I also have to say that Coby really lost a lot of station in my eyes tonight. He’s the worst kind of bitter, aging queen, the kind that projects his own shallowness and fakeness on everyone else while utterly convinced that everything he does is simon-pure.
As an admirer of bearlike men, may I just note that I would gladly invite those two Polynesian papas to MY camp? Rrowrr!
And Stephanie freakin’ made me cry reading that tree-mail, dammit!
Hmm. That was something of a disappointment. Certainly it diminished a bit of my Tom love – can I really heart a man who is a bigger lightweight than I am? Then again, it only helped to solidify my lurve for Ian. Sigh … Penn State boys can hold their drink. Yay Dolphin Boy!
[spoiler]So, was that technically a merge, or what? I am not sure what to make of that. A capture? Assimilation? No new buffs, no new tribe name. Also a bit of an anti-climax, no? Or maybe not, I don’t know. It was just so … different. Somehow I expected more, and yet Burnett always finds a way to let me down in the little ways.
And I sense that Tom might be another Immunity Monster, á la Colby. I almost think it would smart for him to throw one, just in case. I would hate for him to make F2 and have others vote against him out of spite: “Waaah! He never let anybody else win immunity!”[/spoiler]
Best exchange of the night, during the IC –
Ian: I’ll take off my clothes right now for chocolate and peanut butter.
Probst: Nobody wants to see that, Ian.
Me (from my couch): Probst, get the man some chocolate and peanut butter NOW!
My love just grows. God. I am a sucker for a shit-eating grin over cookies and milk. Call me, Ian! I make cookies! From scratch!
Now Tom & Ian need to use the underdog angle to get Steph’s loyalty and go against Gregg & The Concubine.
I’m not even asking about the milk…
My husband has forbidden me from offering to share … ahem … them. (Doesn’t mean I won’t, mind you, but I’m not supposed to say anything in my out-loud voice.)
I’ll do the bait!
Great, we’ll go fishing.
Sure, leave me out of everything. pout
I am pleased to see Coby go. Such a whiny, catty little bitch. Good riddance.
Interesting twist for next week (the Robinson Crusoe thing). Pretty soon they’ll have to change the team names to Koror and Deranged Wanker if the sadism keeps up.
Was it just me or did Janu actually look upset she hadn’t been voted off? It makes me wonder if she had been asking people to vote for her off-camera.
While Janu may have collapsed physically, Coby collapsed socially. I guess he just couldn’t contain his inner bitch anymore. And what the heck were those marks on his back? Does he have tattoos?
Now that Coby’s gone, will Gregg seek a new secret ally? Maybe he’ll try to bring Stephenie in with him and Jenn.
Interesting twist coming up next week if the preview is true.
Coby was doing his best Stuart Smalley imitation when he tried to justify being voted off by claiming it was a big compliment because the others feared him so much. No, dumbass, the others couldn’t stand the fact theat you:
Question(s):
When they were “Perching” why did the camera blur Stephanie’s face? Or was it just a glitch here?
Really? My husband and I were mercilessly mocking her. “Oh, waaah! I’ve been all alone for less than 24 hours! I need friends!”
I know they’re under a lot of stress, but sheesh! I like companionship as much as the next person, but this girl acted like she’d been alone for weeks.
She’s been the most intelligent person on that island for weeks. Does that count? I mean, if I had to spend a couple of weeks on an island with knuckleheads like James, Bobby Jon and Ibrehem, I think I’d cry when reprieved, too…
Good point. 
Hmm. I thought this thing was self-explanatory. I guess spin-offs don’t always enjoy the success of their predecessors! This is a total knock-off of Mullinator’s Raj Ratings.
Oh well. Either way, I didn’t mind the criticism. I like attention.
Ok. For those just joining us, this is a leaderboard of sorts. Every category corresponds with a moment in Survivor History that should let you know about how well the Survivors are doing in my estimation. The lower you are on the page, the better off you are. And yes, the “Beef Jerky” reference is to Kel, an early exit from Australia. “Eating Beef Jerky” narrowly edged out “Eatin’ Cherries With Clarence” as the lowest non-elim category.
Gee. I feel like the show Arrested Development. It takes the right audience to appreciate the pure genius of watsonwil! In fact, if it helps, pretend like Ron Howard is narrating this post!
And now, the less anticipated, highly derivative RICH RANKINGS! (K or U for the Tribe to which that player belongs and Last Week’s Rich Ranking in Parentheses).
FORGOT TO FILE A 1040- I guess you couldn’t outwit everyone!
Wanda,Jonathan,Jolanda, Ashlee,Jeff, Kim,Angie,(sniff) Willard, James, Ibrehem,Bobby Jon- I’ll bet they were expecting Stephanie.
Coby- (K/Mohawk)- The swing vote swung. It wasn’t a compliment. They just thought you muddied the water. Kind of like dirt. Yeah. You’re dirt to them. Way too obvious! Survivors respect scheming, but only once they are sitting in the jury pool. Poor Play. And one of the most clueless exit confessionals ever.
EATING BEEF JERKY- You’re still playing, but you’re praying for a tribe scramble!
