Get to Gettin'
Last week on Survivor, Bellhop Ryan and Actuarial Chrissy made the decision to keep clueless Firefighter JP and send Personal Assistant Ali packing... in one of the most unsurprising Tribal Council's ever.
Soko - Night 16
-Chrissy is basically patting herself on the back, said she had to keep herself from smiling when Ali went home because it was sad, but she was so freakin' happy. Chrissy tells the camera the next day that she has been dominating the social game and thinks she's in a very good position as both guys are closer to her than they are to each other. She thinks where she is right now is setting her up for a nice future run... which is the kiss of death right there, why would you say that?
Yawa - Day 17
-Cole thinks they are five strong and will stick together going into a merge. They all do discuss it and agree if they got into a merge five strong they'll do alright, but Ben is concerned about Cole... and Jessica. They are sitting down there playing patty-cake all night long, and it's just hard to trust that (plus he just doesn't like Cole.)
Levu - Day 17
-This is a divided and broken tribe - it's Joe & Desi and Ashley & Devon... and they are starving. There is no rice, no food other than a little bit of sugar which they all get a little of for breakfast. Something has got to get better for them or they are done.
They arrive for a challenge and Jeff tells them first things first - Drop your buffs! IT'S THE MERGE! (and the challenge set up was just a ruse.) They are all hoping for a feast and Jeff tells them this season is different... there is no feast. It's better, they have the Outback Steakhouse there for them - and they lose their minds... they get to go have steaks made to order, however they want them... and apparently they want three each and lava cake.
Ryan says they have made the merge which is what they have all dreamed of - now it's the play-offs.
But first they feast and drink and feast some more... Cole is just stuffing his face, before going there he was eating 8K calories a day (what?) so food has been a huge issue for him. He feels though that he's halfway up the mountain making the merge and that's how you conquer a mountain, one step at a time.
-Joe is being Joe, boasting about how many steaks he ordered (2) and 3 lava cakes. Chrissy tells the camera exactly what I would be feeling, this is her first exposure to Joe and she can't help but be thankful she has played all this time out there without Joe. (Ha!) He's loud and obnoxious and she is not a fan. However she is always playing and she chats him up to get info - he can't help boasting about finding and playing a hidden immunity idol already - which gives Chrissy pause and more reason to want to vote Joe out as soon as she can. He found one idol, he could have another - and he even says he's going to find idols at every camp.
Jessica is embarrassed as a virgin to say that she loved the Aussie waiter's Thunder from DownUnder chocolate cake (hoh boy) but she leads us to the game kicking back in. She hopes they stay 5 Yawa strong and she's hoping they can pull the former Healers Joe & Desi over to give them the majority.
Chrissy starts talking to Ben and he's trying to keep their connection on the down low. She's whispering that she's glad to see him and he keeps warning her they're being listened to - she continues that the only person she's worried about is Joe and Ben is telling her to shut it. Okay, they'll talk when they get back to camp - he adds, Secretly.
Ben does not want it to seem like he and Chrissy are in a tight alliance, he's in full on Merge mode - it's all about him and his family from here on out, none of this camaraderie - it's going to be blindsides, lies and he's sure someone is going to cry.
Merged Camp - Day 17
-They got a lot of supplies to help set up their new camp and they get to building a new shelter. Cole is telling the camera that they even got these big nails (they show the bundle) and Cole goes on that the thought occurred to him that he should be looking for some kind of clue in the stuff... he grabs a nail, and there is a clue in the middle of the bundle of nails, we see it, they enhance it on the screen - and Cole says, "but I couldn't find anything." (Oh sweet Jebus! This guy is the worst.)
-Jessica and Desi go for a little walk and Jessica was pleased to hear that she and Joe were still working together and were open to team back up with the former Healers - Jessica feels like the queen bee at this moment (oh jeez.)
-Devon & Ryan also come together and they talk about a Hustlers/Heroes alliance to take out the Healers. Ryan's close with JP & Chrissy, Devon is close with Ashley and then Lauren is the other Hustler and Ben the Hero... They know this first merged vote will set the tone and decide who will dictate the rest of the game. Ryan says a Hustler doesn't wait, a hustler goes out and makes alliances.
