TV Review: Survivor: Guatemala - Week Eight

Part of: Survivor

The Cast
(Stephenie and Bobby Jon not shown)


Where to start? Survivor has established a pattern, a progression that ultimately leads to a merging of the two tribes. That's what happened at the end of last week's episode, and that's where we pick up the action...

NAKÚM, sleeping while the infrared cameras roll (yeah, right), and in walk the ex-YAXHÁ (ya sha) tribe, four in number and obviously in peril. Right off Jamie pulls his attitude out of the bag and game's on!

Ex-YAXHÁ tries to fit in, to help provide, but the Gang Of Six is having none of that. Tension is evident, and with no merge-feast to help the transition, tempers flare. They flare until the commercial, and until tree mail arrives and we learn that somewhere, in the jungle, is a hidden 6" stone idol that will provide personal immunity for whoever finds it. SCATTER! The search is on and folks are bumping into each other right and left, chatting up little alliances, but it's all bullshit 'cause we're all waiting for what comes next!

Nothing comes next, and the renamed tribe - XAKÚM (sha-koom, heh!) passes another night to the tunes of Howler and The Monkeys.

Anyway, Survivor! the morning after:

Some search, some bitch, some weep, some whisper. No one eats much, nuts and such. The SGOF (small gang of four) decide to go fishing. The Gang Of Six talks trash, gets mouthy, upsets Rafe (he's sensitive, eh?) The Gang Of Six festers, rots, and rots some more. Rafe hates this crap and wonders:

"Am I a member of the axis of evil?"

But it's all bullshit 'cause we're all waiting for what comes next! Treemail (this is getting stupid, but I was wondering if I should spell it treEmail?) arrives and suggests that the folken practice balancing pots on heads. Commence pot-head practice. Not even entertaining if you ask me...

Immunity and Reward Challenge

Here's the deal. Each tribe member is given a choice between sitting down to a feast (seriously) or competing in the immunity challenge. Four decide to eat, and the remaining six get to stand on a 6"X6" brick with a pot balanced on their head. Last person standing deal. After an hour (that must be fuckin torture) the remaining five (Danni drops pot) go on to a "Walk Up A Pyramid With A Pot On Your Head" challenge. That'd be tough. Anyhoo...

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  • 1 - Joanie

    Nov 04, 2005 at 12:01 am

    Jamie's going to have to fight Judd for the most classless and clueless. Both should be gone. Maybe the powers that be will surprise us and let the tribe have a double elimination ceremony. I'd be totally happy.

  • 2 - Bennett

    Nov 04, 2005 at 8:17 am

    That, or Jaime's iron fist will continue to dominate. I really think that fisticuffs are in order.

    Didja catch the sexy Rafe scene, with Gary?

    Bare chests and all...

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