Right. So JT won Survivor. Really? Hard to see that one coming.
Well, at least we're all pretty happy he won, right? Better him than Erinn (unless you had Erinn in the pool... then probably not so good.) The votes were unanimous. Poor Stephen didn't even register. But we knew that was going to be the case, didn't we? I mean, they make it seem like it's pretty risky to go up against Stephen in the final. Ummmm... no. It wasn't. Let's go back a ways and remember how everyone LOVED JT. No one EVER voted for him. Brendan wanted to give up his own million bucks so that JT could have it. And even in the reunion show, Taj fully admitted that it never even crossed their minds to take out JT. The guy deserves a million for playing so well and never being viewed as a threat. What's the moral of the story? Hillbillies are cute. If Stephen had a southern accent, things might've been a tougher call. Come on, you know I'm right.
OK, so a quick run-down of the show if you missed it. Taj got betrayed and voted out first. She really thought she was going to be in the final three. (I thought so too.) And honestly, they should have taken her instead of Erinn. JT was going to win anyways.
So then the final three - JT, Stephen & Erinn - have to do that ridiculous walk where they remember all their fallen teammates. I like it in a way - you get to hear a clip on that Survivor's take on their time in the game... plus it's a good time to get up and go to the bathroom. On the other hand... why do they feel the need to be so nice? Some of the sentiments seem pretty forced. Like Sierra.... "Oh, she was a really great girl." Really? 'Cause you hated her like, two minutes ago. Please. Let's have one season where they get to tell the truth... I mean, those people aren't DEAD. They're fat & comfy at Ponderosa having maple syrup fights.
The final immunity challenge is pretty cool. You put the ball in the thing & it goes round & round and spits out the other end. You have to catch it. Then Jeff makes you add another & another until there are lots of balls spinning around at once. JT won. No surprise there. And he chose Stephen to go to the final two, even though a lot was made of the fact that it would be easier to take Erinn. He made the right choice. He still got all the votes AND he didn't look like a backstabber of his best friend.
Stephen talked himself out of the million at the last Tribal. He should have shut up on a number of occasions. Like in the second last tribal where he was asked why JT should keep him over Erinn & he said, well.... we promised we'd have breakfast together on the last day... Jeff, always cheeky, called him on it and said, "Yeah, 'cause a breakfast or a million dollars....that's a tough choice..." Hee. Then, with everyone's questions, he just didn't handle them as well as JT. JT made everything sound OK. (Insert southern accent here...) "Well, I had to vote y'all off." "I'm really sorry Taj. That was really hard." "Sometimes you have to lie." "Coach, I never wrote your name down." He didn't over-talk it. He didn't sound desperate. And, best of all... when Stephen was asked by Debbie if he would have taken JT or Erinn had the shoe been on the other foot... Stephen honestly said he'd probably have taken Erinn. Then, JT played the kicked puppy and seemed super hurt by his good friend Stephen. (Later in the reunion show, he admitted it was all an act - he knew Stephen would have taken Erinn & he was going for sympathy votes.) Well played.
So JT won.
I just got to watch the reunion show on YouTube. Missed it on Sunday night. It was pretty good. It came out that Coach was feeding Stephen & JT all the Timbira information, making it easier for them to vote the Timbira folks off. Also, Coach apparently was asked to take a lie-detector test & refused. Then, to blindside his "worthy adversary" Jeff Probst, he went and took one anyways, revealing that he was indeed telling the truth about the story with the pygmy natives and the stake and the clubbing, etc. Do you believe him? Discuss.
Coach also showed up with a "Lady friend". Seriously. That's what it said under her name... "Coach's Lady Friend"... Jeff asked whether he brought the Dragonslayer into the bedroom & without batting an eyelash, she said, "No, I'm the dragonslayer." Snort. Was she paid to be there? Discuss.
