USA’s Survivor 20 – Episode 6
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?