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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Thursday, March 03, 2011 - 7:37 am
Transcript:
Jeff Probst: Next time on Survivor...Phil's on the hot seat.
Natalie: He's so annoying. Probst: But with a Hidden Immunity Idol in play, anything can happen.
Rob: Somebody within my alliance might flip. Probst: And at Redemption Island, it's time for Russell to put up or shut up.
Russell [camera confessional]: If this were the real world, I'd be rooting for Matt. But it's not, this is Survivor. Russell Arrives at Redemption Island: Russell: This is the first time I've ever been voted out. I don't like it at all. I was so pissed off I wanted to slap every single one of them. Matt: Who's that? Russell: Russell. Matt: Russell?
Russell: They told me that the girl beat you. Matt: Oh, really? Russell [camera confessional]: Right now this is his house. I'm about to take it from him.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Thursday, March 03, 2011 - 9:54 am
Jeff Probst Blog for Episode 3: ******************************* Historic Moments in time: Jan. 10th , 1935 Canned Beer invented May 6th, 1954 – First Sub-Four Minute Mile July 20th, 1969 – Apollo 11 lands on the moon March 2nd, 2011 – Russell Hanz voted out of Survivor: Redemption Island Survivor fans all over the world will no doubt remember this day for decades, and if science hurries up, perhaps centuries to come. Those that missed the episode will no doubt tell their kids years from now, “I was there. I remember it like it was yesterday. Sitting on the couch and yelling at the TV.” And Russell Hanz will no doubt be telling this story to his grand kids, “I was so good they had to purposefully lose a challenge to get rid of me!” It happened. After back to back seasons during which he was never voted out, lasting the entire 78 days, Russell Hanz finally met a tribe he couldn’t control. Russell Hanz is gone. More on that later… THE FIRST EVER REDEMPTION ISLAND DUEL More history was made as Matt and Francesca squared off in the first ever Redemption Island duel. Some background: DUELS We decided to use smaller versions of previous challenges as the duels because we knew they worked and we didn’t want any risks when it came down to a one-on-one duel. LETTING THE TRIBE WATCH The decision to let two members of each tribe watch was made just a few days before we began. That was Mark Burnett’s call. He was right. It created yet another layer by separating the tribe. The two people at the duel have valuable information but in exchange for it, they’re away from camp where alliances can shift quickly. The opposite is true for those left at camp. Information is king in this game so anytime you can create a situation in which some people have the info and others don’t, you increase your chances for great reality. THE ARENA The idea for the Redemption Island Arena came early in the process but the design and execution of the Arena was still mind blowing. The first time I walked into the half finished Arena I knew it was going to be a good season. The creative team that is our Survivor Art Department really hit it out of the park with this one. They created a ruin that looks as though it has been there for hundreds of years. It was built small enough to remain intimate but large enough to accommodate our cameras. It is one of my favorite builds of all time. What will they do next year?! PRIOR TO THE DUEL From a producing point of view we were certainly nervous before the first duel. Remember, this is a massive format change. Survivor had worked just fine for 21 seasons and now we are changing everything. This was our first test of the twist that we had pinned the entire season around – would the duel work? From a drama point of view we couldn’t ask for me. I really thought Francesca was going to win. She was ahead so quickly that it appeared over. But Matt never panicked. Not for a moment. He continued to take his time and re-work his stick until he had it just right and then he went on a tear and made history, winning the first ever Redemption Island duel. Matt is now the guy to beat on RI and if he can continue to win, Matt will get a chance to come back into this game.. The possible threat of Matt returning is already causing Rob major stress. You saw him trying to soothe Andrea, but I don’t think she was buying it. If Matt gets back in the game and Andrea is still around, there will be trouble. LYING TO RUSSELL I’m guessing so many of you were finding a lot of joy when Zapatera lied to Russell about who lost at the first duel. It does seem fitting that everything Russell had done to others for two seasons is now being done to him. What is most fascinating to me is the justification of ethics. My most favorite topic. When someone is taking an action that “we” support then it’s awesome, it’s fantastic, it’s brilliant. But when it’s someone that “we” don’t like taking the same action, they’re a villain, a loser, untrustworthy. I’m just sayin… the Zapatera tribe is acting as dickish to Russell as Russell has acted to his tribemates in the past. Is one action more acceptable than another? STEPHANIE & RUSSELL Stephanie is no joke. She is a player. She’s smart and she’s feisty. Her idea for a fake idol, while not a new idea, was still a good one. It was a worthy performance as she pretended to protect her bag. The double team effort