Recap: Survivor: White Supremacy?

Survivor

By B-Side | Friday, November 17, 2006 | 12:38 pm | 38 Comments

adam111706 Last week, the world of Survivor: Cook Islands was rocked by Candice and Jonathan’s sudden mutiny as they voluntarily left Aitu and joined the knuckleheads of Raro. The plan didn’t work out so well as Aitu forged ahead with new determination, and the Raro tribe had to send someone — Brad — home. Considering that a Raro-ite went home before a newbie (like Jonathan), you’d think this would send a message to the non-whites that maybe that original Raro alliance (a.k.a. all the whiteys) was stronger than anyone had realized. This left us with several pressing issues as we dove into this latest episode: would Aitu be able to beat off Goliath once again? And if they did, would the minorities grow wise to the original Raro alliance?This week’s show began with Jonathan patting himself on the back for his various feats in resourcefulness. “Who knew a Jew could climb a tree and get coconuts?” he asked; although, I think the more appropriate question would have been, “Who knew a FAT Jew could climb a tree and get coconuts?” By the way, thanks for implying that all our people are uncoordinated and incapable of gathering coconuts! That being said, the answer is no, I’ve never heard of a Jew climbing a tree and getting coconuts either.

Anyway, Jonathan then told us that he regretted flipping sides, saying, “I hope in the long run it turns out to be a good thing.” Yeah, probably won’t happen. But on the upside, at least you learned that you can climb trees and gather coconuts. A Jewish pioneer!

Meanwhile, over in a particularly sucky corner of the island, Candice and Adam further cemented their alliance. “You and I are going to the end,” Adam said with a skeevy, slick wink. Oh, it creeped the be-Eckhart out of me! Adam then said he wanted to target Jenny because he suspected she wouldn’t be so psyched about welcoming Candice back into the inner circle, and he was right: she wanted to keep the original five person alliance. You know, because she’s an idiot. C’mon people: fight whitey!

Later, Candice and Adam did some heavy flirting in the shelter. She complained that her finger hurt, and so Adam kissed it to make it better. She then laughed and said her other finger hurt, resulting in another kiss. And then another finger (another kiss)… and then her lips (another kiss). I’m surprised she didn’t giggle, “And now my vagina hurts too!”

Over at Aitu, the tribe received its latest tree mail, which was basically just a list of nautical flags. Each one represented a letter, and since there was nothing else to do, the tribe just sat down and memorized the hell out of them. You just know Yul and Becky were like, “Memorize information? For a possible test? YES!!!”

We then headed over the reward challenge where Aitu learned that Brad had been voted out. This caused Yul to sigh with dejection, but when he found out Brad was now the first member of the jury, he perked up with an excited, “WHOA!’ It’s a roller coaster of emotions for Yul! Anyway, for the challenge, teams had to use compass coordinates to find treasure chests hidden in the sand. Once all four chests had been found, teams had to open them up, pull out flags, and since each flag corresponded with a letter, they then had to spell out the word “VICTORY.” And that’s it! How delightfully uncomplicated.

Mark Burnett then treated us to a random two second montage of treasure chests suddenly appearing and opening up, and then it was time to start! Out of the gate, Jonathan and Jenny were a total spazz looking for their first chest. Was it at North by Northwest? Or North by Northeast? Luckily, Adam was able to whine them into the right location, but they had lost a significant amount of time to Yul and Sundra who had not only found their chest but were hauling it back to the mat.

Eventually, Jonathan and Jenny brought their chest back, which meant Adam and Candice could run out into the sand and search for theirs. Amusingly, despite all his whining previously, Adam turned out to be just as idiotic and inept at digging as Jonathan was. Man, he sucks.

Well, this back and forth with the digging and the chests continued, with Aitu maintaining a solid lead. Adam continued to whine and bark orders whenever Jonathan and Jenny were in the field, and yet he assumed no culpability for his own mistakes, like not helping Candice pull a heavy chest out of the sand.

At one point, as Aitu dragged back their last chest, an exasperated Adam complained, “I don’t understand!” Seriously, dude. Just shut up. Once it became obvious that Aitu was going to win this, Jonathan and Jenny seemed to lose their mojo, causing Probst to yell, “Very little sand coming out of that hole!” He then continued to pester Raro later when it was Adam and Candice’s turn to dig again. “Adam and Candice, like slow motion over there!” Probst yelled. Something tells me he hates Raro also.

