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Last time on Pirate Master…. They’ve discovered that the forever long recaps are redundant, and this one is relatively short. Considering. With 11 pirates gone, who will become Pirate Master?

We rejoin our pirates with Jay and Ben talking below deck, and Jay telling us that he doesn’t care, he didn’t come here to make friends. Ben knows he’s been playing all sides since the beginning of the game. He goes to talk to Christa about it, and how they just now figured it out, thanks to Kendra. The know he can’t be trusted, and decide they need to get rid of him.

Christa says this game is only going to be dirty because Jay made it that way. It’s his fault.

Man I’m gonna miss the scenery of Pirate Master when it’s all said and done! Laurel is extremely laid back, and keeps away from the whispering. She says not having a strategy is working for her, so she’s gonna keep with it.

Pirates to the Quarter Deck!

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After the everlong recap, we rejoin our pirates with Jay talking to Ben about the betrayal. Ben admits that watching him with Kendra makes her nervous, as did the ousting of Nessa. Jay promises Ben that he’ll pull him into the final two which keeps Ben steadfast and strong. He admits to us that he knows Jay’s a snake, but sometimes it’s good to have a snake on your side.

Laurel is happy that Christa is captain, because she shares the food, they eat well every meal, and she’s not forcing the crew to do anything. She even gives them swim call - it’s relaxing and nice. Christa feels a happy crew will be more willing to do what she wants them too. Louie, however, and Jay say you can’t be nice all the time. Kendra eavesdrops. She’s sneaky, and that’s why she’s there.

Jay hates the thought of keeping Kendra around, because she’s horrible, but that works both ways. Kendra sneaks up on the captain and Jay, and hears them talking about Jay throwing the comp if he’s not on Christa’s crew. Jay’s using her to do his dirty work, to be his mouthpiece.

Pirates to the Quarter Deck!
They have corkscrews with a clue. This treasure was hidden by a notorious smuggler who smuggled rum. Time to pick crews!

Black Crew: Christa, Louie, Ben
Red Crew: Jay, Laurel, Kendra

The pirates have to row to the anchor on the shore and travel upriver to find the bottle with their next clue. Jay nods to Christa as he goes over the side into the longboat. He says he’ll do whatever it takes to make sure Christa stays in power.

The Black Crew with Louie and Ben rowing get a big lead. Jay is already sabotaging and rowing slow to give the Captain a head start. The black crew gets to the beach first and hauls ass upriver. But they skip the smugglers den, and had to backtrack, giving the Red Crew a chance to catch up. Jay, of course, is irritated by this.

They search through the bottles to find the right one with the clue. Jay stays outside, and forces the others to search - says the means justify the end (I think he meant that the other way around. *L*) Poor Jay - the red crew finds the clue first. Writing on the clue had to be wrapped around the bottle to be read. Kendra figures it out! Ben peeked at the red crew and figured it out.

They return to the beach, find the chain, and the crate underneath the water. They have to get the crate, piece together the puzzle. Jay gives Ben the idea to go out under the water as everyone else is digging around the anchor. Ben, of course, finds the crate, and alerts the Black crew to get the longboat and go grab it. Ben and the Red Crew follows suit. Ben hooks the crate for the black crew, as Jay does the same for the Red Crew, still slowing them down.

They find a skull inside in pieces, with the map to the treasure on top of it’s head. Black crew - thanks to Jay’s sabotage of his own crew - once again takes the lead. Louie finds the treasure in the cave, and Black Crew wins!

Jay says he felt good seeing them come out with the treasure - he lost some money, but you can lose a battle and win the war.

They open the treasure and find only a note - Captain Steel, I have betrayed you. The Treasure is empty. The smuggler took the treasure, and left clues to nothing. Jay is happy though, as he got what he wanted - power.

Back at the Picton Castle, Jay continues his charade and congrats his team for working hard. Jay and Ben decide to play some High Card for some cash. Jay cheats Ben out of thousands, by maneuvering to pick up the queen every single time.

Jay makes the mistake of not checking for eavesdropping, and Kendra figures out that Jay fears Christa in a final four because she’s stronger then the other girls. Kendra feels it’s time to spread a bit of her information. Louie tells Jay to use him as a pawn to get Kendra out of there. Louie feels confident that they have his back. Unfortunately, Jay says to offer oneself up as a pawn with only 5 people left is stupid.

