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We join the Villains just in time to see Parvati and Danielle saying how much they love blind siding people, Russell bragging that he’s the best ever, and Coach calling Russell a coward. Um. Isn’t that the pot calling the kettle black? I mean, Coach is the one who chose to sit back and watch his friend get taken out of the game instead of helping him. Coach is the only coward I see in this game. He also calls Russell a bully, which he is. Jerri then talks about how she regrets voting Rob out and discusses plans with Coach.

Over in the Heroes beach, JT decides to hunt down the idol. Now remember how the tribe all agreed to find it together? I knew someone would crack. Ha. JT did indeed find the idol…but he was busted by Amanda, who is such a busy-body! Feeling awkward, trapped and wanting to look good to the tribe, he then shares the news with the whole tribe. It didn’t fool anyone though. Candice even points it out to Amanda that they were lucky she caught him.

Jerri, in the Villains camp, becomes a drama queen; “We’re starving. We’re going to die.” What!? Really now!?

They immediately get tree mail and its wording is vague…as always…but for some reason it leads the Villains to think it’s a merge. So, they tear everything down, pack it up and carry it with them to…

The Reward Challenge!

This is the first chance the Heroes have to see who the Villains voted out, which was Rob. Their reactions are priceless. Rupert’s mouth drops, Amanda says OMG a couple times, and then the best parts. When Probst asks Rupert what he makes of Rob going home, Rupert replies with, “It sure looks like they got a woman’s alliance.” Now, I can understand why it appears that way, with the Villains having voted out 3 men in a row and no women. But come on! You can’t just assume stuff like this! JT even whispers to Russell to hang in there. Oh this will only turn into a disaster!

The Villains now have everything from camp with them. Probst points this out and decides to tell them to…

…drop…

…their…

…expectations!

I LOVE YOU PROBST!! You have an evil bone too! I love it!

Okay, so this challenge was seen in Samoa. It’s a simple game of bowling. Each player in a round gets 2 rolls to knock over as many pins as possible. First tribe to 3 points wins. The Villains have to sit out 2 members. Coach asks Sandra if she wants to play and she says; “I’ll do whatever you guys want.” Coach then says he wants to win the feast and chooses for the tribe to sit out Courtney and Sandra. Uh. Okay? This is something that is easy!! Something that takes no physical skill at all and he wants to sit out the 2 weakest!? Smooottthh! What is up for grabs in this reward? A pizza feast!

First round is Parvs vs Rupert. Parvs gets 2 straight gutter balls. Rupert knocks over 3 on his first throw and doesn’t even have to roll his second. The Heroes lead 1-0.

Round 2 is JT vs Danielle. JT kknocks over 6 pins on his first roll. Danielle…none. JT misses on his second shot, meaning to score a point Danielle has to knock over 7. However…she gutters the ball. The Heroes now lead 2-0.

The last round has Russell against Colby. Russell goes first and misses completely. Colby rolls and oddly manages to bounce the ball. He misses. On his second roll Russell hits 5 pins. Colby only hits 1 pin on his next roll. Heroes lead 2-1.

The next round is Coach and Amanda. Coach goes first and knocks over 5 pins. Amanda goes next and does the same. Coach goes for his second roll and adds only 1 to his total. Amanda goes and…knocks over 2, giving the Heroes their 3rd point and the win.

Nothing much happens in the Heroe’s feast. They talk about how stupid it was to boot Rob and how OBVIOUS it is that there’s a woman’s alliance. Um. No?

The Villains return to camp in anger. Mainly Jerri who flips out at the camp. She then rants to the tribe about how it was a mistake to let Courtney and Sandra sit out…with Sandra sitting right there. Sandra jumps back asking how it’s their fault they lost when they weren’t even in it! Jerri then turns on Coach, saying it was him who made the call.

I laugh so hard at Sandra. She talks about hating everyone, but then she should be on the Heroes camp. Ha! Heroes love, Sandra! Not hate! She must be confused like Rob was at one point…

Sandra and Coach know they’re on the outs, so they talk together and decide to work some magic to get Russell to target Coach. Now, Sandra is a spunky little woman who is always underestimated. When I play Online Reality Games, I’m ALWAYS underestimated…so I know this angle she’s playing!

Courtney talks to Coach, putting it into his head that Russell running the show and everyone is following him out of fear. Meanwhile, Sandra is talking to Russell. She tells him that Coach is telling Courtney it was a mistake to side with Russell over Rob. Sandra continues to throw chum in the water until Russell is pumped to take Coach out, who runs to Parv and repeats it all.

I LOVE IT!! FINALLY! Someone who pulls the wool over Russell’s eyes instead!

Immunity Challenge!!

Ewwwwww!!! Mud!! The players are paired and tied. They then run through a muddy course to grab a flag. First tribe to grab 2 flags will win. The Villains sit out Danielle and Jerri.

First match is Russell/Sandra vs Amanda/Candice. Right aay Sandra is the clear slow mo. She truly does her best and hangs in there for the first half, but she gets stuck in the third obstacle. The Heroes score a point.

Due to the uneven 5 in numbers, match 2 is just Rupert vs Coach. It’s even for the entire run, but Coach is simply a faster runner in the end.

The final round has Parvati/Courtney vs JT/Colby. The Villain ladies are sllooowwww. It wasn’t even a battle. The Heroes claimed that win easy. Poor Courtney did twist her ankle though.

Villains return to camp all nasty and dirty. It’s so gross! Haha! But sadly, Coach is now pumped. UGH! He goes on a long speach about now being revived. He wants to vote out Courtney for being weak. Why do people feel the physically weak aren’t worthy? Seriously! Like, if they outlast the muscle…then good for them!

Danielle tells Russell they need to vote Courtney out next, while Russell says Coach. It entensifies into an argument. They literally start yelling and go off in their own directions. Sandra, hiding and listening, runs to Courtney and relays it all to her.

