The Biggest Loser wasted an episode?

After watching The Biggest Loser last night, I wondered if I had just wasted two hours of my life to get to the same point in the show that we were at last week. This week, Nicole was put back on the show because she had lost the most weight at home....but then gained 5 pounds on campus and was voted out at the end. So, we are left with the same 8 people that we started the day with. After reading some of the forums, I guess that TBL was trying to cover their asses in case Ron's hospital visit did not allow him to come back to the show. Anyway, Nicole has lost 105 pounds and went from a size 24 wedding dress to a size 12 and wants to be in a size 8 for the wedding.

Tara has lost the most weight, percentage wise, so far but it would only take one bad week for her to be voted out by the rest of the group. Mike's weight loss has been the most impressive, but he may be considered a threat also....but as long as his father Ron is on campus, he may be OK. Right now, I think Laura may win. She's been up and down on the chart, including this week's one pound gain. I don't think the others see her as a threat, so she may slide by for a while and then turn it on at the end. Plus, I would like to see Tara's face when her former model teammate wins instead of her.