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Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 5:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Thanks to Survivor Skills (who gives credit to Volcanic Glass)

Episode Title: Taking Candy from a Baby

From the preview for Episode Two, schmergenball is a combined RC/IC with fishing gear as a reward.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 5:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Id say Russ says the title of this ep

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 5:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Thanks to Survivor Fever:

Voiceover:

Jiffy vo: Next time on Survivor

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Jiffy vo: An epic battle yields bad blood between the tribes...

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Yasmin: This is ignorant...Why would a dude tackle me??
It's been pointed out that Yasmin is at the Foa Foa Tribe. This must be where the Hidden II's at the opposing camps come into play and only the player invited/kidnapped over gets to look for it under the noses of the opposing tribe.

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Jiffy: STOP!!!....Out of the challenge!

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Jiffy vo: ...and Russell goes on the warpath.
Russell: She's ful of crap! She's gonna pay for that statement, I promise you!

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I think this is Ashley and she has just told Russell what Betsy has been saying, so he is on the warpath against Betsy. Or, it's a picture of Ashley's eyes, and it is Ashley that Russell is on the warpath against.

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 7:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Jeff Probst blogs 'Survivor: Samoa': ep. 1
by Jeff Probst

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Welcome back, Survivor fans. Okay, enough small talk, let’s get to it.

Back in the good ‘ole days of the movie business, stars and starlets were often discovered having a malt at the corner drug store.

Well, not many folks drink malts anymore and the corner drug stores are long gone, but stars and starlets are still being discovered every week…on reality shows.

If you’re an actor you hate me for even suggesting such an idea. Reality shows responsible for discovering stars? Hogwash. “Reality shows” and “stars” are mutually exclusive ideas, you protest.

Hang on, cause I’m gonna take it one irritating step further. The truly great reality stars of today… often write their own material as well!

Go ahead, writers, pelt me with tomatoes. Throw stones at my head. I get it. I understand the frustration, but it doesn’t deter my beliefs.

In fact, I am going to challenge you to be honest with yourself and with me if and when you respond to this blog.

A new star has most definitely been born. He stands about 5 feet tall and when he slips that buff on top of his head, he transforms into a pirate, missing tooth and all. He was discovered on Survivor, the greatest reality show of all time, his name is Russell Hantz and in addition to being absolutely captivating on television, he writes and delivers some of the greatest material ever heard in 20 seasons of Survivor.

As long as Russell is on the show you are going to be talking about him and I am going to be writing about him. Instead of protesting like you did last season about my infatuation with Coach, why not try “riding the horse in the direction it’s going.” ‘Cause trust me, that is the direction this blog is going.

But for now, a brief detour.

I love Shambo! Shambo is the prototype for what we look for when casting Survivor. The voice, the walk, the hair! I think Survivor fans are going to adore Shambo and root for her to win. Who knows… maybe she will.

She is clearly a bit of an outcast on her tribe and that is part of her appeal. She moves to her own beat but she respects her leader, I’ll refer to him as the “Dreadlocked” Russell, (who is off to a great start leading Galu) and that’s commendable. If I had to guess, I’d say Shambo is already one of the most popular people of this season. While I’m at it, you’re going to like Dreadlocked Russell as well.

Ben is a bully. I don’t really like bullies but I also don’t want Ben showing up at my front door looking for revenge, so I’m going to call Ben the “likable Bully” but the truth is I don’t know him well enough to know if he is likable, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t. Likable, that is. Could be very likable. Probably is.

Marisa doesn’t like bullies. She also doesn’t appreciate anybody telling her what to do. I really liked what I saw of Marisa, but her reluctance to take a step back and “count to 10″ did her in. I was bummed to see her go so early. Attractive women are not in short supply on Survivor, especially this season, but attractive women with a strong point of view are few and far between. Marisa left too soon.

Back to Russell Hantz, let’s just call him “Evil” Russell to make it easy.

I must admit, I am instantly intrigued by a villain who spouts as his philosophy: “The most important thing is honesty.” Then proceeds to make alliances with everyone on his tribe.

Russell: “I have an alliance with the dumb short-haired blonde. I have another alliance with the even dumber long-haired blonde. It’s my dumb-ass girl alliance.”

INSIGHT: Keep in mind that the interviews you see on the show are done in private, away from all other Survivors. So last night when Ashley and Natalie were watching Survivor at home and heard Russell’s comments about them it was for the first time. Imagine watching with your family or your boyfriend as Russell refers to you as part of his “dumb-ass girl alliance.” Ah, this is going to be a fun season.

Without question, the most jaw-dropping sequence in last nights premiere episode of Survivor: Samoa was this one:

Russell: “I lived in New Orleans, right by the levee. The storm (hurricane) was a category five. When it hit… it broke the levee…. I was in my house. Me and my German Shepard, his name was, uh, Rocky.

I tried to get out of the house and realized I wasn’t gonna make it. So I grabbed my axe.

Because as a fireman, one thing you learn that if you go in something you have to be able to get out… The water was rushing in… I looked at Rocky, I couldn’t see him.. It was muddy water. He’s gone, I couldn’t find him.”

