# Survivor: Fiji - Ep. 8: "So You Think You Can Meke?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 6, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928 "2007-04-06T01:37:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/21 "2007-04-06T14:59:47Z")
[QUOTE=Draelin] 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. [/QUOTE] I don’t know who said it last week, but every time I see Yau Man happy I think of him doing the Gollum-dance. [FairlyOddParents] Good times! [/FairlyOddParents] ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/22 "2007-04-06T15:03:07Z")
This season is finally coming into its own. Yao Man is just my freaking hero. I was really hoping he’d use his buff as a spear thrower and bulls-eye it. Still, his performance (and flexing) was fantastic. Lisi is one of the most clueless people to ever appear on TV. The ironing was delicious. I’m glad Earl is in my pool. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/23 "2007-04-06T15:31:33Z")
[QUOTE=rockle] Bonus props for knowing outright that she [Michelle] 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. [/QUOTE] Great bit of editing (almost TAR-level), to show Michelle & Stacey side by side, as Michelle was saying this. Now that Lisi’s gone, Stacey is elevated to Least Favorite Player status. She’s been living in the lap of luxury all along (skated through the reshuffle), contributed zero zip nada to any of the challenges, while working on her haughty sneer and disdainful attitude. A major Comeuppance is a-comin’, and I can’t wait. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/24 "2007-04-06T16:37:23Z")
I love Yau Man, too – what a neat guy. I also really like Earl, who seems intelligent and decent. Not to mention that he was the very essence of hotness during his dance. Michelle has really grown on me a lot, too – she seems to have her head on straight and she’s not a mean bint like Stacey or Lisi. And I hope Alex sticks around for a while, mostly because I think he’s gorgeous and I like to look at him. I was _delighted_ to see Lisi go. I have loathed her from the very first day. Stupid & mean, with an unbelievably over-inflated opinion of herself. Yuck – everytime she was onscreen I just wanted to knock her down and kick her 'til she stopped crying. I wonder what the big twist will be next week? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/25 "2007-04-06T16:43:51Z")
[QUOTE=rockle] Also, because you already saw it in the previews: White boys dancing is never going to _not_ be funny. [/QUOTE] Not so fast with the stereotypes: [Benji Schwimmer - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benji_Schwimmer). 😉 On Yau Man’s fake. I don’t think anything is going to come of the fake idol. It wasn’t even shown in the recap last night. I think the producers would want to remind people of it if they intended to use it as a plot element later. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/26 "2007-04-06T16:44:47Z")
[QUOTE=Jess] I wonder what the big twist will be next week? [/QUOTE] Winning tribe at the Reward Challenge picks a member of the losing tribe to shave Lisi’s pits? ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/27 "2007-04-06T16:58:55Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] Not so fast with the stereotypes [/QUOTE] _Buzzkill._😃 Although in my defense, I meant “white guy” as opposed to “white boy.” A subtle difference, that, but a difference nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/28 "2007-04-06T17:03:47Z")
[QUOTE=rockle] _Buzzkill._😃 Although in my defense, I meant “white guy” as opposed to “white boy.” A subtle difference, that, but a difference nonetheless. [/QUOTE] 😃 That’s what I love about you, Rockle. Very classy, you are. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/29 "2007-04-06T17:11:32Z")
Was more hoping dreamz got voted off,probly would have if Lisi wasn’t a complete idiot. I think alex and ed are the ones to watch in this game…mookie is gonna screw one of them tho with the immunity idol I bet. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/30 "2007-04-06T17:43:09Z")
Dreamz is growing on me a bit. I couldn’t stand him early on, but I thought he had some great moments last night. The backflip in the dance was a surprise (although he is a cheerleader coach) even if it probably got the team downgrading in the “authenticity” category. But I liked the way he ripped into Lisi at TC, and I loved his little monologue (can I call it a soliloquy?) when he cast his vote. I’m still routing for Earl to win with an honorable mention to Yau-man. Maybe we’ll see both of those guys on the next All Stars edition. ---
