Survivor Insider: Episode 5

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Joan

Saturday, November 10, 2001 - 04:02 pm Click here to edit this post
Lex and Tom diss lazy Samburus—Lex and Tom are digging a hole in the Samburu watering hole area. Tom comments that “they’ve been drinking out of the mudhole like an elephant” and that they should have cleaned out their water source. Tom says Boran had their water source cleaned up so well that you could actually lay down in it and “the water was crystal clear” adds Lex. Lex is annoyed because he and Tom ended up having to dig two water holes at Samburu because “they didn’t do it right the first time.” Tom explains that they had to dig two to get the waterflow going from the spring because downstream where Samburu had been drinking is where the water goes “after the animals piss and shit in it.” (Mmm….nice.) Tom says he feels like they (Boran?) got his wife and kids and house and he had to move downtown to a one room “flophouse” adds Lex. Tom feels that the Boran people are “very vulnerable” over at Samburu because Boran had already got rid of everyone they wanted to and were confident they would all make the merger but now things have changed. Lex says the new Boran has the “home team advantage” now because they are stronger. Tom says they suffered with Clarence just to be strong and beat Samburu but Samburu “ousted the pains in their butt” right away leaving themselves weak and now they (old Boran) are suffering for Samburu’s “bad decision.” He is upset that they are left with “4 girls” now. Lex says that they are at a clear disadvantage in any physical challenges. Tom says they worked their butts off at Boran to make sure it was a good and strong camp and now they have been stuck with Samburu. Lex gets the spring flowing finally and Tom laughs, looks up at the camera man and says “My wife wasn’t here to hear my bitching so I thought I’d let ya’ll hear my bitching” and goes back to digging. He says here he is doing the same work Boran did on day 1 while the old Samburu are living in his house and he’s got them a swimming pool built over there so “I’m pissed about it!”
(I wonder where Kelly is during all this? )

Tom dishes about his new tribe—His first impression of Lindsey was that she was more carefree than anyone in Boran, “spacey” and a free spirit. That’s ok with him but this is not “the picture show,” it’s business out there. Kim looks to him like she has taken her role as a cook in the camp. She is a “happy go lucky little girl and nice to be around.” Brandon is a “Sally” and “I’ve got to adjust to that.” He says Brandon seems like a good guy but his way of life is so different from Tom’s that Tom has to watch himself and make sure they “work good.” There haven’t been any problems but it is hard for him because Brandon is so “different from me.” He says when it is cool in the morning, you work and when it is cool in the evening, you work. “You don’t just wave a magic wand here.” He says if he (Brandon?) wants to rest, that’s fine but there are things to be done. He says things work like a watch, every little thing in a watch makes something else move and that’s how things work so everyone needs to do to their part. At Boran, everyone did their share and if people had to breathe down your neck twice, you knew you were in trouble. He speculates that the new Boran tribe will have problems with Frank because he seems really “gung ho” and Tom thinks that will cause friction. He says he’ll miss his old tribemates but “this is the card we’re dealt and I’m ready to play.”

Location, location, location—MamaKim wonders if the Messai get like they are sometimes. She wonders if when stuff breaks in their boma, if they just leave it knowing they are going to move soon anyway (probably referring to the anticipated merger). Kelly (still at Boran obviously) says that the books she read said that the Messai were really not all that nomadic or that when they did move, they usually moved into someone else’s boma. MamaKim guesses there is no system of selling a boma then. Lex says “that would be so civilized! Ugh!” He thinks it is nice that they don’t do that and jokes that Kim is going to be the first boma real estate agent. Lex and Kim start naming off the things they like about their location and Lex sighs and says “What more could you want?” (Little does he know, eh?) Kim says it is “professionally interior designed with coloured netting” and a “built in stove” Lex says. Everyone adds stuff like “high vaulted ceilings,” “2 fire places,” “just a 20 min walk from the water,” “fully furnished,” “clothes dryer.”

