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Bcandscott

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 11:34 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I wasn't sure where to put this, so please, moderators feel free to drag it anywhere and dump it off, or whatever. I just got on a roll today and went through the extra clips, and did a little commentary, not exactly a blow by blow but giving a little perspective on them. I'm hoping some other folks can chime in with their points of view if they have the clips and then as a whole, everyone will get all the information one way or another. If that made ANY sense...haha...here are my takes on the first five clips, I think...more to follow if this stays put.

Immunity Challenge:

This is a clip of the immunity challenge exactly as shown on TV, but it's nice to get a second look, and a third and a fourth, etc. This is supposed to be a test of "strength and balance", but I suspect this is more a test of, which tribe has someone on it that is making everyone else so insane they are willing to blow the challenge.

Osten, showing off his brute strength, as usual, tosses Christa and Jon (who weighs maybe 120 pounds soaking wet) into the drink to take his place in the Morgan boat. Gosh, where would the Morgan team be without that big strong buck of a guy, eh?

Jon gives Burton a cute conspiratorial wink at the very end. See, we lost the challenge, now we can get rid of someone obnoxious and unliked. Uh, sorry to break it to you, Burton, but that's YOU.

Blackbeard's Boils

Ok, this is just gross. Not a little bit gross, not sort of gross, this is 100% unadulterated gross. We begin with little bug races. Rupert now lets us know that Burton and Shawn don't really do anything. Rupert says it's all about him and his women (he's grinning when he says this). Rupert apparently has a lot of blisters and boils and fungal things and the girls sterilize needles from the sewing kit and yep, they LANCE the things. I told you it was gross, but you HAD to keep reading, didn't you?

Osten Can't Swim

This is the aftermath of the reward challenge. Tij explains that Osten got too excited and that is why got scared and nearly drowned. Ryan O comments that they were "on the comeback trail" which is apparently part of the delusional stuff that comes with heat, hunger and exhaustion. Tij tells us they have to figure out their strengths and weaknesses and come together as a team. It would be really good if they could do that before they merge and cease to be a team. It would also seem to be obvious if they weren't suffering from too many little crabs for lunch delusions, OSTEN CAN'T SWIM. He tells us that he is safe because of his alliances. He knows his weaknesses but he took a chance! Big risks often bring big rewards! Osten need to realize that big risks also often result in big men screaming like two year olds and looking like big babies. It's all good though, Osten has alliances. Wonder what he'll do when there isn't anyone left to be allied with him because he has blown all their immunity challenges. So far, the only one he has helped win has been a challenge where his contribution consisted of tossing over a girl and a tiny girl framed male. PLUS, it was a challenge his competitors had already decided to lose. Somehow, Osten's game plan eludes me. I need to go watch his audition video again where he flexes his muscles and talks about being in the best shape of his life again.

Rupert Returns With Morgan

Rupert thanks the Morganites for saving him from Tribal Council. Andrew talks about their victory, saying that it might seem silly to be so excited because this was just an immunity challenge but after going 0 and 6, it meant a lot to them. WAIT A MINUTE, it's JUST an immunity challenge. Maybe this is the big problem at Morgan, they think Oh well, just an immunity challenge, but it would be COOL to win something. This little old immunity challenge had the potential of turning their tribe of 5 into a tribe of 4....4 who can't fish, can barely start a fire, have built their house on the sand where the tide is coming in, and their two alph males get LOST on the island looking for fish in the jungle! Granted, maybe one person wouldn't make a LOT of difference, but at this point, I wouldn't want any of the collective brain trust leaving because one of the few brain cells around there MIGHT come up with an idea for actual survival when they really need it. But anyway, they won, little old immunity, not a big deal but gosh, a great morale booster, whatever.

WOW, I love you guy's shelter. Rupert has to be kidding. Heh.

Rupert says he doesn't see this as a bad thing. He's NOT going to tribal council, he gets to meet people he will be playing against first. They love him. He'll feed them. He is showing them how to really use the spear. He explains that to SPEAR means to launch the spear at something...this should really help. Forget what I said about the collective brain trust, all they really needed was one good brain.

Burton's Reward

Burton has priorities. He knows (er, knew) what is really important. The tribe won a sewing machine. He didn't care about that. Rupert, Sandra and Rupert are excited. How stupid of them. But wait, is it because, as he says, Burton has NO idea how to use the sewing machine? Burton thinks the sewing machine was a terrible reward and a big distraction. He is glad however because big old Rupert was in a miniskirt!!!! OH MY GOD, it was horrifying. As I said Burton has his priorities straight.

