Watching Survivor

Let’s start off with a bang - time to get those picks in for the Survivor Pool Party, and here’s Mr. Dimples himself to help you make those picks- maybe. He doesn’t really give anything away other then the fact there is another injury to contend with…

It’s clear that James stays at least through the reward challenge, but other then that - who knows? Will he have to leave the game, or get voted off because of the injury? Will he stay to make it another week? I DO love this challenge that’s coming up for the Reward challenge - where they are asked the questions about their fellow tribemates and get down and dirty and brutally honest. “Who mistakenly thinks they are in charge of the game?” Everyone says Parvati - brilliant!

Speaking of - both Randi (a fellow 451 writer) and I agree that the boys were SO STUPID last week - what if, say, James and Erik had gone to Jason, explained what was going on, grabbed Amanda and convinces her to vote their way, and blindsided Parvati INSTEAD? Wouldn’t that have been BRILLIANT? But no - the boys are just laying down and letting the women pick them off one by one. Men. Harumph.

We have our official Finale Date too - it will be a 2 hour extravaganza on Sunday, May 11th. It’ll start with the final four, and go through to the final three, the jury questions, and then the counting of the votes, live! After that will be a one hour reunion show, where Jeff will ask all the important questions, as well as reveal where Season 17 will be filmed, starting in June.

Speaking of Jeff - USA Today posted an interview with him on Monday - and you can find it here. He talks about loving the job, and how it is hard on his relationship - a few months ago he broke up with Julie Berry, who he met and fell for while she was on Survivor: Vanuatu. There’s also a video where he teases about the next season, dishes about this season, and his souvenirs he’s picked up along the way. It’s pretty cool to watch - love Mr. Dimples!

There’s also a glimpse of what Probst thinks about the final seven from TV guide as well. Click the image to bigify!

Yau-Man fans! Yau-Man is going to be on the pilot of a new TV Series called The Skeptologists. Each week they’ll take a handful of wild claims - Bigfoot, the Bermuda Triangle, Haunted Houses, Aliens and the like - and apply scientific practices and experiments to see what holds up and what doesn’t. If that kind of stuff is your cup of tea - be sure to check it out!

Last but not least - a couple of interviews with Jason can be found here and here. And below is Jason’s arrival to Ponderosa - I don’t know about you, but I LOVE the Ponderosa clips!

Get those picks in for the Pool Party before showtime - and join me back here for the full recap of Thursday night’s episode!

-:10 Setting up the post for tonight’s recap! Who are the girls going to get rid of tonight? Or is all the Women Rule This Island a bit of misdirection? Time will tell!

:02 Previously on Survivor….

:03 I come back from a surprise reboot to hear Amanda say that the ousting of Ozzy told her they were there to play the game - that’s fine by her, Game on! Commercial and roll credits.

:07 And we’re back - and I think this is posting, so it’s all good. it’s day 28 at the Dabu tribe, and Cirie tells us that James finger isn’t looking good - it looks infected, and you can’t assume that something is ok, what with their living conditions. Parvati says that she needs to do some serious damage control because Amanda and James are seriously pissed at her for voting Ozzy out.

James asks where she’s going with it - she’ll be alright, what is her plan and who is she taking with her. Parvati says straight up that she’s taking girls to final four. She says sorry, he says that’s not what she means “Ha ha is what you mean” Always got to eat the apple, can’t leave it alone, hopefully you make it. He says it is going to be awkward. She says you act like I’m stupid - he says that no, I said you were selfish. James tells us not to try and pull the wool over his eyes, it showed him who she really is, and he can’t stand people like that.

Parvati goes to Amanda next, and she apologizes and Amanda wants to know the plan. She tells us Parvati is running the show, and Cirie didn’t even tell her, so Parvati has her too. Amanda says she hopes they’re cool, and Cirie joins, and says that they trust her, but with Ozzie, they didn’t know. They say it’s them three to the end. Cirie says she loves her don’t look so sad. Amanda says that she’d like to trust them, but it’d be stupid of her to buy what they’re selling.

:12 Time for Reward - It’s the Survivor Auction! They each have $500 and bidding in $20 increments, no sharing of money or items. First item - Cirie buys it for $120 - she tried to get away with 100, Jeff counts it, and she pays the rest and gets hot dog and fries with all the extras.

