It's easy to confuse the two.
Everyone returns from Tribal Council relieved that the plan to boot James was successful, so there is lots of night vision back-patting going on in the pre-credits sequence. The combined effort of getting rid of James has united everyone for a brief time, it appears. They apparently don't realize that they're all going to starve to death without James to take care of them, as he was so fond of constantly stating. Prepare to die, albatrosses! If they die, it would sort of be poetic, because with James bitching about all the work they were making for him and how awesome he is as a result, they would only make more work in death when he then digs their graves. Circle of life! And constant bitching!
Denise is all "Could imagine if this hadn't worked and he came back here? We would all be dead!" Again, you were going to die anyway. Also, what is James, the Juggernaut? He might have been a little pissed at everybody, but he probably wouldn't have fractured any skulls. Probably.
Credits! I'm not sure I have mentioned this yet, but all of the pre-jury boots got removed the week after the Jaime vote and now it just says "The Merged Tribe" and "The Jury" instead. Whither Chicken, I ask you? WHITHER CHICKEN?
The next day, everyone cuddles in the tiny cave from last week, hoping to avoid the rain. Apparently the shelter is not waterproof. Perhaps they can use James' unplayed idols to create some sort of thatched roof? They should get some sort of use.
Todd talks about how it's sort of getting down to the nitty-gritty, and that the people who are left would probably be smart to get rid of him, "not that [he's] going to tell them that." Yes, the strategic mastermind who viewed Erik as a bigger problem than James believes himself to be the biggest threat remaining.
Reward Challenge! Jeff tells them that they'll be separated into teams and placed at opposite ends of a maze, blindfolded, and the team that reaches the center first will win reward. And then, he tells Erik that he'll be paired with...his mom! As I've said in the past, the stupid family visits always get to me, and I hate myself for it every year. Peih-Gee gets her dad, and Courtney gets hers too (who is English, WTF?). Denise's husband Robert comes out, and he looks pretty much like what you think Denise's husband would. Amanda's sister Katrina comes out, and her butt is blurred as well in a strange fit of parallelism by the show. I like to think that she wasn't exposing anything, they just did it to her as an impulse because they've had to do it to Amanda so much. Like, they're watching the show at home together and her sister is like, "What the hell? I was wearing jeans."
Todd's cute sister comes out and they share a hug, and then she tells him that their younger sister had a miscarriage, which causes Todd to then have to explain to everyone what happened at Probst's urging. Wow...uncomfortable!
The challenge begins, and Amanda and her sister immediately start using a variety of birdcalls to help each other out, which seems unhelpful unless you are in the middle already. But whatever, it seems like something that they did growing up in the wilds of...wherever Amanda's from. Denise gets to the middle first, which allows her to start yelling for her husband, who is then able to just follow her voice to the center, giving them the win. That challenge seemed like mostly luck, I must say.
So, Denise wins! She gets to choose two people to come with her and bring their family members with them for a meal. The family members will also get to go back to camp and spend the evening with the castaways after they're done eating. Denise chooses Todd and Amanda, so Peih-Gee, Erik and Courtney's family members will be returning to the abyss from whence they came. On the boat, there is a huge variety of food for them to eat while they catch up, and Todd and Amanda start screeching like sorority girls when they spy a chocolate cake. As part of her reward, Denise gets a phone call from her daughters at home, who cannot stop crying during the phone conversation to the point where it becomes plain from the look on Denise's face that she is thinking, "Dude. This is pointless if you cannot form syllables."
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Comments (9)
Nice recap Schoonie!!! Sorry to have to admit this but when they said Denise had an actual HUSBAND, I was shocked. I must have missed something along the way.
1 of 9 | Posted by wintersux | Posted on December 11, 2007 2:31 AM
My baby is gone!! Wahhhh....loved him...i hate p.g...Why can't that tribe freaking turn on each other...grr...But at least now I get to see Erik looking all fine as a jury member next week...and hopefully no where near Jamie :)
Denise...i was expecting Jeff to say your partner Allison...i was like seriously seriously seriously...and majorly shocked.
2 of 9 | Posted by shelley | Posted on December 11, 2007 5:51 AM
How did you miss the best "WTF" comment from skeletor's dad?
"I'm English, I don't do shorts!"
????
LOL
3 of 9 | Posted by Pappy | Posted on December 11, 2007 5:52 AM
There were some semi-shocking moments in this episode.
I agree with everyone about Denise having a husband. I had no idea.
And Courtney's dad being English? I didn't see that coming either.
I can't stand PG and Todd. They need to be gone.
I agree that Denise hasn't schemed or worked for her position in the game, but she's the only one that really doesn't annoy me. Actually, I guess Amanda isn't bad either.
Those are my 2 finals hopes.
4 of 9 | Posted by ThisShowRocks! | Posted on December 11, 2007 8:29 AM
Despite all his complaining Todd appears to be the only one having any fun. The final three appear pretty obvious at this point. Todd will win if he's one of the final three though Amanda probably deserves to win as much as he does. And even though I don't like her, Courtney, aka the Cryptmaster, always did what she needed to do when called upon.
5 of 9 | Posted by weasel dearest | Posted on December 11, 2007 8:45 AM
It seems ironic that the challanges PG has won included knowledge of chinese culture. Obviously location dictates the culture questions but I still find this an interesting aspect of the game.
I wasnt shocked about The Mullets (Great recap Schoonie) as they mentioned her husband early on but yeah, looking at her, you would expect a same sex couple. She is has that classic look. However, I bet when Mr. Mullet had hair, he was rocking his own Billy Ray look.
Do you think Denise has no friends because I would have to tell her that the 80's are calling and want their hairstyle back.
6 of 9 | Posted by jelliepair | Posted on December 11, 2007 11:08 AM
Only three pages? I don't do shorts.
It seems to me with the Chinese questions, PG has an advantage what with being CHINESE.
Denise has outed herself as a jury member.
7 of 9 | Posted by geewits | Posted on December 11, 2007 11:52 PM
It just doesn't seem like the editing has showed all that much discussion about families as they have sometimes in past shows...You know "I miss my kids so much", etc... I must have missed any prior discussion about Denise being married. Maybe it was towards the beginning of the show when you are doing good to remember everyone's names, let alone their social situations.
8 of 9 | Posted by wintersux | Posted on December 12, 2007 2:20 AM
Wait a second...Denise, aka Kevin Bacon, has a husband? I about fell out of my chair when that fat man walked out and kissed Kevin Bacon. Then, I almost barfed.
For all her faults, PG is a hell of a fighter. She deserves fan favorite.
Todd is an utter bitch. I hope he gets ripped to shreds if he makes it to the final 3 and Amanda or Kevin Bacon win the million.
9 of 9 | Posted by txsierra | Posted on December 14, 2007 2:38 PM