Wrinkle in the Plan
Last week on Survivor, the tribes merged, there was a lot of wheeling dealing and then Julie got caught hoarding trail mix and couldn't own up to it, so she quit... they didn't even make them go to Tribal Council! Both Josh and Jeremy were sure the other was going home and were that much angrier at Julie for messing up their plans.
Huyopa - Day 19
-They wake up still pissed off that Julie just up and left like that - Missy especially was not happy with this wrinkle in their plan to vote Josh out.
-Meanwhile, Jon is waffling to Jaclyn, they had decided to side with Josh and vote Jeremy out but now Jon is wondering if he's actually playing the game or just being deceitful. Jaclyn actually rolled her eyes at him - to her way of thinking, they are in a power position because both sides are still vying for their votes, this is a good thing. Jon confirms that he has to consider what is his best path and right now, that does not include Jeremy. (Hmm, we'll see if that doesn't change before they finally go to Tribal Council again.)
REWARD CHALLENGE
-They will divide into two teams. On Jeff's go, they will race to load big, heavy puzzle pieces into a cart - they will then push that cart to the base of the tower where they will use the pieces to build a temple (staircase) - one person will climb the temple to release a statue and then they must pull the rope to hoist the statue up to the top of the structure they have set up there - once the statue hits the top it will raise their team flag and they will win reward. Reward is: Survivor style taco bar - chicken, steak, corn, beer, ice tea and margaritas.
Teams:
Orange: Keith, Natalie, Reed, Jeremy & Wes
Blue: Jon, Alec, Baylor, Josh & Jaclyn
Missy was not picked so she doesn't have to participate but she also has no shot at the reward. (Is that good and bad news?)
Off they go - Yellow has a bit of a lead on the first load of pieces - all the firemen on the one team, they are used to having to lift heavy stuff... and blue has less muscle and one more girl (not that I'm making excuses...)
-Blue is not giving up though, they push on through and both teams get to building their temple.
-Yellow finishes their temple and raises their flag way ahead of blue.
-Yellow gets not only the taco bar but they also chose Jon to go to Exile island, all by his lonesome. They said it was because they thought he could handle it on his own (whatever, it's more likely they all think he's on their side and don't want anyone trying to win his vote in the next two days.)
REWARD
-First things first, margaritas all around! Then they get down to real eating and not talking - because they are from two different alliances, Reed just wanted to keep it a casual meal but Natalie pipes up, "Are we supposed to be strategizing or something?" She knows very well if Missy or Jon were there with her and Jeremy it would be all strategy but it's Reed, Keith & Wes.
-Keith, bless him, does try to make some game-like conversation - he says his pick last night would have been Julie so if they had gone to tribal even after her quitting, he would have no idea who to vote for.
-Jeremy is not buying it for a minute - he knows very well they were targeting him... but he appreciates that Keith is at least trying to play the game, he's just not very good at it - Oh Burn! (But also, so true.)
-And then Wes made a huge pig of himself, didn't listen to dad telling him to slow down - Keith said, "Wesley's a good kid, hadn't been to jail yet," (is that his yard stick for good kid?) "but he does make some mistakes." It totally looked like he was going to be wasting all that food but I think a couple big burps and he was able to keep it down - though he did feel like crap. (I don't think Wes is a mental giant either.)
Huyopa - Day 19
-Back at camp, they are having some rice broth, probably pretending it was margaritas... and Josh tells us it couldn't have gone better in terms of him being back at camp with the people he needed to talk to - meaning Baylor. He takes her aside and basically tells her he thinks she owes him because he stuck his neck out for her in the beginning and Baylor tells the camera she was taught you should give a gift without expecting anything in return, she doesn't feel like she owes him anything.
-She tells him that people have been telling her that he's just using her for her vote (did you follow that?) - He says, "I'm sure your mom has been saying that." (Oh, dude, wrong tactic - don't attack the momma!) But he pretty much knows that Baylor is lost to him.
-Josh then goes and fills in Jaclyn and she assures him that it doesn't matter if Missy & Baylor vote for him because she and Jon are not going to write his name down. Josh just hopes he can trust her word.
