Work Out: The All You Can Drink Diet

In season three, episode six of Work Out, it was all about how training clients to lead a healthy lifestyle doesn't preclude the trainers from getting liquored up and enjoying a lot of carb-free wine and booze.

The initial serving from the distilled grain alcohol food group came at the end of the first full day of Jackie Warner's Sky Lab retreat at Dolphin Bay Hotel and Residences. After Jackie went to bed in a futile attempt to get some beauty sleep, the trainers went to the hotel bar for some heavy-duty exercise of their livers and quaffing muscles.

Greg Plitt hit the sauce hard and proposed a tipsy toast to his fellow trainers: "To Skye for bringing us all together. Because without Skye, I wouldn't have known each individual and every single one of you has enriched my life and I hope that maybe I've enriched your life and I think we've all enriched each other's lives through the process." Really, I can't take the credit for bringing them all together, but I appreciate the sopping sentiment.

Erika Jacobson was then inspired by Greg's salute by slurring one of her own: "Here's to a great weekend with a lot of breakthroughs." Strangely, that statement turned out to be more of a premonition than an assessment as Darth Lisa, the menacing office manager of malicious intrigue, proceeded to let the tops of her boobs break out of her stretched open shirt for everyone to inspect. It was nasty. The better breakthrough would have been the one that Greg, as the typical drunken straight boy, was encouraging in Gregg Butler's crotch as Greg copped a substantial feel of Gregg's extra g. I guess it's a quick shot from physical trainer to snake charmer.

Greg "redeemed" himself by getting wasted and near naked with Renessa Williams in the pool and hot tub. I don't condone public displays of heterosexuality so I will censor any other comments about that scene.

Before the retreat ended, Jackie tried to make it seem more worthwhile to the paying clients by spending some time answering questions about nutrition. She talked about food additives, the concept of comfort foods and the need to eat foods that are filling but good for you. Unfortunately for the Sky Lab clients, they could have gotten the same information for free from the USDA's web site, all without forking over thousands of dollars to Jackie. On the other hand, Jesse Brune made the comment that "I don't think that it's a good retreat unless there's a little sex involved." Now to me that would be a good reason to blow your wad spending a weekend with your hunky trainer. It would even be worth listening to Jackie act like she's an expert about anything.

The second round of drinks during this episode came at the Doug Blasdell fundraiser. Brian Peeler was there and since his spirit was troubled from being fired, being separated from his wife, and being basically homeless, he used the good spirits from the cash bar to try to wash his bad ones away. The drinks made Brian a little exuberant but it was totally excusable under the circumstances. The disturbing part of it was when he shared a sloshed love segment with Jackie. He told her loved her, which was absolutely the vodka talking. Nothing that is less than 100 proof could cause anyone to act like they actually loved Jackie. Her emotionless response fortunately helped bring Brian to his senses and with a few fitting expletives he turned his back on the witch for the final time.

Jackie's Retreat From Humanity

In season three, episode five of Work Out, Jackie Warner took her clients and the trainers on an out-of-town retreat. To the viewers, it was like watching Mrs. Voorhees and the camp counselors going to Camp Crystal Lake. Even without the Friday the 13th theme music, you would have to know that nothing good could come from it. With Jackie around a group of strangely unconcerned victims, there were sure to be a lot of hurt feelings and injured bodies lying around.

At the beginning of the episode before the trip, Jackie continued to voice her hatred of Brian Peeler to anyone that would listen. It still infuriated Jackie that anyone had dared to stand up to her, especially a man like Brian. Of course, Jackie wouldn't want anyone to see that someone could successfully get her riled, so despite the fact that everything was captured on camera and despite the fact that all the trainers know what a tyrant she is, Jackie absurdly claimed that she handled Brian's firing "professionally". Such a statement is really beyond belief. It doesn't accurately show the kind of person that Jackie is, whereas her description of Shannon (Brian's Sky Lab partner that Jackie left in the lurch) as one her "pets", does. It's consistent with Jackie's treatment of people like animals. At least she reassigned Shannon to caring JD Jordan (who she told she had her (evil) eye on).

Greg Plitt, as a real stand up guy, spent some time with Brian to make sure he was okay. Greg told Brian that his standing up for his client while putting his job on the line showed real character. Greg also showed that he has a talent for analysis as he went on to say that Jackie attacks Peeler and her own friends for the same reason, that she is someone who has insecurities and who can't accept who they are so they have to belittle others. That's a pretty good observation.

