The finale is on Sunday! Amazingly, we ALL have 1 player left in the game. I don't think that's ever happened before! Even though some of us don't have a chance to win, it's nice to have someone to cheer for.
There are only 4 players left which confirms my suspicions of there only being 2 contestants who will enter Final Tribal. This will be very interesting because I don't think any of them suspect that yet. I may be wrong, but I feel like they usually do 2 immunity challenges in the finale along with the final tribal.
The Standings:
Giant Bloody Brazilian Cola - Moon: 112 points
[1. RC (21.5 pts)]
2. Skupin (26.5 pts)
[3. Jeff (21.5 pts)]
[4. Abi-Maria (42.5 pts)]
Love Line: Old Balls & Tiaras - Doug/Bri: 84.5 points
[1. Penner (41.5 pts)]
2. Denise (14 pts)
[3. Artis (23.5 pts)]
[4. Katie (5.5 pts)]
The Clap - Bag/Leah: 84.5 points
[1. Pete (27.5 pts)]
[2. Carter (39.5 pts)]
[3. Angie (0 pts)]
4. Lisa (16.5 pts)
I'm on Dregs! - Michal: 37 points
1. Malcolm (38 pts)
[2. Dana (-4.5 pts)]
[3. Dawson (3.5 pts)]
[4. Russell (0 pts)]
Power Rankings:
1. Giant Bloody Brazilian Cola - Ding dong, the Brazilian's gone! Previews for next week loook like they go into a euphoric hug-fest over Abi's departure. Maybe they're all drunk on sugar again! Moon doesn't have a lock on this contest quite yet, but he's darn close. If it does come down to a Final Two instead of Three, and Denise/Malcolm wins that final immunity, who do you think they would take, Lisa or Skupin? I think Skupin, which means it's a virtual lock on him making Final Tribal. That being said, it's Skupin, so there's always the potential for a med-evac.
2. Love Line: Old Balls & Tiaras - Denise & Malcolm may both be favored to win over Skupin & Lisa, but it will come down to the immunity challenge to determine which one of them gets there. I think Denise has what it takes to beat Malcolm, but he's a strong competitor, so it should be a great battle! She's seriously tough, though - that bite on her neck looked like it came from something the size of a small child. I can't believe she was able to wait out that allergic reaction; I doubt anyone else could have (except maybe Malcolm).
3. The Clap - Lisa's learning curve in this game is about two weeks behind all the other competitors. Scenarios that Malcolm & Penner had worked out by Day 12 are just now entering Lisa's head. Maybe there's an advantage to that, though. After all, she's still around!
4. I'm on Dregs! - I am super impressed by Malcolm's comeback in that immunity challenge. He flew through the puzzle at a record speed. I think it was the first time I've really seen him with his hair down too -- he a cool Mufasa impression going on! Hope he wears it down at the reunion show, I'd like to see it when it's clean.
Douche of the Week:
I'd like to give my DoW vote to the demon thing that bit Denise (how dare you bite my favorite player!) but since it's not in the pool, I guess I'll vote for Abi instead. I can't believe that she thought her fake immunity idol ploy was actually working. I wonder how much of her idiocy is part of her everyday self, and how much of it comes from being extremely hungry & tired.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Philippine: Ep 12
Unfortunately, the moment I gave Carter credit was the moment he got voted out. I think that getting rid of Carter was the smart move, but the entire jury is going to hold it against them after all the things they've said about Abi-Maria, and the original Yellow Tribe in general. But, as Ben said, the jury can be mad at all of them, but they'll still have to vote for one of them if they leave the jury no choice. This means voting Abi-Maria out next episode, though, and I'm not sure that will happen.
For once I wish they'd done the stupid move & kept Carter around. Sure he's a much bigger threat at challenges, but wouldn't it be great if the alliance actually followed through on their "final 6" bond? It would have been so entertaining to watch that! It's also horrible to have Skupin say things like "voting Carter out is like voting out my own son" right before writing his name down. If he'd really meant that he never would have voted for him. DoW candidate for sure.