Exile Island - Day 19
-Jon's so lonely, he misses Jaclyn and then he says, "With me away, she has a chance to build those relationships up so she's not just seen as the tag-along." (Seriously? I get all feminist offended but then realize that everyone does seem to be talking to him and not her, so I have to admit he does have a point. Sigh.)
-Jon gets a clue to a hidden immunity idol on Exile Island - it eludes to low tide and a sword... so he goes looking along the shoreline and then up a big rock on the swordlike peninsula... and what does he find, a hidden immunity idol! (Ho-oh, that could be interesting.)
Huyopa - Day 21
-Wes was having difficulty after the reward and serenaded the camp to burps and farts all night - Alec & Keith think it's funny and join in if they can but Baylor, Missy & Jeremy are disgusted and think the boys are just rude pigs.
-Jeremy admits they can act like that at the firehall sometimes but when a woman comes into the room you shut it down. These guys are so rude, they are always the first to eat, jumping in front of the girls, "Where are your manners?"
-Alec is still treating Baylor like his little sister - in that he makes her clean up his fish guts and if she complains asks her if she wants to eat... Baylor knows he's just trying to bug her but it's working. Missy tells her he's rude to her too and to just let it roll off her back.
-But then Keith targets Baylor too - telling her to get up and help him get firewood since she's been laying around all day doing nothing and, right in front of Missy, says if she was his kid she'd have had her butt whooped seven times today (really?)
-And finally Alec tells the girls to keep the fire going as the Rude Boy trio are traipsing off somewhere and they say okay but he adds, "I know Natalie would but I don't know if they will." [talking about Baylor and Jaclyn.] (They can hear you!)
-Jaclyn can't believe how much the guy's behaviour has changed since Jon has been away (or are you just noticing it now because you're not off with Jon and are getting some of the brunt of it.) She can't believe they are treating her so poorly when they need her vote and should realize that Jon will do what she wants him to do. Jaclyn tells Baylor and Natalie that the guys just lost her vote with the fire comment - Jon can vote with them if he wants but she's not.
-The Rude boys are half-assed talking about strategy, they have to make sure Jeremy doesn't win individual immunity and Keith says, "We have to touch base with... Jon." And I could see the wheels moving... Alec asks who else they have to touch base with and he says, "I would think Jaclyn." (You know, that girl you just insulted.) and Alec dismisses her out of hand, "No, no, Jon's down with the boys." (Oh, I hope she makes that chauvinist learn a million dollar lesson... but who am I kidding, Alec's not getting anywhere near winning.)
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE
-Jon comes back and is welcomed by all.
-It's a memory challenge - they have to use their cubes to repeat back a series of symbols that Jeff shows them.
First round: Jon first out, Reed next out and then Wes & Alec out (B'bye.)
Second round: Natalie first out, Baylor next out, Jaclyn out, then Missy & Keith both out and we're down to the final two - Josh & Jeremy (and they chose different icons)... JEREMY wins individual immunity! (Ohh, the one thing they didn't want, but I'm glad - I can't help it though, I like Jeremy.)
Huyopa - Day 21
Back at camp, everyone is congratulating Jeremy but he knows Josh and his goons were coming for him - he's revelling in their gritted teeth congrats.
-Jon whispers to Jaclyn that he has the hidden idol and she does not have a poker face - good thing no one was watching that but us.
-Jeremy knows tonight's vote is all down to Jon & Jaclyn and he hopes they are on his side or he's going to have to keep winning immunity to keep himself alive.
-Josh & Reed are talking to Alec & Wes and they are thinking Baylor tonight - the rude boys know Keith would be 100% in so Josh declares it's Baylor and he's hoping J&J (Jon & Jaclyn) are still willing to vote on his side or this could be his last day out there.
-But speaking of J&J, Jon asks her how it's been the last couple days around camp without him there and she tells him she doesn't want to vote with the boys anymore, they don't speak to her when he's not there they do nothing but discount her and going forward, the guys are their biggest competition in the immunity challenges. Jon points out that they are not going to win over Jeremy in the end but she seems willing to give it a shot...
-Then Reed comes over to talk to them and when he asks how it's going she can't hide that she's not happy he's interrupted them - Jon plays politician though and asks who they are voting for tonight and Reed tells them Baylor because she's so annoying. Jaclyn just doesn't say anything.