Lex is frustrated by the Samburu—Lex is ticked because now he not only has to do all the work in the tribe but he also is forced to entrust his own safety to a bunch of lazy people when he goes to sleep. He doesn’t think he is going to get much sleep anymore because he doesn’t trust them to do a good job at standing watch. Everything is going “from bad to worse” it seems. To their credit, he must say that the location seems a lot safer than his old one because after 2 nights of watch, he has heard no animal activity whereas Boran had a lot every night. He says he and Tom “truly took on the roles of parents because we felt like we had been saddled with 4 kids” and the kids were on vacation. He said he was sincere when he said he got the better end of the “switcheroo” because he would much rather have been here with Brandon, Kim and Lindsey then to have “had Frank, Theresa and Silas thrust upon me.” (I think he has been listening to too much of the BS from the brat pack if he thinks that!) Theresa would have been a “pleasant surprise” but he still feels he got the better end of the deal. He says he would much rather do more work and be with nice people than to have “take charge” people come in and do work but be “jerks.”

New Boran members hike to camp—Silas keeps saying how “unbelievable” this is and thinks it is a “great twist to the story.” Frank is curious to see what Boran’s camp looks like. As they get closer Frank remarks that they should have brought a soccer ball with all the flat land around. (I wonder why Ethan didn’t?) Theresa bets that they have no idea what is going on at the camp. Frank says this is all like a “flushing, like an oil change for me” and Theresa says “It is kinda nice to get out of that place.” Frank says he feels pumped up for another 12 says. Silas just kinda walks along and adds a little “yeah.” Frank says “I love it! I’m so glad I came now!” and Silas says “I am too Frank!” Theresa reminds Silas that he was loyal to his group and she was loyal to hers and Silas cuts her off with “We are all true to our word.” (Damage control? lol) Theresa reminds him that that is important. Silas is dying to see Boran’s water supply. Frank puts T in the middle and they all join hands to “show solidarity” but Silas lets go and tells them he thinks they should drop it and T agrees. Silas calls out but Theresa says she wants to get closer so she can see their expressions. It cuts to them all standing around outside the boma just trying to digest the twist.

Kelly reveals her routine—Kelly, still at Boran, discusses her morning routine. She gets up pretty early depending on when her watch was and then hangs out until ppl start working. She helps Kim with breakfast and sometimes helps the guys gather wood, changes out of her PJs into her bra top and shorts, puts on sunscreen, eats and gets to work. She feels like Boran definitely has its routine down now and it is based around when it is the hottest. When it is cool they work and when it is hot, they nap or go to the watering hole. They are in a good position until the merger—their hut is done, their fence is done, they have a week’s worth of wood and they have the water source they won.

Lex ready to chow down—Lex, now at Samburu, says they need to get wood and they need to get water, which tastes pretty awful, but he considers that a small sacrifice since Samburu won all that food earlier. He says he has not yet seen the food but the original Samburu seem very comfortable with the food supply and for the past 16 days, he has been on rations which were too small for him so he is going to throw all fears aside and “chow down.” Already they have had popcorn with olive oil, salt and pepper which was “huge” for them. One of the first things they did upon coming to the Samburu camp was to “break bread” with their new tribemates which he sees as a sign of generosity and good will. He believes that the best way to get to know ppl is over food. He is happy about the “abundance” and variety of food they have. They’ve been exchanging information about themselves like whether they have kids and where they are from. Lex feels it is important to know them and for them to know him since they now live together. He also thinks maybe this sort of info will be useful strategically down the road. His plan atm is to listen more than share but to share enough that they feel he is acting in good faith to build relationships. He, Tom and Kelly are still close to the other 3 Boran so they are more guarded. He thinks the 3 Samburu left don’t seem to miss Silas or Frank much. They have been “very vocal about the fact that they think they got the good end of this deal.” Lex thinks they are right. Ethan and Lex were a team of 2 back at Boran so he will really miss him. Ethan and Kim got “royally screwed” in this deal “worse than anyone else.”

Frank still has integrity—Frank, wearing his Boran buff, discusses how the votes against Silas at the last Samburu TC were to show that “even in the face of defeat, we’re not going down, you know, we’re American.” (What is it with Frank and the being American thing? lol) They have reduced the chances of Silas and Lindsey and the impact that had on them was obvious. He says he could see Kim kind of pulling back from the group a bit. He has no hard feelings against Silas as a person but “the youth group” had made their alliance and the older ppl had made theirs and they all stuck to them. Silas is a “fish out of water” even though he now has Clarence.

