Mad Treasure Hunt
Last week the tribes merged into Solarrion and they found out there was another hidden immunity idol with special powers somewhere out there. Sarah found herself the odd man out... which in a game of numbers made her the president (in her mind) but it all blew up in her face because Kass wanted to be president... and Sarah is the first member of the jury.
Solarrion - Night 19
-They return from tribal council and Kass' former Aparri tribe is really mad at her. Spencer is livid but trying to keep it civil (although he did tell the camera she was letting her estrogen sway her decisions... really? Like a guy wouldn't have made the same decision in her position?) Anyway, they have words, he basically tells her she made the stupidest decision and messed up everyone's game. She doesn't care. She knew they'd be mad, she pissed off five people and made five friends. (I can't help but remember when Cochran did a very similar thing his first time playing - he flipped as soon as they merged and he was gone not long after... we'll have to see if Kass can fare better - lord knows she thinks she's smarter than everyone.)
Solarrion - Day 20
Kass starts the day by endearing herself even more to her former tribe-mates when she passive aggressively points out that Morgan (B. McGee) is lazing around in the shelter like an old dog who's not good for anything, and should go get some water.
-Instead of being eager to help, Morgan has a snotty attitude, (I'm sure she thinks getting water is beneath her) and then she spits out her constant mantra to the camera, "I don't mean to sound conceited, but..." (You Are!) of course she says Kass is just an ugly, bitter old woman who doesn't like her because she's cuter than she has ever been. (OMG, she really needs a good kick in the rear end.)
-Grudgingly, once Tony asks her twice to go get water, Morgan storms off with a couple pots. In voice over she says Kass is stupid and she has to go next.
REWARD CHALLENGE
-They are divided into two teams and starting from a platform out in the water they will race through a series of obstacles to the shore until they reach a chest, then they must drag the chest through the sand to the base of a tower - they will climb the tower (wall walking with a rope) then they will drag the chest up the tower. Once it's at the top, two team members will have to solve a shrine tower puzzle - first team finished, wins reward of: a Survivor themed Out-Back Steakhouse. They'll get steak, margaritas, desserts... Food is very exciting to all of them at this point.
-Two teams randomly selected:
Orange: Spencer, Jeremiah, LJ, Boobs... uh, I mean Morgan and Jefra
Purple: Tony, Woo, Kass, Trisha and Tasha (the 'random' selection is really sucking hard this season. It's young and fit vs older but still fit... we'll see who wins the race.)
Off they go - it's neck and neck until Woo falls off the balance beam but he flies along to catch them back up... and they are caught up when they all start up the wall. Purple has a person lead when they start pulling up the chest.
Woo & Kass start on the puzzle for Purple and not long after LJ and Spencer start the puzzle for Orange.
-LJ is flying through the puzzle, he and Spencer quickly out pace the Purple team and it's the young and fit Orange team that wins the Reward.
Solarrion - Day 20
Reward losers return from the challenge and their first order of business is twice the rice and put some coconut in it - we eat well tonight too! (haha) Tony and Trish ask Kass who she thinks should go next, Jeremiah or Spencer, but she's hedging, she doesn't want to be the decider - she tells the camera she's still a free agent, no one's told her she's in but it is assumed (uh, they did say she was with them and they'd take care of her... but I see where she may be edgy still.) Tony doesn't totally trust her because he can't read her, and he's a cop (ah, but she's a lawyer, they have the best poker faces.)
-Tony's then talking to Woo and he says he's going to go look for the hidden immunity idol (why not, half the tribe is gone) plus he and LJ burned the other idols last week. They show him skulking around, climbing trees, poking in holes... I just don't understand why the rest of them aren't looking too.
Reward
EATING! At the end of the meal Spencer finally realizes his hands of filthy and grabs his napkin when what should fall out... a clue? He shiftily puts it in his pocket, looking around to see if anyone noticed but B.McGee beside him has eaten herself sick and has her head in her hands and everyone else is pre-occupied... FOOD! Spencer is hoping this clue is a game changer for him.
Solarrian - Day 20
-When the reward winners come back to camp it's POURING rain and they showed Morgan and Jefra running to the shelter... did that shot really need to be that long? Spencer has a clue burning a hole in his pocket and he's stuck waiting out the downpour with everyone else... but as soon as there is a break - he's out.