Solewa - Day 18
-Devon is talking to Lauren like she's going to be on board with the Hustlers coming back together, he tells her they are sitting pretty in the minority because everyone is going to want their votes. He tells her the plan to team up with the Heroes to take out the Healers but Lauren tells the camera that she doesn't want any part of that. She is bonded with her Healer/Yawas, especially Dr. Mike and she wants to honour her pact and stay 5 Yawa strong.
-Lauren goes and tells Mike right away what Devon told her about the plan to take out the Healers, while assuring him that she's still with them. Mike is now expecting a war.
-Devon is sharing his plan with Ben & Chrissy too, telling them that he wants the three Hustlers and four Heroes to take out either Cole or Joe, makes no difference to him. Chrissy is all on board to get rid of Joe, she could barely get through a whole lunch with him. Ben plays it close to the chest but we know he doesn't like Cole, though he has a pact with Yawa.
-Ben tells the camera he is listening to everyone and he's got options - he can go with the Heroes/Hustlers or he can try and get the Yawa five happening... but the question is, can he trust Cole... who they show is now eating cinnamon sticks (Dude! Come on) which disgusts Ben all over again. He thinks Cole is selfish and has no respect for anyone... and Ben goes and tells Jessica and Lauren at the beach that Cole is up there eating cinnamon sticks.
-Jessica gets it, Cole has made a big mistakes, especially with food. He goes off by himself and eats by himself - you can't do that in Survivor when everyone is hungry - she thinks it's time for her to talk to him again. And when he inevitably comes to sit with Jessica she tells him that he can't be eating the cinnamon sticks, and he starts getting little kid defensive, Lauren chimes in and tells him they are just trying to help him out here, don't do it. And they tell him Ben said something.
-Ben goes and talks to Dr. Mike and tells him the Devon was in for voting out Cole or Joe and Mike tells him that voting Cole would destroy their alliance of five. They can't do it. Ben backpedals, says this is just theoretical right now - and Mike points out that they should take this one vote at a time and Cole right now, is on his side.
-Mike goes and tells Cole that the Heroes and Hustlers are gunning for Cole or Joe and Cole is shitting bricks - he is such a child - "You still have me right?" Mike assures him that they are still Yawa strong but Cole's worried and yet hopeful that his alliances will keep him around.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE
This is the first individual immunity challenge and Jeff unveils the ugly necklace - oooh.
They will be standing on a narrow beam while spinning a ball in a circular wooden track. At regular intervals they will have to move down the beam which gets progressively narrower, making it that much harder to keep focused and balanced. If at any time the ball falls out of the track or if they fall off the beam, they are out. Last person standing wins immunity.
Off they go and Ryan is out almost immediately. This is not all that easy, if your rhythm of the spin gets out of whack, that ball takes off and then moving while doing it... yup, they fall off pretty consistently once they start moving down the beam - leaving the last two standing Ashley and Desi. They are both a little wobbly at the narrowest part but it's Ashley that loses her balance and DESI pulls out the first individual immunity win (has anyone else noticed that she is a challenge beast yet?)
Solewa - Day 19
Returning from the challenge Cole is feeling very vulnerable and decides he has to try and make up to Ben who he has offended with his eating habits. Cole approaches Ben to apologize, basically saying he doesn't even think when he does stuff like eating all the food to himself and he wished that Ben would say something so he would know his behaviour was rubbing him the wrong way (he is not your mother, you should be able to pick up these things... I hate to say it, but fricken' Millennial man, you shouldn't need someone to tell you that the world does not revolve around you.) Ben tells him he appreciates him owning up to it but it doesn't really make him like Cole any better. Ben knows that he has to think tactically and not emotionally and right now breaking with the Yawa five could backfire on him later on - so if he has to work with Cole to stay longer, he will.
-Joe goes and talks to Cole about the two of them being on the block tonight and Ben can never keep his fricken' mouth shut, he tells Joe that the Red tribe has a pact that all their votes will go to the same place. Joe asks why they would have brought Ben in on that, he's going to flip on them - (Did Joe ever play with Ben? I'm wondering why he would think that - unless he is just that good a judge of people, which he may be.) Joe says he knows Ben is playing both sides and his former Healers have been compromised, "They seem to be sipping on the Ben juice right now" (ew.)
-Joe's not too worried, he has an idol and if he needs to, he'll play it at Tribal.