Sure enough, Aitu pulled off the easy victory — their third in a row. Yul then looked over at his rivals and said with amazement, “They don’t have their fourth box!” I think that was the closest we’d ever get to a Yul dis. Jeff then gave Aitu the chance to send someone from Raro to Exile Island, and in a glorious moment worthy of the best underdogs stories, Yul said, “1… 2… 3…” with the entire tribe then chiming in with “CANDICE!” Haha! I didn’t know when it would happen, but this was going to be the best merge ever!

Well, Candice headed out to Exile Island where she suffered through a charmingly nasty meal of sea cucumbers. “It’s not fun to know that people that you like want to see you suffer,” she cried, a small violin playing in her head for sure.

While Candice’s sea cucumber oozed a bubbly foam with every bite, her tormentors at Aitu were living it up at a local feast thrown by some natives wearing elaborate, leafy garments. Leading the pack was one “dignified” guy who yelled a lot and wore a huge headdress. It was pretty cool.

Wow, flashbacks to Dartmouth graduation.

Anyway, it was your typical feasting scene — full of introspection and appreciation and festive music. Sundra looked like she was having the best time ever, and Yul, well, he found some new friends. A random fat lady literally threw herself on top of him, and when she had smothered him sufficiently, she yanked him up and grinded on him with another fat lady. His fellow tribemates talked about how great it was to see him dancing and coming out of his shell, but I’m not so sure he was dancing as much as he was just forced into movement by the two ladies who had pressed themselves onto him. Seriously, he looked like a little McDonald’s burger patty crammed into a Kaiser roll.

“Oh goodness! I must admit, this inspires a great deal of joy for me at this present time!”

“You so cute, Yul. I’m gonna eat you up! Literally!”

“It’s too late, Yul. We’re like an amoeba. You’re part of us now.”

Back at Raro, Jonathan complained that his teammates just wanted to sit around and chill out. He, however, was going to be an example of how the tribe could conduct itself. And he was going to do that by… hanging a bunch of fish from his nuts? Huh? Yes, Jonathan went fishing and emerged with a veritable school of fish dangling from his loins. We later saw that they were merely attached via his bathing suit drawstring, but for a moment there, it looked really bizarre (and painful).

Well, Jonathan wanted to be the Raro savior and assumed he would be safe on account of him providing so much food. Unfortunately, he kind of overlooked the fact that his tribe consisted of all morons who hate leaders and probably all think they could catch just as much fish — so why not just cut him loose?

Anyway, in advance of the immunity challenge, the tribes each received a map of islands that they’d all have to learn. On Raro, Rebecca hadn’t been pulling her weight recently, and so it was critical that she do well in this challenge. As a result, all the whiteys became super patronizing to her, with Adam telling Rebecca that she really needed to learn the map and Parvati stepping up to be the resident tutor. They literally were treating her like she were a student in Special Ed.

At one point, while Parvati tried to teach Rebecca the islands, she pointed to the map and said, “So it goes wah wah wah wah wah wah wah.” She then asked sweetly but condescendingly, “Am I confusing you?” No, not confusing at all. That series of “Wah wah” sounds made PERFECT SENSE.

Well, for the challenge, four people from each team (one at a time) had to swim out to a pontoon (of course), dive down (of course), and unclip a bundle of island names (of course). Once all four tribe members were back, the team would move to an answer table and have to match islands with their names. And that was it. Not totally original, but not insanely convoluted. Second time in a row! The challenge producer clearly was on vacation this episode.

As usual, winners got immunity, losers would go to Tribal Council. However, in an intriguing new twist, the losers would also receive a message in a bottle that could not be opened until Tribal Council. Color me curious!

“I call this Eau De Probst.”

Well, the challenge began, and no surprise here, Ozzy immediately opened up a huge lead with his fish-like prowess. He already had unclipped the names and was heading back before Nate had reached the pontoon. Soon, Yul was in the water, and he too had retrieved the names before Nate had even returned to shore. Another Aitu blowout?

Raro did make up some time thanks to Parvati, who eventually closed some of the gap against Becky, but when it came down to Sundra and Rebecca, there was no way that Rebecca could complete the comeback. This of course caused Adam to get all pissy, as usual, especially when Aitu retrieved all its pieces and could start working on the puzzle. Granted, the race was still close, and at one point both tribes were actually working on the puzzle, but we knew that Yul and Becky weren’t going to let this one slip through their fingers. Finally, when they thought they had the answer, Aitu called over Jeff, who yelled, “Stop working, Raro. STOP!!!” I’m surprised Jeff didn’t run over to their table, flip it over, and yell, “That’s what you get! You don’t listen? That’s what you get!”