Christa calls in Jay to discuss the black spot possibilities. He tells Christa that Louie volunteered as a pawn, and that if they put him against Kendra, they should get rid of Louie instead. Ben says Kendra, and strategically Louie. Christa shares the decision, and rum shots with everyone. The talk with Kendra, and she says that she knows they decided she’s probably up next. She does tell Christa that Jay is worried about Christa and her strength and smarts. She says he mentioned it out loud, and Christa finds this interesting - but does she find it interesting enough to put him up?

Kendra and Louie are given black spots once again, so perhaps it’s not such a valuable piece of information after all. Louie says he trusts Jay, and he knows folks will think it’s crazy, but he does. Laurel doesn’t want to get rid of Louie, because he’s the one he trusts. She thinks he’s at risk tonight, because Jay and Ben often do things behind Christa’s back, while Kendra works Ben over for his vote and Louie appeals to Jay once again.

Pirates to midships! It’s time for Pirates Court.

Christa says she marked Kendra, because she continues to be viewed by the crew as the weakest link. Louie, he volunteered, but having learned to the concerns of the crew, she isn’t sure he’s safe. Louie admits that he did offer himself, and Cameron points out that the last five weeks, everyone who stands next to Kendra has been set adrift. Louie defends himself and says he gives what money can’t buy - loyalty, and strength and he offers it freely. Kendra says that to come back five times, there must be reasons. She’s slow in the water, but she navigates and figures out the clues fast. She’ll continue to give everything she has, she’s only slow at swimming, she doesn’t stop.

Jay says Kendra is sneaky, and hides outside and eavesdrops whenever people are talking. On the other hand, you have to decide who you want to stand against at the end. Ben says it’s about loyalty, and Kendra had never approached him until today’s conversation about the blackspot and they have no relationship. Laurel adds that she doesn’t have as many reasons to vote against her, and that Louie is very strong and she has less chance against him. Jay says volunteering for the black spot is insane. Says that Louie thinks he’s safe and he begs to differ. You can see the heartbreak in Louie’s face as he shakes his head. He says that he’s slow up the hills, he’s strong, and has their back and he thought they had his. But they’ll see when the cards hit the blade.

CUE DRAMATIC MUSIC!
Three pirates, three ballots, let’s see what you’ve done.

There are no ballots for mutiny. And there are no ballots for Louie, Kendra is cut adrift, 3-0. Kendra is proud to have made it this far, that it’s a great accomplishment. Next Week: There’s trouble in the captain’s quarters, and Jay is finally in jeopardy.

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Here we go! We rejoin our Pirates after the last Pirates Court where Jupiter was set adrift. Everyone is toasting Jupiter, and Azmyth looks quite a bit lost without her. He says his soul aches a little and he regrets his decision a little bit.

Nessa approaches Jay to see what he would feel about a mutiny, and Jay says that he’d be down for that because Azmyth is such a strong threat to them all. Jay feels Captain Azmyth is right where they want him - isolated and down in the dumps.

The Pirates are working hard, and Azmyth decides to make breakfast for the crew, since they are fresh out of cooks without Jupiter. The Triad are feeling pretty confident that they’ll win the next challenge, and feel secure as they eat breakfast.

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…CANCELED! With just FIVE EPISODES LEFT, CBS has pulled Pirate Master from the lineup effective immediately!

They will be offering the episodes online at cbs.com but today’s episode - episode nine, refuses to play the final 10 minutes or so. Many fans are irritated, especially those who cannot get the InnerTube at cbs to work for them.

I will still do recaps WHEN IT WORKS.

Hopefully tomorrow.

Sigh.

It’s that time of the week again, kids! PIRATES! We start, as we always do, with a very long recap to remind us that Azmyth is STILL in power with his Triad, and Joe Don is gone. (Alaska is NEVER get higher then the top 10 of anything! First the Miss America, and now Pirate Master! Harumph!)

We rejoin the pirates right after Pirates Court, where it’s a somber mood. Nessa is taking it pretty hard, and took his bunk. She figured as consolation he should get a decent goodbye kiss from the girl he had a crush on. Awwww…

Jay confronts Kendra about going against her word, and she admits to having voted for Louie, and he’s not happy at all. He called her out in front of people, but she finds support with Nessa. The whole crew agrees that the Triad needs to be broken.