-Cole talks to Mike, Lauren and Desi to see what they are thinking. Mike says he thinks they should target Chrissy, she's way too smart and therefore a threat to them. Mike thinks they will vote at least Healers strong and he trusts Lauren to vote with them. The question then becomes, is Ben with them or against them.
-Lauren goes and talks to Ben saying they need to keep their Yawa five together for now - Ben says he thinks they need to take a Healer out but Lauren wants to keep their word to Yawa, this is the best way for them to look out for themselves in this game.
-Heroes and Hustlers meet up to discuss their voting strategy - their first target is Cole but Chrissy thinks they should make it look like they're voting Joe so he'll play his idol and then take out Cole... but what if Joe has an idol... and decides to play it for Cole - Plan B, take out Jessica - they want to split her and Cole up anyway.
-Ben is still torn - does he stick with his original alliance with Chrissy and take out a Healer like he wants to do, or stick with his new alliance with Yawa and vote out Chrissy? Battle lines will be drawn tonight.
TRIBAL COUNCIL
This is the first time Cole, Jessica and Dr. Mike have been to tribal council so they had to light their torches (crazy, that's pretty far to get into the game without going to Tribal, good for them.)
-Ryan agrees they have the original tribe division still but they also have the other tribes they've been in for the past 8 days as well.
-Mike said the simple move would be to start taking out Healers tonight but what he saw is that people are thinking beyond to the second and third move and people are scrambling.
-Joe is having none of the pussy footing around - he only heard like, three names today, it's BS to think everyone is nervous.
-Jeff leads Cole into saying that he trusts his alliances and he's not worried (I also smell BS) Joe is laughing at him.
-Lauren said everyone was sizing everyone up, determining who was a threat, who they could play with and who just got on their nerves.
-Chrissy agrees that it's usually the physical threats that are targeted after the merge but this season they are looking at much more than just physical threats. (I rolled my eyes at that.)
-Joe hates the non-answer crap - and he basically says he's been honest, he's smart, he's physical but he's honest. These people just talk and they may have your back this vote but next time your deuces (I don't know what that means.)
-Mike says Joe is talking like he has all the Healer's back but he didn't have Mike's he's not reassured - he had everyone thinking Mike had an idol when it was Joe that found the idol - Deuces.
-Joe then stands up and says, my bad, did I say I found an idol, I found IDOLS - and then he pulls out the idol he found at the last camp and he babbles some more nonsense I didn't understand - and puts on the idol so they can all figure it out.
-Cole is thinking that Joe just put the nail in his coffin by revealing he actually has an idol, Cole says this could be his first and last tribal. Joe says we'll figure it out (trying to save Cole too, like he might give it to him...)
-Jessica is hoping that she and Joe are still good - Cole says he's still thinking in his head, we're still good, I trust you.
-Ben decides this is a good time to speak up (why?) Battle lines are being drawn Jeff, we're going to find out who is aligned with who and someone is going home.
Time to Vote:
They didn't show how anybody voted.
Tallying the Votes:
Anyone want to play a hidden immunity idol now is the time... Joe makes it look like he's not going to play it but then does stand up and plays the idol for himself.
Votes:
Chrissy - 1
Jessica - 1 - she was shocked to see her name - Cole is confused and even Joe was surprised.
Chrissy - 2
Jessica - 2
It goes back and forth with them remaining tied to five votes each and the last two votes are for JESSICA! Cole still looks relieved that it wasn't him (yeah, great boyfriend you are) and Joe looks pissed that they didn't fall for his manipulation and actually voting out one of his.
So with Jessica leaving, that takes Cindi M., Brandon L., and Katie L. out of the pool.
Next week: The Healers future looks grim but they are not going down without a fight - and they show Cole digging under the flag with Chrissy physically trying to stop him and calling for help... oh man, this game makes you a little cray cray.
Jessica's final thoughts - She experienced the biggest blindside of her life, who knew a game could crush you, she thought only a guy could break her heart (ugh!) She will miss Cole, she hopes he makes it far and they can go on a date when this is over. (OMG, she needs to let that go - she is the girl that went to college to find a husband but probably took a chastity pledge and then went to an all girls school... thirty year old boy-crazy virgin. Hmm, jaded much.)
Enjoy your long weekend.
Lest we forget.