Sure enough, Aitu won again, and we were spared the heartache of possibly sending one of our favorite underdogs home. I love this season now.

After the challenge, everyone at Raro focused on the mysterious bottle. What secrets did it hold? Everyone assumed it had to do with a merge, which was amusing because it so clearly had nothing to do with a merge. Okay, maybe it wasn’t so clear, but we just knew the note would lead to something significantly trickier than just a simple merge.

Anyway, the group consensus was that Rebecca was going home on account of her inability to do anything worthwhile in challenges. Seriously, if she couldn’t understand “Wah wah wah wah wah wah wah,” then she’s pretty much useless. Of course, the most painful part of all this was Jenny, who was happy to cut Rebecca free. Jenny’s the sort of Survivor contestant I hate: she doesn’t think of the big picture, doesn’t recognize trends. She just sticks to a gameplan, assumes she’s safe, and causes harm to the people that she should be reaching out to. Damn her and her kind! Open your eyes, Jenny! You’re on the outside of an alliance! Don’t fight one of your only allies!

Well, Nate, on the other hand, wanted to send Jonathan home. He had the right idea. Jonathan, however, was confident that he’d be all right. “I think I have earned at least the right of one more night,” he said. Hmmm… sounds kind of like he’s a goner. Or so I thought!

At Tribal Council, Brad returned as the shiny-lipped first member of the jury, causing warm laughter all around. Jeff then got down to business, saying, “As a tribe, you guys have won… [Jeff slowly raising his fingers to rub it in] three challenges.” Rub the salt in the wounds, Jeff. Rub it in good.

Rebecca tried to explain how everyone pulls their weight, saying, “Everybody goes out clamming, crabbing, octopussing.” And in the case of Candice, sea cucumbering. By the way, I wasn’t aware that octopussing was an activity, but I’m willing to embrace it.

Jonathan then proudly announced that he had caught twenty-two fish over the past day or two, and Parvati explained how thankful she was: “He’s been basically nourishing us so we could have the energy today.” Yes, the energy to FAIL.

Eventually, Jeff then asked, “Did somebody bring the bottle?” I would have died if someone said, “Oh shit. I though you had it. You don’t? Does anyone?” But alas, they did remember to bring it. Before reading its contents, however, it was time to vote.

Well, Jenny voted against Rebecca (dumb, dumb move), and Rebecca voted for Jonathan, but you can imagine how this all worked out: landslide votes against Rebecca. Goner! By the way, would it have hurt her to have even tried to have schemed her way out of this corner?

Anyway, Rebecca wandered off into the darkness, and at last, it was time to read the message in the bottle. Was it a merge? Nope. Suckers had to vote out another member. Hahah! GOTCHA! Cosmic justice of the Aitu degree!

Well, everyone was absolutely devastated by this news, especially Nate who said, “This is wack.” He actually followed it up with some other words, but we couldn’t figure them out. We even turned on the closed captions, and they completely skipped over it. Nevertheless, Nate expressed regret that they hadn’t won the immunity challenge because then Aitu would be down to only two people. “Could have, should have, spilt milk!” he said, happily butchering the more popular, “Coulda, woulda, shoulda” expression.

No use crying over spilt metaphors!

By the way, I couldn’t help but think that maybe Rebecca should be back for all this discussion since she was a jury member now. Nevertheless, when Jeff found out that the tribe thought the note would lead to a merge, he snapped, “There is no sign of a merge! It could be tomorrow! It could never come!” He HATES assumptions! Especially ones about merges. HE SAID NOTHING OF A MERGE! DON’T PUT WORDS IN HIS MOUTH!!!

Anyway, it was time to vote again, and I was sure this would be Jonathan’s death knell. Sure enough, the first vote: Jonathan. Second vote: Jonathan. Third vote: Jenny (clearly Jonathan’s vote). Fourth vote… Jenny? Fifth vote? JENNY. Oh my god! Sixth vote: Jenny! And just like that, the idle follower was ejected from the tribe. I was kind of happy in that I never really liked her (stemming back to her shortsighted decision to get rid of Cristina because she was annoying), but I was mad because it just gave the whiteys more power. You know, if Rebecca were still around, she might not have been walking off to the jury…

As usual, Jeff ended TC with a snippy comment, saying, “Maybe this is the wakeup call this tribe needs in order to get it together.” I kind of wished he then yelled, “LET’S GO! LET’S GO!!!” Probst is the best.