Second Item goes for $80 to Erik - Jeff says before you give it up, you can keep it, or… trade for another item. He trades it, and finds out he gave up octopus for a huge tray of nachos! Good call Erik!

Next Item - sold to Natalie for $240 - Bat Soup. She won’t even touch it, James says he’ll eat it, and Jeff says ok, here you go. James grabs it and takes the skin off and takes a big ole bite.

Next item - uncovered - peanut butter sandwich - it goes for $280 to Amanda.

Next item is covered - $240 to Natalie - a bottle with a note. You must choose one person to go to exile island immediately and take all their money. Natalie asks if the idol was replanted. Jeff tells her new clues and a new idol has been hidden. She sends Jason to exile island, and he’s tripping, and Natalie says it could be good, so don’t trip. Jason heads off and Natalie gets his cash.

Next item - covered. $380 to Natalie. She gets a gigantic chocolate cake! This item has another layer to it - she gets a note and reads to the group. Share the cake with three tribe mades, 60 seconds to eat as much as you can. Natalie chooses Alexis, Cirie and Amanda, and tells them not to hog the cake, because she hasn’t had any food. Erik offers them 40 bucks each to lick their fingers - they’re shoving cake into their mouth as quick as possible. Happy ladies…

Cirie sells her fingers to Erik for $40 bucks, and he licks the cake off while James says “Something is wrong with that boy. Poor thing.” Too funny!

:18 Commercial!
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Holy Wow. Ozzy’s blindside is still making me shake my head, though I think the best part of his ouster was Eliza’s over the top dramatic reaction as she watched it all from the Jury seats. She was every bit as flabbergasted as we are, while we watched the betrayal wash over Ozzy’s face just before he took that fateful walk out of Tribal Council. Poor kid.

I just noticed - and am not sure they did this any season before - that the insider transcripts and videos include Life at Survivor Panderosa, with the Jury Members! It’s nice to see them get the king’s treatment after the pain of losing their chance at $1 million. Ozzy washed his agony away with some beer, mixed drinks, pizza, candy, rice, and declared there was still room for desert. Here’s a clip or three:

And if that’s not enough Ozzy for you, here’s some interviews too: RTVW, SFP Podcast, and .

Don’t forget to get your picks in for the Pool Party as well! Sugarbooger is proving hard to beat, but there’s only 6 points between Danny V and me for second and third, with four others vying to take that third place prize right behind me!

CBS hasn’t posted Jeff’s preview of this week’s episode yet, but I’ll post that for you as soon as I get it. What we do know is that it’s a woman’s majority out there on Dabu Beach right now - they are completely in control and can continue to pick off the men one at a time if they want too. Will the last of the Faves alliance crumble? Will Amanda seek revenge for her man’s ouster? Will Parvati mend fences with James or finally have to keep her hands off mah man? Will Cirie continue to play her underdog game till she’s unbeatable in the end?

So many questions! So much Survivor game left to play out! What do YOU think will happen this week? Chime in and let us know!

Jeff’s Week 11 Preview - Who will wear the crown of the biggest blunder ever?

-:15 Setting up the post for this week’s as it happens recap! Who makes the biggest blunder of Survivor History - removing that title from my boy James? Who gets ousted? Who does Parvati betray? So many questions - and answers coming soon!

:01 Previously on Survivor - it’s recap time!

:02 Dabu - right after the Tribal Council, as everyone asks Jason if he gave Eliza an idol. Jason tells us he’s glad that she played it instead of him - he wouldn’t have wanted to go home more of a full. Cirie says for a minute she was nervous, because she thought Ozzy had it, and it might not have been such a bad thing if it had worked out that way… because then Ozzy would have been gone.

:03 Roll credits and Commercial.

:06 Day 25 dawns at the Dabu beach. Jason says that Ozzy fooled him, and that he feels pretty silly, but to go against him against the first immunity challenge and win let him know Ozzy isn’t the only godlike competitor. If he continues to beat him, he’s doing pretty well.

Reward challenge time! they will divide into 2 teams of four - one will crawl through a multilevel wet tunnel, study symbols, race back and put them on the puzzle board. There are extra pieces that won’t match anything. First team to place them all correctly wins reward. Reward winner will fly to the most cultural places - feast, dance, and stay the night in a place reserved for visiting Chiefs. The one person not chosen will go to exile and sit out the challenge - choosing schoolyard style.

