Million Dollar Gamble - Part 2
We jumped right into the next episode with the tribe returning to camp after blindsiding Chris
Vinaka - Night 28
Jay made the million dollar gamble at tribal by reading the crowd and realizing no one was really talking about him - he didn't play his idol and his name didn't even come up once.
-Bret is immediately talking to Zeke and trying to weasel his way back into Zeke's good graces, agreeing that the move to take out Chris had to be done because he was going to win the whole thing. Zeke says that Bret & Sunday are not on the bottom in his opinion and Bret wants to play on their good rapport to stick around and Zeke wants to keep them close.
-Zeke tells us his plan. He knew he had to make a move on David soon and in order to do that he needs six - Bret & Sunday are integral to that six and he's excited that he got to them before David did (huh, I don't remember you talking to Sunday... the patriarchy is live and well in Survivor, that's for sure.)
Vinaka - Day 29
We see David bright and early talking to Bret & Sunday, but is he too late? They understand that Chris was a strong player and they would have had to take him out at some point or he'd win the whole thing. Bret is acting like he's fine with David... and Sunday doesn't say a word (so maybe it's her own fault they don't talk to her.)
-David floats the idea that Jay should be the next vote... but he tells the camera that the person who is playing this game the best right now is Zeke and David wants to take Zeke out in three votes - Jay, Will and then Zeke. David makes the mistake of telling Bret and Sunday that he thinks Zeke is the best player right now and this sets off alarm bells with Bret. He smiles and nods along but now Bret is thinking that David needs to go and he needs to go fast.
-Bret tells Zeke about what David said about him and Zeke's not surprised David is coming for him because he's already coming for David. Zeke does share the fact that David has an idol with Bret who says he knows because David always has an idol.. they will have to be very sneaky to vote him out without his suspecting it.
Vinaka - Day 29
-David and Zeke are the chess players in this game and they think very similarly - David just hopes people see Zeke as playing harder than he is so it will be an easier sell to vote him out.
-Zeke recognizes that he and David are very similar people and he knows he seems threatening but he thinks David is more of a threat to win this thing. (No you're the best, no you are...as they are stabbing each other in the back.)
-Zeke is gathering his troops telling Adam & Hannah that David is coming for him and David has an idol. Hannah is trying to steer them towards seeing Jay & Will as more threatening right now because she wants to play with David, they have their crippling anxiety as a bond... but she has history with Zeke.
REWARD CHALLENGE
Okay, this was hilarious! They are divided into three teams of three. Their feet were bound together and their hands were tied to their sides, then on Jeff's go one person from each team had to slither through the sand like a snake to the first marker, then the next person had to go up a hill in the sand and down to the next marker before the last person had to go to the final marker - one that was reached they all got to untie and run to the puzzle board where they had to assemble a snake puzzle.
First team to assemble the snake correctly won the reward of a helicopter ride to a Survivor picnic.
-As there are ten people still in the game the one odd man out will not have to participate in the challenge but will automatically get to go on the reward (nice) and it was David who got the lucky rock.
Teams are: Hannah, Jessica & Adam - Will, Ken & Jay - Bret, Sunday & Zeke
Off the go and it's an immediate face plant in the sand without being able to use your arms to propel you a lot of them were digging with their faces... and they are going to have sand EVERYWHERE!
-Will was losing his shorts, the ladies with the biggest boobs had the most trouble, Jessica could not get up the hill, Ken was a superstar, Zeke and Bret were slow and steady.
-Will, Ken & Jay were the first team working on the puzzle, Bret, Sunday & Zeke were the next team to start on the puzzle and finally Adam, Jessica & Hannah made it to start on the puzzle. But it was Zeke, Bret and Sunday that breezed through the puzzle and won the Reward.
Sunday was so excited, all she wanted was a helicopter ride and she won that Reward. (Adam chose not to steal it, he's still holding on to his advantage.)
REWARD
All the news that's fit to print is that Bret came out to Zeke (and all the viewing public) by telling Zeke that he was not the only gay man out there... (huh. I didn't see that coming, I don't see it making any difference in the game but maybe it will solidify Bret & Zeke's bro-mance even more than the beer drinking) this issue really shows the difference between the generations, where Bret had to hide his sexuality growing up, Zeke was free to just be himself. Bret didn't say anything when he got there as well because he was with a bunch of macho guys and Zeke wouldn't have even considered not saying anything about being gay. Now they have the rainbow connection.
-Once Sunday comes back they are back to talking about the game and they agree that they are nervous about David. Zeke wants to try and get Jay & Will on board so he can bring in Hannah... they just have to makes sure that David doesn't suspect they are coming for him.
