And, hey, guess what everyone in that alliance just realized – that Phillip was right ALL ALONG! Corinne was a snake, using their alliance as a tool to only further herself in the game to the point where she could jump ship, off the Captain’s (Phillip) head and stroll into the final three as the ring leader of the demise of the favorites and the new favorite to win the million (except everyone she wronged would be in the jury and definitely not see it that way). Personally, I think Corinne is an idiot and was making her move too early. I think she got blindsided by Malcolm’s stupidity and brashness, and decided to talk about the move she wanted to make before they were even finalized on making it. She should have stuck with her alliance a little longer and then tried to make her move. She should have conceded losing either Eddie or Reynold, for the greater good of her game. She was already a given for final five, all she needed to do was bite her tongue and bide her time, and all would have been right in her world of Survivor. Honestly, I could spend an hour writing up how she could have almost won this game, but why bother?
Oh, and Erik makes an appearance. He thinks it’s pretty cool that he’s the swing vote. Yeah, thanks for playing, Erik. You’ve always been a fan favorite.
Come on, Cochran, I hope you’re kidding to Probst when you told him that you’d be more worried if Corinne wasn’t honest in telling you that she was open to flipping!! She JUST TOLD everyone in the game that she was open to flipping! Left it all out there to linger in the cloudy sky and you’d be more worried if she said she liked her alliance and her place in the game (which she should). I’m denouncing you as my college roommate. You’ve been downsized to suite-mate.
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.” Gotta love a girl who will quote Mike Tyson to you. Also – those words are VERY true. I’ve never been punched in the face (on purpose), but I have been kicked in the face, which I’d like to think is pretty equal, so I can vouch for those words being the truth. You forget everything about what you were about to do after that happens.
Corinne’s face as she was getting punched in that somewhat pretty face of hers was priceless!! She got what was coming to her. She made a move way too early in the game. It’s not her fault, though – the merge shouldn’t have happened for another 2 or 3 episodes, but what can you do? You can’t gain big rewards without taking big risks, right? She had to go for it. She just got caught. She put her trust in the wrong person (Dawn) when she should have gone to someone like Sherri or maybe even Brenda to try and gain that 7th vote. Personally, I don’t even know why she bothered trying to go for the 7th vote when a tie vote would have done just fine. If she really wanted to get out Phillip, she could have told Phillip that they were going to split the vote between Reynold and Eddie, and then turned around and gotten her 6 to vote out Phillip. While Reynold and Eddie would have gotten a couple votes each, Phillip would have gotten 6 votes and been sent home. Why waste your time trying to get a 7th vote when it was completely unnecessary. Hell, plus your new 6-person alliance has not one, but TWO idols! I’m failing to understand why they wanted a 7th vote so badly when both Corinne and Malcolm knew they wanted to split the votes between the 8 favorites. Seeing as how 2 favorites (Corinne & Malcolm) had other plans, all that would have happened is that 7 votes would have been split somehow between Eddie and Reynold while the other 5 went to Phillip. That’s being conservative, going with the thought that they wouldn’t even need to get Erik’s vote. They could have left him out of it for now. They already had the 5 votes. So, see, they didn’t even need the 6th person, let alone the 7th. And, once again, I prove just how easy the game of Survivor is and these people are just not fit to play the game well enough. Enjoy the rest of your life, Corinne. It was great seeing you again. I guess.
Until next week,
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I was thinking the EXACT thing about Malcolm and Corinne’s strategy. They should have “gone along” with Philip.. It boggles my mind why they wouldn’t have realized that. I thought they were smarter than what they showed yesterday.
Well, let’s not go over the top here, everglades! We shouldn’t give these folks the benefit of the doubt when it comes to the intelligence department. I think the time to stop being surprised by the stupidity these people continue to show has come upon us… 🙂
I have to agree. I always have high hopes for my favorites and I’m always disappointed. haha
A few observations on another hilarious commentary.
As much as I love Malcolm, I actually cheered for Cochran when he finally won a challenge. The comment that Malcolm made about crossing that particular achievement off Cochran’s “bucket list” was priceless.
If I never see another image of Dawn’s ugly-ass simpering face, it will be too soon. Just as God made pretty people and ugly people, He also blessed some people with the ability to cry in an attractive way, while others look like a damn teary train wreck. (Dawn, take note. If you must cry around the cameras, put the buff over your head. Better yet, your face.)
I SOOOOOOOOO want Malcolm to win this thing, so I hated that his “big move” was exposed by Dawn. More than anything, however, I can’t stand the notion of that jackass Phillip walking around thinking he’s “right” or “in charge” of ANYTHING in that game. I’d rather see a million-dollar check made out to Russell or Brandon Hantz.
What I WOULD love to see? During the live reunion show, the producers present a check to Phillip for $100K, but instead of Sheppard’s name on the check, it’s made out to a psychotherapist specializing in narcissistic personality disorder.
Dawn is beginning to seem to me to be the “kiss of death” in this game for people who decide to strategize for her. Also, just because a move you made was the downfall in your last game, it doesn’t mean that it will be this time. Two different games, two different groups of players, etc. etc. Also, like you said Scott, she’s not going to win anyways so technically it’s all her downfall.
I seriously CANNOT stand Philip. I’m considering crowning him the Rachel of Survivor. He’s the player who will cause you to miss enough weeks of the show for him to get voted out, then you pick up watching again. He’s that annoying.
Also, Scott, you mentioned in your last episode recap (I think) that none of these players have seen Malcom’s season. I’m assuming you meant because it would have been airing while they were filming. SO, if they haven’t seen his season, but he’s earned “favorite” status, why do you think the players aren’t questioning him more about his season and how successful he was? I mean, he’s a favorite for a reason, I know I’d be wondering what his story was if it were me.
Hey heathyygirl, Phillip could NEVER compare to how annoying Rachel was! You take that back right now! 🙂 Yes, he’s annoying, but just based off of Rachel’s “fake” laugh alone, she’s the most annoying person in the history of people God created.
And, it’s 100% true that none of the contestants have seen Malcolm’s season. It was airing while they were filming. Chances are, though, that some of these folks don’t know how successful other “favorites” have been, either, because they may not have watched the season or whatever else the reason may be. So, I’d assume the first few days were spent with questions being asked, like, “How did you do in your season?” or “What didn’t the cameras show that got you ousted?” That kind of stuff. CBS just chose to leave that out for whatever reason. It probably didn’t have any effect on the outcome of the first few weeks, so they just left it be. It’s like with Russell when he did his second stint on the show. Nobody knew how “evil” he was, but he was on the “evil” tribe. I’m sure they asked him why, CBS just chooses not to show us.