Survivorfest week12

Dave is now out of Danger and Monica kicks up some dust on her way out!

Fresh from yet another blindside, Evil Russell tried to mend fences with Shambo since she was feeling a little put out that she wasn't still allowed to be part of the big people's plans.  He claimed that John had been scheming against here and that he worked a blindside behind her back so she wouldn't have to go back on her word to avoid voting him off.

While she was still displeased to have Danger Dave around camp, she seemed somewhat mollified by this.  Of course, Russell completely made it up.

Jaison spent some time chatting with Monica and Brett.  He told them that he and Evil Russell were in cahoots the whole way through the game and that he was just letting Russ look like he was running things.  A bold move considering:

a.  it was completely untrue
b.  Evil Russell can get away with that stuff because he's, well, Evil Russell
c.  he's probably not enamoring himself with the remainder of the Galu tribe which has gone from the most powerful group to practically irrelevant.

Further, Jaison let on that Evil Russell was independently wealthy and didn't really need to win the game for financial reasons.

Brett can't grow a beard to save his life.  I've seen more peach fuzz on a high school kid.  Seriously, he looks like Shaggy.

No reward challenge this week.  There will be two immunity challenges, two tribal councils and two people voted off.

I will handle each council as a separate week for the purpose of the game, so the second person voted off tonight will get one more point for sticking around than the first.

The challenge was Survivor bowling.  Pretty much just like it sounds.

It turns out that Shambo bowls.  Who would have guessed?

Shambo won her heat against Natalie.
Evil Russell surpassed Brett and his two gutter balls.
Jaison beat Monica to continue on.
Dave hit the only strike of the game to go past Mick.

Anyone else notice how much Probst likes to call Dave by his full name "Dave Ball"?  It's getting a little weird.

Shambo beat Russell in the next round and Jaison defeated Dave, who went from a strike on his last game to two gutter balls.

Shambo versus Jaison for immunity!  The king and queen of choke go head to head!

Shambo started off with a gutter ball.  Jaison followed with a gutter ball.  Shambo threw again and got another gutter ball, completing her end of the choke.  Could Jaison manage to toss away an easy chance at immunity?

Alas, no.  He managed to graze a few pins to win.

Back at camp, Shambo is sure that Dave is headed home.  I'm always surprised when people this far into the game are sure of anything.

Mick is fine with following along like a sheep.  Heck, it's gotten him this far.

Monica started working on Evil Russell again.  It was kind of a repeat of last time where she's all "you're so awesome...why do you want to take a chance by keeping someone like Shambo around?"

She did get Evil Russell's blindside muscles twitchy enough to go have a chat with Dave on the beach.

Russell wanted to know why Dave hadn't come to talk with him about sticking around longer.  Didn't he know that Russell was the king?  They discussed a blindside of Shambo.  Dave started to see a ray of hope.

Shambo made a Survivorfest hall of fame quote with the phrase "I'm the Sham with the plan!"  I just died a little inside.

At council Shambo made a big deal out of expressing her distaste over the blindside of John.  It was a good move.  The people who did it didn't care what she thought, but it sounded good to John who was sitting on the jury.

Dave was voted out, leaving the previously powerful Galu with nothing but scraps of their former team.


Back at camp Evil Russell started working to remove any traces of Galu.  Brett was now the biggest threat in the game.  Seriously?  I'm not sure, but I think he might be mute.  Has he said more than ten words on-camera all season?  Has he won anything?

Mick now acknowledges that, while he was voted as leader in the early part of the game, Evil Russell is clearly the leader of this game.

The second immunity challenge was a race through water to retrieve bags that would then be catapulted by a see-saw onto the top of a tower.  I am officially eliminating Natalie, Shambo and Monica right now.

The challenge began and Jaison, Mick and Brett took an early lead.

Probst noted that Natalie was struggling just to keep her swimsuit on.  I think it's a good indication of fake boobs when you lose so much weight that your bikini bottom is falling off when you walk, but your top still fits just fine.  Just sayin'...

It doesn't seem like Monica is heavy enough to catapult the bags to the top of the tower. 

Everyone struggled with the running portion.  They all look really tired.

Brett finished first, just ahead of Mick to win reward!

Back at camp, Evil Russell adjusted his strategy...he now wanted Monica out.

Brett started speaking, which was new.  Mick started to realize that his time for making a bold move to separate from the rest of the group is coming to a close.  He needs to make a move soon.

Monica knew she was in jeopardy, so back to Russell she went.  This time, instead of cajoling him, she tried to get him pissed off.  She told him that Natalie had ratted him out about his financial worth and that Jaison was ready to vote him off.

Evil Russell spent the rest of the day storming around the camp accusing people of talking to the enemy and trying to find out who said what, and to whom.

Jaison was the one who told Galu about his wealth, and while he confessed that he might have told them, he "doesn't remember doing it".  Those of us married men know that the "I don't remember doing it" excuse isn't going to get you very far.  If you haven't learned that lesson yet, please don't try it.

At council, Evil Russell started the festivities by taking out his hidden immunity idol and putting it around his neck.  I like the move for the following reasons:

a.  everyone is starting to consider gunning for him anyway
b.  if people were going to vote for him at council that night, he just set their strategy on its ear
c.  in case he ended up going out without using it he at least let everyone know that he found a record-setting number of immunity idols.

Win or lose, Evil Russell is officially the king of Survivor Samoa.

The jury came in.  Danger Dave looks completely psychotic.  Crazy Jesus hair and, I'm not sure, but I think he was wearing a kilt.

Evil Russell elected to not play the idol.  Turns out he didn't need it.  Monica was voted out, leaving only Brett and Shambo from Galu.

Next week, if anyone is going to do something about Evil Russell it had better be soon.

See you next week on...Survivorfest!