Survivor: Fire Extinguisher


By Schoonie | | 1:34 pm | 34 Comments
Posted in: Featured, Recaps, Survivor

Previously: BORED!

After the Benry is voted out, Fabio knows thatt he target is on his back.  “Fabio will be the next to go if he doesn’t win immunity,” Sash tells us.  “They’re all underestimating me.  I’m actually really smart,” Fabio says.  Yeah, I totally buy that.  It’s like Good Will Hunting up in this bitch.

The next morning the remaining Survivors are given a cell phone via treemail.  The phone has videos from home on it, and you know what that means: time for everyone to cry repeatedly.  We see Chase and Sash’s moms, Jane’s daughter (and her many, many dogs), Dan’s sons (who are dressed like Donald Trump Junior), and Holly’s entire family.  Even Fabio cries when his MILFy mom shows up to say hello.

Before the reward, Chase promises Fabio that he’s going to take him along if he wins.  Hm, I wonder how that’s gonna work out?

S21E13001

“I promised Sash, Jane, Dan, Holly and Fabio I’d take them when I win reward.  I sure hope I can take them all!  They do that on this show, right?”

Reward Challenge.  Today’s winner will get to take a boat trip down the coast and enjoy a nice meal.  And, of course, they’ll have company: their family members.  Fabio’s mom comes out first, and he starts crying A LOT when he sees her.  By the way, Probst is simply delighted to tell her that his new nickname is Fabio.  “They used to call him Jud the Stud,” she replies, which is way too much information for any mom to disclose.

Sash’s mom comes out and there is a minimum of emotion.  Dan’s son emerges from the jungle next, and Dan makes an odd, weird noise and then they hug a lot.  Probst comments on how much Dan’s son is kissing him on the head.  It’s very awkward for a moment; I don’t think Probst’s parents loved him very much.

S21E13002

Therapy for everyone!

Jane’s daughter and Holly’s husband are the last ones to come out.  It turns out that Holly missed her twenty-fifth wedding anniversary to be on Survivor, so she’s really glad to see him.  That’s funny, because I feel like this season has taken twenty-five years.

In today’s challenge, the Survivors will run up a plank and jump into The Pee Pool (which is getting a lot of screentime this season) to retreive two bags of puzzles.  They’ll hand the pieces off to their loved ones, who will use them to solve a word scramble.  Everyone’s family gets the bags around the same time (except Dan’s son, of course, because: Dan).  The family members begin to unscramble the word puzzle, and Holly’s husband (I think) yells out part of the answer like an idiot, which allows Chase’s mom to get it done and win him another reward.  And guess what?  He brings Sash and Holly along with him, leaving Fabio behind!  I know, you are shocked.  By the way, I love that Chase’s flakiness is now a full-fledged storyline.

“What happens to the rest of ‘em?” Chase says.  “They will be taken and executed,” Probst responds, proud of himself.

Fabio starts to cry and is visibly upset; Chase starts to apologize and Fabio interrupts him.  “You know I would’ve taken you! That was a…” and his mom cuts him off before he can say anything mean.  Aww, that’s a good mom.

S21E13003

“A couple of kisses on the forehead will make it all better.”

Back at camp, Fabio, Jane and Dan are really angry at Chase.  They have a little pity party for themselves; Fabio only gets to see his mom twice a year, Jane’s daughter is going off to college in the fall, blah blah blah.  You know what would have helped you see them?  Winning, jerks.  Fabio’s the only one with any real claim to bitterness, since he was promised a spot before the challenge.  The rest of you can cram it.

At the reward, the three winners and their families board the boat, which is stocked with food.  Sash thanks Chase for bringing him along, and the three of them toast to the Final Three.  Chase also finds a clue to one more immunity idol (no doubt placed there as a last minute decision by producers to try and spice things up), but Chase is like, “I already have one,” and discards it immediately.  The three of them tell their families all about their plan to go to the end together.

S21E13004

“Here’s to being as boring as possible!”

With that, the reward segment is over pretty quickly and the Survivors have to return to camp, where Chase is dreading having to face Fabio.  “How was it?” Fabio asks, and Chase hesitates for a minute before answering.  Fabio cuts him off, “It was a rhetorical question because I know the answer.  I know it was awesome,” Fabio says.  You just know he’s been keeping that one in his pocket for the past few hours, waiting for Chase to come back so he can totally burn him.  Sad that he had almost a whole day to come up with something, and that was the best he could do.