Then JT won the extra $100,000 for being the fan favourite. I still say that the winner should not be allowed to win. I mean, come on. Throw someone else a bone. (For the record Taj came in 2nd and Sierra came in 3rd.)
OK, that's about it. I'm really sad it's over. In the fall, the next season will take place in Samoa. More sharks! Cool. If I can think of anything else to write about in the meantime, maybe I will. Suggestions?
Congrats to the winners, and to quote Tyson on his exit from Ponderosa, "It's about time we get out of this nerdhole."
I don't know what a nerdhole is... but I'm going to start using it in my vocabulary. You?
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Pat Benatar 1, Coach Wade 0
So it's the end of an era... Sigh... I'm so glad he made it that long. Coach made my life, and last night's show proved why he should have his own TV series. Dude is amazing.
Also... let's put it out there (and remember that I called it ages ago) that JT is going to win. The only way he won't win at this point is if Stephen, Taj & Erin are smart and vote him out next (provided he doesn't win immunity, which he probably will anyways). But... I don't think they will. It's like everyone really wants JT to win a million dollars. And honestly, he has played one of the smartest games I've seen in a while. He's under the radar enough that no one really realized how much control he had until just recently... he's made friends with everyone and hasn't pissed anyone off. He seems to know exactly how to deal with everyone - especially Coach. Did you see how they made Coach believe that they had saved him from Debbie?
Then, Coach starts lobbying hard for not going to Exile. His asthma is really acting up... from all the smoke at the campfire... and he's got "ruptured discs" in his back. Huh. How convenient. The smoke, etc. hadn't bothered him up 'til now... But, in a masterful move, when JT won the reward challenge, he took Stephen with him (because Stephen took him on his reward, right?) and told Coach he should do the "noble" thing by going to Exile, since everyone else had already been. JT knows exactly how to play it. Appeal to that whole "we are noble warriors" crap that the Coach believes in. Nicely played. Meanwhile he tells us at home that yeah, he just wants Coach nice & weak so they can vote him off next.
Coach says he'll go but will "take the monastic approach" and will not eat, drink or build fire... he'll just meditate. This makes Erinn lose it. She calls him out, tells him he's just trying to be a martyr. Yeah, she's right and her consistent bitchiness is what makes her endearing, but really, shut the heck up. All she did was make everyone else mad. (Oh, Erinn.... why are you still there?) 'Cause really, Coach managed to one-up her with, "Yeah, I want it to be hard. Hit me with your best shot, Pat Benatar!" Snort.
So then... let's discuss the brilliant editing by our friends at Survivor. The lone warrior walking the sand dunes to Exile, the eagle soaring above and the clouds magnificently roll by. But wait, is that an eagle, or a vulture? Yes... it's the buzzards that are circling, watching the already emaciated Coach hang out & do nothing... ummmm....I mean meditate. I'm thinking it's 'cause he can't actually start a fire or fend for himself, non? And he doesn't want to look stupid(er) by admitting it. Instead, he talks himself up. Literally. Talks about himself in the third person.
"Nothing's gonna bring Coach Wade down."
"Coach Wade can do this"
"Chalk this up as just another adventure for Coach Wade."
"Coach Wade still has what it takes..."
...etc.
And yeah, something about the foundation of Coach Wade is a rock. Then lists the attributes of said rock (Coach Wade): "Unbreakable. Unbending. Unyeilding. Immeasurable. Immovable. Invincible." (He kinda reminds me of the Ben Stiller character in Dodgeball... Right?) Sigh... Then... (oh yes, there's more) he tells us that it's like a journey of his ancestors, the Native Americans, who would commune with nature and become a man.... "except I'm already a man, so it'll be more of an adventure." So now Coach Wade is an Indian. Wait... an Indian Samurai warrior-wizard-dragonslayer. And yes, he finds a bendy piece of wood to carry around, which he calls his "dragon cane." Crikey. He just keeps on giving, and giving....
You can't script this stuff.
