Tribal Council? Let’s Make That a Double

Survivor

By admin | Monday, October 24, 2005 | 12:11 am | 44 Comments

survivor10-20-05bOne of the biggest challenges for the producers of Survivor is that there is constant pressure to keep the game fresh. Much like Big Brother, there is always a worry that if they don’t put twists in the game, the game will get repetitive and the ratings will go down. When it comes to adding twists, they try to do things like making people guess how they are going to compose the teams, how and when they will mix up the teams, and when the tribal merge will come. Survivor: Guatemala has been no different, with a very effective tribe rearrangement that has members of both Nakum and Yaxha scrambling to establish themselves on the new teams. It turns out that both tribes had people willing to break their original alliances in the first tribal councils with their new teams, assuring us that there would be plenty of mental scheming to go along with the physical pummeling each person has had to endure.When Yaxha came back from tribal council, Brandon learned that he was the odd man out. He was the only person left in the tribe who had voted for Blake to stay. At first it would seem like he might be in trouble, because if he couldn’t count on Bobby Jon to vote his way, whom could he count on? Brandon mentioned that the vote opened his eyes, and tried to get some information from Bobby Jon on what had happened out there. It was really tough for Bobby Jon to confront Brandon, and you could see it in the way he was trying to form an argument about what he did. Last week, Bobby Jon had said that he didn’t think that voting Blake would have been the best idea, but he obviously changed his mind. He tried to explain to Brandon that he liked Blake, but since Blake could rub people the wrong way and it was just something that he had to do.

Although Bobby Jon and Danni were the ones who were ultimately responsible for voting Blake out with their votes, it was all masterminded behind the scenes by Brian. Amy called Blake the Golden Boy, but Brian said that he was platinum and he proved it last week. Brian said that they received a “get out of jail free” card, and now they had to focus on knocking off the members of the old Nakum tribe. I think it’s safe to say that Brian has been one of the more popular Survivors this year, and his comments in the one on one sessions are the most enjoyable. The odds really changed in his favor now that Blake was gone, and he simply had to execute his plan once again.

At Nakum, they were happy that they didn’t have to vote anybody out at tribal council, but that doesn’t mean there was plenty of stuff to make you unhappy in the jungles of Guatemala, like the bugs. Some people thought that I was being too easy on Stephenie last week, but I have to say that I was never on the Stephenie bandwagon and I did mention that despite how much she says she is always on the less-abled team, she is often the cause of the problem. However, I do agree with everybody who said that Stephenie does a lot of complaining. When I said that the losing has taken a large toll on her, I didn’t mean for it to sound as an excuse, and like we have mentioned before, she was not forced to go onto Survivor for a second time, so her problems are with the stress, with the losing, and everything else are something she has to deal with.

survivor10-20-05aStephenie reached a new level of complaining this week when she was talking about the buzz. She was complaining that the mosquitoes were biting her through her shirt. Did they really have to bite her through the shirt? Apparently, Steph didn’t realize that there was a mosquito bill of rights and that they have recently ratified a constitution? The preamble goes thusly: “We the mosquitoes of the Guatemalan jungle, in order to form a more perfect swarm, buzz ears, suck blood, transmit malaria, and secure the blessings of ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United Insects of Guatemala.” It’s a landmark document, and they are just trying to secure their rights from the tyranny of people like Steph. Oh yeah, that and mosquitoes don’t know whether you are wearing a shirt or not, so why should they stop sucking on your skin?

The people of Nakum had much more to complain about than the bugs, however, and that was the woman who has a bug in her ass – Margaret. Rafe said he was trying to be positive, but Ripley, I mean Margaret, was bringing such a negative energy to the tribe. But really, if you need somebody to say something bad about Margaret, why don’t you ask Judd? I know a lot of people like Judd, and I don’t think he is completely without brains, but he really has a persecution complex. He says that Margaret is miserable because she got stuck with him instead of Brandon or Blake or Danni.

