Survivor 31, Episode 8
"YOU CALL, WE'LL HAUL"
Before we start, here's what's happening with this recap(ish):
My grammar and I still have no idea if this should be written in past or present tense. What I got from my research (ie going to a total of two grammar sites), plot of a story should be written in present tense. After having used past tense for a while, I then tried 'telling a story' in present tense. But it didn't feel right with some sentences. What if this is a report? Should it be written in past tense then? Consciously trying to decide between two tenses is like running through a maze and still coming out confused. So I'm going to stick to whatever feels right for now. (Advice is welcome. Clearly, I need help with analogies too.)
Nevertheless, OMG what a great episode!
More people should watch today's Survivor. Borneo finale was watched by 50 million people. Most who have left don't know what they are missing now. (By number of viewers, *Thailand* ranks fourth on the list 😱.)
The edit for this episode, however, is mean. It's part too-obvious-it-cannot-be-Stephen, it's part oh-no-it's-Stephen!
The whole nail-biting episode starts with Ciera and Stephen discussing "making the big move" and getting rid of Joe.
Then we are interrupted by the reward challenge that involves paddling, collecting huge heavy boxes and arranging them so each side won't have repeating colours. In short, the team of Joe, Keith, Kelly, Kelley, Kimmi and Ciera wins; and Stephen is sulking at camp. But the most important thing is, Keith driving a tuk-tuk is part of Survivor history now.
Back at camp, Stephen is being "disgusting" (and the next day, "diabolical") by "scheming, lying and being deceitful". He tries to rally Spencer, Jeremy and Tasha to blindside Joe. Savage doesn't like this, and he's ready to fight for Joe.
Immunity challenge is balancing balls again (yay!), and you know that these are Keith's challenges -- provided Joe isn't competing as well. In short, Joe wins.
So now Prince Joe wants to get Stephen out and use "the three girls who are on the bottom" to achieve this goal. Savage, who has already sworn that he'll never write Joe's name down, rallies Jeremy, Kelly, Tasha and Spencer. Jeremy and Spencer carefully construct their defense for Stephen. Haha. These three are totally BFFs. So the consensus in the big group now is to vote either Kelley or Ciera.
Then it's tribal council time. The biggest headline of the night is 'the four people running the show'. The only wrinkle: while they seem to agree it consists of Jeremy, Tasha and Savage, the last person is a little blurry -- it's either Stephen or Joe. Jeremy uses this to deflect the target off him. "(Ciera said four but) she came out with five names. They don't even know who's running the show," he says. Four or five, you are still in it, Jeremy.
Meanwhile, Savage, playing Survivor from 1971, says all nine people in his group are equal and have mutual respect for each other. This doesn't sit well with Ciera's eyeballs. Then... Stephen just couldn't take it anymore. So he starts to podcast, explaining how this season is different -- no one is really on the bottom, and there is no hierarchy -- responding to Ciera's cry about people who are on the bottom in the big group.
Kelley, being the amazing Kelley, helps Ciera to stir the pot by saying that someone from the big group did come to her for a possibility of working together. She won't out the person because if she's still in the game tomorrow, that's one door open for her.
Then one of the most exciting two minutes of Survivor happens. Added with clever, clever pauses and score, Kelley Wentworth uses her idol to nullify nine votes cast against her, and Savage moves to Ponderosa.
Good lines:
Spencer: You didn't know?
Ciera: No. This is one of my favourite moments.
But the goodbye is the best:
Abi: You made it to the jury!
Savage: *shows finger*
Abi: Aww... right back at you.
Image: CBS
Before we start, here's what's happening with this recap(ish):
My grammar and I still have no idea if this should be written in past or present tense. What I got from my research (ie going to a total of two grammar sites), plot of a story should be written in present tense. After having used past tense for a while, I then tried 'telling a story' in present tense. But it didn't feel right with some sentences. What if this is a report? Should it be written in past tense then? Consciously trying to decide between two tenses is like running through a maze and still coming out confused. So I'm going to stick to whatever feels right for now. (Advice is welcome. Clearly, I need help with analogies too.)
Nevertheless, OMG what a great episode!
More people should watch today's Survivor. Borneo finale was watched by 50 million people. Most who have left don't know what they are missing now. (By number of viewers, *Thailand* ranks fourth on the list 😱.)
The edit for this episode, however, is mean. It's part too-obvious-it-cannot-be-Stephen, it's part oh-no-it's-Stephen!
The whole nail-biting episode starts with Ciera and Stephen discussing "making the big move" and getting rid of Joe.
Then we are interrupted by the reward challenge that involves paddling, collecting huge heavy boxes and arranging them so each side won't have repeating colours. In short, the team of Joe, Keith, Kelly, Kelley, Kimmi and Ciera wins; and Stephen is sulking at camp. But the most important thing is, Keith driving a tuk-tuk is part of Survivor history now.
Back at camp, Stephen is being "disgusting" (and the next day, "diabolical") by "scheming, lying and being deceitful". He tries to rally Spencer, Jeremy and Tasha to blindside Joe. Savage doesn't like this, and he's ready to fight for Joe.
Immunity challenge is balancing balls again (yay!), and you know that these are Keith's challenges -- provided Joe isn't competing as well. In short, Joe wins.
So now Prince Joe wants to get Stephen out and use "the three girls who are on the bottom" to achieve this goal. Savage, who has already sworn that he'll never write Joe's name down, rallies Jeremy, Kelly, Tasha and Spencer. Jeremy and Spencer carefully construct their defense for Stephen. Haha. These three are totally BFFs. So the consensus in the big group now is to vote either Kelley or Ciera.
Then it's tribal council time. The biggest headline of the night is 'the four people running the show'. The only wrinkle: while they seem to agree it consists of Jeremy, Tasha and Savage, the last person is a little blurry -- it's either Stephen or Joe. Jeremy uses this to deflect the target off him. "(Ciera said four but) she came out with five names. They don't even know who's running the show," he says. Four or five, you are still in it, Jeremy.
Meanwhile, Savage, playing Survivor from 1971, says all nine people in his group are equal and have mutual respect for each other. This doesn't sit well with Ciera's eyeballs. Then... Stephen just couldn't take it anymore. So he starts to podcast, explaining how this season is different -- no one is really on the bottom, and there is no hierarchy -- responding to Ciera's cry about people who are on the bottom in the big group.
Kelley, being the amazing Kelley, helps Ciera to stir the pot by saying that someone from the big group did come to her for a possibility of working together. She won't out the person because if she's still in the game tomorrow, that's one door open for her.
Then one of the most exciting two minutes of Survivor happens. Added with clever, clever pauses and score, Kelley Wentworth uses her idol to nullify nine votes cast against her, and Savage moves to Ponderosa.
Good lines:
Spencer: You didn't know?
Ciera: No. This is one of my favourite moments.
But the goodbye is the best:
Abi: You made it to the jury!
Savage: *shows finger*
Abi: Aww... right back at you.
Image: CBS
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