Later, Russell does go back to Danielle and apologizes. He’s then on board with voting Courtney. What in the world!? Make up your mind, Russell!

Tree…House…Tribal…Counciiilllll!!!

Probst starts it off by asking Danielle if there are regrets in voting out Tyson and Rob. She says she did what she felt she did what she felt was right. probst then goes on to say that in a game like Survivor, when picking who to be with…99% of people would pick Tyson or Rob over someone like Courtney simply for their strength. He quickly adds; “No offense” but you can tell Courtney wanted to slap Probst. Haha. They do go back and forth a bit.

Coach makes a comment about how he hates it how people don’t give it their all in the challenges, but Courtney instantly knocks him down a peg by pointing out it was HIM who told the weaker players to sit out of the reward challenges because HE wanted to eat. Despite the upcoming immunity challenge.

Courtney gives an awesome speech, which I won’t post due to language. But she basically says she’s determined and weak or not…she’s still here and won’t give up! She and Sandra then fist pump, which made me giggle.

In the end it was 4-3…

In an interview with Reality Wanted, we learn that when Coach had tried convincing Rob and Russell to work together instead of against each other…Russell was actually willing! But Rob’s ego and desire to oust Russell prevented it from happening. The interviewer, Gina, also points out that the tribe could have and should have paired Courtney and Sandra together in the immunity challenge and throw away the one point, instead of putting both pairs in jeopardy.

As I mentioned in my last blog…I’ve been sick with sinusitis. Well, it took a turn for the worst and I’ve literally been unable to do much of anything for about a week now. I’m fine now for the most part, so I’ll be doing this blog now and will have Episode 8 up either right after…or tomorrow. But no later. And you can expect me to be on the ball from here on. Wooo to healthiness! Hehe.

We jump straight to the Villains camp in time to hear Rob, Courntey, Sandra and Jerri complaining about Tyson leaving the game. Courtney then tears Parvs and Russell apart in her confessional.

Courtney! You’re wrong! Russell is a nice guy, right Rob?

Oh…well…can’t argue with the truth…

Russell, Danielle and Parvs are all laughing about how they survived and sent Tyson packing with a dramatic idol moment. Which, I’d be doing the same to be honest. Ha! But it annoys Rob, who I swear sounds like he’s about to cry.

Later in the day, Jerri joins the Russell 3 down on the beach, where Russell immediately starts working on her. And then…holy Survivor Quinton God!! Danielle speaks!! Parvs and Danielle join in on turning Jerri to join them. The thing is…they NEED Jerri. Jerri does NOT need them. She’s already in a majority alliance…they aren’t. So, in reality it would be stupid for her to side with them, but the way she was acting…she just might switch sides.

Over in the Heroes…ugh! Do I have to talk about them? We’re left with the biggest losers of the game…and Colby, who rocks. Ha! Not much happens really. Colby says in his confessional that he knows he’s gotta give the next chllenge his all to prove he’s worthy of staying around.

Time for a Reward Challenge!

It’s basically rough-housing basketball in the water. The winning tribe then goes to a waterfall and have a feast. Now don’t get me wrong, I think it’s an awesome reward. But like…did nobody stop to think if having a water based reward is what should be given in a water based challenge. Won’t they be wet enough by the end of it? If I were in the game and finished that challenge…I’d want to get dry, not wetter! Anyway, the Villains sat Courtney, Sandra and Parvati. Does Courtney partake in ANY challenge? Ha!

It’s pretty normal and expected for the most part. The only thing that is interesting in the first round is how lame Coach is in basketball. For real! He throws like a 5 year old blind child! No offense to the blind…or children. You both rock! Colby makes the first shot and grunts to show off his manliness.

In the second round Colby misses one, Coach is taken out by one of the ladies…and throws like a blind child again. It’s a game of pass the ball for a while until Candice gets the ball and makes the point.

In the thrid round, JT sprints to the ball before anyone is even near. Out of nowhere and for no reason, Russell and Rupert start trying to drown each other. JT get to the basket, tosses it to Colby and they score the final point. But that doesn’t stop Russell and Rupert, who continue to try and drown each other…even after everyone is celebrating. Like…don’t kill each other!

The Heroes go to their reward. The food looks so yummy! But not as yummy as the HII clue that Candice finds right off the bat. They agree to read it late, but Amanda walks over and actually tries to read it by herself…in front of everyone. Really, girl? They call her out and force her to read it out loud. Instantly, they all agree to look for the idol together and use it AS A TRIBE and use it AS A TRIBE. Oh please! Like that would ever happen!? People are too greedy!

Over on the Villains tribe, Russell sits on the beach with Jerri and Coach trying to convince them to join him in a F3 alliance. Jerri jumps in on the alliance, but Coach hesitates. Russell leaves them alone just in time for Coach to throw a pity party. I honestly ignored most of it. I can’t stand to hear Coach talk, let alone whine. So instead of me falling asleep, let’s just move onto…

Immunity Challenge!!

I remember this challenge from Africa. Not sure if it’s been done again though. They players are basically running across a net. Once they reach the other side they then climb a net to grab a bag of puzzle pieces. They then run back. Once a tribe has all their bags they then put a puzzle together. The Villains sit out Danielle, Jerri and Russell.

Rupert and Parvati are the first to run out. Rupert falls a few times, probably due to his toe. The next pair is Candice and Courtney. Courtney also trips like crazy. In the third run it’s Coach and Colby. Colby attempts to run on the side of the net, hoping the tension there will make the run easier. However, he fails. These 6 all run again and in the same order. It’s pretty much a copy of the first run. Same people who fell the first time…fall again and harder.