Silas eats it up—Silas, at Boran camp, explains to Kim how to make “crispies.” Ethan says they ought to try that but Kim is concerned that without oil, they will lose a lot of the mush because it will stick to the pan. Silas says he “loves” the way Boran cooks so he is “totally happy” if they want to keep doing it their way. Kim said she never had a father or brother around so when she got married, she was eager to show all that she could do so she “made my bed way back then. (Probably means as far as doing domestic work) The new Boran then garthers around the pan and eats their respective lumps of mush. Silas stands back and says he loves the way Boran eats because they eat “civilized.” (Butt kissing anyone?)

New Boran dynamic—Kim and Theresa walk around with pots, Ethan and Frank carry a big log, then it cuts to Clarence being interviewed. He says it feels like Day 1 all over again because they are all trying to get to know one another. Silas and Clarence are walking together and Silas is telling Clarence that “Frank was gone! This saved his ass!” He says Frank is the whole reason Samburu was split and to be careful what Clarence hears because Frank is “the most manipulative of all, buddy!” He “tried to stab us all in the ••••••• back” while playing the hard worker. Ethan and Frank head into camp with a ton of wood while Kim and Theresa fuss over a pot. Ethan tells Frank that Kim is a good person but that she is a bid endebted “to us men” because they do most of the work and carried the house challenge which enabled her to stay in the game.

Tribal Council: Sealing Silas’s fate—Silas votes for Frank saying “He wants to be the leader and so do I. There can be only one.” Frank votes and seems to have some trouble remembering how to spell Silas’ name. “In the name of honour, Carl, Linda, Theresa” he says. Theresa votes saying she doesn’t think Silas has really merged with the new tribe, she thinks his alliance is still with his old tribe. “This is still for honour” for Carl and Linda. Ethan votes saying based on this TC, he sees that Silas is a “terrible liar,” has been manipulating everyone and, as a “natural competitor,” Silas is Ethan’s biggest threat so he isn’t going to pass up the chance to get rid of him. He adds that Silas should not take it personal. (You know, even though he was called a manipulative liar! Hehe) Clarence votes saying “I love you man but I can’t trust ya.” Kim votes saying Silas is a really fun guy and she would love to hang out with him “any place other than the merger.” By Silas’ own admission, he has a lot of friends in the other tribe and that makes him too big a threat for her to keep around.

Sunshinemiss

Saturday, November 10, 2001 - 06:48 pm Click here to edit this post
Thanks Joan, I look forward to these weekly updates; I appreciate the time and effort!

Tksoard

Saturday, November 10, 2001 - 06:59 pm Click here to edit this post
Thank you sooo much Joan!! That was great!!

Beachcat

Saturday, November 10, 2001 - 07:45 pm Click here to edit this post
Joan, I loved every minute of reading your post. Thany you so much. I thought the last Survivor episode was terrific and your report fills things out.

Lilliegirl

Saturday, November 10, 2001 - 08:09 pm Click here to edit this post
Thanks Joan, keep up the good work.

Tntitanfan

Saturday, November 10, 2001 - 08:58 pm Click here to edit this post
It is so nice to have this behind-the-scenes look! Thanks for your time and effort -

Kep421

Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 04:55 am Click here to edit this post
As usual Joan, you've done a great job. I really appreciate this extra bonus you give us!!!!!

Meme9

Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 11:31 am Click here to edit this post
Joan


*thanks Joan!

Snee

Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 12:17 pm Click here to edit this post
thanks again, joan!

Joan

Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 01:02 pm Click here to edit this post
NP! From all your posts, I figure I am getting my $19.99 worth! *chuckles* :)

Bracken

Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 05:16 pm Click here to edit this post
Joan, I am so indebted to you. I would never vote you out of the tribe. The information regarding the tribal council is great. I am becoming tempted to re-up on my goldpass now that CBS is providing decent additional information even though it is so cheesy of them to charge for it.

Thanks!

Lancecrossfire

Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 07:27 pm Click here to edit this post
Joan, thanks for posting these. And thanks for sharing your investment with TVCH!:)

Egbok

Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 09:58 pm Click here to edit this post
Many, many thanks Joan!

Fruitbat

Monday, November 12, 2001 - 05:34 am Click here to edit this post
Joan, thank you so much. These clips really do give a lot of information. I appreciate your effort, it is a big one.

Tntitanfan

Saturday, November 17, 2001 - 08:49 am Click here to edit this post
Watching anxiously for the next insider info to go up! I think it might have some major bearing on what will be happening next on the show - merger or no merger!!