This is my very first Survivor update from beautiful Pasqua Lake. I'm still trying to decide if having a computer and internet access out here is an asset or a detriment.
But on to Survivor. Sierra is gone. Coach believes he had his way though really he had little to do with the decision. Six Survivors are left. Coach tells Debbie it is time for the Warrior Alliance to swoop down on Taj and Erinn and punish them for casting rogue votes for Stephan and Debbie at Tribal Council. Debbie agrees that this is how it should play out, but privately tells us that Coach's dialogues are getting old. Ya think? The next morning, after having an overnight epiphany, Debbie decides it is time to disengage herself from Coach. She goes to Stephen and JT with ideas for a new alliance and the expulsion of Coach. Debbie's wavering allegiance to Coach only make Stephen and JT mistrust her, in spite of her pinky swear that she will be loyal to them.
The reward challenge is a food auction. Each Survivor gets $500.00 and can bid on food items in increments of $20.00. Debbie antes up for a $120.00 plate of fries, while Coach pays $320.00 for a plate of Chicken Parmesan. The last item up for bids is a cell phone. Highest bidder on the cell phone gets a message from home and Survivors can pool their money for this one. Led by JT (MY GUY) everyone hands their remaining money over to Taj who has missing her young children and her studly husband. So Taj gets to listen to a message from Eddie the football star. She is wailing so hard by the end of the message that she misses the final words of the message "see you back at camp". Dimples calms her down enough to point out what Eddie has just said in his message. For his trouble Taj nearly rips Dimples arm off in her excitement. So Taj gets to spend the night with Eddie but there is a twist. If she makes a sacrifice and agrees to spend her time with Eddie on Exile Island, everyone can have a visit with a loved one. Taj readily agrees and scurries off to Exile Island where Eddie jumps out from behind a tree. He marvels at her weight loss, her smelliness and her armpit hair, but tells us he is turned on by her wildness. The fact that he is afraid of snakes and scorpions just gives him a new respect for his wife.
Back at camp tears are flowing as the other Survivors reunite with brothers, fathers, sisters and uh, an assistant coach?? Did I miss an actual relationship between Coach and his visitor or was he really an assistant coach? If anyone caught this please let me know.
On Day 32 the visitors head home and the strategizing recommences. Debbie again talks to JT about getting rid of Coach. JT feels Debbie is throwing Coach under a bus (Coach under a bus is wrong how? wonders Pat) and thinks he needs to watch out for a person like that. Meanwhile Coach comes to JT suggesting that Taj should go home. JT tells us he is not on the same page as Coach and that he is just telling Coach what he wants to hear. In reality JT feels he is several steps ahead of Coach in his strategy. (Pat wonders if JT would be further ahead in his strategy if he would put Coach under that bus!)
But Debbie is back. She tells JT and Stephen that they should vote together to remove Coach, then Erinn, then Taj. She sweetens the pot by telling them she will be happy with third spot and that they have nothing to fear from her. Not convinced, Stephen and JT are leaning toward sending Debbie home.
At the immunity challenge, Survivors have to dig under a log, walk across a balance beam and crawl under some ropes. Eventually they get to a series of spinning mathematical symbols which they must memorize and use to solve a mathematical equation back at the start line. JT springs off to an early lead while Stephen repeatedly falls off the balance beam. However, when it comes to memorizing the symbols Stephen has a system and only needs one trip down the course to memorize the symbols and solve the equation. Back at camp Stephen revels in his win and JT is nearly as pleased as Stephen. Together they evaluate their position. They are dominating and people are coming to them for direction. Through it all they have stuck with Taj. They are wondering, though, if Debbie is really the best choice to send home. JT tells us that Coach constantly requires reassurance, requiring that JT lie to him. JT hates lying and thinks the best solution would be to remove Coach from the game sooner rather than later. But, in the end, it seems Debbie's double dealing is her downfall. When the votes are tabulated at Tribal Council she is the one packing up her bag and heading home. With Debbie goes Jeff who is undoubtedly wondering how backstabbing Coach can be a bad thing. No one voted for Debbie to win so no one is disappointed in that area.
We are now down to five Survivors. Good luck to those still in the race. Next Thursday is the last regular Survivor and the fnale is on Sunday May 17 (yes, that is the Victoria Day weekend). Until then,
Outwit, Outplay, Outlast
Pat (aka JT Still the nice guy Thomas)
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