Yes - fun episode!

I loved Jamie getting blindsided. That's the best way to get rid of the crazy ones. Now, my fervent hope is that someone, ANYONE, gets it through their head that Steph the self proclaimed Guatemalan Princess needs to G-O. Far away.

What was with Judd's babushka/"Alfalfa with a toothache" style of wearing his "buff"?

And ... I REALLY did not need to even imagine seeing his ass.

Steph was pretty hot in her mud bikini, I must say.

Thanks for the re-cap--though I hope Jamie's not online, I'm sure you're next in line for lying and being killed, B-side!!!

What a dork he was, so so glad he's gone!

As to the Judd strip, well . . . I got my name from somewhere. He may be portly but it's a HOT portly! I actually found that whole affair to be strangly erotic, and must confess, the shot of Judd the stud, lying (likely naked) barely covered by the sheet . . why can't I be on Survivor!!!!

As to the folger's, well, it even looked like a commercial when they marched inback-lit in their white outfits, sipping from those oversized mugs (or did it just look oversized in Danorexia's hand?)

In the end, I still don't like Gary much, but I did like those 4 together. I hope this week we finally get to some re-counts. (and I hope I get one more week of Judd, come-on, he's not as bad as Jamie, is he!? Is he!?) Maybe I should up my therapy to twice a week . . .

I'm happy to announce that Judd has now supplanted Dennis Hopper's character in "Apocalypse Now" for most mention of the word "man" in recorded history. Bravo, Judd, bravo!

Great recap B-side! Could you mention the word ZOOKEEPER enough? LOL- the zookeeper is kicking ass! She's staying out of the fights and holding strong in the challenges, thus not making herself a target. Dumbass Jamie should have kept his mouth shut. Now he gave Gary a chance to advance. If he and Danni can convince Cindy and Judd to switch, they'll be able to get Steph out. Rafe is too far up Steph's butt to turn on her, and Lydia seems to be going along with Rafe. He is suprisingly strong in the challenges though. Maybe that wilderness guide title is good for something after all!

juddfan- I thought of who Judd looks like. Emmett Otter from my fave Christmas special, Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas. Look it up- it's true! I can't wait to see him blow his lid this Thursday. Happy Thanksgiving!

OK, interesting they got rid of Jamie, but come on people there are bigger fish to fry here! All this talk about sticking to the six, and then, what? Drives me mad listening to them babble on about it, with no post-six plan. If they have any sense at all, it will be Steph to go next. In fact, if it isn't Steph, sign me up for an apoplectic fit next tribal council.

Bobby Jon Brady was priceless though. Do you ever notice that so many of them look way better in their survivor look?

#4, hehehehe. Didn't at one point Judd say of Gary, something like "he's a man's man, man."

Blessedly the Survivors had the good sense to give Captain Queeg the boot! I was waiting for him to start spinning the steel balls around in his sweaty palm, for crying out loud! Rafe TWF should have challenged him to a game of leaves. And then Jamie's psychotic exit. Well, thank goodness that's over.
I must admit, the mud action was kinda hot. Poor little Lydia. The mud was waist high on her. She had no chance. I don't think it was a stamina problem so much as a dwarf problem. The prize was a good one and I too found it strange that Danorexia was more excited to see her dogs than her fam. I would have played it cool for Moms, ya know?
Product placements are out of control. They suck, they have always sucked (Thanks E.T.!) I refuse to say that I'm going to the Goddamn Dodge Theater or Chevy Theater or whatever. It's ridiculous.
At any rate... Two thumbs up for everyone who finally started playing the game. Oh... and a shout out for B-Side for this really good recap. Thanks for keeping it real. We can't have you beeotches getting too big for your breeotches.

Don't worry, Lizardqueen. We'll always remember our roots.

Now where the hell is my afternoon platter of caviar and foie gras????!?!?!?

Holy crap! I'm dying about "he's a man's man, man." That was the best. And the Emmett Otter. That was a fave of mine. I sometime hum the tunes... "Riverbottom Nightmare Band!"

