Survivor: Finger Guns

Survivor

By Schoonie | Monday, September 28, 2009 | 12:04 pm | 37 Comments

Tonight, on Survivor: Finger Guns, people. The line to hate this guy forms to the left. Foa Foa, Day 4. “Tribal Council was a lot of fun,” Russell says. “Marisa is gone for no other reason but ME.” He’s very proud of himself, but: really. It’s the first boot, short stuff. Don’t get too excited. Russell decides that his next move is to comfort Betsy (who wasn’t in on the Russell plan), which he accomplishes by accusing her of judging him based upon appearances while he stands there in his underwear with a tooth missing, like he’s dressed as Cletus The Slack-Jawed Yokel at the world’s worst Halloween Party.

“Hey Brandeen! Get over here!”

Betsy, who tells him they’re going to have to agree not to trust each other. “I’m not afraid to stand up to him at all!” Betsy says. Well, you are taller, so you have that going for you. Anyone would have that advantage, though.

After the credits, we’re at Galu. Enjoy this scene, because it’s all you’re going to see at Galu Beach today. Let’s get to know Yasmin! This involves listening to her complain about bug bites and being outdoors and watching her walk around the camp bowl-legged, for some reason. I’m not sure what’s going on, but I’m going to go ahead and blame Tyler Perry for it.

Back at Foa Foa, Ben catches a tiny salamander and proceeds to cook it over the fire. Meanwhile, Jaison is confronting Russell over in the woods about the Marisa boot, since he was “a bit shocked” that it went that way. Russell tries to tell him that Marisa was “being a power player” somehow, but it doesn’t make any sense and serves no purpose other than to make Russell feel smarter than everyone else. “Jaison is perfect to bring along with me,” Russell says, making Jaison roughly the 23,763th person to earn this description.

“This bamboo stick would be PERFECT to bring along with me to the end.”

And now, things get interesting: Russell’s seen enough episodes of this show to know that there’s probably an immunity idol hidden somewhere around camp. Thus, he is going to take advantage of the predictability of this show and attempt to locate it without any clues. We see him poking around the treemail area and dismantling various parts of the camp before he begins to eye a nook at the base of a tree in the center of camp. Everyone at camp has figured out what Russell is up to, and they just sort of watch him and laugh at what they perceive to be his total idiocy. But, here’s the thing: the damn idol is actually hidden in the tree, so he sticks it in his boxer briefs, and there you have it: Thanks to the laziness of the production staff and the continual predictability of this show, Russell is now the proud owner of an immunity idol. I have to say, I kind of love him a little for taking advantage of the show like this. Frankly, it’s pretty damn smart, and thus I must reluctantly give it up for him. Pretty damn intelligent.

Russell immediately shows the idol to Jaison telling us that he wants Jaison to trust him in the long run. He then buries the idol, cackling to himself. I’m really sorry everyone, I know he is a hateful person, but that? Was totally rad.

Thanks, Mark Burnett, for paying all of your attention to Audrina instead of coming up with new and interesting things for Survivor!

The treemail tells Foa Foa to paint themselves up like Samoan warriors, and it even comes with diagrams to help them out. The challenge turns out to be this season’s full contact contest: three members of each tribe battle for balls in the center of a muddy court, and then they must pass the ball to tribemates up on platform, who will shoot balls into a basket on other end of the field for a point. First to three wins immunity, fishing gear, and, of course, a twist to be revealed after challenge.

In the first round, the men are wrestling and the women are the shooters. Gotta love recapping these challenges, because it’s like: there is tackling, for minutes at a time. Foa Foa scores the first point after Mike and his large, old body manage to hold off the younger guys pretty well. The next round puts the women down in the pit, and Galu manages to tie it up.

At this point, Probst stops the challenge. “What I’m seeing, it’s right on the line of getting ugly,” he says. “No chokes or cheap shots, and if I catch you, you’re out of challenge.” You can kind of tell that Probst and the production staff decided beforehand that they were going to be ejecting someone today in order to make some minor headlines.

