Last night's episode wasn't as entertaining as the two previous ones, but it certainly has set things up nicely for upcoming craziness.
Not a ton happened really... there were some lovely moments with Jud (Fabio) where he talks about not being that dumb and then in mid-sentence has a hermit crab on his foot. Heh. He's pretty.
Also in the younger tribe, NaOnka is off the deep end. It's really too bad she's in tight with her alliance, which is now pretty strong, with her, Purple Kelly, Sash, Benry (who? I know.) and Fabio... with Kelly B and Alina on the outs. Wouldn't you way rather see Kelly B. in there vs. NaOnka? She's awful. After the young tribe won immunity/reward, she's carrying a basket of fruit with Kelly B. and they both notice a clue to the hidden immunity idol sticking out. So, when they get back to camp, NaOnka literally pushes the one-legged Kelly B. down, squishes a bunch of her tribe's bananas, and gets the clue. She then goes on about how she's "hood" but not "ghetto" and if you understood what the hell that was about, please enlighten me. Ugh. Either way she's a jerk. And then, after going on about how her name is NaOnka, not Fool, and how smart she is.... uh.... she can't figure out the clue to the hidden immunity idol. Even my mom phoned after the show and said that NaOnka is a bitch. And really, that's not even a very severe word for her. On the "Scenes from Next Week" she is going on about Kelly B. better watch that her artificial leg isn't too close to the fire!!! What? Oh no she didn't!
So the sad thing, to me anyways, is that NaOnka is still on Survivor while Jimmy Johnson is out. And I know... I always am the first one to go on about how it's not about who "deserves" to be there... but darn it, that Jimmy was just so likeable. Even if he didn't win the million, you wanted him to be on the jury, right? And I wanted just to see a little more of him because I've rarely seen anyone have as much fun as him & who just genuinely LOVED being there. Right?
So how did Jimmy meet his end? Well, to put it in a word..... Marty. Marty has had it in for Jimmy since day one. Didn't like him, resented his leadership, resented his celebrity. And whether or not Marty had a point (that others will just blindly follow him because of the celebrity factor), I would have gotten rid of Dan instead. Dan was clearly the weaker player this week. He's hurting, there were about 45 shots of his knee surgery scar (ewww), and his energy level is way low. He just doesn't seem to contribute to the group the way Jimmy J. did, but then again, Marty's idea was to shake things up.... Now that Jimmy's gone, there's a leadership vacuum and there's at least 3 alpha males who want the job. For sure Marty and Jimmy T (we'll get to him in a minute) and also Tyrone. The women so far are playing it smart and letting the alpha males duke it out. Jill is actually controlling everything Marty does, but he doesn't know it... brilliant! She puts ideas in his head & then lets him think they're his own. Like last night, when she told him he should tell the tribe about the immunity idol. He resists at first and then does it - making himself look good, but also putting a target on his back. When it comes down to it, wouldn't you blindside the guy with the immunity idol before he has a chance to use it? Right. Well played, Jill.
So, back to Jimmy T. He provided (along with Fabio & his hermit crab buddy) the comic relief last night. Tyrone was in charge of throwing beanbags onto barrels for the immunity challenge & started out great, but then faltered and lost to Benry (Who? Right, that guy.) Jimmy T. was practically peeing his pants asking the Coach to put him in for Tyrone. "You're wasting me over hee-yah, Coach." His accent is the best. Then, of course, he's mad & has to tell everyone about it later.
"I've got skills and they're being wasted!!"
"I'm a leadah where I come from."
"My skills! My skills!"
"I've got skills and they're going to wast hee-yah."
Right. So someone clearly believes they're special. He's kind of the slightly less bitchy NaOnka on his tribe, right? We all want him to shut up. What exactly are these so-called "skills"? It'll be interesting to see now whether he steps up or whether he just ends up fighting with Marty. I suspect the latter. I think their special-ness will be the end of them. And Tyrone may still have a chance if he keeps his mouth zipped.
Finally, did you love at Tribal Council where Jeff asked everyone whether they were one of the weakest players and the only one who answered honestly was Coach Jimmy? Awwww. Dan knows he's weak and Holly knows she's weak, but they're better liars. And Holly... man, she's just sort of.... vacant. What I'd love to see is Coach Jimmy vs. Coach Ben Wade. Right? Now that would be good TV.
Oh, and one more thing. That snake. It's killing me that at EVERY Tribal Council they show that snake sitting there. Watch for it. It's huge and dangerous looking and it's RIGHT THERE. Is it dead and stuffed? Is it a prop snake? Is it someone's pet who's getting a cameo? How scary can it be if it sits there & watches them vote week after week?
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