Survivor – Dec 8 – pre-episode chat

So Survivor doesn’t air for a few more days (and remember the new, earlier timeslot – 7.30-8.30pm on Go), but I wanted to share this pic of Jeff from the CBS Survivor Twitter page.

Immunity necklaces for everyone!
Immunity necklaces for everyone!

Who’s looking good at the moment (besides airbrushed Jeff)?
I’m thinking David, Jay and possibly Hannah or Ken for the No. 3 spot (yes, despite Ken’s horrible actions last week). Bret and Sunday have barely made the edit so it’s unlikely either of them is the winner – although Michelle was a surprise winner last season, apparently on the back of a strong social game of which we barely had an inkling.
And here’s Zeke’s Ponderosa video, if you haven’t already watched:



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Survivor BBB recap – Mar 24

kaoh rong start

It’s episode 6 already – boy, that went quickly. Back at camp after the ousting of Anna (the poker player with built-in flotation devices that would have made diving challenges tricky), Tai thanks his tribemates for keeping him and is relieved he didn’t show his idol.
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He jokes that he should at least outlast the chicken. (Hmm, who do we think would be on chook-killing duty in this tribe? Joe?)

Dr Evil decides now is the time to change his status as bottom-rung Brain and chats to Tai about alliance. That’s Tai, who we know from last episode can’t stand Dr Evil – and Tai loves all living creatures.

Everyone wants a piece of Tai.
Everyone wants a piece of Tai.

Doc tells Tai he wants Joe gone, which is odd because Aubry is far more strategic and has a strong bond with Neal on the other team.

Over at blue team beach, we finally start to get some confessionals from Nick (always a dangerous sign). He is focused on getting in tight with his new tribe and reckons he has Debbie sussed out: she wants someone to listen to her and work hard. “Whatever person Debbie admires – which is herself – just be her,” he tells the confessional. (Please tell me Debbie isn’t falling for this and is playing him just as hard.) Debbie thinks Nick looks like a Greek god and has great features for modelling, and she should know – she’s been a model for years. Here the editors cackle with glee and up flashes another of the ever-changing Debbie occupation chyrons.

Lately she's been a chemist, waitress, civil air patrol capt and electronic expert.
Lately she’s been a chemist, waitress, civil air patrol capt and electronic expert – the editors are loving this.

She hopes he gets a modelling contract out of the show “but it’s going to have no effect on my strategy”. Phew.

Nick entertains the idea that she’s just stroking his ego but then, because he has a Dr Evil-sized ego, dismisses the notion.

They learn the reward challenge involves throwing balls through hoops, which Yellow team’s Scot, ex-professional basketballer, should smash. But Nick shot some hoops in school and is tall, so he’s the one who gets to practise back at camp with coconuts and what appear to be juggling beanbags. I’m surprised Debbie did not add basketballer to her list of careers.

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So, come on in, guys, says Jeff, as always. I’m going to have to  rewatch Borneo and see if he used that phrase 31 seasons ago. The challenge has a loooong course.

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Exile over, Julia appears, and black-and-green-capped Jeff ushers her to the yellow team. Everyone’s hungry and wants to win this:

Wonder if there's an idol clue baked into the bread?
Wonder if there’s an idol clue baked into the bread?

Aubry – who looks like a total nerd – is a challenge beast for the yellows and gives them a good lead, releasing the buoys way before Michelle – who looks like a pilates instructor or something. I know nothing about Beauty Michelle because we’ve barely seen her.

It get to the basketball stage and Scot takes a while to get the hang of out, allowing Nick to catch up and at one point to overtake him. Scot is worried.

Oh no - this is going to be like the time Wiglesworth the whitewater raft guide lost the rowing challenge to Gervais.
Oh no – this is going to be like the time Wiglesworth the whitewater raft guide lost the rowing challenge to Gervais.

But he gets it together and wins. Over at blue, Michelle knows she’s in trouble for not releasing the buoys sooner, but she really wasn’t that bad.

(That's Michelle talking while Neal and Jason have Who Has the Palest, Most Cochran-like Skin? contest)
(That’s Michelle talking while Neal and Jason have Who Has the Palest, Most Cochran-like Skin? contest)

Julia is stoked to be out of exile and on a team which has food, but not so stoked to see her alliance member Anna was voted off. Dr Evil is thrilled, though, to have someone young and seemingly naive to work with. He takes her for a dip and bitch session for more “I hate Joe” talk.

I just hope Dr Evil's not aqua dumping right now.
I just hope Dr Evil’s not aqua dumping right now.

And then he reveals he actually has some smarts: “Aubry is more important to get out because she’s the bigger player.” Julia plays the Sandra Diaz-Twine strategy of “as long as it’s not me”, which is really her only option at this point.

Watching from the sidelines, Joe and Aubry (who is wearing Joe’s jumper – nice one, Joe) can’t believe how obvious Dr Evil is being. Aubry in confessional: “Peter’s a little rogue and desperate right now. Which makes me feel like I need to seriously consider whether now is the time for Peter to go.”

Over at blue, Michelle is bummed they lost the challenge, knowing she will be held accountable. But she gets to work trying to build new alliances and goes to see the Oracle.

Teach me what to do, O Wise One.
Teach me what to do, O Wise One.

Debbie says it’s ok; she wants Jason gone because he does *&@! all around camp, and she wants a woman to win. Good one, Debbie. Michelle recounts the convo to Nick, who tells her bluntly Debbie is lying because she just wants her to be calm. “You are definitely the target,” he says.

(That's Nick talking about not voting for Jason. And you know it's true because we've seen very little of him this ep and lots of Nick and Michelle)
(That’s Nick talking about not voting for Jason. And you know it’s true because we’ve seen very little of him this ep and lots of Nick and Michelle)

All of which is true but the way he says it is all wrong, and gets her hackles up. But she’s smart enough to let it slide. We get a lot more of Nick saying how much better at this game he is than Michelle – total shades of Dr Evil and Liz’s boasting just before the Liz blindside.

Speaking of His Evilness, he’s over at the other beach telling Scot he wants Aubry gone, then Joe. And Joe is not happy to see yet another tete-a-tete with a non-Brain.

Joe seethes while Aubry talks.
Joe seethes while Aubry talks about Dr Evil.

Joe decides he’s going to confront Dr Evil, using his lie detecting FBI skills.

Who - me?
Who – me?

And Pete, looking guilty as hell, fails to shoot back with: “It’s a game, I’m making sure the other three don’t team up against us by pretending to want an alliance. Brains forever!”

