LAST EDITED ON 10-10-03 AT 03:55 AM (EST)

Well, I thought I had it all figured out. Christa was going because Jon and his Final Four group of Michelle, Burton and Shawn would vote her out.

Then we find out Shawn and Jon are closer than Burton and Shawn (AKA Batman and Robin). Then Jon joins up with Sandra, Trish, and Christa!

Oh well, logic escapes these people.

Anyway, here are this week's clips. This was my LONGEST transcription EVER! It took just over 2.5 hours. But there were just so many good clips with excellent, interesting information. Just remember to forget my crappy typing.

Thanks,
Markopolo

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TRIBAL COUNCIL VOTING
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Markopolo's note: Burton and Michelle almost seemed as if they felt rejected by Christa. Kind of like she didn't go into their alliance. That's how I comprehended the clip.

Trish (votes Burton): I think you're a really, really great competitor. And you're a threat. And there's no way I can go into a merge with somebody like you. But you're a great guy and I wish you the very best.

Sandra (votes Burton): You talked about me from day one, to anybody who would give you the opportunity that would just listen. You singled me out and it was time to pay you back. This is it. I sure (hate?) it for you. Good-bye. Adios.

Jon (votes Bert and Ernie after dancing his way to the voting booth): Too much of a threat. (Makes a four-finger symbol with hand) Can you dig that, sucka? (I DID A WEB SEARCH, AND APPARENTLY THAT IS A QUOTE FROM THE WRESTLER BOOKER T).

Markopolo's Note: Jon writes something else on the corner of his vote paper. The first word looks like "And" The second word starts with a "V".

Christa (votes Bert): You're the biggest threat we have. See ya, buddy.

Burton (votes Christa): Christa, this is a tough game. About making strategic decisions. Indecisiveness will get you nothing but a one-way ticket home.

Michelle (votes Christa): MICHELLE DROPS THE PEN ON THE FLOOR, OOPS! I'm placing this vote tonight, because I think you play a narrow-minded game. Not only did you underestimate people, but you overestimated people as well. Keep it real (raises her eyebrows as if to say "whatever").

Shawn (votes Burton): NOTE SHAWN IS WHISPERING SO QUIETLY IT'S HARD TO HEAR. Burton, (inaudible) all I gotta say is, competition. I don't want to have competition. See ya soon.

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SANDRA STICKS UP FOR RUPERT
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Clip description: Get Inside the Drake tribe when Sandra takes a stand in favor of her pal Rupert. Why do Sean and Burton poke fun at the bearded pirate? Find out now.

Markopolo's note: WOW!!! By far the BEST video of the season!! Sandra rocks! Lots of potential spoilers here. Sandra sure doesn't like Shawn. What happens when she finds out that he is in an alliance with Jon?

Sandra (confessional): I honestly feel that Shawn and Burton are happy we got a sewing machine from the reward and Rupert was able to make himself a longer skirt, because half the time when Rupert sits down and spreads his legs you either see his jewels or his dirty underwear. And I think we're just tried of that. So they're definitely happy that Rupert has a longer skirt, and they loooove his skirt. They're like, "Oh Rupert, that's the best skirt ever."

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Shawn and Burton definitely love to make fun of Rupert. Umm, they like to hear his laugh, but they make fun of it. They like to see him in his skirt, and they make fun of it. Every chance they get to crack a joke on Rupert, they are just giggling away.

CUT

Sometimes I think Rupert doesn't mind, but when he's in a bad mood, he starts telling them to screw off. He's probably tired of every other word being "Rupert this" or "Rupert that." You know they say a lot of negative things about Rupert when he's not around, but they don't care who else hears it. And if they say it around me, I am going to run straight back to Rupert and find him wherever he's at and let him know what they're saying.