“I have to move on from this because I can’t hold grudges in this game.  I know I have to win immunity to stay in this game,” Fabio admits.

Speaking of which!  Immunity Challenge time!  Each person will be blindfolded and will have to follow a rope to the end of an obstacle course.  Using only their sense of touch, they’ll have to memorize a bunch of symbols on a shield, then bring a bag of symbols back to the start, where they’ll have to use the symbols to recreate the shield from memory.  There are some wrong symbols in the bag too to throw the contestants off.

Jane’s the first one to study her puzzle and head back to the start.  Holly drops one of her bags at one point and can’t find it, slowing her down.  This one comes down to Fabio and Chase, and Fabio’s got one piece off, but figures it out just in time and wins immunity for himself, by a hair.  By a hair, get it? You see what I did there?

S21E13005

Back at camp, Dan mutters to himself about being exhausted, and Chase tells Fabio that Dan needs to go next.  Fabio, however, wants to get rid of Jane, mostly because he is thinking about winning, whereas Chase is instead thinking about how to hug as many people as possible.   ”You’ve gotta think!” Fabio yells at him,  “It’s such a no brainer!”   You know, sometimes Fabio can be randomly awesome.

Sash, Holly and Chase confer in the woods.  Sash and Holly have decided that the time has come for Jane to be voted off; Chase is hesitant, of course.  “This gives us the best chance to win,” Sash says, “She’s going to have to go eventually.”

At this point, Jane wanders up.  “I just want to make sure we’re still four people,” she asks.  The most awkward silence in the history of this show ensues.  Somebody has togo tonight,” Holly says.  I guess they can’t bear to lie to her.  “So, it is me?” she asks.  Chase then pulls the biggest asshole move EVER.  ”Is that what y’all are dead set on?” he asks right in front of Jane, like he’s not in control of his own vote or something and he can’t help it if he’s outvoted.  What a pansy, seriously.

“We all think you’ll beat us at the end,” Sash admits to her.  This earns him a middle finger.  S21E13006

You stay classy, Jane.

Jane’s already crying in confessional.  “They’re obviously flippers and liars and backstabbers.  I’m most disappointed in my Carolina homeboy Chase.”  She has a weird thing with Carolina.  “I told Sash to don’t even fucking look at me and try to pat me on the back. I didn’t raise my daughter to be a liar and a cuthroat, his mother raised a damn liar.”  Wow.  There she goes talking about someone’s parenting skills again.  I understand that Jane feels betrayed and all, but: it’s a game where people get voted off.  Maybe she just raised someone who’s a little bit better at games than you, jackass.  Maybe quit being so shitty and making everything so personal?

“I haven’t decided what to do, but the wrath of Jane will break out tonight,” she tells us.  And then?  She grabs a pot of water and pours it all over the fire, extinguishing it completely.  “By God I started it, and I’ll put it out,” she says, and then she drops the bucket like a badass and peaces out.

One one hand: THAT WAS TOTALLY AWESOME.  On the other hand, she’s pretty much revealed herself to be every bit the petty, bitter, awful person she’s been showing signs of being from the start.  Why not try and make something happen to stay in the game, instead of going down in (literal) flames?

S21E13007

“Y’all take that.  And you’re all HORRIBLE PARENTS.”

Tribal Council.  Probst asks Dan whether the afternoon’s been crazy, and he’s so flabbergasted by the day’s events that he can’t even begin to tell Probst how weird it’s all been.  He’s barely able to tell Jeff that Jane put the fire out before she admits to it: “I sure did, I started that faaaahre and aah wanted to be the last woman standing to put that faaahre out,” she says.

“There’s absolutely no loyalty in tonight’s vote, it’s full of liars and backstabbers,” she continues.  “I’m going to call some people out.  Holly, you call yourself a coach and a mentor, and yet you steal 1400 dollars worth of personal property and destroy it.”  Again, that’s a true thing to say, but it’s also completely unecessary.  Jane’s just being mean for the sake of being mean, which is awful.  And also: what part of this horrible display is acceptable as an example for YOUR daughter, Mom of the Year?  Just saying.

S21E13008

“Damn, she’s crazier than I am!”

