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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 1:47 pm
Since I am leaving in the morning, and will not be back til late Sunday, I'm going to go ahead and start this thread for Sunday's 2-hour show and live show reunion afterwards. ********************************* The Boots remaining are: F5 - Colby F4 - Jerri Final Three - Parvati, Russell, Sandra Speculated to win the $million is Sandra (5 to 4). Per spoilers who think they have the "know" ... Russell is not suppose to receive any votes. The only spoiler I have at this time regarding Colby is (1) he never won any immunity challenges during Season 20 and (2) he and Jerri have time to lay on the beach, and talk, and iron over any differences from past Survivor Episodes. From the F4 boot of Jerri to the end, I have the following spoiler from Blackwhale (keep in mind Blackwhale has not been 100% right on this Season, but most of what he/she has spoiled has come to pass) blackwhale (03/05/10 8:17 PM) Missyae has it right when she says that Russell really underestimated Sandra as a player. When Russell wins the last immunity challenge, Parvati and Sandra have a clearcut decision. They want a fellow winner in the finals so their vote goes to Jerri. Jerri is tight with Russell and knows he won't vote his girl Parv, so her vote goes to Sandra. Russell has a decision on whether to force a tie or just cut Jerri lose. Russell's criteria in thinking this over is the jury. He gets the idea planted in his head that Jerri has a good shot at a few votes. We will see a scene similar to the Samoa finale when he told Natalie that the jury would not vote for her. Upon deciding to sacrifice his ally Jerri in favor of keeping Sandra, he informs Sandra he will be keeping her because she has no game and has no shot at a single jury vote. He does have difficulty coming to terms with how Sandra received 5 jury votes to his 0. He feels completely entitled and cheated from another win. Sandra plays very well into his line of thinking and does a good job planting into his head that Jerri has a legitimate shot at winning. Russell has no comprehension of the fact that there's more than one way to successfully play the game of Survivor. He wrote Sandra off the whole way and didn't realize what a force she was to be reckoned with.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 6:05 am
Does it make me kind of small and vindictive that I'm looking forward to this?
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 6:13 am
So are we thinking Sandra gets 5 votes to win while Parv gets 4 and good ole Russ gets zip?
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Yoda
Member
08-11-2005
| Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 6:13 am
I'm looking forward to it too 
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Txkaykay
Member
07-27-2006
| Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 7:00 am
Can't wait to see Russell lose again!
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Sallly
Member
10-24-2009
| Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 8:06 am
How can Blackwhale (or Missyae) say that "[Russell] does have difficulty coming to terms with how Sandra received 5 jury votes to his 0" when the reading of the votes & Russell's reaction to those votes are done on a live show that hasn't happened yet? Maybe I'm skeptical because I want this spoiler to be wrong!
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 9:49 am
It would be nice if himself had a fit, for sure Sally.
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 10:07 am
Sally... you are right, the reading of the votes won't happen until Sunday night at the live show... But the casting of the votes happened months ago and I think the players talk. Especially when one of the Final 3 creates such a visceral reaction in people. There probably have been many heated arguments where it ends up "I didn't vote for you. Never would, you are a [fill in the blank]"
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 10:36 am
****** I guess that means I can look forward to tears streaming down his cheeks again on Sunday. I'll have to make sure I stock up on some celebratory vodka for the occasion.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 1:58 pm
Spring for some Gray Goose, Tish. I wonder if we should crack a bottle of Veuve Cliquot?
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 3:00 pm
Grey Goose always reminds me of Liza Minelli beating up her husband with a bottle of the same. LOL (\ashamed.)
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 4:55 pm
Blaehh-I just dont care for Sandra.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 10:17 pm
I will be SO happy if Sandra does win!!! Hm, I do have a bottle of celebratory stuff here... Ginger, thanks for a wonderful sesaon!!
