Well, I won't lie to you. This wasn't the most exciting episode ever. But, as always, some interesting things to note.
First on my mind is Fabio. I'm pretty sure dude is smarter than we think. He is only 21 and he's a student. He comes off like a mimbo, but is it all just an act? Yesterday we saw a few glimpses of smarty-pantsness. For one, when his tribe is deciding what to do, they all look to Fabio and say, "What's the plan?" I'm thinking, you're asking HIM? He then rattles off a smart answer. "Well, we should split the vote between Marty & Jill to flush out the idol." Uh, OK. Good idea. Granted, it's a bit obvious... but last week they made him look like he didn't even know what they meant by flushing out the idol. This is a guy who took a minute to pee in the pool during one of the challenges. Jeff: "Fabio, what are you doing right now?" Fab: "I'm using the restroom, Jeff." Everyone: "Ewwww!" Fabio: "I can't concentrate if I've gotta pee!" But then, in tribal council, when Sash makes an error in speech (more on that later), Jeff asks Fab whether he's familiar with what a Freudian slip is. "Uh, yes, Jeff, I'm actually VERY familiar with Freudian psychology." Really? Huh. And you know Jeff knows things we don't and likes to poke people til they spill. From Jeff's own blog last week,
"Everybody keeps saying Fabio is crazy, or maybe not the sharpest tool – but I wonder how crazy he really is? Is he playing everybody including us? That was my question from day one. I was never sure if his surfer boy responses were 100% genuine or a bit of a character he’s created. I’m guessing a bit of both."
As always, me and my boyfriend Jeff see eye to eye.
So. There was a reward challenge. Horse ride, breakfast, blah, blah, blah. The only semi-interesting thing was where Alina started crying and getting all emotional over the food (she must have really missed fritatas.) Right away NaOnka points out that it's probably an act to get sympathy. NaOnka is really a piece of work.
Besides Fabio, Jane was my favourite again last night. Can I help that they're both my picks in the Survivor pool. Nope. It's just that they're both super entertaining to watch in a field of fairly blah contestants. Even NaOnka - she's hateful, but man, she's good TV. Marty is also good to watch.... but almost everyone else is pretty boring so far.
So Jane goes off fishing, catches a whole bunch of fairly large fish (she's Survivor McGuyver, remember?) and scurries off to the woods where she cooks and eats one of the fish by herself. Hee! That is a fine Survivor move! Remember, the show is called SURVIVOR... not SHARESIES. Right? Our Jane is surviving. She also is surviving by not buying into Marty's bullying and just opting for what the youngsters have to offer. She's not stupid, she knows she's not first on their alliance list either, but she knew she wasn't getting anywhere with Marty and Jill. When Marty confronts her on how she voted, I LOVED that she just laughed & patted him on the back & walked away!!!! Hee! I'm suspecting that Marty is more than a little peeved that his bullying isn't getting him anywhere with her.
Now, that doesn't mean I'm not fond of Marty. He's a smart and risky player, who I'd like a bit more if he'd stop TALKING about the fact that he's a smart and risky player. But that's the type, right? Richard Hatch was the same. Russell Hantz was the same. To be that sort of player you have to be pretty self-confident and unfortunately that also can mean being stuck on your own ego a bit.
Marty's team loses the immunity challenge in a spectacular fail by his entire team. No one was working together & the other team just walked all over them. So it was pretty obvious that it was going to be Marty or Jill going home. Sash & Brenda came up with a pretty good idea to simply ask Marty to give them the idol in exchange for not voting him out. Now, that could turn out to be the smartest or dumbest thing any of them has done so far. Dumb for Marty because he could have been voted out last night. His risk paid off, however, and he wasn't.... so smart. Dumb for Sash/Brenda because they had their chance to vote off one of the most powerful players & they didn't. The merge is up next & Marty will have a whole new lease on life (mind you, they didn't know that to be fair.) Smart for Sash/Brenda because now Marty owes them one & trusts them a bit... or does he? Smart for Sash because he's got the idol. When he tells Jeff that he has it, it becomes clear that he didn't let his teammates in on the fact that he had it, didn't tell Jane about it at all and then makes "the slip".... that "if ever I don't trust them"... uhhhh I mean, "if they don't trust me...." then we'd see in whose pocket the idol gets to reside. Heh heh. Cue Jeff - Fabio - Freud. Delightful. Made the whole show. If all you saw was the last 10 minutes, you'd be good.
So yes, Jill got voted out. I liked Jill. She couldn't really have played any differently & in my mind is a way better person to get the money than NaOnka. On the other hand, she's an ER doctor, so she's probably OK in the money department. And I liked that in her parting words she said how much being on Survivor made her appreciate her husband & kids. Someone who gets it. I'd like her & Marty to team up again for the Amazing Race or tmaybe he Apprentice. Now that would be some good TV.
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