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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Friday, April 23, 2010 - 4:54 am
I need to start this thread with some "splaining" (as Russell says). ******************************* Last night, at the Immunity Challenge, when Parvati didn't win, my jaw hit the ground (or maybe even further). I was in shock! The spoilers have been so right on this season, that I could not believe that the winner of the IC was not spoiled correctly. For your information, I went straight to TDT and Survivor Blows right after the show to see if there were any updates, last minute, that I missed and didn't bring to you guys, and there were none. However; one savy poster at Survivor Blows pointed out that all the spoilers (and there are more than one ... SurvivorUnite, Blackwhale, Missyae to name a few) have been right-on with the bootlist. They all agree on the bootlist, but they do vary on the way things go down ... like challenges played, and now we see winners of the challenges. So, maybe .... just maybe .... we might be in for some more surprises for the season. Just remember, I'm not a spoiler ... I just bring over what I find.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Friday, April 23, 2010 - 5:26 am
Thanks to Survivor Phoenix for this week's pics and transcript: **************************** Probst VO: Next time, on Survivor.
Parvati: "No."
Russell: [talking over Parvati] "Whatever. Whatever."
Parvati: "Russell." Probst VO: As Russell loses control of his alliance...
Russell: "You lied to me."
Parvati: "How did I lie to you?" Probst VO: ... Sandra takes control of the game.
Sandra: [to Colby] "You're done."
Sandra: "You want Russell gone?" Rupert: "Yeah." Sandra: "Russell's gone."
Sandra: [confessional] "My target is Russell. I've been waiting to take him down for thirty days."
Russell: "I trust you." Sandra: [laughs]
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Friday, April 23, 2010 - 5:45 am
Sandra's laugh at the end was hilarious.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, April 23, 2010 - 6:35 am
Yes ... the perfect finish to a great show!
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Friday, April 23, 2010 - 11:38 am
Okay --- I'm back from Scrapbooking --- so here is Jeff's Blog: ******************************** First off, let me just say that I share your “speechlessness” regarding tonight’s episode. By the way, I love creating new words. Would someone please add “speechlessness” to the Survivor dictionary or at least Wikipedia. Because after tonight, I feel like all Survivor fans have just shared a bit of Survivor church. I am still in shock at how good this season is and I was out there shooting it!! Name another reality show having a better season than Survivor. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Okay, onto the blog… THIS IS WHEN THE GAME GETS CRAZY Well for once this season, Rupert was actually right. Not only about the game getting “crazy…” but also his gut about whom to trust.. Sandra or JT? He was spot on in choosing to believe Sandra. Then again, it was more of a lucky guess than anything else. Imagine having to make that choice. Russell or Sandra. It’s very easy to know the right choice when you’re sitting at home with that big bag of Doritos in your lap, your fingers orange from the artificial flavoring. But imagine having to choose between trusting Russell or Sandra without any outside help. What a choice. They are two of the craftiest players in the game, both of whom are capable of lying with absolute conviction. I can see why Rupert believed Sandra and I can see why JT did not. FIRST INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGE Once again Colby drops out of another challenge. I think he has been one of the biggest surprises and many would probably say one of the biggest disappointments of this season. But the truth is it just shows you how unpredictable this game can be and how big of a factor luck can play in how long you last. The challenges this season have not played to Colby’s strengths so he has struggled. The alliance he chose didn’t last, so he has struggled. Because he has struggled, his attitude has waned from wanting to quit to fightin to stay alive. Survivor is not an easy game to play. This challenge certainly favored women as we witnessed with Danielle, Parvati and Candice battling in the end. I do not understand why Candice stepped out of the challenge. Even after questioning her at the challenge it still makes no sense. Immunity is everything in this game. She had a very good chance of winning. I do not understand why you would step down at this point in the game. I really think Candice is in a good position to go deep in the game right now but her logic in this situation really baffles me. Not only did she give up personal immunity for herself, but in stepping down she gave immunity to someone from the Villain tribe which gave the Heroes one less person to vote for at Tribal Council. Add in the two immunity idols that Parvati had and the Heroes really had no chance at Tribal. RUPERT IS ON A ROLL Once again Rupert’s observation was spot on. Noticing how easily Parvati, a true competitor, agreed to bow out of the challenge raised a big red flag to