Survivor: Samoa

[ASTalumna06]

So I've decided to retract this statement:

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

I'm just mad that Laura won the immunity challenge. How sweet would it have been if she was the one that had the surprised look on her face when Jeff turned the paper around to show her name?

... because tonight's tribal council was AMAZING. The look on Laura's face, along with the rest of Galu, was priceless!!

Erik's comments crack me up. He really was a cocky jerk when he was in the game, and I was glad to see him go, but I love that he's completely against his tribe now

And I can't believe Russell has ANOTHER idol! Fortunately, he didn't use it tonight. Unless his tribe completely turns on him, he's going to get a lot farther in this game than I originally thought he would.

[Kappamd]

Russell looks to be one of the best game players in Survivor history. CANNOT believe he found the idol AGAIN.

[AlphaFrog]

At first, I thought they were talking too much about Laura going home for it to actually be true... But John is a numbers guy, and I really think it was to his benefit to flip - if you knew you could make your chances of going home that night 0% instead of 1 in 8, why would you not?

I was wondering if that "pick a rock" rule was still in affect. Apparently so - stupid rule. I liked the two (or three) people in a tie building a fire better.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

At first, I thought they were talking too much about Laura going home for it to actually be true... But John is a numbers guy, and I really think it was to his benefit to flip - if you knew you could make your chances of going home that night 0% instead of 1 in 8, why would you not?

Exactly. Honestly, I'm surprised that John was the only Galu who saw that.

It'll be interesting to see what happens now. The exchange between John and Russell (the one where John said, "If I give you a Galu, you've got to give me a Foa Foa") has me wondering which Foa Foa John hopes will be sacrificed. If Foa Foa is smart - and it appears they are - John or Dave will be next to go. I can't see Russell agreeing to "give" John any Foa Foa.

This is really shaping up to be an exciting season. The past two episodes have been great. I can't believe I'm finding myself rooting for Russell!!! (Although, to be fair, I would be happy to see any of the remaining Foa Foa members win.)

[thetygerlily]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I was wondering if that "pick a rock" rule was still in affect. Apparently so - stupid rule. I liked the two (or three) people in a tie building a fire better.

I agree, I like the fire building better too. Although with the rock you encourage people NOT to have a tie since they'll be up... but obviously that doesn't work for everyone Does anyone know if the HII or immunity necklace would protect you from a rock? Or are you just as succeptible? My husband thinks it would, but Jeff's statements are always "you cannot vote for X" and "any votes cast against X will not count", so it could go either way in my mind.

If they do sacrifice a Foa Foa, I'm hoping for Jaison... he's not as hopeless as he was during the thunderstorms but he appears useless at camp & in challenges. Maybe it's editing, maybe it's not.

And regarding the Russell bandwagon, rumor has it he'll be on season 20 for their next all stars season. They stayed put in the same location for filming- I wonder if they used the same beaches or changed it up a bit? If not, Russell would have a nice advantage for locale but IMHO a big disadvantage for not having recovery time to think, reflect, view perceptions, and restrategize.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by thetygerlily

Does anyone know if the HII or immunity necklace would protect you from a rock? Or are you just as succeptible? My husband thinks it would, but Jeff's statements are always "you cannot vote for X" and "any votes cast against X will not count", so it could go either way in my mind.

No - Jeff said last night that in a tie, the two people tied are safe, but the EIGHT remaining people are all vulnerable.