Survivor Insider: Episode 7
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Survivor Insider: Episode 7
Joan | Saturday, November 24, 2001 - 05:28 pm   The I Never sequences were hard to summarise because there was a lot of laughing and talking over one another so not every comment could be heard. I did my best to record what I picked up on. I Never, part 1: Tom makes an offer—Young Kim says how much fun it was to gorge themselves on the food and wine and play games yesterday. Camera cuts to the group sitting around deciding which game to play as they munch. Clarence says “I’ve never had sex with a friend of my mother’s.” MamaKim says “Give me a break!” and a few people groan but no one says they have. Kim P. says “I’ve never had sex with anybody famous.” Tom tells her “You can!” He says he is the “most noted man in Virginia,” not John Wayne. Everyone hoots and howls over this one. I never, part 2: Sex on a train?—Frank says he’s never forgotten to tell the 3 most important ppl in his life that he loves them on a daily basis. (Man, he just doesn’t know how to ask any of the fun questions, does he?) Kim P. says she has forgotten and it is a “huge mistake in my life.” Kelly says she needs to do that more too. Kelly says “I’ve never told a lie.” Brandon is the only person who raises his hand (indicating that he has). Kelly scolds Tom for not raising his hand and he protests. MamaKim says “That’s so stupid! Everybody has!” Clarence says he once told a girl he played for the Pistons. Brandon says he thinks he was an astronaut once. Kim P. says she’s never had sex for money, drinks, but not money. MamaKim says “only because she doesn’t need money.” Everyone kind of chuckles. Frank says he once had sex with a Czech stranger in a red dress on a train. He felt like he was in a James Bond movie. That has always been a memory for him. I Never, part 3: Tom’s Big Adventure—Ethan says he never thought he’d make it past the first 2 days in Africa. Kim P., MamaKim, Brandon and Kelly raise their hands. (They are the only people visible though so more may also have.) Brandon says he and T were talking about the fact that by the second day they were wondering what the f**k they were even thinking in coming out there. Camera cuts to Tom who wanted to go on a long trip. LA was his longest trip on a plane and his biggest adventure. Where he comes from, going to a place like LA is a huge deal. Kelly laughs that being in Africa is one hell of a 2nd adventure. Kelly says that she thinks that this is a good time to celebrate how diverse they all are and the fact that despite this, they can all hang out and have a good time. She says not everyone has necessarily met somebody like her before and vice versa but she thinks they can all be really great friends. This is met by a few “aw”s and applause. Kim P. says she is thankful for all that she has learned out there since every single person has taught her something and it has been really cool. Frank says that now that he has everyone’s attention and in front of his wife, he will tell a total stranger that he loves them for their courage and will to survive. He holds up the bottle in T’s direction and says “Theresa, outstanding performance today!” Clarence: Always start with scissors!—Clarence says that all he needs in life are fire and water and from now on, “always start with scissors.” He says he is going to get emails from his 6 y.o. cousin now telling him you always start with scissors. Tom says rock is a man thing. Clarence says he was thinking to himself “who does paper?” but then he realized that T knew he would do rock. He figures she would have eventually passed out but then again, it had gotten to the point where they didn’t feel any pain anymore. MamaKim says the contest lasted about 6 hrs and Clarence says he thinks it could have gone 24 because neither he nor T was about to come down. Tom asks whose idea it was to do rock, paper, scissors anyway and Clarence says it was his because neither one of them was coming down so he needed a fair compromise that they could both play. He says he looked over at T and she wasn’t having any problems so he asked her if they would be up there all day. She said yes. He asked her if they would be up there all night too and she said “’fraid so” and he said “Shit!” because he knew she wasn’t lying. People like T have “everything glued” and are hard to beat. It’s ok though because it was a compromise and he kept his word. T didn’t believe him the first time he offered but the second time she did. Clarence says “I saw my chicken getting cold and I said f**k this!” Devious? Brandon dishes about Lindsey—TC was funny for Brandon because he was not sad to see Lindsey go. She was really “wearing on my nerves.” His emotion at TC had “very little” to do with seeing Lindsey go and more to do with being so stressed out over the past few days. He had been told that he would be the one leaving and Lindsey had told him she was thinking of voting for him too. He said he had accepted that and wasn’t really ready to go but he figured he would be dignified and not “beg around” or anything. When Lindsey’s name came up, he was totally surprised. He had said that day that nothing would surprise him—being voted against unanimously, winning a tie breaker—but Lindsey