Coleen
Last week on Survivor, Bellhop Ryan and Actuarial Chrissy made the decision to keep clueless Firefighter JP and send Personal Assistant Ali packing... in one of the most unsurprising Tribal Council's ever.
Soko - Night 16
-Chrissy is basically patting herself on the back, said she had to keep herself from smiling when Ali went home because it was sad, but she was so freakin' happy. Chrissy tells the camera the next day that she has been dominating the social game and thinks she's in a very good position as both guys are closer to her than they are to each other. She thinks where she is right now is setting her up for a nice future run... which is the kiss of death right there, why would you say that?
Yawa - Day 17
-Cole thinks they are five strong and will stick together going into a merge. They all do discuss it and agree if they got into a merge five strong they'll do alright, but Ben is concerned about Cole... and Jessica. They are sitting down there playing patty-cake all night long, and it's just hard to trust that (plus he just doesn't like Cole.)
Levu - Day 17
-This is a divided and broken tribe - it's Joe & Desi and Ashley & Devon... and they are starving. There is no rice, no food other than a little bit of sugar which they all get a little of for breakfast. Something has got to get better for them or they are done.
They arrive for a challenge and Jeff tells them first things first - Drop your buffs! IT'S THE MERGE! (and the challenge set up was just a ruse.) They are all hoping for a feast and Jeff tells them this season is different... there is no feast. It's better, they have the Outback Steakhouse there for them - and they lose their minds... they get to go have steaks made to order, however they want them... and apparently they want three each and lava cake.
Ryan says they have made the merge which is what they have all dreamed of - now it's the play-offs.
But first they feast and drink and feast some more... Cole is just stuffing his face, before going there he was eating 8K calories a day (what?) so food has been a huge issue for him. He feels though that he's halfway up the mountain making the merge and that's how you conquer a mountain, one step at a time.
-Joe is being Joe, boasting about how many steaks he ordered (2) and 3 lava cakes. Chrissy tells the camera exactly what I would be feeling, this is her first exposure to Joe and she can't help but be thankful she has played all this time out there without Joe. (Ha!) He's loud and obnoxious and she is not a fan. However she is always playing and she chats him up to get info - he can't help boasting about finding and playing a hidden immunity idol already - which gives Chrissy pause and more reason to want to vote Joe out as soon as she can. He found one idol, he could have another - and he even says he's going to find idols at every camp.
Jessica is embarrassed as a virgin to say that she loved the Aussie waiter's Thunder from DownUnder chocolate cake (hoh boy) but she leads us to the game kicking back in. She hopes they stay 5 Yawa strong and she's hoping they can pull the former Healers Joe & Desi over to give them the majority.
Chrissy starts talking to Ben and he's trying to keep their connection on the down low. She's whispering that she's glad to see him and he keeps warning her they're being listened to - she continues that the only person she's worried about is Joe and Ben is telling her to shut it. Okay, they'll talk when they get back to camp - he adds, Secretly.
Ben does not want it to seem like he and Chrissy are in a tight alliance, he's in full on Merge mode - it's all about him and his family from here on out, none of this camaraderie - it's going to be blindsides, lies and he's sure someone is going to cry.
Merged Camp - Day 17
-They got a lot of supplies to help set up their new camp and they get to building a new shelter. Cole is telling the camera that they even got these big nails (they show the bundle) and Cole goes on that the thought occurred to him that he should be looking for some kind of clue in the stuff... he grabs a nail, and there is a clue in the middle of the bundle of nails, we see it, they enhance it on the screen - and Cole says, "but I couldn't find anything." (Oh sweet Jebus! This guy is the worst.)
-Jessica and Desi go for a little walk and Jessica was pleased to hear that she and Joe were still working together and were open to team back up with the former Healers - Jessica feels like the queen bee at this moment (oh jeez.)
-Devon & Ryan also come together and they talk about a Hustlers/Heroes alliance to take out the Healers. Ryan's close with JP & Chrissy, Devon is close with Ashley and then Lauren is the other Hustler and Ben the Hero... They know this first merged vote will set the tone and decide who will dictate the rest of the game. Ryan says a Hustler doesn't wait, a hustler goes out and makes alliances.
