Episode 35.5

Well, if you read this post last week, you might have been wondering what would happen with my laptop. Well, I am glad to say that it is working well again. This has lead me to save some of what was meant for the last post being added to this post. Enjoy this somewhat outdated paragraph over my local news about Jessica that would have been after the third episode this season.

Jessica was on the news again as they focused on what little has been shown about her game thus far. They did have more to her story and showmance with Cole. We do get to see more of her as time goes by and I can mention anything in these posts that I missed in old posts. I do like these stories although they seem like CBS self promotion and I don’t know if they require local news channels to air these specials or not as this hasn’t happened before to my knowledge. I might have to check my other CBS affiliate more in the future should people from that area be on the show.

I had a dream about a challenge from Survivor Borneo. It was the last immunity challenge between the two tribes. The dream had Rudy competing in the challenge and the Tagi tribe barely lost instead of what actually happened where they barely won because they could sit him out despite the lack of an advantage in numbers over the other tribe. I wonder how different the game could have been if Tagi had lost that challenge. But it could have been an even better game. We’ll never know for sure unless someone can prove the existence of then access the multiverse. But enough of my ramblings.

In the first segment of the show, we get back to the tribe after the tribal council. I hope that I would be crazy and smart if I played Survivor. If I wasn’t smart, then at least I’d be one of the things. Ben freaks out over bamboo popping on the first. Ben doesn’t like sudden, load noises. Who would? At least he isn’t hurt like the last person I remember going into the water after something happened with the fire. Don’t get into child porn, Ben. In fact, no one should do that. I wonder if this segment on Ben might be foreshadowing a big role for him throughout the game.

In the second segment of the show, we get to a reward challenge. Maybe I should take this as a break to get my supper ready. I’m going with simple leftovers for supper. I typically only do that for lunch unless there’s a lot of leftovers, but it makes sense to have something it takes a while to make when I’m trying to watch and blog about something. The second place team gets a simple reward as people worm their way through the challenge. The yellow tribe loses since Ryan struggled too much in the challenge.

In the third segment of the show, Desi on the blue tribe talks about coming in first place in the challenge that gave them a win for the time. Devon and Ashley try to get Desi away from Joe’s side so that they don’t go to rocks. Ryan talks about doing nothing in the challenge and takes responsibility for the loss. I still don’t know what to make of Ryan right now. He could be in it for the long haul, but I don’t know yet if he will win or be an obstacle the winner has to overcome. But I do see him making the endgame right now. Roark tries to find allies on her new tribe. She wants to join Ali and they start scheming. Ryan feels that he is in the middle of two potential alliances.

Lauren continues to vent about various tribe members in her confessionals. Jessica wants to form more of a bond with Mike. She gets him to do all the work digging for an idol while she just stands around and does nothing. It’s kind of funny in a way. She doesn’t get the idol so that’s more interesting. She should have gone out on her own and kept it to herself. Now someone else has the idol instead of her.

In the fourth segment of the show, we get to the immunity challenge. It seems to be part Pinko like we’ve seen before. I predict that the red tribe will lose. What’s interesting is that the two people who struggled in the last challenge (Mike and Ryan) are sitting out this one. I do wonder why they showed Jeff encouraging Mike during the reward challenge instead of criticizing his poor challenge performance. So maybe Mike will have a redemption arc of some sort. The red tribe (Yawa) comes in first. The blue tribe (Yuvu) comes in second after the yellow tribe struggles based on the fact that only one person could do that last stage. Roark thinks that Chrissy needs to go after Chrissy’s poor performance.

In the fifth segment of the show, we get to the Soko tribe after their loss. Chrissy feels like she is in danger of the vote. She wants to talk to Roark and create an all girls alliance. Only this is just a ruse. But it doesn’t seem like Roark was in on it. Now Chrissy makes it seem like the all girls alliance was Roark’s idea. At least she is doing something since she knows she is in danger. Ryan need to figure out which side to join: Chrissy’s or Ali’s. We then get to tribal council next.  It seems like there is a catty cat fight between Chrissy and Roark. There are blurred lines. I haven’t heard that song. The votes are cast and I have no idea what might be happening. It seems like it will be either one person or another. Roark is voted out. L Who voted against her? The numbers don’t add up.

On the next Survivor, Ryan faces the fallout of the vote and it seems that Cole might have some sort of medical problem. But is it just a fake out of some sort? I guess that we will see what happens later and how much the promo could be misleading us on the medical problem.

Total confessional count: JP- 2, Chrissy- 7, Jessica- 11, Roark- 5, Cole- 5, Joe- 10, Ashley- 9, Devon- 6, Lauren- 10, Ryan- 14, Desi- 6, Mike- 3, Ben- 8, Ali- 12.

New confessionals this episode: Ali- 3, JP- 0, Chrissy- 2, Jessica- 1, Roark- 2, Cole- 0, Joe- 1, Ashley- 2, Devon- 1, Lauren- 1, Ryan- 2, Desi- 1, Mike- 0, Ben- 1.

Roark had two new confessionals this episode, the same number as Ryan, Chrissy, and Ashley. The only person higher is Ali with three. Everyone else is lower than them with Mike, JP, and Cole as the lowest with no new confessionals this episode. In terms of total confessionals, Roark had five, the same number as Cole. The people lower are JP and Mike with JP as the lowest with two. Everyone else is higher with their confessional count. Those in double digits are Lauren, Ryan, Ali, Jessica, and Joe with Ryan as the highest with fourteen. There’s not much else to say. This blog should be normal for the rest of the season unless problems come back up again. For now, this is Adam Decker, signing off.