There's no better group to belittle than a captive audience, so Jackie decided to take her Sky Lab clients to a retreat outside of L.A. She claimed she wanted them to have A life changing weekend. Much more likely was that she wanted to have an out of town trip that she could claim as a business expense and where she could cause maximum misery.

The Sky Lab trainers and clients traveled by bus to the Dolphin Bay Hotel and Residences. During the trip Jesse Brune acted as if he was about to kiss Jackie and she pulled away while joking about having cold sores. Jesse politely laughed in order to get along.

After they arrived and ate dinner, Jackie told only the trainers that the next day's activities would start at 5am. She could have told the clients as a courtesy, but her cruel streak wouldn't let her. "There will be tears!" she gleefully uttered.

The next day, Jackie overexerted the clients and particularly relished having obese Deenie walk on her injured ankle. When Deenie stated that she needed water, Jackie ridiculed and castigated her for being dehydrated. Deenie went and got water even though Jackie didn't want her to. It was nice to see Deenie stand up to the witch and also nice to see the Propel brand water bottles obscured after that advertiser couldn't take supporting such a vile person like Jackie after the bad treatment of Jamie Eason.

By the way, is anyone else tired of hearing any kind of exercise session or physical activity called a "boot camp"? I guess I'm having a finger boot camp on my keyboard right now.

At the end of the episode there was a group therapy session where the consensus of the group was to try to destroy whatever hint of self-respect Deenie still had for herself. There was an obvious desire by some of the clients to build themselves up by insulting her, especially super loser Micah. I gained new respect for Deenie for being able to withstand the abuse that was heaped on her and respect for Natalie for caring for a fellow human being rather than joining in the mob mentality. On the other hand, if possible, I lost even more respect for Jackie as she sat back and let it happen.

It was disappointing to see Jesse Brune join in the schoolyard taunts of Deenie and her weight problem. No man is perfect and it appears that Jesse's weakness is to go along with other people rather than standing up for what's right. I assume this behavior may have been caused by a feeling of being left out in his youth and now he goes out of his way to be part of the group. Since Natalie showed that she is willing to protect others even when it is not popular, I hope this is something that she can help her partner Jesse learn to be better at.

Jackie Warner: Bad Boss Or Just Evil?

In season three, episode four of Work Out, there is almost no airtime for Jesse Brune, so all the focus was on Jackie Warner's reign of terror over Sky Sport. Her inexorable displeasure with anything that is good or decent in this world was displayed as she disparaged the trainers and allowed her clients to be mocked.

After she returned from a lesbian cruise, Jackie returned home and spoke about it with her girlfriend, Briana. Jackie said that she "had it up to here with 'the trainers'". You have to imagine her saying it as one may talk about being around livestock or something else less than human. She went on to say, "Just, you know what? I'm not used to being in such small quarters with them. I can take them in doses, but to have to force socializing, like morning, noon and night..." It would have been interesting to hear from the female trainers what it was like being in close quarters with such a vicious creature like Jackie. Their story might have been another "Voyage of the Damned".

At work, Jackie talked to the Sky Lab clients. She wanted to know how they were bonding with their trainers. (Natalie said she and Jesse are practically best friends.) Jackie did a boot camp and was disappointed in the clients' performance (surprise). You know, maybe if she would stop having them exercise outside in the polluted air they wouldn't get winded so easily.

Inside, Lisa, the office's manager of gossip and malicious manipulation, narked to Jackie on Brian Peeler's previous conversation with Don Scott, which was shown in the previous episode. Jackie replied that she always hated Brian and then purportedly gave a list of Brian's faults, but which in fact accurately only described her. "Everything for Brian Peeler is about Brian Peeler" and "'Why aren't I getting enough attention'" and "He bulldozes in on everything." Replace the subject of these jabs with Jackie and it sounds much more believable.

Speaking of being desperate for attention, client Deenie blew up at her trainer Gregg Butler for not being focused enough on her. It sounded like she didn't need a trainer as much as she needs a boyfriend or a shrink or an outfit that resists stains such as a heavy cream sauce or tears (see video clip below). For me, if I'm paying someone for a service, I don't want them to pretend we're friends (unless of course the service is prostitution and the fantasy of the hour is being man's best friend on all fours).

In other news, Gregg Plitt and Erika Jacobson did a photo shoot together and they showed some attraction for each other. Boring.