It is quite obvious that Margaret does not like Judd, does not think much of him as a person, and would have rather had one of the other guys from the original Nakum on her side, but I believe her when she says that the main reason she is upset is that Judd flipped on their original alliance. Now that doesn’t mean that Judd made a bad decision for himself, or that he should feel bad about Ripley, but Margaret does have a reason for being a little upset. Judd said that she has a sore thumb about it, but you can understand what it’s like when you were much higher on the good chain, as she put it, and now are on the bottom. Margaret defended her perceived negativity by saying that she hasn’t given up, but she isn’t going to drive herself crazy about her chances.

The two tribes gathered for the reward challenge, and the game was a test of who could do a better job of playing with balls. That’s right, baby, they had to roll ‘em around; call them daddy. No really, it was all true. I mean, they weren’t playing with balls, but one ball, and it wasn’t a their own balls they were playing with, but one big ball they would share, but they did have to roll it around. Two members from each tribe would attempt to move this giant ball, which looked about three meters high, past a goal line. There would be five rounds and the teams would be drawn at random. For being able to handle balls properly, the survivors would win a BBQ feast complete with hot dogs, hamburgers and beer.

Oh, and did I mention that there would be TWO TRIBAL COUNCILS? Yes, that’s right, there would be no tribal immunity battle as both teams would go to tribal council. However, the team that won the reward would take part in an individual immunity challenge, and the winner of that immunity challenge would listen in on the tribal council of the other team.

The teams already played in a tug of war, and you could describe this game as a push of war. The giant ball was in the middle of the course, and the members of each team would try to push it past the goal line of the other team. The women went first with Amy and Danni taking on Steph and Cindy. This challenge was all about leverage, and Amy is bringing more leverage than her two opponents combined. She and Danni won easily, and the next round was guys, and it featured Brandon and Bobby Jon vs. Judd and Jamie. Once again, this game is about leverage, and the person with the most leverage was Judd, and he and Jamie took out Brandon and Bobby Jon.

Jamie was really excited to tie up the game, and so he gave a little bit of a shout. When Bobby Jon heard Jamie shout, Bobby Jon decided that he needed to yell a little bit. He got into Bobby Jon’s face a little bit, and the two of them decided that they needed to display how much testosterone they had. Needless to say, it wasn’t very impressive. When we saw the shots of their teammates on the sidelines, it looked like the people were more embarrassed than anything else. It’s sort of like when you have two people walking their dogs and their dogs start barking and you want to pull them apart because you know that it won’t be long before one or both of them tries to sniff the other’s butt and start humping.

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The next round pit Steph and Judd against Gary and Amy. I thought that the participants were supposed to be random, but the odds that Steph AND Judd would be picked seemed a little fishy to me. Nevertheless, they were going to have to do a lot of work to get past Amy and Gary. Unfortunately, Amy appeared to turn her ankle, giving Nakum the easy win, and forcing Amy to get help off the field. It looked like it would be trouble for Yaxha, because the fourth round was once again a woman on woman affair. Sensing the moment, Probst took time to explain just how high the stakes were. If Amy didn’t go on, Nakum would win because it would be their third win in the best of five. But come on, even if Amy did go on, it’s not like she would be able to tie the game, right? Well, Amy did go out there, and whatever happened to her ankle didn’t seem to bother her as she and Danni steamrolled Ripley and Cindy.

With the score tied two apiece, Judd and Jamie went up against Bobby Jon and Brian. I like Brian, but I don’t think he is so much more physical than Brandon that he would make a difference in the challenge. Maybe if Rafe had participated things would have been more even, and Judd and Jamie took home the prize. There was no pissing match between Jamie and Bobby Jon, and Nakum went off to have the individual immunity while Yaxha sulked back home.

For the individual immunity the survivors had to complete a puzzle after retrieving three bags worth of pieces. Once they had their three bags, they had to use the letters inside to spell out a two-word phrase. This was probably the only place where Margaret had a chance to save herself, but she wasn’t doing very well. Steph and Cindy jumped to an early lead, but almost everybody had their bags unpacked within a few minutes of each other. Well, everybody except for Judd, who couldn’t manage to untie his last bag, and therefore couldn’t work on his puzzle. I was thinking that it probably wasn’t that big of a deal because Judd A) was probably safe and B) wasn’t smart enough to figure it out before the others anyway. Judd proved me very judgmental and very wrong when he solved the puzzle before everybody else. No, Judd didn’t win immunity, because he still wasn’t able to get his bag open, but he was looking while Rafe was completing his puzzle and repeated “Ancient Ruin” over and over until Rafe realized that he was talking about the puzzle, spelled out ancient ruin with his own pieces and won immunity. Judd was so surprised he said, “I didn’t know I was that smart” and let’s be honest; none of the rest of us did either.