Sadly, we never got to see Rebecca’s goodbye message, but we did see Jenny’s, and she was pissed. Hey, she had no one to blame but herself.

What did you think about this episode? What about the twist? Anyone else hoping there’s a merge next week? Think about it: four white people, four Aitus, and Nate in the middle.

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needrealitytv

Posted November 17, 2006 at 12:46 pm

Oh man, was Jenny pissed! What a great episode!
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chick110

Posted November 17, 2006 at 12:58 pm

B-side, I’m glad you share my Adamhate. I think it’s great he wears his Virginia Tech hat all of the time to show what losers actually go there…

Way to go Aitu! Guess it shows those Raro fools that maybe they shouldn’t have voted out their smart Asian peeps.

So, who actually is rooting for Raro anymore? They just suck.

But thanks for getting the recap out so speedy! Kudos to B-side!
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Tabloid Baby

Posted November 17, 2006 at 1:22 pm

Jenny was mad, all right! She apparently gave her former tribesmates “the finger” as she walked off into the darkness.

They blurred something as she raised her arm.
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mandymax

Posted November 17, 2006 at 1:53 pm

Loveditloveditlovedit!!!!!

Loved Candice being sent back to Exile Island away from all the cool kids and her boyfriend!!!

Loved the underdogs winning yet again!!!

Loved Jeff Probst rubbing salt in the wounds!!!

Loveditloveditlovedit!!!!!
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juxtapoeser

Posted November 17, 2006 at 2:13 pm

loved it! loved it! loved it.

I couldn’t wait for this to be up today. I knew the cod(fish)piece Jonathan wore would make it as a screencap. I wanted to slap Jonathan when he talked about how they should keep him around because he fed them. THAT IS EXACTLY WHY HE WANTED TO GET RID OF OZZY!!!

Coach Probst hates him some Raro “They’ve just put sand BACK IN the hole!!”

I will be so sad when someone on Aitu has to go home…but I’m glad that Yul is going to bring up the idol this week (or so it looks), I just hope that they make it to the merge (if there is one) with Aitu in tact so the idol can REALLY be used this season. I don’t know if Yul woulduse it against a team mate….
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carol

Posted November 17, 2006 at 2:21 pm

That was a mighty speedy recap – awesome.

This was a great ep of Survivor. It always bothers me when tribes have the “stronger’ player in the reward challenge when they know they will have to sit out of the immunity.

from ozzy’s bio online: He owns land in Panama and enjoys going there to spearfish. He can dive to 30 feet and can hold his breath under water for three minutes. He is skilled at building traps, forts, shelter and surviving in the wilderness on his own.

-hope he keeps kicking ass with his tribe.
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IrideBlimp

Posted November 17, 2006 at 2:24 pm

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mom_to_travis

Posted November 17, 2006 at 3:00 pm

Candice and Adam’s flirtation makes me ill! I can’t stand either of them. The word “smarmy” comes to mind.

Why was Probst ordering Raro to stop working on their puzzle while he checked to see if Aitu had it right? Have they done that before? Why shouldn’t they get to keep working right up until they know for sure they’ve lost? Seems like it would be more Probst-like for him to yell at them if they *did* stop working. “Raro, god dammit keep working! I haven’t told you that you lost yet! GO!!”

Sooo funny when the tribal ladies were dancing with Yul. I like me some Yul.
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IJustWatch

Posted November 17, 2006 at 3:12 pm

Maybe he told them to stop working because they could try and get answers from Aitu, you know, with them having only THE SMARTEST MAN IN THE WORLD YUL on their team. That’s my guess. But I don’t think Raro is smart/quick enough to think of something like that.