My prediction: Rafe is going to take this thing. He flies under the radar- I didn't even notice him for the first five episodes. And why do all the women hate Stephanie? I'm thinking jealousy- she is gorgeous- even on Survivor after three weeks.
And Danni is really really skinny, man. Like too skinny. Her bones and ribcage are popping out. And I am glad Jamie is gone- his paranoia was making me paranoid.

EMMET OTTER!!! "Look at the birds up in the trees..." "Those aren't birds, those are people! Hi, people!"
Holy crap, I can't begin to tell you how embarrassed I am....
Oh, and B-side? regarding the whole Folgers and half hour problem? Best part of waking up is Folgers out ya butt! :0

I'm so sorry guys. But I must tell you. I had my mom sew denim jackets and head bands for all my teddy bears. True story. I now make my poor kids watch EOJBC every year. "When the mountain touches the valley...." Please forgive the hijack. Back to Survivor. and gotta turn on TAR ASAP!

"I did not just call you a liar. Maybe you just don't hear very well." Excuse me Gary, but Jamie hears the voices in his head just fine, thank you very much...

I'm going to miss Jaime. it was pretty cool how he handled things when he was voted off. I think he'll make an interesting jury member

Wow, I thought I was the only one in the world who's ever seen Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas! So double giggle when I scrolled up to Judd's pic and realized it's true!

Jealous of Steph? Never even gave it a thought. It's just really really frustrating to see everyone lining up to kiss her ass and attend to her every whim. I swear the woman has eaten better than me in the past few weeks, "Survivor", my ass! She's got all her ducks lined up to win this thing and no one seems to be in much of a hurry to get a clue. I'd be rooting against anyone in the same situation.

I don't hate Steph -- I just think she's already had her shot and the sooner these new Survivors figure that out, the better. I hope they wake up soon and start competing for the million.

"As Jamie headed off, Probst then lectured the tribe about blindsiding and how it was a really good lesson..."

Probst went on to warn Judd about posing naked for the cameras. Because you are REALLY blindsided when bloggers point out that a fly has landed on your penis.

Great recap! Although I picked Judd to win before the season started, I must admit I loved seeing him squirm at Tribal Council...you know the sphincter muscles were twitching.

And Rafe? He's chuckie from the Rugrats.

I love Steph! I started liking her last season and will stick with it. I am surprised that she made it this far though, if I were the other survivors I would have gotten her out in the beginning.

Great recap B-side, hilarious!

The most hillarious part of your recap was that you inadvertently called Jeff "Trump" once. I almost fell out of my chair at the though of the Donald officiating the mud-pit challenge, clad in his trenchcoat, with Miss Universe at his side.

Hmm, maybe he will be Jeff's replacement? I can only hope.

Again, Trump barked, "Let's go, women, MOVE!"

Did you mean to say that B-Side?

'MOVE, lydia, MOVE! hauling corn through a festering mudpit is a TEN BILLION DOLLAR industry!'

sorry, but i still hate steph. she's been getting all the breaks lately, she's basically running the game right now, she's smug, her 'please-please-me-me-me' act whenever there's a reward to be handed out is nauseating, and she's got the scariest eyebrows since tammy faye bakker.

steph pulled a smart move, however, to passive-aggressively engineer jamie's ouster by drawing lydia into the plan and making her play the heavy. as is typical of paranoid freaks, jamie seemed in his post-game speech to hold lydia almost solely responsible for his ejection, when, in fact, lydia's vote was totally unnecessary--she could have been left out of the plan and the result would have been the same. jamie made it easy by annoying the crap out of even his closest allies, but steph once again got her way without really having to take responsibility for it. as much as steph has been annoying me lately, she is the only player who seems to know how to protect her position and influence the voting without owning the decisions. rafe and cindy are making the job easier for her by performing well in challenges, so that steph no longer seems like an overpowering physical threat. gary bought himself another week, but my guess is that the turn against jamie will not significantly disrupt the course of the game.

loved the reaction shot of judd--juxtaposed with gary's shit-eating grin and jamie's childish but sorta scary kiss-off line, it made for some good TV in a mostly predictable season.

You da man, man
Man oh man, man
Manipulate a mannequin, man
Man, it's exhausting being a moron, man

Because emmett otter is a GABILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY!
Bwaaahahhhaaa!

