Little Miss Perfect
Last week Lisa made a huge move, throwing Malcolm under the bus in an effort to keep Mike because Jonathan had won individual immunity. It kinda blew up in her face and Jeff Kent ended up going home - but everyone now knows that Malcolm and Abi are holding hidden immunity idols.
Dangrayne - Night 22
The tribe returns from Tribal Council and Michael is happy with how things went. Lisa made her move to keep him in it and whether Pete or Jeff went, they are the most outspoken about voting out returning players, so it was a win-win for him.
-Abi, being Abi, sneeringly thanks Mike for voting for her. He didn't vote for her - Jonathan says he did. No body told him about any plan B, he was pissed so Abi got the vote.
-Jonathan and Carter work out who voted for whom and Jonathan realizes his throw away vote for Abi screwed things up - Pete might have gone if the votes had been tied. Jonathan has to shrug it off - he's a dead man walking anyway, whatchagunnado?
-Lisa feels awful and Malcolm gives her a pass - You were playing the game, I was playing the game - no biggie. And... she's crying again. She thanks him for being so full of grace and understanding. To the camera she is again doubting herself - this is not how she is, "this game is bigger than me." (Oh come on! You were finally playing the game, own it woman!)
Dangrayne - Day 23
-Jonathan knows that he's done if the 5 original Tandang vote together so he's gauging the cracks between the straight up parent players, Lisa & Skupin and what he calls the bully players, Abi, Pete & Artis. He approaches Lisa and bolsters her flagging spirits then breaks her down... man, he reaches her core, telling her he understands how her childhood of acting and performing has programmed her to be a people pleaser and how devastating it is for her when people don't like what
she does. She has a moment of revelation, Jonathan has hit it on the head - she realizes he's just trying to keep himself in the game but she still appreciates his understanding of her.
REWARD CHALLENGE
They will divided into two teams again - on Jeff's go, one person from each team will crawl through muddy water under a crawl, then go up an a-frame and slide down the other side into a pit full of more muddy water - in that pit they must find a bag of balls, then crawl through a sandbox of rice and drop the bag on the table... then the next person can go. Once they have collected all 4 bags, they have to shoot the balls into their basket. First team to get all 12 balls in the basket win the reward - they will take much needed school supplies to children of a local village, and the village will make them a feast (they all thought the school supplies was cool, but he mentioned food and OHHH, now they're all in.)
Yellow: Skupin, Artis, Lisa & Pete
Red: Penner, Malcolm, Carter & Denise
Since it was a schoolyard pick and there are 9 people - Abi wasn't picked and is sitting out yet another challenge - and she's upset no one likes her (seriously? Do you see how you treat people?)
Off they go - Skupin vs Penner - Skupin finds his bag fast - Jonathan takes the time to find all the bags and lines them up for his team. Yellow has the 2nd person out faster but Penner's strategy works wonders and they get all their bags and people through way faster. Red starts shooting the balls in the basket and has 8 of 12 before Yellow even starts - Yellow goes great guns and Red has trouble getting the last ball in the darn basket but - RED wins the Reward!
-Jonathan, Carter, Malcolm and Denise head out for the village.
-Cute kids, old guys with no teeth - they had a great time in the little village. Jonathan clowned around with a pinata type game. Malcolm taught kids in Micronesia for a year so he was in his element with the children (that guy is so nice, I'd give him a million dollars.) It made Malcolm reconsider what he's been doing with his life for the last year.
-They have plates full of food and talk some strategy - they know their play is to turn Skupin, who has been mistreated by his tribe, and gently coax Lisa along. They realize that Mike & Lisa don't want to be seen as traitors but in Denise's opinion there is more merit in leaving that situation than putting up with it out of some sense of loyalty.
Dangrayne - Day 23
Pete realizes they need to retain a majority and he finds it ironic that the player he wanted out first or 2nd (Skupin) he is now forced to work with. He knows he has to keep Mike and Lisa close and happy... too bad he can't put a muzzle on Abi.
-Abi is going off about how they need to get Jonathan out this time and then she attacks Lisa - "Hopefully you're not going to be double-agent again Lisa. You weren't supposed to bring information to them..." She cuts Lisa off, "I understand everything you're going to say - I think you are just gullible, naive..." (What? Oh, I wish she would smack her... huh, I wonder if there has ever been a fist fight on Survivor that they didn't show us...)
Artis can't believe Abi - she's a loose cannon - she thinks she knows so much about the game and people - she needs to stop talking before she screws everything up.
