Two episodes to go and I’m starting to get an itchin’ for some Final Tribal bitchin’… There’s really nothing in all of reality TV that compares to that moment the first jury member gets up to ask their final question. I just hope and pray that SOMEONE has the balls (hello, Vytas…) to pull some crazy s**t and just nail whomever’s left.
But that’s Sunday’s finale, it’s only Wednesday, and as Bob Seger once said…
“…we’ve got tonight, babe….”
The recap of last week offers nothing new so basically, we start by seeing Katie heading to Redemption Island . The “moms” have waited up, and are either knitting or watching Golden Girls, so they hardly notice Katie’s arrival. After they realize she’s there, Katie relays the whole “white rock” drama, and as fans of the game, you can tell that Laura and Tina know the significance of getting “rocked out,” as Katie calls it.
So now that both Tina and Katie are at Redemption, Tina is starting to think that she might have a problem competing against her daughter. “It’s one thing to go up against you in that battling ram thing, it’s another thing, here at the end…to go against you.” So she tells her she may just throw the challenge to let Katie stay in the game, because “she’s my daughter, and that takes precedence over all things…even a million dollars.” And you know what, I totally believed her…
I think now is a good time to offer my condolences to the Wesson family for the tragic loss of their son and brother, Taylor. No need to go into any details as there are plenty of web articles about the accident. Please read them if you’re so inclined. Seriously, as much as I joke around about my kids, I couldn’t imagine if one of them was taken from me. I hope Tina and Katie are finding some peace in this incredibly awful time.
Now, back to the “other” reality…
Kasama camp (Night 32) after Tribal and Hayden is, of course, stoked beyond belief he’s still in the game and just wants to hug the crap out of Ciera. At this point, everyone should know that all moves are fair considering how close you are to the end. This is basic Survivor rules of engagement. This is the mad dash to the finish; it’s always frantic, and it’s always fun – as a fan – to see what madness will ensue.
Since Tyson is always playing both sides he can appreciate Ciera’s flop, but you know he’s brimming with a sense of “I was THISCLOSE to wrapping this thing up, and now THIS happens…”
But he’s most upset with Gervase, and letting him know that it’s “Survivor 101” that “you don’t tell a crazy person they’re next to go home.” I’m wondering if we’re finally seeing a chink in their armor, but you never know where anyone stands anymore. But you can see that Gervase does not like being told he made a mistake in public, and Hayden doesn’t like being called crazy. And just when you think that we’re about to have a Mexican standoff on a Filipino beach, let’s welcome back the old Monica…!
She starts to playfully spell out how the game’s going (I guess she thinks no one’s been keeping score…) which is beginning to piss off Tyson again. So while Tyson reminds us how he hates hearing her talk, Monica is admitting how worried she is, and how uncomfortably she’s playing the game. Her chatter gets so bad that Tyson actually tells them he found the hidden idol just to shut her up!
I’d presume that Tyson was not going to reveal that tidbit of information at this point, so you know he must have felt like he lost something. An upper hand in the game, if you will. And I wonder if, at that moment, Monica or Gervase considered that this is the second hidden idol that Tyson found and did not reveal to them. Makes you wonder.
But Monica just keeps going on and on, and in this campfire light, her incredible smile and rockin’ body is not able to work its magic on the guys.
“Shut it down, Monica…” Tyson tells her…
And with that, Tyson and Gervase (Ty-vase, from now on) can go to sleep on their big comfy hammock and chastise Monica for her faults. “She’s not great at Survivor,” Tyson says, “but she’s really come in handy.” Maybe it’s too soon to be throwing her to the wolves, considering how powerful she’s been in individual challenges. Methinks if she’s beginning to feel slighted, she may just turn it up a notch and kick some Ty-vase booty.
And we witness a hint of that when she tells us that she was none too pleased that Tyson didn’t reveal the idol to them, and that she’s feeling a bit disrespected. So with that error by Tyson, she tells us that it hurt her, “and I’ll never forget it.” Boom, you just called out, Bicycle Man…
Thought it was awesome when Katie walked in to tribal and Hayden commented how hot she looked and could not wipe the grin off his face. Wondering if that made Kat still think Hayden wouldn’t want to be with someone that couldn’t even make it to the jury. (one of the funnier meltdowns.)
As I was writing the column last night, I made a mental note to mention that moment, but it totally slipped my mind. Good catch! I thought the same thing, exactly! Hayden, you got some ‘splainin’ to do…
Love, Love the Headless Snowman Scooby Doo clip. That is my all time favorite one. Even though my 9 year old is no longer into the shows, that one always cracked me up. I love the Snowman’s face when he makes them hot cocoa. Classic!!!