Vinaka - Day 29
-When they get back to camp Hannah immediately grabs David and spills that Bret told Zeke David was gunning for him and Zeke told Bret that David had an idol. This sends David into a tailspin, he's screwed up his game and Hannah is reassuring him that Zeke still trusts her so if the vote is going for David, she'll know and can tell him. David tells her that his idol is for the both of them.
-David proposes that the vote for Zeke now, let them vote for David and then he'll play his idol and Zeke will go home. (Yes, good plan.)
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE - Day 30
-They will each stand behind a cage door. They will have to manoeuver a handle through a maze that's on the outside of the door. Once they get the handle through the maze successfully they can unlock the door and then race to complete a slide puzzle. (Ughh, slide puzzles are the worst, I can never do them.) But it turns out the real roadblock in this challenge was getting the handle through the maze because it was on the outside of the door, they couldn't see it, they had to do everything by touch and memory... needless to say only one person got the handle through the maze and he was able to complete the puzzle and win Immunity with everyone still behind the cage doors. That person was JAY! What a blow out!
Vinaka - Day 30
-David comes clean to Jessica, telling her in a misguided effort to lure Bret & Sunday over to their side he told them he considered Zeke to be the best player out there. Jessica, "Oh lord." (see she knows). So now David is asking that Jessica and Ken vote Zeke tonight because the others are voting for him. Jessica owes David her life in the game because he played a hidden idol for her, so she will do what she can to protect him. Ken is also in, his loyalty is to David 100%.
-Then we see Zeke talking to Hannah and when he asks her if she agrees that David is the biggest threat in the game she blows it, big time. Instead of just agreeing with him like a normal person she doesn't say anything and says she's thinking. So right there Zeke knows that Hannah is no longer on his side. He asks if she's told David that Zeke is coming for him and she says, "you both know you're coming for each other." (Oh man, she's digging herself in deeper and deeper, just say no!)
-Zeke has now shifted his focus to Hannah tonight, if she wants to be one of David's numbers she no longer has any value to her and he has no problem voting her out of the game.
-Zeke tells Will, Bret, Sunday and Jay that they are voting Hannah tonight. So they have five votes, that's half, at worst it will generate a tie.
-Hannah goes and talks to Adam and tells him that Zeke and David are gunning for each other so they need to stick together and pick a side. Hannah wants to vote Zeke tonight but Adam is not confident.
-Hannah goes and talks to David and tells him that Adam will vote with her... but with them only having five votes she's pretty sure that Zeke is going to vote for her instead of David because of his idol. David warns her if he burns his idol for her and there is a tie, they will revote and if they tie again, rocks will be drawn among the rest. Or someone could flip and he'd go home. This is the scariest scenario for David.
TRIBAL COUNCIL #2
-David predicts this is going to be one of the most chaotic trial's they've seen so far.
-While Jay is blah blah blahing Hannah starts whispering to Adam who is sitting behind her and Bret is trying to eavesdrop. Hannah asks Jessica what is going on because she's not paying attention and Jessica says she doesn't know.
-David says this is what is known as a "trust cluster muck." And Bret blows up: "Trust clusters, musters, cut that crap." This is every man for himself right now. You talk, you hope what you've been told is correct and you move forward.
-David says, well will the members of Zeke's alliance like to raise their hands?
-Bret totally attacks him, Oh David, Now I'm going to cry because I have anxiety. And Zeke piles one, "Don't cry David." (Holy bullies on the playground, that was really ugly.)
-Hannah and Sunday actually tell them to knock it off, that was a personal attack and uncalled for.
-David says, "And that's where we are right now."
-Adam says hell yes he's nervous. He's even less sure than he was when he walked in to tribal council, the vote is very much live.
-And Jessica's eyes are bugging out of her head - she is so confused right now. While Ken's blah blahing - Hannah is whispering to Adam. David is mouthing to Jessica not to worry and Sunday is whispering the Will and Bret to just stick to the plan. Hannah asks what's the plan. They subtitle Ken but I didn't hear anyone say that.
-Bret makes another a-hole comment to Ken, like welcome to the game this is Survivor and then grouses more that this is all smoke and mirrors.
-Zeke thinks that no one is quite sure that people are going to vote how they said they were going to vote. Tribal Council is theatre Jeff and I think we've proven that tonight.
-Grumpy Bret asks if they can just vote and they all agree, it's time to vote.
Voting:
They didn't show how anyone voted but a huge cockroach type bug landed right on Taylor's chest and to his credit he didn't scream like a little girl like I would have, but when he tried to pick it off it didn't move (Arghgghh!)
