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Do you love the layers upon layers of this season so far? Yes? And it's only episode two. Also, we don't have to hear Rupert's voice again 'til the Reunion show! Yippee!

So yeah, if you missed it, the girls kicked Rupert's butt at Redemption Island. Can we stop calling it an island?  It's not. It should be Redemption Stadium, or Redemption Place, or Redemption Crescent. I digress. It was Marissa vs. Candice vs. Rupert.  Rupert, like most boys, tried to rush his way through the exercise, while the gals took their time and did everything slow & careful-like. For some reason, I blurted out, "Oh, Candice, she's a doctor!" like somehow this was the reason she'd win. And who knows? Maybe it was. I do feel like doctors shouldn't be all rushing and messy with stuff, right?  (Disclaimer: I don't even know what kind of doctor she is. Perhaps she's a veterinarian, or a has a doctorate in English? Unknown.)

So, when she won, Candice was given the opportunity to give a clue to the hidden immunity idol to anyone she liked.  She likes her husband, John (yay!) so she gave it to him, natch.  Go team hot doctors!  However, he's now got a  bit of a target on his back because he didn't share the clue with his dude-alliance. The problem with this rookie mistake is that 1. the target thing and 2. he hasn't yet actually FOUND the idol.

Also, John likes Rachel. Now, he doesn't LIKE-like Rachel. He's happily married to Candace. (Aside: what was with Tyson and Aras cuddling by the fire?) But, he's made pals with Rachel, who the boys have decided might be a good person to vote off next. John sticking up for Rachel also makes him a bit of a stand-out.  And thing is, he didn't defend Rachel by saying all the good logical things.  See, what's happening is that the dude alliance figures that it's best to vote off the person who a big strong dude will likely switch places with, thus putting a big strong dude in danger of going home. So, to this reasoning, you vote off Rachel in hopes that Tyson will step in & take her place.  To me, it's flawed. Then, I think Rachel would end up on the other team, non? And you've got someone else who's now basically turned on you and allying themselves with the others.  Also, Tyson may not step in for her and then you've gotten rid of your strongest woman. Finally, the logic of getting rid of Tyson vs. Tina isn't very forward-thinking.  Tyson automatically becomes a target as soon as there's a merge. Strong dudes tend to be taken care of.  Wiley moms on the other hand... Has any of these dudes actually WATCHED Survivor in the last bunch of years?  Who has won?  The last 4 seasons - Nerdy Survivor guy, Fit Mom, Bridal shop girl, Bookish Girl-nerd. Right?  Statistically, get the damn nerds off first.  But no one listens to me.

Anyways, where were we?

Let's switch gears a bit to Colton. Colton is once again trying to cause chaos and someone nailed it on the head last night when they called him the gay Russell Hantz.  It's so visible to everyone, thankfully, and I think they are biding their time 'til they can get rid of him and his very bad behaviour. Though, it looks like next time he considers actually quitting the game as the preview shows him running over to Caleb and sitting on his lap crying. (Again with the crying.) We'll see if he actually quits or not, but either way, there's no way his days aren't numbered.  And way to help out Caleb, who's butching it up quite well (can you say that) with the straight manly-men (who, let's be fair, are cuddling on the other tribe.)  The best scene was the whole tribe giving each other back massages conga-line style while Colton just sat there, disgusted, proving once again he has no social skills that are needed to play this game and begging the question again, Do people actually watch this show before they go on it?  Jury's out on that one.

My other favourite part of the show was where Marissa chats up Candace & Rupert at Redemption Circle camp and calls out her former teammates for "having the nerve to write frowny faces next to my name like they're actually sorry about it."  Heh heh.  I've always hated that myself.  Or when people are all, "I love you guys...."  No, you don't.  At any rate, it's pretty fitting to see Rupert, who I've long referred to as Eeyore get the boot on an episode where we get to discuss frowny faces.  His wife was good with it and said she feels relief that she doesn't have to worry about him any more and is less of a target herself now. Good points.  Also, HE'S PLAYED 4 TIMES.

Rachel is the one who got voted to go to Redemption Town, by the way.  :(