Got My Swag Back
Russell Swan was the first returning player voted off last week - as Matsing is still the only losing tribe. (Makes for one boring season so far, I must say.)
Matsing - Night 10
After returning from Tribal Council as a tribe of two, Denise speculates that they could split her and Malcolm up and send one to each of the other tribes (which would almost guarantee you got picked off.) He just doesn't want to be counted out yet. (I do feel bad for them, it must really suck to be a fan of the show and finally get there and have it go so badly, such a bummer.)
Matsing - Day 11
They are feeling really down and out, and it's raining (as usual) - they figure this is probably their last chance to look for the hidden immunity idol. All they know is that it had to be something that was in camp when they got there... they look in the rice basket, in the rice, under it... finally Malcolm thinks to pry the emblem off the top and Celebrate Good Times, Come ON! They do a happy dance - he is giddy but Denise realizes if they are split up, she's on her own.
CHALLENGE
They come together and Jeff tells Malcolm and Denise to drop their buffs - Matsing has been decimated and they are drawing buffs to see which tribe they will go to... Malcolm goes to Tandang (Yellow) and Denise goes to Kalabaw (Red). It's like they are starting over with a:
REWARD CHALLENGE:
Teams will square off one-on-one, balancing an idol on a stick/tray thingy - the object is to knock the other person's idol off the pedestal. First tribe to 5 wins Reward: coffee, tea, biscuits, cookies... yum.
Malcolm vs Jeff K - Jeff gets one for Red
Dana vs Artis - Artis gets one for Yellow
Lisa vs Girl I still don't know - Red gets it
Returnees Michael vs Jonathan - since it's the first idol to hit the ground, Michael throws his high in the air and knocks Jonathan's off, insuring his would hit the ground last - he ties it at 2.
RC vs Denise - Denise employs a similar strategy and it's Red 3 - yellow 2
Carter vs Pete - Pete ties it up again
Dawson vs Abi - Dawson tries to pull Abi's hair but Abi wins it and then whines that she went for her hair - "Play like a man, not like a bitch" (oh we all know who the bitch is here, honey.) Yellow 4, Red 3
Jeff vs Malcolm (II) - Malcolm wins it - Finally he wins something! Tandang wins the Reward.
Jonathan would have rather gotten Malcolm on his tribe, he thinks the other tribe has a physical advantage now. (Don't underestimate a woman who's job is picking people's brains - Denise is a therapist... I hope she wins it all!)
Tandang - Day 11
They return to camp with a new member and food... and Malcolm feels like he's got his swag back - he just hopes he can find a way in to the tribe.
-Lisa is all sunshine and happiness where Malcolm is concerned, he's smart, good looking and positive - good energy for their tribe.
-RC, on the other hand, feels like she would have fared better had they gotten Denise. The minute she saw Malcolm talking to Pete, she knew it was over. Then she goes on about how hard it is not having someone to confide in out there (ohh, she wanted Denise as a therapist, I get it now :)
-But they are all trying to cozy up to Malcolm, it's like he's the only rooster in the hen house. He makes fire and RC hugs him. Abi's making eyes at him, Lisa's happy...
-Pete pulls Malcolm aside and tells him not to go with Mike & RC, Mike's been annoying since day one, story after story, "And we have the idol, but they don't know that." Malcolm is shocked he just confided that to him but he's happy to get as much info as he can. Pete is just glad that he can now get rid of Mike without worrying about strength (but he's stupidly not worrying about Malcolm having a brain, which he does.)
-Malcolm says he's like the stud quarterback from the rival school, everyone wants to get to know him, and he's enjoying it right now. (Who wouldn't?)
Kalabaw - Day 11
Denise is being super positive and super helpful and yeah, trying a little too hard. She knows she's got to worm her way in so she's going to do whatever they want her to do.
-Dark haired girl I still don't know (KATIE! That's her name) she says she's currently in an alliance with the other girls, Dana & Dawson, so they NEED Denise. She was much happier to get a female, hopefully if Katie can get Denise under her arm (I hope she meant 'take her under her wing') maybe she won't even listen to the guys.
-Rain, rain, rain...they are wet and cold and Dana is not doing well. She looks so pale, she is dizzy, nauseous, and bolts from the shelter to puke - she can't stop shaking or keep anything down - they call in medical to take a look at her. She's having stomach pains but they can't know what is actually wrong with her - the doctor says they can wait and see - so Jeff tells her because she's not a medical emergency, they won't pull her unless she decides she wants to leave. She says she can't stay, she can't be out there sick anymore. She's curled up on the ground, in the fetal position, and they bring the tribe over to say goodbye... blah blah blah - poor girl.
