Survivor Palau: Episode 7
Ulong, day 16, and this is once again one depressed tribe, if three people can accurately be labeled a "tribe"; in my mind, even "family" would be a stretch for this bunch. Ibrehem apparently agrees, opining that it's hard for the three of them to feel like a tribe, while Steph prays for a merge to put them out of their misery.
At Koror, Tom does sit ups and most of tribe watches him, incredulous. Meanwhile, Ian hauls in an enormous giant clam, which is promptly pried apart and eaten. Then, the big strike: Tom manages to whack a shark with the machete, cutting it in freaking half. Resolved: don't mess with a New York City fireman.
Anywayze, they cut the head off and Tom takes the carcass out to rinse it off. And I swear the thing tries to swim away, like a shark with its head cut off. Now that's pretty cool. That night it's a big barbecue, and Tom worries that his cover is blown. Hairdresser Coby, who never had any cover, minces poetic about how "we had all this meat." I wonder just what the hell might be going on off-camera..
[At this point I forget I am watching on TiVo and actually sit through an entire commercial break. What an idiot.]
Day 17, and time for the reward challenge treemail. The challenge is a classic Survivor rerun: the tribes must build a signal for a passing rescue plane, best display wins. Ulong sets to dismantling James's failed toilet, with the hope that the karma of burning it will win this one for them.
At Koror, Gregg, Caryn, and Katie are selected, and they set about building a fire that spells, "Got Food?" Unfortunately, the fire goes out, so Ulong wins. Well, not quite. Koror's fire goes out, but what they are left with is still better, so they win even when they fail!
Reward is red wine and military MREs. Koror feasts yet again, and Ulong is understandably crestfallen. In an act of total cruelty, the reward plane flies over Ulong and drops ... nothing.
Day 17 at Koror finds . . . well not much of anything, although the shark head has become a big game trophy on the lodge. In the past couple days, this group has eaten a giant clam, a four foot shark, and a stack of high-calorie military rations. These may be the only people to actually gain weight over the course of the show.
Coby uses his excess calories to go all catty on Gregg and Jen, while Gregg waxes on that the game is adversely affecting his mad dating skilz. If it weren't for that pesky million bucks, apparently he would be so into Jenn's shorts by now.
Day 18 at Ulong finds the "tribe" scoring their own clam, as well as a little black fish. They look better for the food. Treemail arrives and actually scolds the Ulongers, warning them not to be lazy.
Immunity challenge is a puzzle game floating in the water, which must be solved from below. I'm guessing that Ibrehem will be picked as the landside director for this one, since his swimming is so weak.
And I am wrong. After the debacle last week with the underwater bottles, Ibrehem is sent back into the deep blue with sweet Stephenie, and I long to be in his shoes, if he had any.
Off they go, with Coby succinctly mincing his directions. Bobby Jon is clueless for Ulong. Janu can barely move for Koror, and Ulong catches up when Steph takes the reign. Still, Koror wins again.
Back at camp, Steph tries to pry apart Bobby Jon and Ibrehem, but BJ is evasive. Steph turns and runs to Ibrehem, who is equally evasive. What will they do, what will they do.
At tribal council, Probst looks positively stern; this "tribe" is the first grade class that cannot be controlled. After much hand-wringing of no significance whatsoever, the "tribe" votes and Probst tallies: Ibrehem is out. And can we really blame Bobby Jon for that? I mean who would you rather be on a desert island with? A big passive, somewhat boring Muslim guy or an aggressive, tanned, smoking-hot chick with six pack abs? That's a no brainer.
Next week: still more rats at Koror (this happens every week), Coby goes all Joan of Ark on the "girls," and Steph says something unintelligible.
At Koror, Tom does sit ups and most of tribe watches him, incredulous. Meanwhile, Ian hauls in an enormous giant clam, which is promptly pried apart and eaten. Then, the big strike: Tom manages to whack a shark with the machete, cutting it in freaking half. Resolved: don't mess with a New York City fireman.
Anywayze, they cut the head off and Tom takes the carcass out to rinse it off. And I swear the thing tries to swim away, like a shark with its head cut off. Now that's pretty cool. That night it's a big barbecue, and Tom worries that his cover is blown. Hairdresser Coby, who never had any cover, minces poetic about how "we had all this meat." I wonder just what the hell might be going on off-camera..
[At this point I forget I am watching on TiVo and actually sit through an entire commercial break. What an idiot.]
Day 17, and time for the reward challenge treemail. The challenge is a classic Survivor rerun: the tribes must build a signal for a passing rescue plane, best display wins. Ulong sets to dismantling James's failed toilet, with the hope that the karma of burning it will win this one for them.
At Koror, Gregg, Caryn, and Katie are selected, and they set about building a fire that spells, "Got Food?" Unfortunately, the fire goes out, so Ulong wins. Well, not quite. Koror's fire goes out, but what they are left with is still better, so they win even when they fail!
Reward is red wine and military MREs. Koror feasts yet again, and Ulong is understandably crestfallen. In an act of total cruelty, the reward plane flies over Ulong and drops ... nothing.
Day 17 at Koror finds . . . well not much of anything, although the shark head has become a big game trophy on the lodge. In the past couple days, this group has eaten a giant clam, a four foot shark, and a stack of high-calorie military rations. These may be the only people to actually gain weight over the course of the show.
Coby uses his excess calories to go all catty on Gregg and Jen, while Gregg waxes on that the game is adversely affecting his mad dating skilz. If it weren't for that pesky million bucks, apparently he would be so into Jenn's shorts by now.
Day 18 at Ulong finds the "tribe" scoring their own clam, as well as a little black fish. They look better for the food. Treemail arrives and actually scolds the Ulongers, warning them not to be lazy.
Immunity challenge is a puzzle game floating in the water, which must be solved from below. I'm guessing that Ibrehem will be picked as the landside director for this one, since his swimming is so weak.
And I am wrong. After the debacle last week with the underwater bottles, Ibrehem is sent back into the deep blue with sweet Stephenie, and I long to be in his shoes, if he had any.
Off they go, with Coby succinctly mincing his directions. Bobby Jon is clueless for Ulong. Janu can barely move for Koror, and Ulong catches up when Steph takes the reign. Still, Koror wins again.
Back at camp, Steph tries to pry apart Bobby Jon and Ibrehem, but BJ is evasive. Steph turns and runs to Ibrehem, who is equally evasive. What will they do, what will they do.
At tribal council, Probst looks positively stern; this "tribe" is the first grade class that cannot be controlled. After much hand-wringing of no significance whatsoever, the "tribe" votes and Probst tallies: Ibrehem is out. And can we really blame Bobby Jon for that? I mean who would you rather be on a desert island with? A big passive, somewhat boring Muslim guy or an aggressive, tanned, smoking-hot chick with six pack abs? That's a no brainer.
Next week: still more rats at Koror (this happens every week), Coby goes all Joan of Ark on the "girls," and Steph says something unintelligible.
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