The Heroes have a huge lead when they get to the puzzle part. For the Heroes it’s JT and Amanda. Sandra and Rob do the puzzle for the Villains. In the past, the Heroes bomb in the puzzle part of the challenges and Rob dominates in them. But not this time. Heroes win! Hm. What has changed to make the Heroes win!? Oh wait. James is no longer around. Ha! Looks like it wasn’t Steph who was the cancer, James buddy. Hehe.

In the most amazing, hilarious and down right bold moves in Survivor history…when Rob asks Russell who he thinks deserves to go home…Russell says it should be either Sandra or Courtney…WHO ARE SITTING RIGHT THERE WITH THEM AND ARE IN ON THE CONVERSATION!! That’s right! He flats out says in fron of them both they one needs to go! Haha! Rob just laughs in his face, as would I.

Coach and Rob talk in private. Coach pleads to vote Courtney out. Rob claims Courtney is loyal and should stick around for that. They then give each other their words that they’ll both vote for Russell. Coach DOES indeed give his word! It’s on film! I say this…because Coach then runs to Russell and does the SAME THING!! Not right away. Russell and Danielle gang up on him sayign they already have 4 votes and that Rob is the biggest threat in the game. OMG! Danielle!? Again!? It’s a record! But he DOES give them his word he’ll vote with them. Coach. How can you keep both promises? It’s literally not possible as they contradict each other. Ha!

Jerri and ROb have an uncomfortable moment in the shelter where he tells her that she knows what is the right thing, but to do what she feels is right. Coach and Jerri then have a moment where she relays the same info to him, but exagerates it a tad to make it seem like Rob is fine with going. It’s enough to make you vomit, so let’s go to something that makes me happy…

Tree House Tribal Council…with a smile!

Coach points out at TC that Tyson was indeed the gap that kept the Rob 6 in tact and they are now falling apart. The Russell crew and Rob crew then go head to head. Rob and Russell go back and forth, puffing their chests out to show who is the bigger and better Survivor. Coach then makes a plea for them to stop their fighting and to work together and put the tribe first.

In the end it’s 4-3-1…

Rob leaves the game, calling Coach a “little man” as he attempts to hug Rob and is rejected.

Sadly, no interview that Rob did gave us any insight into the game or players that we don’t already know. All of them asked the same questions and he gave the same answers. Why did he call Coach a little man? Because Coach had the chance to prove what he claims day in and day out…but took the coward’s way out. Did he know he was going? Yes. Is he mad? No. What does he think of Russell? Similar mindsets, but with a Coach-like ego.

I’ll have the next episode up either tonight or tomorrow. Hope you all enjoy this one! Comment and tell me what you think!

I first want to apologize for taking so long to get this up, readers. Been sick with sinusitis and haven’t been able to do much lately except sleep. Ha! But here we go!

The Heroes return to camp. Candice is sulking to herself. Not really sure why. James asks Colby if he wants a hug and is rejected. Really James? You expect someone to want to hug you when you’ve treated them like mud this 14 days? Stick to your apples and stop with the fake hugs.

The same night Russell and Rob have a man to man conversation in which they pretty much declare war on each other.

Everyone gets Tree Mail, but are confused by it. It’s sort of vague, not giving specifics on if it’s a Reward or Immunity. This smells of a twist to me!

Reward/Immunity Challenge Time!!

The Villains are stunned that James is still around. Danielle even calls him out, saying he must be in a strong alliance to still be here. Hehe. You’re so right! Wait! Danielle spoke!? So she DOES exist then? Cause I’ve been wondering…

Probst tells us that they’ll be competing as individuals against their own tribe mates. The 1 winner from each tribe will gain individual immunity…cause both tribe are going to Tribal Council! Poor Heroes! After each tribe has a champion, the 2 winners will then face off against each other for a tribal reward. The reward is hot dogs and sitting in on the other tribe’s Tribal Council.

The players are attached to a rope and must maneuver themself through a series of obstacles, being stuck to that rope. Getting to the end first is the goal. This challenge was done in Tocantins.

The Heroes go first, while the Villains watch. Despite his injured knee, James does quite well. He actually manages to get int he lead and stay there for quite a while. Meanwhile, poor Colby is still stuck near the start of the course. This isn’t helping his status any. However, it doesn’t really matter because Candice beats them all, taking individual immunity for the Heroes.

Next up are the Villains! Not much excitement with them. The men are all in the lead. The women are in the back, with Sandra at the start through the whole thing. Parvati does well and catches up to the guys, but Rob reaches the end first and claims immunity.

Showdown for Reward between Rob and Candice. Whoever wins this wins food for their tribe. With this course, they’ve made it more complicated. The course is now vertical as well. I would totally fail this challenge as I’m afraid of heights. No way would i be able to do flips like that 10 feet in the air. Gah! At the end of this though, Rob wins for his tribe.

Probst then tells them that the Villains will go to TC first. Whoever stays after their vote will switch to the Jury side and feast while the Heroes do their own TC. Seems messed up a bit I think. Villains win, but whoever goes will get 1 spot lower in placing than whoever gets the boot from the Heroes.

Most of the tribe gathers at the beach to hear Rob tell them how it’ll go down. They are to all vote for Parvs, but convince the Russell crew (which is Russell, Parvs and Danielle) that they’re really voting Russell. The old bait and switch tactic. But can they do it successfully and outsmart Russell? I dunno…but…

Rob has a talk with Russell, laughing at him saying if he doesn’t have the idol then he’s gone. Rob! That was like, lame! Even I wouldn’t have believed him. Russell is smart and didn’t believe it for a moment. He knew right away what they were planning.

Back at the Heroes camp, Colby tells everyone in the camp that he knows he’s going home and there’s nothing he can do. He then requests that everyone just be civil, have fun and give uo no information at TC for the Villains. He does it knowing it’s a lost cause and is being Colby. The nice guy.

James…UGH James! When will his bashing end!? He has literally bashed every player that has been in this game so far. He claims Colby doesn’t want to be here and is giving up. What!? James! Just…go away!