Previews for the next episode are concerning. Lisa has no long-term vision for the game & she's as flaky & wishy washy as she claims not to be. Also, her complete meltdown when her brother came out was terrifying to watch. That sort of 5-minute-long dry-heaving, stopped-breathing, dangerous-to-your-health sobfest is not appropriate in that context. It really freaked me out. That was beyond normal, there's something weird happening there.
My ideal next episode is that Lisa does switch over to the Dark Side (or Brazilian Side) & drags Skupin with her. Anticipating the shift, though, Malcolm gives his idol to Denise to play & they knock out Lisa instead. Vindication!
The Standings:
Giant Bloody Brazilian Cola - Moon: 98 points
[1. RC (21.5 pts)]
2. Skupin (22.5 pts)
[3. Jeff (21.5 pts)]
4. Abi-Maria (32.5 pts)
Love Line: Old Balls & Tiaras - Doug/Bri: 84.5 points
[1. Penner (41.5 pts)]
2. Denise (14 pts)
[3. Artis (23.5 pts)]
[4. Katie (5.5 pts)]
The Clap - Bag/Leah: 83.5 points
[1. Pete (27.5 pts)]
[2. Carter (39.5 pts)]
[3. Angie (0 pts)]
4. Lisa (15.5 pts)
I'm on Dregs! - Michal: 30 points
1. Malcolm (31 pts)
[2. Dana (-4.5 pts)]
[3. Dawson (3.5 pts)]
[4. Russell (0 pts)]
Power Rankings:
1. Giant Bloody Brazilian Cola - Moon is now the only team with 2 players remaining - and is anyone else as shocked as me that one if them is Skupin? I thought that guy would have been med-evacked by episode 6! It's all but guaranteed that at least one of them will make the finals, maybe even two with the way things are going.
2. Love Line: Old Balls & Tiaras - Denise is still in it, but no one can be sitting very comfortably right now... except Malcolm I guess who's guaranteed himself a Final 4 spot. I'm still hoping for a Denise victory! She needs to start making some moves to leverage a strong position in the finals, but it might already be too late. Has she flown too far under the strategic-gameplay radar to win enough jury votes?
3. The Clap - Lisa's emotional journey storyline is running incredibly thin. She's betrayed pretty much everyone and is now going against everything that she's said to the jury are her priorities. I think she's likely to make Final Tribal, but I don't think she can win. There are going to be too many bitter jury members & too many of them who won't give her any credit for the strategy she played. I hope Penner shares her child star story, too -- be one of the bitter ones, Penner!
4. I'm on Dregs! - OMG Malcolm actually won something! Better late than never I guess, and it couldn't have come at a better time. He was about to fall into the "I feel like I'm in control & am getting complacent so now I'm getting voted out" trap, but saved himself with his first immunity win. Congrats Malcolm, you've managed to salvage some dignity here at the end, but you still are getting outscored by Abi-Maria in this pool. And you've only tied her for immunity wins.
Douche of the Week:
My vote this week goes to Lisa. Her claims of loyalty being her #1 priority are annoying considering how often she switches sides, plus her out-of-control sobbing when seeing her brother was quite distrurbing.
For once I wish they'd done the stupid move & kept Carter around. Sure he's a much bigger threat at challenges, but wouldn't it be great if the alliance actually followed through on their "final 6" bond? It would have been so entertaining to watch that! It's also horrible to have Skupin say things like "voting Carter out is like voting out my own son" right before writing his name down. If he'd really meant that he never would have voted for him. DoW candidate for sure.
Previews for the next episode are concerning. Lisa has no long-term vision for the game & she's as flaky & wishy washy as she claims not to be. Also, her complete meltdown when her brother came out was terrifying to watch. That sort of 5-minute-long dry-heaving, stopped-breathing, dangerous-to-your-health sobfest is not appropriate in that context. It really freaked me out. That was beyond normal, there's something weird happening there.