Solewa - Day 18
-Devon is talking to Lauren like she's going to be on board with the Hustlers coming back together, he tells her they are sitting pretty in the minority because everyone is going to want their votes. He tells her the plan to team up with the Heroes to take out the Healers but Lauren tells the camera that she doesn't want any part of that. She is bonded with her Healer/Yawas, especially Dr. Mike and she wants to honour her pact and stay 5 Yawa strong.
-Lauren goes and tells Mike right away what Devon told her about the plan to take out the Healers, while assuring him that she's still with them. Mike is now expecting a war.
-Devon is sharing his plan with Ben & Chrissy too, telling them that he wants the three Hustlers and four Heroes to take out either Cole or Joe, makes no difference to him. Chrissy is all on board to get rid of Joe, she could barely get through a whole lunch with him. Ben plays it close to the chest but we know he doesn't like Cole, though he has a pact with Yawa.
-Ben tells the camera he is listening to everyone and he's got options - he can go with the Heroes/Hustlers or he can try and get the Yawa five happening... but the question is, can he trust Cole... who they show is now eating cinnamon sticks (Dude! Come on) which disgusts Ben all over again. He thinks Cole is selfish and has no respect for anyone... and Ben goes and tells Jessica and Lauren at the beach that Cole is up there eating cinnamon sticks.
-Jessica gets it, Cole has made a big mistakes, especially with food. He goes off by himself and eats by himself - you can't do that in Survivor when everyone is hungry - she thinks it's time for her to talk to him again. And when he inevitably comes to sit with Jessica she tells him that he can't be eating the cinnamon sticks, and he starts getting little kid defensive, Lauren chimes in and tells him they are just trying to help him out here, don't do it. And they tell him Ben said something.
-Ben goes and talks to Dr. Mike and tells him the Devon was in for voting out Cole or Joe and Mike tells him that voting Cole would destroy their alliance of five. They can't do it. Ben backpedals, says this is just theoretical right now - and Mike points out that they should take this one vote at a time and Cole right now, is on his side.
-Mike goes and tells Cole that the Heroes and Hustlers are gunning for Cole or Joe and Cole is shitting bricks - he is such a child - "You still have me right?" Mike assures him that they are still Yawa strong but Cole's worried and yet hopeful that his alliances will keep him around.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE
This is the first individual immunity challenge and Jeff unveils the ugly necklace - oooh.
They will be standing on a narrow beam while spinning a ball in a circular wooden track. At regular intervals they will have to move down the beam which gets progressively narrower, making it that much harder to keep focused and balanced. If at any time the ball falls out of the track or if they fall off the beam, they are out. Last person standing wins immunity.
Off they go and Ryan is out almost immediately. This is not all that easy, if your rhythm of the spin gets out of whack, that ball takes off and then moving while doing it... yup, they fall off pretty consistently once they start moving down the beam - leaving the last two standing Ashley and Desi. They are both a little wobbly at the narrowest part but it's Ashley that loses her balance and DESI pulls out the first individual immunity win (has anyone else noticed that she is a challenge beast yet?)
Solewa - Day 19
Returning from the challenge Cole is feeling very vulnerable and decides he has to try and make up to Ben who he has offended with his eating habits. Cole approaches Ben to apologize, basically saying he doesn't even think when he does stuff like eating all the food to himself and he wished that Ben would say something so he would know his behaviour was rubbing him the wrong way (he is not your mother, you should be able to pick up these things... I hate to say it, but fricken' Millennial man, you shouldn't need someone to tell you that the world does not revolve around you.) Ben tells him he appreciates him owning up to it but it doesn't really make him like Cole any better. Ben knows that he has to think tactically and not emotionally and right now breaking with the Yawa five could backfire on him later on - so if he has to work with Cole to stay longer, he will.
-Joe goes and talks to Cole about the two of them being on the block tonight and Ben can never keep his fricken' mouth shut, he tells Joe that the Red tribe has a pact that all their votes will go to the same place. Joe asks why they would have brought Ben in on that, he's going to flip on them - (Did Joe ever play with Ben? I'm wondering why he would think that - unless he is just that good a judge of people, which he may be.) Joe says he knows Ben is playing both sides and his former Healers have been compromised, "They seem to be sipping on the Ben juice right now" (ew.)
-Joe's not too worried, he has an idol and if he needs to, he'll play it at Tribal.