In one breath Burton says that the people making clothes were silly because they are on an ISLAND and who cares what they look like but apparently he's horrified because he has seen more of Rupert than he cares for and is anxious for Rupert to cover up. As a matter of fact, Burton has teased Rupert CONSTANTLY about showing his parts because of his lack of adequate clothing. He says Rupert is so NICE it makes him really fun to tease! That Burton...such a swell fellow, I'm sure he'll be around for a LONG time.

Bcandscott

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 11:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sandra Sticks Up For Rupert

Sandra thinks everyone is happy with Rupert's longer skirt. She thinks Burton and Shawn like to make jokes on Rupert, and she thinks that sometimes it doesn't make Rupert happy. Actually, it sounds like Shawn and Burton spend MOST of their time talking about other people. Unfortunately, they often say these things within earshot of Sandra and Sandra makes a point of letting the others know what they say.

Morgan Can't Fish

I already commented on this in another thread. OMG, it's STILL hilarious. Andrew says EVERYTHING is against them, the surf, the crabs, the other team, the fire ants, everything. They hate them. Andrew thinks they desparately need fish. They have cocoanut, rice, beans, bananas, but it would be excellent if they caught fish!

Ryan O says, here fishy fishy fishy. That would probably work better than his spear fishing technique which, I KID YOU NOT, consists of dangling the spear over the side with bait on it. Andrew can't understand it, the other tribe doesn't appear to have lost any weight....WHAT are they eating????

Reward Challenge

Another high poing in the Osten saga! This is where they actually WIN the sewing machine and fabric. There are 16 pieces of puzzle. Some are in the water, some are in the sand. I remember watching this and thinking, good thing there are some in the sand since Osten CAN'T SWIM. Silly me.

Tij has an interesting technique, not using the mask and screaming, I can't FIND them. Osten heads into the water. Why did this surprise me? Osten wears the mask...ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD. Underwater cam shows Osten swimming pretty well actually under water, while screaming like a two year old. He is kicking and afloat, doesn't seem to be swallowing any water. Has to make you wonder. The only thing that surprises me more about this whole thing is his attitude when he gets back to camp that basically says "Oh well...."

OMG, Drake wins. Haha.

Voting Booth

This is their first time at Tribal Council. I really wish they could do this like on Joe Schmoe and say little things on their votes like "I saw Rupert's pirate privates!"

Trish votes Burton

Sandra votes Burton "You talked about me from day one to anyone who gave you the opportunity and would listen, you singled me out and it was time to pay you back I sure hate it for you but goodbye, adios"

Jon votes Burton "Too much of a threat" Jon looks wasted, but in a phoney way.

Christa votes Burton

Burton votes Christa says it's a tough game and he's making a tough decision, Indecisiveness will get you nothing but a one way ticket home.

Michelle votes Christa says "I am placing this vote tonight because I think you played a very narrow minded game. Not only did you underestimate people, you overestimated them as well. Keep it real."

Shawn votes Burton says "You're competition. I don't want competition. See you soon."

The Day After

He says the key is to play a fair game, not talk smack and you will be respected. He says others talked smack, but not him....no sirree...well, except for the Rupert comments...and the Sandra stuff, but no OTHER smack. He was voted out because he was too good and such a terrible threat because of his strength and wisdom. Having been voted off, he realizes there ARE snakes in the grass. He planned on being MORE of a snake later, but didn't expect someone to be snakey so early on. He's gone but hey, it wasn't his fault, it was the smack talking snakes that voted him off, probably because he was too good.

Rupertbear

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 12:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey, Bcandscott. You have an excellent flair for this and the humour throughout was tremendous.You really did have me laughing out loud!

My favourite: smack talking snakes....hilarious!!!!

Lorry

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 12:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wonderful extra bonus for us!!! Thanks soooo much BCandScot... this makes waiting so much better.

Please, please, please continue... and I agree with Rupertbear... your commentary is really funny. Thanks again.

Whoami

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 01:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Fabulous summaries BCandScot.


hatoff Hats off to you!!

Probably the reason they can't find any fish is, the fish are all at the bottom of the ocean passed out from laughing their little fins off when they saw that spear dragging around the surface of the ocean with bait on it! I sure hope they show that on the next episode.

