Hey, a good episode! Imagine that.
Not sunk yet.
Back from the overly long and uncomfortable Ami tribal council, Ozzy tells us all about how Ami never would have been voted out if she had just been loyal to him. Wow, sucks for Ami, missing out on getting taken to the finals like that, which I'm sure he was totally going to do. Bow before Ozzy's magnificence! He will...wait a little bit longer to vote you out if you do so! Erik tells us that he desperately hopes the merge comes sometime soon, presumably because he knows they're going to keep getting their asses kicked if they have to compete in any more team challenges.
After the credits, we're over at Airai, where Eliza and Jason are forming a bond. Eliza tells us that it's because they both know that they're on the outs, and "to be honest, we both annoy people". I can totally see Jason being super-annoying in that little brother sort of way, but Eliza doesn't seem that annoying to me. I mean, she probably talks a lot, but if you're looking for annoying, Parvati's right over there. I guess Eliza would be annoying to the group of people she's with, which also happened last time. It's nice that she doesn't get her feelings hurt just because she happens to annoy the likes of Parvati and Scout. Meanwhile, Jason tells Eliza that he has the immunity idol. Eliza's face lights up like a Christmas tree. Oh, this will not end well.
We should get together for lunch sometime.
Back at Malakal, Cirie fetches the treemail that tells everyone to gather up their belongings and meet at an undisclosed location. Time for the merge! Erik takes the opportunity to declare his undying loyalty to Ozzy, for some reason. Ozzy is like "Gee, thanks" and you can tell in his head that he's like "Sweet, more cannon fodder!" Erik then tells us something about how he has a "zookeeper bond" with Ozzy, and the comment makes me instantly hate Erik for all eternity. He's so obviously not very smart that he's almost like a waste of space at this point. HATE!
Over at Airai, Parvati reads the same letter, telling us that she's now in "a hot pickle" which, gross. She is in said pickle because she has the one alliance with Ozzy, James and Amanda, and another alliance with Alexis, Natalie and Amanda, so she's not sure which one to choose. That's actually a really awesome position to be in, and I'm totally surprised that Parvati has played so confidently up to this point. However, you know that a season is totally sucking when Parvati is the Boston Rob.
The tribes meet at a mystery beach and exchange greetings. Eliza is unhappy that Ami was voted out and Erik is still around. She tells us how close she was to Ami and everything, and didn't they hate each other during the Vanuatu Season? I am fairly sure they did. Ami is totally the type of person who is a frenemy to everyone she knows, though, so that makes total sense.
At the requisite merge feast, there is a giant nasty-looking bowl of bats in the middle of the table. James, to his credit, absolutely tears into a bat, just up an eating the whole thing. It looks pretty disgusting, even on the inside. I am so torn about James, because sometimes he's awesome and sometimes he is like the lamest person ever. During the feast, talk turns to a name for the new tribe. Erik suggests that they name the new tribe "Dabu" which he says means "good" in Micronesian. Everyone shakes their head in agreement, and the Dabu tribe is born. In confessional, Erik tells us that he made up the word, just because he thought it would be funny. While it was exactly the kind of joke that someone of his intellectual level would make, I am not above finding that to be hilarious. He's like "We might as well have named the new tribe fo-shizzle." Now THAT would have been awesome. Also, there is something strangely appropriate and poetic about, like, the least desirable group of people to make the merge in recent history agreeing to name their tribe something that is entirely made up. I still dislike Erik profusely, but: well done.
Also, 'Micronesian' is not a language. But you knew that!
I hope you used a wet nap, young man.
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Comments (10)
I also liked Eliza and was sorry to see her go. The exchange between her and Jason over the fake immunity idol was awesome and I don't think she was dumb to play it at all. I'm sure she knew it wasn't real, but knew it would flush out the fact Ozzy had the idol if she did play it.
As long as she stops mooning over Ozzy and gets her head back in the game, I would be ok with Amanda winning. And even though I don't like her as a person and she sucks in challenges, Cirie has made some strategic moves and power plays subtly over the course of the game.