It’s immunity challenge time and Jeff is in his orange cap. It’s one of the more straightforward land-based challenges, but I’m still hanging out for the merge and some endurance-based or balance challenges. And the merge can’t be far away, as we’re down to 12 players and they usually do it at around 11, and we’ve already lost Caleb. The challenge starts and Giant Scot helps Tiny Tai and his teammates over the rolling barrel.

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The next part is even more challenging, with the most athletic guys having to leap for a handhold on this structure and pull themselves up, while their teammates give each other boosts so they can be hauled up. Luckily Debbie only ways about 45kg by now as she’s just skin, bones and hair.

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Of course, Scot is the booster for his team and Jeff delights in yelling: “This is like a dad with his kids.” The blues are leading and it’s interesting to see the next bit has Nick and the strong but short Jason poking blocks with poles – a task surely more suited to taller members of the team.

Jason does his block.
Jason does his block.

Now, Neal is taller than Jason and yet he’s not on block duty. Is this a case of Jason’s ego winning out, or Neal being smart and “non-threatening”. For yellow, Peter is proving an asset – he knows he’d be in danger at tribal if they lose.

At the block-stacking station, the lead goes back and forth and it’s proving a tricky challenge.

Timberrrrrrrrrrr!
Timberrrrrrrrrrr!

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Poor Joe cops a couple of wooden blocks on the noggin’ but seems ok. He can always consult the tribe’s resident ER doctor. Oh, that’s right, he pissed him off earlier so that could be a no go.

Tis but a scratch, Jeff - a mere flesh wound.
Tis but a scratch, Jeff – a mere flesh wound.

Yellow tries a new approach.

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But Debbie goes one better …

Debbie #block stacker
Debbie #block stacker

… and blue wins by a hair.

Back at yellow camp Aubry tells Joe they still need Peter on side, so they still have a numbers advantage. Joe concedes she makes sense “even though he’s a big pain in the butt”. Aubry says Joe needs to talk to Peter about their earlier spat and “work it out as guys”. (Have I mentioned how much I like Aubry?) Joe swallows his pride.

Said while trying not to grit his teeth.
Said while trying not to grit his teeth.

Peter agrees with their plan to take out Julia and then tells Scot he’s shelved his mutiny and is voting Julia. Why would you tell Scot that? Just nod and say yes to whatever Scot tells you.

So Scot, Tai and Julia discuss who they want gone.

The tribe discusses how much they love Peter.
The tribe discusses how much they love Peter.

“We need to talk to Aubry,” says Julia, knowing she’s the Brain of the Brains.  They lay out Dr Evil’s deception for her and she plays it cool.

Aubry's wishing she could use the machete on Peter right now.
Aubry’s wishing she could use the machete on Peter right now.

I’m not sure why Aubry has not approached Scot about joining up with her and Joe – although maybe she has and we’ve just not see it. Tai is worried by her lack of reaction, which leads to this adorable scene:

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Joe is not impressed that Aubry is thinking of switching her vote to Peter, after she just made him eat humble pie when he wanted to do the same. He’s sticking with the Julia vote, which means if Aubry flips she’ll lose Joe as a future ally. “I feel that no matter what I do, it’s going to blow back and bite me in the ass,” Aubry says. Since we’ve seen no other footage of Aubry talking with Brawn and Beauty, I reckon she’ll vote for Julia. Unless Peter says something really douchey at tribe, and that’s not likely, is it?

Who brought the marshmallows?
Who brought the marshmallows?

It’s tribal council time and Jeff leads the chat in the direction of making it obvious either Julia or Peter is going home. And while he’s talking to Aubry, this happens:

I love it when they whisper stuff at tribal.
I love it when they whisper stuff at tribal.

And then, while Jeff is talking to Joe, Aubry whispers:

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And Scot replies “Peter”. Well, this is fun. Poor Aubry looks so stressed and we see her pause immediately before and after finally writing Julia’s name.  Darn it.

And then Jeff reads the votes and it looks like it will be a tie until this awesome thing happens:

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And Dr Evil gets his comeuppance. Well, that made for great TV.

The preview for next week’s Survivor: Kaoh Rong shows what looks to be the merge. So, left in the game are Beauties Nick, Julia, Michelle and Tai; Brawn Scot, Jason and Cydney; and Brains Aubry, Joe, Debbie and Neal. And we get footage of Jason boasting about “shoving geeks in lockers”. Urgh.

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In other news, check out this article on Fishy. Nothing much new but good to see Survivor on the home page of news.com.au.
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/former-survivor-contestant-stephen-fishbach-spills-show-secrets/news-story/4dfdc934a8d79397385ab0b0beaee5a5



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Survivor BBB – Mar 17 – tribe swap


Let’s see who gets a raw deal after tonight’s tribe swap. Beauty are in a strong position numbers wise and seem unlikely to self-destruct as quickly as the Cagayan Beauties did (remember Morgan, Jeremiah, LJ, Jefra and co?).
Please can we have an episode where we don’t have to watch people suffering in the heat. Perhaps Jeff could send them all on a spa reward and bring them fruity cocktails to sip.

It’s Day 12 and we’re at the Brain tribe. Everyone looks knackered. Joe, the retired FBI agent, looks to have an infected finger and doctor Peter sees it as an opportunity to ingratiate himself with the tribe.

It's no ear worm, but it looks painful.
It’s no ear worm, but it looks painful.

He’s on the outs after his god complex got a full airing at the tribal council where his only ally, Liz, was voted out. Let’s hope that in real life he’s not as much of a a dick to the nurses and his patients as he is on Survivor.
Luckily, Neal the ice-cream entrepreneur sees right through him.

That's Neal in the shelter keeping an eye on shady Peter as he treats Joe.
That’s Neal in the shelter keeping an eye on shady Peter as he treats Joe.

“We have four people that are aligned and we have one cancer named Peter,” Neal says, adding it’s now vital he finds the idol to keep it out of Dr Evil’s hands. And he does just that, finding the clue and the the map with the annoying information that it’s hidden at the top of the tree. Please, Survivor, enough of these treasure hunt-type idols. Just hide them like normal or do sneaky ones in public areas, as per the All Stars season – they were fabulous.

Neal does the stick-poking trick and gets the idol.

So that's Neal, Tai and Jason with idols.
So that’s Neal, Tai and Jason with idols.