When he comes back from Exile for the immunity challenge, he's pretty much limping. The challenge is to stand on these little pegs, bracing with your arms for as long as possible. Of course, the pegs get smaller as time goes on. It comes down to Coach vs. JT. For a minute it looks like Coach might actually pull off a win. But, in true Coach fashion, he breaks down and loses in a storm of drama. He can't just hop off and congratulate JT. No. He has to let out a huge yell, then hop down, then fall on the ground, writhing in pain, complaining about his "back spasms" while everyone runs up to see if he's ok. (Except Erinn, who can't bring herself to feign caring. Hee.) Why? 'Cause it's all about Coach Wade. Jeff cleverly asks if he wants medical to check out his back. "NO!" snaps Coach, "If they looked at my back, they wouldn't let me stay in the game!" Riiiiiiiiight. Or they'd blow your cover by telling us that NOTHING is wrong with you.
So it looks like it'll be Erinn or Coach. We know Erinn and Taj are voting for Coach. Coach and JT are voting Erinn (note, JT has to keep his word to Coach, right? He's not going to lose any votes on that jury.) It comes down to Stephen, who amazingly votes for Coach. I thought he's follow the JT line. Coach, in his parting words, tells us he knows it was Stephen, the wizard, who strayed from the warrior alliance. "He's not the white wizard. He's the evil wizard." Right... but before the vote, Coach stops everyone.... to read a poem he's written for the occasion. The jury are beside themselves. It's delightful. Here it is for you - put it up on your wall. It's profound.
With friend & foe we march to the battle plain
Some to seek success, others to seek fame.
We play with honour for the love of this game
And with armour or without, we will toil in vain
So that someday, someone, somewhere will remember our name.
Word.
Also... let's put it out there (and remember that I called it ages ago) that JT is going to win. The only way he won't win at this point is if Stephen, Taj & Erin are smart and vote him out next (provided he doesn't win immunity, which he probably will anyways). But... I don't think they will. It's like everyone really wants JT to win a million dollars. And honestly, he has played one of the smartest games I've seen in a while. He's under the radar enough that no one really realized how much control he had until just recently... he's made friends with everyone and hasn't pissed anyone off. He seems to know exactly how to deal with everyone - especially Coach. Did you see how they made Coach believe that they had saved him from Debbie?
Then, Coach starts lobbying hard for not going to Exile. His asthma is really acting up... from all the smoke at the campfire... and he's got "ruptured discs" in his back. Huh. How convenient. The smoke, etc. hadn't bothered him up 'til now... But, in a masterful move, when JT won the reward challenge, he took Stephen with him (because Stephen took him on his reward, right?) and told Coach he should do the "noble" thing by going to Exile, since everyone else had already been. JT knows exactly how to play it. Appeal to that whole "we are noble warriors" crap that the Coach believes in. Nicely played. Meanwhile he tells us at home that yeah, he just wants Coach nice & weak so they can vote him off next.
Coach says he'll go but will "take the monastic approach" and will not eat, drink or build fire... he'll just meditate. This makes Erinn lose it. She calls him out, tells him he's just trying to be a martyr. Yeah, she's right and her consistent bitchiness is what makes her endearing, but really, shut the heck up. All she did was make everyone else mad. (Oh, Erinn.... why are you still there?) 'Cause really, Coach managed to one-up her with, "Yeah, I want it to be hard. Hit me with your best shot, Pat Benatar!" Snort.
So then... let's discuss the brilliant editing by our friends at Survivor. The lone warrior walking the sand dunes to Exile, the eagle soaring above and the clouds magnificently roll by. But wait, is that an eagle, or a vulture? Yes... it's the buzzards that are circling, watching the already emaciated Coach hang out & do nothing... ummmm....I mean meditate. I'm thinking it's 'cause he can't actually start a fire or fend for himself, non? And he doesn't want to look stupid(er) by admitting it. Instead, he talks himself up. Literally. Talks about himself in the third person.
