Over at Fei Long, Aaron is very, very unhappy. Jean-Robert goes so far as to straight up tell them that Aaron and James might as well sign everyone's yearbooks right now, because they won't be seeing each other until summer's over. Aaron takes the lead and tries to get a consensus going about who they might want from the other tribe, and it ends up pretty unanimous for Frosti and Sherea. This is the right choice given that she could take both Peih-Gee and Jaime, and Erik has been pretty useless in the challenges so far because everyone knows that virgins are bad at swordplay.
Asian Grim Reaper comes to deliver the message that James and Aaron will be leaving shortly for Zhan Hu, as expected. JR is actually more unhappy with this development than James is, because JR has deduced that leaving him in a tribe where the Todd/Amanda/Courtney triad is running things might not be the best situation for him. He even refers to himself in the third person, which is how you know that he's totally serial. Zhan Hu now gets the same note telling them to surrender Frosti and Sherea, and they are actually, seriously blown away at this development. "It never even occurred to me that people would be leaving" Sherea tells us. I was actually kind of hoping for the two people circled from each tribe to create a new, third tribe. That would have been really cool.
The chosen ones pass each other one water in a very cool shot. But where's the salute? Zhan Hu is the first to welcome Aaron and James to their new habitat. They look around nervously like they are half expecting Dave to jump out of the bushes. This would also be my first worry. Over at Fei Long, this is not the case, as JR is trying to set up some sort of predetermined agreement to get rid of the new tribe members, should they lose anything between now and the merge. Everyone's kind of like "yeah, we'll do that, right" when they all sort of want to send him home. Like most things Jean-Robert will do in this episode, the subtlety is lacking. You'd think a poker player would be better at subtlety, but then again, we're talking about a guy who walks around with his pubes blurred out most of the time.
The morning after Frosti and Sherea arrive at Fei Long, Jean-Robert decides to get up and cook breakfast for everyone, which is apparently the first time that he's done so. Again, subtle. Act natural, mullets can smell fear! Case in point: JR makes a trip over to the shelter full of sleeping tribemates and begins to dole out the days chores, which is maybe not the best way of doing things. So, making breakfast and waking everyone up early to do chores? Jean-Robert is clearly employing the same strategy that my Great Aunt Millie has attempted (and failed at) in the past.
Denise, at the news that JR will be assigning her chores, essentially tells him to F right off, all "Okay, new leader! Will do!". JR has absolutely no idea how to react to getting owned by a lunchlady, so there's an awkward silence of approximately eight days before he comes back with "I...did not say..I was the leader". Wow, astute. Denise 1, JR 0.
You can tell that JR is making an effort to be courteous and cooperative, but that he sort of...doesn't know how. He walks away, and you can tell that he's thinking "Hm. That did not go as I had planned". Frost is smart enough to get excited about this development. "This is better than the food yesterday" he says, because it means that he'll have someone to target if/when they lose. And it is episode five, so can we please see him run up a wall or something already?
Back at Zhan Hu, Aaron talks to the original members in the water while James is off by himself. He pretends not to care that much about his old tribemates, including James whom he is willing to sell out. He calls it a subtle move, but then he sinks down into the water like a Navy SEAL, so he should probably watch the body language. Well, that or snap everyone's necks and get the hell out of there.
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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