to get Julie to flip and join their alliance was a valiant effort. I give Russell credit, he chose the right person for his alliance as Stephanie is a barracuda. Stephanie’s problem now is quite obvious. She and Krista have nobody left. They must make a move or they’ll be gone soon. RUSSELL’S ARM PIT Damn that was nasty. Note to future Survivors, if you’re gonna shave body parts that previously have not been shaved, please do it a few times before you leave for location. Let your body get used to the sweating and the clothing rubbing against the skin because nobody should have to endure that visually disturbing sight. THE CHALLENGE As for the challenge itself, you might remember this from last season. It was a huge construction build and so unique that we decided to use it again. If you are one of the people strapped to the wheel it’s a bit unnerving to be spun round and round while going under water, having to take a gulp of water and then spit it into a tiny trough. You wanted to play Survivor, you got it. Now to the more interesting aspect of the challenge. THE THROW It’s very easy to back seat drive in this game but if you examine Survivor history, throwing a challenge rarely works out well. When you let the other tribe win a challenge you give them confidence. You give them what they need to begin to believe in themselves. You risk the momentum shifting to them.. Often, you are also giving up a valuable reward. All so you can get rid of one tribemember, which also reduces your numbers, potentially making you weaker when you go to the merge. Zapatera was so focused on getting rid of Russell that they could see nothing else. From day one, their focus has been “get rid of the cancer.” They wanted him out so badly, they not only threw a challenge, but they gave up a TARP! Next to flint, a tarp is the most sought after item on Survivor. The other big risk is that anytime you go to Tribal Council, regardless the plan, you risk being voted out.yourself. Blindsides are very common in this game. That’s how badly Zapatera wanted Russell gone! THE OTHER SIDE Having said all of this, I’m sure there are times when the risk feels worth the reward. Leaving Russell on your tribe is risky. He’s a proven player who can manipulate and if you go to a merge, and he’s on the bottom, it’s a given that he’ll flip. I’m not second guessing Zapatera’s move, but it will be interesting to see if history repeats and Zapatera lives to regret their decision. TRANSLATING RALPHSPEAK I don’t know if it’s my Midwest roots but I understood Ralphspeak almost immediately. Sure, it takes a moment, you have to let it roll through your brain, but as it makes it’s way across your neural pathways, it slows enough that you can pick up enough words to make sense. Ralph is a sharp dude, don’t underestimate him just because of the unique way in which he speaks. RALPH’S SLIPPERY SLOPE Ralph’s biggest issue is not his manner of speaking, it’s his ego. Ralph is heading down the same slippery slope of ego that has consumed Russell. Ralph is not quite as smart a Survivor player as he thinks and his biggest liability is his mouth. He doesn’t think before he speaks. Ralph has the idol and he’s been strong in challenges. He has so much going for him but if someone doesn’t get his ego in check he’ll do himself in. WHAT I DON’T UNDERSTAND When the entire tribe knows they threw a challenge and they’re about to vote out the person that they threw the challenge to vote out… and that person knows they threw the challenge too… why do they still lie to me when asked, “Did you throw the challenge?” I never get this. Maybe it’s just a basic premise surrounding the idea that “saying less is more” at tribal council. But now that I’ve seen the interviews confirming that they absolutely threw the challenge, I am once again confused as to why they wouldn’t say – “Yes we threw it, so we could vote out Russell. Come on Probst, how hard is this to figure out?” As I often do I refer back to the idea that maybe this is why I am only a host, not a player. THE NEAR BLINDSIDE Did you think Russell had Julie convinced? Ah we’ll never know how close she was to flipping sides. A lot? A little? None at all? THE OUTCOME After all was said and done, Julie stayed true to her alliance and just like that – Russell was voted out. Were you happy? Sad? Are you rooting for him at Redemption Island or do you want to see Matt destroy him? This is brand new territory for Russell but we all know that Russell can never be counted out. He is always playing. But he will have his work cut out for him with Matt. Matt has had a few days to adjust, Matt has been to the Arena before, Matt has already competed and won a duel. On top of it all, Russell thinks he is going to battle against Francesca, a far cry from the athletic abilities of Matt. Will Russell try to intimidate Matt? Will he try to befriend him? Will Matt ask Russell to pray with him? Ah so many good questions. You don’t want to miss next week – it is do or die time for Russell Hanz. You can’t get a better tease than that.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Thursday, March 03, 2011 - 9:20 pm
Thanks to Survivor Fever ... more promo pics and transcript: *********************** Transcript: Announcer: Phillip is one kooky Survivor. Phillip: I'm looking for a little intel. Natalie: He's so weird. Rob: He wears pink tightie whities. Ashley: Gross.