Everybody gathered around to start the BBQ, and Rafe mentioned how he was so proud of himself. Considering he didn’t come up with the answer, but was saved by perhaps the dumbest person at his camp, I would say that Rafe should feel a debt of gratitude to Judd. This nice relaxing time also gave everybody a chance to make fun of Bobby Jon a little bit, and they found several ways to call him crazy including “he hit a new nut level” and he flipped a switch. When asked what happened, Jamie chalked it up to Southern people: “We’re crazy and we know it.”

When it came time to start cooking, everybody really enjoyed their food, but not even this celebration meal could go without controversy. With his confidence, Judd started talking, telling everybody that Margaret was going and that he has nothing to worry about. Normally, I would think this was true, but I wondered, did the producers highlight that statement because Judd was actually going to be voted off? Perhaps, but we still didn’t see much evidence as to why they would send him home. Margaret did say that Judd was Judd’s biggest enemy and so you had a feeling that it was only a matter of time before Judd opened his mouth and started making trouble for himself.

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Judd got to work on stirring up some trouble when it came time for the BBQ. Everybody was allotted the same amount of food and drink, but Judd was in the mood for some extra beer, so he was making some trades with other people so he can get some more. You must understand, finding beer among the Mayan is not like finding ugly at a Radcliffe mixer; it’s considerably harder. We aren’t sure what happened, but Cindy was missing a beer, and nobody could think of who it was. Missing food or hidden food is a big deal on Survivor. Back in season 2, Kel was voted out after an unfortunate incident involving mysterious beef jerky suddenly appearing out of nowhere. Would the missing beer spell doom for Judd? He did say that “whoever drank the beer is going home,” but realizing that most people thought it was him, told all of his tribemates to kiss his ass. Was this the sort of thing Margaret was talking about? Was Judd really going to ruin his chances? Unfortunately, it was too little, too late for me to seriously believe Ripley had a chance to stick around.

At their tribal council, Jeff once again tried to stir up some hostility among the tribe to get them thinking, and it was all directed at making Judd look bad. Probst asked Margaret about sportsmanship, and she immediately went on to describe how bad Jamie and Judd were at winning. Personally, I don’t think Judd and Jamie were that bad. When the adrenaline flows, you tend to get riled up, you build some confidence and you start to play off that confidence. You may talk trash, but often that’s just to get you pumped up and ready. Judd, when given a chance to defend himself, said that they weren’t being bad “sportsmanships” and that he and Jamie were just giving it 120% each time. When Jeff said that giving all that effort doesn’t make you a good sport, Judd tries to explain that if they do well, they are going to go out there and go crazy, and going crazy after you win is not being a bad sportsmanship. While going crazy after a win doesn’t necessarily make you a bad sport, saying that you are justified to go crazy after a win doesn’t make you a good sport.

Next, Jeff tried to probe into whether there was any hostility in the tribe. He let Cindy and Margaret answer before giving Judd the floor to respond. Judd said that he was going to ask everybody else whether or not they feel the same way as Margaret does, i.e. that Judd is a bully and is threatening. The problem is, he sort of proves Margaret’s point because he never lets anybody finish speaking, even when he is soliciting their advice. You would almost think that he has a problem paying attention, but don’t mention ADD. Judd got REALLY pissed when he talked about how Margaret thought he had ADD. You know, I don’t know if it’s that bad. I hear some doctors prescribe painkillers to combat adult ADD, so even if Judd had it, at least he got to have fun with it right? Jeff gets a few people to speak about Judd’s bully status. Rafe said that he was afraid of Judd, but Judd had been very nice to him, and Steph said that Judd was just like her, a little high strung, and in need of an eyebrow wax every couple of weeks. The thing is, neither of their explanations meant that Judd wasn’t a bully.

In the end, it was indeed Ripley who was gone. I thought that all of the focus on her would be misdirection, but I guess I was wrong. Margaret was voted out, and for the Fabreze family moment, we heard her son give the ironic statement that she had to come home because they were almost out of food. Shit, what happened? Were you in Guatemala for a month without any food to eat?