being voted off did. It isn’t that he didn’t think of it because on their way to TC he did. He thought that if he were ex-Boran, he would try to get Lindsey to vote apart from her group to eliminate the need for a tie breaker and then get her out anyway because she was “by far” the strongest competitor among her group and she was also “a little on the annoying side.” He figured though that they were not that strategic. He knows now that that was naïve of him. When he heard her name read, his first thought was “NO!” and then he was very relieved. His emotion at TC was this relief and then fury at himself for not realizing this could happen. Then he was furious at ex-Boran because he doesn’t like the double-talk kind of scheming they did. He would never take someone aside and tell them they were safe if they did such and such and then vote for them anyway. He likes scheming but he likes the “straight out” kind. What made him the most angry was that Lindsey really didn’t want to leave, she was crying all day before TC and then the ex-Boran made her look like a fool. They had given her a sense of confidence because she was thinking that they were going for Brandon and that if she didn’t go along, “maybe they would get her next.” Her answers to Jeff’s questions were “a little bit arrogant,” even the one about never being safe at TC. After she got voted for, Brandon thought “how humiliating!” because it made her “look like a fool.” He thought that that was really “dirty pool” and it made him angry. He says they could at least have let them go in there knowing it was their time so they wouldn’t make total jackasses of themselves. (Um…didn’t you refuse to do that for the old Samburu when T asked?) He has learned a very valuable lesson though which is to never go into TC overconfident. Clarence on the SURVIVOR adventure—Being out there has changed Clarence a lot. He went seeking to answer questions about himself and his life. He really expected to become totally wrapped up in the game and trying to win it but the experience and the joy of being out there overwhealmed him too much to do that no matter how hard he tried. Sitting around after the merge drinking wine and eating cheese and telling stories was the best time he had had out in Africa. “You can’t beat that.” He also enjoyed climbing on the rocks. The game works itself out and he figures that by getting to the merge he has done more than he expected to do. He thought people would have been looking to get rid of him ASAP after day 1. He knows there is a good chance he will be leaving tonight, he feels it in his heart, even though he has been loyal to the guys in his tribe. He has figured out so many things and been able to answer so many questions about himself and what he wants to do with his life that this has been an invaluable experience. He looks at where he was a year ago and realizes that he has been blessed because his life has taken a 180’ turn in terms of his happiness as a person. Ethan: My boys are back!—Ethan is happy because “My boys are back in town!” He was “amazed” and “shocked” at the endurance of people like T and Clarence during the IC. If he had to say who was the leader, he would say Lex but he feels like everyone is kind of on their own and the work is spread out. The men are still doing the harder work but he was glad to see that Kim P. is strong and helps get the wood. He had heard so many rumours from T and Frank that Kim P. and Brandon were “horrible people” but he likes them and thinks they are fine. Brandon is nice and good for conversation but he seems weak. He is “not the hardest worker in the world. He likes to relax.” Brandon doesn’t help them out that much but then again he isn’t a threat for challenges because he has admitted that he is not very strong or athletic. At tonight’s TC he thinks they are going to vote for Clarence because he is the biggest threat athletically. Personally, Ethan doesn’t get along with Clarence “that great” and judging by the IC, if they don’t get Clarence off now, they will never be able to get him off. Kim P. happy to make it to the Merge—When they woke up the day of the IC, they didn’t know whether it would be a team or individual competition. Even when they got to the location and saw the 10 apparatus, they were not sure although they thought it was going to be individual then. When Jeff came out and told them they had merged and took their old buffs, she was one of the people cheering the loudest because she had made it to the merge and she knew that if they didn’t merge then, that she would not have made it. All morning she had had her fingers crossed. The first night with the merged tribe was like sleeping over at a friend’s house that you don’t know really well. She was unsure of what to do or whether she could talk loudly, etc. It was a little uncomfortable because she didn’t know the rules yet and she didn’t want to make anyone mad. She is so used to the game at this point though that she has learned to adapt and go with the flow. She hopes she will not get voted off tonight because she would like to stay and do more of the individual challenges. She has been looking forward to them because they are fun. If she gets voted off tonight, she is ok with that. She would never have been okay with