Scope Mouthwash- (P&G/Rat)- Barely even appeared in this episode! Still added more to the story than Jennifer…
Janu-(K/Merge)- I was not going to put anyone but Scope in this section this week out of respect for making it this far. But did you see the look on Janu’s face when Coby’s torch was snuffed? She was UPSET her name wasn’t called. I said last week she’d go further than she wanted, but that look (and the previews of course) made me think that she will either quit or create a situation where she is the only choice. The single worst player to EVER make the jury?
WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT A MERGE?- Middle of the pack players, the lotta ya!
Jennifer- (K/Merge)- I think Janu will buy her time. But I don’t think she is on anyone’s Christmas Card list except for Gregg’s. Plus, she kind of confirmed Coby’s statement that she was jealous of Steph during TC.
Gregg- (K/Tom)- Now that Coby is gone, he may cozy back up to Tom and Ian. But Coby DID tell Steph about the coup. Will she pass that information along? Gregg is the only one that can topple Tom, but he is taking on water.
HEY! LOOK AT HIS MOHAWK-You might make the merge, but you’re grimacing from the jury row!
Tom-(K/Rat)- He is consistently the best player. But now, that is somewhat of a liability. He didn’t really do anything terribly wrong to deserve this drop in the rankings. But, he can’t handle his liquor! So Tom gets a multi-level, Rich Ratings drop for his Class-C Party Foul. Now drop and give me twenty…PLEDGE!
LOOKING FOR A BIG TOM TO ENGLISH DICTIONARY- Big Tom has spent more combined days on the show than anyone. But he didn’t quite grab the brass ring.
Caryn- (K/Mohawk)- I’m not sure yet which faction is going to break from the pack, but I have a feeling Caryn will be the deciding vote when it all goes down. Kind of like Twila from last season. The swing vote. And smart
enough not to say so. A dark horse to win this thing.
Katie- (K/Tom)- Did anyone wonder tonight whether a certain Survivor All-Star put some clothes on, gained a few pounds and started calling herself “Katie”? She sort of looks like and certainly annoys like Jenna “The Piledriver” Lewis. Equally like Jenna, you don’t hate her, but she’ll never get the million dollars. So, she’s got final four written all over her.
ARE YOU A RAT OR A SNAKE?- Reserved for a MAXIMUM of two players. You have to be in the driver’s seat for this spot.
Ian-(K/Rat)- The Straight Dope Message Boards improves quality of life. When Jeff said “No one wants to see that” I heard the the TV Boyfriend Club screaming in unison. The only person ticked with Ian is now gone. But didn’t you worry for a second when the camera showed Ian and Tom together and EVERYONE ELSE in the background looking grumpy?
Stephanie (rawks!)- (U/Jerky)- That’s right. All the way up from Jerky (the lowest tier!). Koror (and I love that they didn’t change the name with the merge) was so busy worrying about which of them would go when the time came, that they gave her the opening she needed to run this game. And that would be more impressive than Chris from Vanuatu!
A few changes in my prediction:
Final Four Prediction- Ian, Stephanie (rawks!), Katie and Caryn
Winner- Stephanie(rawks!) over Katie (ok, it isn’t going to happen, but let’s give her a WEEK in the spot!)
Wow, Coby. Passive-agressive much? And I was starting to like him. Or dislike him less, or something. The sealer was that little rant of an exit speech. Very creepy. That having been said, in retrospect I’m not surprised that Coby was voted off, but there was so little forshadowing it took me by surprise at the time.
Stephanie is being looked over by a multitude of angels. I hope she keeps it up. I am disappointed that she didn’t stay solo for one more week, that would have been interesting, especially if she’d kicked the other team’s butt (long odds, but possible).
I realize they’ve been out there ‘stranded’ for 3+ weeks, but would you give up a potential MILLION DOLLARS for a friggin’ donut?!? To stand on a post for a few hours?!? It’s not like Koror was hurting for food to begin with. I enjoyed Coby the last couple of episodes but he definitely let his hatred of Tom/Ian overpower his better judgement.
How about all the catty remarks from Koror tonight? Apparently this team hasn’t been nearly as rosey as the editors have made it seem til this point.
I LOVE IT!!!
Now, that’s odd: I noticed Stephanie’s face was blurred when she first showed up on the Koror beach. I just went back to my Tivo (Dish PVR) and reviewed, and, yes, her face is all blurry right when she walks up towards the hut, immediately after the other Korors notice someone coming toward them.
However: I Tivo’d through the IC, and Steph’s face seemed completely normal through the whole thing. But I was at 2x, I might have missed what you had seen. Do you recall at what point it blurred?
I agree, what I saw looked very much like what they do when Richard is Pantsless. My guess: an MPEG compression glitch. The network is providing the feed in compressed form to your satellite/cable/broadcast outlet, and the encoder inadvertantly compressed all over Steph’s face (“babe, you are SO just a compression artifact.”) when compression the analog feed. But I’m just guessing; I don’t know how they create or distribute the network feed.
Oh, and while the Koror girls were chatting up Steph, didn’t she make some comment that some couple from Ulong had ‘totally hooked up’? Who was it? I’d TiVo it again but I must… get… sleep…
She was talking about Jeff and Kim hooking up.
Except once Coby and Janu jumped in the water, they all knew they were safe. Why stand up there for nothing when you can have cookies and pizza?