"Nothing's gonna bring Coach Wade down."
"Coach Wade can do this"
"Chalk this up as just another adventure for Coach Wade."
"Coach Wade still has what it takes..."
...etc.
And yeah, something about the foundation of Coach Wade is a rock. Then lists the attributes of said rock (Coach Wade): "Unbreakable. Unbending. Unyeilding. Immeasurable. Immovable. Invincible." (He kinda reminds me of the Ben Stiller character in Dodgeball... Right?) Sigh... Then... (oh yes, there's more) he tells us that it's like a journey of his ancestors, the Native Americans, who would commune with nature and become a man.... "except I'm already a man, so it'll be more of an adventure." So now Coach Wade is an Indian. Wait... an Indian Samurai warrior-wizard-dragonslayer. And yes, he finds a bendy piece of wood to carry around, which he calls his "dragon cane." Crikey. He just keeps on giving, and giving....
You can't script this stuff.
When he comes back from Exile for the immunity challenge, he's pretty much limping. The challenge is to stand on these little pegs, bracing with your arms for as long as possible. Of course, the pegs get smaller as time goes on. It comes down to Coach vs. JT. For a minute it looks like Coach might actually pull off a win. But, in true Coach fashion, he breaks down and loses in a storm of drama. He can't just hop off and congratulate JT. No. He has to let out a huge yell, then hop down, then fall on the ground, writhing in pain, complaining about his "back spasms" while everyone runs up to see if he's ok. (Except Erinn, who can't bring herself to feign caring. Hee.) Why? 'Cause it's all about Coach Wade. Jeff cleverly asks if he wants medical to check out his back. "NO!" snaps Coach, "If they looked at my back, they wouldn't let me stay in the game!" Riiiiiiiiight. Or they'd blow your cover by telling us that NOTHING is wrong with you.
So it looks like it'll be Erinn or Coach. We know Erinn and Taj are voting for Coach. Coach and JT are voting Erinn (note, JT has to keep his word to Coach, right? He's not going to lose any votes on that jury.) It comes down to Stephen, who amazingly votes for Coach. I thought he's follow the JT line. Coach, in his parting words, tells us he knows it was Stephen, the wizard, who strayed from the warrior alliance. "He's not the white wizard. He's the evil wizard." Right... but before the vote, Coach stops everyone.... to read a poem he's written for the occasion. The jury are beside themselves. It's delightful. Here it is for you - put it up on your wall. It's profound.
With friend & foe we march to the battle plain
Some to seek success, others to seek fame.
We play with honour for the love of this game
And with armour or without, we will toil in vain
So that someday, someone, somewhere will remember our name.
Word.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Guess what they call me here?
Wow. Last night's show had so much amazingness, I don't know where to start.... This will be a long one. Grab a coffee.
I guess you have to start with Debbie giving up on Coach. She finally had enough of his... well... everything, and she decided it was time to jump ship. Now most of us who actually watch the show know that giving up on your day-1 alliance at this late stage in the game is a BAD idea. Not Debbie. Well, that's not entirely true. I think she knew it was a bad idea, but she knew she'd backed the wrong horse. The lightbulb went off & she realized that JT & Stephen are the ones to be allied with, not Coach. (Say it with me... Duh!) Begging the question... why isn't anyone even considering voting off JT or Stephen? More on that later...
So now to the fun parts. The Survivor Auction. Here I need to digress for a moment. When did Survivor get so cushy? I mean, I realize they live outside and there are bugs and roaring animals and rain and not much to eat. BUT... almost every reward comes with food and the auction is all french fries and deliciousness. (Except for Stephen's chicken hearts... which probably weren't that bad.) Remember when a staple of the show was the eating contest where they had to eat all the crazy zebra intestines (or the like) before the other guy? Now that was fun! That was surviving. Now it's like, oh we get sandwiches. Oh, we get fries... Yawn...
