Thursday, November 14, 2013

Survivor Blood vs Water - Nov 13/13 Episode Recap

My Brother's Keeper

Last week, Laura M. earned her way off Redemption Island and back in the game, the tribes merged, and some of the returning players turned on one of their own, sending Aras to Redemption Island.

Kasama - Night 21
The tribe returns from Tribal Council and Vytas congratulates them as a fan of the show - Aras did not see that brutal blindside coming.  Of course, to the camera, he says he wants to get vengeance - "knives out, let's get it on."
-Tina is mad and she can't keep her mouth shut - she says bravo to Tyson & Monica but they have screwed themselves because there are 5 jury votes they aren't going to get because they flipped.  She says they weren't in the alliance... but then everyone speaks up that they all thought they were in an alliance with Aras.
-Tyson tells her the only person that was flipping around there was the guy they voted out [Aras] (that's not exactly true.)
-Tyson tells the camera that Survivor has broken his heart twice before but tonight he fell back in love a little bit.  How dare Tina say shame on me for not playing like she does, if everyone played this game like Tina, I'd win every time.

Kasama - Day 22
Tina apologizes to Katie for choosing the wrong alliance that has put them on the outs.  She tells her if she can find a way to further herself in the game she should take it and not worry about Mom. (Aww.)
-Katie's now got to come up with a game plan - she's got to figure out a way to sell her vote, but how does she do that with her loved one on the line - she doesn't know if she can say, "Keep me instead of her."

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE #1
OH NO!  It's the gross eating challenge... damn those huge grubs.
-First round: Tyson, Vytas, Monica, Katie and Laura - they reveal a cup full of 40 monster meal-worms.
-Moving on: Tyson, Monica.... Vytas coughed some up and had to pick them up off the ground, then eat them and he still beat Katie & Monica.

-Second round: Hayden, Ciera, Tina, Gervase and Caleb (oh yeah, Caleb is still there).  They are eating the same thing.
-Moving on: Hayden, Gervase and Caleb (Ciera gave up and Tina spit them out too... come on ladies - course I wouldn't want to do it either.)

-Third round (only two people moving on) - they are eating... What is that?? Pig intestines... at least they're cooked - they each have 3 ounces of rubbery tubes... let's just say there was lots of gacking, spraying, gagging... Monica is the first one finished (way to represent!) and Gervase joins her (that's a surprise, he must have been gross eating training for this one.)

-Final round - they are eating: two huge grubs (of course, the one thing that Gervase could not get down the very first season... and the one thing they have every season there is an eating challenge.  I know I couldn't do it.)
-Gervase is saying he can't do it - he tries to take both on at the same time but that's a big chew.  Monica is more methodical, taking them one at a time and, despite some major gaggage, she is victorious!  Monica wins immunity!

Kasama - Day 22
Back at camp, Laura tells Tyson, Gervase, Monica, Ciera, Hayden and Caleb (I guess, they never show Caleb) that the guys are voting Vytas tonight and the girls are voting Katie.  She doesn't know if Vytas, Katie or Tina have a hidden immunity idol so she says they have to split the votes.
-Tyson is torn, does he tell them he has the idol so they don't have to worry about splitting votes or is that going to make him too big of a target?  He doesn't want to tell them he has the idol so he keeps his mouth shut.
-Vytas comes up and asks them who is on the block tonight.  Tyson says, "Only time will tell." (He's no Laura B. there will be no teary confessions of their voting strategy.)

-Vytas and Hayden go for water and Vytas asks him to tell it to him straight, if he's going home, he at least owes him that (does he, does he really owe you anything?)
-Hayden tells Vytas it's him or Katie - but Vytas pushes more, there are seven of them is it 4 for me or 4 for her... that Hayden will not say.
-Vytas knows he's got to scratch and claw for his position in this game and if that means putting Katie's name down, that's what he's going to do.
-Katie comes and joins them at ye ole watering hole and Vytas tells her of course he's not turning on you girls...(Right.)

-Back at camp, Monica is watching everyone off talking to each other and thinks that everyone is scrambling, it must have been her tonight... (WHAT?) Laura can't believe how paranoid Monica is, she has the immunity necklace, she's not going home, so why does she care if people are talking?