With Margaret gone and their team unity with seemingly nowhere to go but up, Rafe prepared to watch the Yaxha tribal council. There really wasn’t that much scheming going on over there after the reward. People were sad about having to go to tribal council again, and much like Nakum, had wondered exactly what was going between him and Jamie. Bobby Jon said that Jamie had crossed the line and so he decided to put him in his place. “That will show you Jamie! I’m so awesome, you’re going to another reward! That will show you not to mess with me! Now go eat a hamburger you bitch!” Seriously, these two are like fights on the internet. You know, nobody wins, and everybody sounds retarded. But how can we make fun of Bobby Jon – he just wanted to show Jamie that there was another bear in the woods, it wasn’t shitting like the other bear, and they were both trying not to disturb the pope.

It looked like Amy might be sent home. She hurt her ankle, and since people want to have strong tribe members for the challenges, this could mean a lot of trouble. Brian was also feeling vulnerable, and tried to rally his old Yaxha teammates to stick together. The Yaxha tribal council was fairly boring. Bobby Jon had nice things to say about Brian, mentioning he was the kamikaze who broke the wedge, which I guess is what the kids are calling the butt sex now. He also said that Brian was just a good ol’ boy, never meaning no harm. He beats all you ever saw, been in trouble with the law since the day they were born. Sorry, putting those words down on paper was better than playing Dixie and thinking about Catherine Bach’s ass all week. We then got a lot of Brandon talking about how impressive Amy was for gutting it out, and you know that she has probably snapped a few tendons, so must of what he said was not an exaggeration. She really did a tough thing going back out and winning after going down.

survivor10-20-05eJeff announced that there would be one more twist, however, and we learned that Rafe would get to pick one person for immunity. He would write the name down, leave, and Yaxha would vote normally. Jeff would read the names, and the person with the most votes would go home, unless the name Rafe wrote down was the person who had the most votes, and in that case, the person with he second most votes would be voted off. When Jeff read the names, Brian was eliminated, as Rafe gave the immunity to Gary. I really have to say, I am very sad to see Brian go. He was clearly the best schemer of this group, had a lot of interesting comments, and his effeminate manner provided plenty of cheap jokes to fill in those slow spots on a recap.

Next week, Yaxha “invades” the Nakum camp, which sounds ominous, but is clearly just a ploy to facilitate a merge coming soon. Plus, without Brian making good comments, we are told that Gary might not be able to keep his secret since he learns Amy might not have caught on. Have to say, both of these scenarios sound like they suck.

Did you like this week’s twist? Will anybody miss Brian or Ripley? Is Judd a meathead or a misunderstood nice guy?

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44 Comments

  1. 1
    geewits
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 1:50 am

    I’ll definitely miss Brian. We like Judd, though, he’s funny. Ripley, not so much. I thought it was a pretty good episode. That Amy is one tough broad!

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    America's Next Top Fan
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 6:43 am

    Bobby Jon, here is your straight jacket!

    GO WHITE SOX!!

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    Liz
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 7:03 am

    Wowzers! I loved this week’s challenges. The Indiana Jones wrecking ball was great. Amy was full of heart (not to mention beef) when she came back after going down. No way they could get rid of her after that. But Brian was my absolute favorite. He was so funny and clever. Metro or homo? Who cares? He was awesome. Yeah who gives a dookie about Ripley? She seemed like a nice lady or whatever, but definitely not someone you invite to liven up your cocktail party. Kinda blah. Officer Doug Penhall from 21 Jump Street is a complete bufoon.(see Judd’s employment history before he became a doorman here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0217938/ ) I couldn’t stand listening to him talk repeatedly about being “a good sportsmanship.” Arrgh!!! That would have been a perfect time for Ripley to say something along the lines of “It’s a good sport you freakin’ dumbass”, but alas, she let that opportunity pass her by. I think Judd has serious problems and should lay off the sauce. However there is a certain likeability to him. I’m sure being deprived in Guatemala made everyone’s tolerance lower and therefore more drunk than they would normally be (spoken like a true alcoholic, no?) Way to go Steph for pulling out “retarded” during Tribal Council after being lambasted for saying “gay” there last week. Right on girlfriend. How to win friends and influence people. I absolutely cringed during the Bobby Jon- Jamie “rooster off”. That just looked so embarrassing. Way to show everyone that Southerners aren’t stupid hicks. My kids called it the Turkey Fight. How appropriate.