Can Raro be anymore annoying? I once thought Parvati was the most annoying thing, but Adam, Candace, and Jonathan quickly stepped up to the plate and took her place. Now she seems like the nicer one. Except for when she was “teaching” Rebecca how to memorize the map. WHICH, by the way, was the most horrible method ever to develop in order to memorize something. “Solo, for Solomon Islands..blah blah.” Look bitch, you stick to flirting.
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zoobabe

Posted November 17, 2006 at 3:59 pm

It just gets better and better each week. The message in a bottle twist was awesome! Jenny looked like she wanted to kill someone. I hope she takes it out on her former tribe as a jury memeber. Candace crying on Exile island was sweet revenge for Aitu. In all the seasons of Survivor, I never remember rooting for a tribe as much as I do with Aitu. I want them in the final four. Hopefully, Jonathan will see that he’s on the outs and try to rejoin his former tribe if there’s a merge. They can use him for a swing vote until they have to cut him loose. I don’t think that Nate will ever wise up to do this. His man-love for Adam is about as strong as Candace’s.

I want a Yul sandwich too! I’ll even take the fat chicks. They looked fun to party with!
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jusaplyr

Posted November 17, 2006 at 4:18 pm

for sure B, great recap.

i also had a flashback to the D graduation, LOL’ed on that caption…

i had thought the genie in the bottle would be something, hmm, like “the person you just voted off will be staying” or something to that effect. fascination abounds!

jenny was more than pissed – that is gonna be some serious revenge when jury time comes around.

surprised you didn’t mention clips of yul’s divulgence of his secret to ozzy…this was an interesting strategic move.
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HoneyBunny

Posted November 17, 2006 at 4:20 pm

I love the “Four Orphans” (Aitu tribe)…and they totally deserve to be the final 4.

Awezzy (Awesome Ozzy) is THE MAN. Is there nothing he can’t do?!

It does seem like Probst is really being a bitch this year. He has ragged on the Raros alot and lots of very snippy comments. I LOVE IT.

hb
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zevonia

Posted November 17, 2006 at 4:29 pm

I have to agree completely with previous comments. This was a great episode. Of course CBS is lucky I have such a piss poor memory because when they did the clip for this show they had Jeff throwing the bottle and I could tell by the angle that he was throwing it to Raro but forgot about it until I saw the episode. (That sentence wasn’t too long, was it?)

I loved Candice on Exile island. She was in tears and whining because people she liked wanted her to suffer. Gee Candice, I wonder why? She reminds me of so many shallow bitches I’ve known who think they can do whatever they want but people still have to like them. Wah, Wah, Wah Candice. I think you’ll find all of America wants you to suffer.

I agree with Zoobabe that Nate will probably not wise up enough to throw in with Aitu if there’s a merge. I can hope but just don’t see it happening. GO AITU!!!
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Pandora

Posted November 17, 2006 at 4:40 pm

This show reminds me of how GOOD Survivor can be… wow, I love it so. And most of all, I love love LOVE Aitu, the little tribe that could!

I really hate Jenny more and more after seeing the CBS special clips. Her naivite that just because a bunch of people act like your friends makes them worthy of sticking with you in a game makes me want to club her over the head. I guess that’s what you get for recruiting a bunch of folks (this season) who barely watched survivor, and not all of which “got” the strategizing part (*cough* Flicka). The worst part of Jenny’s final words were that even though she was PISSED that she got voted off (making me LMAO)… she still said “But they might win back my trust for the final vote”. DUMBASS!!

As for my wonderful Aitu underdogs… I can’t wait til next week to see the look on their faces when they see the “two for the price of one” twist Raro had to bend over and receive.

Plus, I think the preview and one of the deleted scenes clips on CBS is strongly hinting that Yul is sharing his immunity idol secret with Ozzy. It’s risky, but I think he will give it to whoever gets the most votes if there is a merge… great short term strategy (ex: Raro all vote Ozzy [5]; Aitu all vote Adam [4]; Adam would still go home with second highest votes, evening out the numbers and making for GOOD gameplay).

It’s what Terry should have done last season (give up the hidden immunity) at merge, instead of just looking out for himself. He would have gone further in final 2 going up against someone from his original tribe, IMHO.
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Pandora

Posted November 17, 2006 at 4:44 pm

BTW, Tabloid boy, you are right, she was giving them the finger. She talks about it in the full video clip of the day after final words at CBS.com… and I loved watching how pissed she was.
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Zharak

Posted November 17, 2006 at 5:21 pm

Jenny flipping them off on her way out was awesome!

Nothing beats having bitter jury members in a survivor finale
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mangos

Posted November 17, 2006 at 7:13 pm

I can’t remember the last time I was this into Survivor! This is the best season in years!