Anyways, the other part of Survivor we love (well, I love it) is the visit from home. Everyone at the auction gave Taj their money so that she could "buy" a video from her loved ones. Apparently Taj left a little baby at home and is having a harder time than the rest... Nice, right? Turns out Taj's husband is back at camp! She loses it. Then Jeff says if she's willing to go to Exile (with her hubby), everyone can have a visit back at camp. Nice, right? So, there were some lovely moments b/tw Taj & her husband, Erinn & her dad, Stephen & his brother, Debbie & her husband... And that brings me to the other 2. First, JT. His visit is from his younger sister.... who didn't seem quite right. Maybe it was just the crazy alligator teeth that threw me off, but ummm... whaaaaa? And she's just as unintelligible as JT, which was cute. (Cue banjos)
Then... there was Coach. He gets a visit from some dude, who you assume is probably his brother, right? Maybe a best friend? Nope. Coach's visitor is...
HIS ASSISTANT COACH!!!!!
First let's discuss that it's a bit sad that Coach doesn't have any family or close friends who either can or want to visit him. Let's assume he has no family and that Asst. Coach dude IS his best buddy. So... if it were you, wouldn't you say, "Yay, I'm so excited that my best friend could come to Brazil..."? Right? Nope. Not if you're Coach. He says, "I am SO excited. Of all the people in the world, I get to see my ASSISTANT COACH!" Then.... they do stretches together & dude cracks Coach's back. (Which, btw, Coach reassures us is NOT sexual in any way. Uh, thanks.) Oh, and the other great part was where he excitedly tells Asst. Coach, "Guess what they call me here? DRAGONSLAYER!!!"
He just keeps on giving.
The immunity challenge was an obstacle course, where you assume (I do) that JT will win. Thing is, at the end of the course, you have to memorize a series of math symbols, then go back and put them in the right order onto your board. So most people run out/over/under/across and get the first few symbols, then have to go back to get the rest. Stephen gets out there (barely... has balance issues) but memorizes the entire sequence by assigning them numbers and then remembering the numbers (e.g., plus is a one, divide is a two, etc.) So he wins! Brilliant! Was also nice to see how genuinely happy he was to win something.
So we know Stephen, JT and Taj are safe. There's a cool moment before Tribal Council where Stpehen & JT are talking about how crazy it is that no one wants to vote for them, even though everyone is pretty sure they are in control of the game. Coach wants to vote for Taj, citing the immunity idol (and he's probably right) but everyone is annoyed with the Dragonslayer and it looks like he may go home. But then Debbie pushes it. She works it harder than Victoria Beckham on a red carpet....She goes to Stephen & JT and tells them that she wants to be in the final 3 with them and is happy with third. WHAT? Why are you on this show, lady? She told them if she won immunity she'd give it to them. WHAT? Honestly, why bother playing at all? I know she's scrambling at this point, and trying to offer them something better than Taj, but thing is... what Taj offers is loyalty. Debbie dumps her day-1 alliance on day 32 or whatever, and shows that she's willing to do anything to win, right? So then why say third is ok? Ugh.
At Tribal Council, it's a Coach Roast. The jury comes in all wearing feather earrings and carrying their jackets over their shoulders a la dragonslayer. Snort. In the end, Debbie votes for Coach, Coach votes for Taj, and everyone else votes for Debbie.
Do you love how Coach still thinks he's in control of the game, even though he hasn't been in on the decisions lately at all? And - the vote for Debbie was brilliant - Coach won't question the others as soon as they tell him that Debbie had turned against him. He'll crush on JT even harder.
Next week, Coach is heard to say, "Hit me with your best shot, Pat Benatar!"
Sigh... it's pure gold.
