Oooooh … the title of this week’s episode suggests scandal, intrigue, and perhaps a costume ball! And definitely dancing. Not sure whether there will be slam-dancing, but I bet that Earl and Cassandra will be slow-dancing before the end of the night, and Yau-man will be bustin’ a move on some hot young P.A. Maybe he will demonstrate his patented robot technique, or perhaps the worm.
Oh, I kid, I kid. On tonight’s episode, according to CBS.com:
· When the Immunity Challenge doesn’t go their way, one Survivor proposes a compelling argument before Tribal Council, placing their fate into the hands of several tribemates.
· One Survivor’s constant chatter starts driving the others crazy. Could their mouth cost them the game?
· Desperate for information, one Survivor uses sneaky tactics to eavesdrop on a confidential conversation.
And according to TVGuide.com, we can expect:
The castaways compete for a helicopter ride and a white-water rafting trip. At tribal council, another player is voted off of the islands. Jeff Probst is the host.
Also, heads up! I will be on vacation next week, drinking mojitos and Cuba libres at a secure, undisclosed location in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Don’t know what kind of American TV we’re going to get, so I will be counting on you guys (plus my beloved TiVo) for all the juicy the deets before the finale airs on 5/13.
First order of business: Didn’t we see those spider-eating ants before?
Second item: Tonight’s Reward Challenge was one of the grossest things that I have ever seen that did not involve Joe Rogan, and also that was one of the coolest rewards ever. I didn’t think Fiji was big enough to have whitewater-rapids-rivers. Reality TV – sometimes, it’s edumacational!
Third issue: Something has gone haywire in my brain – perhaps it is my mental preparations for the upcoming Cuatro de Mayo* festivities tomorrow – but I think that Boo gets cuter and cuter every week. The beard becomes him, and he’s lost weight. He wasn’t hideous before, but now he looks much more chiseled, and it’s like he got smart through exposure or osmosis or something, because he sounds like much less of a bohunk. (Chatterbox, yes, but buffoon, no.) Give the guy a shower and neaten up that facial hair a bit, and I’d let him take me out on a date. That one completely snuck up on me.
Fourth bullet point: That was almost some good strategy there, but alas, it was just a little too late. Should have started last week. People will negotiate at this point in the game, but these are all smart players, and nobody wants to be rushed or forced. Too bad, so sad.
I feel bad for Boo…it’s not as if he’s been an asshole like Stacey, but he’s stuck firmly in the six hole unless there’s a targetting of Yao Man. Not that I want that, since Yao is still my favorite. I sure as hell wouldn’t mind seeing Boo in the final four though. Better him than Stacey.
Yau-man has played a good game so far, but he needs to keep his mouth shut. Laying out your strategy like that is very dangerous.
Not too exciting after all, this episode. The producers did a good job of making it interesting, though, even if it all played out rather blandly in the end.
Previews were interesting. Alex was right: If you’re going to make a play for Yau Man, last night was the only good opportunity. If you didn’t do it then, then you’ve accepted that Yau Man is final 4, no question.
So it turned out to be straight Pagonging after all, despiute the producer’s best efforts. Worth a try.
Except for that lame little twist the producers pulled a few weeks back by sending only half the merged castaways to tribal council, resulting in the ousting of Michelle.
Kind of like Amazing Race editing, where they show the team with a 90 minute lead making a wrong turn, asking for directions – leading you to believe that there might be a race to the finish line.
I was suckered into thinking that Dreamz might actually vote for Yau-man.
Even though I really want Yau-man to win the whole thing, the part of me that wants to be entertained felt like the whole season would have been spectacular if they had voted him out last night. With Alex gone, the only person to hate is Dreamz but that’s only because he’s kind of dumb and really flakey. I could hate Stacey, but she’s pretty much a non-entity to me. Keeping Alex would have kept everyone on their toes and have made for more entertaining watching.