The real drama of the episode was saved for the end. Jackie and Lisa watched Brian Peeler doing a session with famous fitness model Jamie Eason. One of the two Sky Sport women made fun of Jamie breasts. Jamie's boyfriend overheard the comments and told Jackie that Jamie was a breast cancer survivor. Jackie said the situation was an accident, as in an unfortunate accident that she got caught.

Later, after a meeting with the trainers to discuss making a fitness video, Brian asked to speak with Jackie. He wanted to discuss the Jamie affair. Since he was her trainer, and he was the one that put Jamie in a position to be ridiculed at Sky Sport, he was quite justified to tell Jackie how unacceptable her behavior had been. Jackie said she wasn't going to discuss it. Well, there didn't need to be a discussion. She just needed to sit back and be told what an implacable bitch she is, for whom getting karma cancer would still not be sufficient retribution for her being such a horrible person. She didn't want hear it so she ended up firing Brian to try to silence him.

As he left the office, Brian accurately pointed out that "she is just a worthless human body for doing that to somebody."

About the workout video: Jackie was given an opportunity to make an exercise dvd, proving again that any two-bit "celebrity" can make one. More refuse to fill up the bargain bins at Kmart. Jackie said she wanted to include her sexiest trainers, so of course that should mean that Jesse Brune would have to be included. We'll see.

Digest Of Week Ending 05-02-08

Sunday, April 27. 60 Minutes. There was a segment on the Israel Air Force. As I have said before, there are hot young men defending the Jewish homeland. Because of security reasons, they couldn't show the faces of the airmen, but you could tell they were as sexy as their earthbound counterparts in the IDF. There was also a piece on Supreme Court Justice Anthony Scalia. I believe his conservative views sway his decisions more than a search for justice. but I agree with the concept of original intent. When the original part of the Constitution or any of the amendments were written, they were done succinctly, capturing what the essence of the purpose of clause. They could do that, because most people at the time would know what the language was suppose to cover. The alternative would be to make each amendment contain as much small print as possible to cover every possible situation, like a legal contract. Amendments could be like 60 pages apiece. That's probably what we will see in the future.

Big Brother 9. Thank goodness Adam Jasinski won over Ryan Quicksall. I didn't care for either one of them, but between the two of them, I disliked Ryan more. When the jury was discussing the merits of the two finalists it sounded like they were learning towards Ryan. Egads! It looks like only Joshuah Welch stayed with Ryan till the end though. Was it because of a crush? Regardless, Joshuah made himself sound like an ass when he was trying to bitch out Adam for not being deferential enough to her highness. Joshuah needs to get over himself. On the internet feed he said things that made him seem even more creepy. He's the standard gay psycho bitch that reality TV loves to cast. On the other hand, if he follows through with his suggestion that he might do gay adult video, that could be worth watching. He and other BB9 cast members (including Sheila Kennedy and her son!) partied with Chi Chi LaRue after the wrap party.

Tuesday, April 29. American Idol. Jason Castro keeps getting weaker and weaker. I mean with the sound presence. It just keeps diminishing. Soon he will only be barely humming the songs. He's winding down and he needs to just wander off of the stage and into some smoky haze. I wish David Archuleta would have rather sang "Hello Again" instead of "Sweet Caroline". He could have had a classic performance with it. It's my favorite Neil Diamond song. I have to admit that Syesha did a reasonably good job with it, but I think it would be best sung by a male voice. This week seemed to be the happiest I have seen Archuleta. His eyes were twinkling on overdrive.

Wednesday, April 30. American Idol. I guess it doesn't matter what order the contestants leave before we get to the final two of David Archuleta and David Cook, but the order this season seems more random than in order of talent. Who would think that Brooke White should leave before Jason Castro? Speaking of Jason, wouldn't he be the perfect replacement for Paula Abdul? He could speak inane, not-quite-there blather as well as she has. Of course he might think people have sang four or five songs when they have only sang one, so it would probably be better to stick with Paula.

Thursday, May 1. Survivor. Finally, a dramatic usage of the hidden immunity idol when Amanda Kimmel saved herself and forced the elimination of Alexis Jones. I just with the usage of the idol would also allow the holder to rehide it by ramming it up the ass of the person leading their eviction effort. In this case, a quick thrust sideways up Natalie Bolton would be just what Nat deserved and would make a trip to exile island totally worth it.