CUT

I'm not mad when I hear Shawn and Burton talk about Rupert. I'm just glad that I'm there to hear it, because I can just bust them out. If there was ever any doubt, I would just be like "Look, I heard you say it. You know I'm not lying." There's been a couple times where somebody was approached, let's say Christa and they were just talking about Christa. And I was right behind them and they had no clue. And I wanted to say, "Hey Christa, you wouldn't believe what these two fools were saying about you." Just to see the expression on their face and see how they would try and get out of it. But Christa and everybody (NOTE ALLIANCE) is like, "No, don't worry about it. Don't play the game like that. Just tell us when you get a chance behind some bush or whatever."

Markopolo's note: Sandra is talking in broken thoughts, so let me reiterate what she was trying to say. She means that she thought about telling the person who is getting insulted when they are also in front of Burton and Shawn (the two insulters). But her alliance urges here not to make a scene and ruckus.

Sandra (more confessional): I don't keep quiet about anything I hear. If I hear them, and they say a name, (slaps her hands), I'm gone!

I looove gossip. I'll tell them straight up, "Hey such and such was just saying that you were the biggest ass or whatever, that you stink. They're tired of seeing your dirty draws or whatever." Whatever it may be, I'll tell them. Because whenever their talking about someone it's either Jon, Rupert Trish, myself or Christa. You know, they don't talk about Michelle in front of me. But they think I am so loyal that I won't go back and say anything. But that's the first thing I do, run straight back to whoever they were talking about and just spill the beans. And that gives that person another good reason to hate Burton and Shawn.

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BURTON: THE DAY AFTER
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Clip description: Go Inside Drake the morning after they voted Burton out at Tribal Council. Does Burton harbor any hard feelings toward his former tribe, or is he at peace with their decision? Watch as he explains his journey.

Markopolo's note: Oh boy. Burton has no clue that Shawny boy turned on him. And he is really arrogant, too. He does say that someone on Drake will pay for talking smack to the Morgan tribe (Geez, I wonder who? Maybe the guy who watches Smackdown every week?).

Burton (the day after TC): The nature of the game is deception. Everyone does it. People are lying to each other and you always have to have your guard up. And I had my guard up, but at some point, you have to trust people to some degree or another. And I did and Jon was in a position last night where he could go with my alliance or the other alliance. The strong or the weak. (LITTLE DID HE KNOW THAT HIS ALLIANCE WAS ONE OTHER PERSON).

And Jon's weak physically. And umm, I expressed my concern to Shawn about it, saying, "If I were Jon, I would vote one of us off." (OH, THE IRONY)

Because (Jon) can right now. He can't compete in a million years against any of us in an individual challenge. And so if I were Jon, I would have done it. Jon did look me in the eye and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, don't worry." (Burton shrugs his shoulders) I always had my concerns. But you can only do so much. And tribal council is the only time in the game you know someone is telling the truth. You never know up until that point, so.

CUT

In terms of the competitions with the Morgan tribe, and the implications down the road. In my opinion if you play a fair game and go all out, and you don't talk smack and you don't rub it in your faces, anyone's going to respect that out of a good competitor. So I tried to play fair and tried to win. Other people talked smack here and there and I think down the road it will hurt them, because they are going to have enemies on that tribe they cannot win over.

CUT

I knew that there were going to be a lot of challenges for me to face throughout the game and there were going to be some key turning points. (POINTS, BURTON? THERE WAS ONE TURNING POINT AND YOU GOT BOOTED OFF!) And if we had gotten Christa out this vote and gotten another weak person out, then I had a pretty good strategy to get me into the top five, and I am pretty sure I could have. And to be honest, I think people realized that far enough, had I gotten to individual immunities, it was going to be really hard to stop me, because I don't give up at anything (YOU SURELY DON'T GIVE UP BEING A COCKY, POMPOUS JERK). So yea, people realized that. I was trying to hide that, but I didn't do a very good job. I easily could have been top five.