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Friday, May 14, 2010 - 3:41 am
Can't do pics from where I am, but here is the transcript from last night's ad for Sunday's show: ********************************** Transcript: Jeff Probst: Next time, on a special two hour Season Finale... Parvati: I've been your girl this whole time. Russell: Parvati, you are lyinggg. Probst: The war between the Heroes and the Villains will finally come to an end. Jerri: I'm the one in control. Colby [talking to Russell]: Send me home? Russell: That's the idea. Probst: Tune in Sunday, May 16th when one of these 5 people will become the Sole Survivor.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Friday, May 14, 2010 - 3:45 am
Here's Jeff's Blog: ************************ Sandra (to Rupert): “Loose lips sink ships.” And just like that, Rupert is gone and we are down to one remaining hero left in the game. Colby. Like the cowboys of old he stands alone, atop the mountain. Weathered skin from years of being on horseback, he props a Winchester rifle against his shoulder. This battle could get ugly. Then again, the way Colby has played this year, he might just set the rifle down and surrender to the opposition. It’s been an interesting season for Colby. He was asked back for this season because he was the first and many (including myself) would say quintessential hero of this game. But this season has been rough on Colby. He has not performed up to his or anybody else’s expectations and yet here he is heading into the final episode with a one in five shot at winning the million dollars. Colby is a great example of why you should never quit in this game or any other game. You gotta be in it to win it. He’s still in it. He could still win it. FAMILY VISIT You know I love these moments. I’ll always be a fan of love. It was fascinating to watch the relationships between loved ones play out during the challenge. It always reminds me these are real people who have signed on for an extraordinary adventure and an incredibly taxing game. Rarely on Survivor do you see someone at their best. Their loved one visit usually illuminates a part of their personality we don’t often see. It’s clear that Parvati’s relationship with her dad Michael is solid. He’s a proud Dad who loves his daughter. They’re both competitive and Dad was doing his best during the challenge, but even in the end I think he was just happy to see that his daughter was healthy and still in the game. That’s the love of a parent and it’s a beautiful thing. Jerri’s sister traveled all the way from Germany to get to Samoa and it was clear how happy Jerri was to see her and hug her. Jerri is obviously a woman who has worked hard on herself and strives to live her life a spiritual way. Watching them in the challenge was fun because Jerri wanted to win but she also wanted to have fun competing on Survivor with her sister. Whadaya know, she achieved both. Colby’s relationship with his older brother was also revealing. It’s the kind of relationship that only brothers can have. You can yell at your brother in a way you wouldn’t yell at a sister or even a good friend. Colby was clearly frustrated with everything about the situation (like he has been all season) and his brother Reid, was a very good sport about it. That’s also indicative of a brother relationship. When one bro senses the other is struggling, you give them some slack. Russell’s wife, Melanie must be a strong woman because as we all know by now Russell is a major strategic game player who never takes his eyes off the prize. Even though I know he wanted to see his wife, he wasn’t going to let his emotions cause any hiccups in his game. His entire time with his wife was spent strategizing and updating her. Even their goodbye was about strategy, when he referred to Jerri’s choice of who to bring along on the reward. Russell: “She screwed up.” Rupert’s wife Laura has one of those faces that make you want to smile. For all of the grief I give Rupert for being a bit over the top, when I see him with his wife, I can’t help but smile at the true love they seem to share. It’s not her first time to the island and she has been a delight each time she has visited. Their goodbye was out of a movie. If their life is truly that romantic, that’s pretty kick ass. But the one that got me and still gets me as I write this was Sandra’s visit from her Uncle, Fernando. Their chat about the loss of her mother was extremely touching. On top of that, Sandra’s husband couldn’t visit because he is serving in Afghanistan. Her uncle was a wonderful substitute and while watching them play the challenge together you saw that they share the same sense of humor that Sandra displays daily along with the same absolute lack of concern for winning something as silly as a reward challenge. THE CONSEQUENCE When we get to this point in the game, our rewards usually come with a complication – a consequence. Jerri was forced to choose two and only two couples to join her on the reward. Without hesitating she chose Parvati and Sandra. That left Rupert and