And who’s the lucky victim? It’s Ben, who gets caught tripping the Russell who does not suck from behind. This leaves Foa Foa down one person, which allows Galu to score again after Ashley is left to defend to large, large men. During the last round, Mike takes another hard hit, and he just stands there, stunned, while the other members of Foa Foa scream at him and Galu scores their last point, winning the challenge.

Before everyone leaves, Probst asks Ben about being kicked out, and he flexes like an asshole and says, “Outlaw, baby!” because he’s apparently an outlaw. It says so on his arm, so that makes it true!

Douche chills, everywhere.

Probst reads the additional twist, which is that the Russell who does not suck, as leader of Galu, gets to pick someone from his tribe to send back to the other camp. They’ll also get to attend Tribal Council and will be the recipient of another note, which is very likely a clue to the already-found idol that was hidden at Foa Foa. The Russell who does not suck chooses to send Yasmin. Probst also tells Mike to stay back so that medical can take a look at him, since he took such a hard hit at the challenge.

Since the Survivor Medical Team is pretty much the effing grim reaper, we all know what’s going to happen here. They take Mike’s blood pressure, which is shockingly low, and then tell him to stand up so they can take it again. While attempting to stand up, he passes out, and that’s pretty much his death knell. He gets to hug everyone goodbye, and it is not particularly heartfelt because it’s been three days and all. Jeff delivers the bad news that there’s still going to be a Tribal Council tonight, which means that Foa Foa is going to be down three people on Galu at the end of the second episode.

Bye? I guess?

Back at Galu, Shambo takes the newly acquired fishing gear out for a test drive. She says that fishing is her thing, but she ends up floating on her back in a murky pond, enjoying a non-productive afternoon while the rest of the tribe wonders where the hell Shambo and their fishing gear went. She returns to camp later in the day. “Do you want the good news or the bad news first?” she says. She tells them that she didn’t catch anything, and, oh yeah, she lost the mouthpiece to the scuba gear in the swamp, but, see, here’s the good news: there are thousands of fish out there in the sea just waiting to be caught! Fiddle dee dee, let’s herald her achievements with a celebration in her honor! I think she may have smoked one too many joints at all those Quiet Riot concerts.

Meanwhile at Foa Foa, Yasmin calls everyone over for a brief meeting. She announces that she is not the enemy, and that she wants to help them strategize since its been “like taking candy from a baby” so far. Wow, she’s really making a lot of friends here. She continues to ramble on about how terrible they all are, mixing her metaphors and yammering continually in one long, insulting run-on sentence. Russell watches this and becomes upset, somewhat rightfully. “She’s full of crap, and I guarantee you she’s gonna pay for that statement!” he says with the camera up his nose.

Soo….yet another thing he has in common with Natalie.

Yasmin also requests to speak with Ben privately. “Let’s talk about the cheap shots,” she says to him all entitled. Ben is like “Talk about what? It’s a competition, it’s not personal or anything.” Yasmin tells him that he tackled her like she was a dude, which you should not do as a gentleman. I guess he was supposed to just allow her to walk right by him and score? I mean, Ben’s a total dick, but he is not incorrect re: this particular battle. But whatever, like choosing a side between Ben and Yasmin is a Sophie’s Choice or something.

She just yaps forever and ever about what an asshole he is, and she is not wrong about that, but also she is a total asshole as well so who gives a shit. So Ben goes to the one place you should never, ever go, which is to begin getting borderline racist by insulting her grammar skills and calling her a hooker, as if he is somehow classier than her, with his “OUTLAW” tattoo.

Cheetos vs. Redbull

Everyone at camp can hear them fighting, and it’s impossible to tell whether they’re rolling their eyes at Ben, or Yasmin, or just everything, all of the time. I’m going to go with C. Ben continues to up the racist ante by calling her “ghetto trash”, and then he just goes full retard and says, ON CAMERA, that she should go back home and drink her Kool-Aid. I mean, seriously. What a dick.