Cut to: Russell: I never lived in New Orleans. I’m not a fireman. I never even had a German Shepard. It’s crazy how you can break their hearts by telling them a lie.

In a span of 10 minutes, he emptied everybody’s canteen (his own tribemates) and burned Jaison’s socks in the fire. Not since Denzel Washington in Training Day have you seen someone this evil.

Ah relax, I’m just pushing your buttons. But be honest, your jaw hit your knee when you heard the New Orleans story, right?

Talk about using and abusing a national tragedy for your own good. With that lie alone, Russell earns consideration into the Survivor Villain Hall Of Fame.

Okay, a few more thoughts.

SHOW INSIGHT: You may have noticed, this episode did not have our normal “Survivor Open,” where we show you really sexy shots of all the Survivors. Not to worry, it does exist, we just had so much good material that we decided to use the time to put more content into the show. Look for it next week.

PERSONAL INSIGHT: Voting out Marisa over Mike Borassi? I think it was a mistake. I like Borassi a lot. He’s a great character, but Marisa was strong. Foa Foa made their first mistake and I think it will cost them in challenges.

TOURIST DESTINATION: At the beginning of the show I always say “39 days, 20 people, 1 Survivor.” The spot we chose this time is called “The Blow Holes” located on the island of Savaii in Samoa. I gotta tell you it ranks right up there as one of the coolest places we’ve ever shot the tag line. Those blasts of water shoot nearly 100 feet high. If you watch it again it looks like I must have been drenched by the water, but the truth is, I never got so much as a drop on me.

FINAL THOUGHT:
Betsy is a wise woman. She’s on to Evil Russell. You gotta love and trust the insight and wisdom of a cop. A female cop, no less. It’s a two for one deal. You get a woman’s intuition and the experience of a cop. Betsy is right. 100%. Don’t trust Russell.

The question is, will anybody listen?

Until next week…

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 8:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Besides viewing the article by Dalton Ross and capturing Jeff's Blog for you guys, I also viewed the "Secret Video". It was a video of Russell H. (evil Russell) doing a confessional.

He was not happy at all with the way Galu touted Foa Foa just before the IC, and then acted from the win. He says he is okay with celebrating, but the way they acted was not acceptable to him...then he goes on to say that at the next challenge he is more or less out for revenge, and if he has to take a girl out, he will.......and he plans to be rough, and they will have to take that player (be it female or male) out by helicopter because he plans to be ferocious, even if he breaks his own collar bone.
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Okay........so now then, does this mean that Evil Russell is the one who gets put out of the challenge for tackling Yasmin (since Yasmin mentioned in her talk with Ben that some Dude tackled her)??? And, if Russell is removed from the game, that weakens a Foa Foa win for Immunity and fishing gear.

I think we may see Foa Foa at TC again in Episode 2.

Tishala
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Friday, September 18, 2009 - 8:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I was just going to post that, alaginger. I think he might be the one. If he does, I think that means he can't last long in the game....nobody is going to want someone who acts like a sociopath around.

I didn't understand that Russel gets thrown out of the game, but just the challenge. Is that wrong?

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 10:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Sorry...I meant thrown out of the challenge. The challenge they have is a game of schmergenball and that was the game I meant I think he gets thrown out of. Didn't dawn on me when I said that, that readers might think I meant the Survivor game for the season.

Thanks for catching that quickly, Tish.......

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 10:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Everything I have seen indicates that evil russel will be in the game a while, something I am not looking forward to.

I think they should not be allowed to destroy personal property, I think it is stupid to pour out the water, but that can be replaced, those socks can't.

Brian2204
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Friday, September 18, 2009 - 10:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brian2204 a private message Print Post    
However....did anyone else notice that when the elimination challenge was played Jaison had both socks...and this was after Evil Russell was shown burning them.

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 11:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
No....I didn't notice that. Good spotting Brian.

Okay......I gotta put the shoe on the other foot again. TDT is speculating that Galu loses, and that's why Yasmin is seen in the previews over at the Foa Foa tribe's camp. She was selected by the winning team to visit their camp? Just speculation since we really haven't been told yet how the hidden II's at the two camps work.

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 1:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Per TDT ... a description of the RC/IC:

"As for the version of schmergenball used in the show, there appear to be six people per tribe on the court at once: three in the dirt, fighting over balls, which they must toss to their three shooters, who are standing on a platform behind the playing pit. The shooters then have to make it into a basket sitting across the court, in front of the opposing tribe's platform. Both tribes also have three subs, and it looks like people rotate between the bench, shooting, and wrestling in the middle. Except Monica, who's sitting out. As the challenge progresses, people begin sitting down on the benches when they're rotated out (not that this helps determine the score)."

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 1:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Pamy .... here's your favorite part!!!

Tribal Council Voting

Find out what each tribe member of Foa Foa had to say as they cast their votes at Tribal Council

Betsy (Ashley): Ashley, you may not be the weakest link in the challenges, but you're the weakest link at camp.

Liz (Marisa): I'm so sorry. I tried to do my best to keep you until the next immunity challenge, but there are too many people who want you off the island.

