Tonight, on Survivor (3/20)

So how exactly did Rob think that he was in the drivers seat before the shuffle? Even if he was top dog on the sinking ship that was his tribe, he’d still be dogpaddling shortly.

In the “who’s the bigger moe-ron” contest between Rob and Sean, I take some comfort in the fact that Rob is simply a hod carrier, as opposed to Sean who is molding the minds of youth.

Man, I busted a gut when Sarah got lost. “Can you hear me?” Of course we can, boobs-for-brains. You are only 10 feet away. Open your eyes. Just because you can’t see us doesn’t mean we can’t see you!

Though Sean and Rob are getting a well-deserved roasting, I think that Sarah’s idiotic statement is definitely worthy of mention. When the new almost-all-girl tribe had gotten together and they were discussing the voting off of Hunter, Sarah said something like, "Yeah, these four people voted him off. He was one of the strongest members. "

Ummmm…YOU were one of the four people. Remember??? Gina’s jaw dropped just about as far as my own.

I just wanna boot Sean and Rob about as far as I can. Couldn’t believe that thing about “We might wanna keep her (Tammy) around—as long as she keeps on serving.”

I know!!! She said that 4 people voted him off “for some reason”. I loved the look on Gina’s face when she said that.

I know I said last week that I was going to stop watching this show, but I had to see what happened. I wasn’t disappointed, and will bravely continue watching! :stuck_out_tongue:

GO GINA!!

Yeah, Gina really gave Sarah the evil eye when she was talking about Hunter. Her dislike could not have been more plain to her new tribemates.

Everybody else has pretty much covered everything I wanted to say.

Really, it would be impossible to say enough bad things about Sean and Rob, but minty and Johnny have already covered that ground so eloquently, I’ll just add a big “Me too!”

Those were my picks as of two weeks ago, but Neleh may be in trouble now because of the switch. Or not. But I’d say Tammy has a pretty good chance, too.

One bit of speculation: Not that they needed any help being lazy, but it occurs to me that maybe the easy availability of fruit on Muraamu beach contributed to their low energy—they had no incentive to go collect shellfish, and so weren’t getting enough protein. Maybe?

First off- the manner in which they did the switch was lame lame lame, “pick a number” lame. :mad:

However, the effect on the world’s laziest racist (and sexist pig to boot- his school district must be oh so pleased) and the world’s dumbest godfather were priceless.

Sarah- you are truly clueless, she said about her new tribe"We are getting along great" Bahhh hah hah- stop your killin’ me.

Getting lost 10 feet from her own stream- priceless.

Nice of Rotu to send their three weakest members to Moronamaru. Although the “reclaim” challenge will be nice- back go Sean and Rob.

The little speech how thw swap was planned before- umm Boooooooooooooooooooooooooogus! :rolleyes:

Still, I remain hooked. If Rotu wins the challenge for the players, they should send Rob and Velipitia (sp?) back, get back Grandpa and his little Elizabeth substitute, then tank the immunity challenge to vote Sean off. Then they would have an nice clear path to the merge while the idiot brigade implodes (and they drop the world’s most annoying real estate agent to boot.)

-me

I had Sarah in an office pool and I was never so glad to lose five bucks in my life.

Were I an African-American, I’d be a bit disgusted by how Mark Burnett always manages to find the laziest, stupidest men in the world to represent their race. Jarvis, Clarence, Sean…egads.

Rob cracks me up because he claims to have brains then comes up with the most ridiculous strategies: vote off the strongest member; instead of trying to ingratiate yourself with the new tribe members, alienate them; Has he thought to himself WWMBD? (Marlon Brando)? I mean, would Brando sit around slovenly all day, letting other people bring him food and drinks? Huh?

Okay, bad analogy.

Kathy may be grating, but I admire her gusto. And she can sure pony up food. Shrimp. Yum. Too bad she sucks at solving puzzles.

The merger guaranteed that Maraamu would meet an untimely demise. And how long can TPTB come up with “thinking” challenges so that the men aren’t at a complete advantage over Paschal’s Harem?

I hate to say it, 'cos I couldn’t stand the lazy-ass, plastic bitch myself, but Sarah’s probably gonna win in the end. My thinking is that her strategy is working out just as she had planned. Show up, lounge around showing her boobs on TV for a few weeks, get booted, spend the rest of the time having a nice little Marqueses vacation, collect her show money, and then head over to Playboy for her real pay-off. You know it’ll happen.

Or am I giving her too much credit?

