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Lisad

Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 10:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh wow - this thread was started the day before tonight's show at 2pm? That is sooo bad. Soooooooo bad!

I haven't been visiting here in a while, is this happening alot? Or besides this thread? I need to know if it's safe to stay here & read or not.
???

Surfgirl

Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 10:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lisad:: Yes I think it is safe was more of a speculation than a spolier..if you dont like to speculate stay away but it wasnt a spolier

Caycaye

Thursday, November 20, 2003 - 11:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The only reason I was OK tonight after Rupert was voted out...was because I KNEW he was going to be on the All-Stars (hope that is not a spoiler to anyone anymore). He has another chance to "get it right"...and I SALUTE him!

Ohbrother

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 12:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think we will need group therapy sessions to get us Rupert fans through the rest of the season.

Makays

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 01:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I for one love Rupert. He made the show. He was by far the best survivor to date and I've watched every minute of every show. My husbands chin hit the floor when he was voted out.
I'm as heartbroken as a person can be over your favorite person leaving a show. Ah well...we will see him again in a few months on the ASS and lets hope he learned a valuble lesson from this one. I think you'll see him play it a little different next time. Rupert is a very smart man.
As far as Jon goes. I wish he would go. I can't stand the jerk. But once again I think MB is editing it this way. You just gotta have one jerk on every show. Someone to hate. So with that being said, I will get in line behind all those who want to smack him. Let me at him. He thinks he's so cool...makes me want to barf!
I will add.....Does anyone agree with me that these are the best looking Survivors as far as body weight? I noticed that tonight and commented to my husband about it. Usually by now they are starting to look like they are in a concentration camp. I hope that they get a little hungry now that they have voted their gravy train off.

Rabernet

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 03:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I actually had a few tears run down my cheeks when Rupert was voted out.

But I have a question, in immunity, didn't Sandra's dart put Rupert out, but then several shots later she hit someone and Jeff said good try Sandra, but you're not a killer. So why did her dart put Rupert out then? Did anyone tape it and can go back to check to make sure I'm not losing my mind? I was screaming at the tv "if Sandra's not a killer Jeff, then how the HE double toothpicks did she put Rupert out?"

Happyhounds

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 04:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I was sad at the end to hear Rupert say he didn't fit in, that he never does. If he really feels like that he will be happly surprised to find out that he was probably the best loved survivor of all times.
And I agree Macays. I hope the bunch of them get good and hungry waiting for Burton to provide fish

Jami

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 04:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sandra was a killer when she hit Rupert, and then someone hit her and demoted her from killer to just one that had a life left. Then at that point she hit Jon and that is when JP said, "Good shot but your not a killer." I jumped when I heard that too,,,and then realized that you could go from being a killer back to not being one.

Rabernet

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 04:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Jami, I saw your response on the thread I started. I guess my next question is, if someone is demoted from killer, then why would they even bother to take a shot then?

Cinder

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 04:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
So that they could become a killer again. I didn't catch that Sandra had lost a killer status. I just realized what a well thought out game this was.

Marameko

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 05:22 am EditMoveDeleteIP
This is my wish for Survivor now that Rupert<the man > is gone:
* I want those who voted him out to be hungry, not just hungry mind you.........but HUNGRAYYYYYYYYY>
* I want Sandra to punch out Jon Boy's lights
* I want Lil to just go away, far away
* I want the tribe to vote out Burton and then Jon pronto
* I want Rupert's 15 minutes of fame to go on via commercials, endorsements and to get Sue Hawke's job.

Bcandscott

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 05:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I am hoping that every time Burton lays his head down to rest, Sandra is there punching him and saying, GET ME SOME FISH...WE NEED FISH. I hope his every moment from here on in is spent trying desperately to escape the nasty looks of the hungry tribemates who start thinking long and hard about the Donner party and what it means to them on that island.

Sorry, but that pretty boy, I'm so special smug crap and "look Jon, I'm yer pal" stuff is lame. Let's see him really do the job. Fish, boy, FISH. No sleep for you, start FISHING.

Lori

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 06:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I hope they have to survive on rice the rest of the show. Would serve them right for voting off Rupert!

Jagger

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 07:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm happy as a clam that Rupert got the vote, he thought he controlled everyone, well it looks like they controlled his destiny.