-Vytas goes to Tyson and pleads his case, he asks them to vote 3 for him tonight, it would just be rubbing salt in the wound to vote him out right after Aras, if they take Katie out tonight that is breaking up one more pair out there, and Vytas can offer up his jury vote in the end if they keep him.  -Tyson sees these all as valid points, plus he's worried that the women may wise up and form an alliance, if he keeps Vytas the guys will still be the majority.  He'd like Katie to go next - and he floats the idea to his alliance...

TRIBAL COUNCIL #1
Tina, what went down at camp after Aras' blindside?
-Well Jeff, I should have kept my big mouth shut but I called out Tyson and Monica.
Vytas, it was your brother they took out.
-Yeah, I was really happy Tina said what she did because I was feeling it.  Bleep you, you voted out my brother (Oh, bad word made everyone jump a little) Vote out my little brother, how dare you. 
I'm my brother's keeper and if you vote him out I'm going to do whatever I can do to get you back (uh... what are you doing?)
But I couldn't say that then...
But you just said it.
-That's the natural feeling, but I get it - I totally get it. (Hmm, I don't know if he saved himself there.)

Gervase, can you relate to Vytas?
-Of course, I understand his anger, when Marissa left I called out Tadhana - of course you're going to feel that.

Vytas - and to be honest Jeff, it's a great move that they made and I know it's a game about betrayal.  They said Aras had all these alliances, he had a couple, but you fan that to people as paranoid as Monica, tell her she's a doormat - Okay, I don't want to be a doormat, I'm with you.

Monica - Wow, I've given my word, that's all I have out here.  I think you flopped on my husband but I stuck my neck out for you and Aras and Tina to get you there, to live vicariously through you all...

Vytas - You were getting yourself further at the same time.  This 'Monica the benevolent' thing is a little bit old, we're all in this thing to win a million dollars.  We had a bond, when we left Galang I trusted you and you broke that trust.

Katie, is it safe to assume it's you, your Mom or Vytas tonight?
-Yes, it could be me tonight but if I make it, I'm going to look for the cracks and hopefully somebody will make a move. (She's been way too passive, it's too little too late there honey.)

Vytas, what do you say to these guys, what's your case?
What if the women rally and they don't have a guy to maintain their numbers.  I think Tyson and Gervase have the most power in this alliance and the girls would behoove themselves to get them out. (Tyson did not like that being pointed out to the ladies.)

Time to Vote:
Monica votes Vytas - "What up, Brad"

Tallying the Votes (No one plays a hidden immunity idol)
Vytas - 1
Katie - 1
Tai Sun - 1
Vytas - 2, 3, 4, 5... well he did maximum damage while he could. We'll see if the ladies listen to him. Vytas goes and joins Aras on Redemption Island.

Kasama - Night 22
-They return to camp after voting out Vytas and Monica is crowing about how she said "What up, Brad" when she wrote Vytas' name down.  After his attack on her at Tribal, she switched her vote and she obviously doesn't care who knows it. (For someone so paranoid, she's not very smart.)
-Gervase tells the camera that Monica was told to vote for Katie and she switched her vote - "if that had been the reason Tyson or myself were voted out, I would lose it."  It's moves like that which make him think let's get rid of Monica next.  "One more straw and the camel's back will be broke."

Redemption Island - Day 23
-Vytas is blaming Aras for getting them to Redemption Island.  Aras says there is no way he could have known but Vytas isn't buying that, "there were signs."
-He's miffed that he brought people along in his alliance based on Aras saying he was good and he wasn't good.
-Aras says they are still in the game.
Vytas - purgatory
Aras - if we weren't in the game, I'd be eating a cheese burger right now.
Vytas - belch.
Aras says his brother has a very negative energy and he [Aras] has a positive energy - that's why he'll do better.  Aras says he'll be happy if either he or Vytas gets back in the game - Vytas says he can't say the same. (You definitely get to see the real Vytas when he's dealing with Aras, none of the nice guy veneer, it's all bitter big brother.)

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE #2
They have to balance a sword on a shield, point down - with the other hand they have to stack what look like hand made coins on the handle/hilt of the sword - when the coins get too tall they will topple - if their coins fall they are out of the challenge - last person with a stack of coins standing, wins Immunity.
-Off they go: oh, and Jeff tells them what coins to add, small, medium or large coins.... Ciera's hands are shaking like a leaf.
-Monica drops a coin putting it on the stack and she's out - Ciera drops one before Jeff is even finished saying Monica is out.
-Next out is the shaky handed Tina.
-A while later it's Gervase out - then Laura right behind him.
-Getting dicy, stacks are growing, wind picking up... and Caleb is out.
-Down to Hayden, Katie and Tyson.  Tina keeps telling Katie she's doing a good job (Mom, shut it!)
-Tyson drops... Hayden drops... and KATIE is the surprise winner of this Immunity Challenge. (Well, that was fortuitous, you may have just sealed Mamma's fate though.)