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    callygirl
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 7:15 am

    Judd is a meathead. But I don’t mind him nearly as much as I mind Steph these days.

    I thought it was interesting that the vote for immunity wasn’t revealed until after Yaxha voted. It could have caused a weird but amusing result. For example, if everyone had voted for Gary but he got immunity, then only his vote would count and the person he (the inteded oustee) voted for would be gone in his place. It didn’t happen of course, but it would have been funny to see the reaction if it had.

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    trixie
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 7:16 am

    Liz, I am so glad someone besides myself caught Stephanie using the word “retarded”. She has all the tact of a wrecking ball. Someone ought to pull her aside and tell her how politically uncorrect her vocabulary is. That Judd is a piece of work and I have a feeling his days are numbered. I was sorry Brian got voted off. I can always tune into Will & Grace and watch Sean Hayes (am I the only one who thinks they look (and act) exactly alike)?

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    jack
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 7:31 am

    personally, i thought the guy-on-guy action was a little anticlimactic. nothing much more happened than what we saw in the previews–i was kind of hoping jamie and bobby jon would end up throwing down.

    judd is a spectacular jackass, but it was a no-brainer: margaret was the one to go. judd is the perfect patsy to carry into the merge: he has no strategy other than turning on his former teammates, his strength benefits the tribe, and his abrasiveness will guarantee either that he be an early target at the merge or that he be the perfect person to end up with in the final 2.

    alas! poor brian. we’ll miss your witty repartee. but you probably bet wrong in targeting bobby john instead of the more logical choices–amy, who, despite being the toughest survivor chick since twyla, has a serious injury, or brandon, the odd man out from the last week’s vote. unfortunately, it looks like bobby john saw which way the wind was blowing and has allied with danni and gary. turns out all of that ‘brian’s a good ol’ boy’ stuff was a polite way of saying ‘sorry, dude, but you’re toast.’ right now, danni and gary are in the catbird seat, with two handy but not especially clever country boys and a tough but lame city girl more or less at their mercy.

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    TV-OD
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 8:39 am

    “Turkey fight” thats hilarious!

    Great recap!

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    happygal
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 8:53 am

    Liz (#4) re: Judd’s former occupation website . . . GOOD ONE!!!

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    too freakin funny
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 9:33 am

    So long Margaret — no I will not miss her. Judd makes for a much more entertaining show anyway. He can be annoying but surprisingly the “I’m a good sportsmanship” thing just made me laugh. As well as his theory that Ripley was unhappy because she couldn’t “graps” the fact that the original tribes were no more.

    I can’t believe they voted Brian out — did anyone else find Jeff’s comments (after Brian left) a little too snarky? I kind of thought Brian’s tribe mates were sincerely trying to build him up before they voted him off so he coud feel OK about going. I didn’t see it as a “build him up to slice his throat”. Anyone else see it this way or am I just a pansy ass? Also, was surprised to see Rafe give immunity to Gary. I would have expected Rafe to play it safe and choose Amy — an easily defensible strategy to ensure that they have to keep an injured player. I don’t think that would have come back to bite him on the butt the way his Gary vote might once there is a merge. These folks have very sharp memories at this point in the game and payback is a bitch.

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    cones
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 10:07 am

    steph isn’t as much my favorite as she once was. this week’s episode was really good. in all fairness, although i’m not crazy about her use of “retarded” it is a real word, and even used in that context doesn’t necessarily mean retarded as in mentally challenged. retarded means slow. obviously she did, but it’s stupid that we can’t use the word “retarded” – it is an actual word that is technically value-free.

    as for gary, lets get this NFL secret out in the open.

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    chronic
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 10:36 am

    For some reason, Rafe really cracked me up this episode. Gosh, I can barely remember now, but something about Judd interrupting him, barking at him to give an opinion, and Rafe meekly replying that he was trying to do just that. And then when Jeff told him he could choose who got immunity on the other team. The look on his face was priceless.