Jane tells Probst all about her alliance with Holly, Sash and Chase, admitting that the plan was to get rid of Dan and Fabio, and now she’s upset because they’re going back on that play.  Jeff asks Chase if this is the case, and he confirms it.  Probst asks him who’s going to go next after Jane.  “I would say it’s whoever doesn’t win immunity next,” Chase admits.  “Would you guys agree with that?” Chase asks them, afraid to say anything or have any of his own thoughts or own any decision, because he is a total flake.

Sash and Holly shake their heads in agreement.  “Wow, you guys are making a ballsy move here, admitting that you are in an alliance together,” Probst says.  Um, you kind of pushed them into admitting it?  But Probst is not done interfering: “I’m going to ask the question that my mom always asks,” he says, shifting into a high-pitched whine for this next part. ”There are three other people, why wouldn’t they try and go against the alliance?”  You heard that right: Probst is actively trying to create a counter-alliance in the middle of Tribal Council, plainly trying to engineer an interesting outcome.  I think he’s as bored with this season as the rest of us are.

Dan’s like, “Yes, that would make perfect sense.”   Jane wants them to vote for Holly, since she doesn’t have an immunity idol.

With that seed planted, Probst decides that it’s time to vote.   We see none of the votes.  When Probst asks if anyone wants to play the idol, Sash and Chase both present one to Probst, since this is the last time that they can be used.  When the votes are read, they are ALL for Jane, including Dan’s and Fabio’s.

S21E13009

Good riddance, yo.

Even Probst’s interference couldn’t make Fabio and Dan vote with Jane, thanks to her shitty actions and terrible attitude.  Later, old lady!  I wouldn’t feel too bad for Jane, though: she’ll probably have a hundred thousand dollars for herself on Sunday, because America is a terrible, terrible place.

See everyone on Sunday, when our long national nightmare will finally be over.

About

Like most people in America, Schoonie watches entirely too much reality television.  Unlike most people, Schoonie gets to share his opinions with the world, which is pretty rad.  Currently living in Chicago, Schoonie's been with Tvgasm since 2006.  He spends his free time writing Survivor fan fiction (Letters to Penthouse, all featuring Rupert!) , playing with his cover band, and playing with his other cover band. Also, this one time, Lisi fell.

34 Comments

  1. 1
    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted December 18, 2010 at 2:11 pm

    I’ve never bought “this is a game” as an excuse to lie, to go back on your word, and for general despicable behavior. Game or not, these people are playing for real money, and it truly reveals what kind of character they have (or don’t) if they’re willing to lie, and backstab for a buck. And I’m certain those “values” carry over to their every day life.

    I liked Jane, and glad she spilled all on her way out. Fabio and Dan revealed just how stupid they really ar by NOT voting for Holly, but in the end it wouldn’t have mattered, because Jane herself didn’t vote for Holly, probably hedging that Sash might give his idol to Holly at the last minute to save her after Probst’s intereference.

    By the way, I thought in past years the idols could be used up until the final four. It’s what kept Troll Russell in the game. I wonder why the change.

  2. 2
    judygirl
    Posted December 18, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    Cattyfan, you answered your own question–i.e. it kept Troll Russell in the game!

  3. 3
    Snootchy Bootches
    Posted December 18, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    Sorry, Schoonie, but you missed the whole point of Jane’s rant about Sash and the way he was raised. Last week, he did this whole big scene with her about how much she reminded him of his mother and how he would never backstab her because of that. It would be like backstabbing his mother. So what did he just do? Duh! That is the context of Jane’s comment and Jane even refers to it before saying that his mother raised a backstabber. If you don’t like her, fine. But please don’t find villainy where it doesn’t exist.

    And on that note, I think Jane rocks. Before this episode, I was on the fence about who would get my vote for most awesome or whatever. On one hand there was Holly who went from batshit quitter to wonder woman. On the other hand there was Jane who has been pretty awesome from the beginning and has beat everyone multiple times in endurance/strength challenges even though she is oldest and much smaller. Holly lost my vote by acting like a total wimp today. Don’t talk the talk, honey, if you can’t walk the walk. Jane on the other hand had me cheering and laughing. Way to go out with a bang!

    Lastly, this was the stupidest voting strategy in a pretty stupid season. Hello Dan and Fabio! They straight out SAID you are getting voted out next! Why in the world would you vote for Jane. Oh I know why… because you are MORONS!