That night, Ben makes a lot of noise chopping up random shit while everyone is trying to sleep, because he hasn’t been quite idiotic enough yet, apparently. Everyone looks around at each other like “is this guy serious?” The next morning, Mick and Jaison talk about what a douche Ben is (and I really hope they end up aligning). “He’s definitely not as big a badass as he thinks he is,” Jaison says. “I mean, who hammers at nothing?” Well, besides Jeff from Big Brother, of course.

“I’m an outlaw! Sleep is for law abiding citizens!”

Betsy, meanwhile, can see the writing on the wall, and she’s pretty sure that her time is almost up. She begins to lobby for Ben to leave instead, pointing out that she’s supposedly going to leave because she’s a liability at challenges, but that Ben is actually responsible for their most recent loss. She takes this very good point to Ashley, who begins to think the better of getting rid of her. Russell, however, puts the kibosh on this immediately. “I want to keep Ben, so he’s going to stay, because whatever I want, happens!” he says. Oh, Russell. It’s Day 5. People aren’t exactly concerned about who’s going home, as long as it isn’t them. You’re not the mastermind quite yet there, Midget Sun Tzu.

Tribal Council. Yasmin get to sit and watch over from the jury bench. The whole Yasmin versus Ben fight is recapped for us, and Ben actually calls her “ghetto trash” and then says that she needs to “go back to where she came from”. He means Galu, right? That wasn’t racist at all? Also, way to be an “outlaw” and insult her when she’s not allowed to speak. So brave.

She is barely restraining herself from destroying him.

Russell backs Ben up, saying that Yasmin told everyone that beating Foa Foa was like taking candy from a baby, and then they enjoy the most repulsive High Five this side of the Bush Administration. Jaison wins yet more of my approval by pointing out that Russell and Ben seem to be a lot of bark and no bite. “We can talk and talk, but the point is that we HAVE to win before we can say stuff like this.” Damn right.

Betsy makes a final plea for amnesty by listing all the stupid stuff Ben’s done. Probst takes the opportunity to give Ben more shit about getting kicked out of the challenge. “You never said we were playing with your sissy rules,” Ben says, pissing off Probst. Uh oh, now you’re done. Not pissing off Probst is like half of winning the game, since he’s become Senor Smartass over the last few years.

Time to vote! We see Betsy and Ben vote for each other. Ben’s vote includes the use of finger guns, in case you needed another reason to hate him.

Probst goes to read the votes, and besides Betsy’s vote for Ben, the rest are for her and that’s it for her. Too soon, in my opinion. She seemed like a nice lady.

So, we have two likable people out right at the beginning, and yet? I’m not that sad. This season is already awesome, and there are lots of good characters even if there isn’t really a lot to root for just yet. I’m inevitably disappointed by the heroes on this show anyway. I mean, they just end up disappointing me by becoming James or Rupert or Sugar (ALL THREE OF WHOM I am going to have to deal with next season. If the rumors are true, kill me now), so why not watch a bunch of greedy, ruthless people, am I right?

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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.

37 Comments

1

slutty_whore

Posted September 28, 2009 at 12:27 pm

Schoonie, I love your Survivor recaps, but Sugar was an annoying twerp who basically gave Bill Nye, who had no business winning, a victory because she deemed him “good.” In terms of Survivor, I hate those who quit and those who play the game for others.

If anything, Sugar was the catalyst for drama during her season, but the duplicity masquerading as naivete she displayed in her original season will be easily remembered and hopefully she will be an early boot.

As far as this season goes, I kind of liked Yasmin standing up to Ben, even if it wasn’t smart long-term gamesmanship. Yasmin confronted Ben about what she felt saw as an affront and went to him about it. You should confront the source of a problem and that’s what she did. Clearly, he’s not used to direct confrontation because he attacked her on a derogatory and racist basis.