CUT

Looking back, after tribal council and getting voted off, you realize there are snakes in the grass. It's just a matter of how many and who. The earlier in the game, the harder it is to tell, because people's true motivations don't necessarily come out. And I mean I was planning on becoming more of a snake as the game went on. Because that's what you needed to be. And I am sure other people were also.

CUT

The game of Survivor, on the surface, seems to be "Oh, it's such a neat game. Oh, it would be fun." But until you get in and evaluate it. Until you get into a position where you are actually playing, making decisions, it's hard to understand how complicated it is. And every single action that you do, every single decision you make and every single thing you say could come back to haunt you. And the implications, it's a ripple effect. It's a very complicated game, and that's why I can't go back and say, "Oh, I would have changed this one thing." Because there would have been 1,000's of things that would have changed after that.

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BLACKBEARD BOILS
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Clip description: While Burton and Michelle race crabs in the sand, Rupert pops off in more ways than one. Watch as Sandra and Christa help Rupert through his explosive day.

Markopolo's note: Lots of bonding between Sandra, Rupert, Christa. Trish a little too. Seems like a solid foursome.

(Eerie music, pic of the immunity skull, Burton and Michelle race crabs as Shawn and Jon watch)

Burton (pointing to his crab that is way ahead of Michelle's crab): That's Drake vs. Morgan right there.

(Pic of Rupert scowling)

Michelle: What the hell is wrong with my crabs? (I WON'T EVEN TOUCH THAT ONE. TOO EASY)

(Pic of Rupert scowling again)

Rupert (confessional): I'm on strike today. I am sick of Burton and Shawn telling me how hard they work and how much they've done when I see what they do. And it's nothing!

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Rupert: My life today is me. Me and my women.

(Shift to Sandra popping some sort of mosquito bite on Rupert's stomach. YUCK!)

Rupert: ARGHHHH!

Sandra: Take a chill pill.

Rupert: You're hurting me. Why don't you take it all the way through my back.

(Christa joins in wiping some of the pus away as Sandra pops some pus-filled bites on Rupert's back)

Sandra: Yummy! Like lemonade.

Rupert: OWWW!!!

Sandra: You can't move!

(Jon, lying down, snickers)

Jon (confessional): Rupert has been eaten up with every fungus, bacteria and infection you can throw on a person. Right now he's a human culture of disease and pus.

Rupert: OWWW!!!

Christa: We call it, "Operation Rupert." operation jungle herpes disease. Whatever you call it. Pus was flying out everywhere. It was really, really gross.

Trish: Ewww! You're letting him drain right on the mat (playfully).

Rupert (to Trish): What, you want me to lay on the dirt?

Trish: Rupert, you are going to be so psyched when this is done.

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OSTEN CAN'T SWIM
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Clip description: You saw Osten almost drown at the Reward Challenge. Let Insider take you to the Morgan camp as they return dejected after the big loss. What did Osten think of his effort at the Challenge? Here's your chance to find out!

Markopolo's note: Not much here, except Osten points out that he feels comfortable because he has "his alliances." There is a clip at the end as Osten speaks from confessional of Osten and Ryan watching the sun set on the beach together. As far as the transcription...it was HARD TO DO. It's impossible to hear Tijuana and her high, whiny voice. Darrah speaks a different language. And Osten talks too softly in the wind. ARGH! Why can't Mark Burnett get some good microphones?

(Pic of Morgan tribe returning after RC loss)

Tijuana (confessional): Osten got out there. (Inaudible) If he can swim the first day off the boat, he can swim. It's just a matter of staying calm. And I told him that. Just get in the water and try to be comfortable. Don't get scared. You'll be fine. Don't panic you'll be fine. But it's easier said than done.

Ryan O (to tribe): We were on the comeback trail, weren't we? They were getting nervous toward the end.

Tijuana (confessional): I totally understand. I didn't think what would happen if Osten (inaudible) out there. And I don't fault him in any way.

Ryan O (to tribe): What are we going to do. We've got our strengths and we've got our weaknesses. We're not a swimming group.