Rob: You don't want your friends coming over and seeing that. Announcer: And if you're a castaway you don't want to go to Redemption Island. Russell: I don't like it at all and I'm gonna make 'em suffer. Announcer: But if you're a fan it's the only place to be Wednesday night. Russell: This duel is going to be good versus evil. Announcer: Super-villain Russell fights for his life and what happens next will shock you!
Phillip and Kristina from Ometepe watch.
Sarita and Ralph from Zapatera look on!
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Friday, March 04, 2011 - 7:10 am
From Survivor Fever - Cut and pasted from one of Francesca's interviews after being booted from Redemption Island: *********************************** Interviewer: Did you talk strategy at all with Matt while the two of you were at Redemption Island? Francesca: Well, Matt is such a good guy, and he was really blindsided and shocked by it all. It took a couple days for that to wear off. But after that I told him, Matt, if you get back in the game you need to take them down! Don't let Rob try to make it up to you...no, you have to take them down! So we made a pact that, whichever one of us would have made it, to take them down.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Friday, March 04, 2011 - 11:59 am
CBS Misdirection Clues: ******************** From CBS: IN AN EPIC DUEL, MATT AND RUSSELL FIGHT FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAY ALIVE IN THE GAME, ON "SURVIVOR: REDEMPTION ISLAND," WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 "Don’t You Work For Me?" — Secrets are revealed on Redemption Island and the second duel reduces one castaway to tears when he is eliminated from the game for good, on SURVIVOR: REDEMPTION ISLAND, Wednesday, March 9 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
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Scooterrific
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07-08-2005
| Friday, March 04, 2011 - 12:20 pm
I can't imagine Russell crying
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Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002
| Friday, March 04, 2011 - 12:55 pm
I like to imagine Russell crying. I hope that it is him crying next week. But I think it's more likely Matt even though I don't know what in the hell Russell could beat him at unless it was a vulgarities competition.
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Scooterrific
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07-08-2005
| Friday, March 04, 2011 - 1:01 pm
LMAO GAL...I needed that
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Pamy
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01-02-2002
| Friday, March 04, 2011 - 1:37 pm
I can totally imagine him crying. This game has been his passion, he has tried 3 times to win and now to be put out this early has to kill him. the previews say what happens after the duel will shock us...Matt crying wont shock us RUSSELL crying will!!! damn damn damn!! Damn!! I am positive he will lose now....the reason this pisses me off is cuz I dont want Matt back in the game to screw with ROb!!! I want Rob to go all the way cuz I enjoy watching him and his funny sound bites. I have a feeling that Matt will be final 4 now. grrrrrrrrrr nothing against Matt but I want Rob in finals. I was really looking forward to a R/R final 2 to be honest
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Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004
| Friday, March 04, 2011 - 7:46 pm
I can see Russell crying. He was in tears at the first reunion show when he found out he didn't win. Pamy, I love me some Boston Rob too and want him to go far. Don't get all nervousin' about it. The duel winners can change 10 times (for all we know) before they go back into the game.
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Biscottiii
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05-29-2004
| Friday, March 04, 2011 - 9:16 pm
I agree about Russell being the one to cry. This 3rd try is the first time he got voted off, then to be the FIRST on his team to be voted off, then not even making it to the jury for a bigger stipend, realization that he's not in the game long enough to likely be voted 'favorite player' for a $100K prize. Boundless frustration there to realize that his 'gameplay' eternally sucks stinky socks. 3rd time is a ?charm? ETA: Plus, most of all...he got bested by Boston Rob! Oh, I so hope we're correct!!!!