Jason, Ozzy, Erik, Amanda
Natalie, James, Parvati, Alexis

Cirie sits out, and goes to Exile immediately. She’ll return at Immunity challenge.

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No, no, no - not YOU! Someone makes one though, according to our ever popular Mr. Dimples, Jeff Probst!

But first - the Pool Party! Sugarbooger62 is still topping the leader board, with near perfect picks every single week. Danny is still in second, and both Silver and Silent_rain have pulled up close to me in 4th and 5th. One good week could topple you right up into the prizes - so get those picks in!

Need a little preview of this week? Jeff says we will LOVE this episode - and who can argue with Mr. Dimples? Certainly not me! Check it out:

The biggest blunder ever happens this week - awesome! Ozzy calls it the dumbest move in Survivor History, and Jason says it could be his saving grace… I can’t wait to see it! Looks like this weeks immunity challenge is the barrel over the head filled with water - the one where one little muscle twitch can cause it to topple. I love this one - mainly because I don’t have to do it. Heh. I love how someone ALWAYS complains that it wasn’t their fault, that they didn’t move, and are shocked when the water comes tumbling down. Love. It.

In the meantime, while we ponder which way our picks should go for the pool party, let’s catch some Eliza interviews, hm? Reality News Online, Reality TV World, and the SFP Podcast.

Only two more days until all our questions are answered! I’ll be back on Thursday with the show recap!

-:30 Setting up the post for Survivor! I can’t wait to see this weeks Immunity challenge! Who will win Immunity? How will the alliances shake down in the merge? Who will be voted off? It won’t be long now before all the questions are answered! Whoo!

:00 It’s recap time!

:02 - We rejoin the tribe of Malakal after they head back to Camp, talking about voting out Ami, and Erik says it’s every man for himself at this point. (will fill in later, had sound issues - fixed now.)

:04 roll credits and commercial!

:07 It’s nighttime at Airai, as they’re talking about going final three with Ami, Eliza and Jason - She tells us he’s her closest ali, because they’ve pissed off half the try. Jason tells her to play it cool, and Jason tells Eliza he has the Hidden Immunity Idol. Eliza says that makes it the perfect alliance to have, to take her to the end.

Day 22 on Malakal, and Cirie is getting Tree Mail. They’re told to collect all their possessions and all they need to survive and make their way to the place on the map, and they’ll receive instructions. They figure they are merging. Cirie says “Immediately. that means now.” Erik is glad for the merge, it gives them more players to choose from to eliminate instead of him. Erik tells Ozzy that he won’t be flipping, he owes it to them and Ozzy promises to be straight up. Erik says one thing that came out of last night and losing Ami, he’s aligned with Ozzy - like a monkey and zookeeper, because he’ll do what Ozzy tells him.

Airai gets their treemail, and they’re excited to get the heck off their island too and for a Merge Feast. The girls agree to trust each other, and Alexis says that she’s unwaveringly loyal. Parvati says she’s in a pickle, she has an alliance with her original tribe, and a second one with Alexis, Natalie, Parvati she feels she has numbers no matter what, but she has a decision to make. Alexis tells us its not fans and favorites anymore.

:11 The tribes arrive together and see a feast table and there’s hugs all the way around as they greet each other and Amanda gives James a big ole hug and “Hi baby!” Eliza says the merge is awful, because Ami was voted out instead of Erik and she’s heartbroken because she’s not there. She’s trying to stay positive and fit in, though.

Instructions say they are Merged - decided on a name, and which beach they want to live on. They eat, drink, and stay the night there, and there’s no question, they’re going to Malakal. Amanda is mad they took everything down, but glad they’re going back.

There’s a bowl of bats on the table, and people are a little leery, but James, being James, he digs in. He says it was good, like a juicy rabbit and will probably eat another one. Erik puts forth the name, Daboo - which means good in Micronesian. Erik tells us that he made it up, he says he just wanted to name it something funny. Ozzy says everyone agree to set the game aside and enjoy the feast and people. They all agree.