Tijuana (confessional): ...... Someone may not be able to run as fast. Do whatever. So we have to figure out what are our strengths and weaknesses and hopefully, we can come together and whoever's the strongest, they can do that part.

Osten (confessional): I definitely cost us the challenge, no question about it. My mistake. My risk that I took cost us the challenge.

Ryan O (to Osten): I'm glad you're not hurt. That's the biggest thing.

Andrew (to Osten): Don't give it a second thought.

Osten (confessional): I'm fearful of water when I can't touch the ground. I gave it my all. I'm the type of swimmer that can swim to a destination, but that's it. To ask me to swim, screw around, dive, come back and go. That's where it becomes difficult. When I'm out there and panic that's when I lose control.

(Ryan and Darrah talk with Osten about strategy at swimming challenges)

Osten (confessional): I don't feel vulnerable in the least bit. My strength is not swimming. They know that. We're taking a chance. With my alliances that I have, I don't feel vulnerable at all.

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I gave it my all and I screwed up like a two-year-old child, yeah, but I realize I'm not going to live my life in reverse. That was then. I know it was my weakness. I took a chance. It didn't work out. But the chance I take tomorrow may work out. The bigger the chance, the bigger the reward.

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RUPERT RETURNS WITH MORGAN
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Clip description: You saw the Morgan Tribe win Immunity and choose Rupert to join their tribe for two days. Was Rupert excited about being in the Morgan tribe, and did he want to help out around camp? Watch as Insider takes you to the newly formed Morgan camp.

Markopolo's note: Is this Episode 5 already? Well it does show a VERY NICE Rupert. But I didn't comprehend the clip as saying that he is going to spill the beans. He knows what he is doing.

(Morgan walking back from IC. Andrew carries the Immunity Skull. Tijuana is hugging Rupert)

Andrew (to Rupert): We thought we would give you a get out of jail free card.

(laughter)

Andrew (confessional): For us to win immunity, it was the biggest morale boost we could expect. (blah blah blah) For us to 0-6 and to win like that. Having Rupert here is a great opportunity. For one, he's just a great guy.

Rupert (to tribe): Wow, I love you guys' shelter.

Andrew (confessional): He's also honest as hell. And I don't know how well versed in the game he is. But my sense is that he's just going to tell us everything.

(Rupert helps Andrew with the logs to block the tide)

Rupert (confessional): I don't see the Morgan tribe kidnapping me and bringing me to their tribe as a negative thing. I sat in that boat, huddled up with Chris and Michelle and said, "I don't wanna go. I don't wanna go. I don't wanna go." And of course, I went. It's still OK. I need to know these people. I need to keep away from tribal council anyway -- another positive.

(Rupert shows Ryan how to use the spear -- Ryan has dumb look like he doesn't understand anything)

Rupert (confessional): Anything that helps them, helps me. And I am going to bring back some great fish.

Rupert (to tribe): I'm going to go out and catch some fish and some stingray.

Andrew: Wow, this is going to be great.

Rupert: It's going to be a great day tomorrow.

Tijuana: Thank you.

Rupert: No, thank you.

Markopolo's note: That last "thank you" is Rupert totally patronizing.

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BURTON'S REWARD
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Clip description: Having gone into the game with only the clothes on their backs, the Drake tribe anxiously awaited their next reward, the sewing machine. Who benefited the most from the new fabric, Rupert or his tribe? Let Insider reveal the answer as Burton explains...

Markopolo's note: CONGRATULATIONS BURTON! You are a complete asshole. I am so happy you're GONE. Seriously, he is a total jerk. He also wins Dumb Survivor Quote of the Year for his inability to understand sewing machines.

Burton (confessional): The tree mail said "You will get some new attire" And once again everybody has misinterpretations, saying, "Oh my gosh we're getting all of our clothes." And people are like, "I want my swimsuit, I want my pants, I want my Patagonia top. I want my fleeces. I want this and that."