Rupert. She must have immunity otherwise she would never step down. He was right. Parvati had immunity. Here’s another question I have – and maybe my logic doesn’t make sense as I am literally thinking about it only while I’m sitting in my home office – but since the Heroes knew that Parvati had an idol, why didn’t their thinking continue to the point of realizing that Russell was also lying. He had said that Parvati played an idol, right? Maybe I’m missing something obvious, but seems to me Russell may have dodged another bullet tonight. He was a sitting duck. REALLY PERSONAL INSIGHT In case you’re wondering, my office is pretty small. It’s not connected to my house either. It has hardwood floors that I had to replace about three years ago after a particularly wet winter. I have a poster from a movie I wrote and directed, “Finder’s Fee.” I have a poster from a show I created and hosted, “Live For The Moment” that nobody watched so it’s off the air. I have two very old paintings from one of my grandpa’s. I have a flat screen that my brother mounted on the wall that I never watch and wish wasn’t there. I have an old grandfather clock, a few photos from Survivor, some photos of friends and a few trinkets from my travels. Now you know. PARVATI AND AMANDA – THE FACE OFF You knew it was coming. It was only a matter of time. Two former allies come together again with one major question on everybody’s mind. Will they partner or will they battle. I’m so happy they didn’t partner last night. It’s time they battled. I hope it continues. I will admit that I loved that Amanda betrayed Parvati. She just scored points in my book. Not because I’m rooting against Parvati, simply because I like seeing Amanda really step up. It’s about damn time. Parvati didn’t buy it and that’s why Parvati is neck and neck with Amanda in terms of days played in this game. Amanda’s tell is when she starts feigning “the weight of the world” on her shoulders. “I’m so confused. My head hurts.” Ah, she was doing so well until she gave it away. Make no mistake, Amanda is a big part of the reason tonight’s vote went down the way it did. RUSSELL DOES IT AGAIN Now let’s get to the good stuff! Russell is a great player who is making potentially disastrous mistakes because of good ole hormones. Say what you want, tell me I’m wrong, I remain convinced that he is doing this because of Parvati’s flirtatious ways. He would not give that idol to Sandra, even if Sandra was in his alliance. He wouldn’t give it to Danielle who IS in his alliance. He wouldn’t give it to anybody else, but for a second time… he gave it to Parvati…with no idea she already had one of her own. Parvati is ballsy, right? Wow. She is knowingly double-crossing the one guy everybody else fears. You know what that tells me? She’s not afraid. Parvati is extremely confident. She smelled Amanda’s bullsh*t and she doesn’t fear Russell’s. Could Parvati win this game again? Maybe. Or maybe by me suggesting it, it means she won’t. Or maybe I just gave away that she did. Could Sandra win this game? Jerri? What about Rupert? Danielle? Amanda? Candice? Colby? JT? (Oops, sorry JT). Did I miss anybody? TRIBAL COUNCIL It was an excellent tribal council because we have amazing players left in the game. The many layers of strategy that played out last night was fascinating. But the highlight of the night and one of the stand out highlights in a season filled with them came at the hands of Parvati. It was one of the biggest moves ever and certainly the biggest of this season thus far. The reactions as she passed out the first… and then the second idol were as good as it gets on Survivor. This is how you play Survivor. Full tilt boogie. Parvati just made it into the Survivor Hall of Fame. THE AFTERMATH Oh, there will be a big aftermath with Russell and Parvati. You saw him mouth to her at Tribal, “You got some explaining to do.” Russell does not suffer fools lightly, especially when he is his own fool. He’s mad. Burn your house down mad. This will be their first lovers quarrel. Yes, I know they’re not technically lovers, but in the game of Survivor, they’re more than lovers, they’re married and this will result in a major spat. The question is will it destroy their alliance or will Parvati be able to salvage it. Any bets? EVEN THOUGH HE’S GONE I STILL LOVE J.T. I respect JT for one simple reason. The handshake with Russell. It was classy. He got played and he knew it. Instead of pouting he acknowledged the move and with his head held high, left the game. JT went out with a bang for sure. Many will say he made the dumbest move in the history of Survivor, but in my book it’s how you finish and JT finished strong. FINALLY I have a great job. See ya next week.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Friday, April 23, 2010 - 12:13 pm