And now I’m worried that we’re seeing so much of Neal, when he’s usually a bit player in the edit. Is he on the chopping block in what we know will be a tribe shuffle? I was wondering what an ice cream entrepreneur was, so I googled Neal, and apparently he started his own business making organic ice cream and selling it at markets. The business grew and now he supplies restaurants and supermarkets in 50 states. Check out http://threetwinsicecream.com/ he has a coffee and dark chocolate one that looks delicious. According to insidesurvivor.com: “He is a keen adventurer that [sic] has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, and driven an ice cream truck solo across the United States in 93 hours. He also lives on a 27′ sail-boat called The Incorrigible.”

Neal sounds like the perfect Survivor contestant, and not only because he has crazy hair and wears pants with an ice-cream pattern.

Come on in, guys!  Jeff is wearing his green cap. Darn it – I thought he’d have the orange one on to cheer us up a bit after the trauma of last week. He does the “drop your buffs” and Cydney leaps for joy at the thought of getting away from the trainwreck that is the Brawn tribe. Everyone else looks gutted.

Jeff explains Caleb’s chopper flight to hospital but them in a tricky spot, as there is an uneven number of contestants in the game. So, there are six yellow buffs, six blue buffs and one red buff. OMG does red buff get to choose their tribe? Err, no. They have to go to Brawn beach by themselves!!

Nameless Beauties react to the red buff news.
Nameless Beauties react to the red buff news.

It’s like Exile Island (which always sucked as a concept), but with a shelter already built and, hopefully, fire-making tools. The benefit is they skip the next immunity challenge so are safe, but people who get exiled are out of the alliance loop, so it’s a disadvantage coinciding with a tribe swap. After the next tribal council the red buff exile gets to join the tribe who lost a member. They pick buffs and they’re showing a lot of a worried Aubry, but it’s a misdirect. It’s …

Nameless no more, I christen thee Julia.
Nameless no more, I christen thee Julia. Could be worse, Jules – you could be on Brawn with Jason and Scot and be called Blondie 2.

We haven’t seen much of Julia as Beauty never lost a challenge, so the narrative there was on Caleb and Tai.

Here’s the new blue tribe and it’s a fair split, with two of each BBB tribe.

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But it’s a different story on yellow, where Scot is the only Brawn.

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Beauty has two and there are three Brains, but Peter could well defect and turn on Aubry and Joe. Let’s hope Aubry gets to Tai and his fellow Beauty first.

The tribe swap has shaken some people up, not the least Beauty Michelle, who in what I’m sure is her first confessional notes her alliance of three is now on separate tribes.

She speaks!
She speaks!

You’re in danger, Michelle, because a) you’re a girl who will be seen as “weak” at challenges and b) you are on a team with fellow Beauty Nick who does not seem the loyal type and, c) you’re getting airtime when previously the edit ignored you.

The yellow tribe ends up on the Beauty beach, where there seems to be lots of fruit and one chicken left. Dr Evil is so relived to be in a new tribe, where the Brains have the numbers. Since they know Beauty Julia will join whichever tribe loses immunity, he correctly tells Aubry:

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That would put Tai and, ummm, Anna ? in danger. But Aubry actually IS a Brain and knows he’s shady. Scot is hoping the Brains will do the logical thing and vote out a Beauty.

Still in blue and over at the old Brain beach Debbie grabs her new blue tribemate Cydney and shows her their tree branch “pull-up” bar.

The casting director must be stoked they went with Debbie.
The casting director must be stoked they went with Debbie.

I’m worried that if she goes deep into the game Debbie is going to end up a walking skeleton like Trish of Cagayan.

It hurts to look at you, Trish!
It hurts to look at you, Trish!
Snacks and strategy.
Snacks and strategy.

Debbie is quick to decide she wants to align with Brawn, and goes on a coconut-gathering walk with Cydney. Cydney reciprocates. “I’ve been playing the dumb jock role,” she says in confessional. She hasn’t told anyone she went to an Ivy League school. Smart move, Cydney, because Jason and Scot might have targeted you. Then Debbie talks to Jason, who also doesn’t want another Beauty joining the tribe. Yep, Debbie’s in the swing of Survivor.

In her element.
In her element.

No matter how she fares this season, she’ll be a returning player, for sure.

Over on the yellow beach Scot is suddenly much more likeable because he’s enjoying being around jovial and capable Tai. “I’ve got a man crush right now on Tai,” he jokes. Join the queue behind Caleb, Scot. “In my opinion he’s the number one most valuable member of the tribe right now,” he says, referring to Tai’s food-gathering, survival and social skills.

Anna, who was kind of the girls’ leader at Beauty, knows she’s in trouble as she is outnumbered and not seen as an asset.

Not those assets.
Not those assets.

She puts her professional poker player skills to use by telling everyone about Tai’s idol hunting. Surely everyone’s been out hunting idols, though – that’s what you do in Survivor.

At blue beach, finally we get to hear from Beauty Nick. He know he and Michelle need allies, so fetches water with Jason. He tells the confessional: “When it comes to being manipulative, I think I’m the most intelligent person out here.” Whoa – touch of the Dr Evil there, Nick, but at least you didn’t announce it at tribal.

Jason is happy everyone is approaching Brawns wanting to team up and pretends to consider both options. But he has to be thinking about Julia over at red buff exile.  Speaking of Julia, she wakes up lonely and feeling crook as from dehydration.

WILSON!!!!!!!!!
WILSON!!!!!!!!!

“People don’t know that I’m actually 18,” she says. Is she the youngest-ever Survivor contestant?

It’s immunity challenge time and Jeff has his cheery  orange cap on. They start with a swim, diving to untie knots underwater and Scot proves he’s a physical powerhouse. Partner Aubry gets to hear the condemning Jeff commentary: “(Scot) Basically doing this first stage all by himself.” Come on, Jeff – the dude is a giant. He was only waist deep in water that Aubry couldn’t touch the bottom in. Please can we have a less-elaborate balance-type challenge soon where a girl has a chance at shining.

Still, once it gets to the puzzle stage they are pretty much even, with Debbie and Neal on puzzle duty for blue and poker player Anna and Dr Evil (who nailed the last puzzle) for yellow.

The win goes to blue, which means my fears about Neal’s sudden increase in airtime earlier were unfounded.

Happy blues.
Happy blues.

Over at yellow, Anna knows she has to scramble, while Tai says he doesn’t want to join to list of players who’ve been voted out with an idol in their pocket. If he does play an idol and the others haven’t split the vote at all, one of the Brains will be in danger. Joe and Aubry want Tai gone, Pete wants it be Anna because she’s more divisive. They shoot him down but once he’s gone privately decide it may be better to keep the main provider around.

Later at camp Anna asks Peter what’s going on and, in front of Tai, he says it’s one of them. I like Tai even more when he tells confessional he can’t stand Peter’s arrogance. He tells the camera: “We can take Peter out. I can do it because I have the idol.”

