We rejoin B&G following the elimination of biomedical engineer Tony and Playmate-wannabe Amanda getting the ax. I was glad to see both leave, as I could not stand Tony’s milquetoast personality or Amanda’s completely-out-of-proportion-to-her-body chest. The group pops open the bubbly, and one of the girls tries to shift the conversation towards “geek stuff.” Not needing to be asked twice, software engineer Will spouts off about the anime stories he had written. The boys find hottie Hollie’s geek-leaning interests to be fascinating (Hollie is, I am not kidding, a Betty Boop impersonator at Universal Studios, and appears to be far more than meets the eye).

Resident meathead (and male “beauty”) Sam, suggests that they play spin the bottle. Sam is muscular, but has a face made for Halloween that not even Darva Conger could love.

MIT graduate student John has to watch massage therapist beauty Rebecca (who is described as a cocktail waitress onscreen) do a “booty dance.” Sam is up next, and “dares” to give a male strip dance to the beauties (after female uber-nerd declines to participate). Something tells me that Sam is more than willing to strip down to his skivies any time, any place, for any reason at the drop of a hat. Nicole is dared to say whether she finds any guys in the house attractive, and she indicates yes. Various nerds note in private interviews that they are interested in her–ah, the power of lowered expectations. Nicole indicates that she is looking for an “Alpha Nerd,” who is the funniest, best looking, or most popular in a group of nerds. Something tells me I crossed paths with one these “Alpha Nerds” while riding in a teacup not too long ago . . . [SarahK: HEY! Frank and I were in a teacup with you not too long ago! I’m tellin’!] Sam goes off with Rebecca for a make-out session. Although she admits she should keep her focus on the game, see is irresistibly drawn to his cucurbitic hotness.

The host (whatshisname) tells the beauties to study anatomy materials while he takes the geeks out for some social experience. The beauties instead sit around and complain about Sam and Rebecca’s blossoming relationship, while the boys are taken to a store and given $100 to put together a gift basket that will be judged by the beauties. One would think that girl geek Nicole would have a huge hand up on this challenge. Purchases include soap, pie, fruit, cinnamon bread, stickers, unicorns, and random pink stuff. Uber-nerd Joshua’s pie gets roughed up in transit (who’da thunkit). For some reason, pipe cleaners and feathers are deemed appropriate garnishment for most of the baskets. Will has an epiphany while putting together his materials that he describes as a “fall harvest” theme. I know that when I think of romance, I always think of falling leaves and frost.

Back at the mansion, girls get to rate the baskets. Most of the baskets look like something put together by a 4th grader on Valentines day. One basket was filled with water balloons and frisbees. The girls are suitably grossed out by the mangled pie, and immediately, and correctly, guess that the entry was put together by Joshua. The top two vote getters are software engineer Will and software engineer Jesse (I guess IT geeks got game). And the winner is . . . Will–his second W in a row. Cut to Will reading “The Tell-Tale Heart” as a bedtime story (it is unclear whether anyone requested this).

The guys are forced to wear spandex unitards with the body parts drawn on. Irresistible twit Jasmine is worried about learning anatomy because some of the girls are massage therapy students, and she is just a lowly babysitter. The anatomy test is administered by a UCLA anatomy professor. The girls are told to draw organ parts on their half-naked geek partners with finger paints. First up, is the heart–duh–everyone gets it right. Next, the left earlobe–meathead Sam and beauty queen Shay (who scored lowest on the IQ test) grated the RIGHT earlobe. Dummy hairdresser Erin is eliminated for thinking the entire outer-ear was the ear lobe–I make that mistake all the time. Next up–the appendix–now we’re starting to get trickier (as precise placement is required). Blonde Katie puts it on the wrong side despite the fact that she had hers out a couple years ago. You would think she could just imagine where the scar is. Next up, the nasal septum. The winner is Rebecca (and partner Will). They now have total control over elimination. It’s Erin and Jesse and Hollie and Josh. Erin is upset, and unloads a double barell of angry buckshot on Will. I think Will and Rebecca will not be long for this show. They’re too successful and too arrogant.

The girls are quizzed on anatomy. Erin is asked how much the brain weighs–3 lbs., correct. Hollie needs to know how many spleens you have–1, correct. Erin is asked what sticking a phalange in your nasal passage is commonly called–picking your nose, correct. Hollie is asked what the biggest organ is–the skin, correct. All tied up 2-2.

The boys are quizzed on romance. Jesse is asked whether a loufa was once alive–yes, correct. Josh is asked the significance of yellow roses–it means friendship, correct. Jesse is asked what DDF means on dating sites–drug and disease free, correct. Josh is asked which anniversary is leather–9th–he got it wrong. Josh and Betty Boop are done for. The E.C. Quotient (eye candy) has gone way, way, way down.

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