Oh! Rough Seas for the Picton Castle as we come back from commercial, which makes swabbing the deck a little difficult, but made for a great day for sailing. Louie says that it’s time for Red Team to win - because Azmyth has a plan and they aren’t in it.

Pirates to Midships! Expedition time!

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The preview this week went all the way back to episode one, and centered around Joe Don and the Triad (Azmyth, Ben and Jay). Foreshadow much, guys? With that, I had a pretty good idea how this episode would pan out, and watched to see if I was right.

We get to the meat of things this week in the Captain’s Quarters, where they are already planning what will happen what they’ll do next week. They’re well fed, rested and quite confident that they’ll lead the Black Crew to victory again.

And sue me - I still like Azmyth. Sigh. But not as much as I like Louie! Louie is so sweet. But Azmyth, well. He’s hot. Except for the fake accent. (STOP! WITH THE ACCENT! AUGH!)

Everyone is gunning to get Azmyth out of power, and to break up the triad. Azmyth doesn’t help this feeling at all by serving his crew a ¼ cup of gruel for breakfast, which is all they have until late that night. Louie jokes about losing weight, but says he’s got enough to last him and get him through.

Azmyth - in his stupid fake accent (PLEASE STOP THAT!) gives the crew a list of things to do and unleashes his plan to work Joe Don and Louie to death so they’re exhausted by the time the challenge rolls around, increasing their chances of staying in power. He sends Joe Don into the water to scrub the hull and check for barnacles, and Louie climbing up and down the sails, while the Captain and crew eat their breakfast of eggs and fruit and vegetables.

Louis says “They’re stacking the deck, because those greedy bluecoats want more gold!”

Azmyth belches. Sexy.

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[Sorry this is a bit late, fellow Pirates! Our power went out last night, and try as I might, I could not manage to post without the computer working! I know, right? So, here you are, at last!]

After yet another long recap of the previous episode, filling us in, just in case we missed two seconds of the last episode, we open this week just after the Pirates Court, where people are already bemoaning the loss of their cook. Sean.

Nessa makes a comment that she’s likely now the brokest pirate on the ship. Joy is starting to worry about the apparently Boys Club in the captain’s quarters, where Azmyth, Jay and Ben are pulling the strings. Dare we hope the girls will step it up and start winning things away from the men?

Which of course is the perfect timing to take a peek at the Boy’s Club who are excited for their victory that apparently went perfectly. Azmyth is pleased to keep The Triad loyal, simply by his personality.

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Happy Fourth of July, all you Scurvy Pirates! I took this picture at our local parade this morning, just for the Pirate Master Fans out there. Apparently we have Pirates in Alaska too! Who knew?!

Hope you had a great holiday! I’ll get Survivor: Rewind up by tomorrow, and Pirate Master recap on Friday as always!

It’s time, once again, for the stunning cinematography of the Picton Castle sailing the heavy seas, with cutthroat pirates tending her sails!

So to speak. Heh.

We rejoin the crew after the last Pirate’s Court, where Sean congratulates Joe Don for not needing the pardon, but he says “it’s only money” and it was insurance. Ben and Nessa are mourning the loss of Cheryl, and that it sucks how they have to let someone go every week. Awww. That’s the way the game is played though. He and Nessa look awfully close and cuddly… Of course, Nessa freely admits to using her cuddling and flirting to get her way - but man. The pirates, they are looking grubbier by the day! Specially the men! I’m thinking cuddling would be the last thing on my mind!

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We open this week just after the previous Pirate’s court, Cheryl grateful for Joe Don’s standing up for her. Jay isn’t happy because Sean didn’t follow his word to vote for Cheryl. Sean apologizes to Jay, but he doesn’t go for it, saying in confessional that Sean is now dead to him for going back on his word.

Captain Azmyth gets the crew up and started swabbing the decks, and Nessa admits to being a total flirt, and how she’d totally use that to her advantage. Joy points out the flaw in that logic - the boys are outnumbered currently, and that strategy might end up biting her in the ass.

Azmyth takes a flying leap (literally - swinging off the side on a rope to dive into the water), and initiates crab races, and it seems like life on the Picton Castle is a big party. Ben is worried a bit, as live as Pirates shouldn’t be fun! Joe Don was a hard taskmaster, but he was a good Captain because of it! Awww… Poor Ben - he misses his coat and cooshy bed!