My ideal next episode is that Lisa does switch over to the Dark Side (or Brazilian Side) & drags Skupin with her. Anticipating the shift, though, Malcolm gives his idol to Denise to play & they knock out Lisa instead. Vindication!
The Standings:
Giant Bloody Brazilian Cola - Moon: 98 points
[1. RC (21.5 pts)]
2. Skupin (22.5 pts)
[3. Jeff (21.5 pts)]
4. Abi-Maria (32.5 pts)
Love Line: Old Balls & Tiaras - Doug/Bri: 84.5 points
[1. Penner (41.5 pts)]
2. Denise (14 pts)
[3. Artis (23.5 pts)]
[4. Katie (5.5 pts)]
The Clap - Bag/Leah: 83.5 points
[1. Pete (27.5 pts)]
[2. Carter (39.5 pts)]
[3. Angie (0 pts)]
4. Lisa (15.5 pts)
I'm on Dregs! - Michal: 30 points
1. Malcolm (31 pts)
[2. Dana (-4.5 pts)]
[3. Dawson (3.5 pts)]
[4. Russell (0 pts)]
Power Rankings:
1. Giant Bloody Brazilian Cola - Moon is now the only team with 2 players remaining - and is anyone else as shocked as me that one if them is Skupin? I thought that guy would have been med-evacked by episode 6! It's all but guaranteed that at least one of them will make the finals, maybe even two with the way things are going.
2. Love Line: Old Balls & Tiaras - Denise is still in it, but no one can be sitting very comfortably right now... except Malcolm I guess who's guaranteed himself a Final 4 spot. I'm still hoping for a Denise victory! She needs to start making some moves to leverage a strong position in the finals, but it might already be too late. Has she flown too far under the strategic-gameplay radar to win enough jury votes?
3. The Clap - Lisa's emotional journey storyline is running incredibly thin. She's betrayed pretty much everyone and is now going against everything that she's said to the jury are her priorities. I think she's likely to make Final Tribal, but I don't think she can win. There are going to be too many bitter jury members & too many of them who won't give her any credit for the strategy she played. I hope Penner shares her child star story, too -- be one of the bitter ones, Penner!
4. I'm on Dregs! - OMG Malcolm actually won something! Better late than never I guess, and it couldn't have come at a better time. He was about to fall into the "I feel like I'm in control & am getting complacent so now I'm getting voted out" trap, but saved himself with his first immunity win. Congrats Malcolm, you've managed to salvage some dignity here at the end, but you still are getting outscored by Abi-Maria in this pool. And you've only tied her for immunity wins.
Douche of the Week:
My vote this week goes to Lisa. Her claims of loyalty being her #1 priority are annoying considering how often she switches sides, plus her out-of-control sobbing when seeing her brother was quite distrurbing.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Philippines: Eps 9 - 11
Many apologies for my insanely delayed blog post! With the holidays, the house, and probably a few other excuses I could dig up this fell right off of my to-do list. I hope to do better from now on!
The Standings:
Giant Bloody Brazilian Cola - Moon: 97 points
[1. RC (21.5 pts)]
2. Skupin (21.5 pts)
[3. Jeff (21.5 pts)]
4. Abi-Maria (22.5 pts)
Love Line: Old Balls & Tiaras - Doug/Bri: 84.5 points
[1. Penner (41.5 pts)]
2. Denise (14 pts)
[3. Artis (23.5 pts)]
[4. Katie (5.5 pts)]
The Clap - Bag/Leah: 72.5 points
[1. Pete (27.5 pts)]
2. Carter (29.5 pts)
[3. Angie (0 pts)]
4. Lisa (15.5 pts)
I'm on Dregs! - Michal: 20 points
1. Malcolm (21 pts)
[2. Dana (-4.5 pts)]
[3. Dawson (3.5 pts)]
[4. Russell (0 pts)]
Power Rankings:
1. Giant Bloody Brazilian Cola - I thought this was a close call until I realized I didn't give Abi her 10 points for successfully playing her hidden immunity idol. Now I think it's pretty much decided. Moon has a decent lead & 2 players left who are guaranteed to bring in at minimum 10 more points each. Unless something crazy happens - like a final tribal vote sweep - I don't think anyone can catch him.
