Previously on “Survivor: Fiji” – Nineteen contestants! Because one wussy quit right before filming started! An island! Sharks! Bats! Fish! Sea snakes! Possible cannibalism, but not yet! Bizarre nicknames that people foisted upon themselves! Jeff Probst in yet another goofy hat! Cool people with real jobs, like “Bus Driver” and “Expert Witness Locator,” plus a “Customer Service Rep” with a mystery past! Exile Island! Some kind of weird team building exercise that ended up with two new teams! A randomly appearing couch! Someone went home! Catch up here, or possibly here!
Man, that was actually a lot of excitement for one episode. Not that I have any better an idea what the crap is going on now than I did at the beginning of last week.
Info on tonight’s episode from CBS.com, which I am spoiler-boxing, just in case:
· Hunger and dehydration take their toll on the Survivors, leaving one barely able to stand.
· On Exile Island, one Survivor comes face to face with a deadly sea snake and is forced to make a difficult decision.
· Stakes are high in the combined Immunity/Reward Challenge, giving one tribe hope for food and fire. Will they triumph despite being famished?
· As Tribal Council nears, one tribemate tries to redirect the votes by petitioning against the majority. Who will be the next to go?
And some info from TVGuide.com, also spoiler-boxed, because it names names and stuff:
Sylvia returns from Exile Island and joins the Ravu tribe, whose members are feeling the effects of having little food and water. Earl faces a deadly sea snake and makes a difficult decision. Over at Moto, Boo gets into a series of misfortunes. The challenge is for both immunity and reward. At tribal council, the second castaway is voted off of the islands. Jeff Probst is the host.
And finally, just for the good of the order, a linky-loo to an article about last week’s castoff. See you guys tonight!
Last week a couple of us noted the lack of hotties in this cast. It certainly won’t help ratings any, but it’s clear the producers at least tried. Jessica, the only hottie in evidence, was voted out at the first tribal council, which the producers had to hate. Even worse, the real hottie is the one who bailed before the show even started. If you get tv guide, this article in the current issue has a nice bikini shot, though the picture isn’t online. If you don’t, there’s always the almost-NSFW pictures at FHM.
Man, this season could have been so much better. Oh well.
ETA: Hey west-coasters who don’t pay attention to the time, the show just started on the east coast. Don’t read further if you don’t want to get spoiled.
Who is the lady that killed the ant with a hammer? I could go the rest of my life and the next without hearing her laugh again.
Dreamz continues to be an asshole,hope he goes tonight.
I feel really, really sorry for Sylvia. (Tribal council is yet to come, as I write this post). She’s probably a little bossy, especially playing a game which is notorious for voting out take charge people. But to be a good leader, help build the best camp she possibly can, and be rewarded by being sent to Exile Island and stuck on the losing tribe. The losing tribe had a lot of bonding time before Sylvia showed up, and it showed.
I also feel sorry for the tribe which is losing, and doesn’t have fire, and therefore doesn’t have water.
You know, I’ve watched this show almost since the very beginning, and I have to say … that was the Dumbest. Vote-Off. EVER! Dumber than getting rid of Keith instead of Tina. Dumber than getting rid of Rob C. instead of Jenna. Dumber than getting rid of Jerri instead of Amber. Dumber than getting rid of Brook instead of Chris. Dumb, dumb, dumb. Really, really dumb. I kind of hope they get stuck with their second choice forever, bwahahahahaha. HA!
I just wished Erika hadn’t blown her top. She carried promises of dramedy, and now they won’t be fulfilled. And also, I liked her hair.
Did anyone think it was funny when the guys were on the beach, talking about voting off Erika for losing her temper, and there they were, bickering? I didn’t understand why Rocky (or whoever that was) wouldn’t let the bespeckled black guy (who’s kinda cute) talk uninterrupted.
Anthony. I lurve him, a little bit. He reminds me of my husband, down to the hat and glasses. 'Cept my husband is tall, and Mexican. And not from Compton. But I can picture hubby saying some of these same things at the same times.
Not sorry to see her go.
Dreamz is gonna try to pull some Johnny Fairplay crap,I can see that coming.They won’t fall for it though.