Meanwhile, the rest of the tribe is talking about what to do for TC. Amanda tries her best to defend James, saying he’s still stronger than anyone else. Ew. But everyone else is pushing for him to be the vote. FINALLY! James is a bully and I don’t like bullies. So, I personally hope he goes!

Amanda grabs James aside and tells him that he needs to prove he’s still physically strong and to stop taking extra bananas. Not sure where the bananas discussion comes from since it’s just now being mentioned. Haha. We then learn from Amanda of Banana Etiquette. This is when…you get a banana, you’re supposed to ask if everyone else wants one.

James then begs to have a race with JT. He wants to prove that he’s still the big man on campus and can still run with the best of them. While preparing we hear Rupert talking trash about Colby and praising James. I tried my best to ignore it honestly. JT beats James out of the water in the race. Ha! Not only that but the way James was running only proves he’s a handicap in this game. It was more of a limping jog than a run. As they walk down the shore back to camp, James asks JT if he wants a banana…

Over with the Villains, Rob decides that the newest plan is to split their votes with Parvati and Rusell. This is actually a brilliant idea which can only fail if someone in the 6 has a dumb attack. It’s a simple plan of: Rob/Sandra/Tyson will vote for Russell. Courtney/Jerri/Coach will vote for Parvati. The Russell 3 then cast their votes for Tyson or whoever. The vote is then 3-3-3. If the idol is played or not, there will be a tie. In the revote, everyone in the Rob 6 will then just all vote for one, sending that player home. Again, the only way to mess this up is if someone has a dumb attack.

Russell then pulls Tyson aside and tells him that even though it breaks his heart, he’s voting for Parvati. To me it was clearly a strategic move and not real. No way would he let Parvati go without a fight! I wasn’t quite sure WHY Russell was telling this kind of lie to Tyson until Tyson’s confessional moment. Tyson actually thinks about switching his vote to Parvati! What!? You have a perfect plan! Don’t mess it up, Tyson! Gah! My intuition is confirmed when Russell admits in his own confessional that he has no intention of voting Parvati. Ha! Russell is lying his tush off! Hehe. Huh Coach!?

Oh that’s right! Sorry I asked, Coach! Hehe. This TC should be a fun one, so let’s go to…

Villain Tree House TC Time!

Probst asks the Villains what elements in Survivor has changed since earlier episodes. Good question! Jerri replies saying that the actual surviving part isn’t as necessary as the social part is now. Rob answers Hidden Immunity Idols. Which is true. Rob is a three-peater, yeah. But both times in the past that he played, idols hadn’t yet existed. Rob then makes a comment saying that it effects votes, becuase you don’t know who will ever have one. Sandra butts in saying, “We all know who has it.” She flat out calls Russell, saying she thinks he has it and if he doesn’t then he needs to find it.

Probst asks Parvs what her take on Tyson is. She calls him out that he’s a huge threat because he’s so well liked not only by the Villains but by JT from the Heroes as well. Probst then asks Sandra the same question, but on Parvati. She says it’s her connections with those who played in Micronesia and are now in the Heroes tribe, meaning Amanda and James.

In the end it’s 4-3-2, with an idol played by Parvati…

Now, before we move on I want to give further details about how the idol is played. Notice the vote count is 4-3-2 and not 3-3-3? That’s because goof ball Tyson messed up and did indeed switch his vote to Parvati. What were you thinking, Tyson!? Now, with the idol itself…Russell stands up, pulls the idol out, walks over to Probst and stops. “No. Not this way,” he says. Russell then turns around and tells Parvati to come claim the HII and use it for herself. Ha! Man that girl knows how to play her men to get them to do anything! That with Russell’s flare for the dramatics, makes good TV.

The Rob 6 keep their smiles and Rob shakes his head as if Russell just made a bad move. But when the 4th Parvati vote is read, those smiles then change into confused fright. Right after it’s Tyson-Tyson-Tyson. The poor guy changed his vote and essentially sent himself out of the game.

In an interview with Reality TV World, Tyson tells us that his change from Russell to Parvati wasn’t done because Russell had lied to him. According to Tyson, it was a different conversation that wasn’t aired that played into his head. He had laid it out there for Russell what was to happen. Assuming Russell would play the idol for himself and the ladies would turn on Russell, he then felt it safe to vote Parvati and skip the revote process. In the same interview we also learn that Jerri has been wanting Rob out, but has stayed loyal only due to Tyson. Which, if this is true then we could see Jerri switching sides soon. Tyson also reveals that Sandra and Courtney were starting to get closer with Russell/Parvati/Danielle and hinted that the ladies +Russell might take over the game.

Heroes Tree House TC Time Now!

The Villains step to the Jury side and let the Heroes come in. They then start chowing down on some hot dogs. I must admit, they look good too. Ha! Rupert keeps his eyes on the food the entire time, while James gloats that it’s starting to rain and their food will get wet.

We then go to James and the big question of…will he be an asset still or no? He admits that he raced and lost to JT. After a brief Q/A with Colby, James then jumps in and bashes Colby. UGH! Here we go again! James points out that Colby is “old” and that it’s like finding out Superman is wearing a fat suit. In the process, he calls Rupert fat. Of course Rupert just laughed. No way I’d have let that pass by me. There would’ve been a fight. Ha! Then James randomly mentions the Banana Etiquette. What!? Where are the banana manners coming from!? Is Martha Stewart taking over the show or sending letters in on how to behave?

In the end it’s 5-1…

In an interview with Reality News Online, James admits that he has not nor feels he should apologize to Steph or Tom on how he treated them. In almost any interview I found, he claims he did nothing wrong and it was Steph/Tom/Colby who threw things out of proportion and it was Survivor’s editing that made him appear like a bully. Sorry to burst your bubble, James. But no amount of editing Survivor does can make you say something you didn’t say. You said them. You were rude. You were wrong. Grow up and be a man about it.