Colby and Russell to go back to camp. You don’t need a Magic 8-Ball to guess what happened next. Russell, Rupert and Colby all started talking about what a dumb move Jerri made by not choosing them. The truth is there is no good move when you’re in Jerri’s spot. No matter whom you leave behind, they’re going to be upset. So, Russell reaches out to make a deal with Rupert and Colby. I love it. A complete 180. Is it real? Will it last? Can anybody trust anybody? Ha! That’s the greatest part. Nobody can trust anybody and everybody knows it. RUPERT’S SLEEP WALKING AGAIN What the heck was Rupert thinking? Was that ego that he wanted everybody to know he was working? Rupert, nobody cares. Was it anger that he wasn’t chosen to go on the reward? Rupert, nobody cares. It accomplished absolutely nothing and it certainly contributed to him being voted out and losing his shot at the million dollars. IMMUNITY CHALLENGE I can’t believe I am saying it again but once again Colby Donaldson was first out of the challenge. If I had told you at the beginning of the season that the biggest letdown would come from our most celebrated hero, nobody would have believed me. Yet, as mentioned earlier… Colby is still in the game and if he makes it to the final is probably the odds on favorite to win the money. Crazy. On the flip side – Rupert fights until he has nothing left. He doesn’t quit because he thinks someone else might outlast him. He doesn’t step out because he’s hungry. He goes as long as he can and not a second less. Once again he made it a long time in the challenge but came up…. short. Parvati continues to impress, winning yet another challenge. I’m running out of ways to say it. Win or lose this season, she’s in the Survivor Hall of Fame and will go down as one of the greatest to ever play. PRE-TRIBAL Wow. They’re all losing their minds. Sandra: Rupert, loose lips sink ships. Rupert: Yes, they do. Sandra: Yes, they do and they just did. Russell: Are you with me or against me? Sandra: I’m against you, Russell. Parvati: Who invited Boston Rob back to the party. Are you with me or are you against me? Russell: What are you all doing… you’re being dumb. Go ahead and keep playing around. Holler out whatever you want, you’re diggin a deeper and deeper hole. For a moment it was like an episode of Lost – nothing made sense. Everybody was all over the map going into Tribal Council. Just like I like it… TRIBAL COUNCIL And the craziness continued at Tribal Council. What happened to these guys? They’ve lost their bloody minds I tell you. It was fantastic. Parvati was the highlight: From her worthy impression of a cigar lounge, burlesque dancer, nightclub singer with a stoagie dangling from her lips to her 180 degree head turn toward Russell when asked about the “top villain” question. It was all money. The most telling moment was when Rupert asked Paravti: Rupert: “You don’t think you’re the top villain?” Parvati: “Nope I don’t. I’m a hero on the inside.” Yeah. Right. Trust me, Parvati believes she is the top dog of the Villain tribe and that she is calling all the shots. Likewise, Russell believes he is the top dog and calling all the shots. If you’re Jerri, Colby or Sandra, this is great news because nobody wants to go to final tribal council with the moniker of “top dog” of the Villains. Those heroes will eat that person alive. BIGGEST MOVE: Sandra’s decision to play the idol will have consequences. Had she not played it, nobody would have ever known. By deciding to play it she revealed that she had kept a secret from everybody in her alliance and everybody in the game. Curious to see how that plays out, but it was a big, risky and ultimately wise move. The idol had no more use after tonight. BYE BYE PIRATE MAN Rupert lasted a long time in a very tough season and once again he came up… just short. Thanks for the great times, Rupert. You have served Survivor very well. THIS SUNDAY So, we now head into the final two-hour episode followed by the one-hour reunion show live this Sunday, May 16th from New York City. There are 5 Survivors left. One hero and four villains. At this point I honestly believe it is anybody’s game. COLBY: If he makes it to the end, he wins. Too many heroes on the jury that have too much animosity for the Villains. Despite not earning it, Colby could soon be a millionaire. SANDRA: She has to make it to the end with Russell and/or Parvati to have any chance. Jerri and Colby will both beat her. PARVATI: Could become the first two-timer winner. She’s that good and has played that good of a game. RUSSELL: Could become first time back-to-back loser. He’s that good and that despised. For Russell to win it will take a jury that appreciates great game play and let’s go of the social, which Russell simply doesn’t have. One thing is for sure, he won’t have JT’s vote. Probably won’t have Rupert’s either. JERRI: I think Jerri has a very good shot to win this. If she gets to the final with the right person/people she just might get rewarded for all of her growth and overall pretty decent strategic game play. See ya from NYC!