Someone on the forums mentioned that Russ found Galu’s HII, so how does that play out during TC? This season has been so good so far and there are going to be many interesting TCs upcoming. This is the first season in a long time that I’ve been invested this early on.
2

cattyfan

Posted September 28, 2009 at 1:16 pm

The real question is, will Jeff Probst ask Russeel, “So is that an immunity idol in your shorts or are ya just happy to see me?”

I hope Russell’s disqualified from using the idol he found, since it was intended to be for the other team. That would be hilarious!
3

cattyfan

Posted September 28, 2009 at 1:19 pm

“It’s Ben, who gets caught tripping the Russell who does not suck from behind.”

Did you mean “tripping from behind the Russell who does not suck” or “tripping Russell whose behind does not suck”?
4

schoonie

Posted September 28, 2009 at 1:29 pm

I hope I didn’t somehow give any of you the idea that I like Sugar, because: HATE.
5

qupert

Posted September 28, 2009 at 1:40 pm

um…what’s wrong with Cheetos and Red Bull? :p
6

itchy

Posted September 28, 2009 at 2:00 pm

I don’t think it’s official that that idol is only for the other tribe. That would make sense, of course, but then…I’m not convinced the little guy found the idol with no help or no clues.

The editing could have been fixed to make it look like he found the idol before Yasmine got there — with her big mouth and utter cluelessness, it would have been easy enough for RH to get her to spill the beans on the clue.

Still, what I really hate is that the other people on the FuckaFucka tribe are so damned dim, I find myself forced to almost start to maybe kind of want to think about liking that little asshole.

And that pretty much describe how this season is working out for me so far. Last week I compared it to Big Brother. This week I get the feeling I’m watching VH1.

I’m just hoping the guy goes soon, so the real season can get started.

Also, I’m starting to think that Ben isn’t really that evil after all. He’s a complete idiot and an obvious tool, but beyond that he seems to have no strategy.

“Seems to” because so far the editors are so fixated by RH that we know next to nothing about anyone else and their gameplay.
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itchy

Posted September 28, 2009 at 2:11 pm

This is apparently a quote from Jeff Probst:
“ONE LAST COMMENT¦.
Re ER finding the idol on his own beach and can he use it? YES he can use it.. here’s how it plays out. We never anticipated somebody finding the idol at their own camp. We never thought someone from the other tribe would share the clue and we certainly never anticipated somebody finding an idol without any clues at all. Probably foolish on our part, but didn’t occur to us. So when I said in the TV GUIDE special, “you can only find the idol at the other camp” that was inaccurate. I should have said, “the twist is designed so that you can’t find the idol without a clue, and when you get a clue it will be at the other tribes camp, where the idol is hidden.” ER just out maneuvered us.”
8

soapboxx

Posted September 28, 2009 at 2:12 pm

Great recap Schoonie! This one took me 2 minutes to recover from: I’m not sure what’s going on, but I’m going to go ahead and blame Tyler Perry for it.

Ben’s an arse but I have to admit I laughed when the grammar school comment came out, but of course he then went way to far. I’m lovin’ me some Jaison! He’s tall, cute and seems like a nice guy. I really wanted Betsy to go far, oh well, she got out smarted by a hick midget so I guess it was her time. I loved when Ben blurted out to Probst about the sissy rules. It was a great douche to douche moment. Maybe we can hope for a Ben/Probst show down where they compare tattoos and scars and then bitch slap each other until one cries.
I was disappointed in Shamu falling through on the fishing expo, she sure had me fooled. I thought fishing and mullets went together like Red Bull and Funyons.
9

juddfan

Posted September 28, 2009 at 2:57 pm

Try tho I may, I truly abhor Ben, even worse than some useless hate I have scattered about for some celebs. How in fuck could he air gun Betsy–what did she do to deserve that? Fuckhead, loser, doomed to be more hated than fairplay (who I also just hate-hate-hate) I do think ER (taking a tip from Probst-another douche la poodle) is hateful too, but I guess I’m still a bit distracted by the visuals–were this a radio show, it would be filled with people I hate . . . . I’m so very glad to be so weak and shallow . . .