2. The Clap - Bag & Leah are ranked 2nd currently because they have 2 players & one of them is the remarkably competitive Carter. He very well could win enough immunities to get himself into the finals & bring Bag & Leah a big bag of points on the way there. And who knows? If he does & somehow Lisa makes the finals with Skupin there's a real chance that she could win the whole thing.
3. Love Line: Old Balls & Tiaras - I adore Denise & I really hope she wins. I'm not sure that people are giving her enough credit for the strategy that going on, although I think that her speech at tribal council about how dislikeable Abi is will help. Go Denise!
4. I'm on Dregs! - It sounds like Malcolm is favored to win this season, but that doesn't mean much to me right now. Actually, what it DOES mean to me is that we should not do the draft the same way next season. Going first without a re-draw for the second round of draft picks really means that the #1 picker only gets to have 1 good pick & guarantees them the worst player. Lesson learned.
Douche of the Week:
The worst part of this! Many DoWs to catch up on. Here's how I have it so far:
Ep 8: Tie between Pete & Abi-Maria (2 votes each) - voting closed
Ep 9: Abi-Maria (2 votes)
Ep 10: Abi-Maria (2 votes)
Ep 11: Abi-Maria & Lisa (1 vote each)
Because of how much of a slacker I am, I am giving everyone the chance to re-vote for Episodes 9-11. Even if you already voted, you have the chance to vote again & have your vote count twice!! In comments, be sure to specify which episode your vote should count for. & to help out a little, here are the episode recaps:
Ep 9: Everyone's still reeling from the crazytown tribal where everyone pulled out their hidden idols & Jeff ended up getting voted out. In the reward challenge the "good guys" team wins & visits a village & feasts. The group left behind is Michael, Artis, Lisa, Pete & Abi, who spends her time leaning on Lisa telling her she doesn't trust her, etc. At tribal, Lisa says that the people outside her alliance were more gracious than her alliance. Skupin switches his vote & Artis gets voted out.
Ep 10: Lisa "breaks up" with Abi-Maria; the reward challenge is where they run around flipping drums & everyone is absolutely terrible at the strategy. Malcolm, Pete, Abi-Maria and Carter end up winning & they have a spa day that Abi raves on and on and on and on about. Abi starts refusing to help around camp & then Denise goes to task on Abi at tribal. Jeff shames the entire country of Brazil by saying this must be a cultural communication issue. Abi successfully uses her idol & Pete goes home.
Ep 11: Abi is emotional but still really obnoxious. They have an auction where the alliance of 6 underestimates Abi & she gets the big advantage at the immunity challenge. In the end it's Carter with 10% of his own body weight added & Penner who've both run the whole course & Abi who is only running the last leg. This made this challenge as even as possible, I think, and it was very entertaining to watch. Ultimately Abi wins immunity & the tribe votes out Penner. Penner had the chance to save himself but rejected a 4-person alliance when it was offered to him, so now it's Denise, Malcolm, Skupin & Lisa who are setting themselves up to be the Final Four, and Abi & Carter on the edges.
My personal votes (not included in the above tallies) are:
Ep 9: Abi
Ep 10: Abi
Ep 11: Penner
Looking forward to getting your votes (again) too!!
