Episode 37.10

This season is ending in the near future. Well, it won’t be for a while yet as we are still on the final ten of them. I do wonder when they will do the random, double length episode that they often don’t tell us is two hours in advance. I don’t like that they often do that. Well, it is once a season, but normally not as much as they could do.

Let’s get now to the Idols from Samoa. Russell Hantz found an idol and wasted it. Erik found an idol and never used it, being voted out with it in his possession at the same tribal council that Russell wasted his at. Russell found another one and then used it successfully. He then found yet another one and used it for leverage in order to show his control over the game. But he wasn’t as in control as he thought he was as he didn’t wind up winning. Why people think that he should have won that season is beyond my understanding. But enough of my ramblings.

In the first segment of the show, people are glad that the advantages were played correctly. Angelina is upset over the votes against her. She believes that the Goliath tribe is dead. Davie and Nick look for an idol in the morning. They have to wait until the night to potentially find the idol. We then get to the next challenge for reward. The reward is a Survivor picnic. Is it just me, or did they not tell us who was on the two teams? The orange tribe of whoever wins the challenge.

In the second segment of this show, we see the people on the reward. The Davids probably have the power, according to Gabby. I have the power! The reward winners get letters from home and they get very emotional over it. Carl wants to get rid of Alec. But Kara doesn’t seem to like that idea. Alec eats too much at the reward. How does that happen? Other people are sick as well. Nick then goes on his quest to find an idol. Davie worries about covering for him. Why is an idol just on display like that? I got it last season due to Ghost Island, but this seems too straightforward.

In the third segment of the show, we get to the immunity challenge. People are given the option to sit out of the challenge for food. Angelina, Carl, and Nick are eating instead of competing. Christian then starts talking, possibly trying to annoy his last bit of competition, Alec, out of the game, when it comes down to just the two of them. I was going to do that if I ever competed. Christian talks for hours and, for one reason or another, Alec drops out and Christian wins. Christian wonders if they should still vote out Alec. What do you think? Well, you don’t have to wonder for long.

In the fourth segment of the show, Alec is upset over his loss. He literally let go of his chances in the game. But this is Survivor. There is likely some other target going down. Gabby thinks that Carl is being far too obvious about who he is targeting. Gabby gets emotional after being called paranoid, and also emotional too. She’s calling Carl the Godfather. Perhaps they made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. I am a godfather. But I don’t work for the mafia, as far as you know at least.

There is talk now about getting rid of Carl. Some people want to get rid of him, including members of his own “alliance.” Christian wants to get rid of Carl since Alec is a shield. Where will Christian vote? And will any of this come out at tribal council?

In the fifth segment of the show, we get to tribal council. Christian thinks that he won’t play the game again. I doubt that. Alec explains his loss at the challenge. Carl tries to justify sitting out of the challenge for nachos. Angelina thinks that a nachos decision is more than a nachos decision. Carl thinks that his decision was a good one at the time. Those are famous last words and should be written on tombstones. After the votes are cast, Alec is voted out. I think that’s a good move in the end. Did Kara even vote with him? That seems odd that she doesn’t appear to have.

The show is still going after eight. TELL US IF IT IS 2 HOURS AND DON’T SAY IT IS 2 TRIBAL COUNCILS AS WE ALL NOW THAT 2 TRIBAL COUNCILS CAN HAPPEN IN 1 HOUR! Sorry for yelling there. Nick is glad that the vote went the way it did. Alison is worried that she is next. She prays that she can work with the David tribe. We then get to a reward challenge where a person sits out as there are only two teams despite the fact that they could do three. Christian is the sit out. The orange team wins. Angelina has not won a reward yet. Kara thinks that she can work with the Davids.

In the sixth segment of the show, Carl is glad that he is on his first reward. Did he win won before the merge? I don’t know for sure as I’m not as good as keeping track of things. Kara doesn’t want the next target to be Alison. Davie is glad that he proved himself to be an athlete. Kara doesn’t want to play as a pawn. They are essential, though, in pawn games, and can get promoted in regular games to something more valuable.

