SURVIVOR: MILLENNIALS VS GEN X RECAP – 10/27/16

Just before they all head to Tribal, the skies open and it rains on the best laid plans of these mice and men. And with Adam narrating the march to Tribal, he confesses he knows everyone’s screaming to “take out the Power Couple,” but he’s still not sure that’s his best move. And it occurs to me this confessional could have been recorded days earlier, so who really knows what he’s thinking as he goes to Tribal?

Everyone takes a seat and JP asks Ken,

“What’s up? Is it 3 Millennials vs. 2 Gen-X, and one of you is going home?”
“Yeah, we’re on the outside.”
“Taylor, you agree with that?”
“Yeah, dude, we’re all smoking from the same bong.”
“But Figgy, just because you’re a Millennial, does that mean you’re always Millennial?”
“Well, this screamer voted for me earlier, but I’ve forgiven him.”
“Adam, does she look at you the same way as Taylor?”
“Hell no, Jeff, she makes eye contact with me. She makes full body contact with him.”
“So Taylor, are you in love?” (Jesus, where did that come from?)
“Holy s**t, Jeff, that’s a stretch…”
“And Ken, did you see this under your noses?”
“Uh, I may be a model, but I ain’t stupid…”
“Well then, since I’m an ordained minister (I told you!) let’s do this!”
“OMG, a Survivor first, let’s do it!”

And right now is when Taylor suddenly gets serious and wonders just how enamored Figgy is with him. Considering what I read on Twitter today that they’re not a couple anymore because of a “real-world” situation, I would presume that Taylor had:

-a girlfriend
-a baby momma
-or a gaggle of honeys at the ski resort waiting to wax his poles…

But forget all that, we’re still at Tribal.

Jeff plays with them a little more and tries to get Taylor to throw caution to the wind and agree to get married, and even enlists Ken to assist Taylor in how to validate a woman’s feelings. He does a fine job, but Taylor still thinks everyone’s f**king with him.

Jeff gets Figgy to restore sanity to this conversation by having her justify the openness of the relationship, but she simply rationalizes that it’s just “two people voting together” against two other people voting together. And when Jeff asks Adam to state why it’s different between those groups, Figgy reacts, making Jeff turn it to her.

To be honest, I don’t see why Jeff is making this such a big thing. A two-vote Power Couple vs. a two vote alliance is the same thing. Doesn’t matter if there are feelings between the participants because can you ever really trust anyone 2 weeks into a relationship? Right?

Figgy does her best to let JP know they aren’t just making out; they’re making big plans too. And after Taylor mentions that having the numbers makes it easy to disregard the Power Couple thing, Ken drops the mic when he says, “it may not be as black & white as Gen-X and Millennials.”

So Probst essentially tells Adam what he already knows – it’s either Team A or Team B – and Adam agrees with him as non-committedly as possible. But then Taylor’s gotta get his last dig in and say that if Adam flips on them now, he’s gonna get his ass booted by the Millennials come merge-time. Ouch. Well, there you go Adam…

Stick with the alliance who will never write your name down or go with the alliance that just threatened you. You make the call (and please keep your voice down!). But ever the peacemaker, Adam just wants everyone to know that whichever way he leans, he just wants everyone to get along afterwards. Uh, have you seen the show? But this is Adam’s floor right now, so let’s just let him have it…

“Whoever I vote for, I genuinely like that person.” And “no matter who I vote for, someone is going home angry, and someone is going back to camp angry.”

Jeez, did you write those at home before you left for Fiji…? Irregardless, Figgy looks concerned. It’s time to vote…

Votes are cast and no idols are played. Jeff reads them…

Ken
Figgy
Ken
Figgy
Figgy

Oh snap, TayTay is not happy. What’s he gonna do with that morning wood now?

“I’ll explain, if I can,” whispers Adam, which is really such a p**sy move… Just own it.

As Figgy’s fire is snuffed, she exits in tears, and something tells me we haven’t seen the last of her reality show flame. She certainly burned bright while she was here, which is exactly what these shows are looking for. I applaud her style, even though I didn’t respect her gameplay.

And who knows? Maybe this is the kick in the groin that Taylor needed to get his game on. Or, it could mean he’s voted out next if they return to Tribal. He’d better hope this tribe can get its s**t together at the next Immunity Challenge, but maybe the weak link all along was Figgy (caller, table maze incompetent). Whatevs…

Next time on Survivor!

Taylor is out for blood as Adam can’t fill the same hole that Figgy did…
And a new Freaks & Zekes Power Couple forms as David & Zeke link up…

That’s it for this week. I wanted to offer up my essay on Social Media, but it just isn’t ready yet. I’ll work on it some more and include it next week. I’m still on a high from a lengthy Twitter conversation I shared with Jessica last week, which is always a great way to feel extra connected to a show. She’s a cool lady, and seems to be getting a great edit this season. I think that portends well for her. We’ll see if that Legacy Advantage makes it to Day 36 in her pocket.

So until next week, please remember to hug your kids and tell them you love ‘em every day. As I’ve mentioned, it’s been a trying time in the Fish bowl, with one chaos after another to deal with. Glad I have Survivor – and all of you – to help me through it. ‘Nuff said… Go hug your kids again!

And as always, I’d love to hear from you. Comments are a little thin this season, so please take a moment to register and leave a comment. If you like what you read, or even if you think I’m a lout, a pig, or just plain wrong, I’d love to hear your voice. Peace-out, everyone, we’ve got 11 more days to figure out what lies ahead.

Happy Halloween!
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