Survivor 40: Winners at War - February 19 Show Blog Party

Well, I'm not too thrilled that Extinction Island is back. I've always been one of those people that feel once voted out, you're out. But they never consult me on these things! It will be interesting to see how the fire token bartering goes down and I doubt we'll see quitters like on the last Extinction Island. But, still ... fire tokens and the island can vanish after this season!

The esteemed and fashionable Lifeguard Laurie has updated the blog pool --

DAKAL (Red tribe)
Kim Spradlin-Wolfe - Dr_Celine
Nick Wilson - Barbara BW, Judi Sweeney
Sandra Diaz-Twine - tbe
Sarah Lacina - SueGee, Cheryl in NC
Sophie Clarke - ChicMc
Tony Vlachos - Karen in CA, Donna in Alabama
Tyson Apostol -Janice
Wendell Holland - Nickelpeed, PDX Granny
Yul Kwon - Ed in Ohio

SELE (Blue tribe)
Adam Klein - Lifeguard Laurie, Petals
Ben Driebergen - Rbennie, Shannon
Danni Boatwright - Jennasmom
Denise Stapley - Becky, Jennifer
Ethan Zohn - Rochelle, Jackie
Jeremy Collins - Sharon N
Michele Fitzgerald -Terry is a Texan
Parvati Shallow - Donna in FL
Rob Mariano - Auntie Leigh

Extinction Island
Natalie Anderson - Nana in the NW
Amber Mariano - Delee, Glenn Allen

I will be updating this post with the major events as the show airs here on the East Coast. Refresh the page to get the latest news! As always, the real party is in the comments area. Feel free to join in on the fun!

Survivor fans ready?

Amber is om Extinction, determined to do here best to come back into the game. Rob (of course) gets the fire token. He doesn't know who gave it to him, but deep down he knows it's Amber. He tells Parvati, his new ally.

Denise finds an idol while with Ben. It's one of those two half idols and she must share it. She's working with Ben but tells Adam about the idol to solidify him with Ben and herself. Adam convinces her (ahem) to share it with him.

Kim finds the same type of idol. Hmm ... she shares hers with Sophie.  That's odd. Sophie feels the same way I do about it.

Amber and Natalie are trying to decipher clues on Extinction. Ohh! Natalie found an advantage in the water -- it offers safety but no power -- the bearer leaves Tribal Council. She sells it for one fire token to Jeremy. He doesn't know who it's from but guesses Natalie.

Tony has others help him build and carry a ladder to retrieve coconuts. He goes with the old Cops R Us alliance with Sarah even though it was ill-fated before.

Immunity challenge time! Race out with cart, get three keys, heavy chests, disassemble cart, get it through barricade (and chests, too), reassemble cart, take over obstacles, open chests, puzzle. Reward is the spice kit.

DAKAL wins Immunity!

Rob is kicking himself as he was the main cause of the lost challenge. He thinks a "new school" person will be voted out rather than himself, though. He thinks either Jeremy or Ben should go home. Meanwhile Danni feels insecure and that people are leaving her out. So she goes to Ben. Hmm. Will Parvati be their target? Oh my. Now the target is on Danni! Or is it back to Parvati? I guess we won't know until we know.

Time for Tribal Council. I'm not sure if I truly appreciate the new intro music. Rob says the game is all about relationships and more complex than it's ever been. Ethan admits he's befuddled. They talk about how Ethan and Danni last played without idols, advantages and other twists. Now the old school/new school bit is brought up by Ben. Ben claims everybody is paranoid. Heh. Rob wants everyone to open their bags to see who has the idol. And some do! Oh, geez. 

Dang. This vote is still up in the air!

The tally ... no one plays an idol.

Parvati, Danni, Danni, Danni, Danni, Danni ...

Danni did herself in! Off to Extinction she goes!