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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 7:34 pm
I thought this was one of the all time best Survivor episodes. Good competitions, good players, excellent strategy and people actually playing the game to win and not happily finish 4th or 5th. Greg took his exit in a very sporting way. He seems like a nice classy guy who recognizes that it is a game and he was out played and respects it. Now that is nice to see. Tom and Ian really stepped it up strategy wise. I had no idea that Ian and especially Tom had that in them. I’ll join the group that is mystified by Katie’s reaction to Tom and Ian flipping it. How can she possibly whine away about how she was in a good position and that they ruined it for her and should have consulted her first? Why should Tom and Ian care what position she is in when she obviously doesn’t care about them!
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Kappy
Member
06-29-2002
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:05 pm
No Ian, Nooooo! Step away from the dark-side that is named Katie!!! I think what Katie is most angry about is that they outwitted her and not the other way around.
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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:14 pm
Raen and Sea, you are the best! Classes are getting in the way of this show, and I can always count on you to make it seem like I actually watched the show. Thanks! When I read that Ian was telling Katie about getting rid of Gregg I thought, what are you doing? I needed you, Raen, to point out that Katie would have to choose a rock and could go home, and she has too much of a self-preservation-at-any-cost mentality to risk it. Duh! Brilliant strategy! What did Tom mean about the gun was killing him? Were they using real firarms? I thought it was talking about a sling-shot or something similar. And if it is a gun, Tom can't shoot?
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:15 pm
Ian is smart! He read Katie right. It is great to watch people playing the game for once! They must like Katie. Ian promise to take her to the award if he won and then Greg picked her, too. Mistake on Gregg's part. Alpha male came out. Because he was planning on getting Ian and Tom out. I did not like the family reunion this time. The other 3 did not even get to see their love ones as they usually do. That show always brings lots of tears. You can tell that Tom was disappointed about it. Jenn really tried in the immunity challenge and that was great to watch. Do you think she is next?
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:15 pm
In every season someone gets upset that somebody does exactly what they were going to do. "I can run around and stab you in the back, but don't think about stabbing me." And were is the proverbial, "I swear on such and such but don't really mean it so that gives you right to hold it against me."? Are we going to get through a season without that? Katie! You mean to tell me that you're actually indignant that some one on Survivor lied to you. Did Ian really say during the previews for next week, "If you want me to step out, I will." As in he would quit if she is that upset by something he did. Do these people ever watch the show? BlueJax, Tom was speaking figuratively about the gun. It was killing him because he lost the immunity; he couldn't hit his tiles with it. I think he had problems the last challenge with it, too.
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Kappy
Member
06-29-2002
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:18 pm
"Did Ian really say during the previews for next week, "If you want me to step out, I will." That's what I heard, Nick, which is why I hope he steps away from the dark side in time next week.
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:21 pm
they couldnt know who would win the challenge so all have family members there. probably next week will be the family member challenge
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:45 pm
I liked what Tom said about himself while talking about the shooting contest. "It is a good thing I became a fireman instead of a cop. It is safer for everyone." I like a guy who can laugh at himself. LOL
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Allietex
Member
08-16-2002
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:47 pm
I suspect they did have all family members there. The ones who won got to see theirs. The other family members probably got a nice vacation at whatever location they were at and then were sent home with the rest.
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Dee
Member
08-08-2000
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 8:52 pm
Loved the show tonight! As for tie breakers, I'd much rather have it the old way where they all (except the immune person) have to answer questions. However, the way the rocks are played is interesting. The two who have the votes to be eliminated are no longer at risk - instead, those who voted for them (except the person with immunity) have to choose the rocks.
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 9:17 pm
...just popping in to say that I sure wished it could have been Ian swimming with the dolphins. He is a dolphin trainer afterall. Okay and I'll also say that Katie has no ground to stand on trying to make Ian feel guilty for not consulting with her first. As has been mentioned already, Katie certainly was ready to vote Tom off. If I recall her words, after returning from the yacht, were something to the effect "I'll jump onto the side that will help me win...".