So what do you think, readers? Will the Villains tribe fall apart? Will any Heroes make merge? Was it smart to vote James out over Colby?

Upon returning to camp, JT gave a lame excuse as to why he took Cirie out, claiming he did what was best for the “team”. He even tries telling them it’s how she’s played in the past. To switch it up when merge comes. Um. What “Cirie” has he been watching!? Cirie has never betrayed her main allies and has never swapped come a merge. Anyway, the next morning he confesses to Amanda that he took Cirie out for personal reasons. In the same breathe he swears to Amanda he’d never turn on them. For once, Amanda is smart enough to realize he’s lying. Finally! I mean, JT has been acting like Coach this whole game by spreading lie after lie and deceit after deceit. Oh! but I forgot…

We join the Villains doing some Coach-wannabe “Dragon Slayer Chi.” Huh? I’d rather be slain. Everyone is doing it except Russell, who is out looking for the Hidden Immunity Idol…and of course…he finds it. Deja vu anyone?

Early Reward Challenge! Eee!

This was the same challenge Ben was removed from in Samoa. Basically, there are 3 from each tribe in a pit and 3 from each tribe on a platform. Those in the pit need to get the balls and pass them to those on the platforms. Once someone on a platform have a ball they then throw it in a basket. First tribe to 2 wins.

Winners get a feast of chocolate (cake, cookies, milk, etc.) and get to visit a beautiful watering hole. As a teaser, Jeff gives the castaways the chance to taste some chocolate. Everyone on the Heroes tribe snubs it off, none taking a bite. When Probst asked why, Colby said they don’t want the reward; they just want to get started so they can win. Come on Probst! You know he’s very anti-Hershey Bar! Probst takes it personal, as if he’s taking his spot light,  saying “I got the message, brother. We’ll go when I’m ready!” Ohhh no he didn’t! *snaps fingers*

The Villains sit out Sandra, Parvati and Courtney. The Heroes sit out Colby.

In the first round the Villains put Danielle, Tyson and Russell in the pit. The Heroes throw Tom, Candice and James in the pit with them. This leaves Jerri, Coach and Rob on the platform for the Villains and JT, Rupert and Amanda for the Heroes. The Heroes manage to grab all 3 balls quickly, but miss points. During a toss, James jumps too high and falls. Medical is called in and the man is pulled out of the challenge. His knee has buckled in and he’s unable to walk. The docs aren’t sure EXACTLY what is wrong, but figure waiting a day or two to see how he gets along will tell them more. What is with James and injuries!? He was pulled out of Micronesia for an injury…will he this time too? Ha! They continue the round, but Amanda quickly scores a point.

For round 2, those in the pit and platforms switch places. JT has a tight grip on a ball, but Rob wants it. So badly that he picks JT up and carries him over to the Villains platform to be attacked by every Villain in the challenge. Haha! This is why I love the Villains so much! In the struggle, Russell is pulled off the platform. Ha! Even better! Sadly though, Rupert gets ahold of the ball and runs with it. A bit later JT completely flips Coach, causing him to land on his head. I don’t like Coach but I felt bad for him just then cause that HAD to hurt. Eventually Tyson makes the shot, scoring 1 point for the Villains. It’s now 1-1.

The move onto the next round…but not before Rupert launches Jerri head first into a side poll. That’s right! After the point had been made and everyone is standing around doing nothing…the big man throws the woman into a poll…head first! Rob seeing this, reacts by tackling Rupert. I must admit…I’ve never liked Rob either, but the simple fact that he is willing to take on a man twice his size to protect a lady…lot of class and lot of respect right there! Rupert claims he didn’t mean to. I do believe him when he says it; in the heat of the moment and all that.

In the final round they switch spots again. Not much action this round. There are a couple moments of one player throwing to make a shot and an opponent throwing a ball to block the previous ball. But in the end Jerri scores for the Villains, giving them the win.

James is asked to stay behind for further medical check ups. They splint him up and see if he can walk. If he can then he can stay in the game. If he can’t then they’re pulling him. Annoyingly, they cut to the Villains eating their food before we even get to see anything else about James.

These Villains have soo much chocolate I’m surprised someone didn’t get diabetes after. No lie! They do get choco headaches, so I guess that’s close enough for me. But if one of them gets diabetes form it…ohhh…Survivor best be grabbin’ some lawyers. Ha! Here’s just PART of what they showed us. Imagine a table the size of 2 men. That’s about how much they had.

Most of the Villains go into the water, talking about how Russell needs to go. Meanwhile, Russell tells Parvati that he has the idol and she laughs. The Rob vs Russell war is getting started and I’m excited to see it all play out. Hehe.

Then oh lordy! This next bit. I don’t even know how to describe it. Coach is a fool and should be embarrassed. Russell is arrogant and needs reality snapped into him. Russell tells Coach he has the idol and makes a deal with Coach. Seeing this as honorable and worthy of his trust, Coach instantly loves Russell and actually BOWS DOWN AND ASKS TO BE KNIGHTED!! WHAT!? AND THEN RUSSELL DOES!! WHAT!? For once I’m stunned and speechless! Okay…so I’m not speechless. Hehe. But this is totally idiotic! I laughed for hours though.

I  swear I feel like I’m in some sort of SciFi movie. The Villains tribe is made up of King Russell, Sir Dragon Slayer, the Robfather, two Black Widows and the Invisible Woman. That last one would be Danielle, cause I still keep forgetting she’s even in the game. But what’s with all the nicknames?

Back at the Heroes camp, Amanda is having a fit about James not being here and not winning the challenge. I truly believe she’s sincere with James and that she really does care. I just think the way she handles it is tacky and over the top. The tribe all talk for a while on whether or not they think he’ll be coming back or not…only to discover that James is walking down the beach, on his way home. Amanda gets so excited that she literally runs like a child in a candy shop! Jumps on him and cries her eyes out. Amanda! Why you jumping on the man who just got hurt! THINK BEFORE ACTING! Oy!