Soapboxx, sooo funny, bitch slaps, bwa-ha-ha!!!!

I think it very unfair that they still had a tribal when they lost a member on a medical emergency. Betsy could have been spared by their simple honoring of the one member loss pace of the game.

Missed most of this one, BTW, but caught some on web–very struck by the lack of other tribe footage.

Thanks for the cap, Schoon, and I so agree, ER, keep it down dude, it’s not been demonstrated that you are the puppet master, just sit back for now while Ben asserts his role as hugest black douche (as in black hole) and sucks in all the hate we all have to give!!!
10

slutty_whore

Posted September 28, 2009 at 3:12 pm

Schoonie, I misunderstood your Sugar/hero comparison to mean you liked her. LOL!
11

pretty good year

Posted September 28, 2009 at 5:07 pm

I absolutely hate that Betsy was voted off. She didn’t seem any weaker than the other girls. But I guess being the older lady gets you kicked off like whoa on this show if you don’t scramble and make a solid alliance early, and she had already burned her bridges with Russell.

Still, I’m liking the season so far. I like Galu (LOVED Laura’s sarcastic comment about Shambo’s expedition to find food), and with the exception of Little Russell Foa Foa is a pretty interesting tribe. Ben can’t be long for the game because it’s obvious everyone hates him. Little Russell may be a douche, but he’s trying to be one for the cameras. He’s a lot like Lisi in a way, starting out his very own production of the Survivor Pay Attention to Me Theater. He probably isn’t a bad person, though.

Ben, on the other hand… When you can make call an African American woman a hooker, ghetto trash, and make references to ketchup sandwiches and Kool-Aid all in the course of a few hours WHILE CAMERAS ARE RIGHT THERE, you are either extremely stupid or so racist that you are, indeed, a bad person. Outlaw my ass, he needs to GTFO.
12

pretty good year

Posted September 28, 2009 at 5:10 pm

Oh, and Schoonie, you’ll probably be pleased to know that Coach and Debbie are doing their own Survivor blogging at the official CBS site. They’re being promoted as “Season 18 faves.” You should read it. It’s hilarious.
13

pappy44

Posted September 29, 2009 at 7:26 am

itchy, where is that quote from? I love reading probst…

i do believe the clue for the idol says the person reading the clue can share it with someone else if they like, so that person could have told someone on the tribe who’s beach the idol was on that it was there, and thus someone from that tribe could have found it…yes? Make sense?
14

Mr Dangerous

Posted September 29, 2009 at 8:21 am

Coach is a “season 18 fave?”
Coach is a season 18 idiot!

My Hercules (aka Russell) seems like a misogynist. He’s probably homophobic. I’m sure he’s a Republican. I don’t think he’s a racist but he’s probably sexist.
I also know three other things: a) He’s the strongest guy on either team (cause we saw him carry those logs)– b) He’s the smartest guy on either team (cause nobody else found the idol before any clues were revealed) and c) He’s the most gifted man on either team (cause I have X-ray vision [I bought the glasses]and I can see what’s banging around in his boxer-briefs.

What will be interesting to watch and see is whether or not any of the women on either team can get Russell to “do what they want” without trying to hypnotize him with their JAY-JAY. (My straight friends tell me this is done by rotating the Jay-Jay in a counter clockwise motion in front of the victim’s face.)

Unlike most straight men, Russell doesn’t seem to be Jay-Jay whippable. I think women who deal with Russell will have to use their BRAINS instead of their JAY-JAY to get what they want. What an interesting turn of events! This should make for some exciting TV.

I kind of agree with Ben about the “sissy rules” comment. I would also suggest that all Pansy Asses go on Project Runway instead of Survivor.

