Having struggled to get through another week until “Survivor Wednesday,” I am happy to be writing this recap. As I’ve mentioned the last couple weeks, I’ve been going back and reviewing ALL previous seasons of Survivor. I’m up to season 20 now (“Heroes vs. Villains”) so I can’t wait to see all those big personalities clash in Samoa .
It’s been great going back and seeing how this amazing show found its roots and blossomed into the show it’s become. I’ve re-watched the “snakes and rats” speech, Boston Rob’s (just “Rob” back then) first stint in the Marquesas (where he was a non-factor), naked girls in the Amazon, Brian Heidik’s porn wife, a Jenna Lewis sex tape (what?!), a bunch of hook-ups (Rob/Sarah, Candice/Adam, Rob/Amber, Ozzy/Amanda, Parvati/Adam/Candice (!)… and the introduction of Russell Hantz to Survivor lore. Damn, there have been so many great moments to revisit…
I know the more recent seasons will offer up a lot more, and I can’t wait to re-watch all of those episodes and the drama that they’ll bring; but tonight, it’s all about season 27 and Biceps vs. Brainiacs vs. Boob Jobs.
Looks like they’re setting us up for a blindside on the Brawn tribe tonight. Is it Cliff (simply because they showed him in the commercials) or is it Tony (because they didn’t) or maybe Woo (because I can see how that dude can be annoying…). I just pray that they’re leading us astray, and we’ll see another member of the Brains tribe go home, but that’s just me and what I feel is deserved… On to the show…!
The recap offered everything you need to know to get caught up on the season thus far. If you haven’t watched the first two episodes, just watch tonight’s recap. We’re told about Tony’s sketchiness, the Brains failures, and “the most dramatic rose ceremony ever” for the Beauty’s. Sorry, wrong show. Still got Juan Pablo on the mind…
So as the Beauties return from Tribal, the tribe is feeling a bit overwhelmed at the immensity of what they just went through. “Oh. My. Gosh. We had to vote someone out!” And while some emotions are running high, Morgan’s are running low. Real low. She realizes that she’s now on the bottom of a 5 person tribe who – shall we say – are not on the show for their survival instincts, physical strength, or gamesmanship. But while Morgan is feeling down, she’s not out. Rather, she does the only thing she can do at this point and expose Jeremiah for the flipping he just did on his alliance with Brice and her.
I’m wondering if he could have simply said, “I lied to you guys to control you.” or something similar, but instead he implies that he WAS in two alliances at once. For god’s sake, man, lie to them! Protect yourself. Looks like he’s going to need it since Morgan tells everyone in the shelter (excluding Jeremiah) that he was targeting LJ and Alexis. Uh-oh, Lucy, you got some ‘splainin’ to do…
I’ve got to give Coconuts some credit for trying to drag Jeremiah’s name through the mud, but there is doubt that anyone will believe her at this point. She IS at the bottom of the food chain right now, and that’s not usually the person you want to be listening to. We’ll see if this ends up biting Jeremiah in the ass later…or Morgan.
Great recap. I always come to this site for my Survivor fix. Thanks for the laughs and I concur about X’XXX. Although she was sort of entertaining, when she couldn’t put the flag on the platform, or hoist it, I was done with her.
The scene with the beauties ruminating over chicken reproduction habits was priceless, and seems to be featured every season. You would think these people would have watched the show. But then again, some of them come on not knowing how to swim, light a fire, etc.
Another perfect recap – always enjoying checking in Thursday morning to get your thoughts.
After watching 95% of the Survivor seasons in full, I think for the first time I actually felt Spencer’s frustration and helplessness during both the immunity and reward challenges. Let’s hope this tribe swap works out for him, hate to see to him go so soon. And Cliff too!
Hi Brian,
Thanks again for a great recap. They are always fun to read and I think its really nice of you to respond to the comments. Why do you think they are not giving the “Brains” team a chance to find Garrett’s idol? Can’t they just re-hide it? I also think its kinda funny that Spencer almost out shot a pro basketball player, though I do like Cliff. He seems to be having fun and has a good attitude. I was glad there was not too much of Cops “R” Us this episode. As much as I want to root for them, Tony and Sara are really annoying. And hey, if you are going to make boob jokes (which I don’t mind, and I’m even a woman!), you have to include Tony. He’s about a C-cup.
Love the side notes! I was thinking the same thing, that the posts were placed at that height on purpose for sake of free sterilizations but I didn’t notice Morgan’s name obscuring her chest, it must be a guy thing but as a woman myself I must say she does have a nice rack.
Hi everyone,
(realitythis) I know why contestants like X’XXX are sought out, because producer’s love when the cast “stirs the pot,” but as a fan I wanna see good competitors, not failures. And it’s always surprising that people come on the show who can’t swim/can’t swim well. You know there’s going to be swimming every season! Get in the pool and practice…
(kjones) Thank you! As much as Spencer came across as a tool in his intro video, he’s pulled me over to his side. It always sucks when players get stuck on a shitty tribe or on the “other side” of an alliance. Let’s see what the swap does for him… I think Cliff will be fine once people start talking amongst themselves. I think he’ll be surprised (pissed) once he finds out he’s supposedly said something against Sarah… Can’t wait for the fallout!
(kinbville) Nice to see you again! It hadn’t even occurred to me about Garrett’s idol. Good question. Maybe they (the show) knew the swap was coming up and held off. But, they should at least give players the chance to save themselves… And point taken on Tony. Funny stuff! I’ll work it in next week…
(susieduck) Definitely a guy thing, but also a post-production thing (that’s what I do in the real world). When you place a lower third (an identifying graphic at the bottom of the frame — the “lower third” of the frame — you typically place it off of people so it doesn’t interfere with their image). I’m just saying there’s another way to do it where we both win… 😉
Stay tuned!
Love your writing style! Wish you would do Amazing Race too – that would be awesome!
(socalhh) I wish I had the time to do that show too. I am a HUGE fan of it as well but it’s just such a huge endeavor to write one column, let alone two (not sure family would approve, either!). Perhaps I’ll be able to include a few sentences each week in my Survivor column about TAR, but no promises. Especially with my major announcement coming this week.
Looking at the clock I can see Survivor is about to start so I need to dig into that, but check out tomorrow’s recap for the reveal the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! I hope it goes as well as I’ve anticipated. Thanks for the support!