Is it just me? Or after last night's Survivor is Team Girl Power getting a little witchy? It was actually kind of sad, but I don't want to spoil anything, so on with the review.
It began with the day after voting Ozzy out. The Dabu camp had its fill of morning angst, with Amanda and James furious about Ozzy's departure and Parvati's fear that she may be losing her best friends. Amanda decided to pretend to not be mad at Parvati, but James didn't hold back any punches.
I remember the days of the OZmanda and JArvati alliance. It reminds me of that movie Crossroads actually. Once they were four best friends planning a future together. Now, Ozzy is out, Amanda is being used, James feels betrayed, and Parvati is left strong but friendless. Sadly (not really), Parvati's move forced James to put an end to whatever relationship they once had, thus ending JArvati for good.
Instead of a reward challenge, the survivors participated in an auction. Each person was given $500 and they were allowed to bid on items. Cirie won hot dogs and fries, Erik got a choice between what he bought and a mystery item. He almost got octopus, but got nachos instead. Natalie unknowingly bought bat soup, which James was happy to take. Then Natalie won an envelope that stated that she could send one person to Exile Island and take their money. She asked Jeff if a new idol was put in its place and he confirmed that indeed there was. Even though he didn't want to go, Natalie sent Jason to Exile Island.
I always enjoy the Survivor auction. It's a nice, friendly game where everyone gets a reward and just has fun. Also after all the cut-throat plays that have been going on, it was nice just to have a game be a game.
After the reward, Natalie immediately noted her error in sending Jason to Exile Island. He had found a fake idol once; could he find the real one? Natalie, Parvati, Alexis, and Cirie started forming a plan. Natalie would convince Jason that she sent him there for a reason so he would trust them and at tribal council he would feel safe enough not to play the idol and be the next survivor out. Amanda and Parvati had a talk — though not the kind I wanted it to be. I had wanted Amanda to call Parvati out on betraying Ozzy; instead she complained that Parvati didn't trust her. Cirie and Parvati soothed Amanda's fears by saying it would be the three of them all the way. Amanda agreed, though she revealed that she didn't trust Parvati or Cirie.
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Article comments
1 - Peggy
Excellent recap! I have been a Survivor fan since the beginning but what happened last episode really left a bad taste in my mouth. Natalie talking about flossing with somebody's jugular; how charming is that? I am beginning to dislike her as much as Boston Rob. I agree that Amanda, James and Erik lost a major opportunity to turn the game in their favor.
2 - Katelynn Phillips
My mom and I were saying the same things about Natalie ... It's one thing for someone to be like that in the game but in real life? Last nights Survivor was kind of disappointing. I hope James, Amanda, and Erik find something to do other then wait for their time to leave.
Thanks for the comment Peggy!
Katelynn.
3 - Brent
I had thought that Ozzy not playing the Immunity Idol last week was the dumbest Survivor mistake ever, surpassing James being eliminated with two Idols. I now take back that assessment and give that particular honour to Jason for not playing the idol. I mean he saw what happened to Ozzy last week and let's face it, you don't have to be Jean-Robert Bellande (the Poker player from Survivor: China) to read Natalie's "poker face." Nine out of ten idiots could see he was going down. Too bad he was the tenth idiot.