Kid Nation

This week's Kid Nation on CBS proved as fun as it always is. I was glad to see that the town seems to do better without the town counsel, which is now made up of DL, Blake, Greg and Michael. Really, the only bad force on the town counsel is Greg. He has proven to be exactly what I thought he was from the start. He is a bully who can turn on the charm when it serves his own purposes. He should never have been awarded a Gold Star. The one good thing that he did was make Sophia the town Sheriff. She may not be the most liked person in the town but, she was able to get everyone motivated to clean things up and get some chores done and they did it without having to be threatened and without complaints.

I was also glad to see them award Alex with the Gold Star. I thought that Jared and Zack both deserved the star as much as Alex. Although, I think of the three of them, Zack deserved it the most. Zack is a hard worker. He helped smooth things over with Taylor last week, and managed to get her to actually get her princess butt to do some work. And, he stood up for himself when Greg was being a jerk by laughing at him as he passionately and tearfully gave his plea for the Gold Star.

I was disappointed in Sophia for taking the Balloon Rides over the permanent stone monument that would forever mark their time in history as the founding fathers (and mothers) of Kid Nation in Bonanza City. But, I understand the need for fun and, I think she smoothed over any bad feelings that any of the kids had against her.

Back to Alex and Jared. Those two are brilliant. They boggle my mind at the tender ages of 9 and 11, respectively. Alex is well spoken and the pride his parents must feel for him mirrors my pride for him...and I don't even know him personally. Jared manages a giggle out of me every time he is on the screen.

Next week is the finale and I am looking forward to seeing how they have grown!