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Survivor Kaoh Rong – May 5

Does Mark the Chicken make it through the episode? That’s all I want to know.

Recap’s done but pix to follow tomorrow. Chat away.
Mark the Chicken is chilling in the hammock as everyone treks back from the Julie vote out.
In confessional, Jason knows he’s going to have to use his bounty hunter gift of the gab skills to make it through another tribal: “I make mothers rat their sons out.” He pitches to Cydney and Michelle that Tai is a big threat.
On the other side of camp, Tai is off with Joe and Aubry and he tells them he has the power of an extra vote. He probably thinks he’s solidifying his alliance but Aubry is probably already thinking of blindsiding him because of the news, which on top of the last idol gives Tai a lot of power now they’re down to final six.
Mark the Chicken update #2: He ate a grub. This chicken is getting more airtime than Joe.
Chilling in the shelter, Jason is frustrated no one will strategise with him. Joe hears him out and then gets a confessional! Hells bells – does this mean Joe is going home tonight?
It’s reward challenge time (Jeff’s in his orange cap) and it’s a water obstacle course challenge with a ball maze at the end. Survivor loves their ball mazes but this one involves three people working together while balancing on a maze raft in the ocean. Reward is something, something – the contestants just want to hear what food is on offer.
Jason should smash the initial obstacle course, but given he’s up against Joe he looks even faster than usual.Jason directs his team of Tai and Michelle and elicits a “Nice leadership by Jason” from Jeff. And then “Jason very confident – fully in control”. Stop flirting, Jeff. Unsurprisingly, Jason’s team wins.
At least Tai’s “alliance” will be able to talk about him while he’s gone.
Joe tells confessional: “I performed like a six-month-old, so I’m embarrassed by it.” Well, you are 110 years old, Joe. Unfortunately his failure makes him old man cranky and Cydney does not appreciate being bossed around, and Aubry, who is more likely to keep a lid on her temper, worries about what seems to be a looming explosion.

On the reward challenge the winners get to cosy up with an elephant, instructed by a guy with an accent like comedian Bob Franklin. Jason is mauled by a monkey but, sadly, survives. Tai’s attitude to Jason softens when he sees the tattooed bounty hunter interacting with the animals but MIchelle reckons he’s bunging it on to seem softer. She hasn’t forgotten his sooky la la hiding the machete – and nor should you, Michelle. Bet you didn’t realise Tai tipped water on the fire, though!
And now it’s immunity challenge time. Already? Does this mean there’s another medical evacuation coming up because we’re only halfway through the episode? Green-capped Jeff explains it’s a block-stacking, rope balancing challenge. Jeff praises Joe. Yep, I think Joe’s going to be medevaced! Something’s going on.
Joe is leading the challenge but halfway through his blocks drop, and then they all start dropping. Poor Joe restarts but puts the wrong letter down. Now, steely-eyed Cydney, who Jeff was poking fun at earlier, is in the lead. Joe puts another wrong letter down. Oh, Joe! And then he does it again! Jason and Cydney are neck and neck but he loses his balance a metre from safety. Cydney wins! I think this is her first immunity win.

Back at camp Tai tells Joe and Cyd he wants Michelle gone. Joe isn’t keen but says he’ll go with the flow. Tai is willing to use his extra vote on her. Aubry nods in agreement.
Joe gets even more air time when Cydney agrees with him that Jason should go because they both thinks he’s a tool. Cyd gives Mich the heads up that Tai’s gunning for her. Poor Aubry knows she now has to manage Cyd’s ire at being “dictated to”, balanced against the fact easygoing Michelle has not irritated.
At tribal, Michelle starts throwing a few bombs and Tai pretty much insults her to her face: “There’s a big group. There’s a smaller group within the big group.”
Michelle: “What Tai’s trying to say is there’s a pecking order and I’m on the bottom … Tai has turned on every alliance that he has had.” Good to see Michelle has a bit of fire in her. Perhaps she should have lit that spark a few episodes ago.
The jury is loving this and Jason is, for once, keeping his mouth shut.
Aubry, choosing her words carefully, tries to distance herself from Tai’s statements and looks like she needs a packet of Panadol.
Jeff heads off to tally the votes but Tai stops him: “Wait, Jeff – I’m going to use my advantage.” And, of course, he votes for Michelle. Again.
It’s Jason, Michelle, Michelle, Jason, Joe, Jason, Jason. So, Sooky La La No. 2 and his tartan boxers are gone. Yay! He can go douche around Ponderosa with Scot. Hopefully it will be at least a few years before they bring him back for a Heroes V Villains or Second Chances.
Tai does not look happy.
So, I was wrong about the Joe medevac and all in all it was a pretty uneventful episode.