I laughed at the “Hooker” comment but I’m not politically correct so I can.
15

itchy

Posted September 29, 2009 at 8:53 am

No doubt his dick is as tall as he is, Mr. D. ;-D

The JP quote came from the comments section to his EW blog (should I be admitting that I read those? Well, I don’t usually, but I was procrastinating…). I’m assuming that really is his comment, since the comments are monitored.
16

JasonR

Posted September 29, 2009 at 9:00 am

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but ER actually earned some of my respect last week. At least he’s doing some things to advance himself, and getting away from the “just being a dick for no good reason” plan and leaving that for Ben to run with.

I’m sorry but taking the initiative to find a HII with no clues and without even confirmation there is one, and pulling it off in broad daylight in the middle of camp if f-cking badass. People will be talking about that for years.

It did seem like a pathetically easy hiding place, but I think I understand why they made the hiding spot so easy. The idol was hidden but had to be hidden in a way that a visiting member from the other tribe could find it with one clue in a relatively short time.

I wonder if Ben’s race-baiting rant against Yasmin was his effort at restraining himself. I shudder to think about what he really wanted to say. At the same time, Yasmin was being such a bitch I just wish they’d both go away.

As much as I dislike Ben, I have to call b.s. on his ejection from the challenge. Why is tackling or shoving ok and tripping not ok? Didn’t seem like a cheap shot at all, IMO.
17

Considerthis

Posted September 29, 2009 at 10:04 am

What is the possibilty that Russell was tipped off by a sneaky PA? It is painfully obvious that he is a (wet)dream come true to Burnett & Co as a master (bater) villian – Love to Hate 101. Russell is playing the game so hard that he has assured himself an easy target. It would behoove Survivor if they helped him stick around longer (ratings game) so why no tip off our little troll and assure he sticks around a least a extra week. C’mon he practically ran to the tree.
18

itchy

Posted September 29, 2009 at 10:43 am

My thoughts exactly. It’s just too easy, too soon, and too obvious.
19

nashuaf

Posted September 29, 2009 at 11:45 am

Not that I think anyone cares but just to share:

My wife and I are distance runners. There is a guy that frequents our races with the douchey long hair, tight running shirt with bright colors, who puts himself in the front of the pack at the start of the race and inevitably finishes in the late-middle of the runners, and when he finishes he does a little cross over his chest and points towards the sky.

My wife and I call him “Dragonslayer”.
20

Mr Dangerous

Posted September 29, 2009 at 12:35 pm

Condiserthis:

The problem with your thesis is that I don’t see MY HERCULES (Russell) as a master villain. He acts the way most men, I know, act. Well, the ones that aren’t metrosexuals.

Russell is very entertaining in a way completely different from Coach.

Coach was a goofball idiot.
Russell is an aggressive alpha dog type. His behavior in two episodes leads me to believe that he IS a successful oil baron, millionaire and man about town. I like Coach and Russell for different reasons. I just wish more of the SURVIVORS had SOME personality.

If I was on SURVIVOR I probably wouldn’t have looked for the IDOL at this point. Instead I would be badgering that “good looking” doctor to give me a COMPLETE physical. But hey, maybe Russell doesn’t need a physical like I do and that’s why he went looking for the IDOL.

One thing’s for sure, I would want to be on Russell’s side and not against him.
21

slutty_whore

Posted September 29, 2009 at 12:37 pm

According to Reality Blurred, Evil Russell is going to be on all-stars next season, so don’t blow your total wad just yet, Mr. Dangerous.
22

Considerthis

Posted September 29, 2009 at 1:48 pm

Mr D

Thx for proving my point. Love him or hate him or want to run off into the sunset with him – YOU are tuning into to see Russell. So why wouldn’t CBS want to tip off “Must See Russ” to keep you tuning in??