March

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 09:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I hope that Rupert was able to find out from boards such as this one how much he was liked and he would have fit in with us, we would have welcomed him before he went off to play ASS.
For anyone who has had that same feeling of not fitting in would certainly understand Rupert parting words.

Readonly

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 09:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Although Rupert is gone from the game as a player, he will be on the jury. I can't wait to see the remaining Balboas squirm each week under his intense stare (or glare). Rupert will be very instrumental (I think) in deciding who is the sole survivor.

March, as a child I was the butt of many jokes and totally understood Rupert's parting words. Go Rupert!!! Win the ASS for us!!!

Readonly

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 09:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
ASS does mean All Star Survivor, doesn't it? Or did I use the wrong acronym?

Lorry

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 09:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I would have been disappointed if Rupert did not show how emotionally affected he was by being booted. I've come to realize why he is so successful as a mentor to teens.

He shows them by example, that allowing yourself to be vulnerable, that expressing your emotion, that allowing yourself to feel sorry or feel regret is good... part of growing and evolving. He shows them that life is not fair, never going to be fair... that the only way to survive is to never give up... to learn from your mistakes, and to be true to yourself.

If he had been cavalier about losing it would have taken away the admiration he has gained.. the respect that we have for him. He spoke from his heart and is not ashamed to do so.

He is a good guy and not afraid to show his emotions and his vulnerability. He will go on, because he will never give up. That is the lesson he teaches the teens he works with. You are never a loser, you might have hurdles in life, but unless you snuff out your own torch... you are still in the game.

Rupert is still in this game. What he did, how he took care of them, provided for them... that is now gone, but the memory remains.... and if they learned anything from him, it is how to go on under any adversity. Let's see if they learned the lesson or if they fall on their faces.

I hope they fall hard enough and long enough to realize how much Rupert did for them. But the game is a game and the aim is to win. The biggest threat is now gone. Let's see who steps up to try to fill the shoes of the best Survivor of all... Rupert.

Realfan

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 10:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I wouldn't want Rupert mentoring my teen. Not unless he takes anger management classes. He could be SCARY mad. I thought he was going to deck Jon when John "dared" to vote for him the first time. Ugh.

Wink

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 10:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Realfan that was one of the things I liked about Rupert. He did not hesitate to express his feelings negative or positive in all his interactions. It's refreshing to see a Survivor take another to task "to his face" and put his cards on the table instead of blabbing behind his back . Granted he expressed himself pretty intensely in that particular situation, but he was also effusive with praise and admiration when a situation warranted it.

Pantageas

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 11:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Actually, I'm GLAD Rupert was voted out! Not because I dislike him, or that I'm rooting for anyone else...it's just that keeping Rupert in would have been STUPID for everyone else! It was too obvious that he was a strong, well-liked, intuitive competitor. If the other playes HADN'T tossed him, it would have been like watching a sporting event where one team plays with their eyes closed...

As long as he was in the game, Rupert was unbeatable, now that he's gone, it's ANYBODY's game, and that makes for better viewing...!

Fruitbat

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 11:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree Wink. Everyone gets angry. We all have different ways of showing it. He is just noisy. I would not want my kids to be mentored by someone who advocates stiffling emotions. He is a pretty nifty guy. He got caught up in the game, lost his objectivity and his heart drove the train but, hey, everyone lets something hang out in the breeze in this show. (pun intended)


........and, yes, voting him out this week was a smart move for the remaining players. It would have been nuts not to seize the opportunity.

Jrae

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 11:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I admired Rupert's game - he played honorably. Sure it's a game and strategy counts, etc, etc, --but I also think the rules include the jury in order to enforce some kind of accountability towards one another. After all, at the end of the day they do have to face a jury of their peers and justify why they should win the final prize. It's immoral and uncivilized to say "anything goes - it's just a game".

Bidasea

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 11:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't get it :( Burton talks everyone else into voting off Rupert so that he(Burton) can now be the big challenge winner. He is just as strong as Rupert, and has won things too..Do the others think that Burton is just going to let them all win the next few challenges now that Rupert is gone?? I don't get the logic of voting the fisherman who wins challenges out, to keep the guy who just wins challenges...

Auntiemike

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 12:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Leftover rice would be too good for some of those still on the island.

I still like Christa and Sandra as I believe they were the only ones loyal to Rupert, plus they have some spunk and strength and intelligence, and....(I could go on).