-When the rest of them finally figure the rain is past, they look around and wonder, "Where is Spencer?"
-Woo, being a fan of the show, knows when there is a big food reward there is often a clue... and he decides to go follow Spencer... and using his "ninja stealth mode" he spies on him while lurking behind some brush.
-Spencer takes off his shoes and pants, putting the clue in his folded clothes and he wades into some water to dig on the bank. When he doesn't find anything he goes, maybe to another location, but he sees Woo and they both try to play it off casually. "Going for a walk?" "Yeah, just walking myself." But Woo walks over to Spencer's pants and says, "Hey, you forgot your clothes over here." And when he goes to throw them to Spencer, the clue falls out... Woo scoops it up and takes off running, with Spencer in hot pursuit... until he realizes he's not going to catch him. (If they are going to set something like that up, they should hire better actors than Spencer, his reaction seemed a little fake to me. And why wouldn't he have left the clue in his pocket, why just fold it in the pants?... makes no sense.) Spencer knows pandamonium is about to ensue.
-Woo gets back to camp and he crows to everyone that Spencer had a clue but he took it - then he enlists LJ help him look for the idol.
-Spencer then came back to camp and told them Woo had thrown his pants in the water and stolen the clue- he enlists his alliance to come help him look.
-LJ is sharing the clue with Tony and he's loving the thrill of the chase ... everyone takes off on the Mad Treasure Hunt. And it's crazy, they are all swarming all over the area the clue has led them to - even Morgan, who Tony hilariously says is more like a pillow than a person because she doesn't do anything, is there.
-At one point everyone has moved on except Spencer and Kass, who was left to watch him, he says he can't believe their game has devolved to this and she can't help but get a few licks in - saying not that she condones Woo's stealing the clue, but she can't help but feel this was Karma for Spencer's poor treatment of her last night. He apologizes and then explains in voice-over that he had found the idol right in front of Kass but kept her talking and distracted so she wouldn't notice, when she finally looked away he stuffed it in his pants and walked away.
-He reads the note that came with the idol and it doesn't come with any magic powers - it's just a normal idol. Which is still huge for him right now... (But I want to know what the special powers are! Dang-it!)
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE - DAY 22
-They will have to balance on their toes with a block wedged between the top of their head and the top of the frame they are standing on (to add insult to injury, the area they are set up in is a huge puddle and their feet/shoes are soaked - yuck) - When the block falls, they are out of the challenge. Last person standing wins Immunity.
-Off they go, and almost right away, Kass is out. (This would be really hard, they can't hold on to anything, just stand on their tip-toes pushing up with their head... I'd be toast.)
- Jeremiah and Trish are the next two out, Tony goes to scratch his neck and he's out.
-25 minutes in and the remaining six are still standing... though Jeff is trying to distract them. Spencer has a bobble but recovers... Morgan does not, she's out. And then Woo, who I thought would ninja power through, is the next to fall.
-1 hour in, Jefra is the next out and you can see how sore she is... LJ falls out and it's down to Tasha and Spencer.
-1hr, 30min - Tasha looks like a statue, Spencer has a lot of movement but Jeff is encouraging him to fight through it and... out of nowhere, Tasha drops the block - SPENCER wins individual immunity.
Solarrion - Day 22
They return to camp and pretty much right away the larger alliance meets to make their plan. The guys want to vote out Morgan because she's useless and the girls are thinking Tash because she's a bigger threat. Tony takes over (of course) and he says they have to plan like the other guys have a hidden idol, so Plan A is Morgan because they're unlikely to share an idol with her (and Tony doesn't think dead weight deserves to be there) and Plan B will be Tasha, in case they do pull some crazy shenanigans like he did last Tribal.
-Tony tells the camera he's also worried that Kass could flip back, in which case there will be a tie and they'll have to draw rocks, but he hopes she stays with them (Oh, she's burned her bridges, I don't think they'd have her back.)