My love for Aitu could not be stronger. I’m really afraid that they’ll lose an immunity challenge, but honestly, they are such a good team and work together so well I could see them winning every challenge from now til the merge. I wonder if TPTB are waiting to do a merge to see just how far Aitu can go without having to go to tribal council.
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IJustWatch

Posted November 17, 2006 at 7:29 pm

The more that Aitu wins, the less cohesive Raro becomes. Raro collectively is SO INCREDIBLY STUPID – they don’t understand that the reason why they are losing is because they have no trust for each other and are constantly going behind each other’s backs instead of being supportive. This translates into the challenges since no one wants to listen to each other because of their personal feelings for each other. For example, Adam and Candace constantly ragging on Jonathan when they can’t even perform themselves.

I hope they continue to lose, and I hope that they’re watching this right now and seeing how big of pricks they were to everyone else. GO AITU… all the way.
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Pandora

Posted November 17, 2006 at 8:15 pm

BTW, I was sick today, and (after a several month vacation from TVGasm), did a marathon read of all this season’s Survivor recaps. I always watch the episodes religiously, but it just reminded me how much I miss the TVgasm community… in real life, I’m always meeting people who say “You watch Survivor? Is that show STILL on?” Little do they know, it’s like the best thing on TV! (Unless tied with Lost)

I love the comments by people here, and especially B-Side’s recaps, which are hilarious, and say just what I’m thinking. Everywhere else, they seem to try to stay overly-PC, avoiding the race issue head-on, but you guys keep it real here. I don’t think any of original Raro was overtly racist, but there’s no denying a whitey alliance, and some serious popularity contest type mentality as a result with the “cool kids”. Candice/Adam making googly eyes at one another make me want to puke almost more than Rob/Amber and their stupid followers, that got slaughtered one by one like sheep.

So, watching this episode, I really think that TPTB are making up the rules as they go along, to favor the tribe that is the fan favorite. Not that I’m complaining, I want Candice/Johnathan to get their come-uppance and Aitu triumph like the rest of em. I’ll be honest, this is actually the first time I’ve looked forward to next week’s Survivor more than Lost. Before, it was like junk food, but now it’s like a 5-star entree.
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wincha

Posted November 17, 2006 at 10:51 pm

This episode was fantastic! Glad to see the 4 are still winning. They got rid of the worthless people as far as I am concerned. Notice Yul got the 2 fat women and Ozzie had 2 younger normal/thin women? Loved to see Jenny go now that was classic!
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joyfulchicken

Posted November 18, 2006 at 1:37 am

“It’s not fun to know that people that you like want to see you suffer.” Wow, really? I can’t believe mutineer Candice had the gall to say that. She’s either very stupid or a total sociopath. What, she’s the victim now? Come on!

Jonathan is a dumbass too, but at least he realized his mistake and expressed some remorse.
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sweet j

Posted November 18, 2006 at 4:28 am

Yeah, this is a great season on survivor, kind of like when that Stephanie girl kept winning despite her losing team (but this is better).

I will be very disapointed if the final four end up the original white tribe. How can Nate not see that he needs to align with Aitu now if there is a merge? If no merge, looks like Nate’s the next to go.

It will absolutely ruin this season if Adam, Candace, Poverty and Jonathan are last four!!
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jppuertorico85

Posted November 18, 2006 at 12:35 pm

i really hope a merge comes this episode!!!! we need the dynamic of picking off the whiteys one by one to really make it interesting…either that ~or~ some more aitu pagonging on raro, i’m just scared that aitu will have a bad day and loose…i couldn’t stand to watch that so we need a merge fast! And what else is ozzy good at??? apparently the boy is good at porno too, there are clips of him circulating the internet and let me just say that the boy is as aggressive and animalistic in the bedroom as he is in the jungle! I loved Yul getting bellybounced by the big girls! I wonder if he got just a wee bit exicted?? lol
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TinkerbellAPixie

Posted November 18, 2006 at 1:09 pm

So Jonathan had some fish hanging from his groin and you thought it looked painful – but did anyone else detect an odd almost disturbing smile?
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Captain

Posted November 18, 2006 at 7:06 pm

THANK YOUUUUUUU. I had missed the episode, and thank freaking God you posted this, because I was laughing the whole time. I LOVED that Candice was crying. Shieeet, girl deserves it.
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Tony A.

Posted November 19, 2006 at 7:38 am

The Candace/Adam hookup sure looks stupid. He never seems to be very bright.