Tijuana and Darrah seem like followers and Burton and Jon are loose cannons. Go Rupert in ASS!

Maris

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 01:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They had to vote Rupert out at the first opportunity. There was no guarantee he wouldnt win every other immunity challenge. I would have been calling them all morons for not voting him out.

Rupert was entertaining but he sure didnt get a good handle on how cutthroat this game really is. He should have been out there making deals but he assumed that his value to the tribe was an asset instead of a threat.

I wonder whether Sandra really did blow that dart by accident. I think she is a much tougher player than we all think.

Kaili

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 01:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't think she did do it on purpose. Yeah, her and christie talked briefly last week about the need to get rid of him, but right after she hit his triangle, they made it silent but she saud "f**k" and didn't look happy about it at all. Underneath she probably wasn't totally adverse to Rupert going, but I don't think she intended to get rid of him from the immunity challenge. He would have been loyal to her. She probably knew she wouldn't go far with him because she knew everyone else was gunning for him. Plus right after that she told Burton she wished she had hit his.

I think there;s more to the Sandra aliance situation and than we have been shown though.

Bbfanatic

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 01:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
marameko, can i add something to your list?
****i still want Rupert on The Pirates of the Carribean sequal.

Bbfanatic

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 01:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My salon closes at 7pm on thursday nights. I am always able to leave out about 4 minutes til close on that night. It takes me about 1.5 minutes to get to my house. I rush in, grab a soda, and flop down on the couch just in time for Survivor. During the commercial I would change & jump on the treadmill for my 5 miles. I guess I wont be doing that on Thursday nights now. My life changed when Rupert was planked last night. To make it worse, The Bachelor ended Wednesday. What's a girl to do? The treadmill workouts are tough without my reality tv.

Chicagolooper

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 02:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Being a lurker here for a long time, I really enjoy the board and participants here. I also loved Survivor with Rupert this time around.

Even though Rupert is now gone, he really is a winner over all! Look at the popularity the guy has earned! Rupert is able to convey the character of being an underdog and turning it into a success - so much so that, indeed, the Balboas had to vote him off because he would have won for sure.

Yes, Rupert is a winner. But I also agree with Marameko: I want those remaining to be HUNGRY! Yes!

Texasdeb

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 02:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think that Ti & Da will starve. Remember, they only got to start eating after the merge (thanks to Rupert). The others aren't as malnurished. Ti still seemed to be pretty physically strong but Da seemed & looked just totally drained. Why oh Why didn't Rupert work the crowd better. Whoever stated above that Burton is just as much a threat at winning challenges as Rupert but Burton doesn't feed them like Rupert does was right on. Rupert could have used this to his benefit. I think we'll see Rupert improved in this area in the next Survivor.

Chance

Friday, November 21, 2003 - 03:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I wrote a poem for Ruppie.

The show premiered.
You caught our eye.
The fever grew.
Some wondered why.

Rup the pirate.
A perfect fit,
Soon many knew
You were a hit.

Warm and giving,
Loyal and true
Strong as steel
With feelings too.

A real Survivor
A complex guy.
When you were booted.
You wondered why.

You're not the fat kid.
You really "fit."
You are accepted.
Survivors greatest hit !!

Makays

Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 02:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Kaili

I question whether she meant to hit his triangle or not.
My reasoning behind this is she was supposed to vote Darrah out and did you notice she wrote Jon's name down. Stop and think about it....Rupert had it all planned out that at the voting it would be a 4-4 tie.. NOT....with Sandra voting for Jon it would of been a 4-3-1...with Rupert going.
I think Sandra was a little snake in the grass.
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I will add that as long as they were seperate tribes it was smart to keep the strongest around. Now that they have merged they should all be gunning for the stronger players. I told my husband last night that the women had better band together and get those last two men off now. If Burton doesn't win immunity next week he should be the next to go. If they don't get him off he will be there till the end.(which sucks!..he shouldn't be there.)
I really would love to see cocky Jon go next...but Burton is the strongest of the two men.

Konamouse

Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 07:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Prediction - Sandra is going to jump over to T & D and suggest a "girls" alliance (how else can they compete against Burton?) - She figured out that Rupert was going and decided to vote for Jon because she wants to show T & D that she didn't vote for Darrah.

'squeek'