And it's been so long out here with the same clothes, to me it doesn't matter. I imagine that I am going to be in the same outfit that I am in for the entire time I'm here (LITTLE DOES HE KNOW!).

These guys were all excited, so we win the challenge like we always do against the Morgans (COCKY, EH BURTON?). And Jeff shows us a sewing machine. And I look around. And I'm like, "Are you kidding me? A sewing machine?"

And there's all these pieces of fabric. And so I really didn't care about the sewing machine or the fabric or anything for that matter.

We get back here and Rupert, Sandra and Christa begin to have their own sewing party. And they are so excited. They're talking about the year and the make and the model of the sewing machine. And I'm like "I couldn't use that if you gave me the instructions." (Makes a dumb face)

And they proceed to put 100 percent of their effort and focus for the remainder of that day and the next morning into making themselves look all pretty.

In Rupert's defense, he needed a new dress. His was awful and everyone agreed. But the rest of the ones, c’mon, we're on an island. Don't worry about looking so pretty. (BURTON, YOU MUST GET LOTS OF WOMEN WITH THAT ATTITUDE).

Let's get water first, let's eat first. Sewing later.

So the sewing machine, in my mind, was just a big distraction. And it kind of gave you an idea where people's priorities were. And a lot of people don't have high priorities. I don't know. I just stitched up the back of my shorts (HYPOCRITE!!!!) and that was it. I don't plan on doing a lot more.

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Up until a day or two ago, Rupert has been running around in a miniskirt. Rupert weighs 240 pounds. His beard is as long as his hair. And he looks like a pirate (pauses) ... in a miniskirt! He's got my belt, I think maxed out on the last hole holding this thing up. And too many times, it’s fallen down and blowing up in the wind. And Rupert is chafing everywhere. So he doesn't like to wear his underwear if he doesn't have to. Because it's hot and usually wet. SO now we have Rupert in a miniskirt and no underwear. And too many times, he has been in a very inappropriate position that everyone has accidentally seen. So it was just bad. So when we got the fabric, the only thing that was unanimous was, Rupert, make a longer skirt or dress for yourself, please. We don’t need the miniskirt anymore. He got that and that was a good thing. So I guess the sewing machine, in the big picture, was good.

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I mean, I took shop in junior high (OH GOD, WHO REALLY WANTS TO HEAR BURTON'S JUNIOR HIGH STORIES? AT LEAST EPM WAS SMART ENOUGH NOT TO PUT THIS CLIP ON THE SHOW).

And I did sew things. I sewed up a hole in my shorts, but it'll probably be awhile before you see me sit at a sewing machine working it properly. (Laughs) I hope it's a long, long time.

CUT

(Burton talks about "the worst plumber's ass I ever seen")

I kind of blew it out of proportion and Rupert didn't think it was as funny as I did (OH REALLY?).

But I was laughing. Everyone else was laughing. And it was a riot. But after his threat of wringing my neck like a chicken, I kinda backed off a little bit. But I had to get a couple jabs in because it was not pleasurable.

CUT

I gotta admit, it's kind of fun to tease Rupert cuz he's such a nice guy. Like no one would ever say anything mean to him or rude to him. So he's the kind of guy you can kinda tease. And everyone knows you're just giving him a hard time, cuz he's so nice. It's entertaining and it lightens the atmosphere.

And he's the only guy here who could probably physically hurt me, so it's like kinda teasing the big guy so he'll be nice to you. So it's kind of funny. (HUH? WHAT KIND OF LOGIC IS THAT?)

CUT

Most of the time it's the skirt. Sometimes we go back and forth on the fishing. He catches a bunch of small ones, I catch fewer bigger ones. But it's all in big fun. But the skirt is the biggest joke. Sometimes the pirate laugh or the beard, but mostly the skirt. The skirt's always the good one, you can always fall back on that.