Idol Search Party
Last week Lucy overplayed her hand being bossy with Ken & David and it cost her when David played his hidden immunity idol to save Jessica. Good-bye Lucy.
Gen X - Night 12
-They return to camp and David seems to be regretting his actions. He saved someone that nobody really wants to work with and now, without his idol, he's incredibly vulnerable. No one seems mad at him for it, just confused why he did it.
-Jessica, for her part, is extremely grateful and she singles out Ken to apologize to for not believing him... and she also decides to share the fact that she found a legacy advantage that she'll either get when she makes it to day 36 or she'll pass on to him. Ken forgives her and trusts Jessica again (he's so easy.)
Gen X - Day 13
-Ain't no shame looking for the immunity idol today. Since David played the idol last night, it is back up for grabs hidden somewhere around camp today. Everyone is openly on the hunt for it. David, of course, is the only one who knows to look for something that has their tribal symbol on it and he spots a small log with the symbol on it, while Sunday and CeCe are also close by. He bides his time, the girls don't find it, get bored and go back to camp. So, David re-finds his hidden immunity idol (well, wasn't that fortuitous?)
Challenge... or is it?
Jeff tells them to drop their buffs, and they are splitting into three tribes (what?) There is Orange (Vanua), Purple (Tikali), Green (Ikabula?) - if they draw a green buff they will be going to a new beach and starting from scratch, and that tribe will have one extra person to offset that work (I guess) but no one wants to be on Green. Figgy & Taylor just don't want to be separated (ugh, they're starting to gross me out.)
-The pick is done and Mikaela pulls green and she is p!ssed! She throws the buff in the dirt and if looks could kill Jeff would be six feet under. He can't help but notice and kind of needle her about it, as he smirks at her with those dimples.
Here are the new tribes:
Purple: Ken, Jessica, Taylor, Figgy and Adam (so the love birds stay together, Adam should start working the Gen X'ers.
Orange: Chris, CeCe, David, Michelle and Zeke (this is the only tribe with a majority of Gen X'ers but Chris doesn't like David or CeCe.)
Green: Mikaela, Hannah, Jay, Will, Bret and Sunday (and Mikaela's huge attitude is sucking all the oxygen out of that tribe immediately.)
Ikabula - Day 13
-They introduce themselves to each other and get to building a shelter - well Jay seems to be the only one that knows what he's doing, Bret is trying to show he's useful but really, Jay sees both Bret and Sunday as pretty useless. He's okay with that though because the Millennials have the numbers, so it'll be easy to pick off the Gen X'ers.
Takali - Day 13
-The Millennials get the tour of their new home from Ken and Jessica. Ken is digging the young people's energy. He's got Figgy & Taylor just giddy to still be together - but Figgy is putting a kibosh on any physical demonstrations (no hugging or touching) and Adam is following their lead by not outing them to the Gen X'ers. Taylor is not happy about this, and pouts that it's not a big deal but Figgy is smarter than him, he's going to listen.
-Poor Adam, he's living his worst nightmare by being shuffled into a tribe with Taylor & Figgy... and he starts talking to Ken but he's still guarded (go for it dude) he does let Ken know that he did vote against Figgy previously. Ken likes Adam, he feels like they won the jackpot getting him in the shuffle. Adam is smart, he knows he has bonded couples on either side of him and he could be the one to decide how things go on Takali.
Vanua - Day 14
Michelle is not happy with how her game blew up - she's on the only tribe that has minority Millennials and she's scared.
Zeke and Chris discover they are both from Oklahoma and that Chris used to play for Zeke's favourite University football team and those two are thick as thieves immediately. Things are looking up for Zeke. Chris is also happy as he does not trust David or CeCe, he feels like on this new tribe he has a bit more control over how he's going to play his game. Chris tells Zeke not to worry, things are not what they seem, that he's not necessarily with the other Gen X'ers - and Zeke wants to play with the big ginger-haired football player (of course he does) it's like the heaven's opened and the light shone done. Finally something his going Zeke's way.