And then he tells Anna and Scot his plan, and shows them the idol. Ballsy move, Tai – Probst is going to love this!

Let's play "what's hidden in my shoe?".
Let’s play “what’s hidden in my boot?”.

But will he actually do it or is he expecting Scot to tell Aubry so  she will vote for Anna. I don’t know! How exciting.

Tai came ready to play.
Tai came ready to play. Can you imagine if he and Debbie end of on the same team and join up?

Aubry then tells Scot they are voting for Anna. He’s relieved because – and I hadn’t thought of this – he has allies in Tai and Jason who both have idols. If they join up they can make a super idol. Wouldn’t that be cool? He tells Tai none of this but advises him to hang on the idol. But there are eight minutes to go, so it can’t be that straight forward.

It’s tribal council time and Anna shows that, while she can rhyme, she doesn’t know it’s incorrect to say “Tai or I”. Vote her out immediately! Tai sells his work ethic and food-gathering skills. Joe tells Jeff he thinks the season’s twist is there are no idols. Really, Joe, the hostage negotiator? Tai grabs a hold of this coat tail and agrees. Aubry proves adept at answering Jeff’s questions without giving anything away yet making it clear to her tribemates they should not make a stupid move.

Time to read the votes and … Tai does not move!! Anna looks concerned. One vote Peter, rest for Anna!

See ya, Anna.
See ya, Anna.

Everyone – except Anna – is happy with the outcome. So next week Julia will take her place and be on the bottom.

Great episode and no footage of people on the verge of death – hooray!

Next week on Survivor: We see Debbie flirting with Nick and suss Joe accusing Dr Evil of being a turncoat.



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Survivor BBB, Thurs, Mar 10

It's all systems go for the crew in an emergency.
It’s all systems go for the crew in an emergency.

That was challenging to watch. When the humidity is so high Survivor needs to do a puzzle or memory challenge, not one of those elaborate digging through sand in the baking heat ones. Or stop for water breaks, at least! (Although maybe they do and we just don’t see it.)
The lovely Rosie has done us a recap and I will add some screen grabs and captions.

So here we are again after last week’s TC. Peter (aka Dr Fauxbama around the net 😆 ) is shocked!, shocked I tell you, and later tells us he has knots in his stomach.

Still being a smarty pants, he thinks that’s because they lost a strong player. No dear, it’s because they didn’t choose the player YOU wanted them to lose. Idiot. But they should be shivering in their shoes, because as soon as there’s a swap or merge, he’s going to take them out one by one. Single handedly!

REWARD CHALLENGE

It’s a big, big challenge in a big, big heat. Just thought I’d mention that for those who are reading this instead of watching. And no one really except Jeff is wearing a hat.

Jeff brings back the orange cap. Hooray!
Jeff brings back the orange cap. Hooray!

Although I think it’s Nick whose head is covered in a grey scarf thingie. Nor do we see anybody drinking any water.
Edit: it's Caleb with a T-shirt on his head.
Edit: it’s Caleb with a T-shirt on his head.

Oh, and the prizes? First place getter will receive a kitchen set with coffee and spices, while the second place winner will get salt, pepper, wok and oil.
Winner's reward, but drinking coffee after a dehydrating challenge may not be the best idea.
Winner’s reward, but drinking coffee after a dehydrating challenge may not be the best idea.

The challenge consists of running through an obstacle course, collecting bags of balls, and then rolling said balls into holes on boards. Oh goody, we love our balls, don’t we Jeffy?
Cydney leads at the wriggle log.
Cydney leads at the wriggle log.

After 45 minutes, the heat is getting to them. Brains win the challenge, but then Joe wants a medic for Debbie who feels as though her insides are on fire.
Good on you, Joe.
Good on you, Joe.

Debbie gets medical and Jeff's TLC.
Debbie gets medical and Jeff’s TLC.
Note it’s Joe, the former FBI agent calling for medical assistance, not the ER doctor. 😉 Medical check her over. Oh, and Debbie did NOT have heat stroke! Even Joe knew it was heat exhaustion, not heat stroke. Debbie thinks she had heat stroke though, even though you take a whole lot longer to recover from heat “stroke” than a matter of minutes, or even hours. Whatever, that she recovered so quickly is what matters.

Then Cydney is down, crying and saying she can’t move. Medical are attending to her. Another case of serious heat exhaustion.

Don't Heimlich me, Tatts. I have heat stroke, for reals.
Don’t Heimlich me, Tatts. I have heat stroke, for reals.

Then it’s Caleb’s turn. There are people everywhere on Jeff’s instruction at this point with water, umbrellas, ice you name it.

Man down - it's Caleb after a huge effort in the challenge.
Man down – it’s Caleb after a huge effort in the challenge.

Oh, did I mention Beauty got the second Reward?

It's tough for Aubry and a recovering Debbie to watch the drama unfold (go, Aubry!).
It’s tough for Aubry and a recovering Debbie to watch the drama unfold (go, Aubry!).

Finally Cydney responds to treatment (as did Debbie a wee while back), but Caleb is taking too long.

Jason may be a dick but he's a cool head in a crisis for Cydney.
Jason may be a dick but he’s a cool head in a crisis for Cydney.

Medical makes the decision to evacuate him.
Nick elevates poor Caleb's feet while they ice his body. This will be an iconic scene in Survivor history.
Nick elevates poor Caleb’s feet while they ice his body. This will be an iconic scene in Survivor history.

This is when we see Tai’s dramatic tears. I have to say I am liking this man a bit less every week. I know a lot of people adore him, but me? Not so much, hard-hearted piece of shit that I am.
No more cuddles for you, Tai.
No more cuddles for you, Tai.

Cydney is feeling okay now. Whew.

The Beauties are all unhappy that Caleb is being evacuated (including Caleb himself) but it is explained to them that it is a medical decision, not Caleb’s idea. They are all tearful, but none is quite so dramatic about it as Tai.

The girls of the Beauty tribe. Yeah, I don't know who they are either.
Tai and the girls of the Beauty tribe. Yeah, I don’t know who they are either.

Apparently it was 118ºF during that challenge. That’s nearly 48ºC!!! And I’ll tell you what else that is – that’s batshit crazy! They knew how hot it was, so why not switch to a water challenge, or just cancel the bloody thing altogether? Heatstroke can so easily be fatal. Maybe in future Medical should be calling the shots and calling for breaks, complete with drinks during such, hot, energetic challenges. And all that was for a few spices and fucking salt and pepper!! And why don’t they insist on everybody wearing a big floppy tie-under-the-chin hat? We Aussies are brought up to be sun safe, and we know about hats.You wear them on your head and they keep your head cool. Cooler.
Bye, Caleb. We like you. And you won Jeff over. Have you signed a contract to come back yet?
Bye, Caleb. We like you. And you won Jeff over. Have you signed a contract to come back yet?