    Oh wait, one more thing because now I am on a roll! LOL Dan, who the fuck are you to call anyone a scumbag??!! YOU haven’t done naff all to help the tribe all season. And yet you gladly receive any and all benefits. YOU, mon amie, are the scumbag.

    Ahem. Ok I feel better now. And Schoonie, even though I didn’t like what you said about Jane, I still think you are awesome and thank you for giving us these recaps. :)

  4. 4
    Schoonie
    Posted December 18, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    ” Last week, he did this whole big scene with her about how much she reminded him of his mother and how he would never backstab her because of that. It would be like backstabbing his mother.”

    No, I caught that last week and I understood that she was referring to that comment. However, essentially saying “I’d never be his mom, because his mother raised a liar” is not an insult to Sash; it’s an insult to his mom. When Marty was voted out, she insulted his ability to be a father for no real reason. She has a thing about parenting. I thought that was what’s important to point out.

    Again, you’re free to disagree with me, but I thought that was pretty plainly malicious behavior, done simply for the sake of insulting another person because she felt helpless and wanted to lash out.

    “I’ve never bought “this is a game” as an excuse to lie, to go back on your word, and for general despicable behavior. Game or not, these people are playing for real money, and it truly reveals what kind of character they have (or don’t) if they’re willing to lie, and backstab for a buck. And I’m certain those “values” carry over to their every day life.”

    I think this is one of the key issues at hand with this show. To me, lying is part of the game; you lie to people and use them to get yourself to the end. Lying is well within the rules, and getting angry when someone beats you by lying is as ridiculous as getting mad when someone beats you at any other game. It’s like taking someone’s chess piece, or charging them rent when they land on a property you own in Monopoly. To me, Survivor isn’t a microcosm representing how people act in real life. It’s a game, and it’s a game where lying is part of it’s basic fabric. If you don’t want to lie and you want to play an honest game, that’s your decision, but it’s important to recognize that’s not a decision everyone’s going to be making.

    Nice feedback, everyone! I really appreciate all of your opinions.

  5. 5
    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted December 18, 2010 at 3:57 pm

    “getting angry when someone beats you by lying is as ridiculous as getting mad when someone beats you at any other game”

    Let me clarify. I agree that lying has become a big part of this game, and that the players have no business pitching a fit when it happens to them. I just prefer players who don’t lie, rare as they are.

    And I eecho the sentiment, I appreciate your hard work, Schoonie. :)

  6. 6
    Posted December 18, 2010 at 4:14 pm

    I’m afraid I’m with you, Schoonie… watching Jane standing there staring at Chase, Sash and Holly with her creepy half-lidded lizard-like eyes during that last little conference where they finally admitted that they wanted her out… well, it was unsettling to say the least. With her hair a big blonde curly mess I keep getting flashbacks to Glenn Close swooping out of the bathtub with a knife in hand at the end of Fatal Attraction. Although it was fun watching Dan scramble backwards out of the way after she dumped water on the fire (I sincerely hope it wasn’t because he was trying avoid being scalded by the sudden creation of STEAM and FLYING EMBERS), I couldn’t help but think that it was a petulant move that sealed Jane’s fate. It certainly solidified my theory that if you displease Jane, she retaliates. Also, I would like to point out that she didn’t “start” fire for Chase, Sash and Fabio, because they were on the Young’uns Team at the beginning and started their own fire without any help from Lady MacGyver there, so her justification would really only apply to Holly and Dan.

    And as for the lying thing, well, I can’t speak about other seasons because I’ve only watched a few, but it seems to me that if you answer every question anybody asks you honestly, especially when it comes to alliances and strategies, you’re giving away your game plan and likely to lose because other people can use that information against you. Also, is it a rule that no one is allowed to change their mind about an alliance? Once you’ve made one, you’re stuck with it forever, even if it’s a sinking ship (or, say, an alliance with a total nutbag like NaOnka)? While true that it would be more honorable to play a completely straight game, I still think that at some point in time people are forced to lie, either directly… or by omission and not-answering.

    And Holly’s destruction of Dan’s shoes? Was that somehow worse because of the dollar amount involved, than, say, Jane’s destruction of the fire? Both seemed to have been born out of anger and frustration, and while one affected only one person (the idiot who brought expensive shoes along on SURVIVOR) the other affected FIVE people in a far more immediate way. No, I think Jane went out like a whiny vindictive entitled bitch, and that does not make me root for her to win ten dollars, much less a hundred thousand, or a million.

