I am in love with Christina. She handled herself extremely well, didn’t break down, and remaind composed, even as at least two team members were treating her like shit.
I would have preferred to see Colton voted off, but I’m glad to see him go all the same. I also took some pleasure in his agony.
I seriously doubt that it was appendicitis. He clearly wasn’t feeling well, but I think he just was being overly dramatic and was maybe a bit scared. The pain seemed to recede very quickly once they made the decision to pull him.
Didn’t Jeff say at Tribal Council that it was appendicitis and Colton went straight to surgery? I just hope the PTB don’t get the wrong idea that the public is dying to see Colton complete a game of Survivor. I won’t watch any season with him, he’s toxic.
While watching Colton and Alicia bully Christina I kept thinking of how dumb they were. They seemed to have forgotten that they were playing a game where the prize is awarded by the votes of their fellow players. And that the game was on TV. The big winners tonite are Colton’s family. Now they won’t have to put up with the public humiliation week after week.
Jeff said, “Colton was medically evacuated from the game yesterday. . . . After examination by our doctors, they concluded it was acute appendicitis; he had to be flown to a hospital to have surgery.” (Cue dumbfounded Kat.) So yeah, it appears the appendicitis was real; don’t know why Jeff would have lied about it. I was wondering myself when his confessionals were recorded; I suppose it could have been done post-surgery and green-screened in to the island background.
As for any future reappearance for Colton, while the viewing public might by and large agree Colton’s behavior was reprehensible (even for Survivor), I get the impression the producers loved that schtick (Jeff noted Colton was a great villain (or words to that effect) in the pre-season hype). If they believe it would make good television, they’ll invite him back (cf. Hanz, et al.)
While I’ll agree with the majority and say I indulged in a bit of schadenfreude at Colton’s plight, and also that Alicia acted ridiculously overbearing, bear in mind that they both presumably knew the ejectees weren’t yet destined for the jury at this stage of the game. So while Christina may have harbored a grudge at the way she was treated, there would have been literally nothing she could do about it had they gotten their way and voted her out. As for the revealing nature of their attitude as regards the rest of the tribe, well, there would still be a lot of game to play, and they seemed supremely confident they would always have numbers on their side. (Though they did seem to be making the classic Hanz mistake in assuming “playing the game” meant alienating tribe-mates with game-play rather than the complete “Outwit, Outplay, Outlast” package; you can outwit and outlast lots of people, but outplay includes the social element.)
Speaking of which,
I agree (well, I don’t love her, but she did impress me); when she believed she was doomed, she basically just gave the guys the complete rundown on Alicia so that they had the information. It was really childish of Alicia to gloat after she had overheard and insist Christina didn’t even know how to play the game. Other than allowing herself to be overheard (and really, what damage did that do? Alicia was going to vote for Christina no matter what), she probably handled that situation as well as she could have. And she was the first to try to help Colton when she believed it was obvious he needed medical assistance. Personally, I might have taken the opportunity to kick him when he was down - not literally! (OK, maybe literally.) 
Did anybody else notice Tarzan had adorned his head with a feather? I thought that was a bit comical; the image provided a bit of cognitive dissonance as his diagnosis of Colton turned out to be correct.
I was thinking about them alienating the others and not just Christina. Colton and Alicia weren’t playing for a million dollars. They were cementing their position as a loser in the final three. Alicia at least has time to mend her ways. Lets see if she can.
Russell Hantz was the example I was thinking of about regarding their actions being televised. He was such an embarrassment that a family member felt compelled to come on the show to redeem the family name. I’m sure Colton’s relatives are relieved that his public antics won’t continue.
I still would have preferred he get eaten by a crocodile. But this will do.
I was hoping for an immediate vote too. Woulda been an interesting twist.
I would bet money that they are bringing Colton back. In fact, to give him a fair shot, they’d have to bring him back on the next season like they did with Russell so that his opponents wouldn’t have watched this season when they start filming. I doubt he’ll be as successful when he comes back because he got pretty lucky with the idol and gutless opposition.
Exactly.
Man, taking the idol home – what an asshole.
As he was reciting his ‘it could be’ list I was thinking ‘OK, you’re a cosmetic surgeon. You have had the training and education to diagnose illnesses. But it’s not your area of practice.’ I thought he’d say that Colton was dehydrated and just needed to drink. When he didn’t say that unequivocally and left the possibility of appendicitis out there, I wondered if he didn’t want to make a definite diagnosis and turn out to be wrong on TV. (At least I don’t remember him saying, ‘The kid’s got appendicitis. Definitely. He needs to be taken out.’) I had a ‘Well, whaddya know?’ moment when he turned out to be right.