-Meanwhile the other four are talking about who to vote tonight, Morgan-pillow wants to vote for Kass (surprise) but Spencer thinks Kass may be their only hope - she'll change her mind at the drop of a hat so he persuades them to vote Tony and he sets out to win Kass back over to their side. (And he proved me wrong.)
-Spencer approaches her to hypothetically find out if she may be willing to vote with them to win back their jury votes and improve her lot, blah, blah blah. This was exactly what Kass was hoping for. She knows human nature is to forgive and want to get along, so she banked that her old alliance would forget the betrayal as it was just one of many that would be coming in the game.
-Kass tells Spencer she's certainly willing to entertain voting with them and when he mentions Tony she's that much more interested. She knows it would be much harder to win the million sitting beside Tony, he's too charming and everyone likes him. Morgan is a bitch and annoying, but she's going to stay that way so she's no threat.
-Now Kass is where she likes to be, they brought her their game plans and she gets to choose which one is better for her. She says she loves the ambush, she also practices law like that. She loves the blind side.
TRIBAL COUNCIL
-Massive power shift after last tribal council, Tony says they have an alliance of six, we had an alliance of five, but the winds changed directions... and Kass pipes up, "Jeff, obviously, I was the wind that blew through." (Wow, not to sound conceited but...) Sarah and Morgan rolled their eyes so hard at that.
-Kass tells Jeff she did get chewed out at camp and the cold shoulder for a couple days.
-Spencer admits he felt betrayed and he got a little out of hand. He also says he's feeling pretty good with the immunity necklace but he'd rather risk going out now for a shot at winning than extend his stay in the game.
-Tony basically says his answer doesn't change how they're voting - they made a consensus decision as a group so they could have smooth sailing ahead.
-Morgan's argument to keep her is that she's not a physical threat in the challenges and people don't seem to like her so she's not getting any jury votes. (Huh, I didn't think she was even that self aware.)
-Trish agrees that's pretty accurate and Morgan rolls her eyes again (you said it first... oh, I get it, she wanted them to all say, "That's not true Morgan, we like you." Haha!) Trish says she doesn't really do anything around camp and if you wanted to add to that list, I could probably add to that. (Sarah makes an "Oh Snap!" face - hilarious)
-Jeff asks Morgan what she thinks of that and she gushes that LJ and Jeremiah took such good care of the girls in the beginning and she got used to it. (Ugh.)
-Jeff calls her on it, says he's pretty sure she's like that in the real world too and she admits she's used to getting what she wants because she's good looking, she never really has to work for anything. "If most people had a choice to be ugly or cute, most people would pick cute." (Everyone is either shaking their head or laughing at her...) Then she vows that she will try to work harder, no not try, she will work harder in camp. [Huge fake grin.] (They'll believe it when they see it.)
-Jeff asks Jefra about Kass' placement in the alliance and she starts on the "we're all equal" - Jeff and Spencer call her on that - Tony pipes up that they chose this alliance while the other people were thrown together (which is crap, and Spencer called him on that).
-Tony also gets a little dig in that Kass is in a comfortable place and hopefully she sticks with them. (I heard a 'if she knows what's good for her' in there.)
-Jeff points out that Kass is unpredictable and Trish admits it was risky including her but they've treated her like one of their own.
-Kass says there was no alliance formed, when she goes to Vegas with a friend and sits down at the table, she doesn't mind beating them. (That got Tony's attention - time for Plan C?)
Time to Vote:
They didn't show us how anybody voted.
Tallying the votes:
No one played a hidden immunity idol.
Tony - 1, 2, 3, 4
Morgan - 1, 2, 3, 4... we're tied.
Morgan - 5 - one vote left...
...and it's MORGAN! B. McGee, the pillow... who can I give mean nicknames to now?
And with Morgan leaving, that takes: Lindsey J., Ian G., and Lee B. out of the pool.
Next week: Paranoia starts wreaking havoc in camp, or in Tony's mind at least. He wants to take Woo out, Woo wants to strike first and Trish says Tony is freaking out (he's going Apocalypse Now on us...)
Morgan makes some chirpy little speech about how proud she is of herself (of course), she doesn't care what they say and that Kass is a child (I'm sorry, who was being immature?) "You're 40, get over it." (oy.)
Have a great rest of your week everyone.