Gabby thinks that they have to off the godfather. Just make sure that you are at this baptism in question while others do your bidding. The people back at camp make plans to get rid of Carl. He probably won’t be able to escape the vote if he wins immunity. Who is Carl trying to get rid of? Christian is working on trying to get rid of Carl. Alison is compared to Wonder Woman.

In the seventh segment of the show, Christian tells Gabby that Alison is the target. Angelina notices that the rice is almost out of supplies and wants to exchange things to get more rice. She has taken some classes in negotiation. Maybe I need to do that, if I had the time to do so. I hope that I wouldn’t have to make a case as to why I’d have to be in the class. I’d probably fail the entrance exam. Angelina then goes through her spiel at the start of the immunity challenge. Will someone give up immunity to get the rice? Yes. Angelina does this herself in a risky move. But will this backfire? I’m not sure that it is a bad one just yet. Even if she is voted out, then it wouldn’t be that much of a waste as a whole. Davie wins immunity and Angelina thinks that she’s safe.

In the eighth segment of the show, we get to the tribe getting back to camp after the challenge. Carl thinks that everyone is on board to vote out Alison. She thinks that it will be a five-four vote. Mike wants to make sure that both sides think that he is on their side. Christian is worried that Mike might be on either side of the vote. He thinks correctly. But will Mike be the target? Gabby thinks that the plan has to be executed flawlessly in order to work. It’s going to be utter chaos, isn’t it?

In the ninth segment of the show, we get to tribal council. Jeff talks about the dynamics of the vote. There are scrambled eggs, according to a person, in terms of new tribe dynamics. Christian thinks that it could be more like poached eggs. Carl thinks that he knows whether or not someone is vulnerable and if they should use his help or not. Blurred lines is a common theme of this season in addition to the whole Goliath strong theme. Forgive me for not wanting to share that video of that song with you. I haven’t even seen the Robin Thicke song in question, although I heard it once at a wedding reception. Does that seem like a good wedding song? At least it isn’t like the movie Made of Honor where they are expecting us to believe that a DJ would play Gold Digger at a wedding.

I sadly miss a lot of tribal due to thinking about these references. But I do not think that I can gain much about what’s going on. Between Carl and Alison, it is Carl that gets the boot in this episode. Now the godfather will be taking a dirt nap. I need to see that movie sometime. Maybe then I could make better references to it.

On the next Survivor, the family visit happens. The ultimate betrayal might happen next as well. Will the other players get rid of Christian or is this another red herring? It is hard to tell for sure what all is going on with this game for sure. Christian is either an obvious winner or obvious blindside. And that is why nothing ever is really obvious.

Total confessional count: Carl- 13, Christian- 27, Kara- 19, Angelina- 22, Alec- 17, Gabby- 21, Alison- 10, Davie- 15, Mike- 23, Nick- 18. New confessionals this episode: Kara- 4, Angelina- 6, Alec- 4, Gabby- 5, Alison- 3, Davie- 3, Mike- 4, Nick- 3, Carl- 6, Christian- 6.

Let’s look at the last confessional counts of Alec and Carl. Combining the two hours into one episode does have some complications in question. Alec had four confessionals, the same number as Mike, Kara, and Alec. Gabby had five. Carl had six in this episode, the same number as Christian and Angelina. All the other players are lower than four, tying at three. Those people are Alison, Davie, and Nick. Then we get to the total confessional count. Alec had seventeen. Carl had thirteen. The only person who has less confessionals than Carl is Alison with ten. Davie had less than Alec. Everyone else is higher than Alec with Christian as the highest with twenty-seven.

Well, Advent begins next week so this blog is moving to Thursdays for the rest of this season. I don’t yet think or have any reason to believe that this blog will be delayed for more than that. I don’t know if I have told you that I’m watching Survivor: Borneo on DVD and how Survivor: Gabon is going to be on the list after it. I also don’t know if I’ll get Survivor: Blood versus Water on DVD yet. Well, I plan to get it at some point in time (or hope that someone gets it for me as a gift) so we’ll see when or if I get it. What I do know is that you should keep an eye out for Sunday posts for this blog. I just don’t yet know when it will be. For now, this is Adam Decker, signing off.