-Katie is sorry Dana is sick but she's really just thinking about herself - "My strongest ally just got taken away, what am I going to do to survive?"
Oh, and with Dana choosing to leave due to illness, Robert Leung, Ritch Gallaher and Kim Anhofer are out of the pool. (That sucks.)
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE
Tandang is just finding out that they now have a one person advantage because of Dana's leaving. Mike Skupin looks especially shocked (must hit home for him.)
OMG, it's not raining, the sun actually came out there for a second.
They have to race through a series of obstacles then untie knots to lower a drawbridge - one person will have to chop through a block of wood and a rope which releases a load of bamboo puzzle pieces. They have to pick through the bamboo to find the pieces with letters on them then arrange the letters to spell a phrase (Live to play another day.)
-This time is Immunity or Tribal Council. Tandang sits Abi and Jeff takes note that she is sat every time - she's only participated in 2 challenges (probably best since she called someone a bitch in the last one.)
-Off they go. Tandang is off to a strong start - Katie is the weak link for Kalabaw, she's slowing them down through all the physical stuff.
-Malcolm is the wood chopper and gets Tandang working on the puzzle before Kalabaw is through the drawbridge. Jeff K starts on the wood but then Jonathan takes over and, the funniest part of the whole thing, when he cuts through the rope he just casually chucks the hatchet over his shoulder (Ah... your tribe mates are back there - hahaha, it could have been a Shining moment.) They're too focused on the puzzle now and no one was hit, but still - safety first!
-They are all working on the phrase now... and Kalabaw was sooo close... but Tandang, with Malcolm, wins Immunity! Denise must feel like a bad penny.
-Jonathan is blaming Katie for being slow getting up the hill and Dawson for getting in his way with the puzzle for them losing. Now they are going to be down two people and at this stage in the game that could be insurmountable. (Way to be positive.)
Kalabaw - Day 13
They come back defeated and it's new for them. Katie sucked, she knows she sucked, Dawson confirms for her she sucked but, Denise has only been there 2 days - to Dawson it seems obvious that they should just pick off the new girl.
-Denise is talking to Jeff though, and he tells her he's in an alliance of three but if she will be their 4th they'd be glad to have her vote. He also tells the camera he recognizes that Denise is stronger then the girls they have and she holds more value to the tribe right now.
-Jonathan doesn't think they can get rid of Denise at this point, so their choice is Katie who stunk at the challenge or Dawson, who, until today, way their weakest link.
-Dawson, meanwhile, seems to be the only one who knows that Jeff Kent was a professional baseball player so she's amusing herself by putting down baseball and baseball players to see if she can make him squirm. (And I hoped she was smart.)
-And it's working - Jeff is walking on eggshells with her because she does know his history - but she's also given him another reason to vote her out.
TRIBAL COUNCIL
-Dawson says that Dana leaving hit them harder than the rain ever could.
-Jonathan agrees that Dana leaving was devastating, he believes had she still been there and healthy at the challenge, they wouldn't be at tribal tonight.
-Katie, says she feels like the biggest idiot in the world - "but hopefully these people believe in me and know I am capable and deserve to stay here."
-Jonathan says if it was just based on today's challenge, easy vote.
-Dawson says Denise's strength is a good reason to keep her around (which doesn't sit well with Katie). Dawson says her value is being positive and keeping spirits up at camp.
-Jeff K. says he's looking at the weak links, working at camp, performance at challenges- it's important to keep the stronger players to try and keep their numbers up.
-And Probst says, "Alright, time to vote" Holy, that was the shortest Tribal Council ever, I think - this tribe is boring - really, not going to talk to Denise at all? And does Carter actually speak?
Time to Vote:
They don't show who anyone voted for...
Tallying the votes:
No one plays a hidden immunity idol
Denise - 1
Dawson - 1, 2 (Damn! She's my girl) 3, 4... and it's Dawson who is voted out of Survivor Philippines (shouldn't have toyed with the baseball player.)
She slowly and kinda creepily went in for a hug from Probst (she totally had a thing for him, but that was a little awkward.)
And I'm out of the Pool again! So is Bernice R and Kelvin H. Sigh, I will win it one day... probably when I stop running the pools.
Next week: A physical challenge gets dirty and not just because it's in the mud - and it looks like Artis is refusing to participate... interesting.
Dawson's last thoughts: Jeff Kent owes her big time [for not outing his baseball past], and if he wins, she wants a motorcycle, helmet, sidecar and a pink gun (What? Only in America!)
Have a great rest of your week everyone,
Coleen
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