Fortunately we are told that Caleb is now 100% healthy and hopes to play again.

Day 9 at Brawn and Alecia is copping it from her team. She dared to encourage her team during the challenge – the nerve! And BullyScot says he wanted her to shut up and dig. She WAS fucking digging! He also says don’t tell an NBA champion about teamwork. Interesting tweet from Dalton Ross re BullyRoss’ “championships” points:

Dalton Ross ‏@DaltonRoss
Worth pointing out that “NBA Champion” Scot played a total of ZERO playoff minutes in the Celtics 2008 title run. #Survivor

Scot is a massive dbag.
Scot is a massive dbag.

BullyScot tells her straight out that next TC she’s out. Oowaa! Cydney thinks Alecia needs to listen and stop talking. (I’m beginning to think so too, even though she’s in a vile tribe.) BullyBountyboy tells her it’s always something with her. She should take some responsibility. He then stomps away like a real grown-up.

Yes, Alecia would be annoying to live with. She's young and a bit of a goose and has no tact. But don't try and break her. (Poor Cydney at the side of the shot, just trying to get some rest after her heat stroke.) She'd be counting the days to get away from these fools.
Yes, Alecia would be annoying to live with. She’s young and a bit of a goose and has no tact. But don’t try and break her. (Poor Cydney at the side of the shot, just trying to get some rest after her heat stroke.) She’d be counting the days to get away from these fools.

He admits later he went a bit overboard because he was angry. Yes, but did you admit that to her? No, of course not. But at least she’ll see this on TV I s’pose, which will be better than nothing. *wee little eye roll* He tells us he has two daughters, and wants them to be strong, educated women who can take care of themselves. And do you want horrid, bullying, tattooed men to pick on them whenever possible, hmm?

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE

Jeff asks are they all looking after themselves and staying hydrated? They all nod dutifully. He then hands everyone a hat … alas, only in my dreams. What he does do is chat about Caleb being med-evaced out before taking back the immunity idols.

For this challenge, they must rush into the jungle to grab puzzle pieces from up ladders, then into the ocean to find further puzzle pieces. Then – you’ll never guess! You did! You guessed that they have to solve a frickin’ boring puzzle. Aaaarrrgghh!

Brains finish first. I am disappointed since I’d have loved Fauxbama to have been turfed out. Sigh.

And Beauty take the next. Bye bye, Alecia then.

SCRAMBLE TIME?

Except they are not even back at camp when Alecia says it was her fault they didn’t finish the puzzle. BullyScot says she’s going home if he has any say about it, and they can vote now if Jeff wants. BullyBountyboy – aka Yes Man – agrees. Jeff says they can if Alecia agrees. She says that would be giving up, and she doesn’t want to do that. Oh for goodness’ sake girl, have a bit of dignity! You know there’s no way any of this lot is changing their mind!

TRIBAL COUNCIL

BullyBountyboy tells Jeff nothing has changed since earlier. BullyScot and Cydney agree. Jeff says this TC is more clear than any other he has seen.

They vote. Jeff calls for idols, but since Alecia doesn’t have one…

He reads the votes: Alecia, Scot, Alecia, Alecia. At least BullyBountyboy didn’t call her Blondie, which was big of him. She tells us she never gave up and she is proud of herself. I sigh. I didn’t like her much, but even so nobody deserved that level of bullying.

The tribe has spoken.
The tribe has spoken.

I find myself hoping they won’t mix’n’match the tribes just yet simply because I want to see what will happen if these three are forced to eat each other. So my fingers are crossed. But no, we see at the very end that Jeff tells them to drop their buffs next week. Oh well, should be interesting.



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Survivor BBB – ep 3, Feb 3

Let’s start with a pic of what are now two of my fave players this season, after they both made a poor first impression:

Jungle chic.
Jungle chic.

Debbie and Aubry deserve an award for their jungle fashion sense. Aubry, that leaf head thingie is the bomb.

And now it’s over to guest recapper Rosie – many thanks for your terrific effort. I’ve now added some screengrabs and captions to the recap and a note on the preview, which implies there is a medivac.

As ever, we start after last week’s TC. Scot tells Alecia he only wrote her name down because he had promised Jenny he wouldn’t write down hers. What the …? First of all, this is Survivor, where promises are allowed to be broken, and secondly, why is he even discussing this with Alecia? I think he’s nuts.

Scot's worried face.
Scot’s worried face.

Later on, Cydney tells Alecia that Scot is a millionaire, so he should be next on the chopping block. Yeah, strong in challenges, nice bloke, works hard around camp – let’s get rid of him early! So she’s nuts, too.

Over on Beauty, Tai is bound and determined to find the idol. He finds a suitable stick to attach the tool… uh oh, he has lost the tool.

Tai's Tool Time.
Tai’s Tool Time.

Never mind, Mr Resourceful simply makes another one. And gets down the key. This is so much more complicated than the days when Russell used to find idols simply lying about on the ground.

Part of the new 50-step process to obtain an idol.
Part of the new 50-step process to obtain an idol.

Anyway, Tai eventually finds a map and then EVENTUALLY finds the idol. Then he learns about the Super-Idol. With two idols, they can be used after the vote to save someone from eviction. Hmmph! You mean like the original idols were able to be used? Do. Not. Roll, eyes. Too late…

Meanwhile on Brains, Peter is getting pissed off with Joe because he is working on his muscles instead of his … I dunno, scheming?

Don't underestimate a former FBI agent.
Don’t underestimate a former FBI agent.

How dare he try to stay fit in a game where fitness is an advantage? Liz thinks Neal is a huge risk to keep around and Aubry doesn’t like to talk game. Peter and Liz agree they’re like bosses.

Neal the ice-cream entrepreneur and Aubry the makedo milliner.
Neal the ice-cream entrepreneur and Aubry the makedo milliner.

Meanwhile Debbie says her role is to gather intel.

The camera loves Debbie.
The camera loves Debbie.

She thinks Peter feels superior, true, and Liz is scheming with him. That’s not “intel”, love, that’s plain as the nose on your face. Jeeze, you’re sending Rosie’s eyeballs riding around the room again, and her ophthalmologist has issued serious strictures against that! Stop talking about yourself in the third person, Rosie! Um, okay, me.
If we stay in the water people will think we're aqua dumping together, not scheming.
If we stay in the water people will think we’re aqua dumping together, not scheming.