Cut and pasted from JT's interview with Reality News Online: ************************************ RNO: Considering you only knew about Parvati by reputation and nothing about what was actually happening on her tribe, why were the Heroes so hell-bent on sending her home? J.T.: We felt like Parvati was definitely going to be running the show over there. We knew that Rob and Tyson went home, both good athletes and people you’d want to have all the way around. One person known for doing things like that was Parvati. I knew I’d be first to go if she was calling the shots. Candice, Amanda, and James were afraid of her and wanted to get rid of her. I didn’t want her targeting me. It was a mistake on our part to think she was running things. But I thought they did a good job last night to show she was playing very hard, taking care of the idols and getting them to the right spot. I liked that Russell didn’t know she had an idol – I didn’t know about that. RNO: Is that why, after you were voted off, you congratulated Russell but we didn’t see you say anything to Parvati? Why did you congratulate him for a move she made? J.T.: I had no idea Parvati made the move. I was kind of glad to see that. Russell was actually fooled in the whole Tribal Council. We had him thinking we were voting Sandra. He was fooled by us and then by Parvati. We didn’t pick the right person. Parvati was doing really well and I was surprised to see that. I thought Russell had a hand in most everything. He was the one we talked to and who was feeding us the most info.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Friday, April 23, 2010 - 12:17 pm
Cut and pasted from JT's interview with Zap2It: ***************************** Now that you've seen last season, when Russell first played "Survivor," and seen this season so far, what do you think of Russell? He's definitely an aggressive player and he does really well, he got to the end of Season 19. I feel like at some point he should have realized that he's not gonna win. Having seen his season would've definitely helped in our season, but I let my guard down and I was fooled and my hat is off to him for playing me in the game. As far as someone that I'd associate with, he's definitely not at the top of the list. And what about Parvati? I don't think any credit is taken away from Parvati because Russell is grabbing a lot of attention. We'd seen last night that she pulled the wool over Russell's eyes, he was running to her, giving her Idols every time he got one. She has Russell in the palm of her hand. I wasn't surprised to see Parvati running the show. We had Russell believing we were going to vote for Sandra, that's what he thought. Parvati is the one who really stuck her neck out when she saved Jerri. Was the editing just painful to watch, you doing and saying one thing about Russell and then having it be the exact opposite behind your back? Yeah, it's hard. It's very hard to watch. But it wasn't near as bad as it looks. Almost everyone on my own tribe was excited about [giving Russell the Idol], the letter was hilarious. It just backfired on us, but it was a playing-with-fire kinda deal. It would either get us to the end of the game if it works out or it'll get me sent home if it doesn't. I was willing to live with that.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Friday, April 23, 2010 - 12:26 pm
Thanks to TDT, the CBS Press Release plus some spoiling about the Reward Challenge coming up: ***************************** CBS press release: IN THE WAKE OF A GAME-CHANGING TRIBAL COUNCIL, EVERYONE STRUGGLES TO FIND THEIR PLACE IN THE NEWLY MERGED TRIBE, AND SOME PANICKED PLAYERS CONSIDER MAKING NEW ALLIES. "Jumping Ship" - With two swing votes hanging in the balance, no one can be sure of their safety heading into Tribal Council, and even the most formidable villain in the game makes a potential miscalculation. ************************************* SEG has apparently decided that "Shuffleboard" is one of the 24 best challenges, ever. So says blackwhale at Sucks, anyway: "They will compete in teams of 3 in shuffleboard in the next reward challenge to win movies and popcorn. Victorious are Amanda, Colby and Danielle. After Amanda and Danielle spot a clue in the tub of popcorn, they literally engage in a wrestling match to obtain the clue. Danielle being more aggressive gets the clue and after she is back to camp, is stalked by the heroes who follow her every move." ******************************* Ginger Note: While I'm here....this is the episode where the spoiler's boot list tells us that Amanda will be booted off.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Friday, April 23, 2010 - 12:30 pm
Also from TDT, regarding Hidden Immunity Idols ... they quote Blackwhale (spoiler) again. Keep in mind that Blackwhale was wrong last night about who won Immunity Challenge, so take it with a grain of salt. ***************************** After the last episode's hidden-idoling extravaganza, there should now be an idol back in circulation. So the searching and clue-ing should be back in effect. As you might expect, Sucks poster blackwhale has a story that fits into this exact question: "[After the JT boot in Ep10] Idol is reburied, Russell finds it and plays it at [Ep11] tribal council (I believe) without even needing to.... Russell plays the... [idol] immediately upon finding [it] because the hunt for the idol is a free-for-all similar to the idol that Tom found. Everyone knows he has those idols so he wants to get rid of them. He doesn't give to Parvati anymore because a) she wins immunity at least 1 of those 2 occasions, and b) she didn't return the courtesy of even telling him she had the idol she found before the merge."