I guess you have to start with Debbie giving up on Coach. She finally had enough of his... well... everything, and she decided it was time to jump ship. Now most of us who actually watch the show know that giving up on your day-1 alliance at this late stage in the game is a BAD idea. Not Debbie. Well, that's not entirely true. I think she knew it was a bad idea, but she knew she'd backed the wrong horse. The lightbulb went off & she realized that JT & Stephen are the ones to be allied with, not Coach. (Say it with me... Duh!) Begging the question... why isn't anyone even considering voting off JT or Stephen? More on that later...
So now to the fun parts. The Survivor Auction. Here I need to digress for a moment. When did Survivor get so cushy? I mean, I realize they live outside and there are bugs and roaring animals and rain and not much to eat. BUT... almost every reward comes with food and the auction is all french fries and deliciousness. (Except for Stephen's chicken hearts... which probably weren't that bad.) Remember when a staple of the show was the eating contest where they had to eat all the crazy zebra intestines (or the like) before the other guy? Now that was fun! That was surviving. Now it's like, oh we get sandwiches. Oh, we get fries... Yawn...
Anyways, the other part of Survivor we love (well, I love it) is the visit from home. Everyone at the auction gave Taj their money so that she could "buy" a video from her loved ones. Apparently Taj left a little baby at home and is having a harder time than the rest... Nice, right? Turns out Taj's husband is back at camp! She loses it. Then Jeff says if she's willing to go to Exile (with her hubby), everyone can have a visit back at camp. Nice, right? So, there were some lovely moments b/tw Taj & her husband, Erinn & her dad, Stephen & his brother, Debbie & her husband... And that brings me to the other 2. First, JT. His visit is from his younger sister.... who didn't seem quite right. Maybe it was just the crazy alligator teeth that threw me off, but ummm... whaaaaa? And she's just as unintelligible as JT, which was cute. (Cue banjos)
Then... there was Coach. He gets a visit from some dude, who you assume is probably his brother, right? Maybe a best friend? Nope. Coach's visitor is...
HIS ASSISTANT COACH!!!!!
First let's discuss that it's a bit sad that Coach doesn't have any family or close friends who either can or want to visit him. Let's assume he has no family and that Asst. Coach dude IS his best buddy. So... if it were you, wouldn't you say, "Yay, I'm so excited that my best friend could come to Brazil..."? Right? Nope. Not if you're Coach. He says, "I am SO excited. Of all the people in the world, I get to see my ASSISTANT COACH!" Then.... they do stretches together & dude cracks Coach's back. (Which, btw, Coach reassures us is NOT sexual in any way. Uh, thanks.) Oh, and the other great part was where he excitedly tells Asst. Coach, "Guess what they call me here? DRAGONSLAYER!!!"
He just keeps on giving.
The immunity challenge was an obstacle course, where you assume (I do) that JT will win. Thing is, at the end of the course, you have to memorize a series of math symbols, then go back and put them in the right order onto your board. So most people run out/over/under/across and get the first few symbols, then have to go back to get the rest. Stephen gets out there (barely... has balance issues) but memorizes the entire sequence by assigning them numbers and then remembering the numbers (e.g., plus is a one, divide is a two, etc.) So he wins! Brilliant! Was also nice to see how genuinely happy he was to win something.
So we know Stephen, JT and Taj are safe. There's a cool moment before Tribal Council where Stpehen & JT are talking about how crazy it is that no one wants to vote for them, even though everyone is pretty sure they are in control of the game. Coach wants to vote for Taj, citing the immunity idol (and he's probably right) but everyone is annoyed with the Dragonslayer and it looks like he may go home. But then Debbie pushes it. She works it harder than Victoria Beckham on a red carpet....She goes to Stephen & JT and tells them that she wants to be in the final 3 with them and is happy with third. WHAT? Why are you on this show, lady? She told them if she won immunity she'd give it to them. WHAT? Honestly, why bother playing at all? I know she's scrambling at this point, and trying to offer them something better than Taj, but thing is... what Taj offers is loyalty. Debbie dumps her day-1 alliance on day 32 or whatever, and shows that she's willing to do anything to win, right? So then why say third is ok? Ugh.
