Previously, it was the greatest episode of Survivor EVER when the Yau Man/Earl alliance got Alex to think he was in trouble, play the Idol and then voted out Edgardo. Outstanding. When they get back from Tribal, Mookie and Alex talk about how badly Dreamz double-crossed them. Stacy and Earl reassure Dreamz that the reason they switched to Edgardo at the last minute was just in case the 4 Horsement were feeding Dreamz misinformation about the location of the Idol. Dreamz was the only one who voted Mookie and he was initially pissed, but he accepts their explanation and seems fine with it. They are 6 strong and can just pick off Alex and Mookie. Stacy comments how those two will “be lucky if they get fed.” Nice, Stacy. Snotty bitch. People having power and having their hubris come back to bite them in the ass is a staple of this show, so she needs to watch herself.
Dreamz tries to convince Alex and Mookie that he didn’t double-cross them, that he got played too. That they all got “outwitted.” Strangely enough, Alex and Mookie don’t fall for it. Imagine that. Dreamz claims he didn’t know what was going on. Well, yeah, that’s probably true most of the time.
In the Reward Challenge, the 8 players are divided into two teams. Each team has a launcher and the other three are supposed to catch the balls they launch into the air. When a team gets 5 balls, they win. The teams are Yau Man, Boo, Cassandra and Mookie and Stacy, Dreamz, Earl and Alex. The Stacy/Dreamz/Earl/Alex team ends up winning and the only thing of note that happens is that some people are willing to play more physically than others, knocking people down and holding them back. Also, Boo hurts his knee and the medical team is brought in and there is a disgusting pop and then he seems okay.
The winning team is off to the reward, which is a night in a spa where they get food and showers and stuff. The losing team is back to camp and Boo gets sent to Exile Island, where there is a new clue to the new location of the Idol. As a DEADLY SEA SNAKE slithers around the clue basket, the clue tells Boo that the Idol is “at your very own beach, close to a singular tree and easy to reach.” I wonder if that means it’s hanging in the tree? It doesn’t make it sound like it is buried anymore. Hmmmm….
Off at the reward, they get showered up and they are served a really nice meal. Stacy talks about how awkward it was to have Alex there. He claims that he always congratulates the other team and tries to minimize the show-boating. Stacy rightly responds, “Sometimes.” I can’t fault her for that reaction, Alex and his cronies have not been exactly the nicest. Anybody who makes fun of Yau Man is on my list, I’ll tell ya that much.
Earl and Alex talk about how they want Alex off before Mookie because Mookie seems to have mentally checked-out of the game. Alex understands, but basically asks Earl that he not go first. There isn’t any kind of deal shown, though. When they return from the challenge, Mookie talks about how awesome they smelled and how he doesn’t want to hear about it. He says his heart is still going and he’s not out of the game yet.
Mookie, Alex and Dreamz talk about how Yau Man has to have the other Idol because he’s always around camp. Since he is currently out of camp fishing, Alex and Mookie go rifling through his bag and find the Idol. Classy, guys. The first thing Alex says is “what can we do with that information.” Interestingly enough, they don’t steal the Idol. That must be a rule that has not been shared with the viewing audience. They sneak off to the bushes to talk about the damage they can cause. What they don’t know is that Cassandra and Stacy are hanging out in the bushes eating pineapple and they hear the boys coming. So Cass and Stacy hide and eavesdrop on their conversation. Mookie and Alex have the following exchange that totally cracks me up:
Mookie: How are you going to convince everyone that Yau Man has the Idol?
Alex: Let’s think about that.
Mookie: Say, ‘I went in his bag, he has the Idol.’
Wow, that’s a real brain trust y’all got there. Mookie then talks about how they should “blow him up” at Tribal Council. Apparently Mookie imagines that he’ll ask Yau Man, Yau will deny it and then Mookie will say, “Pull your pants out and show everyone here that you have the Idol, if you’re so cocky.” Huh. Yeah, that’s foolproof. Yau Man will surely fall for that. THEN they go on to talk about how if Yau Man denies he has it, everyone will vote with them. Hmmmm. THEN they talk about how great it will be to go out in a blaze of glory, Scarface-style. Really? Scarface? Mookie says, “Two great brains working together, strategizing. We’re on top of the world.” I just cannot convey in words how comical it is to watch these two morons think they are such badasses.
