I spent the weekend in Vegas where my Raiders beat the Pats in a very fun game so I haven't had time to write anything for this episode even if it was the first good episode of the season. AND that's NOT bnecause of the 2 challenges but because we've had our first strategic situation and the first true blindside.However, I can't let you live alone in your delusions so here is my rebuttal!
>We get to see (again) what
>a walking/talking Jacka$$ Bruce is.
>Only now do we realize
>how blessed we were to
>not experience this last season
>when he exited during the
>Premier with a boo-boo noggin’
Simetimes, you arer hard to follow: Bruce has made friends with most of his tribe. He's also contributed to his tribe wins. He is the right age for you so I'd think you'd like him. Isd it because he's black?
>LuLuLosers return from TC. Last week’s
>recrap, I appropriately stated Emily
>didn’t give Sabiyah much when
>she bestowed her SITD to
>her. Consequently, Sabiyah didn’t return
>a whole lot by giving
>it back to Emily (proposed
>conspiracy theories notwithstanding.)
If and when we see who had the «Safe» ticket in his bag will we know if the rigging theory has merit. If it's someone random like Sean or Julie then the theory doesn't hold up but if it's Bruce's, Kaleb's or Drew's bag? That would make me go Hummm...
>Emily then performs some basic first-grade
>math to realize someone didn’t
>vote at TC. The rest
>of the tribe marvel at
>her sheer “intelligence.” Considering the
>morons Production cast, that assessment
>may not be too far
>from the truth.
If you listened, their doubts were about Jiffy not reading every vote.
>We then see the opening credits
>with every castaway this season
>shown in the credits. I
>do take exception with pathetic
>Hannah being shown given her
>inexcusable quit only THREE DAYS
>into the game. And she
>can’t even claim she was
>driven to quit by a
>dominant Survivor player getting into
>the “seven-inch area between the
>ears” and breaking her will
>to compete.
But they showed Hannah doing a face-plant in the mud. I thought you'd exult at the image. Production got revenge by doing her dirty.
>I recall in S21 when N’Oinka
>and some other casting debacle
>walked out of the same
>TC and quit, Jeff announced
>their torches would remain at
>all future TCs as a
>reminder of their shameful departure.
>Sure wish THAT was brought
>back.
I have that as the absolute worst season, an all-around debacle.
>At Bello it didn’t take long
>to confirm last week’s NTOS
>was indeed a “red herring.”
>Jake did fall toward the
>fire, but the result was
>not as dramatic as Skupin
>in S2. It didn’t stop
>this season’s “Embellishment Queen” Kendra
>from overreacting. Why do I
>say she overreacted? With her
>profession listed as “bartender,” I’ve
>got to believe she’s seen
>MORE than her fair share
>of lushes and boozehounds fall
>flat on their faces. But
>it did not spare us
>from her nauseating embellishment.
There rarely are open flames in the middle of bars! Ans jake came close to falling in the fire so I don't kniow why you're picking on me for speculatiing.
>What it did do was bring
>the two closer...not in a
>Skankmance sort of way; perhaps
>it may have been more
>of the Florence Nightingale effect
>kicking in. In any event,
>the two formed an alliance.
>I have a sneaky suspicion
>we’ll be seeing “tanglefoot” and
>Kendra’s chin mole for many
>more episodes this season.
Isn't that how Survivor is played? That tribe hasn't gone to TC so it's difficult to trust anyone just yet. A bonding moment goes a long way.
>REWARD CHALLENGE
>
>Twenty minutes into the episode and
>we have a challenge! As
>an extra scoop of gravy
>on the mashed potatoes, a
>RC with no DAMN FRIGGIN’
>PUZZLE!! AHHH yes, Survivor the
>way it OUGHTA be. But
>not before Reba and Bello’s
>first look at the new
>LuLuLoser tribe with Brandon voted
>out.
I knew you would be happy. I couldn't care less about the «action». All I care about is the ensuing strategy. Whether a tribe wins or loses, their reactions and their mindset change.
>Kendra’s open-mouth gasp was so wide
>you couldn’t see her knarly
>chin mole. Golly Gee, I
>guess I can understand the
>surprise considering how well Brandon
>performed in tribal challenges. *
>snort *
I'll let you have your «snort». I think you put too much weight on insignificance but have at it.
>Personally, I do not recall seeing
>this challenge before. Certainly not
>last season, otherwise we’d STILL
>be waiting for pathetically inept
>Carolyn to catch the ball
>from the chute. LMAO! What
>we did see was an
>MVP performance by Kaleb giving
>LuLuLosers a win. In addition
>to a large fruit feast,
>LuLu had to choose one
>player to raid another camp.
I don't remember when but we did see the «throw the ball in the chute and race to the end to catch it» challenge before.