Debbie wants to target Liz. Ooh! She goes to Joe to talk about working with Aubry and Neal. Sounds like fun!

Back at Beauty, there is murder afoot. Of a chicken, that is. Caleb wants them to kill a chook so they can eat it, but Tai is objecting.
10 chicken loose
This guy is getting a little bit silly with his vegetarian principles, isn’t he? Unless he can provide sufficient vegies for them to eat, he can hardly complain. Anyway, he bleats something about the circle of life and even holds it while Caleb chops off its head.

Circle of life.
Circle of life.

Then he cries. Oh for fuck’s sake. It’s a chook! Nick thinks Tai is too emotional for this game – honey, we ALL think Tai is too emotional for this game. But he makes the mistake of letting his lack of emotion show, thus making him the next potential target should they lose an Immunity Challenge.

Over on Brawn, Alecia continues her search for a clue to the HII and she finds it! But she makes the fatal error of sharing the info with Cydney, who suggests she runs back to camp for a hoe to help them dig for the box or whatever it is.

Alecia is no longer clueless - for all of five minutes.
Alecia is no longer clueless – for all of five minutes.

Cydney then digs like crazy with her hands, finds it (the map, I think) and covers it over as Alecia is returning. Bitch Cydney tells the tattooed wonders where the lockbox is buried while Alecia is in the water. Maybe doing a wee or a poo, who knows in that place? *shudder*

Jason finds the map clue and takes off.

Pity the poor camera man trying to catch Tatts.
Pity the poor camera man trying to catch Tatts.

The others chase after him but poor wee Alecia can’t keep up. She’s pretty cranky since she found the clue in the first place and says she can’t trust anyone. Well of course you can’t. This is Survivor, sweetums.

Scot and Dickface, er, TattyBountyman read the stuff about the Super!Idol! Scot is sure he can trust Dickface and I’m equally sure he can’t.

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE

Come on in, guys. Wanna know what you're playing for? It's not my spiffy new blue cap.
Come on in, guys. Wanna know what you’re playing for? It’s not my spiffy new blue cap.

For once it’s an interesting-looking challenge. Even Mr R agreed. Our Survivors will have to jump off a platform in the ocean, swim to a boat, whence they will grab 3 bags of rice. They will then have to feed the bags of rice (that have been swooshed about through the ocean) through very narrow holes and then carried along a balance beam. Eventually they must be cut open to find 3 balls in each. The balls must then be carefully balanced onto a wall of holes thingy. Not a lot of “balls” being called out by Jeff, but it’s still fun.

The winning team, apart from not having to send someone home, will get their choice of comfort items or emotional items they brought from home.
Beauty wins and take the comfort items as their reward. Brawn comes second and Brains lose. Ha ha.

SCRAMBLE TIME

Peter thinks losing a challenge is no problem for them. They’ll just work their way down the hit list – this time it will be Neal. Liz also thinks Neal should be the one to go, but says they should split the vote with Aubry in case Neal has an idol. Debbie runs to tell Neal what Liz is saying. Oh my. Peter talks to Aubry who thinks he is being controlling and has no emotional intelligence. So of course she wants him gone. All highly entertaining. Aubry now wants to target Peter instead of Liz. Um, why? Debbie says Peter is narcissistic and overexuberant – ah. Debbie has been talking to her, that’s why.

TRIBAL COUNCIL

Peter tells Jeff that they are working in 3 pairs. Aubry says it’s murky water. Peter makes me literally laugh out loud when he says he’s a pro at social interaction because he works in ER.

Aubry reacts to Pete's doucheiness.
Aubry reacts to Pete’s doucheiness.

Probst is delighted the doc is being such a tool.
Probst is delighted the doc is being such a tool.

I’m here to tell you I’ve worked with some utterly clueless Emergency doctors. What a maroon!

On with the show…

They vote: Aubry, Aubry, Peter, Peter, Liz, Liz. Yep, a tie. So they must revote, but only Debbie, Joe and Neal can vote.

Liz and McDouchey finally twig they are in trouble.
Liz and McDouchey finally twig they are in trouble.

The votes this time: Liz, Liz. Bye bye, Liz. She is pretty shocked. Peter gives her a half hug before she goes. She takes it well – wishing them all well.

She tells us she was confident she was safe and doesn’t know why she was voted out. She then says she doesn’t think the numbers lied to her – she thinks the people lied to her. Say what!? Just where does she think those mysterious numbers came from?

I’ll say it again: bye bye, Liz.

Next week’s medical story looks shocking, so if you haven’t seen or read anything about it, don’t. It may well not be accurate. My fingers are crossed.

NOTE FROM JUZ: A few more screengrabs that made me laugh:

Chicken hair Nick.
Chicken hair Nick.

Caleb's inner monologue: "Don't look at her boobs, don't look at her boobs."
Caleb’s inner monologue: “Don’t look at her boobs, don’t look at her boobs.”

Looking at the preview, I’m wondering if the man down is Caleb. We see Tai and Nick standing in the background nearby so it seems likely it’s a Beauty. I will be sorry if Caleb gets medivacced – he’s been a challenge beast and fun to watch at camp. Anyway, it’s someone with blue trunks with green crocodiles on them – will have to rewatch the last few episodes to see. And no tatts on the hand we saw, so not a Brawn.
The idol chase at Brawn reminded of the Cagayan idol dash, where Woo pinched the clue from Spencer and they all ended up at the creek scrambling for it. And then Spencer found it, put his hand on it and kept casually talking to Kass til she went away.



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Suvivor BBB – episode 2

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And it’s back to the beaches of the Brawns, Brains and Beauties for episode 2 of season 32.
Hopefully we’ll see no more of this critter tonight.

Urgh - it's still icky.
Urgh – it’s still icky.

It’s night time and the Brawns are arriving back at their camp, after the tribal council which saw Darnell voted out (and just for the record, everyone of Survivor poos in the ocean – that wasn’t why he was voted it. It’s just that’s how we’ll now remember him). The Brawns try and convince hapless Alecia she had their support all along. She is rightly suss but mostly “really confused at this point”. Her tribemates have earmarked her for an easy elimination next time, it’s easy to see why with comments such as “We almost had an embryo and then it went out” in relation to making fire. Oh, Alecia. I really want you to blitz a puzzle and prove everyone wrong – especially tatts Jason, who refuses to call you by name – but it’s not likely.