    I don’t think there was much to Brian leaving. They weren’t going to get rid of another big guy, and I think it kinda served to create a balance after Blake getting the boot last week. I really like Brandon though, I think he’s on the ball.

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    Tony A.
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 11:13 am

    J-Unit, great recounting of the episode, but very little of the writing that makes the recap so enjoyable! Long night out? I actually look forward to the recap more than the actual episode, so, hey, let’s get with it, this week should be full of opportunities to get snarky!

    For the record: Margaret deserved to be booted out. Besides, I don’t understand: what’s with the “old” and “new” members of each tribe? When they switch tribes they switch allegiances. The old enemies become friends and vice-versa. Jeez, it’s not as if they’ve known each other forever and have to see each other after the 39 days are up. Judd had it right.

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    Panic
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 11:42 am

    I think Judd should say “Man” some more. He is truly a dipshit.

    J-Unit
    How about a Judd saying “Man” montage? It would be about 45 minutes long, but entertaining…

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    Carl C
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 12:52 pm

    Geez. Another week commenting on Steph’s vocabulary. Lighten up people, they are just words

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    Liz
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 1:06 pm

    Just to clarify (I hate when people do this…) I pointed out the “retarded” comment knowing that it was going to turn into a excrement tornado for Steph after the “gay” thing of last week. I couldn’t really care less. I’m down with the use of any words for all of their meanings. Even offensive ones. I however, who use these words in feeble attempts to be funny in places like this and gatherings where I know my audience, would probably refrain from saying them on broadcast television just to keep myself from looking like an uneducated gay retarded piece of Jersey white trash. Check the gay shit storm from last week, it’s pretty amusing.
    re words: (read in a whiny affected voice)Why don’t you change your name to Sydney or Irving Manzarek? It’s just a word.

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    NB
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 2:02 pm

    I’m with Panic. Can we at least do a “man” and “damn” count for Judd? He had to have said “man” and “damn” at least 147 times. Special bonus points for “man”/”damn” combos, such as “Damn, man” and, my personal favorite, “man damn.”

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    Tootie
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 2:49 pm

    If it weren’t for Margaret, half of those fuckwits would be dead. She should have let them die. As for Judd, he really does represent the idiots of NJ well, doesn’t he? Which is why I can see him getting along with fellow shit-for-brains Stephenie. She may have brawn, but she has no brains, which we saw time and again during challenges that require thought.

    Oh, Brian, I shall miss you the most though. Your Jebus comment last week was one of the best ever. Why didn’t they get rid of Gary Coochboon? The man brings nothing to the team. How could Rafe not vote to keep Brian in? He’s such an ass- defending JubbJubb and then voting for Gary. He’s a bad gay.

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    Tootie
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 2:49 pm

    If it weren’t for Margaret, half of those fuckwits would be dead. She should have let them die. As for Judd, he really does represent the idiots of NJ well, doesn’t he? Which is why I can see him getting along with fellow shit-for-brains Stephenie. She may have brawn, but she has no brains, which we saw time and again during challenges that require thought.

    Oh, Brian, I shall miss you the most though. Your Jebus comment last week was one of the best ever. Why didn’t they get rid of Gary Coochboon? The man brings nothing to the team. How could Rafe not vote to keep Brian in? He’s such an ass- defending JubbJubb and then voting for Gary. He’s a bad gay.

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    BigMax
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 3:31 pm

    Liz — love the Doors reference. It is even funnier if you imagine Oliver Stone’s voice, not Val Kilmer’s…

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    mere2142
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 6:26 pm

    I’m so sad to see Brian go…his comments in the ‘confessional’ were priceless.

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    Dana
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 6:36 pm

    Loved the recap J-Unit ( even though I waited so long for it)! I think that Judd’s incorrect grammar is hysterical and Bobby Jon’s “southernisms” are too. He said something at TC about a “mouse being on the corncake hanging out of his mouth” and I said WTF does that mean? Good old boys are funny sometimes.