It then becomes an instant worry. He’s barely able to walk. He won’t be able to perform in the challenges or at camp. He’s essentially dead weight now.

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE TIME! WOO!

I do know that this one was in All-Stars, but I could’ve sworn I’ve seen it in other places. If you know which…make a comment letting us know!

They choose one player to be a caller. Everyone else will be paired up and blind folded. Being led by the caller, everyone goes out to collect large puzzle pieces then brings them back to their tribe’s large mat. Once a tribe has all their puzzle pieces they then put it together. First to do so wins.

Heroes chose James as caller for obvious reasons. Villains chose Jerri as their caller. I find this a tad ironic since she was a caller for a similar challenge in the Australian Outback and they lost. She got a lot of negative heat for it too. However, if anyone goes back and re-watches it…you’ll see that Jerri never actually did anything wrong in that challenge. Colby ignored orders and Keith was just dumb. I’m getting sidetracked again! Gah!

For the most part nothing all that interesting happened. Rob tried carrying back a wrong piece. There were a lot of bang ups and people screaming to be helped by their callers. Sandra somehow gets caught up in some weeds.

Per usual, the Heroes dominate the physical part and take a huge lead. And as usual, fall apart in the puzzle section…ending with the Villains winning the challenge.

The smart thing to do is to vote out James now. He’s dead weight! But when has this tribe used their brains, right? Candice declares that’s the dumbest move, but Rupert replies by saying “If that’s the criteria, you should’ve taken me out.” I was yelling that at the TV for like…3 weeks. Ha! He’s in an alliance and that alliance has the say. Simple as that. But we do see everyone scrambling to try and figure out who it will be. James or Tom? Only one place to go to learn the answer.

TREE HOUSE TRIBAL COUNCIL! Hehe!

Probst instantly asks James how he’s doing; James is okay. Probst then asks Rupert his opinion, stating “My niece could be James in a race right now.” Which is probably true, since James literally can’t walk without limping. James instantly gets upset and retaliates on Probst, claiming he can beat him and his niece WITH the brace. I despise James more and more. He’s become arrogant and a bully since the game has started. I don’t get what he’s thinking!

When asked about the puzzle, James AGAIN has to be a bully. He decides to pick on Tom and Candice, blaming them for the loss in the puzzle. James! You ALL suck! Get over it! It’s sickening. But when Tom calls him out as being safe tonight not because of his physical ability but because he’s a simple vote in the large alliance…both Amanda and James argue, trying to turn it on him. Their argument makes no sense either. Amanda claims that Tom tried voting her out for being weak. Um. You ARE weak Amanda. And he isn’t denying that. What did that have to do with this TC!?

In the end it was 5-2…

In an interview with Reality News Online, Tom admits that he had two downfalls in this game. The first was not hooking up with Cirie earlier in the game, instead of butting heads. His second mistake was letting pregame rumors and whispers effect his view on players such as JT and Cirie. I must agree that if he and Cirie had teamed up early on…both would still be in the game and in control. Part of me is surprised it never happened.

So what did you guys think of this episode? Who should’ve been voted out? Tom or James? Could James beat Probst in a race with his injury? Could he beat Probst’s niece? Tell me what you think!

Hello! Hello! Hello! To everyone…I apologize for being late on my blogs. I got me a new computer; a touch screen, but the WiFi on it isn’t quite working. So I’ve been limited. All is fine now though, so I’ll be posting this here bloggy and expect Episode 4 tomorrow! Now let’s get started with why you came here…

We join the Heroes tribe on their return home from their last Tribal Council. Tom and James have a polite moment where they clear the air. Immediately after, JT runs to Tom and apologizes for not sticking with him and Steph, claiming he did what he felt he had to when he realized they were on the bottom of the totem pole. I don’t think Tom bought it though. JT isn’t all that good of a liar, so…

Ow! Agh! Waahhh! That is how we join the Villains night. Most everyone complaining about the newest shelter’s uncomfortability. Everyone except Parvs and Russell who are giggling and flirting like High School crushes! This is a side of Russell we’re not used to. It’s sort of creepy, I feel. I want my evil Russell back!!

Rob, in his confessional, gives a great piece of advice for future players: “Watch how they sleep at night. Whoever’s sleeping next to who…will tell you who’s aligned with who.” He then goes on a rant about not trusting Russell, but this is something us viewers already know. Ha!

Heroes wake to a sort of somber, quiet morning. Rupert decides that bonding is now important for the tribe to grow! Little late on this realization, Rupy! Then out of nowhere…they catch another chicken! Wait! What!? What is this!?

Surivor: Chicken Island!

Coach then attempts to warn Russell that sticking with Parvati is a bad idea. He then tells us in his confessional that he believes Parvati to be a charmer. This episode is full of Captain Obvious moments, huh? Rob then joins Coach and Russell in their conversation. In his private confessions Russell retaliates, calling Coach a joke and Rob a wannabe boss.

Out of nowhere Randy returns from the ocean with quite a large clam. He goes to the shelter where everyone is chillin’ and asks if anyone is interested. Most everyone declines, saying they’re not hungry. Wait! What!? Not hungry!? On SURVIVOR!? Parvati tries a bite, but spits it out. So, Randy and Sandra eat the whole thing themselves.

Pretty much the whole game Jerri has been pretty quiet on her stance with Parvati. If she’s been Anti-Parvati, then it’s not been shown. Not until Jerri sees Parvati trying to flirt with Coach. Parvs is only doing so cause she knows Coach is gunning for her, but this simple interaction sparks something. Though it’s not addressed in the show, it seems obvious to me that Jerri is jealous and wants Parvati out for flirting with her man! Haha! The two black widows then take turns bashing each other in their confessionals.