Next time: Michelle is understandably not happy with Tai, but then it seems they team up for an unlikely alliance because he feels betrayed by Aubry.

Survivor BBB2 – Apr 28 – The One After The Scot Blindside

I’m looking forward to seeing Jason’s reaction to the Scot blindside and Tai’s perceived betrayal. Will he keep his mouth shut and just moan to Julia or does Mark the Chicken need to fear for his life?

Over to guest recapper Rosie (thank you muchly):

And as usual we start after last week’s TC. Tai is happy that he has taken control of his game, after the tatty boys were talking over him. Yep, he sure showed them! Oh, that was such fun just to see the looks on their faces last week! He reminds them that it’s a game.

TBB (TattyBountyBoy) says they’ll never get rid of Tai now, and he hates it. Well, you should have played a better game, moron. He is upset that he lost both his partner and his idol. Oh boo hoo, poor wee petal.

Julia is also upset, but Tai reminds her that she wrote his name down. Heh. She is upset that Tai, Cydney, Aubry and Joe formed a secret alliance. Tai offers to explain why he voted for Scot, but she doesn’t want to hear it. I laugh. I laugh a lot while watching this show.

The next morning Tai speaks to TBB about the ousting of Scot. Gutsy feller! TBB says he understands why he did it, but tells us he can’t let Tai and the others see how angry he is and he wants revenge. Tai is worried that TBB will wring Mark’s neck. Um, I really wouldn’t see a problem with that, what with Mark being a CHOOK, who was given to the Beauty tribe for food in the first place.

REWARD CHALLENGE

In which they must race through obstacles, collect rings which they will then throw onto a hook. Which will be swinging, thus making it more difficult. The reward (Rosie’s eyes roll as usual when she hears: “Want to know what you’re playing for?” – I always want someone to say, “Nah, we assume it’ll be something good, Jeff, so let’s just get on with it.” :D) The reward will be a helicopter ride around the island, followed by a fried chicken picnic. They show the obligatory excitement.

But I forgot to mention the most important bit, and that is Jeffy’s hat. It’s the orange one – aka the favourite of our Juzzy girl!

They are playing in pairs, and seeing we are down to 7 players this week, one person doesn’t get to play, and therefore won’t get a chance at the reward. It’s TBB. Ha ha. But wait, I’m wrong. Michele and Cydney win, and they are allowed to take one other person – even TBB! But no, they bring Aubry! Ha ha ha ha ha! I laugh a lot. I should also say that for all my giggles I nearly forgot to add that Joe – yes Joe! – and Tai came very close to winning. Wouldn’t have ever believed Joe could ever come close to winning an actual challenge now, would you? Well he did. Come close that is. Didn’t actually win, of course. Let’s not get silly here.

Off to Reward where they enjoy their food, along with some wine followed by a rest in hammocks. How very pleasant. And naturally they discuss the game. Cydney and Aubry whisper together that Michele might be a better bet to take to Final 3 than Tai or Joe. But tonight they need to target TBB or Julia. I’m yelling TBB! Make it TBB! at my TV. Sadly they don’t seem to hear. *pouty face* At least they realise it will be too dangerous to take Tai as part of any Final 3.