-Jaclyn tells the camera that she thought Jon would have her back but he's looking really far ahead which is stupid... she doesn't know what they are going to do now.
Back at camp Keith proves that he does not know how this game is played. Missy asks him in front of Jeremy and Natalie if he's just going along with what Josh says now or do they have a chance... and he goes on a rant about how lazy Baylor is and how Missy does everything for her (OMG! This guy needs to give his head a shake - yes, everything he said may be true and she may need to hear it, but not when you are competing for a million dollars - you tell her she is the best mother you've ever seen and you wish you had a daughter like hers - then you vote her out... It looks like he doesn't understand women or Survivor.)
-Later, Baylor asks Missy what Keith said and she tells her he said it's you... ominous music accompanies her eyes bugging out - and they know they have to talk to J&J... well, Missy says she has to go talk to Jon.
-Missy says to Jon that they should stick to their original plan to vote Josh and he's all wishy-washy with her.
-Jaclyn does not want to vote with those guys but Jon is not on the same page with her, he doesn't want to face Jeremy in the end.
-Jeremy doesn't trust Jon, he's sneaky - and I guess after tonight they'll know if he was being clear or shady.
-Jaclyn says, "No matter what happens, somebody's not going to be happy."
TRIBAL COUNCIL
-Jeremy knew if he didn't win immunity today people would be writing his name down.
-Josh said he knew his name was being tossed around as well and that he needed the immunity tonight.
Jeff asks, "Are the alliances just known?"
-Wes says basically, it's him & Alec, Josh & Reed and of course his dad.
-Which takes us to the other alliance of Jeremy, Natalie, Missy & Baylor and leads us to Jon & Jaclyn still being the belle of the ball with everyone vying for their votes.
-But it also comes out that while Jon was at Exile, none of the guys talked to Jaclyn (except Josh, so he looked confused) but the young guys totally discounted her and she was feeling very disrespected by them. (Alec looks scared,'oh, should I have been nice to her?' Idiot.)
-Missy lays it out that the young guys are acting like they are at a frat house - burping, farting, spitting... they don't care if a female's there or not.
-And Keith pipes up that they are not at the Hilton and these are normal body functions (huh, doesn't feel so good having your kid criticized right in front of you, does it.)
-Natalie had brought up how the young guys were treating Jaclyn and how she feels protective of the original Hunahpu and felt Jon was someone they could trust from the beginning.
-Reed wants to pitch them his side - why would they, as a couple, want to side with a bunch of singles, don't you think they will just turn on you and try to take Jon out?
-Jeremy jumps in that Reed's side would turn on them too and try to take Jon out as he's the biggest physical threat [after himself of course].
-Jon says he's okay with their lynch pin status right now but they are having to make game changing decisions that are pretty scary.
TIME TO VOTE:
Alec votes Baylor - says he's sorry she can't handle hanging with the big boys. (Who would that be?)
Baylor votes Josh - says she stopped trusting him when he wrote her name down the first tribal and didn't tell her.
TALLYING THE VOTES:
No one plays a hidden immunity idol even though Keith and Jon both have one now.
VOTES:
Baylor - 1
Josh - 1
Baylor - 2
Josh - 2
Baylor - 3
Josh - 3
Baylor - 4
Josh - 4
Baylor - 5
Josh - 5
Final vote is for... JOSH! (And Jaclyn proved they should have been nicer to her while Jon was away. Happy wife, happy life.) Too bad Josh and Jeremy couldn't both stay and they get rid of Alec... I appreciate the gamesmanship of their rivalry - now we have to suffer through more frat boy crap.
And with Josh leaving, that takes Cindi C, Donna P and Cara & Alex L. out of the pool.
Next time: With his moral compass gone, Reed is willing to lie, cheat and steal to stay in the game - he goes through Keith's bag and tells everyone he has an idol - which throws the camp into turmoil (oh, fun!)
Josh's final thoughts - he never fully trusted the alliance he was with there at the end. He thinks he revealed a little too much of who he was out there and that got him sent packing but he's thankful he made it as far as he did and it's been an awesome experience. (I didn't mind Josh but I think he was a little too clinical in his approach, he should have led with his gut more and maybe he'd still be there.)
