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

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! :D

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.

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!!!!!

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....

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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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. :-)

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.

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! :)

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.

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

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!!!

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.

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. :)

Jenny flipping them off on her way out was awesome!

Nothing beats having bitter jury members in a survivor finale

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.

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.

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.

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!

"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.

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!!

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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!

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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!

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~