At Tribal Council, it's a Coach Roast. The jury comes in all wearing feather earrings and carrying their jackets over their shoulders a la dragonslayer. Snort. In the end, Debbie votes for Coach, Coach votes for Taj, and everyone else votes for Debbie.
Do you love how Coach still thinks he's in control of the game, even though he hasn't been in on the decisions lately at all? And - the vote for Debbie was brilliant - Coach won't question the others as soon as they tell him that Debbie had turned against him. He'll crush on JT even harder.
Next week, Coach is heard to say, "Hit me with your best shot, Pat Benatar!"
Sigh... it's pure gold.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Survivor Update: Who's been lyin' when they shoulda been truthin'?
Ha! Look, I've started a blog! So, I have to go back to last weekend when I went to the pub with some of my fellow squash-players... some of whom are also Survivor Poolsters. "You should start a blog!" says Naomi. She assures me it's easy... and wouldn't you know it... she's right. Smart girl, that Naomi. So here you go, poolsters... It's a little late in our season, yes. I never said I was quick. (The title for today's post, by the by, also comes from the pub night, which featured karaoke. I am SO going to sing Nancy Sinatra next time....)
OK... so Coach & Debbie had to scramble a little. All of a sudden, they weren't in on the joke. Debbie figures that maybe aligning the old Timbira tribe is a good way to go. (Ummm... maybe you should have thought of that a while back, non?) So they approach Sierra, who says she doesn't know what she'll do. Coach asks her where are her loyalties... and she points out that they wrote her name down... bringing me to my theme... Sierra is wise. Sierra all of a sudden is the only one who tells the truth on this show. And I'm talking about bigger, capital "T" Truths...
Debbie gives Sierra the hand - "I'm not going to deal with you right now." Again, Sierra with the truth... you approached ME. No matter.
What's the deal with Debbie? Up 'til now we've been led to believe she's this squeaky clean, super nice, mom & school principal who loves everyone... I don't know... I'm starting to think that she's a mean girl inside just like Tyson was... (By the way, if you want to like Tyson again - and you will - watch the Ponderosa episodes on the Survivor website. He starts every sentence with "Dude", he's nice to everyone, he chases cows, and builds a 'slip n' slide'. "They might get a million dollars, but do they get a slip n' slide? No." I'm telling you, you'll want to be Tyson's best friend.) I digress... Debbie - nice or not? Discuss.
Back to the show.... Reward was a trip to this clear-water-guyser-pond thingy. The challenge was the one where you answer questions about the tribe like "Who would squander the million dollars" and "Who least deserves to win" (Sierra btw) and "Who hasn't lived up to their potential?" (Coach... hee.) Poor Sierra took beating in the Q&A. Stephen won the challenge & took Taj & JT. Coach looked like a puppy that had just been kicked.
But his time would come. The immunity challenge was down to Debbie, Coach & JT. You have to roll the ball in the tippy maze past the holes... Coach used the power of the noble warrior and summoned all his Tibetan Pilates skills (don't even bother googling it, by the way) to win it. As he wins, he yells, "DRAGONSLAYER!" Yep. It never ends. Then he tells us that it's no surprise he won, because it was a challenge requiring focus, attention and... oh I don't remember... dragon slaying? No... but you get it right? Begs the question, why didn't your 300 lb benchpressing skills come into play in some of those strength challenges? Hmmm?