-Abi is still belittling Lisa and dictating orders to her - You have to be a fighter now, we have to vote 5 strong against Jonathan or they will vote Pete or I... (Please get rid of her already.)
-Lisa tells us she was hoping the tribe could have a come-together talk this afternoon but then Abi was so horrible to her, she's wondering if it doesn't make more sense to go with the other tribe (Yes!) She's conflicted now.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE
They have to balance an oversize paddle on a stand - they will roll a ball down the paddle and attempt to land it in one of the six spots - first person to get 6 balls balanced in the spots on the paddle will win immunity.
-Off they go and there is quite the learning curve - no one is getting it... until Skupin sticks one. Pete gets one - Skupin gets 2... Pete gets 2... these two are going back and forth... no one else is really in it.
SKUPIN, wins Immunity!
Everyone pretends to be happy about it. Tandang because they figure it's going to be Jonathan going home tonight then they can just relax from then on.
Dangrayne - Day 25
Back at camp after Immunity, Jonathan knows his days are numbered unless he can get something going.
-Abi wishes she could vote off Mike, she says he's very annoying (excuse me? Hello pot, it's the kettle calling.) Then they show Abi trying to open a coconut by bashing it against a tree right where Mike and Malcolm are sitting and it's goes flying off her machete and hits Mike in the head (holy crap! She's a menace.) She is still talking about Jonathan being charming and her wishing Mike could go.
-Abi is telling Pete she's still worried about Skupin and Lisa but he shushes her... maybe she will listen.
-Denise is talking to Malcolm and Carter and they figure Abi or Pete could be too dicey since she has the idol and could give it to Pete, so they decide to vote Artis tonight. She knows the plan hinges very much on Lisa & Skupin... and they have Jonathan working on that.
-Jonathan is working on Lisa again - he says he's a storyteller (oh sweet jebus, this is what you call finessing someone, and she has his number - but anyway) What is the story of Survivor this season? What does the audience want to see happen? (Abi, fall into a bottomless pit?) He tells Lisa that people will see her being loyal, and that's a good thing, but people will not be happy that she is helping the three bad guys get farther in the game. (That is so true!)
-Lisa like Jonathan so much, she's learned so much from him out here - but her head is spinning. She wants to be loyal but is that just the old Lisa?
-Next Jonathan is talking to Skupin and it's more straightforward to him - "You're the fulcrum vote, let's lock it down. It's Artis."
-Skupin wants to play the game with Lisa so he's got to talk to her and find out where her head is at. They are torn between being loyal and staying with Tandang or making a bold move and flipping. Mike doesn't understand being loyal to a tribe that has no loyalty to them - it's who they can get farther with... Lisa's still not sure what they should do.
TRIBAL COUNCIL
Lisa, was there much fall out from last tribal council?
-There was lots of fall out internally within her - but when she got back to camp she was welcomed with such grace. Everybody said it was a game, you tried to make a big move - didn't work out well - but you were playing the game.
Abi, you weren't happy at all, did you show grace to Lisa as well?
-She looks only at Lisa, "Did I show you grace as well?" (NO! She's either trying to intimidate her or she doesn't know what showing grace means.)
-Lisa says she actually experienced more grace from the people she was against than from the alliance she was trying to save.
What's that indicative of?
-Maturity. (Oh, Abi did not like that.) There are more Survivor fans on the other side that understood what she was trying to do.
Abi, the look on your face is so tense, it's like venom is about to come out (that's how she always looks Jeff... she's not a nice girl.)
-I was paying attention to what she had to say (trying to intimidate her). It's interesting. (Denise shakes her head and rolls her eyes - yeah, no one is buying your brand of BS lady.) Saying the other alliance is more protective of her than we are, I don't think so.
Artis, are you surprised that it's still Tandang vs Kalabaw?
-No, Tandang had one of the most powerful tribes in Survivor history. It is playing out how it's supposed to play out.
-Denise - that's one way to look at it, but big moves are always made in this game and who knows when things can shift. So to think things are just going to continue going smoothly is a big risk to take.
-Artis says he's not saying he feels 100% safe, he knows he could be blindsided at any moment just like anybody else. (Uh, yeah, I don't think he really thinks that he will be though.)
-Jonathan without immunity tonight says a number of players could be fulcrum votes tonight, it's a matter of if they did enough to tip the balance - I guess we'll find out.
-Skupin has never had immunity before and it feels amazing. He never gave up hope of playing the game again, originally he came out for the money but then the game got bigger than the money. Being a lover of the game, he loved Lisa's move not just for him for the whole Tandang tribe.