that up until this point but there is a different feel now. She isn’t going to go into TC with dread or fear like she has in the past. Lex: SURVIVOR is more than just a game—Survivor is just a game and not a game. They have been thrust into a “quasi-survival” situation in a strange place and have had to make a society. “It is life for 39 days in which a game is being played.” They have so much personal emotion invested in the game that he doesn’t feel he could go up to someone and tell them don’t take it personally but I’m cutting your throat right now. He notes the 5 and 5 division between Boran and Samburu but also notes that it is 6 and 4 if you look at original tribes. This has created an interesting situation because the tribal lines have been blurred yet have stayed true as well. After the “switcheroo,” they have been prepared every morning to be thrown an “extreme curveball.” He thinks this makes the game more fun to play and makes the social dynamic more interesting. They are getting to know people individually now that they hadn’t got to know earlier. All this makes for an “elusive, mysterious kind of game.” He feels it was high time to shake things up because he feels life is more interesting when you shake things up, pour them out and see what happens. “It’s great!” Lex & Ethan swap Switch stories—Lex and Ethan are sitting around the fire at night. Lex tells Ethan that it was really weird to see Jeff standing in the middle of nowhere. He figured that this was probably just the sending off point for a scavenger hunt. Jeff asked them if the spot look familiar and they said now. He told them that it was the drop off point on Day 1 and then invited them to take a look around while they had “a moment of silence.” Lex was wondering why and wanted Jeff to get on with things. Finally Jeff asked them for their buffs and everyone thought “what?!” and from the pouch under his arm he took fresh buffs for each of them and told them they had changed tribes and were to go back to their new camps now. Ethan chuckles and says “wow.” Lex says they all just stared and thought “But what about the challenge?” “It was like just getting punched in the head.” Ethan said when they saw the ex-Samburu coming, they thought it was a challenge where they had to come steal some artifact from the Boran camp. Lex says he heard they all had spears or sticks or something. Ethan laughs and says yes, Clarence ran outside with a spear. Lex wonders what Clarence was going to do with that. Ethan chuckles and says “I dunno, kill someone?” Lex cracks up. When the incoming group announced that they were now Boran, Ethan’s stomach dropped and he felt nauseous. He kept wondering what he was going to do. “My mommy! Give me my mommy!” he says as Lex cracks up again. Lex said right after they did the “holy shit!” bit and the introductions, Clarence had to get in his version of “the Diane story.” Lex asks what even prompted Clarence to tell the story then figures Clarence knew it would come up and just wanted to be the first one to tell it. Ethan agrees. Lex shakes his head and sighs. Ethan says Clarence, of course, told the story his way and had all the ex-Samburu saying “OMG! She did that to you?” He thought to himself “this is going to be tough.” Tom & Lex plot to oust Clarence—(This clip was extremely hard to hear because Lex is whispering and there are chickens and people in the background) Lex approaches Tom and asks if he can talk to him about the vote tonight. He says Clarence has come up again. He mentions something about it being 6 to 4 but there is a lot of background noise so I cannot tell what he says. (I think he is telling Tom that Clarence has tried to pick someone on Samburu and is trying to convince ppl that with the 6-4 lead, Boran can win but that is a guess.) Lex then says that Clarence (?) has told him that everyone said yes, that that is what they are doing. He doesn’t think this is so and asks Tom what Tom said to him. Tom shakes his head and says that he indicated that that may be the way he votes. Lex says he doesn’t know how Tom feels about this but he thinks they should tell Clarence “straight up” what they are doing. Tom says he doesn’t even know what they’re doing. Lex says he thought they were voting for Clarence since he is such a threat in the immunity challenges. Tom says ok, he just wanted to make sure. Lex is not comfortable lying about it and wants to tell Clarence even though he knows Clarence will be “furious.” Tom warns him that if he does that, he will have to “take the wrath.” Tom is concerned and doesn’t want Lex to be the “fall guy” but Lex says someone needs to do it who can talk “man to man” about it and he will feel worse if they “ambush” Clarence. Lex says what’s the worst that can happen? He’ll just get votes. Tom says if Lex wants him to do it, he will. Lex says no, sorry, and figures he’ll tell Clarence when they’re walking to TC or something. (Tom’s voice is clear aside from his normal slurring but Lex is really hard to hear.) As Lex walks away, Clarence strolls by. Tribal Council voting—Ethan votes for Clarence saying it is a strategic move. Clarence is his biggest threat and he knows he will not get far if Clarence is around. They had problems in the beginning but Clarence has “grown up” a lot and