Alexis says that it’s a whole new game, and it becomes more of who you get along with. Alexis is curled up with ozzy, telling him she’s flipping out that Erik is there. Ozzy says he’s ready to go beyond Fans vs. Favorites. Alexis tells us she had a great time with him on Exile, and she’s a huge fan. He tells her she smells good and wants to have her here. Amanda tells us that they’ve been together for 22 days and then Alexis comes in and makes herself comfortable with him? She wants him gone.

:16 Commercial.

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And how did the weekend treat you? Have I got a bunch of stuff for you today!

The Pool Party is heating up, with Sugarbooger and Danyv fighting for the lead with only 11 points between them! I’m still third, which means there’s room for folks to knock me off and nap a prize still! In fact, anyone can still win, as we’ve a few weeks left, and one good week is all it takes to propel you to the top! Silver and Silent_Rain are creeping up slow and steady, in 4th and 5th place - get those picks in for this week!

Speaking of this week - We have come to the Merge, folks! The press photos show green is the buff color of choice, and there will be a get to know you feast, as usual. That means no Reward Challenge, and Immunity will be for an individual - and that challenge looks ROUGH. How long can YOU hold your breath with your life in the game on the line? Have to give the producers props for this season and for China too - the challenges have been top notch!

And I’m throwing in these two for no other reason then they’re cute and hot. Of course - according to certain people (Probst!) there’s a possibility that Alexis will make the Ozzy/Amanda duo a triangle…

And, to help you with those picks, perhaps, here’s the Probst Preview for Episode Nine - where he mentions this impending shomance triangle…

If you want to read Ami’s interviews - check here, here and here. Turns out she really wasn’t after Ozzy (so she says) and she, too, came away from the season with an injury! Micronesia certainly isn’t for the weak!

And! As I was writing this - Billy Garcia heard my cry for details on the Wrestling Event last Saturday and sent me the a complete play by play - Check after the cut to read all about it!

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-:15 Survivor Returns tonight, and YAY - This makes fr a happy Lessa! (And when Lessa’s happy, everyone is happy!) Setting up the post for our as it happens recap - enjoy! (And Thanks Bobby for the Live Feeds as always!

:00 Previously on Survivor!

:03 It’s right after the last tribal council and Erik is feeling like he’s the next to go, and Ozzy feeling like he’s not the leader, but has know how, and feels people should respect that, but is in a situation that he wants to avoid - having a target on his back.

:04 Credits and commercial!

:07 Oooh, spooky music! Ami and Cirie are in the woods, and there’s crabs scuttling around. They stop and listen, then Ami says “Keep going” and they find a “big ass one” and catch and kill a big ole crab. “This’ll give a girl a heart attack!”

:08 Ciree and Ami were the crab warriors, and brought back 8 crabs and are happy. Ozzy talks to Ami and says that the Tribal Council worried him, and she’s telling him that Tracy was just trying to do everything she could to stay on and get him off. She says she stopped it from happening so not to worry about it.

Ozzy says that she said she wasn’t going to do it and Ami was on his side, and tells us that she’s a little too adament about it and he’s starting to get an uneasy feeling.

:10 At Arai, the girls are talking about dreaming about food, and how they don’t want another bite of coconut. They see a rat digging, and one of the girls says I wish we could eat it - so Jason to the rescue, he chases the rat toward the water, and catches one and kills it. The girls are squeeling “OMG OMG OMG OMG” They’re all thrilled that he caught a rat, and Jason laughs and says get the shishkabob. He tells us that there’s not a lot of meat on him, he’ll feel bad, but he’s gonna eat it anyway. No one’s eaten a rat since the first survivor, so he’s glad that he’ll bring that back.

Parvati says he’s trying to impress the favorites but it’s not working, he’s a loser. Cut to James and Parvati and then telling us it’s just rock, you can leave on Malakal island, but over here, that’s where they bring the criminals! James says the original alliance is split since it’s just Parvati and James, he’s at his wits end.

They just hope to make it to the merge, and Parvati knows that they need a solid four to go into a merge, so will have to pull in two more people. She approaches Natalie first, and describes what she’d like to see happen. She wants it to be her and Alexis, James and Parvati. They agree that they’re fine with James until the merge, then everyone will be wanting to get out Ozzy and James, so they can slide farther along. She’s pushing for a female final four - Parvati, Amanda, Natalie and Alexis.

She tells us everyone else is dead to her.

:14 Commercial.

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