-Lisa says she's realized her life is bigger than this game but the game is bigger than her.
What does that mean? (Yeah?)
-Is this just a game, can I cut out my heart to play it? No, I can't. This is such a life altering experience for me already, I don't know if I can learn it all in 39 days. I do know this 39 days is going to change more than probably 39 of my 49 years. (She's 49? She looks great.)
-Penner does appreciate people playing the game - and he hopes the numbers have shifted and he can stay in it. (Oh, didn't sound promising there for Penner.)
-Denise honestly doesn't think that Tandang believes the numbers will shift but hopefully they do and things are turned upside down tonight.
-Abi says Tandang has considered that they don't have the numbers.
Who don't you think you have?
-I'm not sure about Lisa at this point.
Pete can't believe she's so stupid... are you listening? Jonathan says, "Incredible." Lisa just deflates, What else can she do? Abi is just dumb.
-Lisa says actions speak louder than words and her actions have never been anything but loyal to Tandang. Maybe she has to hear these words and see these actions and make a decision.
Jonathan is nodding YES!
RC and Jeff on the jury also can't believe Abi... or can they?
Once again we go into the vote with uncertainty...
Time to vote:
Pete votes for Penner - says it's not because he's a returning player, it's because he's really good at the game and he respects that.
Denise votes Artis - says she has no doubt that selfish Abi would never give him the idol.
Tallying the votes:
No one plays a hidden immunity idol.
Artis - 1
Penner - 1
Artis - 2
Penner - 2
Penner - 3
Penner - 4
Artis - 3
Artis - 4
One vote left... ARTIS! HAhahahahahahahahaha - Abi is fuming and shocked - I LOVE IT! But, oh, they are going to be feeling the wrath of the Brazilian witch next week.
So, with Artis leaving tonight, Karen S, Gillian H and Kim K. are out of the pool (you can thank Abi :)).
Next week: Breaking up with Abi is hard to do... and Lisa has never been good with break ups. (Oh come on! Time to channel some Blair Warner, just rip off that bandaid.)
Artis: Well played Penner - he managed to pull off the improbable. He has no ill-will to anyone in the game, it is just a game. He could not have been happier... oh, he could have been happier if he'd won, of course.
Have a great week everyone,
Coleen
Last week Lisa made a huge move, throwing Malcolm under the bus in an effort to keep Mike because Jonathan had won individual immunity. It kinda blew up in her face and Jeff Kent ended up going home - but everyone now knows that Malcolm and Abi are holding hidden immunity idols.
Dangrayne - Night 22
The tribe returns from Tribal Council and Michael is happy with how things went. Lisa made her move to keep him in it and whether Pete or Jeff went, they are the most outspoken about voting out returning players, so it was a win-win for him.
-Abi, being Abi, sneeringly thanks Mike for voting for her. He didn't vote for her - Jonathan says he did. No body told him about any plan B, he was pissed so Abi got the vote.
-Jonathan and Carter work out who voted for whom and Jonathan realizes his throw away vote for Abi screwed things up - Pete might have gone if the votes had been tied. Jonathan has to shrug it off - he's a dead man walking anyway, whatchagunnado?
-Lisa feels awful and Malcolm gives her a pass - You were playing the game, I was playing the game - no biggie. And... she's crying again. She thanks him for being so full of grace and understanding. To the camera she is again doubting herself - this is not how she is, "this game is bigger than me." (Oh come on! You were finally playing the game, own it woman!)
Dangrayne - Day 23
-Jonathan knows that he's done if the 5 original Tandang vote together so he's gauging the cracks between the straight up parent players, Lisa & Skupin and what he calls the bully players, Abi, Pete & Artis. He approaches Lisa and bolsters her flagging spirits then breaks her down... man, he reaches her core, telling her he understands how her childhood of acting and performing has programmed her to be a people pleaser and how devastating it is for her when people don't like what
she does. She has a moment of revelation, Jonathan has hit it on the head - she realizes he's just trying to keep himself in the game but she still appreciates his understanding of her.
REWARD CHALLENGE
They will divided into two teams again - on Jeff's go, one person from each team will crawl through muddy water under a crawl, then go up an a-frame and slide down the other side into a pit full of more muddy water - in that pit they must find a bag of balls, then crawl through a sandbox of rice and drop the bag on the table... then the next person can go. Once they have collected all 4 bags, they have to shoot the balls into their basket. First team to get all 12 balls in the basket win the reward - they will take much needed school supplies to children of a local village, and the village will make them a feast (they all thought the school supplies was cool, but he mentioned food and OHHH, now they're all in.)
