In the next few scenes, a few strategies are discussed:
-Kelly and Carolyn talk about taking out Jenn or Hali.
-Jenn, Hali and Shirin discuss taking out Kelly since BC is a strong 5.
-Mike and Tyler play footsie with one another…
-Hali tells Tyler what NC is doing (voting for Kelly) and they’d sure like his vote!
-Tyler finally speaks with Carolyn and tells her everything he’s heard.
-Finally, Jenn and Hali discuss whether one of them is being targeted, and if so, they need to find out who, so Jenn can play her idol, if necessary. We’ll see.
Everything will be determined at Tribal (it usually is!) but there seems to be a heightened level of scrambling tonight. Or maybe it’s just the vodka…
As everyone marches to Tribal, JP welcomes in Merica (strange, there’s a lot of white people in this “cross-sampling of America) and immediately gets down to business. Will offers us the best laugh in seasons when he says Jeff may be voted out, but you know that only serves to carve a couple more notches on his “Things to Do to Get Invited Back For Another Season of Survivor” belt… Jeff asks a few more people for their take on things, but aside from a few players revealing their own “one-upmanship” over something someone else said, this is really just about the vote.
But before we do, Jeff delves into the hidden immunity idol and the fact that none have been played. Rodney and Jenn give us their 2 cents on the matter, but I think the vote is going down without the need for idols being played. Let’s see.
“If anybody has the hidden immunity idol and wants to play it, now would be the time to do so.”
After a dramatic pause, Jenn rises and presents her idol to Jeff. Whether she needed to do that will be revealed shortly, but you have to give props to someone who recognizes that she MAY be on the short end of the stick, and will do anything to stay in the game. THAT’S how you play it. Heck, go find another idol tomorrow if you’re so inclined…
Needless to say, a few in the BC tribe are a bit shocked at Jenn’s action and realize their plan may be kaput. Jeff reads the votes:
Hali
Jenn
Jenn
Jenn
Jenn
Jenn
Jenn
Jenn
Kelly
Kelly
Kelly
And with Jenn, Hali and Joe celebrating, Rodney is left cursing his second blindside in a row. Homey, just recognize something, you ain’t in charge of nothing…
And speaking of, Jeff tries to be clever and equate the vote to dropping a bomb, but the show couldn’t afford to fly The Dazz Band to Nicaragua, I guess, or else this would have been the dopest episode of Survivor in a long time. Damn those finance people and all their ranting about what the show “can’t afford to do.”
Teasing next week, Rodney is once again trying to make big moves, and why do I feel like he’ll come up short? Delusional is a word that comes to mind, but let’s see what happens. Meanwhile, the “Hunt For Red Idoltober” is playing at the Escameca Cineplex and everyone’s going to see it. Let’s see how stupid Mike will look next week as he falls out of a tree. Better be ready to call a ‘mbulance, because you’re going to need to go the ‘mergency room and take a ton of ‘buprofen to stay in the game.
As mentioned, I’m going to keep it a little short but thanks for all your emails, comments and tweets. I’m happy to keep a few of you in moderate levels of stitches. I’ll keep trying, you keep reading. Now, have to give my kid a bath. Yes, it’s 1am, so what, don’t judge me! It’s Vegas, and “what happens in Vegas, fails in Vegas”… Now, where can I cash in all these nickels and dimes…?
VegasIsGreatForKidsingly,
Fish
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This was a pretty good episode. The producers couldn’t have written a better “script” than to have it rain on their monkey pole challenge. I was happy to see Joe win immunity. I’d like him to stay in the game.
Do you think he and Sierra fix eachother’s hair? I mean…his always looks nice and how in the heck could she do her own french braid without a mirror? (The random stuff I think about when a challenge involves a lot of boring hanging around for the contestants)
Jenn needs to get back to camp and find that other idol.
I loved seeing that confused/upset expression on Rod’s face once again. Like a toddler about to throw his sucker in the dirt and pout. Awesome.
Keep up the great recaps! Your excellent knowledge of survivor history and the snark with which it is delivered makes for fun reading.
My question is why did the NC go for Kelly when they could have taken out Mike?
I was born and raised in Texas and I have never heard anyone say “Merica”. Okay, that is a lie but I have only heard people say it in a joking manner, for example if they are making fun of rednecks, which is what me and the only other liberal in the whole dang State do for fun.
Perhaps I am on Survivor burnout, but this season seems lacking so far.
I live in Chicago so I got the Luc Longley reference, but why in the world is Mr. Boston using the Bulls instead of Red Sox/Celtics/Briuns/Patriots for an obscure reference. Is Rodney even a real person or just a character manufactured for our humor? Funniest part of this episode for me was when Jenn (or was it Hali) asked Joe if Rodney is smart. The look on his face was f-ing priceless.
I am not a fan of the merge so soon after new tribes have been formed. What was the point of going 3 tribes to 2 to 1 so quickly? Why not just 3 to 1?
Is Yahoo woman going to known as Golden Shower girl at work now? Fat guy should have gone for it, I want a hook-up. He isn’t doing better in the real world.
Perhaps I have been drinking too much, but the strategy of some players is beyond me.
Will – Just flying all over the place – Joining a alliance of 5 by yourself seems suicidal
The two WC’s who joined the BC’s, once again WHY? You are outnumbered by a bunch, the BC’s have the stronger guys. Smart move to me would be WC/NC alliance, start eliminating the strong BC’s and then adjust at some point to get rid of Joe .Carolyn and Kicker seemed to have made a big mistake.
