What? The recap's been here the whole time! You just have to rub lemon juice on the computer screen to see it.
Seriously, sorry I'm behind. We'll get caught up over the weekend, I promise.
The episode begins with a panda lounging around on a branch. Sure, CBS people, you think appeasing me with pandas for the second straight week will make me be nicer. Sadly, it will not. At Zhan Hu after Dave's booting, Sherea tells us that it's much easier to sleep without Dave around. Really? That's...something you have to actually put into words? Hmm. Also, Frosti would like everyone to know that he's sick of losing. Man, the creative juices, they are flowing at Zhan Hu. The part where Jaime talked about how voting people out sucks must have been edited out.
After the credits, we are still at Zhan Hu, where Jaime and Erik are flirting in the water. They find out that they have some things in common, such as the fact that Erik's middle name is Taylor, and Jaime has a friend named Taylor. OMG, soulmates, y'all! Somebody go get some Team Jairik shirts printed. So, one second they're talking about middle names, and the next Erik is telling Jaime that he's a virgin, as one does when talking about middle names. I mean, it's the most private thing you can tell a person, your middle name. What's a little sexual history between acquaintances after that? You might as well give the other person your Social Security Number.
At this revelation, Jaime makes a hilarious WTF face. In confessional, she tells us that because Erik is a virgin, he is a more trustworthy person. So, people who are virgins are more virtuous than people who aren't? This explains why I always give local Dungeons & Dragons players the extra key to my apartment in case I get locked out. Jaime tells us in an unfortunate grammatical coincidence that she's trying "to make it with him". To the end, she means! No, the end of the game! A 'That's what she said' would not be entirely out of order here.
So get Erik to trust her (because if you're not a virgin, you have to give something up, right? Wait, that came out wrong. Man, I keep doing it!), she reveals the whole situation with the kidnapping and the idol clues and whatnot. Erik is like, "Cool, okay" because he is strangely without emotions at all, I've noticed. Then he tells her that he wants to go to the final two with her. That one is not a euphemism.
Fei Long! James tells us that he doesn't really get along with most of the tribe, but that he really enjoys Denise and finds her work ethic attractive. Like most men, he loves a girl with a strong back. He tells us that if he were ten years older or Denise were ten years younger, "She would be in trouble." Yes she would be, because then her hairstyle would be current! She probably had a beehive in 1997.
Denise tells us that she's also a fan of James. I must say, I am a fan of Denise, especially after this episode. James, not so much. As the tribe enjoys their breakfast, a boat carrying an elderly Chinaman (is there any other kind?) arrives at camp, bearing a note for the contestants. The note is written on a scroll, but typed in Times New Roman, so...authentic! The note asks the members of Fei Long to choose two of the "strongest warriors" from the other tribe to join their own. Immediately, everyone figures out what the note implicates, which is that they will be losing James and probably also Aaron to the other team. They don't even really care about gaining new people, they're mostly just pissed about the James thing. Who will push over trees now? Quick, hide him under that rock! He's small, he'll fit.
Zhan Hu gets the same note and (using their previously displayed stunningly astute powers of observation that have given us such gems as "losing sucks") quickly come to the conclusion that they will be getting two new tribe members for little to no reason. Well guys, that would be ridiculously lopsided and skewed to favor certain contestants, and what is this, Big Brother?
Nonetheless, Peih-Gee is really excited about the possibility of some new tribemates. She's clearly Burnett's favorite, you see, not the awesome be-mulleted lunchlady or the giant scary gravedigger who can destroy entire ecosystems with his left hand.
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Comments (3)
I was surprised that the switched tribe members weren't given a one time immunity, which usually happens during a switch of this type. The instructions clearly stated choose the two strongest members from the other tribe. If they weren't given immunity it goes without saying that they would be eliminated. It seems like the show is being set-up to have one of the weaker players win this year.
1 of 3 | Posted by IsabellaTheCat | Posted on October 26, 2007 3:11 AM
Not only was the recap late, but it's HIDDEN!! Thanks Isabella for tracking it down.
I was annoyed with the way the girls threw the challenge - don't be so damn obvious about your stragegy! It was a good idea but poorly executed. Everyone knows that The Probst HATES quitters and throwers of challenges.
Oh, and Schoonie:
ss# 196-35-9218, in case you need it...
2 of 3 | Posted by Pegster | Posted on October 26, 2007 10:44 AM
just for the record... Jeff is the best thing about this show. Hands Down.
But I still love your recaps.
Hope this season picks up...i still have no favorites.
3 of 3 | Posted by hollagirl2 | Posted on October 30, 2007 12:54 PM