Frosti, the guy with the “worst memory!” wins the memory contest.
There was enough on-set laughter at the anti-HII fire-toss that it sounded like the crew was laughing, not just the players. At least Jaime had the humility and smarts enough to look slightly doubtful when she played the anti-HII. Like she said, it was worth a shot, what the hell.
Black Fighting Wind? mmmmkay. I dub these guys Fat Breaking Wind (which probably sounds quite poetic in Mandarin).
And what is with Courtney? – “I don’t need friends!” “… you’re voting off all the people I like!” I sooo hope she’s next; her old alliance has the numbers to toss her without a care.
And how the hell could Todd or anyone blindside James next week? He’s got two immunity idols! Is there some way to force multiple (three) tribal votes that I don’t know about? Then a group of people vote for James all three times? How is that possible?
It wasn’t clear tonight because Jeff didn’t do the usual spiel for some reason, but if it’s like last season, the idol bearer has to play it before the votes are read. If James never sees it coming, he won’t play an idol, and he end of marching off to Loser Lodge with both of them in his backpack.
Well, remember the promo monkeys. It is quite possible – and in fact probable – that we saw a clip of Todd’s mid-range plan. He might not necessarily be trying to get rid of James next Tribal Council. Of course, he might be, too. Hard to say with these people.
I did forget to congratulate Frosti. That was actually really good on his part, and I think he is setting himself up well. People are going to be trying to get rid of Jean-Robert, James, and Peih-Gee, and it is definitely giving Frosti a chance to build multiple alliances.
The fact that the promos hinted that James is in trouble makes me pretty confident in his chances to survive next week. Those editing bastards! 
Wow, what can I add that hasn’t already been said? I guess I can point out that having Jaime as the first Jury member, we’re likely looking at a final-3 vote with a 7-member Jury.
Great episode. Great, great episode. And I was so worried for the season 2 weeks back, with the lame throw-the-challenge ep.
And, Quix: you’re obsessed! Nice job again. A lot of work to always get so many exact quotes from the show.
Someone said a few weeks back that Amanda really runs the Todd-Amanda alliance, but that she just lets him think he runs things. Between the events this week and the previews for next week, I am convinced of that. Amanda will go far, mark my words.
Otherwise, everything that needs to be said has been said. This was one of the greatest episodes of Survivor ever and this season is really on track to being great from start to finish.
Which is why James probably needs to play the idols every time he loses (even next week). Just having them makes him even more of a threat than he already would be. Realistically, of the 6 immunity challenges left (right?) he needs to win 4 of them and use the idol for the other two. Otherwise he is gone, I think. It’s possible that the 4-person alliance (Todd, Amanda, Denise, Courtney) would let him stay around next week just to shore up the numbers but with “extra” votes like JR (who can’t really do anything but count on Todd) and Frosti (who seems to have a thing for Courtney) why not boot James at the first oppurtunity?
Because both Courtney and Jean-Robert are not “solid” and Frosti is a wild card. James is in with them until the end and that’s more important than being a threat now. Plus, I think Todd still has some delusions of getting James to give him an immunity idol. That (and Amanda) will make him reconsider this dumb blindsiding strategy.
Of course, Todd is done now. He’s overthinking himself right out of the game just like Rafe and Rob “the greatest player never to win Survivor” C.
Good point Jas09. Hopefully (for them, not for us), Todd and friends are better at the subterfuge than Jamie and Pee Gee were.
Courtney should have seen the handwriting on the wall with Todd’s you-play-your-game-and-I’ll-play-mine remark.
Hell, if Courtney were smart, she would ally with Jean-Robert and flip sides, at least for next week’s vote. Then she and J-R could be the swing votes every time afterward.
But Courtney is trebly cursed by arrogance, stupidity, and spitefulness. She hates J-R with such blinding fury that she can’t see the wisdom of joining forces with him.
Exactly true, and that would be just awful. I liked James before last night…but his soliloquy envisioning Jaime’s play of the bogus idol (“one of THESE?”) and falling over laughing was pure gold, and elevates James to Survivor Pantheon. One of the best moments in Survivor history.
(Every season, in fact, this is the spot where a two-person alliance could really do some damage by switching sides with each vote.)
He hasn’t done the usual spiel because at this point in time in the game, not everyone is supposed to even know that a hidden immunity idol even exists this season. The only people who should know are the kidnapees, who were instructed to go off privately to read their secret messages. That those who got the clues, shared that information with others, and therefore more than just those few know for sure, is merely coincidental. If Jeff were to give the spiel and ask if anyone wants to play the idol at this time, he’d be giving away information that not everyone is supposed to be privy to, which negates the advantage that’s supposed to be limited to those select few who’ve gotten the clues.
I, too, am a huge James fan, which is proof positive that he won’t win. 
Which is why it was a bad move by James to break into laughter when the “idol” was played. That might reveal, to those who don’t already know it, that James has at least one of the real idols. James’s lack of a poker face might have hurt him there.
(Of course, it may not matter. If James keeps both idols and sails through immunity challenges, he may be unstoppable.)
Nah, I’d burst into hysterics if my opponent tried to play a non-idol for immunity, too, even if I didn’t know about the actual existence of one. I mean, that’s funny shit, man! 
Can somebody tell me what drugs Peih-Gee is on that she thinks that James should be in anywayshapeorform loyal to her or that James has been disloyal? :dubious: :rolleyes: :eek:
I think James is great too- nice hat, some sense of ethics, and he went to a bookstore and read up about survival after hearing he was goning to be on the show.
Nice dramatic gesture by Probst. 
It’ll be interesting to see if James keeps both idols, or gives one back to Todd.
It might behoove James to let it be known that he has one HII, to pre-empt any attacks. But whether he lets it out or not, it would be immensely useful if he had a spy on the outside – someone who won’t necessarily fight for him, but to let him know if he’s on the block. (Actually, it might be more strategic to destroy your enemies by springing the HII at council, rather than use it to forestall a vote.)
ANYbody is better at subterfuge than those two.
So many great quotes from James this week, paraphrased, cause I can’t remember them exactly:
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[li]“Them dumb asses got a blank board.”[/li][li]“If I’d known that little skinny bitch was that flaky, we would have been got rid of her.”[/li][li]“Oh pleeeaassee let that happen!” (I loved his glee as he was saying this)[/li][/ul]
I’m sure there are some more that I’ve forgotten.
I think it would have been totally awesome (but really mean) if, after Jaime had given the “immunity idol” to Jeff, he had started off with his spiel about the rules about the immunity idol, but stopped short of saying that what she had wasn’t one. Then he would have gone on to read the votes, making it look like Jaime’s plan worked. THEN he would have said, “This, however, is not an immunity idol,” throwing it into the fire. THAT would have provided the mega-drama James was hoping for.
But that would have been really, really mean (hilarious, though).