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Kookliebird
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08-04-2005
| Friday, March 04, 2011 - 9:18 pm
Maybe he'll cry when they lance his armpits. 
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Pamy
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01-02-2002
| Friday, March 04, 2011 - 10:12 pm
but Rob cant even feel like he beat Russell,,they arent on same team..Rob would get more satisfaction if Russ left after the merge
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Biscottiii
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05-29-2004
| Friday, March 04, 2011 - 11:15 pm
I can't wait until next week to see the look on their faces when Rob learns Russell is gone to RI. But what we were discussing here was if Russell is to be the one reduced to tears. I like Rob, he's useful to his team and I hope he goes far. Russell? Not so much. I sure would have loved being a bug on the wall when Russell was back home watching the teevee - as his other nemesis Rooster Ralph was stumbling onto the idol - which Russell and his harem spent so much time/energy but couldn't find.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Saturday, March 05, 2011 - 8:17 am
Well, well, well ... our little analytical gurus over at Survivor Blows and Survivor Fever have been busily occupied deciphering the pics CBS furnished us with this week: ******************************
Pic taken from the Gabon Challenge "Domino Effect" which shows dominos are all down and the last domino to fall has reached the trigger bar to release the ball.
Matt and Russell at challenge, notice poles on the two stations are black and white.
Matt is definitely working with the white dominoes.
Russell is definitely working with the black dominoes, plus you can see the black stripes on the pole in his station, and behind you can see the white stipes on the pole in the other station and Matt's yellow outfit as he is squatting near the ground.
Congratulatory hug shows on the left that the tiles in the white work station are down, and the lever is tripped with the ball released and gone. I have to agree that Matt wins the RI challenge.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Saturday, March 05, 2011 - 8:23 am
Better close-up shot of the tiles in question: *********************
You can see better here the same area from the above post, and the white domino has definitely tripped the lever.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Saturday, March 05, 2011 - 8:30 am
Speculation on what the RC/IC might be: ********************* Here's a pic from the CBS release of Mike and David at Zapatera camp:
Here's a better view of just Mike in that picture, and it appears he is holding a whistle on his lap, and there are some little purple tiles sitting next to him. Speculation over at Survivor Fever is that this might be some sort of blindfold challenge coming up.
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Pamy
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01-02-2002
| Saturday, March 05, 2011 - 10:41 am
Ginger Rules!!!!!!!!!! could that be the HII in his hand? damn even tho I figured Russ loses I really hoped I was wrong cuz I dont want Matt screwing Robs game..... Now what I think will happen is that the epic battle this year will be Rob sent to battle Matt at RI in the future and Matt will win......damn Rob !!!! he made move against Matt tooooo soon!!!
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Bonbonlover
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07-13-2000
| Saturday, March 05, 2011 - 5:10 pm
I wonder what the food situation is like at RI. Matt is not participating in any reward challenges and if he has to fend for himself for food he may become weakened very soon. He might be at a disadvantage hunger/strength wise for challenges.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Saturday, March 05, 2011 - 7:02 pm
Bonbon --- regarding the RI food: From one of Francesca's interviews last week: ***************** Q. Gina, RealityWanted: We didn't see much of how it was for you out at Redemption Island. Can you fill us in? A. Francesca: Redemption Island... when I first arrived there, it was rough. I was really tired, really thirsty, and really exhausted. The shelter that was there, or structure, was filled with debris. I had to make myself a bed. That first night, I had to make a roof. That was rough to have to do that by myself in the middle of the night. I had very little food. I only had a little bit of rice. I was happy to get a break from my tribe after that tribal council, though. I certainly didn't want to be voted out but I wasn't like, "Oh I miss Ometepe." ************************** Also ... from an interview with Mark Burnett: How Will the Redemption Island Twist Work? Mark Burnett: The very first person (voted out of the game) goes to Redemption Island. There on Redemption Island they live alone. The same conditions, the same amount of food, almost nothing to live with except it’s even worse because they’re completely lonely and alone. And they’re waiting for what happens next in episode two when the next person is voted out of their tribe and joins the first person at Redemption Island. In episode three, person one and person two compete in the first challenge of the episode. It’s a face-to-face duel. And some of the members of their tribes who had voted them out get to be spectators and watch the one-on-one duel. The winner of Redemption Island stays on Redemption Island, the loser now actually goes home. Week four, there’s another duel, spectators come from the tribes to watch, and it goes on.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Saturday, March 05, 2011 - 7:09 pm
Survivor Insider: Quote from Andrea at RI in Episode 3 ****************** Seeing Matt at the Duel Andrea reacts to seeing Matt compete in the Redemption Island duel. "We didn't really get to see Redemption Island where they're living. We got to see the dueling area, which looked really awesome. It looked like a Roman gladiator arena, and then we all got to sit up. It was really cool, the way it looked, but it was also a bit scary, because these were two people fighting for their lives. It sent a little darkness upon...if this is what the dueling looks like, the island must be torturous."