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, May 14, 2010 - 6:37 am
While it is accurate that Parvati could become the 1st two-time winner, Jeff fail to mention that Sandra could as well. Sandra won Pearl Islands
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Robok
Member
10-28-2003
| Friday, May 14, 2010 - 10:05 am
Thats what I was thinking when I read that Bonbonlover 
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Oliviamimi
Member
05-30-2009
| Friday, May 14, 2010 - 2:20 pm
I love that Sandra isn't afraid of anyone. I remember her in Pearl island getting into Fairplays face. He had a knack of screaming and trying to belittle people. I think he was afraid she'd kick his skinny butt.
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Friday, May 14, 2010 - 4:39 pm
Since the first days of Pearl Island I've been a Sandra fan. This time, the way she told Russell that she was against him made her my all time Survivor favorite. I don't think anyone has had the nerve to say that to him. In Samoa even those who were against him didn't come right out and say it, they just questioned some of what he said and poof they were gone.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Friday, May 14, 2010 - 4:57 pm
Yeah I liked her in Pearl Islands because she put both Fairplay and Rupert in their place. I know he was so beloved in that season, but I saw him attempt to bully people. Remember the threats he made the first time someone wrote his name down at tribal? but she didn't let him bully her then, nor now. And the same with Russell.
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Llkoolaid
Member
08-01-2001
| Friday, May 14, 2010 - 5:47 pm
Actually Lady I had forgotten about those threats, he was a good guy as long as you were on his side.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, May 14, 2010 - 6:04 pm
I was never a Jeri hater, didn't feel strongly about her either way. This season I adore her. She has played a great game and seems to be so even tempered and a good sport. She just seems to have a spiritual calm about her these days. Good for her. I hope she is responsible for self righteous Colby's demise.
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Lookieloo
Member
08-12-2009
| Friday, May 14, 2010 - 8:08 pm
I just had to find out what was said at tribal when Rupert left. It's my favorite part. Colby (votes Sandra): I don't think you're going home tonight but your time has come. Jerri (votes Rupert): At least now I'll get a decent night's rest. Take care Rupert. Russell (votes Rupert): When J.T. gave me the hidden immunity idol, you told him that he should never trust a villain. Well I'm telling you you should never trust a villain. Parvati (votes Rupert): Okay, for real this time, I would like to see you go home. Bye! Rupert (votes Sandra): You said that "loose lips sink ships." Now I wrote your name down too. Sorry. Sandra (votes Rupert): I'll write your name again and if I'm up there in the Final 3 you'd still give me the million dollar vote.
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 7:54 am
CBS Misdirection Clues: ************************** CBS press release: " THE FINAL CASTAWAYS DEFEND THEIR CHOICES AND LOBBY FOR VOTES FROM BITTER JURORS TO DECIDE THE MOST DESERVING OF THE MILLION DOLLARS AND THE TITLE OF SOLE SURVIVOR One-Hour Live Reunion Show Hosted by Jeff ProbstFollows With All 20 Heroes and Villains "Anything Could Happen" - As the final tribal council draws near, Survivors struggle to stay on top of their game as alliances crumble and everyone starts to play for themselves, on a special two-hour season finale."
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 8:05 am
Not a spoiler, but a little interest about Rupert's toe: **************************** Rupert: "I was going through it with not just one broken bone in one toe, but two broken bones in one toe and the toe they were taping it off to was also broken! So a lot of pain. I was a little shorter tempered but I also tried to be that motivator and that one that empowered us. Some of our team didn't always like that."
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