It was just an OK episode last night, non? As always, though, there was some gold.
Brains started to pull it together now that Garrett is gone. Mind you, they're still full of super smart, dysfunctional weirdos. Spencer, who's now on the bottom of the totem pole, seems actually like he's got the best head on his shoulders. I really want to like Kass but am not convinced she gets the subtlety of this game... like not being honest all the time. And Tasha is turning out to be bossier than J'Tia, who, well... is a complete human train wreck. It was delightful watching Tasha bully everyone into practicing catching water with coconuts (which didn't really help them in the challenge... or maybe they would have been even worse without the practice? Shudder.). She bossed her teammates around figuring she knew exactly the best way to do it. "Nooooo, too high." "Nooooo, too much arc!" "Noooo, not in my FACE!" "Nooooooo, like THIS," as she holds the coconut shell up against her boobs and really leans into it while really, all the water just splashes all over her front. It was.... errrr... rather... ummm.... like she was entering a wet t-shirt contest rather than a Survivor challenge. (And...is there a difference all the time? Discuss.)
The challenge would win the top two teams a tarp, which everyone really wanted given that it's monsoon season and they'd all just been sitting in the rain for a few days straight. Now, I'm not saying I'd enjoy it either, but I really did enjoy the difference between the way some contestants handle the monsoon vs. others. This, my friends, is how you can tell who will do well on this show. While Jefra was whining about how cold and wet she was ("It's a nightmare!"), LJ went out for a rainy walk and found the immunity idol that Boobs McGee couldn't find on the first day (and hasn't - as far as we know - gone back to look for since.) While we're on that topic... I pray that girl sees herself on TV and goes out and buys some supportive bras and bathing suit tops or she's in for a later life of back pain and then boobs down to her knees. I can barely stand to watch her walk anywhere, let alone run for heaven's sakes.
Where was I? Right. LJ went and found an idol... and on Team Brawn, Woo found the rain somewhat invigorating. "This is what Survivor's all about!" he said. Right? Jefra, it's called SURVIVOR. It's not called SPRING BREAK. Sigh. Also, I think Woo will be one of my favourites.
Meanwhile, at Brawn-town, Tony decided to come clean to Sarah that he's actually a cop. "I knew it!" says Sarah, and they bond over shared blue blood. Sarah trusts Tony completely while Tony tells us, "I don't trust anyone here." I'm foreseeing a disaster... you? Also, Tony - who let's not forget LIED to her in the first place, is now lying some more by telling her stories about NBA and Dreadlocks talking about her behind her back. Untrue, but good game play. (Have we discussed yet how much I hate dreadlocks? Unless you're a Jamaican reggae star, you shouldn't have them. Discuss.)
So back to the challenge. The Brains team started out waaaaay behind the other teams, mostly because J'Tia is useless and dropped everything or threw the buckets on the ground, etc. Useless. But somehow, eventually, they caught up to the other teams, who were at the puzzle phase. Brawn, all great competitors, excelled throughout the challenge and pulled off a win. Brains finally did a good job at a puzzle (because J'Tia was not doing it - it was Spencer & Kass) and won second place. The beautiful people were confounded by the puzzle.
Which brings us to Tribal Council. I haven't even mentioned Jeremiah yet. (Ummm... and do all of the pretty people have southern accents and does it make them seem dumber? Discuss.) Jeremiah fancied himself in the middle of two alliances, but ended up siding with Alexis, Jefra and LJ against Brice. The obvious choice, since Morgan and Brice didn't have a fourth. And Brice was a sneaky threat - probably one of the smarter lovelies... and I use that term lightly, because I believe he also used the word 'strategics' at one point... but I think he might have actually used those strategics to get a lot further in the game. I also very much enjoyed Jeff, whose face was once again priceless as he listened to the answers given by the Beautiful Tribe. Almost every single question was not actually answered, but referenced instead how thrilled they were to be around other beautiful people.
Brice: "Beauty is also inside and I have transformed from a caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly."
Jefra: "It's like a big party full of beautiful people over here, Jeff." (ummm... or a nightmare.)
And so on.
And then when Brice went home, his final words were bitchy and great. "They knew I was the cutest and best looking, so I had to go." Or something like that. Such a relief from all those people who get voted out 'cause they're a threat in the game, right?
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