Friday, May 2. 20/20: Secrets of the Sistine, Michelangelo's Mystery. This special presentation was about a set of absurd theories on what Michelangelo might have hidden in his imagery when he painted the Sistine Chapel. They only left out the possibility of a second savior on the grassy knoll and God flying in on his extraterrestrial spaceship to give Adam life.

Work Out: Getting Dirty

In season three, episode three of Work Out, it was all about the boys getting dirty in the mud and the girls on a kooz cruise trying to figure out if it is better to have tuna with good taste or tuna that tastes good.

Jackie Warner had taken the females on a lesbian cruise, so Brian Peeler had asked the male trainers at Sky Sport as a counterpoint to join him as a team to do a mud run at Camp Pendleton's 10K obstacle course. Peeler saw it as a bonding experience for the five of them: Peeler, Greg Plitt, JD Jordan, Jesse Brune and Gregg Butler. At the time that Peeler first presented the idea, some of the guys said they looked forward to getting in the mud. Personally, I can't stand even getting my hands soiled and deliberately jumping into mud would be unthinkable. On the other hand, I have to agree with Jesse: "Honestly, being trapped on a boat with a bunch of lesbians, versus going to play in the mud, I'd choose the mud."

The boys went to the base and started the run (sans shirts). Peeler had shown a lot of bravado about how much better he would do than his teammates, but shortly after starting, he got a cramp at mile 1. This didn't hold back the two gay trainers. JD and Jesse went out in front of their team and ended up with the real bonding experience. They made their theme of the day be "eat our fairy dust". They finished the course just under an hour but then had to wait for the rest of the team. Their performance was really good. I'm used to seeing gay guys only doing drag races, and in heels, they don't run so fast.

Peeler ended up being alone and last by a long, long, long margin. He was a little miffed because he loves the thought of buddy activities and he was more interested in the camaraderie of the team rather than its placement. He didn't care about coming in last as long as he had his mates with him to share the moment.

Peeler was able to share a group shower after the race and he was shown going under the water in his boxer briefs. Jesse said that the water must have been cold (suggesting that Peeler had a small package and that the temperature of the water could be used as an excuse). Jesse must not have had a good vantage point or else had water in his eye, because the camera showed that Peeler has at least a ballpark frank and maybe even a large size tin of Spam.

Peeler let himself be the subject of good natured ribbing about his performance. He was happy to enjoy the fraternization. He took the opportunity to ask the guys what their opinion was about his previous unhappy experience with the Don Scott meeting with Jackie (concerning the Doug Blasdell fundraiser) where Peeler was excluded. Peeler said he had no idea why Jackie doesn't like him and he wanted to know if the men had any insight. Jesse pondered what he should say, knowing that he had already discussed the matter with Jackie and had gotten her side of the event. Jesse finally said that his opinion was that Jackie was disturbed by Brian's insistence of remembering and referring to Doug and his death after she and supposedly everyone else wanted to forget it. Jesse suggested that there was an appearance that Peeler's onging mourning of Doug's passing was not so much about his feeling of loss but rather an attempt by Peeler to get attention.

Here is an interesting psychological situation. You have two people, Jackie and Jesse, that are both uncomfortable about Brian's persistence in talking about Doug. However, the reason for each one's discomfort, whether they understand it or not, is very different. Jackie doesn't like Brian because he is a caring, compassionate person, which is something that she knows she can never be. She sees the enjoyment that others have in being human and resents that such joy will never be hers in her soulless existence. It is easy to understand then why she would direct the resulting bitterness towards a person that embodies the essence of what is to her an unattainable achievement. On the other, Jesse has character and soul but he has a weakness of wanting to avoid that which makes him unhappy. He had had a disagreement with Doug but had made up with him before the end. Still, there is a noticeable distress that Jesse feels when reminded of Doug. Therefore he just wants Peeler to stop bringing it up so that he, Jesse, can bury the memories deeper in the vault of unsettling shadows of things past.

Gregg and Jesse go further by trying to make Peeler understand that nothing is going to change Jackie's tyranny over Sky Sport and that all the trainers had to accept the loss of their dignity and self-respect if they want wanted to keep working for the monster.

Meanwhile, on the les-boat, poor Rebecca Cardon had to play pool games, including lesbian balloon popping. She had to give a lap dance with sufficient force to pop a balloon that lay between her and her gamy partner, exploding the protective latex that separated her from the unpleasantness below. She had fun but said it was the most mortifying experience of her life. She just wanted to get off the ship.