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Saturday, March 05, 2011 - 7:12 pm
Survivor Insider: Quote from Matt at RI in Episode 3 (More info for you Bonbon!) ************************ Matt: "Being on Redemption Island, it's good. I had a crab today, I had some mollusk stuff, I had some rice. I'm cooking dinner right now. But it's very lonely, and there's not a lot to do. You have to conserve your energy, so you don't want to move around a lot. You don't want to waste your body fluid, so you don't want to be in the sun a lot. It's like, what am I supposed to do here? I've kind of focused on building fire and maintaining fire and drying wood. I've been trying to do what I can to keep busy. I've been singing a lot of songs in my head, to myself, and praying a lot. It definitely has its ups and downs and highs and lows, but you have to roll with them."
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Saturday, March 05, 2011 - 7:16 pm
Survivor Inside: Here's a bit from Ashley that I think has some spoiling value to it: ****************** Ashley: "I wasn't really cheering for anybody during the duel. I know Fran took an early lead, and I thought she was the underdog, so I was secretly hoping she would win, just because she had been out there longer and it would have been, I don't know, a better story, I guess. But I knew deep inside Matt was going to win. I think he's gonna be a really tough competitor out there and you can tell he's really pissed and has a chip on his shoulder and has a lot to prove to get back into this game." "Jeff asked us girls if it's tough to watch, or how is it to watch. I said, 'It's really tough,' because it was. It wasn't easy. Andrea said, 'Well, I didn't vote for any of them.' I know that was to let Matt know what she was worried about, that she didn't vote for him, but at the same time, there's two other tribe members there, from the other tribe, who she just gave other information. First they know we blindsided Matt, second they know Fran and him were in an alliance to begin with, and now they know Andrea didn't vote for either of them. That's a lie, because even though Andrea didn't physically write Fran down, she knew what we were doing by splitting the votes, and that one of them had to go. She inadvertently had a hand in that." "Andrea's out here, she's always been out here for herself; all of us really are. At the same time it shows you how close she really was to Matt. By saying that she wanted him to know she didn't have a hand in him going. She's gotta let it go at this point because it's starting to...I came back and told the other three in my alliance, Rob, Grant, and Natalie, and they were kind of pissed about it, like I was. She threw us under the bus. She's just gotta be careful."
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Sunday, March 06, 2011 - 7:44 am
Got these pictures from over at Survivor Blows this morning that were captured by Survivor Phoenix from the PIP promo: **************************
Look at Grant go in this challenge. He flies over that chest.
Julie using her muscles to dig deep for something.
The Zapatera tribe hollering at their tribe mate (either Rooster or Krista). Since Zapatera has one more than Ometepe, one of either Rooster or Krista is sitting out, probably Rooster since they have more men on Zapatera. Zapatera looks worried.
This appears to be Rob fading out as the promo ends, but can't tell what he is doing ... puzzle pieces again? Problem is, none of these pictures from the challenge shots from Episode 4 match up with a whistle and purple tiles that we saw in the picture of Mike earlier. Somebody suggested that maybe there is a reward and an immunity challenge, but I don't see it. For one thing Jeff or Mark Burnett or somebody said in previews prior to the original airing that there would only be time for combined RC/ICs because of the duel challenge at RI....and we know we have the domino challenge with Russell and Matt to view first.
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Northshore
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08-10-2005
| Sunday, March 06, 2011 - 10:10 am
Didn't Ralph sit out the last challenge making him not eligible to sit out this one?
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