Have a great rest of your week everybody,
Coleen
Last week on Survivor, the tribes merged, there was a lot of wheeling dealing and then Julie got caught hoarding trail mix and couldn't own up to it, so she quit... they didn't even make them go to Tribal Council! Both Josh and Jeremy were sure the other was going home and were that much angrier at Julie for messing up their plans.
Huyopa - Day 19
-They wake up still pissed off that Julie just up and left like that - Missy especially was not happy with this wrinkle in their plan to vote Josh out.
-Meanwhile, Jon is waffling to Jaclyn, they had decided to side with Josh and vote Jeremy out but now Jon is wondering if he's actually playing the game or just being deceitful. Jaclyn actually rolled her eyes at him - to her way of thinking, they are in a power position because both sides are still vying for their votes, this is a good thing. Jon confirms that he has to consider what is his best path and right now, that does not include Jeremy. (Hmm, we'll see if that doesn't change before they finally go to Tribal Council again.)
REWARD CHALLENGE
-They will divide into two teams. On Jeff's go, they will race to load big, heavy puzzle pieces into a cart - they will then push that cart to the base of the tower where they will use the pieces to build a temple (staircase) - one person will climb the temple to release a statue and then they must pull the rope to hoist the statue up to the top of the structure they have set up there - once the statue hits the top it will raise their team flag and they will win reward. Reward is: Survivor style taco bar - chicken, steak, corn, beer, ice tea and margaritas.
Teams:
Orange: Keith, Natalie, Reed, Jeremy & Wes
Blue: Jon, Alec, Baylor, Josh & Jaclyn
Missy was not picked so she doesn't have to participate but she also has no shot at the reward. (Is that good and bad news?)
Off they go - Yellow has a bit of a lead on the first load of pieces - all the firemen on the one team, they are used to having to lift heavy stuff... and blue has less muscle and one more girl (not that I'm making excuses...)
-Blue is not giving up though, they push on through and both teams get to building their temple.
-Yellow finishes their temple and raises their flag way ahead of blue.
-Yellow gets not only the taco bar but they also chose Jon to go to Exile island, all by his lonesome. They said it was because they thought he could handle it on his own (whatever, it's more likely they all think he's on their side and don't want anyone trying to win his vote in the next two days.)
REWARD
-First things first, margaritas all around! Then they get down to real eating and not talking - because they are from two different alliances, Reed just wanted to keep it a casual meal but Natalie pipes up, "Are we supposed to be strategizing or something?" She knows very well if Missy or Jon were there with her and Jeremy it would be all strategy but it's Reed, Keith & Wes.
-Keith, bless him, does try to make some game-like conversation - he says his pick last night would have been Julie so if they had gone to tribal even after her quitting, he would have no idea who to vote for.
-Jeremy is not buying it for a minute - he knows very well they were targeting him... but he appreciates that Keith is at least trying to play the game, he's just not very good at it - Oh Burn! (But also, so true.)
-And then Wes made a huge pig of himself, didn't listen to dad telling him to slow down - Keith said, "Wesley's a good kid, hadn't been to jail yet," (is that his yard stick for good kid?) "but he does make some mistakes." It totally looked like he was going to be wasting all that food but I think a couple big burps and he was able to keep it down - though he did feel like crap. (I don't think Wes is a mental giant either.)
Huyopa - Day 19
-Back at camp, they are having some rice broth, probably pretending it was margaritas... and Josh tells us it couldn't have gone better in terms of him being back at camp with the people he needed to talk to - meaning Baylor. He takes her aside and basically tells her he thinks she owes him because he stuck his neck out for her in the beginning and Baylor tells the camera she was taught you should give a gift without expecting anything in return, she doesn't feel like she owes him anything.
-She tells him that people have been telling her that he's just using her for her vote (did you follow that?) - He says, "I'm sure your mom has been saying that." (Oh, dude, wrong tactic - don't attack the momma!) But he pretty much knows that Baylor is lost to him.
-Josh then goes and fills in Jaclyn and she assures him that it doesn't matter if Missy & Baylor vote for him because she and Jon are not going to write his name down. Josh just hopes he can trust her word.