So Azmyth’s plan is to… talk with God. And breathe. While Laurel makes fun of his accent, because he’s a weirdo from Seattle.

Good Plan!

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Again with the long recap before getting to the real meat of the show! I realize there’s a little recap needed, but 3.5 minutes? The nice thing about it, however, is that we do get to see more of the stunning views, and the ship itself.

(And this time, those stupid snakes in the snake pit. Ew. Seriously!)

We open after the Pirates Court of last week, with Louie still plotting revenge against Joe Don, and bemoaning the loss of his friend, Christian being set adrift. Joe Don’s officer, Cheryl, shares that she thinks people forget that they’re not there to be friends. They’re there to find the treasure and to do a job. Of course she’s happy! Joe Don is making sure she gets to keep all of her share of the bounty! I’d be smiling too!

Sunrise on the water has the Bosun, Jay, getting the Pirates up, and then stopping to talk with Capitan Joe Don, making sure that all his little chess pieces are in a line. Jupiter helps all the girls do some eye makeup, prettying up everyone. Azmyth and Jupiter clearly have developed a friendship - and who wouldn’t? They’re both sweet, and hard working.

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After a FOUR MINUTE recap of the first episode and the premise of the show, we finally get a glimpse of the c

The next morning, the Bosun, Jay is given the command by Captain Joe Don to set sail, and they start off by Hoisting the Pirate Flag, and everyone jumps into work with gusto, as the sails are filled with air and Kendra says it’s stunning - and she wises she could stay out there forever. Azmyth is a jolly pirate, wanting to look out for his crew, though he’s his own first priority.

Sean, the cook, sets up for breakfast, and everyone gets a spoonful or two of Gruel. People find hair in it too - which is gross. The whiner, Alexis, tries to get some potatoes, eggs and bacon and rum to drink, but is told no, she got Gruel while the captain eats the good stuff. Christian is upset as it divides the crew and he’d make sure everyone ate well.

Time to swab the deck! Life on the Picton Castle is no easy task - Louie says it’s nothing but work… if you’re a crew member. Jay, the Bosun, is even a bit annoyed as they work and Joe Don gets fat and does nothing.

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The much talked about, eagerly awaited new show by Mark Burnett has arrived! Pirate Master’s premiered tonight to a rousing success within the demographic of… my family. We giggled, and cheered and booed and hissed laughed and concluded it had all the makings of a good family fun-fest. It’s no surprise, really, as we love Pirates, and our favorite Survivor of all time was Rupert. Clearly, this series was made just for us!

We start out on a dark night, with a longboat being rowed by the 16 costumed contestants, across black waters in the dark through the fog, with a single lantern lighting their way along with the full moon. (What, you expected this NOT to be campy? Please!)

They board the Picton Castle, where they are greeted by the host, Cameron Daddo, and told it is a working ship and they will be expected to pull their weight - else there be consequences!

They are told to grab a rope, and pull up (GASP!) a treasure chest! There are 14 compartments, and 14 treasures! Louie cackles with excitement, and we decide he’s our favorite because he reminds us of Rupert. (TOLD you we were Rupert fans!)

Told the legend of Captain Henry Steel and his treasure. If the legends are true, the treasure is worth $1 million, and whatever they find will be theirs to keep. They are given the evening to get to know one another.

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One day and counting! To get ready for tomorrow’s preview of this summer’s Mark Burnett hit, Pirate Masters, visit the official site. Don’t miss the Pirate Masters: Wiki, and all things Pirates at the ning network too!

And, of course - Meet the Pirates!

Let the adventarrrrrrrrrrrrrrs begin! Tune in Friday for a recap!

Not only is the preview for next Season’s survivor REALLY awesome:

But the Logo is WAY cool!

And someone took the time to put together the best of the Reunion into a 10-minute clip!

I’ll continue to post tidbits here and there throughout the rest of this week, and have no fear! Watching Survivor will NOT disappear over the hiatus! Keep checking back for news of the upcoming season as it comes out, and other cool things. I’ll be doing a Survivor: Rewind! where you can join me as I view the first season for the first time via DVD - and! I’ll also cover the new Burnett show, Pirate Master!

Fun things still to come! Stay Tuned!

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