    Great recap, Schoonie, as always I love your work!

    love, J-Mo :)

  7. 7
    Snootchy Bootches
    Posted December 18, 2010 at 4:28 pm

    Hi J-Mo *kermit the frog waving arms* I think the difference between the theft of the shoes versus the fire is that the shoes, regardless of dollar amount, cannot be replaced in the jungle and now Dan is down a pair of shoes. The fire can be restarted. Of course, ultimately it doesn’t matter because Dan does nothing but sit on his ass and doesn’t need a pair of shoes, because he is a useless piece of shit.. wait, what was I talking about?

  8. 8
    Pegster
    Posted December 18, 2010 at 4:40 pm

    All hail the demise of The Crypt Keeper.

  9. 9
    itchy
    Posted December 18, 2010 at 4:49 pm

    It’s pretty clear that no one wanted to keep Jane around, everyone was convinced that she’d win the jury vote, so her nasty ass was grass anyway. Pretty great the way the other three broke it too her.

    But damn, that Chase comes off as a real sleazebag, doesn’t he?

    On the bright side, Brenda looked great at tribal. And Naonka looked as wacked out as always.

    Wackadoodle!

  10. 10
    kdfinjpn
    Posted December 18, 2010 at 4:55 pm

    “Creepy, half-lidded, lizard-like eyes” – you nailed it, J-Mo!

    Schoonie – thanks for the recaps. Fortunately, your pain is almost over. (Hey, my captcha code is A FAT – is there a camera on here somewhere???!!!)

  11. 11
    AntSuck
    Posted December 18, 2010 at 6:27 pm

    Amidst all the various opinions one might have of this season, there is only one fact that remains constant: Chase is a DOUCHEBAG!

    He reminds me exactly of Sugar, who kept reminding everyone how caring and loving she was, when in fact she was the biggest asshole of them all and didn’t give a damn about anyone. If there’s only one thing I hate in this world, it’s that sense of moral self-righteousness.

    And as far as the “it’s only a game, therefore I can lie” thing, yes lying is an essential part of this game, and people like Parvati an Sandra make the show worth watching because of it. But there is of course a difference between lying so that people respect you, and lying like a douchebag and losing jury votes. Parvati and Sandra = good liars. Chase and Sash = terrible liars. It is entirely their fault if they lose jury votes as a result. Now I don’t approve of Jane making a half-baked character assassination on them, but I don’t blame her for getting offended or for not wanting to vote for them in the end.

  12. 12
    C in Chicago
    Posted December 18, 2010 at 8:37 pm

    Once again, I find myself wishing for the ‘send in the ball-kicking ninjas’ button on my remote. Seriously? Even with Probst gerrymandering like a Southern politician with a town full of black people on the edge of his voting district, these sad, pathetic losers couldn’t even get it together. INCLUDING JANE. Even she didn’t make the one vote that might have helped her.

    And Chase? Chase is about to be yet another Survivor millionaire by default, despite not deserving it in any way, shape or form. (I’m looking at you Sandra and Ethan.)

  13. 13
    MtnMama
    Posted December 18, 2010 at 8:53 pm

    “You know, sometimes Fabio can be randomly awesome.”

    And that is exactly why I’m rooting for him. I wouldn’t say there is a full brain underneath all that hair but he’s got a certain charm and truth about him.

    As for Sandra and Ethan … regardless of their play, they won. Just because their style isn’t as in-your-face as some of the other winners doesn’t mean they didn’t deserve it. I sure as hell wouldn’t get to the end on Survivor (or even make it past auditions!), so anyone who wins the jury vote in a fair and square winner in my eyes.

  14. 14
    Bioscotto
    Posted December 18, 2010 at 10:52 pm

    Probst was totally just stirring up shit that didn’t matter! I mean. when the votes were reveled at the end, not only did Fabio and Dan still vote for Jane, but JANE FRIGGIN’ VOTED FOR SASH! WHO SHE KNEW WOULD PLAY AN IMMUNITY IDOL! His meddling was ineffective, of course, and even Jane knew it, casting a vindictive vote in lieu of a useful vote…no amount of meddling can save this season!