I agree the bigger the “character” the more interesting and the more chatter and viewership so give him the idol and keep him around (right Mr. Moonves).
23

flamama

Posted September 29, 2009 at 2:00 pm

Don’t forget this: Outlaw Ben didn’t just call Yasmin “ghetto trash.” He also called her “Grammar School.” Ouch. What a big fat diiiick. No love for that big A-hole. Russell earned my respect for finding the idol, but he’s really beginning to gross me out running around in his underwear with ginormous gut and his business flopping around all over the camp, his toothless grinning, and . . . . is he really a multi-millionaire? Do these people not know that they are going to be on Survivor and should wear sports bras and underpants from Patagonia? Is there a rule that you have to wear your most old and stretched-out undergarments?

Also, I can’t believe they stopped the challenge and pulled Ben out for tripping someone. I seem to remember (I’m bad with names) a big huge roid-raging Rambo type dragging a little gay stick-man around on a chain during one of the challenges a while back, and as the little man was being dragged around, his head getting slammed into tree trunks by the giant, the skin-and-bones poofter guy was basically bloody and crying, and the indifferent ass giant was saying, “Get up!!!” And continued on . . . . Where was Jeff and his rules about rough play then?
24

Mr Dangerous

Posted September 29, 2009 at 3:12 pm

Considerthis:

I’m here for you but I have a feeling some people are jealous and envious that Russell is SEXY AND A SMARTIE. Don’t be hatin’ Russell because he’s smart and beautiful.

UH, and BTW I have watched every season of SURVIVOR since it started. I would watch it no matter what but Russell just makes it kinda like soft porn. I just have to wipe off my forehead with a handkerchief when the show concludes and then smoke a cigarette.

SLUTTYWHORE: That is the best reality show news since Jordan’s “come-from-behind” win on Big Brother!
25

heygirl

Posted September 29, 2009 at 3:15 pm

My main issue is that after Ben called Yasmin “ghetto trash”, no one called him out on it…not even Probst! It’s like Survivor went back in time 50 years where people could say that kind of bullshit and get away with it.
26

itchy

Posted September 29, 2009 at 3:19 pm

They were on the same team. And I do declare, the gay guy really seemed to enjoy it. And the roid-rager was voted out before him.

But sorry, Mr. D., but only idiots with a chip on their shoulders act like ‘AlphaDog Men’. Real men–truly confident men (people)–have no need to abuse others.

At any rate, never trust a liar. He’s already lied several times–there’s no reason to believe anything he said before, or will say.

I agree that Probst was picking on Ben there (immediately before or just after, one of the women had one of the other women in a pretty nasty chokehold and nothing was said). But I’m assuming there’s a lot of backstory that we didn’t see. I mean, it only takes a few seconds of that guy’s mouth to realize he’s a twat. Imagine what it’s like having to film with him the better part of the day.

Besides my interest in the show has nothing to do with these extreme personality types. I much prefer watching the everyday types makes their way through the game.

It’s like the difference between watching a cartoon and a film.
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Mr Dangerous

Posted September 29, 2009 at 4:27 pm

Uh, Itchy:

RE:

“Besides my interest in the show has nothing to do with these extreme personality types. I much prefer watching the everyday types makes their way through the game.”

I don’t know if I would watch SURVIVOR if it was that. Once again, I don’t think Russell acts much different than most men I know. I don’t see him as “extreme.”

I lied in one of my earlier posts, though. I watched every season of SURVIVOR EXCEPT the shows after the SUGAR/RANDY/Tribe incident.
I have no problem watching what you consider extreme personalities (Russell or Coach or Rupert or Johnny Fairplay or Richard) but I do have a problem watching people deliberately (and in a group) attack a single person like Sugar and her allies did. Sugar is someone that I consider to be a f*ck*d up personality. She’s evil.
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myfavoritesunglasses

Posted September 29, 2009 at 4:53 pm

This is taking it wayyyy back, but wasn’t that creep Robb thrown out of a challenge in Thailand for choking someone?
29

itchy

Posted September 30, 2009 at 12:19 am

Sugar, evil? Russell, normal?