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 9:20 pm
gregg being massaged by greg--funny ian not getting chosen when it was dolphin swimming--no points for tabby on media katie being visited by her sister's husband--no friends? jenn doing the immunity challenge in a skirt while showing her aqua butt--goofy tom sounding almost exactly like boston rob if you close your eyes--scary caryn not being too smart for an attorney-- not encouraging confident gregg being voted off: priceless
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Makays
Member
07-12-2001
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 9:49 pm
Excellent episode..... "PRICELESS" was the look on Jenn's face when Gregg got voted off. Thrills me to see people get knocked off their totem poles. They thought they had it all figured out. Think again!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 10:20 pm
PRICELESS is what I would call the look on Jenn's face AND the looks on Coby's face, too! What a riot! We busted up laughing when he made those faces! I'm glad they FINALLY did something smart to step up the game. Uh Katie... puleeze... you're lucky you're even there now. It was good to see Gregg be a good sport about being voted off and I also agree this "family visit" was totally lame. I totally forgot about Ian being the dolphin trainer. It would have been awesome to see him with them since I'm sure he must have a special way with them.
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Jennywa
Member
07-17-2003
| Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 10:31 pm
Great episode! I love it when the survivors start to really play the game! I love Tom and Ian! It's so refreshing to see two players who are strong and still willing to take risks... Kudos to Gregg for being a great sport!!
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Cousin_jake
Member
07-04-2002
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 4:30 am
I'm always puzzled by the strategies shown in this type of challenge (The reward challenge) It's ment to show hidden alliances and they play it that way every time. Gregg was sent home tonight as a direct result of his play during the reward challenge. I'll never understand why the players show their hands at this challenge.
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 4:38 am
Did anyone else catch the smile drop from Gregg's face when Tom said "No..we'll get YOU back"...? I almost fell off the couch...and when he was walking away with Katie and Jenn (who were totally oblivious to what had just happened) Gregg definitely looked worried!!!
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 5:34 am
I can't beleive it took so much for Tom and Ian to break up Gregg and Jenn. They were still going to kick out Caryn until they realized that Gregg Jenn and Katie would be gunning for them. Even Jeff was amazed that nobody thought Gregg and Jenn were allying and that meant power. It must easy to fool people on this show, Caryn made them think she was resigned to going, G J and K thought they would have no trouble getting rid of Tom in a few days. Jenn had no clue that she and Gregg would be perceived as a threat,
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 6:18 am
It must easy to fool people on this show It is all ego. They cant accept or acknowledge that anyone could be as smart as they are in the game. They all walk around like they are the only ones with a great strategy. Tom surprised me at how stupid he was with Caryn, even from last week. Ian took a heck of a risk telling Katie, especially when Katie told the others last week that he knew about their women/men alliance. As much as it worked for him, if I were Tom and Caryn I would be thinking, there is only one reason that it wasnt a tie and that is because Ian broke his word and told Katie. If I were Tom and Caryn I would be thinking the next alliance to break up is Ian/Katie.
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Sassynegal
Member
01-21-2005
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 6:22 am
My favorite episode this far. Go IAN & TOM. I hope Ian doesn't turn on Tom for Katie - she needs to go. I hope the previews for next week are seriously misleading. So she expects Ian to keep her around but she had full intentions of getting rid of him?? And did she think Gregg or Jenn would keep her in the final 2??? I don't think she has a shot of winning at this point. HOpe I am right.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 6:46 am
Maris, what do you mean by >>"there is only one reason that it wasnt a tie and that is because Ian broke his word and told Katie."<< Wasn't Ian supposed to tell Katie the plan, so she could be swayed to vote gregg?? Or are you talking about something else?
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 6:55 am
Did I miss something, I never saw where Tom and Ian discussed telling Katie. My understanding was that Tom and Ian were going to force the tie, that was going to blow everyone away. The whole thing was swear to secrecy so the others wouldn't have any idea of what was going on.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 6:57 am
I think you missed a part of their conversation--they talked about it and said they'd talk to Katie and when she would be faced with taking a stone, she'd vote with them... (they hoped) they also said they'd go that way even if she wouldn't vote with them--they said it was worth the risk of getting the stone--cuz they'd be voted out soon if they didn't get rid of gregg now...
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Cousin_jake
Member
07-04-2002
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 6:59 am
Ian did say to Tom that he was willing to risk the rock and he didn't think that Katie would be so I guess that implies that he'd have to tell her at some point before the vote.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Friday, May 06, 2005 - 7:11 am
oh ok, because we were watching it and saying it was a huge risk that he was telling her.
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