Over at Beauty, gardener Tai is back looking for an idol near the dead trees he spotted last week. He glances up and spots a bright yellow package in a hole in another tree. It’s a clue! Sadly not of the variety we saw in Second Chances, which told contestants they had to snatch an idol in the midst of a challenge, leading to nailbiting scenes with the tenacious Kelley Wentworth and eventual winner Jeremy Collins.
No, this clue is simply that the idol is at the foot of the same tree. Um, world’s most boring clue, but I speak too soon – there’s actually another scroll saying Tai needs to use a tool he’s uncovered to reach for a key in another tree, then use it to unlock the box containing the idol. This is convoluted – bring back Second Chances-style idols!
Tai monkey man tries to shimmy his way up a coconut tree and he does well, but he’s not this guy.

Me Ozzy, me half monkey but me never win Survivor.
Me Ozzy, me half monkey but me never win Survivor.

Feet bleeding, Tai realises he needs to bolt before his tribe spots him and try another time. Could this lead to him teaming up with someone else so they can retrieve the idol together?

Over at Brains they are lighting a fire with kero won at the reward challenge. Debbie refuses to drink the boiled water – straight from the well is fine for her as she has a strong constitution. The others are more wary of microscopic parasites (wait till they hear what happened to Jen) and her know-it-all attitude is rubbing some the wrong way. Still, I’m-A-Doctor-Not-Obama comes across as a tool when he does a confessional claiming she’s a crazy cat lady.

Let's hope there's a challenge involving juggling.
Let’s hope there’s a challenge involving juggling.

At Beauty, Caleb and Tai are making an unlikely pairing, with Tai being a protector of all living things and Caleb a country boy hunter type. But Caleb lets little Tai snuggle up for warmth and they tease each other like brothers – it’s fun to watch. Come on, Tai – ask Caleb to help you reach the idol.

The Brains aren’t happy because some of their kero leaked and their matches are wet. Ex-FBI hostage negotiator Joe somehow cops the blame for this because he’s old and he’s finding Lizzie a whiny know it all. He’s happy to drink the water as is. “Pathogens my butt,” he tells her – and I’m having Rudy flashbacks here. Did they not get a flint?
Off by herself, Lizzie is getting teary and feeling the effects of dehydration. Drink the water, Lizzie!

At Brawn they can’t make a fire and Jason is ridiculously sunburnt, even though I know they are given sunscreen. He’s philosophical, though: “I was in Iraq and Afghanistan, so I can live with this.” Alecia tries to redeem herself and spends hours trying to spark the flint while the big boys sleep. And she does it! Go, Alecia! Maybe Jason will stop calling you Blondie.

Come on in, guys – it’s challenge time. Jeff has the orange and white cap on again. It’s one of those elaborate carry a log through water, knock down a target deals.

Hurry, up Jeff.
Hurry up, Jeff.

Reward is fishing gear and a boat; runner up gets a smaller fishing kit.
Brains sit out full-on Debbie; Beauty some blonde named Julia.
Brain quickly fall behind in the log challenge and several times Aubry (who had the mini meltdown last week but then proved herself a puzzle champ) seems to be the only won dragging the 300-pound object through the water – the ice-cream entrepreneur is noticeably hands off, bringing up the rear. Several contestants take hard tumbles climbing through the wooden structure. Eventually, though, they are all pretty even at the end but Beauty takes the win and Brain comes second. Brawn will head back to tribal for the second week in a row and Alecia knows she’s in trouble.
I'm in so much trouble.
I’m in so much trouble.

She heads off into the trees to look for the idol and back at camp NBA player Scot and bounty hunter Jason love to badmouth her for being “dumb”. It’s over the top and contractor Buggsy Jen – who looks to have gotten beaten up in the challenge – is getting sick of it. She has a chat to Alecia about voting out one of the big boys via an all-girls’ alliance. Hmm, dunno if the bodybuilder will go for that but she hasn’t had any screen time today. Alecia is crazy enthusiastic and Jen tries to calm her down “Listen, you’re absent minded as [bleep] and you drive me crazy, but at the same time I also like you. And not only that, this game is also about big moves.”
However, Jason is getting ansty that Jen is chatting to Alecia. Jen starts having second thoughts about turning on her alliance with Scot, and her second thoughts about the all-girls’ alliance are giving Cydney second thoughts about Jen.

At tribal, that bug must have eaten some of Jen’s brain, because she is revealing way too much, lulled into complacency by Jeff. She tries to dig her way out but just makes it so much worse. Alecia doesn’t even have to fight to stay – Jen is doing all the work for her. Jeff is loving how this tribal is going, especially when Jen climbs up on her stump and pleads with her alliance to stay true. I’ve never seen anyone make a literal stump speech at tribal before.
It’s vote time and Jenny is gone.

Bye, Jen - bet that tribal was tougher to watch than the bug incident.
Bye, Jen – bet that tribal was tougher to watch than the bug incident.

Alecia delighted reaction has no doubt already been made into a gif. OMG – is Alecia going to make the team shake-up?


Afterwards the votes are revealed and we see Jen and Scot voted for Alecia, the rest Jen.
I’m hoping that next week Brains or Beauty will lose so we can get to know another tribe better.
Now, let’s see what former players are saying on Twitter:


But Fishy is sticking up for his mate Lizzie:



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Survivor – Season 32 premiere recap

Hooray – Survivor is back! Thirty-two seasons in and it’s still my all-time fave reality show (although GBBO comes close).

Do not read ahead if you have not see the episode! You have been warned.

As per usual of late we start with the cast arriving on boats. Survivor has gone yet again with the BBB theme – Beauty, Brawn, Brains – and the cast have a lot to live up to after the joy that was Cagayan. The official name is Kaoh Rong, but let’s just go with BBB.
As the boats arrive we meet a few of the cast via confessionals. One of the Beauties (and honestly, he ain’t that pretty) is Nick, whom I know to be a former blogger for Rob Cesternino’s Survivor website – doubt he’ll reveal that to his tribemates.
It’s the usual free-for-all grabbing supplies off the big boat to pile on a raft.

Some contestants have interesting professions: there’s a bounty hunter, a former FBI agent, quantitative strategist (say what?)  and ice cream entrepreneur (remember Eric, the hapless ice cream scooper?). And the standard Survivor professions: bartender, former professional basketballer, pro poker player, blah blah.
Caleb the “Cowboy” was apparently on US Big Brother, so let’s see if anyone recognises him. In San Juan del Sur one of the former Amazing Race contestants was targeted early, but her sister Natalie went on to win (granted, it was a terribly weak season).
On the Brains breach Debbie of the many jobs and constant yapping is already coming across as someone who will be annoying to live with – she knows everything, including how to start fire, and yet can’t start a fire.