I do believe we’re living on opposite sides of a mirror, Mr. D!

Ah, but you’re still in grad school, right? Your perspective will no doubt change as time goes on.

(This is assuming you’re in your early 20s. Hey, I used to walk around in full leathers and chains scaring the shit out of everybody at that age.)

Certainly once one of these AlphaDogMales stomp all over you. Methinks you’re romanticizing them a bit from behind your textbooks. Wait until you get out into the real world.

Unless of course you’re in an MBA program. In that case, I can understand why you’d admire this kind of behavior–you’ve already been brainwashed to believe this is ‘good.’ ;-D
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slutty_whore

Posted September 30, 2009 at 6:47 am

Sugar wasn’t evil, per se, but I don’t appreciate that she brought her moral code into the game and it had such a huge impact on the result of that season. I am pretty sure that’s why I, and maybe others, resent her so much.
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Mr Dangerous

Posted September 30, 2009 at 7:47 am

Itchy:

I love you.

No one has accused me of being in my early 20s in, well, at least a decade.

Please post a picture of yourself in “leather and chains” we would all enjoy seeing that.
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Snootchy Bootches

Posted September 30, 2009 at 9:37 am

Hey Mr. D,

Just remember that when you are using your special glasses on ER’s nether regions that you have to put things into scale. He is only about 4’6″ so anything looking large is probably only about 3″ on him. :p
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juddfan

Posted September 30, 2009 at 11:26 am

Mr D, if those glasses work, can you get the kind with the camera inside also . . . don’t forget your friends here at the gasm (or at least little ole me)

; )

And Yeah, itchy, would be a great avatar . . .
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Devlin

Posted September 30, 2009 at 11:42 am

Alpha-male? Try Napoleon complex. And a serious case of misogyny thrown in to boot.

For the sake of my stomach and all of the others reading this on our lunch break, could we please keep the sexual fantasy stuff to a minimum? Especially if it involves ER? I’m seriously close to losing my bagel over here.

Great recap Schoonie! Hehehe about the Quite Riot comment. And I can’t remember who mentioned it, but loved loved loved Laura’s (I think?) comment about Shambo’s fishing expedition.

Ben is a tool… I was actually wondering how much longer him and Yasmin had to fight before he would have said something completely racist, as he was pretty borderline before. I’m suprised she didn’t lose her mind when he said what he did, and I’m pretty cheesed that no one called him out on it. Sure, she’s a complete bitch, but his comments were completely uncalled for.

At least my rocket scientist pick is still here… hope his tribe keeps on winning – it’s the only hope in hell I’ve got of keeping him around long enough to beat hubby in our bet!
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itchy

Posted September 30, 2009 at 2:30 pm

Ah Mr. D, with all the testosterone (and who knows what other bodily fluids) oozing from your comments, I simply assumed you were younger. Much younger.

My apologies!

Lost nearly all of my photos during my starving artist days in Amsterdam, sorry. But I look better these days anyway. ;-D

My real problem is, with all the obsessive camera time on the Evil Dwarf, we’ve been treated with very few bikini babe moments. I’m beginning to suspect the camera guys are playing for your team.

Of course, I just finished watching the fans vs. favorites season, so I’m still full up on the slow mo images of Amanda falling and the hotness that is Parvati.

As for Sugar’s moral code… pfft. She was out for the screen time while manipulating people and playing with their heads.

Hey, wait a sec… ;-p
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Mr Dangerous

Posted September 30, 2009 at 3:04 pm

Well, I’m not THAT OLD. LIke Jack Benny, I’m 39.
I remember Cirie, Parvati and Amanda fondly.
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itchy

Posted October 1, 2009 at 12:13 am

Arg! From now on, anytime I see your comments, Mr. D. , I’m going to be picturing Jack Benny!

Way to mess with my brain!

You ought to try out for Survivor.

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