Back at camp TBB and Julia realise that they need immunity. TBB thinks voting for Tai will work if they can talk the others into blindsiding him. They chat to Cydney about voting out Tai. She sees that as a win win for her.

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE

This one is a water challenge, where they have to swim to a raft over an obstacle, memorize a bunch of symbols and numbers and get a combination that then gets them a word puzzle. This looks hard! Joe opts out, but I can hardly blame him. Eventually, Michele wins. Congratulations – that did not look easy!

SCRAMBLE TIME

TBB is upset that he wasn’t even close and can only hope that the others will vote for Tai alonga him.

Aubry and Cydney discuss whether to tip out TBB or Julia, and decide on Julia. Aubry says TBB will be polarizing for the jury, whereas Julia has no blood on her hands. Michele thinks this sucks. But she doesn’t say anything. There’s also talk about Tai, saying he can win this. Well, duh, he got out a huge threat last week, of course he can win this! At this rate, anyway. He is all worried, and decides to bring his idol to TC.

Michele tells Julia they are voting for Tai, and is hoping it will be true. Cydney may or may not be voting Tai.

TRIBAL COUNCIL

Julia tells Jeff that Michele is the only person who can feel 100% safe tonight. Tai says he has his idol and his secret advantage. He wants to remind his alliance that there’s no need to shake the boat. TBB says he trusted his alliance and now Scot is out. (heh heh) He says Tai flipped like a flapjack twice on his alliance and it will happen a third time. Tai retorts that TBB and Scot were tight and in control. TBB says Aubry and Joe are even closer. They are? Joe? Really?

They vote. We see TBB vote for Tai, and Aubry vote for Julia. Well big deal, editors, those were votes we could have known were coming, so thanks for nothing. Tai is clearly worried, and whispers to Aubry should he play his idol this time. She thinks he’ll be safe but says it’s up to him. Jeff counts the votes and calls for any idols. Tai leaves his in his pocket, but looks worried.

And here are the votes: Tai, Julia, Tai, Julia, Julia, Julia. Everybody wave bye bye to Julia! Michele gives her a hug before her torch is snuffed and she (Michele) has a bit of a cry. I must say TBB and Scot both look a bit cross. I do think TBB is pretty jolly lucky it wasn’t him. In fact, since he didn’t win immunity, and doesn’t have an idol, I don’t for the life of me understand why not. I know Aubry felt earlier that TBB couldn’t win, but he can also go on an immunity run. Me, I’d have voted him out soonest. Maybe next week?

Survivor BBB2 – April 21

Debbie of the many occupations has just been blindsided by her alliance, and while Scot is a tad disappointed Cydney did not go home, he is thrilled “they ate one of their own”. Tai hands the idol back to Jason – darn it. How fun would it have been if he’d hidden it somewhere instead.
The next day Jason is thrilled their sooky lah lah tactics of hiding the machete and dousing the fire worked to crack the majority alliance. But Tai thinks it’s time to stop the shenanigans – perhaps he’s thinking of jury votes, which neither Scot nor Jason has mentioned.

Scot says he wants to mend fences but he needs “assurances from Aubry”. So she’s obviously the acknowledged leader of the tribe. An then he says he never wanted to be the “Russell Hantz” of the tribe. Too late, Scot – you must be the tallest Hantz ever, though.
He graciously offers to return to “providing” for the tribe in return for traitor Cydney’s head.

And I want pizzas for everyone, a gym bag full of unmarked dollar bills and a plane to fly me to Mexico. Oh and a new tattoo that say “Jason forever”

He tells confessional the other tribe does not realise Cydney is “brooding,petty, small”. Hello – pot, kettle! How is Aubry going to handle this blackmail?
“There is not a shot in hell I am going to work with them,” she tells confessional. Hells yeah, Aubry! “But I’m willing to let them think I’ll play along with it.”