I think this far into the Survivor franchise, just being a castaway with fake coconuts doesn’t guarantee big bucks for the big spread. Sure, she could probably get a decent paycheck. But she would probably command a much higher fee if she had actually a) been likable (think Elisabeth or Colleen. Mmmm) or b) won the game/made it to the final four.

And assuming any kind of thought process like that going on inside that hollow gourd she called a head is probably assuming too much.

Is Sarah’s body really THAT great??? Or did she just prance around more prominently in that teeny bikini? I think she has a really unpleasant face. If Playboy is in the works for that girl, they
might consider a body-only spread.

Thanks to all who posted links for summary sites. I knew about a few of them but didn’t think they had summaries on those sites. Will have to look a little closer! Now if I can just get the wee people in bed, the teen thing off the phone and the big guy off the pc with the internet connection, all at the same time…hmmm, it could be awhile before I get to check things out. Oh, and Dinsdale , I’d love to see your link.

You guys forgot the best part of the episode:

Rob and Sean actually planned being lazy. The time, the place, everything.

“Tomorrow we should go to the other side of the island and just lie around”

“OK! Great idea”

High Five. Giggle.

What is up with that??!!

If those two were not the biggest bigots on TV since Archie Bunker I would have thought they were going to play “hide the sausage”. Although with Rob’s fixation on the “gayness” of the other males in the game you never know. . . .

-me

Say, does anyone else thing that “Pappy” Paschal is catching hell from his wife right now for his little (ahem) “alliance” with Neleh?

For spoilers:
http://www.acmebraintrust.com/
Click on the “picks” link.
Each week there is a little flash “movie” that I find entertaining, but you can skip past that to the summary. Summary is pretty sarcastic and may amuse fans, but you can skip past the summary to the picks.
Like I said, these guys are 4 for 4 so far. I don’t know what their resources are. Also, I don’t know how early they post, but I read this around 4 p.m. last Wed, 3 hours before week 4 aired.

Aakapa Valley is probably the roughest of the valleys. Mosquitoes and nonos (small biting flies) are tough on visitors. “It is impossible to live there because insects keep on attacking you”, said a Marquesan hunter living in Tahiti.
http://www.claycritters.com/map/survivor_4_gazette.htm

nonos…reek

Another “me too” on Rob & Sean. At first, I dreaded the inevitable tribe-swap, hoping to see the old Maraamu degenerate into cannibalism. But now we can see Rob & Sean get humiliated, shunned and sent packing by their Rotu teammates. A no-lose situation.

I saw Sarah on the CBS morning show Thurs AM. She is still clueless…no matter how many times the hosts prompted her with “don’t you think you might’ve done a little more work?”, she couldn’t come up with any reason why she might have wanted to. And she didn’t even try to act coy about posing for Playboy…“sure, if the money’s right”.

Am I reading this correctly? Are the 2 tribes approximately 10 miles apart? And do they have to be boated to the challenge site?
If they get to raid each other’s sites, will they have to hike all the way there and all the way back with what they grab? Some reward!

I wonder if covering yourself with mud or clay would fix this particular problem?

I was thinking about this problem, too. Seems like I’ve read that Native Americans covered themselves with soot to ward off mosquitoes.

I’m guessing that might have been soot from “rich pine,” though. Not sure if just any soot would do it.

Handicapping the contestants

Gina - Vulnerable because she’s in the minority three times over; a original Maraamu, a current Maraamu, and the outsider amongst the Maraamus. She literally has no allies. In addition, she’s a strong player and with the merger approaching will be perceived as a threat. Sorry, Gina, I like you but you’re on your way out.

Rob - So much arrogance with so little reason. Doomed and deservedly so; he worked hard to create the hopeless situation he’s put himself into.

Sean - Actually worse off than Rob, which is amazing. Manages to combine all of Rob’s weaknesses with an open hostility towards the people who control his fate.

Vecepia - Doesn’t seem like a bad person. But she put all her eggs in the Rob/Sean basket and will sink with them. Unlike those two bozos, she at least is smart enough to see this and is trying to change over. But it’s a hopeless cause.

Kathey - Will most likely be the first Rotu to go. She was especially hurt by the swap because she needed to bond with the Rotu majority the most.

Neleh and Paschal - A tight pair can count on each other. But they were also hurt by the swap and the lost opportunity to form post-merger alliances within Rotu.

John, Gabrial, and Robert - The three Rotu men. They may soon be facing problems if they start winning individual challenges and are perceived as threats. They’ll outlast at least Kathey and the four Maraamus but will need to show some alliance skills after that.

Tammy and Zoe - The stealth players. They’re in a good position and lying low. Either could be the eventual winner.