Survivor update:
We’re playing without a net from here on out so someone’s
game ends here. In the real game, Kaleb
was the obvious choice and he’s gone. Who’s next? The way they fear Dr. Doom’s
idol reminds me of a quote about the difference between horror and terror: Horror
is looking into your rearview mirror and seeing a wasp in the car. Terror is looking again and not seeing it. They can’t stand him but he’s unpredictable and
so they fear him. It feels like a 10-way tie for 3rd. Let’s see how it went!
Back at camp, Napoleon Dynamite is happy Emily is back on
the same page and that he made jury, but sad he sent Lil Papi to the locker
room. Mostly, though he hated giving Doom a victory. Jake, your cousin from Boston, regrets voting
for Julie (mostly because it didn’t work) and Doom can’t believe he strayed. He jokingly tries to smooth things over with
Julie saying “that it’s just a game” right? (Points for “Reference ‘in this
game’” to Carol!) Let me know how you feel when you see your name written
down, she replies. Yowza. She’s not forgetting
that any time soon.
In the camp, the girls are all together while the guys are at the beach and Dee proposes the seasonal “all-girls alliance” saying they have a 6-4 advantage, and the guys are surely talking about them. For their part the remaining four guys are talking about Sanctuary Tacos and Guacamole.
A ship comes in and notifies the castaways that there are 40 tubes scattered in the jungle containing random amounts of money. Whatever they collect can be spent at the iconic return of the Survivor Auction! Everyone races into the jungle…except Doom. Watching him lazily look makes Katurah happy and prompts The Quotable Carol to remark “He must be terrible at Easter morning. Indeed!
At the auction, Jeff announces there are no advantages or
idols for bid. And to entice bidding,
there will be a random number of bids and the person with the most amount of
money remaining loses their vote at tribal council.
Crazy Eyes Kendra, Kellie, Emily, and Dee quickly spend
almost or all of their money on various deliciousness. Katurah bids on a hidden item and is then given
the Let’s Make a Deal option to choose one of the other covered options. She
keeps the first one and it’s fisheyes.
She turns it down, and Austin buys it and eats it like a donut and it’s GROOOOOSSSSSSSSSSS. Austin then bags a piece of pepperoni pizza
while Julie wins a toothbrush, toothpaste and mouthwash. Jake wins a chocolate cake and gets to choose
two people with whom to share it. He chooses Doom (in more ways than one) and tries
to get back into Julie’s good graces by choosing her. In the end, it’s Bruce and his tiny bit of
money who has the most left, losing his vote. (Note: No scoring for buying
rewards at the auction. I’ll add it as a
category along with losing your vote next year)
Back at camp, Emily tells us she likes working with women (Points
for “Reference ‘in this game’ to Brian!) but she likes Napoleon Dynamite
and Austin more and tells them Jake and Doom are the targets.
At the immunity comp, Jeff offers them a big bag of rice if
four people sit out. As they play Mexican
standoff, Jeff creates some urgency by slitting the bag of rice with a knife. Four sit-outs quickly appear! Now that’s how
you spur action! In the comp they must
hold up a pole of 1/3 their personal weight.
Everyone passes the first three stages until Kellie can’t make the
transition to the fourth. In the end, it’s
Julie vs. Dr. Doom in an old-person’s showdown that ends when Julie finally
gives in giving Doom individual immunity.
(Points for “Win Individual Immunity” to Jayson!)
Back at camp, everyone pretends to be happy about Doom’s victory.
Kellie’s ball and chain will be around forever as they shift the target to Your
Cousin From Boston but in a semi-transparent attempt to save him, Emily notes
that Doom might play his idol for Jake.
Sorry lady, Doom is here for one reason:
Doom. Kellie worries that she might be the new target since she’s Doom’s
reluctant #1. Emily and Kellie try to force
Jake into choosing another target but he’s gun-shy after what happened with
Julie and he goes idol hunting. Did he find one? We don’t know.
Emily, who’s suddenly learned how to play this game, builds
on her earlier “Bruce may play his idol for Jake” story by suggesting they can
avoid the problem entirely by going after Kellie. That’s a surprisingly high level of game play
for someone who was all-but-insane just a few short days ago. Julie’s still hot
to vote Jake but Napoleon Dynamite is open to “anyone but me”.
At Tribal, they’re bitter at how Jeff forced the rice
decision but he doesn’t like being predictable.
Jake thinks the sit-outs aren’t altruists, they’re just comfortable and
they shouldn’t be. Then he starts rambling about being on the bottom, taking a
swing and missing, and we’re wondering if he’s going to pass out right there at
tribal but he keeps it together. Kellie
and Dee agree, with the latter saying she’s sure the vote’s going 100% the way
she wants. Katurah notices this as making people on the bottom nervous and
rallying them to his side. He is, and it’s working. Then he drops “If I play my idol…” to create
some chaos. Despite likely being Boston
Red Sox fan scum, he’s quickly becoming a favorite of mine.
At the vote, Jake
played his shot in the dark (Points for “Play shot in the dark” to Carol!) hoping for a Kaleb-esque miracle but it
isn’t to be. He’s not safe but it doesn’t matter! As the votes are read, it’s
Kellie who’s voted out by a 6-3 vote with Jake getting the other three (Points
for “Received vote against” to Carol and Kristyn!), (Points for “Jury Member”
to Kristyn!) and (Points deducted for “The Tribe Has Spoken” against
Kristyn!). Kellie’s jaw almost hits
the floor as she’s sent to Jury while Jake says “Now they’re playing smart and
he’s right. Everyone is absolutely in
shock. Emily apologizes to Kellie and
she’s agape. How in the world did Emily
start running this game?
That tribal was a stunner and despite liking Kellie, I like
a good blindside even more and baby that was a quality blindside!
Roberta holds her lead over Jen while Carol took a jump up thanks to Jake’s play and Kristyn jumps
into 3rd on the strength of Kellie’s votes but her game will end
there. Farewell, former champ! Maybe
next year! Everyone else stays pretty
steady in the current scores:
- Roberta: 29
- Jen: 24
- Kristyn: 23
- Carol: 22
- Jay/Marissa: 19
- Ricky/Dalphyne: 14
- Scott: 13
- Brian: 12
No comments:
Post a Comment