Exile Island - Day 19
-Jon's so lonely, he misses Jaclyn and then he says, "With me away, she has a chance to build those relationships up so she's not just seen as the tag-along." (Seriously? I get all feminist offended but then realize that everyone does seem to be talking to him and not her, so I have to admit he does have a point. Sigh.)
-Jon gets a clue to a hidden immunity idol on Exile Island - it eludes to low tide and a sword... so he goes looking along the shoreline and then up a big rock on the swordlike peninsula... and what does he find, a hidden immunity idol! (Ho-oh, that could be interesting.)
Huyopa - Day 21
-Wes was having difficulty after the reward and serenaded the camp to burps and farts all night - Alec & Keith think it's funny and join in if they can but Baylor, Missy & Jeremy are disgusted and think the boys are just rude pigs.
-Jeremy admits they can act like that at the firehall sometimes but when a woman comes into the room you shut it down. These guys are so rude, they are always the first to eat, jumping in front of the girls, "Where are your manners?"
-Alec is still treating Baylor like his little sister - in that he makes her clean up his fish guts and if she complains asks her if she wants to eat... Baylor knows he's just trying to bug her but it's working. Missy tells her he's rude to her too and to just let it roll off her back.
-But then Keith targets Baylor too - telling her to get up and help him get firewood since she's been laying around all day doing nothing and, right in front of Missy, says if she was his kid she'd have had her butt whooped seven times today (really?)
-And finally Alec tells the girls to keep the fire going as the Rude Boy trio are traipsing off somewhere and they say okay but he adds, "I know Natalie would but I don't know if they will." [talking about Baylor and Jaclyn.] (They can hear you!)
-Jaclyn can't believe how much the guy's behaviour has changed since Jon has been away (or are you just noticing it now because you're not off with Jon and are getting some of the brunt of it.) She can't believe they are treating her so poorly when they need her vote and should realize that Jon will do what she wants him to do. Jaclyn tells Baylor and Natalie that the guys just lost her vote with the fire comment - Jon can vote with them if he wants but she's not.
-The Rude boys are half-assed talking about strategy, they have to make sure Jeremy doesn't win individual immunity and Keith says, "We have to touch base with... Jon." And I could see the wheels moving... Alec asks who else they have to touch base with and he says, "I would think Jaclyn." (You know, that girl you just insulted.) and Alec dismisses her out of hand, "No, no, Jon's down with the boys." (Oh, I hope she makes that chauvinist learn a million dollar lesson... but who am I kidding, Alec's not getting anywhere near winning.)
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE
-Jon comes back and is welcomed by all.
-It's a memory challenge - they have to use their cubes to repeat back a series of symbols that Jeff shows them.
First round: Jon first out, Reed next out and then Wes & Alec out (B'bye.)
Second round: Natalie first out, Baylor next out, Jaclyn out, then Missy & Keith both out and we're down to the final two - Josh & Jeremy (and they chose different icons)... JEREMY wins individual immunity! (Ohh, the one thing they didn't want, but I'm glad - I can't help it though, I like Jeremy.)
Huyopa - Day 21
Back at camp, everyone is congratulating Jeremy but he knows Josh and his goons were coming for him - he's revelling in their gritted teeth congrats.
-Jon whispers to Jaclyn that he has the hidden idol and she does not have a poker face - good thing no one was watching that but us.
-Jeremy knows tonight's vote is all down to Jon & Jaclyn and he hopes they are on his side or he's going to have to keep winning immunity to keep himself alive.
-Josh & Reed are talking to Alec & Wes and they are thinking Baylor tonight - the rude boys know Keith would be 100% in so Josh declares it's Baylor and he's hoping J&J (Jon & Jaclyn) are still willing to vote on his side or this could be his last day out there.
-But speaking of J&J, Jon asks her how it's been the last couple days around camp without him there and she tells him she doesn't want to vote with the boys anymore, they don't speak to her when he's not there they do nothing but discount her and going forward, the guys are their biggest competition in the immunity challenges. Jon points out that they are not going to win over Jeremy in the end but she seems willing to give it a shot...
-Then Reed comes over to talk to them and when he asks how it's going she can't hide that she's not happy he's interrupted them - Jon plays politician though and asks who they are voting for tonight and Reed tells them Baylor because she's so annoying. Jaclyn just doesn't say anything.