The Standings:
Giant Bloody Brazilian Cola - Moon: 97 points
[1. RC (21.5 pts)]
2. Skupin (21.5 pts)
[3. Jeff (21.5 pts)]
4. Abi-Maria (22.5 pts)
Love Line: Old Balls & Tiaras - Doug/Bri: 84.5 points
[1. Penner (41.5 pts)]
2. Denise (14 pts)
[3. Artis (23.5 pts)]
[4. Katie (5.5 pts)]
The Clap - Bag/Leah: 72.5 points
[1. Pete (27.5 pts)]
2. Carter (29.5 pts)
[3. Angie (0 pts)]
4. Lisa (15.5 pts)
I'm on Dregs! - Michal: 20 points
1. Malcolm (21 pts)
[2. Dana (-4.5 pts)]
[3. Dawson (3.5 pts)]
[4. Russell (0 pts)]
Power Rankings:
1. Giant Bloody Brazilian Cola - I thought this was a close call until I realized I didn't give Abi her 10 points for successfully playing her hidden immunity idol. Now I think it's pretty much decided. Moon has a decent lead & 2 players left who are guaranteed to bring in at minimum 10 more points each. Unless something crazy happens - like a final tribal vote sweep - I don't think anyone can catch him.
2. The Clap - Bag & Leah are ranked 2nd currently because they have 2 players & one of them is the remarkably competitive Carter. He very well could win enough immunities to get himself into the finals & bring Bag & Leah a big bag of points on the way there. And who knows? If he does & somehow Lisa makes the finals with Skupin there's a real chance that she could win the whole thing.
3. Love Line: Old Balls & Tiaras - I adore Denise & I really hope she wins. I'm not sure that people are giving her enough credit for the strategy that going on, although I think that her speech at tribal council about how dislikeable Abi is will help. Go Denise!
4. I'm on Dregs! - It sounds like Malcolm is favored to win this season, but that doesn't mean much to me right now. Actually, what it DOES mean to me is that we should not do the draft the same way next season. Going first without a re-draw for the second round of draft picks really means that the #1 picker only gets to have 1 good pick & guarantees them the worst player. Lesson learned.
Douche of the Week:
The worst part of this! Many DoWs to catch up on. Here's how I have it so far:
Ep 8: Tie between Pete & Abi-Maria (2 votes each) - voting closed
Ep 9: Abi-Maria (2 votes)
Ep 10: Abi-Maria (2 votes)
Ep 11: Abi-Maria & Lisa (1 vote each)
Because of how much of a slacker I am, I am giving everyone the chance to re-vote for Episodes 9-11. Even if you already voted, you have the chance to vote again & have your vote count twice!! In comments, be sure to specify which episode your vote should count for. & to help out a little, here are the episode recaps:
Ep 9: Everyone's still reeling from the crazytown tribal where everyone pulled out their hidden idols & Jeff ended up getting voted out. In the reward challenge the "good guys" team wins & visits a village & feasts. The group left behind is Michael, Artis, Lisa, Pete & Abi, who spends her time leaning on Lisa telling her she doesn't trust her, etc. At tribal, Lisa says that the people outside her alliance were more gracious than her alliance. Skupin switches his vote & Artis gets voted out.
Ep 10: Lisa "breaks up" with Abi-Maria; the reward challenge is where they run around flipping drums & everyone is absolutely terrible at the strategy. Malcolm, Pete, Abi-Maria and Carter end up winning & they have a spa day that Abi raves on and on and on and on about. Abi starts refusing to help around camp & then Denise goes to task on Abi at tribal. Jeff shames the entire country of Brazil by saying this must be a cultural communication issue. Abi successfully uses her idol & Pete goes home.
Ep 11: Abi is emotional but still really obnoxious. They have an auction where the alliance of 6 underestimates Abi & she gets the big advantage at the immunity challenge. In the end it's Carter with 10% of his own body weight added & Penner who've both run the whole course & Abi who is only running the last leg. This made this challenge as even as possible, I think, and it was very entertaining to watch. Ultimately Abi wins immunity & the tribe votes out Penner. Penner had the chance to save himself but rejected a 4-person alliance when it was offered to him, so now it's Denise, Malcolm, Skupin & Lisa who are setting themselves up to be the Final Four, and Abi & Carter on the edges.
My personal votes (not included in the above tallies) are:
Ep 9: Abi
Ep 10: Abi
Ep 11: Penner
Looking forward to getting your votes (again) too!!
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