All this drama is getting to Colton , who’s crying for some reason (I thought he was comfortable with chaos…?). Jeff hits him with his best line of the night:
“ Colton , what’re you crying about…?”
Got to love Jeff. Screw emotions. Let’s just hit everyone with a big dose of reality. Hell, I would’ve rather had Jeff continue the vulgarity and say, “What the f**k are you crying about, bitch…” But, of course, Jeff is too sophisticated for that, so we’re stuck hearing Colton whine about not wanting to be there anymore.
Seriously?! It’s day 7. Are you telling me you can’t make it past day 7 without your own personal admiration society surrounding you? What did he expect, that everyone would just forget about him being a total prick the last time and suddenly warm up to the bigot from Alabama? Did he really think that he had changed that much to make him a threat? It just proves how immature he is, when not being accepted in his tribe on a TV show! would cause him to throw in the towel. And didn’t he say he had been an outsider his whole life, so shouldn’t he be a bit more prepared for it? You’re a pariah, own up to it! Maybe that’s too harsh, but let’s review the facts:
You’re a returning player.
It’s a game.
You’re playing for a million bucks.
End of story…
If only these jerks who make it on the show would realize how lucky they are. How many thousands and thousands of people would trade places with them in a heartbeat. So how could he even consider leaving the game?
And just as I type this, I see Jeff is letting Colton have it more than I ever could. He even calls him out for the way in which he left the game last time. “You faked your appendicitis, right? Can you own up to that now?” Colton professes it was a “bacterial infection” but it doesn’t matter anymore. He’s just a liar and a baby and a jerk. So after a bit of back and forth, Jeff just asks him outright, “Do you wanna leave.” Colton nods yes. And that’s good enough for Jeff.
“ Colton ’s out of the game.”
I’m freaking ecstatic now. I said in the first column I wanted him out first. And maybe that didn’t happen, but this is almost as good. Not just leaving by being voted out, but leaving a quitter.
I thoroughly enjoyed Jeff calling him out so harshly, because you have to realize, Jeff is an Executive Producer on the show. He’s intimately connected to every aspect of the show. They brought Colton back for a reason. They probably thought they’d get some drama, or some extra viewers, or whatever. Hell, they knew that thousands of viewers might stay away just because Colton was back (yes, you know that the producers are aware of all that hate mail). Still, they decided to bring him back, see if he had changed, hopefully cause a bit of drama, and ultimately not win, but maybe attain some kind of redemption. Okay, maybe they don’t plan it out just like that…
And from a purely Production standpoint, this must piss them off. They’ve arguably invested thousands of dollars on getting his lazy ass over there, produced videos of him and Caleb, built their website, interviews, etc. I know that’s all part of the deal, but you got to think that somewhere in a production room in the Philippines that day, Jeff and/or Mark Burnett had to think, “that little pu**y screwed us.” Because now they have to deal with the fact that somewhere along the line, the season’s episodes need to be reworked to compensate for one less person. True, that kind of thing happens all the time in reality television, but it’s still something to deal with…
Jeff then burns him one last time, “Don’t throw your buff in the fire, that’s reserved for people who compete.” And – THANKFULLY – we see Mr. Cumbie walk off the show. Hopefully for the last time EVER on network television. I would be happy to not see him on the reunion show. Wouldn’t be the first time someone wasn’t invited. Some people should just not be on TV. He is one of them.
And one thing that needs to be discussed is how this will affect his SO, Caleb. He essentially burned him as well since he now no longer has a partner to work with. Not like either of them had a chance to win this season, but it just seems a little crappy to bail on your fiancé like that. Caleb took the whole thing in stride (I think his simply butt takes everything in stride) but it must have thrown him for a loop as well. Let’s see how that plays out the deeper we go into the season.
Oh yeah, we still have a Challenge to do! It’s another old favorite where blocks, kind of like dominoes, are set up along tilted boards. I believe Russell Hantz had to do it in one of his seasons so I recall you can’t just set them up and go. You have to pay attention to spacing, and the angle of the blocks and boards, and the trip bars which could spill your load… (However, couldn’t the girls just step around those bars…?)
Candice, Marissa and Rachel all seem to have started well (maybe they watched that episode too!) and to no one’s surprise, Candice is the first one ready to try. SMASH! Doogie Howser would be proud of his fellow medical practitioner. And after a couple failed attempts by both Marissa and Rachel, totaling over 45 minutes, and with possible heatstroke setting in (ouch, 114 degrees!) both girls set their blocks in motion. Marissa starts hers first, but it looks like Rachel’s are moving faster and will overtake Marissa’s but….they hit a snag and stop. Marissa’s continue to tip and SMASH! Marissa’s in. Rachel’s out.
She gets a bit of love from Tyson and sent on her way. Candice gets another clue to a Hidden Immunity idol and promptly gives it John again. Let’s see if he can find it this time…!
I read something from Vytas that said the challenge was actually best of 3 gets the point – so when he did that fake out on Aras he actually got Aras in the water. Then, Aras won the other two rounds to get the point for his team against his brother.
Apparently the producers are not too upset with Colton since he is on the after show (Anyone watch it?) I LOVED that Jeff called him out and brought up that he faked appendicitis when he quit the first time! I just wonder if seeing his fiancé act like such a jerk on national television will have any effect on Caleb
erica: that’s very interesting. I didn’t consider that they’d cut out so much of the competition. I know that’s the show’s perogitive, but you’d think they’d at least tell us! I get it though… Where’d you read that from Vytas?
Bryan, I follow him on Twitter. I try not to read too much while I’m watching the show because I do like to just watch it for what it is. But, sometimes it’s interesting – he tweeted during the show last night. Are you on Twitter? BTW, enjoying your recaps – something I definitely look forward to the day after Survivor.
Deciding whether to hook up a Twitter account. It’s just SO MUCH WORK to maintain it the way it deserves. I do Facebook, but that’s a personal thing for friends and family. Maybe I’ll get a Twitter, just to post funny stuff. I’ll be the only one on Twitter with one follower. Thanks for reading, Erica… 🙂
Let me know if you do! Even if you just link to your Survivor post each week.