Debbie likes to talk. A lot. Very fast. This is not a good thing on Survivor.
Debbie likes to talk. A lot. Very fast. This is not a good thing on Survivor.

Surely at least one Brain would be wearing glasses they could use to get a flame?
Over at Beauty, Tai the gardener is the token kooky Asian guy with bush skills and is so cute. After being on a refugee boat from Vietnam, Survivor should be a cinch for him. True to form the beauty girls are sitting on the beach weaving palm fronds. Let’s hope one of them steps up and proves to have more strategic skills than the boring Cagayan beauties of Alexis, Jefra and Morgan.
At Brawn, the bounty hunter ex-military tattoo dude, Jason, is lifting heavy objects in the hot sun … just because. He’s already targeting the blonde real estate agent before they’ve even done a challenge, because she seems week. Postal worker Darnell gets the dubious credit of first sea poo of the season and drops trou very close to the beach. Still, his tribe doesn’t seem to mind.
Back at Beauty it’s a chicken run, and the girls decide to team up with Tai. One of the girls picks that Caleb was on Big Brother, but he actually comes clean to them before they have a chance to ask. Turns out he was in the military and is a former prison guard. He is an outdoorsman and proves it by starting fire. Kudos.
Over at Brains we learn elder statesman Joe, 72, was not just an FBI agent; he was a hostage negotiator. He gets a kick out of watching Debbie try to do things her way but knows to keep his mouth shut.

Pretty good for 72.
Pretty good for 72.

In the water some of the younger contestants, spearheaded by ice cream man, are already planning to pick off Joe and Debbie – the usual strategy. One of the plotters is an Obama lookalike and ER doctor
At Beauty we see Tai take off to dig around for an idol (yay – someone proactive), but his tribemates twig to what’s going on and this means trouble for him. Suddenly his calming energy has become “anxious energy”.


There’s already been chatter that there are a few medical emergencies this season, and in this episode we already see one of the girls, Aubrey, suffering from heat exhaustion and dehydration and having a mini anxiety attack. It’s alarming for her team as it’s only day two. So, the oldies could be safe after all.
At Brawn Jennifer the contractor is freaking out on the night vision camera because she thinks a bug has crawled into her ear and she can hear it crawling around inside. Poor thing – hope it’s not a tick.
Survivor kindly cuts to a shot of a vicious-looking beetle so we can imagine one crawling inside our brains. Her ear is bleeding and she is doubled over in pain – where is medical?

Ouch.
Poor Jenny is being driven mad, and it’s not by her tribemates … yet.

Jennifer is freaking out, screaming in pain and her ear is bleeding. Her tribemates are freaking at the thought of being a man down (and perhaps wondering if she’s actually nuts). Eventually we get a close up of Jenny lying in the shelter and a frigging bug crawls out her ear.

See that white wormy bug crawling back into her ear canal.
See that white wormy bug filed with ear blood crawling back into her ear canal.

After looking at it crawling around her outer ear for what seems like ages, her tribemates pick it off and squash it. Phew! Jenny’s no longer bugging out.
And now it’s time for Jeff’s famous “Come on in, guys!”. Yep, it’s challenge time. To be honest, challenges are my least favourite aspect of Survivor, especially when the groups are so large that it’s hard to keep track of everyone. They are much more fun when they get down to individual challenges. But I note Jeff is wearing an orange and white cap for this one – we’ll see if it makes a reappearance. Anyhoo, let’s see if the Brains tribe here can redeem the reputation of Brains that was so sullied by the pathetic Cagayan efforts.
Wanna know what they’re playing for? Winner gets dry wood, tarp, charcoal, lighter fluid and matches. Runner-up gets a flint.
Over at Brawn Darnell dives in and immediately loses the goggles, which will put the tribe at a disadvantage. He’s going to blacklisted for this and gets obligatory “disaster” call from Jeff.
Beauty are working well together and Brains are not a disaster. Both are back at the beach while Brawn are still diving. However, the leading teams are struggling to get their boats in the cradle and Brawns close the gap.
At the puzzle stage Brains are in the lead (Spencer Bledsoe must be wishing he had some of these guys on his season). The Brains win, thanks in part to Aubrey’s effort on the puzzle, so that’s redeemed her somewhat after her bugless freakout.
Despite having no sleep due to an insect infestation, Jenny is doing most of the puzzle for her tribe. Blonde real estate agent is watching helplessly so the team tags her out. And Beauty comes second. So, blondie is in trouble. Even though Darnell stuffed up his not being a “weak” girl should save him. apparently, he was a lifeguard growing up but is not used to ocean swimming. He rightly surmises: “When people in this game are not talking to you; they’re talking about you.”
It’s time to get tribal … Jeff is wearing one of nifty blue quicky-dry shirts. Bounty hunter Jason is not pulling any punches and immediately throws out the names of Darnell and Blondie (whose name is Alecia).

The "mental giant'.
The “mental giant’.

Poor Darnell knows how much he sucked and is cracking a bit under the pressure at tribal.
Alecia tries to throw Darnell under the bus with “I’m a mental giant”, but weakens her case a teeny bit by conceding she sucks at puzzles. Then she tries to write Darnell’s name down without taking the lid off the tribal texta. Oh boy.
They vote and it’s a tie, so time to revote and see who flips. And … Darnell is gone.

See ya, Darnell.
See ya, Darnell.

Maybe that ocean poo came back to bite him.

Who’s looking good: Jenny from Brawn, having survived the ear worm, looks strong and seems wise. She’s not as quick to fire up as the more muscle-bound members of the tribe. Scott from Brawn also seems to be able to put his emotions aside. Anna the poker player from Beauty seems a student of the game and wants to play hard.

Who’s in trouble: Tai from Beauty; Manic Debbie from Brain; Mental Giant Alecia from Brawn. Jason the Bounty Hunter from Brawn is going to start to annoy people.



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Survivor starts Thursday

Season 32 of Survivor starts this Thursday (although it was actually filmed before Season 31: Second Chances). As with the previous season, the location is Cambodia. Go! is showing it from 8.30-10pm on Thursday – thank goodness in recent years they’ve realised Australian fans want it fast tracked. The official title is Survivor: Kaoh Rong (as if we’ll remember that) and it’s another rehash of Brains, Brawn and Beauty (as seen in Cagayan, which had wonderful casting in Tony, Spencer, Woo, Tash, Kass etc). Hopefully there will be no Brains chucking the precious rice on the fire this season.



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