Lorry

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 01:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You are totally evil Whoami... hehe... that's one reason I really like you... hahahaha

Teachmichigan

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 01:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
THANKS!! I just signed on for the "two free weeks" of yahoo platinum, and the clips are good enough, I think I'll have to keep it until Survivor is over (or until Rupert is voted off).

Your humorous takes are fabulous, BCandscott! I just spent 2 hours looking at all the clips from the first 4 episodes...but how sweet of you to actually transcribe them!

Whoami...the fish were ROLLIN' with laughter..trust me!

Bcandscott

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 02:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh good. I was hoping I wasn't overstepping myself doing this. For all I know, someone is probably doing a serious, careful transcription of every word on these, but I don't have the patience for that. If you like the idea, I'll try to keep up with it. Also, please, those who have the clips, feel free to correct me or to add stuff to this. I don't OWN this concept, believe me.

I think the clip of Burton talking about how much fun it was ragging on Rupert because of his "skirt" and his propensity to "display" parts of himself combined with Rupert's take on them never letting up on the show and Sandra's clip saying that they NEVER shut up about it gives a more complete picture of the way those two GORGEOUS BODS dealt with the wooly pirate dude who, from what I can tall has a fan base that is bigger than their egos combined. Hah.

Sunrvrose

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 02:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi :)
Can someone post the linc for the free clippy thingy. Thanks :)

Grannyg

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 02:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
BCandScott, great job!! If you don't mind doing the transcribing, I'm sure lots of folks would enjoy reading. I know I would. I enjoyed what you have do so far!!

Grannyg

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 02:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sun, here is the link I found for the 2 weeks free. I clicked free preview and then got to pick Survivor.

Yahoo Platinum

Lorry

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 02:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
There you go BCandScot... we love your thread!!!

TeachMichigan... please add anything you want to this thread so we have both views of the clips. Gosh this is almost (well, close as we can get) to having live feeds.

This thread was an awesome idea.

Enigma2

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 03:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bcandscottt: Enormous thanks... I have read your posts twice and parts of them three times. I am especially grateful that we have not been subjected to 'close-ups' of Rupert's boils (CBS has subjected us to that sort of reality in the past). But I am grateful to get the verbal news.
I also got a big chuckle out of Osten's conviction of his safety due to his "many" alliances (This guy needs a shrink...)

Grannyg: I tried your proffered link. However, access is not available on a Mac. (Yet another case of Mac discrimination. I want to sue. I need an attorney. Anyone excepting Andrew, of course...)

Whoami

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 03:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bcandscott....I'd like to make a personal request...that you transfer two of your posts from other threads to this one. They both refer to the Yahoo clips, and are just too classically funny to end up getting missed by the rest of the readers....

In "What is the Problem at Morgan..." thread, your post on Oct. 11 @ 6:31 am

In "Will Rupert Open Morgan's Eyes" thread, your post on Oct. 11 @ 6:43am

I dare say your Survivor clip summary could give Bunny's Live Feeds on BB a run for the money!

Sunrvrose

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 05:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks gran.

Teachmichigan

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 05:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'll try to add another perspective/set of eyes...but it will need to be tomorrow. I'm in the middle of grading essays (end of the marking period) and grades are due tomorrow! :)

Bcandscott

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 06:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
OK, couple of posts from the other threads here...

I signed up for the extra clips thing on Yahoo. There is a short clip of Rupert's arrival at the Morgan campsite. He says "Oooo, I love your shelter." They all beamed with pride. I THINK he was being inwardly sarcastic (like when you tell someone you LOVE their outfit and are really thinking 'why on earth would you ever let yourself be seen in that thing') but I can't be sure.

We also see him demonstrating the use of the magic stick the Morganites have had but did not know the magic spell for. Yes, he shows them how to use (insert dramatic music here) THE SPEAR.

My personal flashback from the scene of him standing there showing them the spear as they stood around him in a circle, eyes bright with new found knowledge, heads bobbing in sudden awareness, was from an old Star Trek episode where Kirk is giving a primitive tribe guns to even them up in firepower with another tribe who has been given technological advances by the Klingons. They all had that same "magic stick go boom" look on their faces.

My sweetie Scott said he was more reminded of one of the scenes at the beginning of 2001 where the apes approach bobbing up and down and grunting and finally TOUCH the monolith.