Tallying the votes:
Anyone want to play a hidden immunity idol? David stands up and as he's heading to Jeff Adam tells him to wait... then he tells him they were talking about the vote being for Ken so David changes on the fly and plays the hidden immunity idol for Ken (WHAT? They just played you dude.)
Votes:
Zeke - 1
Hannah - 1 She says, "Dammit. I knew it. Told you."
Zeke - 2
Hannah - 2
Cutting to the chase, they tie 5-5, Zeke and Hannah. So there is a revote, Zeke & Hannah don't vote and the rest of them can only vote for Zeke or Hannah.
Zeke whispers to Jess, "Do you want to go to rocks? I realign with people all the time."
Hannah also whispers her plea to Jess, "Please don't vote for me."
Jessica, "I don't want to go to rocks." Then there was lots of "Oh my God" as Jessica went up to vote.
Re-Vote:
They tie again 4-4 Zeke & Hannah. So now if they can come to a unanimous decision on either Zeke or Hannah to go, that person will be out, otherwise Zeke & Hannah are immune along with Jay and Ken and the rest of them will have to draw rocks and the odd rock will go home.
Will asks if anyone is willing to give up their games for either of these two - they all say no. David makes his pitch that Zeke is playing the best game so he should go tonight, Zeke says David is not going to let him stay in the game anyway so ... Jessica just says she doesn't want to draw rocks... but no one is budging on their vote so Jeff calls it, they are going to rocks.
And who got the odd rock - JESSICA! (She was on borrowed time anyway.) Bret had to get his licks in that David wouldn't change his vote, implying it was his fault she was leaving. But she was so shocked and almost seemed traumatized by this - if she had just changed her vote to Hannah, Hannah would be sitting there and not her. (Yup, but you didn't and now you have to live with it.)
And Jessica willed her legacy advantage to Ken, hoping he was there on Day 36 to reap the benefit of whatever is in the envelope.
Oh and with Jessica leaving as well, that takes Mike L. and Kim A. out of the pool.
Next time: David gets a glimmer of hope when Will tells him he's ready to start playing the game hard. And it's the loved ones visit and Adam still has his Reward steal... Guess who's getting a family visit!
Happy US Turkey Day everyone,
Coleen
We jumped right into the next episode with the tribe returning to camp after blindsiding Chris
Vinaka - Night 28
Jay made the million dollar gamble at tribal by reading the crowd and realizing no one was really talking about him - he didn't play his idol and his name didn't even come up once.
-Bret is immediately talking to Zeke and trying to weasel his way back into Zeke's good graces, agreeing that the move to take out Chris had to be done because he was going to win the whole thing. Zeke says that Bret & Sunday are not on the bottom in his opinion and Bret wants to play on their good rapport to stick around and Zeke wants to keep them close.
-Zeke tells us his plan. He knew he had to make a move on David soon and in order to do that he needs six - Bret & Sunday are integral to that six and he's excited that he got to them before David did (huh, I don't remember you talking to Sunday... the patriarchy is live and well in Survivor, that's for sure.)
Vinaka - Day 29
We see David bright and early talking to Bret & Sunday, but is he too late? They understand that Chris was a strong player and they would have had to take him out at some point or he'd win the whole thing. Bret is acting like he's fine with David... and Sunday doesn't say a word (so maybe it's her own fault they don't talk to her.)
-David floats the idea that Jay should be the next vote... but he tells the camera that the person who is playing this game the best right now is Zeke and David wants to take Zeke out in three votes - Jay, Will and then Zeke. David makes the mistake of telling Bret and Sunday that he thinks Zeke is the best player right now and this sets off alarm bells with Bret. He smiles and nods along but now Bret is thinking that David needs to go and he needs to go fast.
-Bret tells Zeke about what David said about him and Zeke's not surprised David is coming for him because he's already coming for David. Zeke does share the fact that David has an idol with Bret who says he knows because David always has an idol.. they will have to be very sneaky to vote him out without his suspecting it.
Vinaka - Day 29
-David and Zeke are the chess players in this game and they think very similarly - David just hopes people see Zeke as playing harder than he is so it will be an easier sell to vote him out.
-Zeke recognizes that he and David are very similar people and he knows he seems threatening but he thinks David is more of a threat to win this thing. (No you're the best, no you are...as they are stabbing each other in the back.)
-Zeke is gathering his troops telling Adam & Hannah that David is coming for him and David has an idol. Hannah is trying to steer them towards seeing Jay & Will as more threatening right now because she wants to play with David, they have their crippling anxiety as a bond... but she has history with Zeke.