Yellow: Skupin, Artis, Lisa & Pete
Red: Penner, Malcolm, Carter & Denise
Since it was a schoolyard pick and there are 9 people - Abi wasn't picked and is sitting out yet another challenge - and she's upset no one likes her (seriously? Do you see how you treat people?)
Off they go - Skupin vs Penner - Skupin finds his bag fast - Jonathan takes the time to find all the bags and lines them up for his team. Yellow has the 2nd person out faster but Penner's strategy works wonders and they get all their bags and people through way faster. Red starts shooting the balls in the basket and has 8 of 12 before Yellow even starts - Yellow goes great guns and Red has trouble getting the last ball in the darn basket but - RED wins the Reward!
-Jonathan, Carter, Malcolm and Denise head out for the village.
-Cute kids, old guys with no teeth - they had a great time in the little village. Jonathan clowned around with a pinata type game. Malcolm taught kids in Micronesia for a year so he was in his element with the children (that guy is so nice, I'd give him a million dollars.) It made Malcolm reconsider what he's been doing with his life for the last year.
-They have plates full of food and talk some strategy - they know their play is to turn Skupin, who has been mistreated by his tribe, and gently coax Lisa along. They realize that Mike & Lisa don't want to be seen as traitors but in Denise's opinion there is more merit in leaving that situation than putting up with it out of some sense of loyalty.
Dangrayne - Day 23
Pete realizes they need to retain a majority and he finds it ironic that the player he wanted out first or 2nd (Skupin) he is now forced to work with. He knows he has to keep Mike and Lisa close and happy... too bad he can't put a muzzle on Abi.
-Abi is going off about how they need to get Jonathan out this time and then she attacks Lisa - "Hopefully you're not going to be double-agent again Lisa. You weren't supposed to bring information to them..." She cuts Lisa off, "I understand everything you're going to say - I think you are just gullible, naive..." (What? Oh, I wish she would smack her... huh, I wonder if there has ever been a fist fight on Survivor that they didn't show us...)
Artis can't believe Abi - she's a loose cannon - she thinks she knows so much about the game and people - she needs to stop talking before she screws everything up.
-Abi is still belittling Lisa and dictating orders to her - You have to be a fighter now, we have to vote 5 strong against Jonathan or they will vote Pete or I... (Please get rid of her already.)
-Lisa tells us she was hoping the tribe could have a come-together talk this afternoon but then Abi was so horrible to her, she's wondering if it doesn't make more sense to go with the other tribe (Yes!) She's conflicted now.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE
They have to balance an oversize paddle on a stand - they will roll a ball down the paddle and attempt to land it in one of the six spots - first person to get 6 balls balanced in the spots on the paddle will win immunity.
-Off they go and there is quite the learning curve - no one is getting it... until Skupin sticks one. Pete gets one - Skupin gets 2... Pete gets 2... these two are going back and forth... no one else is really in it.
SKUPIN, wins Immunity!
Everyone pretends to be happy about it. Tandang because they figure it's going to be Jonathan going home tonight then they can just relax from then on.
Dangrayne - Day 25
Back at camp after Immunity, Jonathan knows his days are numbered unless he can get something going.
-Abi wishes she could vote off Mike, she says he's very annoying (excuse me? Hello pot, it's the kettle calling.) Then they show Abi trying to open a coconut by bashing it against a tree right where Mike and Malcolm are sitting and it's goes flying off her machete and hits Mike in the head (holy crap! She's a menace.) She is still talking about Jonathan being charming and her wishing Mike could go.
-Abi is telling Pete she's still worried about Skupin and Lisa but he shushes her... maybe she will listen.
-Denise is talking to Malcolm and Carter and they figure Abi or Pete could be too dicey since she has the idol and could give it to Pete, so they decide to vote Artis tonight. She knows the plan hinges very much on Lisa & Skupin... and they have Jonathan working on that.
-Jonathan is working on Lisa again - he says he's a storyteller (oh sweet jebus, this is what you call finessing someone, and she has his number - but anyway) What is the story of Survivor this season? What does the audience want to see happen? (Abi, fall into a bottomless pit?) He tells Lisa that people will see her being loyal, and that's a good thing, but people will not be happy that she is helping the three bad guys get farther in the game. (That is so true!)
-Lisa like Jonathan so much, she's learned so much from him out here - but her head is spinning. She wants to be loyal but is that just the old Lisa?