Tribal Council starts off with people expressing their concerns on Parvati and her possible Hero allies. Probst then asks Sandra if there’s a leader, she calls Coach out about telling others to do stuff and vanishing on them. Ha! I love it! It’s just like Sandra and totally out of the blue! For my readers, I am a total Sandra fan. She and Courtney are open mouthed people. If you ever wonder how I am in real life…look at them. After a small feud where Coach is defending himself he points out they have the worst shelter in Survivor history, which Jerri immediately rejects. She’s right though. The shelter Rupert built in All-Stars really is the worst ever. Come to think of it, Jerri has never had luck with shelters, has she? In the Outback they had to give up their shelter for extra food, then rebuild it. They then had a flood, then rebuild it. She returns for All-Stars for Rupert’s mess of a shelter. And now she’s here. I bet she threw a tantrum at the shelter Moto had in Fiji. Haha!

After being voted out, Randy immediately threw his buff into the fire. I’d also like to point out that Coach, who has sworn an oath to fight for Randy…did end up voting him out. Guess this means he ran out of brain cells?

The episode begins at night and on the Villains tribe. They have a horrible shelter. So badly that standing under a tree would keep them more dry. While everyone lies awake at night, Rob complains in his confessional about how he’s in a tribe with lazy morons. Oddly, he even compares them to his tribes from Marquesas and All-Stars. I’ll admit that those in All-Stars were indeed morons for practically worshipping Rob and Amber, but they were far from lazy. If you rewatch All-Stars, his tribe (Chapera) was very hard working. And if we decide to look back to Marquesas, yes his tribe (Maraamu) were lazy. And psycho. But not morons. He had very smart people in his tribe. He simply chose to vote them out and keep the dumb ones longer. I’m getting sidetracked though, so moving on…

Come morning time the Villains decide to destroy their shelter and build a new one. Again. For the 5th time. Rob decides he’s the boss and everyone else is his minion workers. But when Parvati gives her opinion, showing her Parvs charm smile, it stirs an arguement. Courtney jumps in trying to explain how the new design should be. This then leads to Randy commenting on how the waitress (Courtney) knows more than the contruction worker (Rob). I believe it was an attempt at sarcasm, but Randy is annoying and not at all funny, so it’s a FAIL. In an odd turn around from Samoa, Russell actually tries to calm things. What happened to the villain America fell in hate with!? I don’t want a goody Russell! I want to see the evil Russell!

We then join the Heroes tribe doing their daily chores in their perfect camp. Stephenie decides to be a nice little helper and puts breakfast on; crisp coconut. Rupert then puts his 2 cents in, explaining how it should be cooked. Cause you know…Rupert knows all. I mean, just look back on his shelter in All-Stars, right!? Total ownage there! (Hey Randy…THAT is sarcasm. Learn it!)

This sparks a war between Rupert and Stephenie. She goes on a rant in her confessional about how annoying it is to be told what to do, but when she asked him for advice on how to do what he just told her she was doing wrong…he said no. He doesn’t want to interfere. What!? Rupert! You just wow me, but not in the good way. Rupert then gets the chance to rant in his own confessional about how he thinks Steph needs to go. He has no valid reason. I just think he hates the competition. No, not in Survivor. In the hearts of America. Rupert is the most loved male Survivor of all time, according to official Survivor polls. Steph is the most loved female. Rupert is selfish and wants all the love for himself. Rupert! Sweety! America has enough love to go around, bro!

Back at the Villains tribe, Rob goes out for a water break. On his way out he admits to Sandra that he’s feeling weak and dizzy. While in the jungle, Rob passes out. Lucky for him Jerri was following. Not sure why though. Maybe she’s stalking him? She runs to get help. Medical then comes in and checks him out. There’s no response at first, but he does wake. They give him a bottle of water, but he can’t even hold it up to his mouth. After a full check out, getting hydrated and taking a break long enough to gain his strength Rob stands and returns to camp. But not before having an emotional break down with Probst, realizing he’s conflicted on how to play the game; the villain role that brought him here or the good guy he’s grown into through the years. Getting married and having a baby girl has made him more of a good guy and less of the villain we’re used to him being.

It’s then time for the Immunity Challenge!

Wait. No Reward Challenge!? I is sad now! But wait! It’s a combo! The winning tribe also gets a tarp, rope and nails.

Those who watched Tocantins should recognize this challenge. Each tribe has 6 human sized crates that they must run out then roll back to their mat, 2 members at a time. Once a tribe has all of their crates, they then need to place all crates in a specific order to form a staircase that will allow them to reach the top of a platform. If done correctly, their tribe name should be visible on the sides of the staircase.

Since only 6 members will partake from each tribe, Villains were asked to sit out 2 members and Heroes sat out 1. Courtney and Randy sat out for the Villains and Rupert for the Heroes. What!? I’m not seeing what Rupert is bringing to this game. He failed in the first Challenge, did nothing in the second challenge and is now sitting out of the third.

The Heroes totally dominate the first half of this challenge. They have a large lead and have decided as a tribe that JT is the “voice” of the tribe. Everyone is to listen to him and only him. JT doesn’t do that good a job of leading them. The Villains tribe place 4 of their crates before the heroes even get their 3rd in place.

The Heroes tribe backtrack when JT is looking for an “R”. Colby is the first to point at a crate that has an “R” and tells everyone to move it. Sadly, the crate he chose was already in its correct spot, so they essentially move it out of place to give it to JT. When JT realizes this he gets irritated. But not nearly as much as James, who begins to get rude and loud during the challenge. Still convinced Colby was correct about the crate, Stephenie tries her best to convince the tribe it’s the wrong piece. James yells at her in retaliation. “One voice! One voice!” By this time the Villains have already won and the challenge is over.

