Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Survivor: Vietnam Episode

So, ONCE AGAIN, Owen and Sami are upset to be out of the loop on the Noelle vote and are wondering how to get out of the bottom.  


Karla is PISSED that someone wrote her name down.  Sami admits to doing it (both her and Owen did) and says it came from the other side.  Gab thinks Cody and Jesse have flipped on him and says he has a plan.  He says he's hiding IN PLAIN SIGHT.  Owen compares himself to Charlie Brown with the football and says every one of the Peanuts kids are out to get him.  

Next morning Sami is still upset because it was the first vote he was left out of.  He re-reads his letter from his mom and decides to keep going because of her. 

Karla confronts Owen and Sami and asks who told them to write down her name, and they tell her Cass.  Which is not true.  Karla gets freaked out that Cass has flipped since she knows ALL OF KARLA'S SECRETS and that she has an idol.  Which worries Karla because she doesn't think anyone knows she has one.  

Cass tells her Sami is a shit stirrer.  Karla talks to her about her worries that Cass knows about her idol.  Karla is worried Cass isn't loyal ENOUGH  and has decided to go on the offense.  Meanwhile Clueless Cass is all 2 GIRLS IN THE FINAL.  WOOHOOO!!!

A boat pulls up at camp with a note that says THERE IS AN ADVANTAGE HIDDEN AT CAMP, probably because these people are lazy and there are WAY TOO MANY IDOLS AND ADVANTAGES ANYWAY.  But everyone jumps into action and run around the 1 square acre of the set to find it "in the jungle".  Ever wonder why there are never ANY animals in this jungle??  Because IT AIN'T A DAMN JUNGLE.  It's an acre or two of land Mark Burnett owns with some trailers and a motel 6 called "ponderosa".  Do they still do ponderosa??  I'm not even sure the cbs website is updated to this season!!  

Anywhoo, it's crazy everyone running around the same paths pretending to be out in the jungle looking for clues.  You know it's a little area because everyone ends up at some point standing in front of the tree with the clue scratching their bitten balls.  Gab decides to play Vietnam (LOL) and do some LRP reconnaissance walk where they all spread out and walk together.  Shockingly it works as well as it did in 'Nam.  Cody says the excitement is wearing out, because everyone already has an idol or adv and he's wondering if someone has it but is pretending to look.  He's talking to Gab I think and leaning up against a tree when he realizes the clue is right at friggin eye level, and he slowly removes it.  It's an advantage for the Immunity challenge that gives him a second chance to win by guessing who the winner of the water boarding challenge will be.  

IC
Yes, it's a Vietnam like cage in the water and survivors have to weigh a million dollars against drowning.  My mild mannered husband is hoping we see drowning.  LOL.  Seriously, this is why Burnett bought the land, so they don't have to comply with laws and police should anyone actually drown because I can't believe this is legal.  

But everyone gets into the cage and the tide starts to come in covering their faces periodically.  Gab, Sami and Jesse are the first pussies to drop out.  Jeff is all excited about the challenge until it goes on so long that the tide begins to go out again and they have to call it and declare both Karla and Owen win immunity.  Seriously someone's ass is gonna get chewed for not pumping more water into the ocean.  Cody picked Owen but no one else knows that so 3 people have immunity this round.  

Cass tells Owen she is disappointed in herself for coming up short.  I mean, who knew the tide was going to go out in a few hours!  Cass is also worried people are thinking she is too close to Karla.  

Karla tells Sami, who thinks it's him, they should get rid of Cass.  Sami thinks she's bullshitting him.  Everyone is running around saying it's Cass.  Jesse also heard alarm bells and wonders if Karla is now working with Sami.  Jesse suggests to Owen that they don't vote for Cass but let Karla vote for her to create drama between those 2?  But Owen doesn't trust Jesse.  Cody and Jesse talk about it being Sami instead because he's good at  fire making and it could drive a wedge between Karla and Cass.  Cody is like, WOW that's deep but he also thinks Sami is less of a threat because he sucks at challenges.  

Tribal
Jeff gives some bullshit speech about it being a historic challenge because they OUTLASTED the tides are never the same and he tries to make a Survivor analogy because after 42 or so seasons he's still trying to sell the game.  
Gab says having 3/7 people with immunity caused CHAOS
Karla says people are so polite though this time.  You can never see where it's going.  
Owen agrees that the game is fluid although he talks 40 words to say this.
Sami offers himself a a free agent available for votes
Cass says the votes are to help them get to the end and you have to analyze every angle
Sami says the idols are a ticking clock that expire soon yet they have yet to see one used.  Are people taking them home as a souvenir or to sell on ebay??  He announces he's using his shot in the dark so don't count on his vote
Karla says something that's basically "that's unfortunate"
Sami says if he was told right, it won't matter.  

Time to vote.  Jeff tells everyone Cody chose Owen to win immunity.  And Sami wastes his shot and is not safe and is next on the Jury.