Survivor: Fiji - Ep. 8: "So You Think You Can Meke?"

Cafe Society
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What, no Survivor thread yet? You weren’t all waiting for me, were you? Sorry I didn’t start this earlier, but I took a half-day from work so I could go to a baseball game and sit outside in the freezing cold and the snow* and watch the Phillies stink up the damn joint, plus besides to which, now I think I’m dying of some dread illness because I’m already running a fever and I have a cough and a headache and I should be in bed already, quite frankly, but I am dedicated to my reality TV practically to a fault and I just couldn’t miss this, so can you please have Jeff Probst bring yellow roses and/or Casablanca irises to my funeral?

Anyway … Am I the only one who watched tonight? I hope not, because this was one of the most beautiful episodes of this show ever – and by “beautiful,” I of course mean “schadenfreude-licious,” as is my wont. I don’t want to give too much away for the people still watching, but I did want to pipe up with these little gems:

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[li]Currently, when I am having a bad day or when things are working out or when I am feeling particularly craptacular, I like to say “My ox is BROKEN! This is BULLSHIT!” I will be adding to my repertoire of misappropriated reality TV lines the following, uttered by Alex, which is so funny that I actually clicked the TiVo button about ten times and listened to it over and over again: “I throw my hands up in despair, as if to say, ‘What the HELL?’” Great big old [sic]. You can’t make this stuff up, people![/li][li]Not that we didn’t already know this, but Lisi is a clueless, cantankerous twat who shall forever be known in my house as “Miss Disagreeable.”[/li][li]“Dreamz” (another [sic] there) is my new hero and I :heart: him at this very moment like you cannot possibly believe.[/li][/ul]
Also, because you already saw it in the previews: White boys dancing is never going to not be funny.

And one little spoilery thing, just because:

Bwahahahahahahaha! Four alpha males and an ant-hammerer got skunked in an Immunity Challenge by a doofy guy who fell out of a hammock and a skinny guy who kissed a fake turtle tchotchke las week. Heh. Hilarious.

Off to bed now. I’ll link to previous threads tomorrow, if I live that long.

** = No, really. It was snowing. Flurries, but still.*

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Dreamz is really living up to the “asshole” predictions people made about him, isn’t he? :wink:

He was brilliant and bold at the TC. And he did it without being mean. I hope he goes far in the game.

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I believe you about the snow. I woke up to snow, and skipped church this evening because of a very windy flurry right at departure time. Despite having actually set my VCR. Although, I never did get around to putting a tape in it, so if I hadn’t been home I might have missed the episode. Which would not have been the end of the world, but. . .

Lisi–I’m going to give you a piece of advice–why I don’t know, given that she was my least favorite player in tonight’s episode–especially at Tribal Council, wishywashy answers to questions, especially of the “Do you want to be here?” form are not good. They don’t come across as sincere or true, they come across as being unenthusiastic. You don’t get to keep changing your mind.

Making them dance was a new and different challenge–and showed, not for the first time, the differences between the two tribes. I’m not surprised by which team had rhythm and togetherness.

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Yau Man rules! It was so great seeing him totally outdo all the buff, shirtless guys at the immunity challenge.

I loved the reward challenge, too. It was funny watching the contrast between the well-rehearsed and synchronized Moto dance and the improvised, chaotic, hesitant Ravu dance.

Lisi is one of the biggest idiots in Survivor history. And that’s saying a LOT. I still can’t believe she told the boys how to find the immuniy idol, and then she was clueless when they dug it up almost right under her nose. Then she tells everyone she wants to be voted off, only to change her mind at the last minute and then she gets pissed that she’s sent packing? I am so glad we’ll only have to see her on the jury from now on.

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Boy, this jury is stacking up so far to be full of “My question to you is YOU SUCK!” people, isn’t it? I can hardly wait for the final Tribal Council!

Could I love Yau Man any more? I want to take him home and pet him and feed him candy and keep him on a shelf for ever and ever! What a fabulous outcome at the immunity challenge – the little shrimpy guy totally skunking all the buff guys! Hahahaha!

Yeah, this was definitely one of the best Survivor episodes ever, and certainly my favorite thus far this season.

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Heh…immediately after the end of the show and Lisi’s farewell, I said to supervenusfreak, “This is going to be the bestest Final Tribal Council EVARRR!!!”