I also have a bone to pick with the producers. The showing of the Hali vote may have too much influence in the future. It was the confirmation of Will’s loyalty. However, actual vote had no bearing on the outcome. Why was it shown? Other episodes have not shown certain votes. I think all votes should be shown, no hiding of votes. Be consistent. So, I am being a bit hypocritical here. I think all vote should be shown, but following Survivor tradition where all votes are not shown, Will’s vote which had no bearing on who was booted, but has a bearing on he treated by the tribe, should not have been shown.
Dang, I got all caught up in Survivor talk and forgot to wish Fish a happy vacation. I have not been to Vegas in 20 years, so much different now, plus I never took my family there (did not have one back then). I really hate family vacations, but, as they say, it is for the kids. Hopefully this helps you get Father of the Year votes.
Such great comments. I am honored…
hathor: Thanks! I’m glad you dig them. I guess there’s so much downtime around camp people there’s not much else to do than each other’s hair. It looks like Hali is doing everyone’s hair, and then there’s not enough time to do hers, as she always looks a mess… And yes, Jenn is in trouble. I totally glossed over the fact the BC/WC banded together to try to vote her out. Doesn’t look like that’s changing. RealitySteve actuall emailed me after the episode (he’s a big Survivor fan, BTW) to discuss Jenn’s tenuous standing. And OMG, Rodney could be used to sell baby bottles with his pout…
erica: Good point. Another thing I didn’t think about while viewing the show (Vegas really had me off my game!). I guess they didn’t want to piss off a strong player if their plan failed…? IDK, what do you think?
susie: You must feel like such a fish out of water! What’s funny is that he’s obviously doing his take on “murica,” but he couldn’t even get that right! Stupid rednecks are so precious, aren’t they…?
doc: I agree on the burnout. I just think we had such high expectations and now we’re being let down. When the pendulum is supposed to swing high, it ends up swinging very low too… And yeah, I think I fell into a bromance with Joe on that expression… Yeah, what’s up with the pointless tribe swap!? What great television that would have been if they showed (pixilated, of course) Shirin peeing on Dan’s foot. Even if it wasn’t necessary, that was a moment missed by a Survivor producer in camp. I’m sure if a former producer from The Bachelor worked on Survivor, we’d have seen it… Will just seems too “deer in the headlights” on the gameplay aspect. I expected more after his flip on Vince. And perfect explanation of how to play the game when saying the 2 WC should have gone to the NC side. I think they’re doomed now, unless they think Carolyn’s idol will be a game-changer… I get your point on the reveal of Will’s vote, but maybe it was just one of the first votes selected? And I know they must reorder the votes in the urn based on dramatic impact (for both the viewers and the contestants) so I guess they just thought it was a dramatic moment they wanted to create. Know what I mean? It’s their show, they can do what they want… And a big thanks for the “Daddy shout-out!” I try to be a good one, but it’s tough some times. If I ever revealed what my personal life was really like, many would be amazed my family been’s able to hold it together for so long. Not saying we’re special, by any means, we just have a very unique situation at my place. Ooooh, secrets…!!!
Thanks again, folks. Loving all your comments!
Yes, it looks like Jenn is in trouble. I am just hoping that the greatest group of contestants ever, continues in their mind-blowing idiot decisions. From previews, perhaps Rodney makes another stupid move. (but why should we believe misleading previews)
Perhaps Carolyn and Kicker, remember that that they are smart and figure out that (4 + 2) > 5. We may have learned that in 3rd grade. This formula ignores Will, I am
guessing that he can be persuaded to vote for Malcolm who is not even in this season.
Good luck with the family, I also have a wacky situation at my house. My kids are older than yours, but the sacrifices are worth it. I may write a rant about my family in another post.
Hey Mr. Fish,
Hope you didn’t get too “Nipple” and dimed in Vegas. Yes, poor Jenn. Getting poked in the coochie as she clung to the stiff pole. Sorry! Anyway, good episode. Poor Shirin. Am I the only one who thinks she actually kind of looks like a Howler Monkey? You are right, Joe is Malcom 2.0. I’m going to go out on a limb and root for Dan to win. Someone has to! And am I wrong or do they give the contestants tons more food this season? It seems like they get a food reward every time they do anything…
doc: Don’t know why, but I just think that Jenn will survive this week. Maybe you’re right and Tyler and Carolyn can convince NC to flop back. Vote for Malcolm… good one! And yeah, I think there’s a lot of folks with crazy family situations, but you know you’re own always seems the craziest…
kinb: There you are, girl! Yeah, a day does’t go by without me seeing some nipples, so I can’t complain about that. My big gambling excursion was playing poker at Wynn and getting up from the table down only $6. I usually lose it all, so I felt like a winner this time! And way to go with all the sexual innuendo in your comment. I like to see that! Howler Monkey? Hmm…yes, now I see it… I’m not a fan of Dan winning, but you never know how things switch up at the end.
So here’s my big question: Now that RealitySteve posted the link to the returning players being asked to come back on a future season, should I openly discuss it, or get through this season? I know some people don’t like any kind of spoilers in Survivor, so I’m conflicted… Let me know your thoughts, everyone. I’ll tweet my request too.
Talk to you guys in a few days.
Fish
I like spoilers.