The obvious move of Candace and Jonathan to reunite the Whiteys was blatant and Aitu is making them pay. However, if there’s no merge Nate’s gone. How he thinks he’s got an alliance with Adam is typical of the not-so-smart players, who get duped right off the tribe every season.

Needless to say, I’m thrilled with Aitu’s winning ways and will continue to root for them. If the merge does happen then it’d better be this week, so Nate gets to vote with Aitu. My first guess? That would be Candace. Second? Jonathan, he of the mighty mouth. As an aside, I love the way Jeff taunts him into a rage during the challenges. After that, Adam and, finally, Poverty. That will leave the Aitu 4 to battle it out. I have to go with Ozzie in the individual challenges, as even the mighty Yul struggles to even keep up with Oz. Sad to say, the girls are irrelevant if my predictions come true, as neither can beat those guys. I look forward to a final 2 of Ozzy and Yul, and damned if I’m not able to choose between those two warriors. These are the best two survivors I have ever seen, fireman and fighter pilot notwithstanding. I have a feeling that Yul will throw down with Ozzy if it comes to giving up the idol to keep him around, though it means he would be keeping in a formidable opponent. It just seems that Yul’s sense of morals would lead him to challenge the best there is and truly win in a head to head contest with the best in the game. Same goes for Ozzy. these are Alpha males that will eventually clash, but they’ll do it with honor and pride.
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jack

Posted November 19, 2006 at 11:48 am

i like your hypothetical endgame, tony, though i am afraid to be too optimistic about aitu’s chances. it would be great to see yul and ozzie in the final 2 (which would probably be a slam-dunk for yul, since ozzie has ruffled a few feathers and yul seems to command a lot of respect). but those two are obviously the biggest threats to everyone, and it’ll take some cleverness and a lot of luck for them to avoid getting picked off. furthermore, it would seem that yul’s first loyalty is to becky, and while i haven’t seen any indication that sundra and ozzie have made a formal deal, they’ve seemed close over the past two episodes, so i wouldn’t be surprised if they paired up.

the one thing yul and ozzie really have going for them is that candice and jonathan effectively eliminated any possibility of cracking the aitu alliance. had candice stayed put and waited for the merge, she might have been able to exploit the legitimate fear of ozzie’s and yul’s potential to dominate the individual challenges. but thanks to the betrayal, it seems like pulling anyone away from the aitu alliance would be totally impossible.

will adam turn on nate? possibly, but let’s not forget: parvati, the self-professed sex-pot, must be acutely aware that candice has put adam on a leash. so if she’s smart, she’ll try to get nate and jonathan to vote with her against candice, who has already managed to elbow her way past two of their former allies.

if the merge comes before the vote and yul is able to use the h.i.i. effectively, candice and jonathan will be the next 2 to go.

awww, poor baby candice. i mean, how could those people be so mean? candy just wanted to be on the fun tribe–she didn’t mean any harm! i mean, like, she totally just wanted to see adam, cause they’re like, so in love. and instead of warming up next to her big hokie hunk, poor candy had to go for a boat ride. life is like, so unfair.
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Pandora

Posted November 19, 2006 at 12:28 pm

Nate won’t be flipping to Aitu if they merge 5:4 or 4:4, no matter what kinds of doubts he has about Raro. Think about it, it just wouldn’t be smart; I wouldn’t do it myself in his shoes, even knowing what I know now and rooting for Aitu. 3:4 (Raro:Aitu), on the other hand, would be a different call.

Mark my words, Yul will use the HII to save someone else, and change up the game. I had so much confidence that Aitu would pull off an upset that I bet money on it.
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air376

Posted November 20, 2006 at 7:22 am

This is what needs to happen….Aitu needs to work together to get Yul individual immunity. He then gives the immunity to someone from his tribe, this way him and someone from the tribe have immunity b4 the vote. Aitu votes for Adam and Raro votes for Aitu. Yul uses the idol to save someone and Adamm goes home. Classic back door!

Nate needs to wake up and smell the white person alliance. Helllllooooo!!! Three people from your tribe are gone after outsiders Candice and Jonathan come back. Aitu may have a chance to sway Jonathan back, but he is stupid too.
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Tony A.

Posted November 20, 2006 at 2:19 pm

jack,

As usual you present a cogent, well-thought out scenario. Yes, I’m being a bit optimistic, but I think Nate possesses a better sense of danger than you give him credit for. It couldn’t have escaped his attention that Candace and Jonathan have now made the whites the power bloc in Raro. He must be looking at Aitu and thinking that his chances are better in an ethnically mixed group, no matter what.