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I liked it when Lisi said something like “You have to get up awful early to outwit me.” Um, yeah, they DID get up earlier than you did.

And I love how Yao Man is out-perfoming Mookie. I think Mookie is a weasel.

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So I guess that it is NOT a good strategy to tell all your tribemates that you want to go home, only to change your mind literally ten minutes before going off to Tribal Council. Who da thunk it?

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She may be the worst contestant yet on Survivor. I know, some have quit early on because of weakness but I cant think of anyone who was as useless as this one.

Some used occasional talent and a generably agreeable personality to last in the game, but never have I seen as weak and nasty a person as this last this far.

Thank God.

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Yau-Man: Where did he learn that? It was amazing!

Earl is a wonderful dancer. I really liked the dance contest–it was a good way to include Fijian culture, with real Fijians, instead of the Surviorized version of the culture they usually do.

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As much as I like Yau-man, Earl is the guy to watch. He’s a phenomenal player. I can’t get over how at ease he is-- the guy is smart, athletic, personable and in control. I hope it comes down to these two guys in the final 2. That will be a tough vote!

Lisi… what can you say. She had the nerve to call her tribemates losers. WTF??? She is one of the biggest losers in Survivor history. Who the frack does she think she is…???

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Preach it, Brother! On both counts. Yau man rocks and Lisi has to be the single most stupid person in Survivor history.

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After lastweek, I had a dream that he was living with me, and I was making little clothes for him.

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I think Mookie has some issues relating to Yau-man. He keeps running him down when he talks about him, and he gets the “I just bit a lemon” look whenever Yau does well in a game. For my part, I 'm loving it.

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Favorite quote of the week (or this whole series, so far)

Jeff: What could you possibily be doing, Yao man???

Yao: " Looking for the Straightest Arrow, Jeff". :smiley:

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I was a little worried about Dreamz when he kept going on about how he was close with Cassandra. She’s on the other team Dreamz! Keep your mouth shut! Yeah, he meant that he could bring her into their alliance, but all it did was make them question his loyalty. He was lucky that Lisi wanted to quit (most of the time).

Also, Lisi’s final speech has classic — “You guys are LOSERS!” Um, are you talking to the guys who are still in the game?

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I have to say, depending on the audience, what Dreamz did last night could have completely backfired. But on this tribe, with all those guys who think they’re “honorable” players, calling Lisi out on her B.S. was exactly the right thing to do. And the way he did it was absolutely classic: “It’s a yes-or-no question, Lisi.” The smirky sort of sneer at the end was a nice touch, too. About 50% of the time, I would think it was completely jerkish, but said to Lisi? Practically an inaugural address.

Is it because of last week’s thread when I said I wanted a Yau-Man action figure? (Incidentally, you can get to all the other previous threads by clicking that link.)

I also wanted to give props to Michelle for recognizing that she needs to work some strategy, even while the team is winning, by setting up for what comes next. Bonus props for knowing outright that she and Stacey are pretty much indistinguishable, function-wise – although I would argue that Michelle has already shown herself to be much more intelligent and useful than Stacey, through her self-awareness and her (adorable) performance in last week’s Immunity Challenge.

This season started slow, but it’s getting better. That is always a good thing that will keep me coming back for more. Damn you, Burnett!

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Words do not even begin to describe my love for Yau Man. The flexing after he nailed the challenge for Moto was the kee-yooo-test thing ever.

I can’t even comment about Lisi. I thought I disliked her, but it turns out that I’m so apathetic to her “plight”, I can’t even get worked up about it.

But Rocky laughing his ass off during Tribal Council was at least mildly amusing, even though I dislike him, too. :slight_smile:

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Yau Man reminds me of the nerdy little chicken from the Foghorn Leghorn cartoons. Foghorn would bluster around and show off, then the little chicken in his nerdy glasses would silently get out his slide rule and T-square and perform miracles – like making a paper airplane with the speed and firepower of a fighter jet.

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I think Yau Man must have watched Revenge of the Nerds. Remember how the gay guy threw the javelin the best? Yau Man tested his spear for balance and backed up for more projection. Brilliant!

I asked my husband if we could adopt him. He said no, the bastid. (He doesn’t watch the show!)

Lisi totally shot herself in the foot. Good riddance to a whiny LOSER.