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Arrived home exactly at 8:01pm last night. As soon as the TV was turned on, Jeff was rambling aimlessly with his “Previously on Survivor.” Needless to say, made it in a nick of time to catch the episode in its entirety for the latest installment of the Aruba Commission report of findings/observations:

#1 – A black armband is worn in mourning over the boot of the Commission’s preseason fav pick Danni. “Paranoia will destroy ya” rings true for even one of your better winners of all-time. There’s still hope Danni might be able to “Chris Underwood” her way to ultimate victory...the Aruba Commission can only hope.

#2 – With now the third female taking residence on the Edge of Extinction, we’ll need to start calling the island “Themyscira.” Perhaps Natalie, the only one on EoE with tokens she acquired when she “coltoned” an II and game advantage to Sandra and Jeremy, might be able to use those tokens to purchase a Lasso Lie Detector. Now THAT’S an item that would be used even more in the game than HIIs considering the lying sacks of sh!t Production casts for Survivor!

#3 – This episode’s tribal challenge MVP goes to Rob. But isn’t Rob on Seles; and didn’t Dakal win the challenge. Yes, you read that right...Rob ended up being the best player Dakal didn't have. Actually, Sele initially made up the time it was behind by using the conventional “grab the scattered pieces” to assemble the first section of the puzzle pulling dead even with Dakal. So, using a system that worked, what did the muttonhead do??? HMMM, let’s change things up and devour precious time sorting the pieces by color first??!! BRILLANT...thanks to that blunder, a pair of Fiji monkey-faced bats could have taken home victory for Dakal. Yep, Rob’s the runaway MVP award winner.

#4 – We hear Ben reflecting on his Survivor victory appropriately crediting his proactivity to searching/playing harder and better than his competitors for idols and advantages. So, taking a page out of Rob’s book, let’s abandon what worked so well for me and try something else. Sure, I’ll become a Social Butterfly...yeah, that’s the ticket. Golly Gee, let me coach another player on the ins and outs of successfully finding a HHI...so I DON’T? It gets “better...” and when my pupil DOES find the hidden prize, I’ll REFUSE to accept the other half??? Flash Update—Ben is NO colorful social butterfly. Lesson—When you try to be someone you ain’t, it usually does not end up all that well. Translation—Themyscira may be getting its “Steve Trevor” more sooner than later.

#5 – Conversely, Adam IS a butterfly with colorful wings who was NOT going to pass up the opportunity. But not before he had to get the feebleminded idea out of Dopey Denise’s head to bequest the other half of the idol to—The PERV?! REALLY??!! Had Adam reached over and smacked some much-needed sense into Denise’s dense skull, Production might have appropriately waved the “not striking another player” rule for expulsion. In last week’s post, the Commission could only wonder how Denise won her season. After this episode, no more need for speculation.

#6 – Speaking of Perv-ati, it’s been awhile since watching her in Skankivor-Micronesia. The Commission is now reminded of her Dinosaur Mouth flashing those tombstone teeth whenever she smiles. On a 70- inch plasma TV, you may not have to look too closely to see “R.I.P.” engraved on a couple of her central incisors.

#7 – Kudos to Kim on her proactivity by successfully finding the two halves of a HII. Two certainties with this episode: 1) we’d be listening to Jabberjaw Jiffy blabbering non-stop during a challenge, and 2) Kim was going to give the other half to another castaway with a vagina. Sophie became the latest lucky player “coltoned” a game advantage. With all this “coltoning” going on (including ALL TWENTY players starting the season being “coltoned” a fire token) this season quite possibly may end up being very much in Kim’s strike zone afterall.

#8 – Keeping this post PG-13, the Commission prefers not to disclose how many female orgasms and male erections ensued when Jeff revealed the challenge reward—Survivor Spices. That obnoxious exaggeration over just a bunch of spices brings embellishment to another level.

#9 – Elaborating on RollDdice’s assessment on Tony the Prop-maker, he goes from constructing his Spy Shack in Cagayan to a wimpy ladder in Fiji. Difference is, in Cagayan he did not have to risk life and limb using his savvy game prop Spy Shack to successfully ease drop on Jefra plotting to blindside him. This episode, he risks a potential medivac for...a couple pieces of fruit?! OHHH we forgot...that fruit will probably taste SOOO much better with those spices everyone got a chubby over... *snort*

#10 – Tribal Council opens with a woeful effort of Adam trying to find the hole for his torch. And these are the best “winners” Production can roundup? No wonder it is forced to ease the effort for idol-finding. Much like he did with Denise during their earlier search, Ben comes to the rescue once again for Adam.

#11 – Keeping with an ease for finding...the only way the Safety Without Power advantage is NOT found on the EoE is if every inhabitant on the island signs a Suicide Pact agreeing to die of dehydration by never going to the water well.

#12 – Rob and Sandra both appear secure in their respective tribes. Their confrontation seems inevitable. Should it come to fruition, Production may want to show some pre-footage of a Tarantula and a Scorpion trapped in a jar. But not before the Conspiracy Theorists come crawling out like termites from wood rot crying fixed or scripted. Stay tuned...

I'm scratching my Big Rob Idol Head over the turn of events that you so vividly describe in the third element of your case:

#3 – This episode’s tribal challenge MVP goes to Rob. But isn’t Rob on Seles; and didn’t Dakal win the challenge. Yes, you read that right...Rob ended up being the best player Dakal didn't have. Actually, Sele initially made up the time it was behind by using the conventional “grab the scattered pieces” to assemble the first section of the puzzle pulling dead even with Dakal. So, using a system that worked, what did the muttonhead do??? HMMM, let’s change things up and devour precious time sorting the pieces by color first??!! BRILLANT...thanks to that blunder, a pair of Fiji monkey-faced bats could have taken home victory for Dakal. Yep, Rob’s the runaway MVP award winner.

When I saw this going on I thought, "Aww. Hallmark Channel Rob is trying desperately to throw this Challenge so that he can be voted out and help his wife over at Edge of ExStinkytown. Or he may get over there and ask her what's for dinner. Ain't love grand?"

But NO. He gets back to camp and starts trying to push Danni toward the snuffer. So his Challenge performance was pure incompetence and not part of a deranged master plan. With three young daughters in his house Rob should know how to lay blocks out in a pattern.

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