Mike ("Marissa"): Marisa, you started the whole plot against me, so this is payback for you.

Ashley (Marisa): When I hear you are trying to vote me out, I have to vote you out. I'm really sorry.

Jaison ("Marrisa"): <no comment>

Marisa (Ashley): I'm voting for you because you're aligned with Ben.

Ben ("Marissa"): This should come as no surprise. You barked up the wrong tree, now you're going to feel my coconuts when they come down and nail you.

Russell ("Marissa"): I'm the one that got the ball rolling to get you out of here. If you played with fire, you'll get burned.

Mick (Ashley): Mike, I told you I wouldn't write your name down, so I won't, but this might spike (?) me later. (votes) This is strategic.

Natalie (Marisa): I'm voting for Marisa and I really, really hate this. It's for a couple of reasons. First, it was the majority, and I did tell Mike today I would not vote for him, which again put you in the majority. But I think you are an awesome competitor and I think this will hurt our team. I'm sorry.

Momtotwo
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07-30-2009

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 6:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Momtotwo a private message Print Post    
I think it might be Ben that gets tossed out of the challenge. Isn't he the one having the confrontation with Yasmin? And if whatever happened with Yasmin and one of the Foa members, isn't it strange that she would be the one that was picked/kidnapped to go to the other tribe?

Also........noticed this from JP's blog:

Ben is a bully. I don’t really like bullies but I also don’t want Ben showing up at my front door looking for revenge, so I’m going to call Ben the “likable Bully” but the truth is I don’t know him well enough to know if he is likable, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t. Likable, that is. Could be very likable. Probably is.

Think this might be an indication that Ben didn't last long if JP didn't get to know him?

Tntitanfan
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Friday, September 18, 2009 - 6:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
WE can certainly hope so!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 6:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Ginger, great stuff as usual!!

I was hoping JP would mention if it was legalin survivor to do what he did to the sox and water. I hope he answers some of the comments next week.

Why isnt this on 2 x a week!!!! they would so have the ratings!

Momtotwo, I thought same thing!

Brian, great catch!

Lookieloo
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08-12-2009

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 6:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lookieloo a private message Print Post    
WOW!

I can't believe Jeff let the cat out of the bag on this one. In his first blog he says "So last night when Ashley and Natalie were watching Survivor at home and heard Russell’s comments about them it was for the first time."

It might not surprise anyone that these 2 girls didn't go to the end and win, but now we also know that they aren't part of the jury and left the game early.

Jeff, Jeff, Jeff...be careful what you type!!! :-)

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 7:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I didnt take it like that. He just meant this is the first time they are seeing his confessional, they never knew he called them his women. Those girls may very well be the final 2

Konamouse
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Friday, September 18, 2009 - 7:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Konamouse a private message Print Post    
Lookieloo - everyone who was in Samoa are at home now. They finished filming a few months ago.



Lookieloo
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08-12-2009

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 7:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lookieloo a private message Print Post    
you'll have to forgive me.......i'm a dork :-)

i'm getting my reality TV formats mixed up.

i think i'll go back to lookielooing....LOL

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 8:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Lookieloo,,,,please stay!! You dont know how many other members here thought same thing and were happy you asked that question. :-)

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 4:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Reality News Online interviewed Marisa, and I found the answer to this question very interesting regarding Evil Russell's sock burning and canteen emptying escapades:
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RNO: What did people think about the empty canteens and missing socks and the like?

Marisa: It was like, it’s such a surreal exp anyway, that it’s a shock to your senses. I was like, “Has anybody seen my socks?” Immediately I blame myself. And the canteens, at that point nobody was assigning canteens. We made sure all the canteens were filled, and it took two pots of water to fill all the canteens, so there were always people who didn’t have water and we wanted to make sure everybody stayed hydrated. I figured everybody had just drank all of them and we had to get another pot of water. It never came on my radar that somebody would pour out our water, especially from our own tribe.
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She also fills us in on how much of a bully Ben is, plus his use of racial and gender slurs. She says we haven't seen enough of that yet from the first show.

Alaginger
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07-11-2002

Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 4:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alaginger a private message Print Post    
Transcript:
Announcer: Russell is the most ruthless Survivor ever. He's already forced Marisa out.

Russell <in confessional>: Each time somebody threatens me, they're going home.

Announcer: Who will be next?

Betsy <in confessional>: I'm not afraid to stand up to him.

Mick <in confessional>: I don't know if he's got a lot of friends left.

Announcer: On his hit list...

Russell <in confessional>: She's gonna pay for that statement, I promise.

Announcer: And, no one's ever been kicked out of the competition for rough stuff...

Jeff Probst: Stop!!!!!!!!!

Announcer: ...until now.

Jeff Probst: You're out of the challenge!

Announcer: All new Survivor, Thursday only on CBS.

Lookieloo
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08-12-2009

Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 4:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lookieloo a private message Print Post    
thanks Pamy :-)

i'll be around to stick my foot in my mouth again. LOL

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 5:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
good! you will fit right in here!

Lexie_girl
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Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 6:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Glad you are hanging out Lookie. BTW, I'm also a dork.