Ikabula - Day 14
Neither Jay or Bret can get the fire going and they are cranky and frustrated - queue determined Mikaela who is a monster when she sets her mind to something - she works the flint like a fiend, and there you go - fire. Then she totally breaks down and has to go hide in the woods to have herself a cry. (Don't fall apart now!) It proved to her that when she really really needs something or wants something, she is able to put the work in and make it happen, like what she is trying to do out there. When she gathers herself, she returns the conquering hero - everyone appreciates what she did for them and appreciate how emotional it was for her.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE - Day 15
They are out on the water - on Jeff's go, one person from each tribe will jump in the water and retrieve a buoy, then swim it over to the next platform and put the buoy in the basket - then the next person can go. When they have all five buoys in the basket, they can either begin throwing the buoys towards the goal/basket or they can try and hook the basket platform and pull it closer, thus making it easier to land the buoys in the basket.
I'm not even going to do a play by play, suffice it to say the team with David & CeCe (Orange Vanua) was so far behind it was embarrassing, especially to Chris - David couldn't get out of the water with the buoy, then he kicked it off the other side of the platform and had to go back in to get it and again almost lost it... Zeke wondered allowed, "Is he throwing this?" (and David is so skinny, he's starting to look a little like Gollum.)
Green, Ikabula won on the strength of Jay's swimming and Mikaela's basketball skills.
Purple, Tikali came in second with Ken bringing home the baskets.
Orange, Vanua, was dead last, with only one basket, maybe... I think CeCe and David are in deep trouble tonight.
Vanua - Day 15
They return to camp all dejected but CeCe sees the one bright spot for her is that for once she's not on the bottom, because they are 3 Gen X to the 2 Millennials, she's sure it's either Michelle or Zeke going home tonight. The Gen X'ers talk and decide they are going to vote for Michelle tonight. But Chris has other plans. He talks to David on his own and tells him that they have to make a smarter decision if they want this tribe to survive, he's thinking CeCe tonight and, while this makes David extremely nervous, he goes along. He tells Chris he'll stay true to his word and prove he can trust him.
-Chris and Dave go and tell Michelle & Zeke that it's Christmas, neither of them are going home tonight, they are going to vote CeCe. Michelle doesn't trust it though and goes to talk to CeCe, see if there is any room for them to make a deal but CeCe isn't good at this game, she thinks they have the numbers, Michelle is just desperate... and she seals her fate, Michelle's only option is to vote with the guys and take CeCe out.
-David is thinking he has another immunity idol, he could play it for CeCe and take Michelle out tonight thus preserving the Gen X numbers... but he's starting to think that he should probably keep this hidden immunity idol for himself this time. He plays a lot of chess so he's used to looking moves ahead of his opponent, if that means betraying an alliance, he's gonna do it.
TRIBAL COUNCIL
-Zeke & Michelle know they are on the bottom in this new tribe and it's likely one of them going tonight.
-David is towing the line, telling Jeff that the Gen X three is very strong and he doesn't see them turning on each other tonight. (But he already told the other two, no matter what they hear at tribal, the vote is CeCe tonight.)
-Zeke makes his pitch, that they are not going to move forward in this game without connections to Millennials and he's ready to make a move with the Gen X'ers if that's what he needs to do.
-Chris knows what Zeke is saying is true - he admits that he and Zeke made a connection being Oklahoma boys.
-CeCe is concerned about this connection, going forward Chris may be willing to vote one of them out to save Zeke.
-Chris says in previous tribals he's been blindsided, so this vote will be a test of whether or not he can trust his tribe mates going forward.
-David understands Chris' distrust of him and he keeps putting himself in the position of having to proof his trustworthiness, and tonight he plans on doing that.
-Michelle doesn't understand why you would want to work with someone who blindsided you twice, she would vote out David tonight.
-David says again that if the Gen X three are truly united, they have nothing to worry about. (Read between the lines there.)
Time to Vote:
They don't show how anyone voted.
Anyone want to play a hidden immunity idol? And David doesn't even flinch - no saving CeCe tonight.
Reading the Votes:
Michelle - 1
CeCe - 1, 2, 3 - and it's CECE voted out. She just says, "Wow." Yup, she's not happy.
With CeCe leaving, Drew C. and Scott M. are out of the pool.
Next week: Figgy lets her guard down and reveals her "thing" with Taylor to Ken & Jessica (I think it doesn't come as a surprise). And the challenge is a blindfold and scream directions one, with the added wrinkle of making them dizzy first (great) and we have medical called for Hannah?
CeCe's final thoughts: "Well, I got blindsided." she thinks going forward her fellow Gen X'ers are going to lose, this was the dumbest mistake they could have made. She played they hardest she could and she thinks her kids will be proud. (yawn.)