**Author:** ![Queuing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/90ced4/32.png) [@Queuing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queuing)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/31 "2007-04-07T00:16:46Z")
I missed the beginning. How did Mookie end up with the other immunity idol? All in all, a good episode. I was worried that Alex and Edgar (I think that is their names) would not vote Lisi off, but I am glad they did. She said (to the camera at least) that challenges don’t matter! WTF? Challenges are of extreme importance. Well normally, not so much this season as whichever tribe is in the good camp will win. Which should be a surprise to no one. My top 3? Earl, Dreamz, Yau Man. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/32 "2007-04-07T00:22:51Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] 😃 That’s what I love about you, Rockle. Very classy, you are. [/QUOTE] I do what I can, you know? > [@MadTheSwine](#): > > I think alex and ed are the ones to watch in this game…mookie is gonna screw one of them tho with the immunity idol I bet. Alex and Edgardo seem like the guy of guys who would dominate this game, at least on paper, but I don’t think they’re as smart as _they_ think they are. We know that a merge is coming next week – they told us that in the previews. So, even if Dreamz was a firm alliance-mate, Ravu would be going into the merge down by two players. And we already know that Dreamz has every intention of aligning himself with Earl, Michelle & Yau-Man, and he’s planning to take Cassandra with him. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/33 "2007-04-07T00:25:53Z")
[QUOTE=Queuing] I missed the beginning. How did Mookie end up with the other immunity idol? All in all, a good episode. I was worried that Alex and Edgar (I think that is their names) would not vote Lisi off, but I am glad they did. She said (to the camera at least) that challenges don’t matter! WTF? Challenges are of extreme importance. Well normally, not so much this season as whichever tribe is in the good camp will win. Which should be a surprise to no one. My top 3? Earl, Dreamz, Yau Man. [/QUOTE] Lisi was so fucking stupid she gave them all the clues, free, for nothing. In turn they voted her off. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/34 "2007-04-07T00:46:12Z")
Yau Man’s mannerisms and accent remind me of [James Hong](http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0393222/), the actor who played the eye specialist in [Blade Runner](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/). Rocky and Lisi together at the Loser Lodge? What an annoying place that must be. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/35 "2007-04-07T13:03:28Z")
[QUOTE=rockle] Alex and Edgardo seem like the guy of guys who would dominate this game, at least on paper, but I don’t think they’re as smart as _they_ think they are. [/QUOTE] So true. Especially Alex – he _seems_ smart; he’s well-spoken, he’s well-educated and yet he almost never does anything that isn’t stupid as hell. He’s sure pretty, though, isn’t he? Those eyes! That nose! Just, yum. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/36 "2007-04-07T15:27:07Z")
[QUOTE=Jess] So true. Especially Alex – he _seems_ smart; he’s well-spoken, he’s well-educated and yet he almost never does anything that isn’t stupid as hell. He’s sure pretty, though, isn’t he? Those eyes! That nose! Just, yum. [/QUOTE] Yes. He kind of looks like my brother-in-law, which makes me feel kind of guilty, somehow. Like, I shouldn’t be looking at this guy and thinking he’s sort of hot. Won’t that make my sister mad? ---
**Author:** ![Shawn1767](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/37 "2007-04-07T16:13:36Z")
I am male and agree that Alex is attractive, and I was actually pulling for him because he seems sensible. However, the shine wore off when I started seeing stuff like this on the Internet: **Survivor’s Alex Angarita Charged with Resisting Arrest; Battery** “Survivor: Fiji” contestant Alex Angarita appeared at a Los Angeles County Superior Court hearing on two felony charges of resisting arrest and one felony charge of battery to a peace officer…Angarita was involved in a fight with his girlfriend when police were called to arrest the Harvard Law graduate… It does reference the Enquirer, though, but I have seen it reported elsewhere… ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/38 "2007-04-07T17:01:47Z")
I think Edgardo is emerging as my favorite. I like him, and I’d be happy if he won it all. (Sorry, Edgardo. I probably just hexed you.) ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/39 "2007-04-07T18:05:09Z")
Of the changes they’ve made over the last couple of seasons, the best one is the potential for a “final three”. This seems to have eliminated the talk about keeping the most annoying/useless players around so they can be taken to the final two for an easy win. That scenario never actually came to pass anyway, and now the strongest players will stay in, and the losers go to the loser lodge, hopefully to annoy each other into a viscious attack in the final tribal council. The “exile island” concept has yet to have any positive impact on the game at all, and I don’t see it coming this season, either. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-fiji-ep-8-so-you-think-you-can-meke/398928/40 "2007-04-07T22:17:04Z")
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