Friday, November 22, 2013

Blood v. Water: Ep 10

This was one of the most interesting episodes all season. It really focused on the dynamic that having a loved one on the show has created. I'm glad they spent some time on that. Ciera & Laura's conversation was so complex, emotionally charged, and could easily have led to a "bad break-up" sort of situation between them. The fact that it went so well is a testament to both their maturity levels and the strength of their relationship. It's a sort of situation I don't think I've ever seen before, at least not with a happy ending & no hurt feelings. I found it fascinating to watch.

The rest of the tribe continues to do nothing. Hayden & Caleb especially need to put together some kind of plan for themselves, rather than going along with whatever Tyson tells them to do. No is going to vote for them if they make final tribal the way they're playing right now.


The Teams:

51st State: 83 pts
1. Aras (38 pts)
2. Rupert (0 pts)
3. Marissa (3 pts)
4. Caleb (16 pts)
5. Laura M. (26 pts)

AhhhhFUCKthat: 69.5 pts

1. John (6 pts)
2. Laura B. (16 pts)
3. Candice (4.5 pts)
4. Gervase (29 pts)
5. Ciera (14 pts)

MooMe: 74 pts
1. Vytas (12.5 pts)
2. Tyson (34 pts)
3. Monica (26 pts)
4. Brad (1.5 pts)
5. Rachel (0 pts)

Mind Under Matter: 57.5 points
1. Katie (12 pts)
2. Hayden (16 pts)
3. Colton (-2 pts)
4. Kat (14 pts)
5. Tina (17.5 pts)


Power Rankings:

1. MooMe - With Monica turning out to be a challenge beastlette MooMe is making strides in overcoming the point differential between them & the 51st State. Love that Probst blew Tyson's cover a bit by pointing out how good he was at the grip challenge with "a torn rotator cuff." This is the Probst we all know & love!


2. AhhhhFUCKthat - Moved up in the rankings! Ciera & Gervase are both proving to be canny & tough in this game. Hopefully they'll form a temp alliance to blindside Tyson. It's in both of their best interest & then they can fight it out for the crown after he's gone. Go Anyone-But-Tyson-Because-Man-That-Guy's-Arrogance-Drives-Me-Crazy!

3. 51st State - Aras' departure from the game was a surprise for me, he wasn't ever really competitive in that challenge. Now the 51st State is left with Caleb, whose presence is minimal both around camp, in strategizing, and in challenges, and Laura M. Laura's departure was predicted, but will she come back again? Wouldn't that be awesome: she goes to RI twice, comes back twice, gets voted out by her daughter twice.

4. Mind Under Matter - Katie survived this week, and while she could get voted out at any point now just because she's an easy target, I think the alliance will forget about her for a little while. They have their own house that needs some cleaning, and Katie may skate through to the finals because of her cluelessness. Don't actually start playing the game, Katie! That would be your death knell.


Douche of the Week:

Vytas, for his vitriol.

4 comments:

Melissa said...

hmm.. no one really struck me as especially douchy this week, but maybe I'll pick Monica. Her overly sweet gesture of giving all her cheeseburgers away really rubbed me the wrong way. Who gives away cheeseburgers? Idiot.

GnightMoon said...

Yeah, no obvious d-bags this week...I'll go with Vytas, haven't liked his cold demeanor since his ouster.

Doug said...

I agree. There wasn't a clear DoW this week. If I had to pick someone I guess I would pick Katie for being surprised that Laura M was shadowing her while she looked for the immunity idol (That was this week, right?). Either way Katie keeps getting surprised by other people's obvious strategy plays so she gets my vote.

Pickett, quick question- how did you score the challenge? Did Monica get the immunity points, but no reward points? Did everyone else get the share a reward points? Just curious. Thanks.

Michal Greenberg said...

Doug, I gave her immunity challenge points (6) and then gave everyone else "invited to share reward points (1 each).