REWARD CHALLENGE
Okay, this was hilarious! They are divided into three teams of three. Their feet were bound together and their hands were tied to their sides, then on Jeff's go one person from each team had to slither through the sand like a snake to the first marker, then the next person had to go up a hill in the sand and down to the next marker before the last person had to go to the final marker - one that was reached they all got to untie and run to the puzzle board where they had to assemble a snake puzzle.
First team to assemble the snake correctly won the reward of a helicopter ride to a Survivor picnic.
-As there are ten people still in the game the one odd man out will not have to participate in the challenge but will automatically get to go on the reward (nice) and it was David who got the lucky rock.
Teams are: Hannah, Jessica & Adam - Will, Ken & Jay - Bret, Sunday & Zeke
Off the go and it's an immediate face plant in the sand without being able to use your arms to propel you a lot of them were digging with their faces... and they are going to have sand EVERYWHERE!
-Will was losing his shorts, the ladies with the biggest boobs had the most trouble, Jessica could not get up the hill, Ken was a superstar, Zeke and Bret were slow and steady.
-Will, Ken & Jay were the first team working on the puzzle, Bret, Sunday & Zeke were the next team to start on the puzzle and finally Adam, Jessica & Hannah made it to start on the puzzle. But it was Zeke, Bret and Sunday that breezed through the puzzle and won the Reward.
Sunday was so excited, all she wanted was a helicopter ride and she won that Reward. (Adam chose not to steal it, he's still holding on to his advantage.)
REWARD
All the news that's fit to print is that Bret came out to Zeke (and all the viewing public) by telling Zeke that he was not the only gay man out there... (huh. I didn't see that coming, I don't see it making any difference in the game but maybe it will solidify Bret & Zeke's bro-mance even more than the beer drinking) this issue really shows the difference between the generations, where Bret had to hide his sexuality growing up, Zeke was free to just be himself. Bret didn't say anything when he got there as well because he was with a bunch of macho guys and Zeke wouldn't have even considered not saying anything about being gay. Now they have the rainbow connection.
-Once Sunday comes back they are back to talking about the game and they agree that they are nervous about David. Zeke wants to try and get Jay & Will on board so he can bring in Hannah... they just have to makes sure that David doesn't suspect they are coming for him.
Vinaka - Day 29
-When they get back to camp Hannah immediately grabs David and spills that Bret told Zeke David was gunning for him and Zeke told Bret that David had an idol. This sends David into a tailspin, he's screwed up his game and Hannah is reassuring him that Zeke still trusts her so if the vote is going for David, she'll know and can tell him. David tells her that his idol is for the both of them.
-David proposes that the vote for Zeke now, let them vote for David and then he'll play his idol and Zeke will go home. (Yes, good plan.)
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE - Day 30
-They will each stand behind a cage door. They will have to manoeuver a handle through a maze that's on the outside of the door. Once they get the handle through the maze successfully they can unlock the door and then race to complete a slide puzzle. (Ughh, slide puzzles are the worst, I can never do them.) But it turns out the real roadblock in this challenge was getting the handle through the maze because it was on the outside of the door, they couldn't see it, they had to do everything by touch and memory... needless to say only one person got the handle through the maze and he was able to complete the puzzle and win Immunity with everyone still behind the cage doors. That person was JAY! What a blow out!
Vinaka - Day 30
-David comes clean to Jessica, telling her in a misguided effort to lure Bret & Sunday over to their side he told them he considered Zeke to be the best player out there. Jessica, "Oh lord." (see she knows). So now David is asking that Jessica and Ken vote Zeke tonight because the others are voting for him. Jessica owes David her life in the game because he played a hidden idol for her, so she will do what she can to protect him. Ken is also in, his loyalty is to David 100%.
-Then we see Zeke talking to Hannah and when he asks her if she agrees that David is the biggest threat in the game she blows it, big time. Instead of just agreeing with him like a normal person she doesn't say anything and says she's thinking. So right there Zeke knows that Hannah is no longer on his side. He asks if she's told David that Zeke is coming for him and she says, "you both know you're coming for each other." (Oh man, she's digging herself in deeper and deeper, just say no!)
-Zeke has now shifted his focus to Hannah tonight, if she wants to be one of David's numbers she no longer has any value to her and he has no problem voting her out of the game.
-Zeke tells Will, Bret, Sunday and Jay that they are voting Hannah tonight. So they have five votes, that's half, at worst it will generate a tie.