>Kaleb darn near does everything short
>of throwing himself at Jeff’s
>feet to be the raider.
>Emily, never shy to open
>her piehole during these situations,
>voices her agreement. As Kaleb
>boards the boat taking him
>to a loser camp, he
>exclaims how happy he is
>that “his tribe chose him.”
>REALLY? Did I miss something??
>From my vantage point, I
>would have sworn Kaleb chose
>HIMSELF.
Kaleb could only volunteer; the decision was democratic.
>When Maya announced she’s a singer/songwriter,
>Sufi-do starts babbling aimlessly with
>some very lame rap lyrics.
>The very first item Kalen
>should have raided was the
>machete in Sufi-do’s hands. Not
>to bring back to LuLu,
>but to make Sufi-do stop
>using it as an air
>guitar. Kaleb had to be
>thinking THIS is a stellar
>Production find he’d LOVE to
>be sitting next to at
>FTC. Should he have an
>opportunity to see Bruce in
>action, he could have his
>dream F3.
Survivor is at its best when it's funny and that was one of the rare moments worth a chuckle. Lighten up, man!
>When you’re given the opportunity to
>visit another “kingdom” and you
>have a gift to give,
>it is only proper to
>bestow that gift to a
>King. So, it was only
>fitting “King Drew,” despite his
>nerdy weirdness, is the recipient
>of the gifted advantage.
kaleb read the room well.
>Kaleb proved to be a kinder
>and gentler raider and only
>takes some fishing gear. My
>assessment of Kaleb is he’s
>one of the rare instances
>Production got it right with
>casting. Unfortunately, they still fail
>miserably over 90% of the
>time. Translation: Poor Kaleb is
>ripe to be victimized by
>the ADS.
Again, there is no such thing as the ADS but lets leave it alone.
>Meanwhile at Reba, Drew decides to
>share the gifted advantage with
>the Reba 4 as a
>means of damage control. Now
>all four players go searching
>for the idol. I guess
>the extra sensory powers in
>Dee’s BIG big toe discovered
>the rope the boys previously
>overlooked. At the end of
>the rope is a hammer
>needed to break rocks by
>the water well to reveal
>the idol.
I thought Drew's big mouth would draw your ire but you kept calm. Good for you!
>As a peace offering for Drew
>and Austin shutting them out,
>Dee and Julie give the
>hammer to the boys to
>break the rocks. The good
>news is they FINALLY get
>the idol; the bad news
>is it has more conditions
>than Russia’s demands to release
>Britney Griner. It can be
>used for ONLY the next
>TC, BUT if you give
>up your vote at TC
>it can be used when
>10 players remain (presumably the
>merge,) BUT if you give
>up your vote a second
>time it can be used
>up to the F5. Since
>this is a “community idol”
>shared by the Reba 4,
>they have some thinking to
>do.
It's good to make them think. That's when they screw up. For example; see this episode's boot!
>IMMUNITY CHALLENGE
>
>Could LuLu build on its RC
>win, or will they resume
>the title LuLuLosers. This challenge
>has a DAMN FRIGGIN’ PUZZLE
>so their prospect is not
>looking good. Austin (Reba) and
>Kendra (Bello) make easy work
>to release the key. Sean
>(LuLu) is struggling, but LuLu
>makes up the time assembling
>the cart which brings them
>to the damn friggin’ puzzle
>station.
>Each tribe has a caller. Actually,
>Kendra was really the only
>one “calling.” For the most
>part Maya was standing there
>with her finger up her
>butt not saying a whole
>lot. Emily was flapping her
>trap but not to solve
>the puzzle...to express sympathetic words
>of encouragement while LuLuLoser was
>getting their a$$es kicked yet
>again. LuLu loses and has
>a third trip to TC
>in three episodes.
For a guy who LOVES these Mickey Mouse Challenges, you certainly have anger in recalling it.
>Back at camp, Sabiyah is putting
>the ADS in motion targeting
>Kaleb.
It was for from ADS, it was a power play that failed miserably.
>We hear Sabiyah’s parting words about
>being “flattered” because the “great”
>players get blindsided. HMMM, apparently
>she’s missed many, MANY past
>Survivor episodes. Sorry, Sabiyah, in
>this case the GREEDY player
>got blindsided.
Finally somthing we can agree on! Many, many BAD players were blindsided. I put up a list on the bigger ones of the first 10 seasons:
- S1 - Sue
- S2 - Mitchell
- S3 - Silas
- S4 - John
- S5 - Jed
- S6 - Rodger
- S7 - Poopert
- S8 - Colby
- S9 - Leeann
- S10 - Gregg
And, for fun, I'll add James in S15 who got blindsided holding 2 idols.
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