Ethan has come to like and respect him. What he did in the IC was “amazing” and a great thing to watch. He wishes Clarence luck. Clarence votes for Lex saying he respects that Lex explained things to him man to man but he has to make things a little hard on Lex on his way to winning this thing. Theresa votes for Lex saying it is a hard vote to cast because she thinks he is a wonderful and fascinating person but his “leadership, strength and skills” make her a little nervous for down the road so she is giving him her vote. Tom votes for Clarence saying when they first met “I wanted to give you a green weenie” but since he has got to know Clarence it has been really nice and the only reason he is voting for him tonight is because he will be hard to beat. Tom has respect for Clarence and will see him down the road. Brandon votes for Clarence saying he probably spelt the name wrong. Brandon thinks Clarence is a really nice guy and didn’t want to vote for anyone. He then corrects himself saying he does want to vote for someone but it isn’t Clarence. Brandon is voting this way because it is how everyone else seems to be voting and he doesn’t want to waste his vote but he hopes Clarence will come to Dallas so Brandon can feed him some really great Tex-Mex. He’ll take Clarence to bars and “not just my bar so you’ll be safe.” (ROFL!) Brandon says Clarence is a really cool guy and wishes him lots of luck in life. MamaKim votes for Clarence saying Clarence said it best himself, he is too strong, too determined and too big a threat to have around. This may be the only time they have to get rid of him. Kelly votes for Clarence saying when she first met him she thought he was a “cocky piece of work and I really didn’t like you” but he really grew on her and now she thinks he is probably the most trustworthy person left. So why is she voting him off? Everyone else is. She says they talked about it and he knows how she feels and that she will really miss him. “Thanks for the war paint. It means a lot.” Frank votes for Clarence telling him to get his mom to that farmer’s market and eat those ice cream sundaes. Kim P. votes for Clarence saying she has known him less than 24 hours and is sorry about that. She isn’t even sure she has spelled his name right. She is just going with the flow on this one and she thinks he knows it is coming and has been impressed with how he has handled it today. At some point she hopes they can get to know each other better. Lex votes for Clarence saying when he came into the game he made some “huge mistakes and had a pretty rough start” but has come a long way and it has been good getting to know him. Lex, however, has come to win this game and Clarence is too big of a threat and has to go now. |
Tntitanfan | Saturday, November 24, 2001 - 08:45 pm   Oh yeah! I am the first thank you on here! Thank you - thank you - thank you! This adds so much dimension to the game! |
Tksoard | Saturday, November 24, 2001 - 10:12 pm   That was great, Joan!!! I (we) really appreciate you taking the time to do this for us!! Like I said before, "YOU ARE THE BEST!!". Thank you so much. I saw that you did this earlier, but I had to wait until hubby went to bed and things were quiet so I could concentrate. That's why it's late. HOOO HOOOO!!  |
Sunshinemiss | Saturday, November 24, 2001 - 11:14 pm   Thank you so much! I really appreciate the time and effort. |
Fruitbat | Sunday, November 25, 2001 - 04:13 am   Thanks again Joan. It is such a valuable service you are doing here. |
Sawheel17 | Sunday, November 25, 2001 - 06:32 am   ditto on all above. We love you Joan. |
Kep421 | Sunday, November 25, 2001 - 07:20 am   Oh thanks again Joan, I never would have been able to laugh at the midnight conversation between Lex and Ethan without your hard work. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.... |
Joan | Sunday, November 25, 2001 - 01:26 pm   NP! I'm just glad you all find it helpful. I think the clips give a good insight into the tribes' day to day living and sometimes they even give insight into strategy. I thought it was interesting last week how it appeared on the show that Brandon's careless comments had made Lindsey vulnerable but when the Insider clips showed Kelly voting, she said Lindsey had told her about the votes. Sometimes it is fun to see the spin that is put on the TV show. hehe |
Urgrace | Sunday, November 25, 2001 - 02:09 pm   Joan! Thank you soooooo much! I was not able to watch the show Turkey Day, and didn't even get to tape it. (sniff) I so appreciate these behind the scenes snippets. You do a fantastic job! |
Snee | Sunday, November 25, 2001 - 02:15 pm   thanks again, joan! p.s. what the heck is a 'green weenie'? |
Joan | Sunday, November 25, 2001 - 02:48 pm   Snee, who the heck knows with Tom? lol I did find the phrase several times on the internet though. I had to look it up to be sure I even heard it right and it does exist, I just have no idea what it means. |
Aaronl5 | Sunday, November 25, 2001 - 07:30 pm   Joan, you are AWESOME!!! Thank you. |
Meme9 | Monday, November 26, 2001 - 11:48 am   Joan, Thank you!!! You are so sweet to do this! *I printed it out to take to work with me and read it when I had a moment, thank you, thank you!! |
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