Survivorfest week 3!

Yau-Man makes a graceful exit!


I can't express my disappointment that the Yau got voted out so early this season. I think it says a lot that a senior citizen, who probably weighs in at around 86 pounds, got voted out second on his tribe. Fear the Yau!


My thoughts for this week:


Mikey griped to Joel about last week's power play. "You trying to leave this tribe with four girls and a kid? And I'm counting Chet as one of the girls!" I strongly suspect that two or three more shots like that and Chet just might scratch Mikey's eyes out.

During this lecture Joel pretty much stared at his feet, saying nothing. It reminded me of a college dorm where one guy is yelling at the other for drinking his beer and hitting on his girlfriend. When the lecture's over he casually wonders when his pal is going to the mini-mart next.


At the rewards challenge Jeff announces that Mary was voted off in the last tribal council. Even the Favorites tribe was shocked at this. Way to go, Joel! About the only way he could top the surprise of that would be if he voted himself off.


Mother Nature cooperates and adds rain to a Battle Royal-style rewards challenge. The object is to carry five heavy sacks over a your team's goal line. Oh, and beat the crap out of anyone who gets in your way. This is gonna be good!


I don't know much about Alexis, but she's tough! She and Penner came together and she knocked him into next week. Then she laid a wallop on Eliza that's likely to make her kids come out dizzy.


Eliza got some additional love from Eric...after he dragged her over the goal line he turned and whacked her in the head with the heavy sack. He might have been miffed that she had his pants pulled down around the back of his knees.


Joel laid out Yau-Man early...he must've seen how the Yau took out Fairplay in week one and didn't want it to happen to him.


Chet seems conspicuously absent. I couldn't tell if he was hugging the person who was hugging one of the sacks or just lying in a fetal position.


Penner completed the victory for the Favorites by dragging the final sack over the line. Favorites win handily!


Back at camp, the Favorites relate all the flirting the Fans were doing during the challenge. No wonder they lost! I can't wait to see what happens when the tribes merge. If Parvarti is still around she'll probably pull a flirt muscle.


Kathleen is sent to Exile Island (again) and this time Ami goes with her.


I've got a bad feeling that Kathleen might hang around a lot longer than I expected. By the time they quit sending her to Exile Island the tribes will have merged and she will have established that she's incompetent enough to drag into the final four. Plus, sooner of later the person who is with her is going to find the hidden immunity idol and she's going to get the other one.


On exile, Kathleen exhibited what appear to be her two primary skills: rolling her eyes and playing dumb. Evidently she doesn't feel the need to explain to Ami that she knows where clues #1-3 lead. I can't believe that she'd spend another night on Exile Island and NOT look for the immunity idol!


The immunity challenge was an interesting-looking basketball plus endurance challenge. The Fans tribe looked whipped. They had no shelter the night before and the steady downpour kept them up. Plus they all kept whining about how pruney their hands were.

To add to the ambiance, the tribes were given war paint to gussy themselves up like warriors before the challenge. It made a nice touch. I find it ironic that for some reason, painting one's face always seems to lead to scowling and sticking your tongue out. I think even Yau-Man did it. I'm pretty sure Gene Simmons is behind this.


The endurance piece seemed uneven with the Faves having James, Penner, Cirie and Parvarti versus Joel, Natalie, Tracy and Mikey B. Natalie somehow makes Parvarti look stocky.


The Fans came through with a surprise win! I'm not clear on whether the Faves just didn't have the spirit to keep the net from falling or if the Fans just shot a bunch more coconuts into their net. Either way, a Favorite is going home!


The discussion back at camp is all over the place. No one seems to know who to vote out. Penner takes the initiative and starts breaking up the discussion of the other alliance by butting in. I'm surprised that doesn't happen more. It's hard to strategize when one of the other group won't leave you alone.


I like Jonathan and I'm starting to pull for him, but I can see where he would be obnoxious as heck to have around. He can't let anything go. I'm glad I won't be around to see the resulting blow-up when he finds out that Down Periscope II didn't get the green light.


At tribal council Penner and Cirie nearly came to blows. Jeff is in heaven!


In the end, the larger alliance stuck to their decision and voted off Yau-Man. They'll be sorry when they need someone to throw a spear, solve a puzzle or make a hovercraft out of coconuts and seaweed.

The Survivor-Celebrity Look-A-Like page on the blog site has been updated! Nice work, Eric!

See you next week on...Survivorfest!