In a confessional, James compares Stephenie to being kryptonite and him being a super hero. Yeah. Sure you are, buddy.

Back at camp, JT tries to take responsibility for losing the puzzle section since he was the “voice” for it. However, everyone was like “No, you were perfect. It’s other people’s fault!” UGH! Not another JT worshipping season, please!? This is all followed by James yelling at everyone at camp for losing and not listening to JT. My nephew once threw a tantrum like that. His mother smacked him on his tush and sent him to his bedroom.

Not much occurs over at the Villains camp, except everyone seems to be trying to catch fish. To prove he’s mightier than thou, Russell tries catching a chicken. And succeeds! Where in the world are these chickens coming from!?

Chicken Count!

James then runs around telling everyone that Stephenie needs to be voted out. He uses the fact that she was the last of her old tribe in Palau (Ulong) as a negative. What happened to James? In both China and Micronesia he was lovable. Boring, but still lovable. Now he’s crueler than the actual Villains are!

Lines are drawn in the sand. It’s Colby/Steph/Tom vs. JT/Amanda/James/Rupert, with Cirie and Candice as the deciding factor. In hopes of convincing Cirie to side with them, Stephenie makes a deal that once it’s down to them 5 she’ll side with Cirie and Candice. Steph also points out that if she is indeed voted out tonight then Cirie will be next to go.

Cirie and Candice sneak off alone and discuss what they should do. They make it official that the 2 of them should stick together. Nothing more is really revealed in this brief moment, so let’s jump to…

Tree House Tribal Council!

Again, JT tries to take the blame for the loss, which fails. People are in love with JT too much. When asked about him being frustrated, James then attacks Stephenie. No lie! He flat out attacks her, first claiming that she is the cause for their loss. He then backtracks, saying he said “ya’ll”. But then Colby and Tom come to her defense, calling James out as a bully.

So it now comes down to Cirie and Candice. Will they side with Tom/Colby/Steph to vote out Amanda? Or will they side with Amanda/James/Rupert/JT to vote Stephenie out?

In the end it’s 6-3…

As she leaves, Stephenie says to the tribe: “Just some advice. Next time ya’ll lose a challenge a little less cursing off your tribe might help.” Per usual, James then needs to have the last word. He responds by telling her to keep her mouth shut.

After being voted out of the game, Stephenie revealed in an interview with PEOPLE on what wasn’t shown during the show. In the interview she reveals that JT (aka the “One Voice”) was stumped during the puzzle part of the challenge and wasn’t giving orders for most of it. Instead of standing and waiting, it was actually Candice who took the reigns to get things moving. However, when James started to get loud Candice went into verbal hiding, leaving Colby and Steph to receive James’s rage.

In a shocking interview with Zap2it, Stephenie reveals that not only did most of the cast not know who Russell even was…they weren’t even allowed to ask him about it!! Nor was he allowed to volunteer information! This surprises me because it shows that the producers wanted everyone in the dark, ensuring Russell had an unfair advantage in the game.

And that’s what happened in Episode 2. Leave a comment, telling me what you guys think. Whose side would you have been on? Steph’s or James’s? Do you think Cirie and Candice chose the right side or no? Why or why not?

Hey everyone! My name is Nemle! I’ll be taking over the Survivor USA blogging. My style is a bit more spicy than the normal blogger. I have an opinion and it’s not always the sweetest. Ha!

Let’s have a quick introduction to our cast…

From left to right; top to bottom…Rob, Jerri, Randy, Parvati, Danielle, Coach, Tyson, Sandra, Russell & Courtney.

From left to right; top to bottom…Colby, Stephenie, Sugar, Amanda, Rupert, Cirie, JT, James, Candice & Tom.

In my opinion, Danielle and Candice are random, non-deserving choices to be brought into this game. Probst went on record to say that Danielle is a “villain” for voting Terry out after he helped her learn how to make fire in her original season. Making a single move at the F3 doesn’t make someone a villain, in my eyes. On the flip side, Candice is a “Hero” for wanting to mutiny to be with her friends. I don’t think that makes her a hero. I think it makes her a baby.

I’ve also noticed that Parvati is stacked with possible allies. Parvati has previously worked with James, Amanda, Cirie and Candice.

Then we have Russell. Hands down a villain. But he’s getting a fresh start! Filming for Heroes vs Villains ended on September 16th. Samoa aired episode 1 on September 17th. This means Russell played the entire season of Heroes vs Villains with nobody knowing who he is or why he’s there. Seems a tad unfair to me.

Onto Episode 1…

The episode begins by showing the castaways in helicopters and getting brief introduction confessionals of everyone saying why they’re back and how they’ll play the game. We see Rob being cocky, Sandra admitting she’s going to make up good lies, Russell plugging Google, Coach “feeling electricity”, Cirie comparing herself to a gangster Oprah, and Jerri giving herself the nickname Man Eater Manthey.

They then land on the beach in front of Probst where he badgers them with a few questions that clearly made a few feel uncomfortable. First impressions…Courtney stands there, the twig she is, looking like a chihuahua growling at someone’s ankle. It’s sort of adorable. Sugar’s hair makes her look like a poodle, while Sandra’s makes her look like a doberman. Then I spit my milk out when Colby makes a reference to how he’s heard of people naming dogs after him back when season 2 aired.

They rush into the first Reward Challenge; flint being the reward. To those who watched Surivor: Exile Island, you’ll recall this physical challenge. Two players from each tribe rush out to a sepcific area of sand to dig up a bag. They then fight over the bag and try their best to bring it back to their tribe’s mat. First tribe to 3 points wins.

Round 1 pits Cirie/Steph vs Danielle/Parvati. Cirie literally grabs Parvati by the neck at one point, dragging her to the ground. What happened to Cirie being a good guy!? Danielle scores Point 1, while Steph dislocates her arm!