Have a great almost weekend,
Coleen
Last week Lucy overplayed her hand being bossy with Ken & David and it cost her when David played his hidden immunity idol to save Jessica. Good-bye Lucy.
Gen X - Night 12
-They return to camp and David seems to be regretting his actions. He saved someone that nobody really wants to work with and now, without his idol, he's incredibly vulnerable. No one seems mad at him for it, just confused why he did it.
-Jessica, for her part, is extremely grateful and she singles out Ken to apologize to for not believing him... and she also decides to share the fact that she found a legacy advantage that she'll either get when she makes it to day 36 or she'll pass on to him. Ken forgives her and trusts Jessica again (he's so easy.)
Gen X - Day 13
-Ain't no shame looking for the immunity idol today. Since David played the idol last night, it is back up for grabs hidden somewhere around camp today. Everyone is openly on the hunt for it. David, of course, is the only one who knows to look for something that has their tribal symbol on it and he spots a small log with the symbol on it, while Sunday and CeCe are also close by. He bides his time, the girls don't find it, get bored and go back to camp. So, David re-finds his hidden immunity idol (well, wasn't that fortuitous?)
Challenge... or is it?
Jeff tells them to drop their buffs, and they are splitting into three tribes (what?) There is Orange (Vanua), Purple (Tikali), Green (Ikabula?) - if they draw a green buff they will be going to a new beach and starting from scratch, and that tribe will have one extra person to offset that work (I guess) but no one wants to be on Green. Figgy & Taylor just don't want to be separated (ugh, they're starting to gross me out.)
-The pick is done and Mikaela pulls green and she is p!ssed! She throws the buff in the dirt and if looks could kill Jeff would be six feet under. He can't help but notice and kind of needle her about it, as he smirks at her with those dimples.
Here are the new tribes:
Purple: Ken, Jessica, Taylor, Figgy and Adam (so the love birds stay together, Adam should start working the Gen X'ers.
Orange: Chris, CeCe, David, Michelle and Zeke (this is the only tribe with a majority of Gen X'ers but Chris doesn't like David or CeCe.)
Green: Mikaela, Hannah, Jay, Will, Bret and Sunday (and Mikaela's huge attitude is sucking all the oxygen out of that tribe immediately.)
Ikabula - Day 13
-They introduce themselves to each other and get to building a shelter - well Jay seems to be the only one that knows what he's doing, Bret is trying to show he's useful but really, Jay sees both Bret and Sunday as pretty useless. He's okay with that though because the Millennials have the numbers, so it'll be easy to pick off the Gen X'ers.
Takali - Day 13
-The Millennials get the tour of their new home from Ken and Jessica. Ken is digging the young people's energy. He's got Figgy & Taylor just giddy to still be together - but Figgy is putting a kibosh on any physical demonstrations (no hugging or touching) and Adam is following their lead by not outing them to the Gen X'ers. Taylor is not happy about this, and pouts that it's not a big deal but Figgy is smarter than him, he's going to listen.
-Poor Adam, he's living his worst nightmare by being shuffled into a tribe with Taylor & Figgy... and he starts talking to Ken but he's still guarded (go for it dude) he does let Ken know that he did vote against Figgy previously. Ken likes Adam, he feels like they won the jackpot getting him in the shuffle. Adam is smart, he knows he has bonded couples on either side of him and he could be the one to decide how things go on Takali.
Vanua - Day 14
Michelle is not happy with how her game blew up - she's on the only tribe that has minority Millennials and she's scared.
Zeke and Chris discover they are both from Oklahoma and that Chris used to play for Zeke's favourite University football team and those two are thick as thieves immediately. Things are looking up for Zeke. Chris is also happy as he does not trust David or CeCe, he feels like on this new tribe he has a bit more control over how he's going to play his game. Chris tells Zeke not to worry, things are not what they seem, that he's not necessarily with the other Gen X'ers - and Zeke wants to play with the big ginger-haired football player (of course he does) it's like the heaven's opened and the light shone done. Finally something his going Zeke's way.