Either way, it's was fun to watch Rupert shine, big grin on his wooly face. I am SO loving this season of survivor....it scares me a little that I'm going to be devastated at some point by the unmentionable happening...(I won't say anything about you know who getting you know what off the island because of the Beetlejuice rule.)

Bcandscott

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 06:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
And....just for you Whoami....thanks for telling me where they were, I would have never found them again.

What is wrong at Morgan.....well.....

OK, I can't go all week without something survivor to watch. (BB spoils you with those three shows a week, I guess) I went over to Yahoo and signed up for the extra stuff so I could watch the additional clips and there, I got the biggest treat! I'm still laughing....

Andrew and Ryan O. go fishing. They are out in the boat and you see Andrew with what appears to be a line, maybe there's a hook (did they find one of the lost one's) and he's hanging over the side of the boat looking down and commenting that it's so hot that the fish are all swimming in deeper water. Hmmm, maybe they need to get OUT OF THE BOAT, just a thought.

Ryan O. is also in the boat looking over the side and what is that he has hanging in the water???? Why yes! it's the spear! Could he be trying to fish with the spear by watching intently over the side of the boat and trying to spear a fish from there??? Really, maybe they need to get OUT OF THE BOAT.

No, he is not trying to spear a fish. Soon enough he has the spear up in the boat.....TO CHECK THE BAIT ON IT!!! That's right folks, Ryan O. is spear fishing by putting bait on the spear and lowering it into the water. I suppose the fish are supposed to be attracted by the bait and swim up and IMPALE themselves on the spear! That would be a nice friendly fishy thing to do, but I'm getting this vision of two skeletons in an old boat leaning over the side looking deep into the water, an old spear dangling from the bony hands of one of them.

One would think that the use of the term "SPEAR" in the name of a thing would give a person a clue what one does with that thing, eh?

Seriously, one of the funniest things I've ever seen grown men doing.

Grannyg

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 06:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
OMH, that is the funniest thing I have read today about Survivor. Who would of ever thought they didn't know how to use a spear?? LOL

Pamy

Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 07:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bcandscott...you are awesome!!! How nice of you to buy the Yahoo thing and then take the time to tell us about it!!! The best part is how funny your commentary is!!!!!
Thank you so much!!!

Denecee

Monday, October 13, 2003 - 11:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes thank you Bcandscott for the laughs!

Jeep

Monday, October 13, 2003 - 12:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh Lordy! I just spit iced tea all over my computer! What a hoot! Thanks Bcandscott for making me smile today.

Bcandscott

Sunday, October 19, 2003 - 12:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here are this weeks clips. Again, I'm not doing transcribing here, but just commenting from my perspective. I am biased, opinionated and sarcastic so anyone else with the clips should feel free to disagree with my thoughs on the matter.

Michelle the Day After

Michelle thinks that if she had talked to Trish about why she should stay and Shawn should go, she could have stayed. But she wasn't going to beg. And after all, WHO is TRISH to decide who should stay and go. PRIDE! That was important. She talked to Rupert about it. She talked to Jon about it. She begged and pled to people she didn't think had the power to change her situation, but hey, NO WAY she would beg to TRISH...or that nasty Christa. Nope, Michelle has her PRIDE! That's ALL she has. She's not on the island anymore and doesn't have a million dollars, but she has her PRIDE.

Michelle also thinks that she would have fared better if she'd been more of a "girly girl" and one thing Michelle is NOT is a "girly girl". SHE could slam down that seafood smoothie, she's a "manly girl"! If she'd chummed up with the women, pretended to be feminine, she could have stayed. Yeah, that's right Michelle, you were just too tough. That's it.

Michelle says this is a learning experience and while it may seem corny, she has a chance to learn a lot about herself. From listening to her rationalizing about why she was booted, it sounds like the lesson hasn't sunk in yet.

Michelle's New Plan

BURTON was voted off and NOBODY told Michelle.....DIRECTLY...it was obvious indirectly and she was surprised but she wasn't and everyone seems to have "lost their minds." The people Michelle thought were smart are NOT and the ones that were stupid, still are.

Michelle wants to get to the next level so she can demolish everyone. Everyone is so silly, they pretend the game is EASY and so she knows she can just take them all down one by one by one. Well, UNLESS they lose immunity again and they vote her out, but UNLESS that happens...watch out for Michelle.