Quote that most endears me to Rebecca: "I miss the penis."

Digest Of Week Ending 4-25-08

Sunday, April 20. Dateline. There was a disgusting segment on how old mattresses found on the street are just recovered and sold. Why would anyone buy a used mattress? Better to sleep on the floor or the dirt outside than some urine and feces soaked padding.

60 Minutes. There was a very interesting segment on the possibility of the lost da Vinci fresco of the Battle of Anghiari being behind Giorgio Vasari's in the Palazzo Vecchio. If true, it would be the most amazing find in art since the discovery of Lascaux. I'm sure someone cares about Vasari's work, but if there is evidence that the da Vinci is behind it, it should be ripped down asap to get to the unimaginably priceless masterpiece hidden underneath.

Big Brother 9. I think I am starting to root for Sheila Kennedy. Unbelievable.

Desperate Housewives. The show has been so repetitive with sex with underage boys and unsolved murders. This week was a little more interesting. It was good to see Eddie McGee again (playing one of the two characters in a wheelchair). Eddie was the winner of Season 1 of Big Brother. What I don't like is how Gabby is treating Carlos. It reminds too much of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Tuesday, April 21. American Idol. Syesha seemed to have gotten a lot more applause than she deserved. She was just too unpolished to be considered good. It was sacrilege that Jason Castro did not know that a cat sang "Memories". And worse, it was bizarre to hear Grizabella portrayed as a stoner cat. All in all it was a dismal performance. It should be added to the best of the worst routines from the rejects at the beginning of the season. It was that bad. I love the song "You Must Love Me", but I hated Brooke White's rendition. She makes you want to tell the character just go ahead and die, please. I would have loved to have heard David Archuleta sing the song instead (or "Memories"). I thought it was tacky for Ryan to let little girls paw at Archuleta. I was as uncomfortable watching it as he was from being touched by girls. About his performance, there are so many other songs I would rather have heard him sing from the songbook. I totally agree with Simon that it was too forgetable. Maybe he should let Daddy pick his songs. Listening to Carly Smithson was like listening to an AM radio from tiny speakers with a muted mid-range. I am forced to admit that David Cook actually seemed to understand the character singing "Music of the Night". It was a good job.

Hell's kitchen. I missed it this week and I was very unhappy about it. It usually is a highlight of the viewing week.

Big Brother 9. I was sorry to see Sharon go, but it was really her own fault. She had so many opportunities to win competitions but she couldn't seal the deal. She couldn't expect to win the top prize if she couldn't win HOH along the way. Of the final three, I think Sheila is the most deserving. I haven't always liked the way she has played, ethically speaking, but she has been a really good player.

Wednesday, April 23. Big Brother 9. I hate that Ryan Quicksall and Adam Jasinski are the final two. I always hate the finale of Big Brother. I almost always dislike the last two players. Ryan is such a blob of nothing and a double-crosser. I have to believe that the jury will select Adam as the winner. It was funny to see inside the jury house and watch crazy Natalie experience again how much Matt dislikes her. Will this girl ever get some dignity and stop blaspheming and stop chasing after a guy that just wishes she would go away?

American Idol. Why did Andrew Lloyd Webber have the guys sing so high on "All I Ask Of You"? They sang like their nuts had been snipped. Webber pointed out the obvious that Jason singing "Memories" was bizarre, but that it was Jason's choice. That's why you are not supposed to make important decisions while under the influence. He should have been the one to go instead of Carly Smithson. I guess there were a lot of stoned voters this week, both in Pennsylvania and across the country. I liked the Ford video. David Archuleta was sweet playing the animator.

Top Chef. It took me awhile to catch up this season. I watched like five episodes last weekend starting from the beginning. This week's highlight: executive pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini. He has great eyes.

Thursday, April 24. Survivor. I'm too agitated by the stupidity of Survivor players to say anything.

Friday, April 25. 20/20. There was a hidden camera experiment leaving a child alone on a New York city street to see if anyone would stop to help. The results showed that while most people wouldn't stop, of those that did, the majority were women. It was pointed out that men would be more concerned with being accused of something. It's sad that it is that way, but you have to be concerned with self-defense. There have been so many people falsely accused by children that a person would have to be nuts to have anything to do with them. The best course of action is to call authorities (from a distance). There was another hidden camera experiment with gay people showing PDA in public. As expected, two men met with more disapproval than two women. The two women were feminine types though. It would have been interesting to have included two butch women as well to see what the reaction would have been. My view treats everyone the same. I don't like PDA involving anyone. Put me in the bitter column.

