Water Cooler Talk from Two Guys Wearing Sweaters
- Week 5 -
Woo hoo! Ogakor finally won something! We were really beginning to think that it would soon be "Amber vs. Kucha" since her tribe members have been dropping like dirt falls off of Kimmi lately. More about those challenges and the issues surrounding Kimmi's personal hygiene later...
This week's show began with some concern over that pesky little forest fire. First they wanted fire, now they don't want fire. Yeesh, make up your minds, Survivors!
Over at Kucha, Jeff has been busy catching on fire thanks to the proximity of the group's campfire. They thought it might be a good time to move the campfire a teeny bit further away from their tent.
Michael goes all whacky.
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We got a kick out of the fact that Michael called Kimmi too "theatrical" about her actions when the tribe decided to whack a chicken for dinner. Then he ran off did his homicidal maniac "I wanna do some killin'" routine.
Speaking of homicidal maniacs, Alicia went off on Kimmi big time. Kimmi has been experiencing "moral issues" about the whole killing chicken thing since she's a vegetarian. Alicia waved the Finger of Doom at Kimmi to indicate just how peeved she was after listening to her constant whining. If we were in Kimmi's shoes, we'd sprint the other way; Alicia looks like she could kick any of our butts clear the heck out of there.
Alicia waves the Finger of Doom at Kimmi.
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Not that the Kucha Tribe was coming down hard on Kimmi this time around, but they even brought up the fact that she's a little more stinky than what would normally be expected of people who have been spending weeks out in the wild. Michael tactfully noted that other people have tan lines; Kimmi has dirt lines. It must be nice to be so charming AND odor free, Mike!
Back at Ogakor, the tribe folks are getting a bit hungry. Kucha has pigs and chickens and eggs; Ogakor has rotting fish and rice. Several of the team members, Jerri in particular, are visibly losing weight.
Time for the reward challenge! This time the tribes had to build a little stretcher thing to carry tribe members back & forth. The stretcher had some sort of French name, so it was obviously going to be a fancy contest. The winners would get some luxury items like spices, soup mix, toothbrushes, deodorant, shampoo and some other stuff they picked up at the neighborhood Outback Target store.
Keith thoughtfully drops Amber while practicing for the reward challenge.
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Amber, of course, did a wonderful job for her team. Granted much of her role in this particular challenge involved lying still, but she sure did a fine job of it...
Once again, despite Amber's best efforts, the Ogakor Tribe lost the challenge... again. The effects were obviously demoralizing, especially for Amber, who broke down in tears afterwards ("I'm so tired of losing!"). On the bright side, Kucha was able to get Kimmi cleaned up for her last days in the Outback.
Ogakor's losing streak takes a toll on Amber.
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Before the Immunity Challenge began, Amber made a speech worthy of quoting verbatim: "I think we should have a little pep talk. I think today... I don't think its our strength that's going to get us through this challenge. I honestly think it's our minds and our hearts, and if we all believe we can do it I definitely think we can... so just make sure that you don't doubt your heart and your mind today, and that's what will get us through it."
The challenge involved two identical mazes -- one for each tribe -- that had hidden numbered doodads inside. The tribes had to gather the doodads in order and make it out of the maze first. Amber's speech apparently had an effect on herself, at least -- she was responsible for locating three or four of the five markers! She was "a-MAZE-ing" hahahahaha... cough cough. For once Ogakor came out on top, sending Kucha to only their second trip to Tribal Council.
Apparently Kimmi's stench and whatnot was too much for her Kucha pals since her stinky butt was unanimously booted from the tribe. It seemed that even God himself wanted to get Kimmi to smell better since it was showering while they were voting. "The Tribe, and God, have spoken."
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