This episode gave us something we rarely see, which is the survivors talking a whole lot about the environment they live in. The rain probably became the serious plot of the show, in which It was mentioned more than Russell. The Survivors deal with two days of rain, straight. Also, the episode started with Shambo the only one who voted for Monica, and possibly-most likely isolated herself further from the tribe.
In the Reward challenge, the Survivors had to play a roulette game where two sea worthy delicacies were combined in a smoothie. The challenge remained neck and neck, with four points to each team, in which they needed to score five points first in order to win. It was Ashley who couldn’t down her smoothie, and she lost the game for her tribe, Foa-Foa. Galu won, earning barbecue food. Russell S. sent Shambo to Foa-Foa, in which Shambo didn’t like, since she’d be missing out on another reward. Russell S clearly states in his confessional-and to the other tribe mates-” somebody had to pay for that chicken that was lost”.
Back at camp, Russell S. had a problem getting fire going in which Dave got irritated with. Dave ends up starting a fire, and seems to have mixed feelings about being the only guy who can start a fire. I’m sure it can’t be hard to rub metal against a stick, or whatever. I think it takes patience and performance to build a fire, not luck or 100% skill. The rain continued to pour down, and the survivors talk about how horrible it is in Samoa. They’re cold, shivery, and just miserable. At Foa-Foa, Shambo shares the HII clues with Foa-Foa, and spends so much time digging in the tree, not finding anything. Liz suspects that Russell H. has the idol, and Russell near-threatens Liz, saying “You’re walking on Thin Ice”.
At the Immunity challenge, the survivors had to have two people pull weight of a net and have four people shoot coconuts in the net. The Survivors who were the weight were Laura and Russell S. (Galu) & Liz and Russell H. (Foa-Foa). During this challenge, Ashley once again performed below the standards of the other competitors, and it was Russell H. and Liz who fell short, and Galu won immunity again. At Foa-Foa on Day 14, the Survivors remained in the shelter, freezing, and not scrambling to see who’s the next target. Judging from people’s out-loud thoughts, it was Ashley who seemed to be the weakest, and Liz who seemed to be the most untrustworthy that people were talking about. At Tribal Council, Liz received one vote, and Ashley received five votes, and she was voted off.
I’m going to officially say this: I don’t think Russell H. is playing the game hardcore and supernaturally epic like he thinks he is. If someone goes against you, just like how Marisa and Betsy did with Russell H., and are a strategic threat, it’s freaking common sense to get them voted off. Marisa was probably the move he did best and the move he could call his own. Betsy was easily voted off because she didn’t vote with the tribe. Had Betsy voted with the tribe, she could’ve been there on Day 14. It wasn’t him who gets Credit for Ben’s boot, and I think if he was capable of strategizing more this episode, he would’ve gone after Liz over Ashley, because if Russell so says he isn’t caring that’s in raining a whole lot, he would’ve figured out a way to get Liz out. Russell is getting the “cocky, arrogant, ego-tripping” edit, not the “strategic, mastermind, supernatural” edit people thinks he’s getting.
Anyone can say “I’m going to be Survivor’s biggest villain, look at me, I got so-and-so out, I’m so going down as the best villain in the history of Survivor-and the history of Reality TV-and the history of the world of Reality TV”. The only thing that’s got him to the point we are at now is that he’s just showing a split personality: He’s Russell H, a guy who “survived Hurricane Katrina”, and is “voting with the tribe”, and in front of the cameras, he’s an arrogant, big ego’d, personality who’s delusional and thinks he’s the best player ever. That’s what he’s good at so far.
Opinionated Words of each Survivor left in the episode:
Laura (Could be the strongest female in the game both physically and probably sociably.)
Mick (I like him, he’s the best male competitor, but I don’t want to see him listen to Russell all the time)
Russell H. (see, above)
Natalie (Sweet, girl next door, who would have to rely on the most bitter jury ever in order to win.)
Jaison (He won’t wow me, he’ll be just be easily played by Russell and be blindsided.)
Russell S. (Okay, I guess, and I’ll say his decision to send Shambo to Foa-Foa was okay, I guess)
Dave (An obvious MVP player, at least when it comes to Surviving Samoa.)
Brett (Still way too invisible for an official, educated opinion.)
Monica (Well, certainly after Shambo, and I think she might be playing the social card that’s going to keep her here)
Kelly (Like Brett, really invisible, and I don’t know where she exactly stands)
Erik (I see him as a blindside victim, but I really don’t know.
John (Surprisingly, I don’t remember him much, what is he doing?)
Liz (I like her, and want to see her succeed in a case of her verses Russell and the idol)
Shambo (Ugh, she’s too strategically and socially hopeless. She’ll be cut before she gets to do anything.)
Ashley (She blew it. Being horrible in challenges is almost the easiest way to be ditched.)
LLNMD List:
Love: Laura, Mick
Like: Monica, Brett, Kelly, Natalie, Liz,
Neutral: Jaison, John, Russell S., Ashley, Dave, Erik,
Meh:
Dislike: Shambo, Russell H.
NOTE: Is it just me, or does Laura, Brett, Monica, and Kelly always hang out with each other? Could this be a potential alliance? I mean, it’s clearly something can go on, just by knowing this when Shambo talks about “The 90210 Clique”. I am probably alone on this, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Laura wrangled up Brett, Kelly, and Monica and they walked all over the merge tribe. Just something to think about. If either John, Dave, or Erik on their side, and I would most likely see John doing this, this could be the potential game here. And, this about this: Why else would Laura, Brett, and Kelly want to keep Monica last week, and not Yasmin? I think it was literally these guys who got Yasmin out, since Erik and Dave wanted Shambo out more, and Russell S. wanted Monica out next.
1-5 Power Rankings:
5:
4: Mick, Russell H., Laura.
3: Natalie, Brett, Monica, Kelly.
2: Jaison, Liz, John, Dave, Erik, Russell S.
1: Shambo
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