1 of 10 | Posted by Snackycakes420 | Posted on April 19, 2008 3:10 PM
I actually really like Erik. I find him adorable in a naive, little puppy kind of way.
I hate Parvati. So much. Actually, I pretty much hate all of them except Erik. I don't mind Cirie or Amanda either.
I serious ROFL'd for about 5 minutes when Jason said, so earnestly, "But...it has a face!" Seriously dude. It looks like it was whittled by a 5 year old.
I don't really know who I want to win this season. I find James amusing, but I don't want him to win. Natalie and Alexis are totally forgettable, Jason's an idiot, Parvati's just horrible, Ozzy is annoying, Amanda is playing a stupid game, Erik is just Ozzy's little lapdog and Cirie. Well, I think I want her to win, out of all of them. At least she has brains. Sort of.
2 of 10 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on April 19, 2008 9:38 PM
I try not to be critical because I'm sure there's plenty of time spent putting together these recaps but why do the Survivor recaps take so long? Most of the other shows are posted within 2-3 days of being aired but the Survivor ones are usually posted a few hours before the next episode. Not to mention the recap from the March Madness 2 week layoff was still posted the day of the next new episode and this one was put up the day after a new one was aired.
Besides this, I love the recaps.
At least Ozzie is gone. Nice blindside! I loved his bitching afterward.
3 of 10 | Posted by Anonymous | Posted on April 20, 2008 11:53 AM
I am with you there "anonymous". Big Brother is on 3 nights a week and is usually posted that same night, if not the next day. I mean, this was posted after this week's episode even. I know I don't post things, but it just seems so late compared to other shows...
4 of 10 | Posted by JustJesse | Posted on April 20, 2008 1:40 PM
I gotta go with the two above me. I know someone will say that we should appreciate the recappers for doing what they do since they don't get paid and whatnot...but if you can't post a recap in a timely fashion- then don't volunteer to be a recapper.
A lot of times I don't get to watch the actual shows and the recaps are what I go by. I didn't even know ozzy was booted until I went to another site.
5 of 10 | Posted by serjen | Posted on April 20, 2008 2:28 PM
Schoonie, your recaps are always worth the wait, but I'm REALLY looking forward to your recap of last week's show. One of the best "Survivors" ever.
6 of 10 | Posted by JasonR | Posted on April 21, 2008 7:41 AM
I'm not entirely sure what Eliza has done that's made her so smart or awesome. She formed poor aliances that didn't pan out. She performed well at challenges and didn't do enough to toot her own horn.
When the tribes were mixed up she didn't do anything to get in with alexis or natalie (a clear option for a new aliance). From what we saw (which is highly edited and therefore misrepresentative), she simply relied on her tribe to continue winning challenges.
If her tribe had lost a challenge, she'd have been one of the first picks to go after Kathy, who lucky for her, removed herself from the game.
I mean Jonathan is only one man.
I'm still on the Cirie bandwagon--have been all along. She's so subtle, I love it--she quietly plants seeds in people's minds and then moves along. After last week's episode, I think there's no question that Cirie is the smartest one out there (eliza included).
7 of 10 | Posted by lawyerjenn | Posted on April 21, 2008 7:50 AM
All I can say about Eliza is, she's studying to be a lawyer!? What kind? There's no way I'd want someone that annoying and grating representing me.
As for her "playing" the fake idol, she didn't. She knew it wasn't real, therefore, the whole idea was to 'out' Ozzy. Which is FINE WITH ME. Saint Ozzy deserved it, and deserved what he got last week, too.
So she wins points for craftiness I suppose.
8 of 10 | Posted by Memememe | Posted on April 21, 2008 11:10 AM
schoonie, please post soon! i can't wait to read your recap on the last one.
9 of 10 | Posted by chibby | Posted on April 22, 2008 2:22 PM
So what language do people from Micronesia speak?
10 of 10 | Posted by smaile | Posted on April 22, 2008 3:43 PM