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    dmcluver
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 7:05 pm

    dude.. survivor is good buuuuuuuuut… check out Run’s House on MTV instead! its not a competition show but its really entertaining and features Reverend Run from RUN DMC. WATCH every Thursday on MTV at 10:30 pm and click to MTV overdrive to catch up on missed episodes

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    accountinator
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 8:51 pm

    Margaret was clearly way off base “diagnosing” Judd with ADD. I’d put my money on fetal alcohol syndrome and terminal dumbfuckitis.

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    Victoria
    Posted October 24, 2005 at 10:29 pm

    My biggest problem with Stephenie is her sense of entitlement. It’s like she thinks she gets to win just because she’s there, and doesn’t have to do any work to achieve it. Who deicided she was the “stongest female in Survivior history” anyway?

    I’m sorry to see Brian go, but better him than Bobby Jon. I LOVE Bobby Jon.

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    Tempest
    Posted October 25, 2005 at 12:23 am

    I was sure Rafe would vote for the other gay guy in the team but he’s sucking up to Gary for the merge I guess.

    Brian will be missed. Best eye rolls since Coby. Margaret. Meh.

    Judd is a toad and is on his way to be bumped.

    And what is it with everybody thinking Steph is such a “winner” Honey. You havent won anything sweetheart. Move over.

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    jack
    Posted October 25, 2005 at 5:59 am

    you know, tempest, i wasn’t totally surprised that rafe didn’t vote to protect brian, but throwing the vote to gary seemed a little pointless. maybe strategically, he wants to help gary make the merge; maybe he just didn’t want to meddle; who knows. we only see about five minutes worth of tribal council, which is sometimes hours long, so maybe gary’s name came up in the part we didn’t see. if i was him i’d have voted to protect amy, since she’s one of his former teammates and is probably physically the weakest player due to her ankle–he’d be protecting a possible future ally and making sure yaxha had to boot a stronger player at the same time. my guess is rafe did not want to influence the vote, which in itself might have been a wise move. too much power usually comes back to bite you in the ass in survivor.

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    Mullethead
    Posted October 25, 2005 at 11:52 am

    My favorite was when Brian cast his vote and said “this is where the ‘outwit’ part of the game happens” and he was the one who was blindsided, or, outwitted. THAT was great TV.

    As for Judd, the man is a moron. I’m glad Margaret (what is with reality bitches that I hate being named Maggie?) is gone.

    And these story lines are getting REALLY weak. Ooh the intrigue of Gary’s Secret? Makes “Summer of Secrets” look like an absolute thriller.

    Love the game, hate the players.

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    Laura
    Posted October 25, 2005 at 12:01 pm

    Wouldn’t it be sweet if the DVD’s featured the full tc’s? I’d love to hear all of it and see how the editing changes your perception. I hadn’t thought about it before, but what Jack said about why Rafe picked Gary to give immunity to made sense if you think about what might have been said that we didn’t hear.

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    juddfan
    Posted October 25, 2005 at 12:56 pm

    I agree about Jeff over doing it with the throat slice–and I also thought he was a bit extreme saying Judd was ready to go “strangle” Ripley–no wonder he seems so angry and bullish!

    I guess it must my upbringing that makes me understand a guy like Judd–heck, he probably is a bully and a hot-head, but I still think he’s got a good heart, despite his protests, and he’s still the only survivor I’d wanna get with!!!! I’ll have him doing “man and damn” in every combination!!! LOL!!!

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    shelley
    Posted October 25, 2005 at 1:30 pm

    i admit to using “gay” and “retarded” the same way steph does…it does not make me a bad person (and yes, i have gay friends, and i consider my brother retarded although he has never been diagnosed).

    Go AMY, LYDIA and STEPH!

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    HicksPub
    Posted October 25, 2005 at 1:35 pm

    Dang ol’ Boomhauer, man, tell you ’bout myself woowee turn ons ladies and back seats man sunsets fast cars man, yup love that CK1 like catnip, turn-offs uhuh women golfers man love that Bob Dylan like a rolling stone what’d he say, brief man myself yup dang ol’ internet man. Go http://www.click click click naked chicks yup that’s all me uhuh on the next biography man.

    Oh, that’s Boomhauer’s bio, rather than Bobby Jon’s confessionals… and no, I can’t tell the difference either.

  32. 32
    juddfan
    Posted October 25, 2005 at 1:57 pm

    Ps. I thought the BJ vs. Jamie Rooster fight looked like a tryout for a Rolling Stones cover band!!!