Ikabula - Day 14
Neither Jay or Bret can get the fire going and they are cranky and frustrated - queue determined Mikaela who is a monster when she sets her mind to something - she works the flint like a fiend, and there you go - fire. Then she totally breaks down and has to go hide in the woods to have herself a cry. (Don't fall apart now!) It proved to her that when she really really needs something or wants something, she is able to put the work in and make it happen, like what she is trying to do out there. When she gathers herself, she returns the conquering hero - everyone appreciates what she did for them and appreciate how emotional it was for her.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE - Day 15
They are out on the water - on Jeff's go, one person from each tribe will jump in the water and retrieve a buoy, then swim it over to the next platform and put the buoy in the basket - then the next person can go. When they have all five buoys in the basket, they can either begin throwing the buoys towards the goal/basket or they can try and hook the basket platform and pull it closer, thus making it easier to land the buoys in the basket.
I'm not even going to do a play by play, suffice it to say the team with David & CeCe (Orange Vanua) was so far behind it was embarrassing, especially to Chris - David couldn't get out of the water with the buoy, then he kicked it off the other side of the platform and had to go back in to get it and again almost lost it... Zeke wondered allowed, "Is he throwing this?" (and David is so skinny, he's starting to look a little like Gollum.)
Green, Ikabula won on the strength of Jay's swimming and Mikaela's basketball skills.
Purple, Tikali came in second with Ken bringing home the baskets.
Orange, Vanua, was dead last, with only one basket, maybe... I think CeCe and David are in deep trouble tonight.
Vanua - Day 15
They return to camp all dejected but CeCe sees the one bright spot for her is that for once she's not on the bottom, because they are 3 Gen X to the 2 Millennials, she's sure it's either Michelle or Zeke going home tonight. The Gen X'ers talk and decide they are going to vote for Michelle tonight. But Chris has other plans. He talks to David on his own and tells him that they have to make a smarter decision if they want this tribe to survive, he's thinking CeCe tonight and, while this makes David extremely nervous, he goes along. He tells Chris he'll stay true to his word and prove he can trust him.
-Chris and Dave go and tell Michelle & Zeke that it's Christmas, neither of them are going home tonight, they are going to vote CeCe. Michelle doesn't trust it though and goes to talk to CeCe, see if there is any room for them to make a deal but CeCe isn't good at this game, she thinks they have the numbers, Michelle is just desperate... and she seals her fate, Michelle's only option is to vote with the guys and take CeCe out.
-David is thinking he has another immunity idol, he could play it for CeCe and take Michelle out tonight thus preserving the Gen X numbers... but he's starting to think that he should probably keep this hidden immunity idol for himself this time. He plays a lot of chess so he's used to looking moves ahead of his opponent, if that means betraying an alliance, he's gonna do it.
TRIBAL COUNCIL
-Zeke & Michelle know they are on the bottom in this new tribe and it's likely one of them going tonight.
-David is towing the line, telling Jeff that the Gen X three is very strong and he doesn't see them turning on each other tonight. (But he already told the other two, no matter what they hear at tribal, the vote is CeCe tonight.)
-Zeke makes his pitch, that they are not going to move forward in this game without connections to Millennials and he's ready to make a move with the Gen X'ers if that's what he needs to do.
-Chris knows what Zeke is saying is true - he admits that he and Zeke made a connection being Oklahoma boys.
-CeCe is concerned about this connection, going forward Chris may be willing to vote one of them out to save Zeke.
-Chris says in previous tribals he's been blindsided, so this vote will be a test of whether or not he can trust his tribe mates going forward.
-David understands Chris' distrust of him and he keeps putting himself in the position of having to proof his trustworthiness, and tonight he plans on doing that.
-Michelle doesn't understand why you would want to work with someone who blindsided you twice, she would vote out David tonight.
-David says again that if the Gen X three are truly united, they have nothing to worry about. (Read between the lines there.)
Time to Vote:
They don't show how anyone voted.
Anyone want to play a hidden immunity idol? And David doesn't even flinch - no saving CeCe tonight.
Reading the Votes:
Michelle - 1
CeCe - 1, 2, 3 - and it's CECE voted out. She just says, "Wow." Yup, she's not happy.
With CeCe leaving, Drew C. and Scott M. are out of the pool.
Next week: Figgy lets her guard down and reveals her "thing" with Taylor to Ken & Jessica (I think it doesn't come as a surprise). And the challenge is a blindfold and scream directions one, with the added wrinkle of making them dizzy first (great) and we have medical called for Hannah?
CeCe's final thoughts: "Well, I got blindsided." she thinks going forward her fellow Gen X'ers are going to lose, this was the dumbest mistake they could have made. She played they hardest she could and she thinks her kids will be proud. (yawn.)
Have a great almost weekend,
Coleen
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