Reward challenge time
Orange cap Jeff explains it’s a terracotta pot balancing change. The prize is a burger meal or letters from home. Or, Jeff casually reveals, an advantage. But the further twist is they will only be competing against people who choose the same prize. In the past having the advantage has not worked out well (it made Fishy and Dan the unbearable postman targets).
Going for advantage are Tai, Cyd and Aubry.
Food is Scot, Jason and Michelle.
Letters is Julia and Joe.
If they do this again they should keep what everyone picked a secret, so a player could be potentially balancing for hours against an imaginary opponent.

Of course Joe picked "love". — Of course Joe picked “love”.

Joe looks shaky and he is first to fall, so Julia gets her letter. Michelle beats Jason and Scot to take the burger meal – good one, Mich.
Tai is a picture of stillness as he and Aubry are the final two, battling for the advantage.

Hope Aubry's infected leg wasn't giving her grief in this challenge. — Hope Aubry’s infected leg wasn’t giving her grief in this challenge.

At just over the 10-minute mark, while Michelle is still chowing down on her burger, Aubry’s pots fall and Tai gets the secret scroll. Well, that was quick.
Tai reads what the advantage is and it’s … oh …an extra vote. Same as the last two times. Anyone else disappointed? (Some history on extra votes here Extra Vote)

Julia was smart choosing the letters prize, knowing not many others would.

Julia, Mich and Aubry take a walk and the former Beauties are keen to flush out an idol by voting for Tai, knowing they’ll be safe as the Sookies will vote for Cydney. Will Aubry come up with a plan to save her new BFF?

Michelle is getting a tonne of beach confessionals lately. Winner edit? — Michelle is getting a tonne of beach confessionals lately. Winner/narrator edit?

Aubry secretly thinks Julia is a sneaky sneak – too “super shady” to be sitting next to at the end of the game – and that Michelle has no idea that Julia is just waiting to turn on the girls.

It’s Day 27 and Aubry approaches Tai on a level she knows will appeal to him, talking about the struggle between the barin and the heart. And he’s listening.
He tells confessional: “My heart say: I like that girl Aubry a lot. She has the certain energy I really like.”
Aubry tells him he is being targeted and that she’s willing to feed him info to show her loyalty to him. Tai thinks the Sookies will be delighted to have Aubry on board. Poor, tree-loving Tai.

It's a Sookies spa date. — It’s a Sookies spa date.

Of course Scot immediately wants to target Aubry and Tai is not happy he has no say in this alliance – not that he tells the Sookies.

It’s immunity challenge time and blue cap Jeff talks them through an arm-stretching challenge that involves yet more pots. Does Probst have shares in a pot company? Joe is first out again. He could make final three, as no-one sees him as a threat.

Tai is looking almost as skinny as Debbie.

After 45 minutes we’re down to Aubry, Cyd and Jason.

Cydney goes and then Jason does a Keith Nale-style spit, which Aubry mimics. Love it. After 1 hour and 15 minutes they are both still hanging on for dear life.

Aubry, if you don't win this season you are a dead cert for the next Second Chance. — Aubry, if you don’t win you are a dead cert for the next Second Chance.

Sadly social media expert Aubry is just outlasted by former soldier Jason after a valiant effort. So Jason has the immunity necklace plus his idol and Tai has an idol, so they can target Aubry safe in the knowledge they can use a super idol after the votes are read if Scot or Tai is targeted. Well, that’s the plan. I really hope everyone actually votes for Scot and Tai refuses to activate the super idol to save him.
Julia tells the boys the plan is to pile votes on Tai to flush his idol, and they respond with promises of cutting Tai’s throat in the future so she can be an honorary Sooky in the final three.
Aubry checks in with new BFF from last week, Cydney, who wants to target Scot.

Why couldn't we see hilarious Cyd at the start of this season? — Why couldn’t we see hilarious Cyd at the start of this season?