Right. So Sienna goes to work telling the truth. Tries to expose Coach & Debbie for trying to get the Timbira alliance up & running. Tries to catch Coach lying by saying it wasn't true. (Coach defends himself by saying there are 2 things you CAN NOT question, then lists his honesty, integrity and moral character or something... Apparently you can question his counting skills.) Sierra then tries to convince the others that they should keep her around & get rid of a bigger threat - Debbie. Is she right? Yes! Does she get voted out anyways? Yes. Were you yelling at the TV? I was. Not only do I like her 'cause she's been an underdog from day one, but she's right. If I'm Taj or JT, I'd rather be up against Sierra vs. Debbie, right? If I'm everyone else, I'd be thinking about blindsiding Taj before she thinks to use the idol, right? But no... apparently it's high school and we just all don't like Sierra. Sad to see her go. She's way less boring than Erinn.
Oh, and what was Erinn's reason for writing Stephen's name down? Just to mess with people's heads? Hope so.
Finally, I'm not liking Jeff in the ball cap so much. Thoughts?
OK... so Coach & Debbie had to scramble a little. All of a sudden, they weren't in on the joke. Debbie figures that maybe aligning the old Timbira tribe is a good way to go. (Ummm... maybe you should have thought of that a while back, non?) So they approach Sierra, who says she doesn't know what she'll do. Coach asks her where are her loyalties... and she points out that they wrote her name down... bringing me to my theme... Sierra is wise. Sierra all of a sudden is the only one who tells the truth on this show. And I'm talking about bigger, capital "T" Truths...
Debbie gives Sierra the hand - "I'm not going to deal with you right now." Again, Sierra with the truth... you approached ME. No matter.
What's the deal with Debbie? Up 'til now we've been led to believe she's this squeaky clean, super nice, mom & school principal who loves everyone... I don't know... I'm starting to think that she's a mean girl inside just like Tyson was... (By the way, if you want to like Tyson again - and you will - watch the Ponderosa episodes on the Survivor website. He starts every sentence with "Dude", he's nice to everyone, he chases cows, and builds a 'slip n' slide'. "They might get a million dollars, but do they get a slip n' slide? No." I'm telling you, you'll want to be Tyson's best friend.) I digress... Debbie - nice or not? Discuss.
Back to the show.... Reward was a trip to this clear-water-guyser-pond thingy. The challenge was the one where you answer questions about the tribe like "Who would squander the million dollars" and "Who least deserves to win" (Sierra btw) and "Who hasn't lived up to their potential?" (Coach... hee.) Poor Sierra took beating in the Q&A. Stephen won the challenge & took Taj & JT. Coach looked like a puppy that had just been kicked.
But his time would come. The immunity challenge was down to Debbie, Coach & JT. You have to roll the ball in the tippy maze past the holes... Coach used the power of the noble warrior and summoned all his Tibetan Pilates skills (don't even bother googling it, by the way) to win it. As he wins, he yells, "DRAGONSLAYER!" Yep. It never ends. Then he tells us that it's no surprise he won, because it was a challenge requiring focus, attention and... oh I don't remember... dragon slaying? No... but you get it right? Begs the question, why didn't your 300 lb benchpressing skills come into play in some of those strength challenges? Hmmm?
Right. So Sienna goes to work telling the truth. Tries to expose Coach & Debbie for trying to get the Timbira alliance up & running. Tries to catch Coach lying by saying it wasn't true. (Coach defends himself by saying there are 2 things you CAN NOT question, then lists his honesty, integrity and moral character or something... Apparently you can question his counting skills.) Sierra then tries to convince the others that they should keep her around & get rid of a bigger threat - Debbie. Is she right? Yes! Does she get voted out anyways? Yes. Were you yelling at the TV? I was. Not only do I like her 'cause she's been an underdog from day one, but she's right. If I'm Taj or JT, I'd rather be up against Sierra vs. Debbie, right? If I'm everyone else, I'd be thinking about blindsiding Taj before she thinks to use the idol, right? But no... apparently it's high school and we just all don't like Sierra. Sad to see her go. She's way less boring than Erinn.
Oh, and what was Erinn's reason for writing Stephen's name down? Just to mess with people's heads? Hope so.
Finally, I'm not liking Jeff in the ball cap so much. Thoughts?
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