Kasama - Day 24
-Katie feels like she won the lottery but it's short lived because Tina is vulnerable.  Tina feels like she has 5 hours to find the hidden immunity idol and she doesn't care who knows it.
-Tyson says to Hayden and Caleb if Tina goes looking for the hidden idol, at least one of them should go sit with her and keep tabs on if she finds it or not.
SO, Tina makes her move and all three guys follow her but she gets the slip on them... so they split up... but they end up finding her and she was looking in the right place but Tyson had already found and moved the idol.  He of course is just playing along so they won't suspect he has the idol, but Tyson really wishes he could just go have a nap.
-Tina stops looking while they are there, but they're not leaving... it's a real Mexican stand off - she doesn't want to start looking because they don't know if she has it or not if she's not looking - yup, everyone is just hanging out in the woods. (So silly.)

-Back at camp Monica is being Monica, what if she finds the idol, who do we vote for then?  Laura says they'll split the votes.  Split the votes for who? (Katie has Immunity...) Oh, I see what you're saying. (Yeah, paranoid is on the bottom...) They're just going to all vote Tina.

-Tyson is talking to Gervase about Monica being a loose cannon.  Gervase says if she just sticks to the plan everything is fine but loose cannons tend to go off and end up sinking something you're riding on. 
-Gervase is thinking he'd rather keep Tina and Katie another couple days and take Monica out.  He broaches that idea with Hayden and he's alright with it, he tells Caleb that maybe Monica is their better move tonight.

TRIBAL COUNCIL #2
Alliance of 7, Vytas is voted out, Katie gets immunity, Tina, what do you do?
-All I could do was try to find the hidden immunity idol but I had babysitters all day - so I had to pull a fast one and try to run and hide for a while...
So you did have time free of your captors?
-Twice today.  Read into that what you want.
Your other play is to try and find a crack.
-You are exactly right, it cannot be all of these people - and poor Monica, guess what, you are on the bottom.

Wow, Monica, what do you say to that?
-That's fine, people have their opinions, but I've had relationships with these people since day one and hopefully they'll pull through (blah, blah, blah - Laura is laughing at her.)

Tina- so are you saying that you don't feel like you're on the bottom?

Monica - whether I'm on the bottom or not, it's obvious that Tyson and Gervase are together, Caleb & Hayden are together and both sets of mothers and daughters are together so do I sometimes feel like I'm #7? - sure.

Tina, there's your crack. (One person in an alliance of seven does not a crack make - she's just the dangling bit stuck to the fur... if you know what I'm saying.)
Tina -And every tribal council she's the last one told who to vote for, cause Monica just talks way too much and it makes people scared to death.

Gervase, when does somebody talking too much become a liability?
-Instantaneously - I don't like wild cards cause they can ruin everything (snaps his fingers) just like that.  I like to know what my hand looks like all the time.

So, Monica, what if they get rid of you tonight, they can get rid of Tina anytime they want.
-Sure, you always have that little bit of doubt... blah, blah.. splitting votes... blah blah ... I could be the bottom.

Hayden says maybe they should split the vote in case Tina has the idol (since then one of them would go home) maybe they should take out the bottom.

Monica makes some lame pitch about being trustworthy and they couldn't ask for a better player.

Tina says maybe she has the idol, maybe she doesn't....

Time to Vote (FINALLY!)
Katie votes for Monica
Monica votes for Tina

Tallying the Votes:
Tina starts rummaging through her bag, "Jeff,... I wish I found it, but I didn't." (she's the only one that found that amusing).
Monica - 1
Tina - 1
Tyson - 1 (who voted for Tyson?  Oh, must have been Tina.)
Tina - 2, 3, 4, 5... That was not a surprising vote, sometimes you just have to take the easy vote, they can't all be fireworks.  And Tina joins the boys on Redemption Island.

Next week: Ciera celebrates being the last remaining couple in the game with her mom and in the next breath is saying that her mom needs to go.

So there you have it, Redemption Island is fully stocked again and no one actually went home this week.

Have a great weekend, after tomorrow :)

Coleen

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