Aubry vows to try and sway Tai: “Tai’s natural state isn’t with Jason and Scot.”
The next scene is of her crouching in the long grass, talking to Tai while he pretends to look for coconuts. Where’s a Tony spy shack when you need one?

Tai doesn't want to be a life member of the Tattooed Brethren. — Tai doesn’t want to be a life member of the Tattooed Brethren.

Tai gives a lot of thought to Aubry’s pitch about making a big move, but has to weigh it up with knowing he would kick Jason and Scot’s asses if they were final three together.
So at this stage it looks like Jason and Scot will vote Aubry; Julia and Michelle for Tai; Cyd, Aubry and Joe for Scot and Tai for, hmm, maybe some random vote.
Before tribal, Jason hands his hidden immunity idol to Scot. We get lits of shots of Tai looking pensive, and then he says: “I’m not here to make good friend; I’m here to win that million dollar.”

Well, you did make one good friend, Tai.

It’s tribal council time. Will we get more Chinese whispers tonight? The trash talking from Jason and Scot continues and Jeff of course spots that Tai looks awkward about it. Tai says it’s not how he conducts himself in his personal life, but this is “war”. Jason is confident of Tai’s support: “He has stepped up for our alliance time and time again.” Jeff gives Aubry props for her effort today in the challenge and she says she was spitting “like a deranged llama” (perhaps we can ask Chaos Kass the llama farmer what that would be like). Jason praises her, too, and makes it clear everyone should be voting Aubry because she’s a threat.

"Please, please, please." — “Please, please, please.”

Time to read the votes … But first, does anyone want to play a hidden immunity idol? And here come the whispers, all aimed at Tai.

From Scot, after the tiniest of "no" head shakes from Jason to Tai. — From Scot, after the tiniest of “no” head shakes from Jason to Tai.

Julia's not giving up. — Julia’s not giving up.

Tai does not play it. The votes are read: Tai, Aubry, Scot, Tai, Aubry, Scot, Scot, Scot. Scot is voted out but he’s not fussed and doesn’t budge, because his buddy Tai will let him form a super idol, right? Right?

These raised eyebrows mean you should give me your idol, Tai.

Over on the jury, Neal and Nick know what’s going on, and are enthralled.

Tai shakes his head: “Sorry.” Yay, Tai!

Look at Julia's face! And is Aubry praying? — Look at Julia’s face! and is Aubry praying?

#wow indeed, Survivor.

Kudos to Aubry for working out how to speak to Tai on his level, and for sending Scot home with Jason’s idol in his pocket.

Preview for next week: Tai is happy; Jason wants revenge (just hide the machete again Jason – that worked so well for you last time). And this:

Survivor, you can't kill off one of your most popular characters. #SaveMarkTheChicken — Survivor, you can’t kill off one of your most popular characters. #SaveMarkTheChicken

Survivor BBB2 – Apr 14 – The One with the Sooky Lah Lahs

Here we go – will Jason and Scot go ballistic after tribal? Naw, Scot’s looking glum in the night vision as he and Tai talk about the girls now having an alliance. Tai is regretting his tribal council revelation about the super idol and panics when Jason quizzes him about the vote.

It was you Jason the Bounty Hunter, but he's not telling you that. — It was you Jason the Bounty Hunter, but he’s not telling you that.

Tai panics and blurts out “Debbie” and cut to confessional where he says he’s a terrible liar. Will Jason’s Bounty Hunter super senses start tingling at this lie? It seems not. They hatch a plan to use join their idols for a super idol at the next tribal. Surely the problem with this plan is that the “enemy” will split the vote and the super idol can only save one of them?
And Scot has another vote: “What do you guys this about taking away their food?” Yeah, Scot, you just lost any respect from the viewers you’d clawed back when you were separated from Jason and buddied up with Tai instead. Douche move.