I don’t know if I’d want Tarzan to be my cosmetic surgeon. The aphasia doesn’t help, but he also doesn’t seem to communicate well. He likes making references to show how well-educated he is, but when he used ‘The game is afoot’ at TC he sounded a bit like he had some stock phrases that he liked to throw out, which made him look a little shallow intellectually. And his beard and demeanor makes him look like a homeless guy. Physically, he seems to be struggling with his knees. I can totally relate.
I’m glad Colton is out. What a spoiled bitch! Still, It would have been delicious if he’d ben blind-sided. The SO is glad the HII is out of the game. But that wasn’t strategy. It’s Colton saying, ‘It’s miiiiiine! I waaaant it!’ (Or ‘I’m a Republican. I don’t believe in hand-outs. So I’m keeping this hand-out even though it’s not going to do any good.’)
Poor Kat. She’s cute, she’s sweet, and she’s terrified of catching a disease she’s never heard of. I had a ‘How can you be so dumb?’ reaction on her first response, but then I was like, ‘Oh, you poor frightened thing!’ But she’ll get over it when someone explains it to her. (Unless someone is really evil and tells her appendicitis comes from eating too many coconuts or something.)
Christina had nothing to lose by spelling out Alicia’s plan to the guys, even in front of Alicia. Except for one thing: If she had done it to Alicia’s face she would have been shouted down before she could get it out. Oh, and the guys would have been intimidated. Alicia had no call to be so mean (before that). When Colton was taken out, it was clear that she’d have to sleep in the bed she’d made. But the merge saved her. She’s going back to her alliance, of which Christina isn’t a part. I think she’ll stay a few more episodes. Christina may need to hope that Tarzan’s antisocial behaviour makes him a better target than she.
Leif was impressive scrambling up the boxes in the RC. Dude be fit! After that team lost the challenge I said, ‘Colton is going to blame the loss on Christina.’ And he did – as if he’d done any better.
One thing that never ceases to amaze me about Survivor is how people are afraid to take on someone with the HII. Colton was an arrogant jerk that believed the HII made him invulnerable. But the idol is only good if you play it. They could have taken him out any time. Unless of course the other players are terrified of the HII – in which case it does make someone invulnerable. In this case, they’d already decided to oust Christina. Voting for Colton would have been perfect. If he played the idol, they’d lose the person they were going to vote out anyway. If the arrogant bastard didn’t feel threatened, he’d be gone and Alicia would be alone. The guys and Christina could vote her out next, and then the Guy’s Alliance could get rid of Christina.
They won’t be able to bring him back without people having seen him already because this is the second series to air this year and the Fall '12 one hasn’t finished casting yet.
Also, I think they won’t bring him back because he is not “evil, but fun to watch”. He’s more “evil and people want him voted out”. Like that Nygea(??) lady, or whatever that evil lady who quit after making the jury’s name was.
With the most deliciously ironic part was that he was given it to him not by earning it but by pity.
Seeing Colton blind-sided would have been infinitely preferable. But I’m certain we haven’t seen the last of the little shit – guaranteed that there’s another Heroes & Villains in our future, and he will be Villain #1.
Two things me & the people I was watching with said simultaneously: “Karma’s a bitch”, and when Alicia said “I’m not a bad person”…oh yes, you are.
Man, Karma can sometimes be a real bitch. If anyone deserved that…
Yes, I hope they do NOT invite Colton back- unless it’s one of those all returnee “Heroes vs Villains” shows. It’s really bad and unfair to have just a couple of returnees with mostly newbies.
Yeah, I don’t get that either. If somebody told me they had the immunity idol the first thing I’d do is start plotting the blindside.
Yep.
If I were his parents, he would be cut off financially until he learned some humility. And if he never learned, well, there are lots of good charities.
Na Onka?
Typically, Survivor All Stars are NOT players on who don’t make the merge, so that works against Colton.
the only returning player I can think of who did not make a merge is Shii Ann who was in the first All Stars. And she was in the Faux Merge.
You know - Colton could have left the game any of three ways. He could have gotten voted out in two days, gotten sick with appendicitis and had to be removed from the game, or just thrown himself into the fire. Any way he chose would have been just fine with me.
Should have been the title of the episode.