-Next Jonathan is talking to Skupin and it's more straightforward to him - "You're the fulcrum vote, let's lock it down. It's Artis."
-Skupin wants to play the game with Lisa so he's got to talk to her and find out where her head is at. They are torn between being loyal and staying with Tandang or making a bold move and flipping. Mike doesn't understand being loyal to a tribe that has no loyalty to them - it's who they can get farther with... Lisa's still not sure what they should do.
TRIBAL COUNCIL
Lisa, was there much fall out from last tribal council?
-There was lots of fall out internally within her - but when she got back to camp she was welcomed with such grace. Everybody said it was a game, you tried to make a big move - didn't work out well - but you were playing the game.
Abi, you weren't happy at all, did you show grace to Lisa as well?
-She looks only at Lisa, "Did I show you grace as well?" (NO! She's either trying to intimidate her or she doesn't know what showing grace means.)
-Lisa says she actually experienced more grace from the people she was against than from the alliance she was trying to save.
What's that indicative of?
-Maturity. (Oh, Abi did not like that.) There are more Survivor fans on the other side that understood what she was trying to do.
Abi, the look on your face is so tense, it's like venom is about to come out (that's how she always looks Jeff... she's not a nice girl.)
-I was paying attention to what she had to say (trying to intimidate her). It's interesting. (Denise shakes her head and rolls her eyes - yeah, no one is buying your brand of BS lady.) Saying the other alliance is more protective of her than we are, I don't think so.
Artis, are you surprised that it's still Tandang vs Kalabaw?
-No, Tandang had one of the most powerful tribes in Survivor history. It is playing out how it's supposed to play out.
-Denise - that's one way to look at it, but big moves are always made in this game and who knows when things can shift. So to think things are just going to continue going smoothly is a big risk to take.
-Artis says he's not saying he feels 100% safe, he knows he could be blindsided at any moment just like anybody else. (Uh, yeah, I don't think he really thinks that he will be though.)
-Jonathan without immunity tonight says a number of players could be fulcrum votes tonight, it's a matter of if they did enough to tip the balance - I guess we'll find out.
-Skupin has never had immunity before and it feels amazing. He never gave up hope of playing the game again, originally he came out for the money but then the game got bigger than the money. Being a lover of the game, he loved Lisa's move not just for him for the whole Tandang tribe.
-Lisa says she's realized her life is bigger than this game but the game is bigger than her.
What does that mean? (Yeah?)
-Is this just a game, can I cut out my heart to play it? No, I can't. This is such a life altering experience for me already, I don't know if I can learn it all in 39 days. I do know this 39 days is going to change more than probably 39 of my 49 years. (She's 49? She looks great.)
-Penner does appreciate people playing the game - and he hopes the numbers have shifted and he can stay in it. (Oh, didn't sound promising there for Penner.)
-Denise honestly doesn't think that Tandang believes the numbers will shift but hopefully they do and things are turned upside down tonight.
-Abi says Tandang has considered that they don't have the numbers.
Who don't you think you have?
-I'm not sure about Lisa at this point.
Pete can't believe she's so stupid... are you listening? Jonathan says, "Incredible." Lisa just deflates, What else can she do? Abi is just dumb.
-Lisa says actions speak louder than words and her actions have never been anything but loyal to Tandang. Maybe she has to hear these words and see these actions and make a decision.
Jonathan is nodding YES!
RC and Jeff on the jury also can't believe Abi... or can they?
Once again we go into the vote with uncertainty...
Time to vote:
Pete votes for Penner - says it's not because he's a returning player, it's because he's really good at the game and he respects that.
Denise votes Artis - says she has no doubt that selfish Abi would never give him the idol.
Tallying the votes:
No one plays a hidden immunity idol.
Artis - 1
Penner - 1
Artis - 2
Penner - 2
Penner - 3
Penner - 4
Artis - 3
Artis - 4
One vote left... ARTIS! HAhahahahahahahahaha - Abi is fuming and shocked - I LOVE IT! But, oh, they are going to be feeling the wrath of the Brazilian witch next week.
So, with Artis leaving tonight, Karen S, Gillian H and Kim K. are out of the pool (you can thank Abi :)).
Next week: Breaking up with Abi is hard to do... and Lisa has never been good with break ups. (Oh come on! Time to channel some Blair Warner, just rip off that bandaid.)
Artis: Well played Penner - he managed to pull off the improbable. He has no ill-will to anyone in the game, it is just a game. He could not have been happier... oh, he could have been happier if he'd won, of course.
Have a great week everyone,
Coleen
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