Jason wants to “weaken their soul” – a tactic from his military days he uses in his bounty hunting: “I love psychological warfare.” Urgh. At least when J’Tia threw the rice in the fire on Cagayan she was off her nut with anger – it wasn’t a calmly planned thing to drag down morale. And now she’s forever known as the chick that threw rice in the fire rather than a brilliant nuclear engineer. And these guys will be the sooky lah lah Russell Hantzes who wouldn’t let the other kids play with their toys.
Tai is wisely keeping his mouth shut (he needs to forge a new alliance – stat!) but the vengeful talk is freaking the Buddhist out morally.
The next morning Scot and Jason are up early to carry out their plan.

The hide the machete and the axe in the jungle and gloat about how miserable everyone will be.

Where's the machete, asks Debbie (looking so scrawny even in layers of clothes) — Where’s the machete, asks Debbie (looking so scrawny even in layers of clothes)

It’s obvious to everyone who the saboteurs are. Michelle is pissed but determined to show the Sooky Lah Lahs they don’t even need those tools (that’s the actual tools, not the walking giant babies). They roast coconuts in the fire and Cydney cracks one open with a saw.

Scot does not look happy the girls worked out how to open a coconut.

And then Scot does something super douchey. “Why don’t we just end the speculation?” he says. And he puts out the fire with their precious drinking water.

Oh my god!! He’s on the verge of going Brandon Hantz. I’d be a bit worried about my safety if I was one of the girls. The girls are dumbfounded and Joe calls him on it, but Scot doesn’t give a rats. Michelle must feel like she’s dealing with one of her drunk customers at the bar, but there’s nowhere to run on the island. She gets the fire going again – good on you, Michelle.
Watching from the shelter Scot vows to put it out again (I half expect him to reach into his baggy shorts and piss all over the flames) and Tai is getting rather uncomfortable.

Maybe Debbie's strange approach about an alliance isn't looking so weird now, Tai. — Maybe Debbie’s blunt approach about an alliance isn’t looking so weird now, Tai.

Come on in, guys. It’s time for a reward challenge, so will the Sookies man up and be team players? Blue cap Jeff probes them about the sabotage and the Giant Walking Wgo proclaims the tribe only has water and mangoes because of him. Cydney shoots back: “I can climb a damn tree!” Go girl!

We found the missing tool: it's Scot! — We found the missing tool: it’s Scot!

Seriously, is he playing a villain role because he wants to get invited back for another season, or is he actually this childish?
Reward is Chinese takeaway and Joe offers to sit out. Usually the non-player would forfeit the reward, but Jeff says Joe can bet on a horse and if his horse wins, he gets Chinese, too. However, it means once of the girls is going to have to saddle up with the Sookies and Julia puts her hand up, much to Cydney’s disgust. Julia wants to make a big move (the quickest way to get in Jeff’s good books) but this could all go horribly wrong for her. Joe punts on the girls and they should be quicker at untangling the ropes around their feet as they don’t wear size 20 shoes.

Dammit – the Sookies plus Julia get through the ropes quickly and move on to throwing sandbags to knock down stacked logs.

Check out her muscle! Debbie's imagining she's pegging the sandbag at Scot's head. — Check out her muscle! Debbie’s imagining she’s pegging the sandbag at Scot’s head.

Debbie’s doing really well, catching up fast, and earns Jeff’s respect: “Debbie’s got an arm on her!” But the Sookies have too big a lead and more brute strength and win. Grrr.

Back at camp the Sookies (and the chicken, who we learn is named Mark – and Google says, yes, Tai’s partner is named Mark) tuck into their Chinese while Julia explains she is at the bottom of her existing alliance.

Did the poor camera man have to climb a ladder to get this shot?

And she tells confessional she’s keen to keep the Sookies around because she knows the jury won’t vote for them to win the mill.
At this point Julia has burned her existing alliance and doesn’t even know it.

But Debbie (who I just want to see put on an IV drip to rehydrate her) sticks up for Julia and says she’s just playing them. We’ll see.

Did you know Gollum was playing in this season?