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Boberg
Member
10-04-2002
| Friday, April 23, 2010 - 2:18 pm
" Could Parvati win this game again? Maybe. Or maybe by me suggesting it, it means she won’t. Or maybe I just gave away that she did. Could Sandra win this game? Jerri? What about Rupert? Danielle? Amanda? Candice? Colby? JT? (Oops, sorry JT). Did I miss anybody?" Actually yes Jeff, you left out Russell...could that mean something??????
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Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002
| Friday, April 23, 2010 - 2:20 pm
Too many immunity idols this year.
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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Friday, April 23, 2010 - 2:33 pm
GAL, I agree. I liked it better when they only had one shot at using an immunity idol, so they had to be careful about how they used it (or who they told about it).
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Friday, April 23, 2010 - 2:42 pm
Boberg ... you made me laugh, cause I thought the same exact thing when I read it, but was afraid to comment on it!
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Friday, April 23, 2010 - 4:14 pm
SquidProQuo, over at Survivor Blows, has wondered through pages and pages and pages of stuff that Blackwhale put out previously. I quote: ******************************** 'Re this week's boot and Amanda/Parv relationship: : "As for Amanda, she goes home in a 6-3 vote, with Candice flipping to the villains as a result of her final 2 deal with Russell. Colby, Rupert and Amanda cast their votes for Jerri for the second consecutive tribal council (yes, Jerri will be the vote queen again this season, getting at least 11 if not more votes). Amanda and Parvati wanted each other out as soon as they got to the merge, and currently have no friendship to speak of. Here's how I suspect it will be edited: remember how Parvati gives an idol to Sandra at the merge? She did this because Amanda told Parvati that Sandra was the target in order to try to throw the villains off. Parvati had an idol that nobody knew she had and she wasted it as a result of Amanda lying to her. Sandra didn't need that idol and the villains could have gotten away with Jerri being the only one to play an idol. I suspect the storyline in the final 9 episode will be based on Parvati being upset with Amanda for lying."' *********************************** And there is this other little tidbit: "Somewhere in the mix, Russell either finds or is given the idol, and plays it at Amanda's tribal council after Candice warns him he may be in danger." Ginger Note: So, it looks like Candice is the one that the Episode Title is about, and I had thought it was Sandra. If the votes are 6 to 3 to boot Amanda, looks like Russell might be wasting an idol, especially if it is Jerri who even got those 3 votes.
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 12:07 pm
Some new pics of a challenge and a very short CBS clue: ************************ Transcript: Announcer: Castaway Russell has ruled Survivor but now one of his own could stab him in the back. Ginger Note: That told us absolutely nothing helpful (LOL)..... so what's new? Here are 4 pictures from a stacking challenge in the next episode. If Blackwhale is correct, the Reward Challenge is 3 team of 3 playing shuffleboard, and the winners gets movie and popcorn...blah, blah, blah (immunity idol clue). So, if Blackwhale is right (this time), then this stacking challenge must be for immunity. I remember seeing something like this in the past.
Russell appears to just be starting out (or starting over)
Somebody not picture doing gray tiles - maybe the winner?
Colby with blue tiles....doesn't stand a chance.
Sandra --- too funny shot of her with a really tall stack falling beneath where she is trying desperately to hold the top pieces in place. Seeing the height of her hands tells me that she is trying to compete with somebody else that is at least that high with their stack. ******************************* Per Survivor Fever: Episode 11 Immunity Challenge - "House of Cards" Previously played in Gabon as final 4 challenge Each player is given a stack of 200 playing card shaped wooden tiles to be used to built a tower as high as possible in any way. Ladder is provided for assistance when tower gets high. First player to get tower 10 feet tall or player with tallest tower after 30 minutes wins.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 1:32 pm
This surely doesn't ring a bell with me!! But I am old . . .and I forget!!