Coleen
Last week the tribes merged into Solarrion and they found out there was another hidden immunity idol with special powers somewhere out there. Sarah found herself the odd man out... which in a game of numbers made her the president (in her mind) but it all blew up in her face because Kass wanted to be president... and Sarah is the first member of the jury.
Solarrion - Night 19
-They return from tribal council and Kass' former Aparri tribe is really mad at her. Spencer is livid but trying to keep it civil (although he did tell the camera she was letting her estrogen sway her decisions... really? Like a guy wouldn't have made the same decision in her position?) Anyway, they have words, he basically tells her she made the stupidest decision and messed up everyone's game. She doesn't care. She knew they'd be mad, she pissed off five people and made five friends. (I can't help but remember when Cochran did a very similar thing his first time playing - he flipped as soon as they merged and he was gone not long after... we'll have to see if Kass can fare better - lord knows she thinks she's smarter than everyone.)
Solarrion - Day 20
Kass starts the day by endearing herself even more to her former tribe-mates when she passive aggressively points out that Morgan (B. McGee) is lazing around in the shelter like an old dog who's not good for anything, and should go get some water.
-Instead of being eager to help, Morgan has a snotty attitude, (I'm sure she thinks getting water is beneath her) and then she spits out her constant mantra to the camera, "I don't mean to sound conceited, but..." (You Are!) of course she says Kass is just an ugly, bitter old woman who doesn't like her because she's cuter than she has ever been. (OMG, she really needs a good kick in the rear end.)
-Grudgingly, once Tony asks her twice to go get water, Morgan storms off with a couple pots. In voice over she says Kass is stupid and she has to go next.
REWARD CHALLENGE
-They are divided into two teams and starting from a platform out in the water they will race through a series of obstacles to the shore until they reach a chest, then they must drag the chest through the sand to the base of a tower - they will climb the tower (wall walking with a rope) then they will drag the chest up the tower. Once it's at the top, two team members will have to solve a shrine tower puzzle - first team finished, wins reward of: a Survivor themed Out-Back Steakhouse. They'll get steak, margaritas, desserts... Food is very exciting to all of them at this point.
-Two teams randomly selected:
Orange: Spencer, Jeremiah, LJ, Boobs... uh, I mean Morgan and Jefra
Purple: Tony, Woo, Kass, Trisha and Tasha (the 'random' selection is really sucking hard this season. It's young and fit vs older but still fit... we'll see who wins the race.)
Off they go - it's neck and neck until Woo falls off the balance beam but he flies along to catch them back up... and they are caught up when they all start up the wall. Purple has a person lead when they start pulling up the chest.
Woo & Kass start on the puzzle for Purple and not long after LJ and Spencer start the puzzle for Orange.
-LJ is flying through the puzzle, he and Spencer quickly out pace the Purple team and it's the young and fit Orange team that wins the Reward.
Solarrion - Day 20
Reward losers return from the challenge and their first order of business is twice the rice and put some coconut in it - we eat well tonight too! (haha) Tony and Trish ask Kass who she thinks should go next, Jeremiah or Spencer, but she's hedging, she doesn't want to be the decider - she tells the camera she's still a free agent, no one's told her she's in but it is assumed (uh, they did say she was with them and they'd take care of her... but I see where she may be edgy still.) Tony doesn't totally trust her because he can't read her, and he's a cop (ah, but she's a lawyer, they have the best poker faces.)
-Tony's then talking to Woo and he says he's going to go look for the hidden immunity idol (why not, half the tribe is gone) plus he and LJ burned the other idols last week. They show him skulking around, climbing trees, poking in holes... I just don't understand why the rest of them aren't looking too.
Reward
EATING! At the end of the meal Spencer finally realizes his hands of filthy and grabs his napkin when what should fall out... a clue? He shiftily puts it in his pocket, looking around to see if anyone noticed but B.McGee beside him has eaten herself sick and has her head in her hands and everyone else is pre-occupied... FOOD! Spencer is hoping this clue is a game changer for him.
Solarrian - Day 20
-When the reward winners come back to camp it's POURING rain and they showed Morgan and Jefra running to the shelter... did that shot really need to be that long? Spencer has a clue burning a hole in his pocket and he's stuck waiting out the downpour with everyone else... but as soon as there is a break - he's out.