-Jaclyn tells the camera that she thought Jon would have her back but he's looking really far ahead which is stupid... she doesn't know what they are going to do now.
Back at camp Keith proves that he does not know how this game is played. Missy asks him in front of Jeremy and Natalie if he's just going along with what Josh says now or do they have a chance... and he goes on a rant about how lazy Baylor is and how Missy does everything for her (OMG! This guy needs to give his head a shake - yes, everything he said may be true and she may need to hear it, but not when you are competing for a million dollars - you tell her she is the best mother you've ever seen and you wish you had a daughter like hers - then you vote her out... It looks like he doesn't understand women or Survivor.)
-Later, Baylor asks Missy what Keith said and she tells her he said it's you... ominous music accompanies her eyes bugging out - and they know they have to talk to J&J... well, Missy says she has to go talk to Jon.
-Missy says to Jon that they should stick to their original plan to vote Josh and he's all wishy-washy with her.
-Jaclyn does not want to vote with those guys but Jon is not on the same page with her, he doesn't want to face Jeremy in the end.
-Jeremy doesn't trust Jon, he's sneaky - and I guess after tonight they'll know if he was being clear or shady.
-Jaclyn says, "No matter what happens, somebody's not going to be happy."
TRIBAL COUNCIL
-Jeremy knew if he didn't win immunity today people would be writing his name down.
-Josh said he knew his name was being tossed around as well and that he needed the immunity tonight.
Jeff asks, "Are the alliances just known?"
-Wes says basically, it's him & Alec, Josh & Reed and of course his dad.
-Which takes us to the other alliance of Jeremy, Natalie, Missy & Baylor and leads us to Jon & Jaclyn still being the belle of the ball with everyone vying for their votes.
-But it also comes out that while Jon was at Exile, none of the guys talked to Jaclyn (except Josh, so he looked confused) but the young guys totally discounted her and she was feeling very disrespected by them. (Alec looks scared,'oh, should I have been nice to her?' Idiot.)
-Missy lays it out that the young guys are acting like they are at a frat house - burping, farting, spitting... they don't care if a female's there or not.
-And Keith pipes up that they are not at the Hilton and these are normal body functions (huh, doesn't feel so good having your kid criticized right in front of you, does it.)
-Natalie had brought up how the young guys were treating Jaclyn and how she feels protective of the original Hunahpu and felt Jon was someone they could trust from the beginning.
-Reed wants to pitch them his side - why would they, as a couple, want to side with a bunch of singles, don't you think they will just turn on you and try to take Jon out?
-Jeremy jumps in that Reed's side would turn on them too and try to take Jon out as he's the biggest physical threat [after himself of course].
-Jon says he's okay with their lynch pin status right now but they are having to make game changing decisions that are pretty scary.
TIME TO VOTE:
Alec votes Baylor - says he's sorry she can't handle hanging with the big boys. (Who would that be?)
Baylor votes Josh - says she stopped trusting him when he wrote her name down the first tribal and didn't tell her.
TALLYING THE VOTES:
No one plays a hidden immunity idol even though Keith and Jon both have one now.
VOTES:
Baylor - 1
Josh - 1
Baylor - 2
Josh - 2
Baylor - 3
Josh - 3
Baylor - 4
Josh - 4
Baylor - 5
Josh - 5
Final vote is for... JOSH! (And Jaclyn proved they should have been nicer to her while Jon was away. Happy wife, happy life.) Too bad Josh and Jeremy couldn't both stay and they get rid of Alec... I appreciate the gamesmanship of their rivalry - now we have to suffer through more frat boy crap.
And with Josh leaving, that takes Cindi C, Donna P and Cara & Alex L. out of the pool.
Next time: With his moral compass gone, Reed is willing to lie, cheat and steal to stay in the game - he goes through Keith's bag and tells everyone he has an idol - which throws the camp into turmoil (oh, fun!)
Josh's final thoughts - he never fully trusted the alliance he was with there at the end. He thinks he revealed a little too much of who he was out there and that got him sent packing but he's thankful he made it as far as he did and it's been an awesome experience. (I didn't mind Josh but I think he was a little too clinical in his approach, he should have led with his gut more and maybe he'd still be there.)
Have a great rest of your week everybody,
Coleen
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