Water Cooler Talk from Two Guys Wearing Sweaters
- Week 3 -
Time for this week's discussion from the "Water Cooler Guys," or "Water Cooler Goofs" as one post on our message board has dubbed us.
We feel another "Sue" type of speech coming our way in some shape or form based on this week's backstabbing ouster of Marilyn (AKA "Mad Dog"). More about that later!
This week's episode began with Michael's quest for a pig. We assume there really are some slow, incredibly stupid Outback Pigs down there which can be killed by a knife-wielding maniac. If we were on Michael's team, we wouldn't worry so much about him voting us off at Tribal Council; we'd be more concerned that he'd get hungry enough to spear us. Have you heard the guy laugh? We'd be more than a tad bit concerned.
Mike goes to work with "Super Spear 2001"
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We didn't see any signs of pigs, but Mike did build a pretty impressive "Super Spear 2001," similar to Sean's "Super Pole 2000" from Survivor I.
Tina is also getting hungry, and she noted that she's surprised the experience would be this difficult. In an apparent attempt to assure herself of some endorsement money later on, she mentioned that it sure would be nice to eat some Doritos with some Mt. Dew, and do some shopping at Target while wearing her new Reeboks. Well, she really did mention the Doritos...
This week's reward challenge (for some much-needed fishing equipment) was held very early in the show for a change. The tribes had to carry water buckets to the shoulders of an opponent by balancing across a board over some water to see who could weigh down the opposition first. Amber was one of only two contestants who didn't fall into the water during the challenge! The groups finished in a tie since Michael's pole broke (and we all know how painful that can be).
Amber stays balanced!
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Ogakor came out on top of the tie-breaker, which was a challenge to see which team could load the other up with as many buckets of water as possible in a timed event. Bring on the fish for Amber's tribe!
A group of Ogakor folks found the fishing to be super, and they brought back a nice catch for dinner. Amber caught the group's first fish, despite knowing nothing about fishing (according to an interview KDKA-TV did with her father)!
Keith took on the obvious role of chef since that's his profession & all. He used the time-tested method of chopping up the fish and heating them up as only a true chef could possibly accomplish. Everyone agreed that, compared to cow brains, it was pretty darned good.
We also got quite a kick out of the Glare of Death that Keith aimed at Jerri after she suggested he should be careful not to waste the flour.
Keith flashes the Glare of Death
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Meanwhile, a number of people have pointed out the fact that Nick (also known as "Gervace") is lazy, even though he has been the architect of their estate on the Outback. Nick has successfully crafted a kitchen, patio, rumpus room, TV room, mezzanine, balcony, computer room and a pretty convincing swimming pool. And yet they still call him lazy.
This week's Immunity Challenge was another obstacle course. Jeff Probst, exercising his skills as a crafty wordsmith, noted that the obstacle course would involve "a series of obstacles." Thanks for helping us understand that one, buddy!
The trick was that each tribe had to have everyone tied together to run the course. This helped point out which team members were no longer able to pull their own weight in the competitions. At various times throughout the race, Rodger and Marilyn both had to be pulled back up after falling flat on their butts. Ultimately the Kucha Tribe won the competition, and Ogakor was sent to the dreaded Tribal Council.
In the first non-unanimous vote so far on Survivor II, Marilyn received at least four votes to get her a plane ticket back home. Could her ouster have had more to do with her singing? What was with that little song? Scary.
Tina casts a back-stabbing vote, frowny face & all.
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Jerri and Mitchell also had votes cast against them. But the most notable vote was that of Tina against Marilyn. "Mad Dog" had just commented about the fact that she and Tina were "conjoined," which sounds like some kind of term that would get them special deductions from the IRS ("If filing conjoined with no dependents...").
Did you notice that Marilyn gave Amber her "Mad Dog" hat? May we suggest to Amber that she could fetch some good money by selling it on eBay?
Anyway, we've learned that Tina can be a vicious little thing, so we'll have to keep an eye out for her. And listen for Marilyn to give a speech about how if she ever came upon her along the road, dying of thirst, she'd let all of the crows peck her eyeballs out, or whatever.
This week we have seen numerous little mini-alliances being formed and broken. Let's see, Jerri and Colby (also known as "Greg and Colleen") are hitting it off nicely. I mean, they're already talking about peanut butter. Looks like Elisabeth has a thing for Rodger (aka "Kentucky Joe"); Colby & Mitchell have been sharing secrets; Jerri says she has also bonded with our Amber; and Jeff & Alicia have been scheming.
At this point it is hard to see any real solid alliances forming... we'll see more next week, we're sure!
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