-Cole talks to Mike, Lauren and Desi to see what they are thinking. Mike says he thinks they should target Chrissy, she's way too smart and therefore a threat to them. Mike thinks they will vote at least Healers strong and he trusts Lauren to vote with them. The question then becomes, is Ben with them or against them.
-Lauren goes and talks to Ben saying they need to keep their Yawa five together for now - Ben says he thinks they need to take a Healer out but Lauren wants to keep their word to Yawa, this is the best way for them to look out for themselves in this game.
-Heroes and Hustlers meet up to discuss their voting strategy - their first target is Cole but Chrissy thinks they should make it look like they're voting Joe so he'll play his idol and then take out Cole... but what if Joe has an idol... and decides to play it for Cole - Plan B, take out Jessica - they want to split her and Cole up anyway.
-Ben is still torn - does he stick with his original alliance with Chrissy and take out a Healer like he wants to do, or stick with his new alliance with Yawa and vote out Chrissy? Battle lines will be drawn tonight.
TRIBAL COUNCIL
This is the first time Cole, Jessica and Dr. Mike have been to tribal council so they had to light their torches (crazy, that's pretty far to get into the game without going to Tribal, good for them.)
-Ryan agrees they have the original tribe division still but they also have the other tribes they've been in for the past 8 days as well.
-Mike said the simple move would be to start taking out Healers tonight but what he saw is that people are thinking beyond to the second and third move and people are scrambling.
-Joe is having none of the pussy footing around - he only heard like, three names today, it's BS to think everyone is nervous.
-Jeff leads Cole into saying that he trusts his alliances and he's not worried (I also smell BS) Joe is laughing at him.
-Lauren said everyone was sizing everyone up, determining who was a threat, who they could play with and who just got on their nerves.
-Chrissy agrees that it's usually the physical threats that are targeted after the merge but this season they are looking at much more than just physical threats. (I rolled my eyes at that.)
-Joe hates the non-answer crap - and he basically says he's been honest, he's smart, he's physical but he's honest. These people just talk and they may have your back this vote but next time your deuces (I don't know what that means.)
-Mike says Joe is talking like he has all the Healer's back but he didn't have Mike's he's not reassured - he had everyone thinking Mike had an idol when it was Joe that found the idol - Deuces.
-Joe then stands up and says, my bad, did I say I found an idol, I found IDOLS - and then he pulls out the idol he found at the last camp and he babbles some more nonsense I didn't understand - and puts on the idol so they can all figure it out.
-Cole is thinking that Joe just put the nail in his coffin by revealing he actually has an idol, Cole says this could be his first and last tribal. Joe says we'll figure it out (trying to save Cole too, like he might give it to him...)
-Jessica is hoping that she and Joe are still good - Cole says he's still thinking in his head, we're still good, I trust you.
-Ben decides this is a good time to speak up (why?) Battle lines are being drawn Jeff, we're going to find out who is aligned with who and someone is going home.
Time to Vote:
They didn't show how anybody voted.
Tallying the Votes:
Anyone want to play a hidden immunity idol now is the time... Joe makes it look like he's not going to play it but then does stand up and plays the idol for himself.
Votes:
Chrissy - 1
Jessica - 1 - she was shocked to see her name - Cole is confused and even Joe was surprised.
Chrissy - 2
Jessica - 2
It goes back and forth with them remaining tied to five votes each and the last two votes are for JESSICA! Cole still looks relieved that it wasn't him (yeah, great boyfriend you are) and Joe looks pissed that they didn't fall for his manipulation and actually voting out one of his.
So with Jessica leaving, that takes Cindi M., Brandon L., and Katie L. out of the pool.
Next week: The Healers future looks grim but they are not going down without a fight - and they show Cole digging under the flag with Chrissy physically trying to stop him and calling for help... oh man, this game makes you a little cray cray.
Jessica's final thoughts - She experienced the biggest blindside of her life, who knew a game could crush you, she thought only a guy could break her heart (ugh!) She will miss Cole, she hopes he makes it far and they can go on a date when this is over. (OMG, she needs to let that go - she is the girl that went to college to find a husband but probably took a chastity pledge and then went to an all girls school... thirty year old boy-crazy virgin. Hmm, jaded much.)
Enjoy your long weekend.
Lest we forget.
Coleen
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