Starting to like Rocky a bit.
Whose the girl that was wearing the brown hat?she’s cute
Yeah, I don’t think that was a very bright vote-off. I can only judge from her appearance on TV, but Erica looked strong. Her team had a good lead when they made it to the beach with the puzzle pieces. I wonder how much Sylvia contributed to that lead. Not much, I’m guessing.
OK, so Erica blew her top when her team started falling behind. So what? So you want to vote off someone who is fiercely competitive?
Bad move.
Strategy aside, Erica is a hottie, and from her online profile seems pretty cool to boot. Two votes, two hotties gone. Damn. Also I hate to see one of the few Southerners (and few non-Californians, for that matter) bumped off so early.
What do you mean by this? Dreamz is many things – among them, unable to spell his own nickname – but I don’t think manipulative is one of them. I hate to say that he seems to lack the “sophistication” for that, because I know how it sounds, but it’s kind of what I mean. Sounds like he spent almost his whole life struggling to survive. He doesn’t appear to me to want to waste his energy on being something he’s not, you know? He just is what he is. Annoying, yes, and overly enthusiastic, but I believe that’s the real him.
And as for whether or not anyobody else would “fall for” anything – they just voted out a strong, competitive person because … yeah, I’m not really sure, either. To keep the peace? “Delirious,” indeed. Earl is going to have a complete stroke when he gets back from Exile Island.
I don’t feel sorry for her. Has she ever watched the show? The leader in the beginning will always be among the first few to go. Yeah, she couldn’t bond with them, but if she wasn’t so pushy and vocal, she might have had a chance. I predict she goes next.
I don’t. I think anyone who’s chosen as a contestant for Survivor should learn to make a fire with two sticks before going on the show.
Sheesh, I’m really mean!
And they are idiots for voting what’s-her-name off. She was probably right about what to do in the challenge. THEY were morons because they didn’t listen to her, so SHE gets kicked off?
I think my favorite part last night was Yau-Man describing his strategy of feeling up Sylvia.
Okay, obligitory (albeit minor) actual contribution to the thread accomplished, I mostly came out of lurkdom to share this tidbit: I go to a handful of Philadelphia Flyers home games every year (pity me). This year they’ve had Stephenie LaGrossa help with the game stoppage jumbotron time-killers… little contests and giveaways, shilling for upcoming Flyers promotions, etc. Surely lots of other ex-Survivors are similarly extending their 15 minutes in their respective local markets. Not really worth mentioning. Except…
Last night she was sporting a freakish George Hamilton tan and wearing a Deitz & Watson hot dog suit.
Just in case you were all wondering what she’s up to these days.
Nah, not mean. Or at least, not unreasonably mean. Life on an island without fire or water sucks. The show is not new. Therefore, persons appearing on the show should make efforts to build fire. Yet somehow, many of them manage to wait until after the show starts–sometimes even late in the season, to figure out how to make a fire. It’s annoying, because if they’d figure out how to make fire, then they could concentrate on other things, rather than spending so much time complaining that they are exhausted.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the homeless bit is a bunch of bull.I don’t recall him saying how he has been poor, homeless and struggling to survive his whole life to the other contestants yet,but I think he will try to use that to his advantage and fail at it,wether it’s true or not and I don’t think it is.His true self will be revealed in the final episode.He is a doctor or lawyer or such.
It was a stupid vote, but I wonder if its even going to matter. Is the tribe still without fire even going to have a chance? I know the producers are trying new things, but I really don’t like this idea. I think its going to be an almost clean sweep for the luxury tribe. (yes I am really bad at remembering tribe names).
MadTheSwine I am curious why you believe that. I see no reason to think that. And you are starting to like Rocky a little bit? Man, I already dislike that guy a fair amount. I don’t think we could watch Survivor together
– but I don’t think manipulative is one of them. I hate to say that he seems to lack the “sophistication” for that, because I know how it sounds, but it’s kind of what I mean. Sounds like he spent almost his whole life struggling to survive. He doesn’t appear to me to want to waste his energy on being something he’s not, you know? He just is what he is. Annoying, yes, and overly enthusiastic, but I believe that’s the real him.