Her first plan of action is to go to key people and get inside their brains and get them thinking that things are NOT as simple as they think they are. She is going to UNDERMINE Shawn's self image. She's going to tell Shawn INDIRECTLY that Jon just USED him in some way. That will get him.

Everyone is afraid of something and by watching everyone, she can tell what they are afraid of. Then she can take them down ONE BY ONE. Yep, that's REALLY going to happen now. UNLESS of course, she gets voted off....but IF SHE DOESN'T, THEY are in big trouble.

Ryan is Thankful for Rupert's Advice

I'm starting to like this guy better. He admits to feeling totally helpless BR (Before Rupert). Now he knows how to use the tool (that's SPEAR, Ryan, SPEAR) and he's feeling really good. He says they are on the comeback trail because of Rupert and he totally respects them.

Not being able to fish didn't really HURT them...well except physically. Now they have protein intake.

Ryan regrets that Rupert is on the other team.

Ryan also thinks that all the others are anti-fishing. Ti and Osten don't like to get in the water (yeah, we noticed) and Andrew wasn't interested. Darrah isn't strong enough to use the spear because you have to pull back on it so hard to •••• it. So...now Ryan is the fisherman. He says that's ok, he's learned something new and he figures all of life is about learning, you learn until you die.

I could learn to like this guy.

Voting Booth Cam

Shawn votes Michelle - He made an alliance prior to the one they thought they were in and this is just the way the game goes. Don't take it personally. (An alliance before the other alliance that was the alliance that they allied with the other alliance when they had an alliance??? PUUULLEEEEZE)

Christa votes Michelle - Wishes she could have gotten to know her before day 13. She didn't recognize what game Michelle was playing because it didn't look like Survivor to her.

Jon votes Michelle - Michelle, ma belle. You're a good girl. Then he says some other gibberish. Do I care?


Michelle votes Shawn - I guess the alliance that she had before the alliance that THEY had made that ok because after all he would jump ship anyway....and YEP, he did.

Rupert votes Michelle - (I think he's itchy....he's scratching) You should not have followed people you did. My OWN tribe looking at me and making fun of me. NO. You alligned yourself with the wrong people....It was maybe day five or six before you talked to me...bad mistake.

Sandra votes Michelle - Someone had to bite the bullet today for my mistake and it had to be you. See you later. Adios.

Christa votes Michelle - You've never ever talked to me and you talked alot about me. There's only room for one blonde on the island. I'm a fake blonde (points to roots) but that's OK, I'll carry on.

Immunity Challenge: Survivor Smoothie

Rupert introduces Balboa, the snake. He's pretty cute. (That cute remark works for both Rupert and the snake.)

This is just the challenge as seen on TV. It is interesting to watch these over when you can pause and look at people's faces, etc.

We note that the two people selected to go twice on Morgan are RyanO and Andrew. I would think OSTEN would jump at the opportunity for more protein and gosh, didn't they keep him around to win these challenges?????

Sandra does it but she's SLOW.

Michelle is up and she looks somewhat timid about it. She says "I've never had a clam before." She's actually trying to implement THE PLAN. But then, when it comes to actually drinking...she CHUGS IT prompting Ryan O to say she kicked his ass.

Jon does his Johnny Fairplay stuff. It looks equally stupid every time he does it.

I think Jeff's comment about "ya freak" was in response to Christa's ROARING at Osten as she finishes her drink.

Now we get to the time trial. Darrah vs. Sandra. It's close, very close.

(Let me mention here that the MISTAKE that Sandra was talking about at tribal council was not being able to chug seafood sludge faster than the mortician from Morgan. I didn't see this as Sandra's big mistake. It was CLEAR going in to the challenge that Michelle had no problem eating icky stuff, she prided herself on it. SO, they said, ok, there might be a deal where they choose one of us to eat something, so Michelle, you must act like YOU have the biggest problem with it. They will choose you and then you'll have NO problem and we win. Good plan. But this required Michelle being for just a moment a "girly girl". I think if Michelle had worried less about proving how tough she was, she might have proven a tough enough competitor to still be on the island. As it is, she can sit around at loser lodge and belch and scratch her....well, her....uh....bugbites, I guess.)

Johnny Fair Play

I just realized what it is that seems so familiar about Jon. He is a Saturday Night Live sketch. I'm sure of it. I think he may be the lost "wild and crazy guy" but he's not nearly as funny as Steve Martin or Bill Murray. I have to believe his rambling about his studly body MUST be sort of weird self deprecating humor. If not, he is so completely delusional, he could be a danger to himself or others.