I, too, worry that Ozzy will be axed by his cohorts, but I can only hope that Yul realizes that taking Oz to the finals will increase his own odds of making it there. A little sleight of hand in the individual challenges can make all the difference in the world.

Yes, Yul has always been close to Becky, but he has also told Oz about the HII, so I’d say that, ethnicity aside, Yul likes Ozzy as well as Becky. But all this presupposes that Ozzy will lose an early challenge. I think he has the beans to win two or three in a row, voting with Aitu and kick the whiteys to the curb.

All I see is that no matter what happens, except the dumb ass hokey and his anorexic girlfriend making it through the next three weeks, the game is Aitu’s to lose. Of course, I’ve been wrong before, so…
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ticklmetan

Posted November 20, 2006 at 2:57 pm

My first post ever! I lurk and love it! These recaps are going to get my fired.

Just wanted to say that the merge HAS to happen this week for this double vote off to be at all meaningful. And, as everyone said about Nate, if he expects to last another three days, he better make nice with Aitu, otherwise he is toast. Honestly, I think he is too naive to switch allegiance. He is outnumbered and is going to let the “whities” brainwash him into thinking he’s safe. Maybe Sundra will be able to get through to him if there is a merge. Well, if she can, it just means ole boy Ozzie, will get stay around a lot longer!

I too want a Yul sandwich! His mental dominance is very hot!
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jjsquishy

Posted November 20, 2006 at 5:24 pm

Don’t know if anyone has mentioned this before but Sundra was in an episode of Sex and the City. If you’re familiar with the show, its the one where Samantha dates the black guy and his sister doesn’t approve. Anyway, she’s the sister (no pun intended)who doesn’t approve.

Also, don’t know if anyone realized back on the ep when Aitu won the reward challenge and they had the pastries and old pics … Sundra is gorgeous!

So yeah, thats my food for thought.
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jjsquishy

Posted November 20, 2006 at 5:25 pm

Don’t know if anyone has mentioned this before but Sundra was in an episode of Sex and the City. If you’re familiar with the show, its the one where Samantha dates the black guy and his sister doesn’t approve. Anyway, she’s the sister (no pun intended)who doesn’t approve.

Also, don’t know if anyone noticed, back on the ep when Aitu won the reward challenge and they had the pastries and old family pics … Sundra is gorgeous!

So yeah, thats my food for thought.
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Pandora

Posted November 21, 2006 at 3:52 pm

I think it’s all but confirmed at this point that the merge is happening next week. First off, the commercial shows what appears to be an individual endurence challenge with clinging to poles. Secondly, a second commercial shows Becky and Candice in the same shot, sharing what appears to be the merge feast. It also shows Yul asking Johnathan if he will rejoin the alliance again, and then Johnathan saying that people will go ballistic if he switches again. I think this is probably misdirection, and that John will decide he can’t flip again, and then Yul will win the individual immunity, then give the HII to Ozzy.

Does anyone know if the HII can be given AFTER the votes are read? Or does it need to be physically in the possession of the one with the most votes beforehand?
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zoobabe

Posted November 21, 2006 at 4:03 pm

Pandora- I believe tha the owner of the III can hand it off whenever he/she wants. Meaning the votes can be read first. The hand off occurs. Jeff says “unless you are in possesion of the III” and the highest vote-getter redeems the idol.
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Pandora

Posted November 23, 2006 at 2:55 am

Thanks zoo, that’s what I thought too. It’s just that phrase “you are in possession of” confused me. To me, that seemed to imply that you had to have it on your person before the votes were cast. I hope we’re right… I would love to see it used in that way. Also means that if Yul (my favorite) gets to Final 2, people are more likely to be sympathetic to voting for him as winner, because he’ll have used a strategy never used before on Survivor, and taken a big risk.
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zoobabe

Posted November 23, 2006 at 4:57 am

yes Pandora, Yul is my fave too and you make an excellent point about that strategy giving him an edge with the jury. We’ll see tonight!
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georgiababe

Posted December 2, 2006 at 10:39 pm

I don’t mean to be pushy or anything, because I’m sure that you have other recaps to do (and you probably have a life too) but where are the recaps B-Side? You’re killin’ me!!

~Georgia~