Julia tells the girls she was just playing along with the Sookies, but Cydney knows better because her “BS radar” is goigg off.:

Remember the first half of the season, where Cydney hardly got airtime? Me neither.

Cyd grabs Aubry for a beach pow-wow and straight away this is my new favourite Survivor pairing.

See, Neal, I didn't need you anyway now I have new BFF Cyd. — See, Neal, I didn’t need you anyway now I have new BFF Cyd.

They agree Jules has to go next.

Tai is having trouble sleeping and is uneasy about the sabotage, but tells himself it must be done. And then HE puts out the fire. Sweet little Tai!

Noooo! What would Mark the chicken think?

“The evil side of me rarely comes out, but it does,” he says to the camera the next day with a grin.
The fire dousing pisses everyone off but Aubry (who thinks Scot and Jason did it) reckons it was a deliberate act to attract votes which they could then negate with an idol. She wants to vote for Jules to flush the idols out, but Debbie is super cranky at Scot and wants the guys gone. Up until now Debbie has been a very strategic player, so the deprivation must be getting to her.

Immunity challenge time … Green cap Jeff explains the domino challenge and this seems made for a smaller, nimble contestant to win. And indeed Michelle, Julia and Debbie do very well, with Michelle in the lead until her domino topple fails at the last second. A lot of people look like contenders but don’t get their spacing right and Julia wins immunity. Uh oh. Well, at least Aubry and Debbie now don’t have to fight.

Back at camp Debbie gets her girl posse and wants to split the vote between Tai and Scot as she thinks Jason will play an idol. To Aubry’s horror, Deb lays it all out in front of Jules. She wants Brains to vote Scot, the others Tai. Julia trots off to the Sookies to tell them the plan. Geez, I really hope she’s a double agent but I don’t think so. Sookies want to vote Cydney.
Cyd and BFF Aubry discuss the option of cutting Debbie loose and think they will have the support of Joe and Michelle. But Joe is adamant he won’t vote Debbie. So now the BFFs have to tell Suss Julia their plan and see if she will go with them. Uh oh – I’m worried Cyd is going home as she’s got so much air time this ep.

At tribal council Jeff gets the lowdown on the missing tools (as if he didn’t already know) and learns Debbie still trusts Jules. Talk turns to idol play and Jason and Scot are busting a gut to make some idol threats.

Are Julia and Aubry whispering to each other here while Scot is talking?

Scot says: “Tai’s got an idol. Tai’s not going anywhere tonight.”

And Jason continues: “Wait a minute – the idol’s got a brother.”

Jason's making his devilish speech from the fiery pit of hell. — Jason’s making his devilish speech from the fiery pit of hell.

Over on the jury bench Neal and Nick are whispering that the Sookies should combine them for the super idol. But then Jason says Tai will keep his idol and he and Scot will be rocking off for the idol honour and then play it before the votes are read, which I think is false – he’d do super idol for sure. But the other players, of course, have only heard whispers of the super idol, so there’s much whispering of “original plan”.
whispercyd

whisperdebbie

whisperjulia

whispertai

Jules is stoked she has the immunity necklace and Jeff is stoked this will make great TV. Who’d have thought whispering could be so compelling?
Jason and Scot go through their Rock, Paper, Scissor charade (Scot’s paper covers Jason’s rock) and then they hand the idol to Tai, who doesn’t budge. 30rockscissor
No one – other than the jury members – knows what’s going on and Aubry looks like she’s going to be sick.
The votes are read and Cydney calls out whoever spelt her name incorrectly – she is awesome. It’s Cydney and Scot votes and then the Debbie votes come out and she is shocked. debshock
And it’s … Debbie. So Julia didn’t vote with the Sookies, who are stoked that they are safe and they didn’t even have to super idol it up.

Next week: We see the Sookies basking in their super idolness but Aubry tries to lure Tai back to the Rebel Alliance.

And if you haven’t already, check out Nick’s Ponderosa video.
http://tinyurl.com/hhww28h