  15. 15
    nashuaf
    Posted December 19, 2010 at 4:31 am

    I’m so glad to see that I’m not the only one who realized how stupid the minority three were in their voting, ESPECIALLY Jane. When Probst pulled that move at tribal, I paused the show and my wife and I were incredulous, we couldn’t believe that he would be altering the game/show like that. I understand his job is to stir shit up and get things out in the open, and he shouldn’t have had to point out the obvious, but he certainly crossed the line of what his role is in the game. It is on Jane though for spending her day being angry (I soooo hope she doesn’t win the “America’s vote”) instead of figuring out how to avoid getting voted out.

    We had to pause the show again after the votes were read…HOW DID THEY NOT MAKE IT A 3-3 VOTE??? They openly know they get voted out as the next two unless they win immunity (and Dan stands no chance of pulling that one off), yet they stuck with the “so long as it’s not me” voting method?

    Lastly, our jaws absolutely hit the floor when they showed that Jane, despite saying they needed to vote for Holly if they wanted to stay in the game, voted for Sash, who was using his immunity idol.

    Idiots. All of them.

  16. 16
    Pikey
    Posted December 19, 2010 at 5:03 am

    Please correct me if I am wrong but I don’t think that Jeff’s (mothers) suggestion would have worked – I assume the PROD (purple rock of death) would have been drawn, which would have guaranteed DAN’s ouster because everyone else would have had immunity (Jud/Fabio for the IC, Sash and Chase for their HIIs, Holly and Jane as the tied votegetters) – so to me it made sense that Dan and Fabio voted for Jane. As for why Jane voted for Sash, the woman is nuttier than a fruitcake, so why the surprise that she did something illogical?

  17. 17
    Posted December 19, 2010 at 5:03 am

    There is no right way or wrong way to play this game. Someone like Dan can totally win this thing just by not being an A-Hole. Think about it. While the others are busy making enemies by making unkempt promises he tags along for the ride. Kinda like how the Generals used to let all the soldiers kill each other in the old west before coming in and picking up the spoils.

  18. 18
    itchy
    Posted December 19, 2010 at 5:51 am

    Generals still let soldiers kill each other. It’s why there’ll never be an end to war, because the people who decide to wage war never place themselves at any real risk.

    Right now I’m thinking that, as smarmy as he comes off, Sash has done a pretty good job of surviving — how the hell did he manage to go from being the central figure of one opposing alliance to being the lynchpin of the other?

    Especially since Chase has done a pretty good job of screwing any goodwill for himself on the jury. And Holly’s going to end up paying dearly for those shoes. Well, she should, anyway. Doesn’t matter how much they cost. In a true survival situation, destroying someone else’s possessions could be tantamount to killing them.

    As much as I sort of like Fabio, he hasn’t really done much game-playing. Why hasn’t he set himself up in an alliance? His only chance will be winning the next two immunities. At which point, I can see him possibly winning the jury votes.

    Dan? My god. Talk about a lizard.

  19. 19
    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted December 19, 2010 at 8:32 am

    “making unkempt promises”

    I know Dave Ellefson meant “unkept” and just mistyped, but “unkempt” is inadvertently appropriate for this messy season of half-assed strategy.

    I gotta tell ya, I agree with itchy on his opinions regarding the final players, especially Holly. I don’t think they should allow the players to steal personal items from each other…and that one move in the first few days of the game would keep Holly from ever getting my vote.

    As for Ethan and Sandra, they more than deserved their wins, and they are two of only a handful of winners I actually respect.

  20. 20
    crankyguy crankyguy
    Posted December 19, 2010 at 9:35 am

    @nashuaf, I agree that those votes seem to make no sense, but the Tribal Councils can last for hours, so that makes me think that there HAD to be some discussion that we didn’t see which would explain the votes. Maybe we will find something out tonight.

    Like somebody else has already mentioned, maybe Jane thought there was a good chance of Sash or Chase giving a HII to Holly. It had to cross her mind.

  21. 21
    Tepeville
    Posted December 19, 2010 at 11:02 am

    Question. Not about the recap, because that was dead-on, but … how would one pronounce Schoonie? Because when we talk about your comments tomorrow, and we WILL, we would like to start pronouncing your name correctly. Or failing that, at least consistently.

  22. 22
    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted December 19, 2010 at 11:15 am

    In my head, I always hear it as “SKOO-nee.” Am I wrong?