Work Out: Jesse Welcomes JD

In season three, episode two of Work Out, the new SkyLab clients were introduced as well as new gay staff member JD Jordan. Jesse Brune showed his concern for his new client and his camaraderie with his fellow trainers, while his boss from Hell, Jackie Warner put out to sea and made miserable the trainers she Shanghaied to go with her.

At the start of the episode, Jesse noticed new boy JD working out and Jackie told him that she was thinking about hiring JD as a masseur for SkyLab. Jesse admired JD's physique, which played into Jackie's favorite sport of showing indifference to other people's feelings. Jackie explained that she thought it would be fun for her to bring Jesse and JD together, and in the process break up Jesse's existing relationship. Jesse, brave and true, wasn't having it. He only used the opportunity to make a new (gay) friend on the staff. Still, Jesse sagaciously noticed that "He wants to have sex with me. I'm sure of it. But I have a boyfriend so we'll just have to be friends." On the other hand, it may only have been a comment based on the odds. Who wouldn't want some tuck and roll action with our favorite fitness guide?

JD massaged Jackie and told her that she has a lot of tension. I'm curious, has anyone ever gotten a massage where they were not told they had a lot of tension? It's probably one of the first things you learn to do when training to be a masseur. You get a little starter kit, which includes candles, oil, mood music, a script with the aforementioned line, and a large wooden spoon for giving deep tissue massages to people you would rather not touch directly.

Jackie went to lunch at an Asian restaurant again with the female trainers and told them that she is taking them on an Olivia (lesbian) cruise to Mexico. The nature of the cruise prompted the girls to talk about how being kissed by Jackie is something that you have to expect as one of her female employees. Sky Sport: one of the few work environments where acceptance of sexual harassment is a bona fide occupational qualification.

Before she set sail, Jackie had a conversation with her girlfriend Briana about the cruise, mentioning that old fling Rebecca Cardon would be there too. Briana was appropriately concerned, which mystified Jackie as she explained that she never had any real emotions during her relationship with Rebecca. Jackie strangely, although maybe not so strange for her, stated that the question of why Briana was concerned is something that "she doesn't want to answer within herself." As indecipherable as that statement is, it can be understood well enough when you consider that Jackie only sees the pain that she causes in other people's lives as their problem, not hers.

In contrast, noble Jesse goes to visit his new SkyLab client/partner, Natalie. He stated that he wanted to help change her life forever and really to get to know her. As part of that he wanted to see what kind of environment she lived in. Of great importance to him was the contents of her refrigerator. He took a look and there was a lot of nasty junk food in it. For me, any inspection of someone else's refrigerator that doesn't reveal body parts of some previous trick is a pretty positive experience so I probably wouldn't have cared about the loads of fat covered globs of fat filled pieces of fat that Jesse found and ended up throwing out.

While the girls weighed anchor on their floating yeast infection convention, the boy trainers went to Greg Plitt's place for a BBQ male bonding experience. They got to play horseshoes, which modest Jesse first suggested was something alien to him, but being as well-rounded as he is, he showed that he could easily throw a ringer. Brian Peeler wasn't so good at this dude game, but he upped the ante by suggesting that all of the guys go as a team to do a Mud Run at Camp Pendleton. Jesse agreed, but probably with a lot of mock excitement about the prospect.

Back on the boat, Rebecca and Erika Jacobson led a "boot camp" exercise session for a deck of dykes. Jackie observed the class taking place and her psychological issue of needing to slap people in the face with her position of authority kicked in and she kicked Rebecca and Erika out of way while she took over. Erika and Rebecca later confronted Jackie about her problem. Jackie of course was indifferent to anyone else's feelings and belittled Rebecca and Erika for being bothered by it. Jackie did let the audience in on what goes on in her head by projecting her feeling of insecurity and attributing the quality to Rebecca instead. Rebecca then showed that she is smarter than you might think by pointing out Jackie's projection to her face.

Unfortunately, to see more of Jesse, a viewer has to put up with Jackie's crap, but unlike her terrorized trainers, we don't have to pretend that she's not seriously messed up.