Survivorfest 7 - week 1!

Wendy's husband was right...she can't cut it.

Welcome to another season of Survivorfest!  We have a pool of 25 entries this season which is a great turn-out considering how late I started on the entry stuff.

On to the game!

An early split of the teams to find the "Medallion of Power" (last seen being worn by He-Man, Master of the Universe) resulted in Brenda climbing a tree and pulling down the ugly piece of bling.

At that point Probst told them the real way the teams would be split up was by age.  Brenda was given the choice to keep the MOP (which would provide an advantage at a challenge) or trade it for camp supplies.  The other tribe would get what she didn't choose.

Tribe Diapers chose to keep the supplies and give up the MOP to the older tribe.

Buffs were passed out and Jimmy J began complaining about his hair.  I think that was at about the 15 minute mark.  Dang, I think the Vegas over/under was at ten.

The tribes headed back to their camps.

At Camp Diaper...wait I used that one already.  At camp Fogy we learn that Jame was sandbagging on her bio.  Unlike most contestants, she had been preparing for Survivor by learning to start fires using a pair of reading glasses ala Yau-Man.  I immediately regret choosing her as a Lovable Loser.

Jimmy J spent most of his time playing the social game, but ended up wearing himself out.  He spent the night yacking his guts up and the morning complaining about how unpleasant it was.

At Camp Kiddie the tribe went through the contents of the camp gear.  Jud, who appears to be true to his bio, looked like he wanted to play in the box.  This guy appears to be Erik-the-ice-cream-guy stupid.  I am legitimately excited.

In the first ten minutes at camp Jud managed to spike his own foot and be attacked by a half inch crab.  His camp nickname is "Fabio".  Word around Camp Kiddie is that Fabio was some kind of opera singer.

First blur that I detected was Sash in his yellow drawers.  Shannon and Chase received blurs right after as they went into the jungle to pump each other up.

Kelly B is missing most of her right leg.  The rest of the tribe, concerned about what that could mean come tribal council, immediately painted a target on her back.  I'm always amused at how concerned everyone is about how tough someone would be to beat in the final council when only three people will be remaining.  I would think they should worry about the long odds of getting there, first.

Kelly came clean about her leg.  She called the tribe together and pulled down her pants.  She then said, and I am not making this up, "Now I'm excited!"  I would have bet any amount of money that any of the men of the tribe would've said that first.

It turns out Brenda used to be a cheerleader for the Dolphins.  Not really relevant, I guess but again, something you'd expect to see on the bio, isn't it?  If I ever make it onto Survivor you all can be damn sure there's going to be a shout-out to Cousin Willie.  Plus the time I saw Carl Weathers in my shower.  But that's a story for another time.

Kelly B and Alina received a clue to a hidden immunity idol when they went to get tree mail.  There didn't seem to be a similar clue at Camp Fogy.  Not sure why.  They elected to keep the clue to themselves.

Alina was concerned that this would align the two of them.  Since Kelly B now had the don't-let-her-get-to-the-final-vote target on her back, she was concerned to be stuck with her.

At the challenge, Tribe Diaper came in doing some weird dance line thing.  Very odd, even in a middle-school awkward kind of way.

The challenge was to route water poured from buckets into a tub that, when filled, would drop a net full of puzzle pieces.  First tribe to complete the puzzle would avoid tribal council.

Since Tribe Fogy had the Medallion of Power, they had an opportunity to get a one bucket head start on the challenge.  They elected to save the MOP for another challenge.

Tribe Diaper completed the bucket filling stage just ahead of Tribe Fogy.

Probst:  "The older tribe has a great flow going!"  That's something you don't hear too often.  (urinary incontinence joke:  check).

Tribe Diaper completed the puzzle first.  Youth prevailed!  (campy throw out line:  check)

Back at camp the oldsters had to determine who would be the weakest link to cast out.

Jimmy T seems like he might just be a little bit crazy.  Not weird old man who wears plaid slacks, crazy.  We're talking full-on danger to surrounding onlookers crazy.

Wendy and Jimmy J seem to be the most likely to go. 

Wendy can't decide whether she's nervous or concerned.  She actually spent several minutes articulating this.  Enough, vote her off already!

At council, Wendy complained that no one took the time to get to know her.  "No one even asked how old I am!"

To which Tyrone replied "Never ask a woman her age, fool!"  It's only the first episode but I have to admit that Tyrone is my early favorite from a Survivorfest blog perspective.  Jud will be fun to laugh at, but Tyrone is poised to dump some serious bad-ass life advice on us.  It would be prudent for us to listen and learn.


Probst tried to send them all to the vote, but Wendy wanted to say a few things.  Might as well get 'em in while you can honey, cause they won't have any time at the reunion show for you.

The vote went in and Wendy went out.  The lone dissent was Wendy's cast away vote for Yve.

Next week, things heat up in each tribe and someone loses their shoes!

See you next time on...Survivorfest!