  23. 23
    Snootchy Bootches
    Posted December 19, 2010 at 12:23 pm

    I would pronounce schooner as SKOO-ner but for some reason, I always pronounce (in my mind) Schoonie as SHOO-nee.

  24. 24
    itchy
    Posted December 19, 2010 at 12:32 pm

    I pronounce it the Dutch way, scraping the shit out of the ‘ch’ sound all along the back of my throat, sort of like when you hock a lugey.

  25. 25
    AntSuck
    Posted December 19, 2010 at 12:41 pm

    I always say shoe-nee

  26. 26
    Posted December 19, 2010 at 1:04 pm

    Maybe suh-chuh-who-nye-ee?

  27. 27
    shantigal
    Posted December 19, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    I pronounce it funnymothafucka.

  28. 28
    considerthis
    Posted December 19, 2010 at 3:49 pm

    Late comment as the finale in less than 2 hours away…
    I think Probst crossed the line but as they at the reward challenge Family Comes First.
    If your Dan – Family CUMS First! I swear his son stuck his tongue in Dan’s ear and who did Dan marry a WNBA star as he’s an elf?
    Judd the Stud – I agree Mom was MILFY 4 sure
    Jane – If her daughter’s eyes were 1/4 inch closer she could be an inbred. (props to Mr. Considerthis for that one)
    Holly – Nicely played subtle dropping of 25th Anniversary – was it legit or just a sympathy ploy?

    OK back to crossing the line. CBS/Burnett/Probst obviously think they found the next Rupert in America’s sweetheart Jane. Probst line of questioning, blatant manipulation of the players and doing everything short of grabbing a Sharpie and writing Holly 3 times himself was way too much! Regardless of whether you are on Team Jane or not that crossed the line. If these people are too stupid to do the math (Dan)or too willing to roll over and die and not make a rally (Jane)or too arrogant to think they can win immunity for the remainder of the game(Fabio)then so be it and CBS needs to live with the morons they cast this season.

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    CattyFan cattyfan
    Posted December 19, 2010 at 4:27 pm

    I am on Team Jane…and I agree that Probst crossed the line.

  30. 30
    Mister Dangerous
    Posted December 20, 2010 at 8:01 am

    I relished every single minute of Jane’s ouster; from the moment she gave Sash the finger to when she threw water from her cauldron onto the fire to her angry bitterness at tribal council. It was all FAN-TAB-U-LOUS! I blame Jane’s bad behavior on Jane, her upbringing and Jane’s mother. There weren’t many great moments this season but the realization on Jane’s face “at that moment” was delicious.

    Yes, Chase is a pansy but he’s a good-looking pansy.

  31. 31
    C in Chicago
    Posted December 20, 2010 at 9:18 am

    Thank god! I’m not the only one wondering how that garden gnome, Dan, produced fairly attractive children. For the genes to average out, he must have married a freakin’ supermodel!

  32. 32
    juddfan
    Posted December 20, 2010 at 11:30 pm

    OMG everyone!!! I agree with all and so funny. J-mo “Creepy, half-lidded, lizard-like eyes” – you nailed it, J-Mo! I copied it too and it bears repeating! I think I said hate devil eyes or something. Unmistakable look, but I thought the middle finger was fierce and can’t believe they blurred it.

    Mr. D-seriously funny, I let out the hoot that was building through all of it.

    Personally, I like players that lie their asses off, and do it with aplomb (that’s for you itcy-for the score-hee) Russell was pretty much that, but Dr. Will on BB was the master. He made it fun.

  33. 33
    juddfan
    Posted December 20, 2010 at 11:43 pm

    Oh, and sadly, I thought it was scoonie for a bit-sniff-I think I even posted it wrong-sniff, sniff-but I learned myself the real spelling-think from a live chat post! WAAAAA!!!

  34. 34
    Zbird
    Posted December 25, 2010 at 10:31 pm

    Maybe suh-chuh-who-nye-ee?
    Hoe lee laughing my ass off, J!

    Is that anything like Sacagawea?

    I’ve personally always pronounced it in my head as SKOO-nee, but maybe that’s because I live in an embarrisingly sea-themed area with streets such as Anchor Way and Compass Circle, and dined at restaurants such as Captain Jack’s and Schooner or Later, so I hear it as a sailing-related term. Do tell, Schoonster!

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