-When the rest of them finally figure the rain is past, they look around and wonder, "Where is Spencer?"
-Woo, being a fan of the show, knows when there is a big food reward there is often a clue... and he decides to go follow Spencer... and using his "ninja stealth mode" he spies on him while lurking behind some brush.
-Spencer takes off his shoes and pants, putting the clue in his folded clothes and he wades into some water to dig on the bank. When he doesn't find anything he goes, maybe to another location, but he sees Woo and they both try to play it off casually. "Going for a walk?" "Yeah, just walking myself." But Woo walks over to Spencer's pants and says, "Hey, you forgot your clothes over here." And when he goes to throw them to Spencer, the clue falls out... Woo scoops it up and takes off running, with Spencer in hot pursuit... until he realizes he's not going to catch him. (If they are going to set something like that up, they should hire better actors than Spencer, his reaction seemed a little fake to me. And why wouldn't he have left the clue in his pocket, why just fold it in the pants?... makes no sense.) Spencer knows pandamonium is about to ensue.
-Woo gets back to camp and he crows to everyone that Spencer had a clue but he took it - then he enlists LJ help him look for the idol.
-Spencer then came back to camp and told them Woo had thrown his pants in the water and stolen the clue- he enlists his alliance to come help him look.
-LJ is sharing the clue with Tony and he's loving the thrill of the chase ... everyone takes off on the Mad Treasure Hunt. And it's crazy, they are all swarming all over the area the clue has led them to - even Morgan, who Tony hilariously says is more like a pillow than a person because she doesn't do anything, is there.
-At one point everyone has moved on except Spencer and Kass, who was left to watch him, he says he can't believe their game has devolved to this and she can't help but get a few licks in - saying not that she condones Woo's stealing the clue, but she can't help but feel this was Karma for Spencer's poor treatment of her last night. He apologizes and then explains in voice-over that he had found the idol right in front of Kass but kept her talking and distracted so she wouldn't notice, when she finally looked away he stuffed it in his pants and walked away.
-He reads the note that came with the idol and it doesn't come with any magic powers - it's just a normal idol. Which is still huge for him right now... (But I want to know what the special powers are! Dang-it!)
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE - DAY 22
-They will have to balance on their toes with a block wedged between the top of their head and the top of the frame they are standing on (to add insult to injury, the area they are set up in is a huge puddle and their feet/shoes are soaked - yuck) - When the block falls, they are out of the challenge. Last person standing wins Immunity.
-Off they go, and almost right away, Kass is out. (This would be really hard, they can't hold on to anything, just stand on their tip-toes pushing up with their head... I'd be toast.)
- Jeremiah and Trish are the next two out, Tony goes to scratch his neck and he's out.
-25 minutes in and the remaining six are still standing... though Jeff is trying to distract them. Spencer has a bobble but recovers... Morgan does not, she's out. And then Woo, who I thought would ninja power through, is the next to fall.
-1 hour in, Jefra is the next out and you can see how sore she is... LJ falls out and it's down to Tasha and Spencer.
-1hr, 30min - Tasha looks like a statue, Spencer has a lot of movement but Jeff is encouraging him to fight through it and... out of nowhere, Tasha drops the block - SPENCER wins individual immunity.
Solarrion - Day 22
They return to camp and pretty much right away the larger alliance meets to make their plan. The guys want to vote out Morgan because she's useless and the girls are thinking Tash because she's a bigger threat. Tony takes over (of course) and he says they have to plan like the other guys have a hidden idol, so Plan A is Morgan because they're unlikely to share an idol with her (and Tony doesn't think dead weight deserves to be there) and Plan B will be Tasha, in case they do pull some crazy shenanigans like he did last Tribal.
-Tony tells the camera he's also worried that Kass could flip back, in which case there will be a tie and they'll have to draw rocks, but he hopes she stays with them (Oh, she's burned her bridges, I don't think they'd have her back.)
