of the studio. The contestant chose the latter, what the?! And Kris said “Bye” to the poor lad with matching hand gesture to show the way out! Well, the contestant’s cousin also liked the latter option…
But wait, that does not end there! Every time the banker had the opportunity, he showed the contestant’s cousin on the screen being filmed on the hallway. He was showed after every round. It even looked like that the cops where looking for that guy as above him was the banker’s offer. Just add the word “wanted” to complete the embarrassing moment! Mind you, I think that person was almost into tears!
He was only allowed to enter again after the contestant had won PHP 100000.00.
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Okay, I’m not taking sides…
At the very first place, if the cousin of the contestant did not say that stupid comment, he would not end with that most embarrassing moment of his life now! Is he not aware that he had a microphone that was directly connected to the banker’s panel and everything that he said and did were being recorded?
As for Kris and the banker, what they did was so rude! Can’t they imagine what would happen to that person after that? They made him like a puppet! It was really rude! And why did they have to broadcast and show it to the viewing public? Why they did not just talk with that person after taping that episode with no cameras and no microphones?
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Now, I won’t be surprised if the show’s ratings would gradually sunk. I would not be surprised if the contestant and his family would go and support the greatest rival of the network that broadcasts Kapamilya Deal or No Deal. I wouldn’t be surprised if this news is on this week’s top rumors. (I would not be surprised if James Yap is under.)
And to close this entry, let me quote the line Kris has said just before the credits rolled:
‘Wag kokontrahin ang buntis (Do not interfere with the pregnant)!
* I got the title from one of my high school classmates.