I note that while Jon is doing his "I AM A SEX GOD" routine for the women, Shawn is out standing in the surf chugging something, probably alcohol from the treasure chest. I imagine drinking dulls some of the pain of listening to Jon.

Shower Time

Morgan won the shower, and the bath products. I can't imagine how good a shower would feel after all this time out there.

Andrew and RyanO put up the shower. Andrew shimmies up a coconut palm and puts a notch in it to hole the rope in place. They roll a log over there and stand on it to hang the thing up.

Ti is concerned. There is no protection. It's out in the open. What were they thinking.

Osten (nowhere to be seen when it was put up) now has an opinion about where the thing needs to be because of the women needing privacy.

Andrew flops his arms in dismay and Ti takes issue. Why are you upset????

Well, they spent an hour doing it...everyone watching...and THEN they say, uh, nope, wrong spot.

The guys promise not to peek and the girls shower. Nobody is watching...except the cameras who show us pictures from the rear, blocked somewhat by the tree stump.

You know, they've been out there for 13 days in their STREET CLOTHING and survivor buffs. They are hot and sticky and smell bad. Someone offers me a shower, I'm going to take it even if my tribe forms a circle around me and stares while the CBS cameras use 3D cameras to catch the whole thing. I can see it now, there would be a CBS and Dial promotion where you buy soap and get 3D glasses to watch the survivor women shower. Some people are just too darn picky.

Let's Make a Deal

The Morgan tribe is hoping to win the reward challenge. Andrew especially wants to pillage. Andrew and Rupert agree that Andrew will take rice. (They will need it because I don't think Ryan is quite up to the fishing stuff as much as Rupert and so they need food once Rupert goes back to Drake.) Rupert agrees he will NOT take their last pot. (NONONONO, they don't have any of THAT out there, I mean the thing they COOK in.)

Andrew tells Rupert if he ever needs any legal counsel, he's there for him. Well, come on, now....that was kind of nice, and probably it was all Andrew had to offer. He couldn't give him his shorts, they wouldn't fit and then Andrew would have to spend the rest of his stint on survivor with pixelated privates.

Reward Challenge: Paddle for Paddle

I have two questions. 1) WHO put Jon in charge of the rudder? and 2) If the "rudderless" Drake tribe had headed out for Rio, would someone have stopped them?

They show these challenges just like on TV...nothing extra. But you do get to pause them and stare at amazing things, like when the Drake boat headed out to sea. I notice that Rupert and Jon exchange some sort of greeting...and Rupert seems pleased that Burton has gone. I guess he was tired of the beefcake guy constantly checking out his skirt...and what was up with THAT????

We get to see some excellent underwater footage of Rupert diving for the ladder pieces and I note his skin looks AWFUL. No wonder he was scratching at Tribal Counsel. He's a MESS. He is, however, a powerhouse.

Drake is making a break for it....they are headed for Rio, Carnivale. Jon has heard about the topless Brazilian women. No they are just NOT the same tribe without Rupert and Burton. Michelle is sure that Burton not being there is the problem....but I note that Morgan has no Burton and they DO have a Rupert this time and dang, they are doing WELL.

I have to say when Jeff offers Rupert the chance to shower and clean up...and he simply walks to his tribe, it is a POWERFUL moment. First of all, Rupert is eaten alive by fungus, bug bites, whatever. He just turned down a shower with a LOOFA and soap which spells RELIEF to me and when he said, I love you guys but I want to go home, I said, THAT is playing the game. I couldn't have done it. I would figure I earned that shower and I'd go home after. But I do think it was the PERFECT THING to do. Watching it over a few times, it never fails to put a little bit of a lump in my throat. I don't know how far he'll go in this game, but I'm GLAD for all the attention he's getting.

Rupertbear

Sunday, October 19, 2003 - 01:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
BC, sweetie...you absolutely ROCK!!!

I devoured every single word, girl AND thoroughly enjoyed it. :)

Btw...at the end, when you were describing Rupert refusing the shower & going to stand with his team mates....you gave me goosebumps!

You, my girl could easily do this for a living...you have the gift :)

Thank you.

Pamy

Sunday, October 19, 2003 - 02:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
OMG! I love your commentary BC!!!! It is so much fun reading your take on things, please keep them comming!!!!