-Meanwhile the other four are talking about who to vote tonight, Morgan-pillow wants to vote for Kass (surprise) but Spencer thinks Kass may be their only hope - she'll change her mind at the drop of a hat so he persuades them to vote Tony and he sets out to win Kass back over to their side. (And he proved me wrong.)
-Spencer approaches her to hypothetically find out if she may be willing to vote with them to win back their jury votes and improve her lot, blah, blah blah. This was exactly what Kass was hoping for. She knows human nature is to forgive and want to get along, so she banked that her old alliance would forget the betrayal as it was just one of many that would be coming in the game.
-Kass tells Spencer she's certainly willing to entertain voting with them and when he mentions Tony she's that much more interested. She knows it would be much harder to win the million sitting beside Tony, he's too charming and everyone likes him. Morgan is a bitch and annoying, but she's going to stay that way so she's no threat.
-Now Kass is where she likes to be, they brought her their game plans and she gets to choose which one is better for her. She says she loves the ambush, she also practices law like that. She loves the blind side.
TRIBAL COUNCIL
-Massive power shift after last tribal council, Tony says they have an alliance of six, we had an alliance of five, but the winds changed directions... and Kass pipes up, "Jeff, obviously, I was the wind that blew through." (Wow, not to sound conceited but...) Sarah and Morgan rolled their eyes so hard at that.
-Kass tells Jeff she did get chewed out at camp and the cold shoulder for a couple days.
-Spencer admits he felt betrayed and he got a little out of hand. He also says he's feeling pretty good with the immunity necklace but he'd rather risk going out now for a shot at winning than extend his stay in the game.
-Tony basically says his answer doesn't change how they're voting - they made a consensus decision as a group so they could have smooth sailing ahead.
-Morgan's argument to keep her is that she's not a physical threat in the challenges and people don't seem to like her so she's not getting any jury votes. (Huh, I didn't think she was even that self aware.)
-Trish agrees that's pretty accurate and Morgan rolls her eyes again (you said it first... oh, I get it, she wanted them to all say, "That's not true Morgan, we like you." Haha!) Trish says she doesn't really do anything around camp and if you wanted to add to that list, I could probably add to that. (Sarah makes an "Oh Snap!" face - hilarious)
-Jeff asks Morgan what she thinks of that and she gushes that LJ and Jeremiah took such good care of the girls in the beginning and she got used to it. (Ugh.)
-Jeff calls her on it, says he's pretty sure she's like that in the real world too and she admits she's used to getting what she wants because she's good looking, she never really has to work for anything. "If most people had a choice to be ugly or cute, most people would pick cute." (Everyone is either shaking their head or laughing at her...) Then she vows that she will try to work harder, no not try, she will work harder in camp. [Huge fake grin.] (They'll believe it when they see it.)
-Jeff asks Jefra about Kass' placement in the alliance and she starts on the "we're all equal" - Jeff and Spencer call her on that - Tony pipes up that they chose this alliance while the other people were thrown together (which is crap, and Spencer called him on that).
-Tony also gets a little dig in that Kass is in a comfortable place and hopefully she sticks with them. (I heard a 'if she knows what's good for her' in there.)
-Jeff points out that Kass is unpredictable and Trish admits it was risky including her but they've treated her like one of their own.
-Kass says there was no alliance formed, when she goes to Vegas with a friend and sits down at the table, she doesn't mind beating them. (That got Tony's attention - time for Plan C?)
Time to Vote:
They didn't show us how anybody voted.
Tallying the votes:
No one played a hidden immunity idol.
Tony - 1, 2, 3, 4
Morgan - 1, 2, 3, 4... we're tied.
Morgan - 5 - one vote left...
...and it's MORGAN! B. McGee, the pillow... who can I give mean nicknames to now?
And with Morgan leaving, that takes: Lindsey J., Ian G., and Lee B. out of the pool.
Next week: Paranoia starts wreaking havoc in camp, or in Tony's mind at least. He wants to take Woo out, Woo wants to strike first and Trish says Tony is freaking out (he's going Apocalypse Now on us...)
Morgan makes some chirpy little speech about how proud she is of herself (of course), she doesn't care what they say and that Kass is a child (I'm sorry, who was being immature?) "You're 40, get over it." (oy.)
Have a great rest of your week everyone.
Coleen
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