-Hannah goes and talks to Adam and tells him that Zeke and David are gunning for each other so they need to stick together and pick a side. Hannah wants to vote Zeke tonight but Adam is not confident.
-Hannah goes and talks to David and tells him that Adam will vote with her... but with them only having five votes she's pretty sure that Zeke is going to vote for her instead of David because of his idol. David warns her if he burns his idol for her and there is a tie, they will revote and if they tie again, rocks will be drawn among the rest. Or someone could flip and he'd go home. This is the scariest scenario for David.
TRIBAL COUNCIL #2
-David predicts this is going to be one of the most chaotic trial's they've seen so far.
-While Jay is blah blah blahing Hannah starts whispering to Adam who is sitting behind her and Bret is trying to eavesdrop. Hannah asks Jessica what is going on because she's not paying attention and Jessica says she doesn't know.
-David says this is what is known as a "trust cluster muck." And Bret blows up: "Trust clusters, musters, cut that crap." This is every man for himself right now. You talk, you hope what you've been told is correct and you move forward.
-David says, well will the members of Zeke's alliance like to raise their hands?
-Bret totally attacks him, Oh David, Now I'm going to cry because I have anxiety. And Zeke piles one, "Don't cry David." (Holy bullies on the playground, that was really ugly.)
-Hannah and Sunday actually tell them to knock it off, that was a personal attack and uncalled for.
-David says, "And that's where we are right now."
-Adam says hell yes he's nervous. He's even less sure than he was when he walked in to tribal council, the vote is very much live.
-And Jessica's eyes are bugging out of her head - she is so confused right now. While Ken's blah blahing - Hannah is whispering to Adam. David is mouthing to Jessica not to worry and Sunday is whispering the Will and Bret to just stick to the plan. Hannah asks what's the plan. They subtitle Ken but I didn't hear anyone say that.
-Bret makes another a-hole comment to Ken, like welcome to the game this is Survivor and then grouses more that this is all smoke and mirrors.
-Zeke thinks that no one is quite sure that people are going to vote how they said they were going to vote. Tribal Council is theatre Jeff and I think we've proven that tonight.
-Grumpy Bret asks if they can just vote and they all agree, it's time to vote.
Voting:
They didn't show how anyone voted but a huge cockroach type bug landed right on Taylor's chest and to his credit he didn't scream like a little girl like I would have, but when he tried to pick it off it didn't move (Arghgghh!)
Tallying the votes:
Anyone want to play a hidden immunity idol? David stands up and as he's heading to Jeff Adam tells him to wait... then he tells him they were talking about the vote being for Ken so David changes on the fly and plays the hidden immunity idol for Ken (WHAT? They just played you dude.)
Votes:
Zeke - 1
Hannah - 1 She says, "Dammit. I knew it. Told you."
Zeke - 2
Hannah - 2
Cutting to the chase, they tie 5-5, Zeke and Hannah. So there is a revote, Zeke & Hannah don't vote and the rest of them can only vote for Zeke or Hannah.
Zeke whispers to Jess, "Do you want to go to rocks? I realign with people all the time."
Hannah also whispers her plea to Jess, "Please don't vote for me."
Jessica, "I don't want to go to rocks." Then there was lots of "Oh my God" as Jessica went up to vote.
Re-Vote:
They tie again 4-4 Zeke & Hannah. So now if they can come to a unanimous decision on either Zeke or Hannah to go, that person will be out, otherwise Zeke & Hannah are immune along with Jay and Ken and the rest of them will have to draw rocks and the odd rock will go home.
Will asks if anyone is willing to give up their games for either of these two - they all say no. David makes his pitch that Zeke is playing the best game so he should go tonight, Zeke says David is not going to let him stay in the game anyway so ... Jessica just says she doesn't want to draw rocks... but no one is budging on their vote so Jeff calls it, they are going to rocks.
And who got the odd rock - JESSICA! (She was on borrowed time anyway.) Bret had to get his licks in that David wouldn't change his vote, implying it was his fault she was leaving. But she was so shocked and almost seemed traumatized by this - if she had just changed her vote to Hannah, Hannah would be sitting there and not her. (Yup, but you didn't and now you have to live with it.)
And Jessica willed her legacy advantage to Ken, hoping he was there on Day 36 to reap the benefit of whatever is in the envelope.
Oh and with Jessica leaving as well, that takes Mike L. and Kim A. out of the pool.
Next time: David gets a glimmer of hope when Will tells him he's ready to start playing the game hard. And it's the loved ones visit and Adam still has his Reward steal... Guess who's getting a family visit!
Happy US Turkey Day everyone,
Coleen
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