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 4:09 pm
Tnt ... this is the best I can do for you.
Survivor: Gabon ... the Final four did the "House of Cards" challenge mentioned above. Susie, the gal sitting next to Bob the winner in the pic, won that challenge. Bob needed immunity, but didn't get it, so he thought he was going home. Sugar had mixed emotions, Matty like a brother, Bob like a father......so she caused a split in the votes of 2 to 2, so they would have to "duke it out". Bob's fire making won over Matty, so Matty went home. Bob won the $ million at the live reunion.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 5:42 pm
its funny how some survivors are totally gone from my memory, you would think I would remember the final 2 but only one I remember is Sugar LOL
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 5:51 pm
I remember Sugar and Bob but the other two? Not a clue. I do remember Bob winning a fire building comp.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 6:26 pm
I went over to Youtube.com and put in Survivor: Gabon Final Four and got two videos (just alike) of the Final Four placing their votes at TC. Even after watching it and listening to Susie say something, I don't remember her .... at all!!! Amazing...........and she came in 2nd place.
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Bonbonlover
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07-13-2000
| Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 9:38 pm
Oh I remember Matty Whitmore. his grandfather was James Whitmore (nominated for Oscar as President Truman in Give 'Em Hell Harry!) and his grandmother was Audra Lindley who played Helen Roper in Three's Company. Matty's girlfriend came to Gabon and he asked her to marry him. (she accepted and they have since tied the knot)
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Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001
| Sunday, April 25, 2010 - 5:26 am
I remember Bob - and the fire-making challenge, but Susie? Nope! Thanks for the memories, Ginger!
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Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001
| Sunday, April 25, 2010 - 5:30 am
Oh and darn! I was hoping the "jump ship" would take place in the opposite direction to help the Heroes! I've always heard that the Lord takes care of fools, drunks, and children, and the Heroes have that first category covered!
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Sunday, April 25, 2010 - 6:38 am
Looking at the CBS clues and pics for next week, it sure does appear that they were talking about Sandra. But, I'm thinking that if Sandra finds out that the so-called Villains alliance of 5 has Candice joining them, then Sandra would be cutting her own throat to switch sides and be with the smaller numbers, just to try to oust Russell. So, my bet is that Sandra stays where she is because of the move made by Candice. I cannot believe Candice would believe Russell will take her to the Final Two, but that's what the spoiler says. By-the-way, there was something worth spoiling in the Insider Clips this week at Ponderosa, and I've been waiting for somebody to transcribe them...but doesn't seem to be going to happen. So, I'll just try to tell it in my own words. When JT showed up at Ponderosa, he was very happy it was Courtney and Coach there. He considers them friends. They had no idea about how Parvati came up with two idols, so JT tells them he gave the Heroes HII to Russell to save himself. They were jaw-dropping surprised (shocked). Coach then had some choice words to say about Russell and "lowest of the low" was the gist of it...so I don't think Russell can count on a vote from Coach. JT says he sure hopes Russell gets the boot next so when he joins them at Ponderosa he can give him the "cold shoulder" (but he said it with a grin on his face).
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Alaginger
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07-11-2002
| Monday, April 26, 2010 - 5:22 pm
Latest pics and transcript of CBS promos: *********************** Transcript:
Announcer: He's ruled Survivor...
Russell: This is way easier than I had thought. Announcer: But CBS Thursday, one of Russell's own...
Sandra: It's time for me to make my move. Announcer: ...could stab him in the back. Sandra [camera confessional]: I need to get Russell out.
Rupert [camera confessional]: He's a piece of garbage! Announcer: Is there a traitor on the island?
Russell [camera confessional]: We don't trust Sandra right now and I need to pull somebody else in.
Colby: Make sure they don't think you're flipping
Sandra [talking to Russell]: I'm not scared, Russell, why you trying to threaten me?
Rupert: There's 3 days of scrambling going on in 3 minutes.
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