When Bobby Jon arrived at TC, I didn't see a Brady. Instead, I saw ET's own Steven Cojocaru.

And that picture of Judd nervous at TC reminded me of Stitch from the movie, Lilo and Stitch, where Stitch picks his nose with his tongue.

ha!

P.S. I almost forgot: "That's a MANcala, baby!"

amygirl - I'm hoping that "gorgeous" and "jealous" comments were facetious.....

B-Side, no one gives recap quite as good as you!

I hope Rafe wins this thing. He's the only one really scheming.
And he also needs to take his winnings and create a whole line of outdoor inspired games like his Jungle Uno, and his Guate-mancala!

I disagree that Steph "already had her chance" as it was pretty clear last season that CBS saw how bad her team was performing and intentionally let the tribe get to 1 person before the merge. Steph never had a chance of winning under those circumstances.

I do like Steph, but I'd like to see her come in 2nd to Rafe. Gotta root for the gay Survivor in this household. Well, usually... we hated Beau and lesbian... whose name I've already forgotten... on last summer's Big Brother

Did anyone else notice that after losing the mud-corn challenge, Rafe approached Jamie to console him, and afterwards, there were two big wiped-clean circles around his nipples? What was going on there?

well i'll admit that i'm a total hypocrite bc although i feel Gary doesn't deserve to be there bc he's an ex NFL start and financially set...i don't have a problem with steph still going strong!

I would like to see a steph, rafe, lydia, judd final four.

and to add to that...all those people who are annoyed at steph's manipulation and scheming are the exact reasons i admire her so much. the fact that she can whine and complain but STILL get ahead proves what a great player she is.

Shelley, agree on Steph and Rafe for the final four. Haven't made up my find on the other two yet. Lydia has surprised me by making it this far, but she'll have to do stronger in the challenges to survive much longer. I don't mind Gary...no guarantee he's financially set and if he is, maybe he'll be generous to a charity.

nony mouse,

i like lydia's work ethic and the fact that she attempts to add some humour (albeit silly) when the tribe is feeling low.

and good point on gary. although i think his house kinda implies he's financially set, i can always hope that if he does win, a chunk might go to a charity.

Shelley, to me, Gary just seems like a really nice guy. At least he's being edited that way.

Maybe he spent all his money on the house and the landscaping doesn't bring in enough? ;->

I really liked Steph last year and was very mad she had no chance after the merge. Sure, it made great TV seeing a tribe dwindle to one member, but I have to wonder if CBS brought Bobby Jon and Steph back because they didn't have a fair chance at the prize last time.

I hope they do another All Stars edition... this season isn't terribly exciting. I want more scheming and back stabbing... some truly evil players like Boston Rob! There have been some truly scary players this year, but no evil geniuses.

Great re-cap! Wonder why there was no mention about the family tapes to the rest of the tribe or at tribal council. Cuz usually everyone gets something from home but this time it was the team that won the reward challenge and they didnt even know it until the next morn. I wonder if it is going to come up later. Cuz ya know if it was brought up earlier Jamie would have gone all psycho about how it wasnt fair etc etc...

Good point Justusmoms. I was wondering who gave Jamie the wax on wax off treatment. Maybe Rafe should change his name to "Rafe the Wilderness Chest Massager." It just rolls right off the tongue.

Jamie is definitely crazy...you know he would have been the first one suggesting killing Piggy in Lord of the Flies...

Bobby Jon looked beautiful at tribal council. I love him!

I can't wait til the next tribal council. I expect Jamie to show in his dirty clothes still carrying his torch.

Nice recap B-side

One small thing...u called Probst Trump in the 10th paragraph

joyfulchicken #15--thanks for the naked Judd link. I feel I have to say, Richard Hatch never did a thing for me, and to compare Judd's studly girth to that flabby yeech! is so unfair (but then, who would take my oppinion on the matter!?) Those people on the link are certainly crueler to poor old Judd than we've been (man o man's aside) I still think it's funny that I find the guy sexy while eveyone else is revolted--no accounting for taste, I guess.

Can't wait for the next re-cap, B-side! thanks for all the laughs!!!