However, we haven’t even gotten to the best part yet. The best part is when Mookie and Alex realize that Cass and Stacy have been listening the whole time and they are so disappointed because their GENIUS EVIL PLAN won’t work anymore. Yeah, cause that’s why it won’t work. It was perfect right up until that moment. They THEN decide that the best plan of action is to get to Yau Man first and threaten him. And their threat consists of, “We know you have the Idol. Do you want to tell the group yourself or do you want us to?” Yau Man wonders how they know he has the Idol and they say, “Cause we saw it in your bag.” Well, if by “saw it” you mean “found Yau Man’s bag, rifled through it, found his pants and then pulled the Idol out of his pants pocket.”
Yau Man goes, “You guys do what you need to do.” And just like any bully who’s tactics don’t work the way they wanted them to, Alex goes, “Fine. We will.” They also talk about how shocked Yau Man was when they confronted him. Hmmmm…..Yau Man wears “shock” a lot differently than, well, anyone, I guess. Alex snots, “It’ll be interesting, won’t it?” and Yau Man awesomely responds, “No, I don’t think it’ll change, actually, very much.” This is just priceless. Mookie and Alex think they are SO SMART, when really they are just absurd.
Yau Man goes back to camp and tells his whole alliance how Alex basically tried to blackmail him about having the Idol (which he did) and how Alex found the Idol by going through is bag. All of his alliance? Couldn’t care less that Yau Man has the Idol, they are just pissed off that Mookie and Alex would go through his personal stuff like that. HAHA! Cassandra goes, “They went through your stuff and then tried to BULLY you?” Yeah, that’s about the extent of it Cassandra. Alex and Mookie laugh about how they caused dissention among the alliance. Not quite, dude.
The Immunity Challenge is actually really cool and basically like a big game of Battleship. There is a 5 x 5 square grid and everybody has to pick 3 personal squares that are consecutive, either vertically, horizontally or diagonally. Interestingly, everybody picks diagonally except Alex. Then they take turns “bombing” squares and the last person who still has a spot left on the grid wins. The bombs consist of Jeff turning a knob, which sets off a big flame, which ignites the pole holding the name(s) of who has that square. So, people pick squares, people get knocked out and then finally Stacy wins. It’s a cool challenge, but doesn’t really translate to the written word, so much.
After the challenge, the alliance of 6 decides that just to be safe, since Boo said the clue for the new Idol isn’t very hard (then why didn’t YOU find it, dumbass?), they are going to split their votes 3-3 for Mookie and Alex. We are never shown if this plan is relayed to Mookie or Alex. Earl is very smart, he talks about how he tries to be very democratic and listen to everyone. Telling the group what to do would be the wrong approach. So many leaders on this show forget that. I’m really hoping for a Boo, Cassandra, Earl and Yau Man Final Four. Stacy is a snot and Dreamz is kind of an idiot.
At Tribal Council, Rocky and Lisi still look gross, Michelle and Edgardo look hot. I like to think that at the sequester location, Michelle and Edgardo are dating. Jeff kicks it off by asking about the reward challenge and Alex says that it revealed how people are willing to play games, more willing to trip somebody or throw mud in someone’s eyes. Alex says the rats and the snakes came out of the woodwork, just like at last Tribal. Hmmmmm. Mookie talks about some backstabbing and trickiness at the last Tribal and Yau Man cannot suppress a grin. Hee hee.
Mookie mentions “finding” an Idol in Yau Man’s bag. Jeff goes, “FOUND it? … That’s about as snakey/raty as it gets.” Yau Man says there is an expectation of privacy, but he says it was a desperation move and it won’t affect the game for the next few rounds. Interesting……
Alex talks about Karma coming back around to bite the Top 6 in the ass. He says, “Whatever will be will be, but remember past actions because they foretell the future.” WHAT? Seriously…..WHAT? I can’t believe the Top 6 manage not to just fall down, wetting themselves with laughter. Is Alex a seer now? Also, do you think somebody’s still a little sore about getting played so badly in the last episode? I think so.
Everybody votes and it comes down with one for Boo, 3 for Alex and 4 for Mookie. Mookie is sent home and Jeff astutely points out that either Alex is a big target now or suddenly very valuable to the Top 6. Hmmmmm….. Also, interestingly enough Alex votes for Mookie. I feel like he must’ve been clued in to the 3-3 vote and realized his only way of staying was to vote for Mookie. Lady Andrea out.