  33. 33
    Victoria
    Posted October 25, 2005 at 11:31 pm

    HicksPub: LMAO! I LOVE Bobby Jon!

    Can’t wait till next week when Operation Quarterjerk is back on.

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    Lisa
    Posted October 26, 2005 at 12:33 am

    “mentioning he was the kamikaze who broke the wedge, which I guess is what the kids are calling the butt sex now”

    Good lord… I need to stop reading these recaps at night b/c I’m gonna wake up the house LMAO.

    Great great recap and I’m definitely gonna miss Brian. *sigh*
    Wish Steph would go already.. so tired of her constant complaining about her sucky tribe.

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    Kathryn
    Posted October 26, 2005 at 8:50 am

    Noooo! Brian was by far my favorite person this season. He brought the snark and I think he was easily one of, if not the, smartest people on the whole cast.

    I like that Brian went out with class right to the end. He wasn’t bitter or petty, he just said he was glad he got blindsided and they were playing the game. A good sport, Brian.

    Maybe Brian will be back if they do another All-Stars… let’s hope!

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    Trumpoline
    Posted October 26, 2005 at 10:11 pm

    Can’t wait to see Steph and Bobby Jon *make out*, when both tribes merge. Butt sex. ohhh my gaawwwwwwd!

  37. 37
    juddfan
    Posted October 27, 2005 at 10:15 am

    They do say hate is the closest thing to love . . . and he’s probably lonely after losing his precious pee-buddy!

    After the merge, I’m sure the first to go will be one of them–I’m banking on BJ, but I guess we’ll see . .

  38. 38
    juddfan
    Posted October 27, 2005 at 11:36 am

    oops, I thought you meant Jamie and BJ, trumpoline . . . maybe a three-some then!?

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    Trumpoline
    Posted October 28, 2005 at 5:25 am

    Yea, oops! I meant Jamie but I guess I was thinking about (Latino) Steph at that time. I hope BJ will stay as long as possible, because I’m from Texas, and also because he is hot (I’m a girl)! Can’t wait for this week’s recap.

  40. 40
    Myers
    Posted October 28, 2005 at 9:48 am

    Since nobody has commented on it, did anyone else notice this in the ‘Individual Immunity’ challenge:

    Jeff starts his description by saying, ‘You will run out into the field … and grab the bags with you letters in it …’.

    When the competition starts they pan back and accidently show both the starting point and where the bags are hanging. The distance is like 15 feet TOPS!!! It is almost close enough to allow the contestants to stand in the middle and just pivot on one foot. Untie a bag, pivot and put it on the table, repeat …

    After the initial shot they only show either the start point or the hanging bags point, never both as if to make it look like it is a long distance between them.

    As short a distance as it was, they producers should have just started the challenge with the bags tied to the table itself.

    Too me it is just funny what they try to do with the camera tricks. Makes me wonder about all the other things we perceive that are totally off.

  41. 41
    too
    Posted October 28, 2005 at 1:10 pm

    No one has mentioned the too-numerous-to-count ass shots of our favorite sports radio host during the big ball challenge. Anybody else notice the (camera man’s? editor’s? director’s?) continual focus on her butt cheeks?

  42. 42
    juddfan
    Posted October 28, 2005 at 1:30 pm

    Too, what a double standard too . . . on last nights episode, the only time they showed Judd in his undies (save the big wet butt shot) was when dannarexia was (kindly–I think) offering chocolate to the other tribe–I thought I was watching Austin Powers . . . first the bowl blocked him, then her waspish, waist, then the rest of her. then nothing . . . They need more female camera people, or nutty guys like me who think Judd is a stud!!!

    and trumpoline, If you think BJ’s hot, I guess I can stand him for a while longer, but I wonder if you like Jamie too? (Judd seems too ; )

  43. 43
    Trumpoline
    Posted October 28, 2005 at 5:28 pm

    LOL. Danni has an impressive ass. Anyway, Jamie is…not too bad, but he doesn’t seem like a nice guy. Judd, well, he looks like a jug. Enough said. ;D

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    wet butt
    Posted November 13, 2005 at 6:42 am

    I can’t load adobe on this machine

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