Ah, the mysteries …! We're going into the fifth episode and all of the castaways are still on the show. Sure, some are in the Limbo stage called Extinction. We still have no clue what's going to happen there. It's believed one will make it back to the tribes, but how? Will we wait for the others to perish? What's up with Extinction? And, an even bigger mystery … why does Jeff Probst call Kelley Wentworth "Wentworth" all the time instead of using her first name? He did that with Cochran and a few others. But I don't recall him doing that with any other female castaway. What's up with that, Probst?
Hopefully, tonight's two-hour show will give us some more insight into how Extinction will actually work. I doubt we'll find out why Jeff calls Kelley by her last name, though.
As tonight's show airs here on the East Coast I'll be live-blogging and constantly updating this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest news. As always, the real party is in the comments. Feel free to join in on the fun!
Every time the tribes shuffle, Lifeguard Laurie has to shuffle the blog pool accordingly. She does it without complaint because she's cool like that. Here's the latest standings in the pool --
Manu Tribe
Aubry Bracco * - Cheryl in NC, Margo, Petals
Eric Hafemann - Bizaro22, Pinky, Shannon
Gavin Whitson - Brenda, KelseyNY
Victoria Baamonde - Indiana Jane, Karen in VS, SueGee
Wendy Diaz - Janice, Jennasmom, tbc
Kama Tribe
Aurora McCreary - Ed in Ohio, marthalight
Joe Anglim * - Carol C., Kismet
Julia Carter - Donna in FL, Monty924, Jennifer
Julie Rosenberg - Delee, MikesGirl
Ron Clark - Cherry Pie, Judi Sweeney, Rochelle
Lesu Tribe
Dan DaSilva "Wardog" - Jackie, Nana in the NW
David Wright * - Dr_Celine, PDX Granny, Renee Buck
Kelley Wentworth * - Donna in NY, Jenna G.
Lauren O'Connell - Brian, Krista Gibson, Sharon N.
Limbo/Extinction
Reem Daly - David, Terry is a Texan, Sharon C.
Keith Sowell - Donna in Alabama, meb, Skyriverblue
Chris Underwood - Glenn Allen, Laurie
Rick Devens - Auntie Leigh, Merrilee
Here we go … I hope you brought two hours worth of snacks and adult beverages!
Yes, of course Rick is going to go to the edge of extinction. He seems to be going in knowing it will be a rough ride. Is he up to the challenge? They do look kind of miserable out there.
Ohh … right into a Reward Challenge. Obstacles collecting bolos, land the bolos on the target. Sandwiches, peanut butter and jelly and bread. Second tribe wins just some PB&J sandwiches.
KAMA wins Reward! MANU takes second place. Once again, the folks on Lesu who lost as the other tribe before shuffling, loses.
Joe, claiming going into this he was going to play more lowkey, is still showing the comp beast side. And, yeah … he's a target. The women are saying he has to go. But Joe has grown on Ron -- he says he's a workhorse and helps them win comps. According to him, it's not the time for Joe to go.
Oh my, lots of buzz about getting out the returning players. They also want Aubry out, even over Wendy, on Manu. Aubry wants to work with Victoria to get out one of the "big dog" guys.
On Lesu where Kelley said playing with David on the tribe of four is like three women and Wardog. David keeps searching for an idol. The others notice he's gone. Lauren feels both Wardog and Kelley are on her side, plus she does have an idol. Even though she's sick, she is thinking she's safe. Kelley trusts Wardog although she likens him to Tony. "It's Survivor. It's kill or be killed."
Extinction has news, something for each of them. Map, stars align, get back in the fold, get back in the game. They decide to go together. Whoa … Keith who told us he was clueless with the map and the others deciphered it, took off on his own. The others are chasing him. Rick pushes him aside and grabs three rods and a note that says PRACTICE. A second note gives one an extra vote to give to a player. Chris got that one.
Immunity Challenge. Swim, dive to release puzzle pieces, up on small platform. Kelley is really poor at this. You'd think she's non-swimmer Keith! Lesu is WAY BEHIND once again. The other tribes are working on the puzzles and Lesu doesn't even have one puzzle piece. Finally they're heading to shore to do the puzzle. Neither other tribe has solved it yet.
KAMA wins first immunity! HEY … LESU won second immunity! It's the first time any of them have won it! They were so far behind, but did the puzzle in a snap.
Manu will lose someone tonight.
Supposedly, the plan is to vote out Wendy. Aubry is talking with Victoria about getting with Wendy to vote out one of the guys. Aubry thinks Eric will be a threat once they merge. They talk to Wendy. She can't decide even though she thinks she's a target. What is with that girl? She might have just undecided her way to Extinction.
Aubry has her idol. AND Chris sent her the extra vote!!! She doesn't have a clue who did it. Of course, she thinks someone IN the game sent it and she has an unknown ally. She has until there are seven left to play it. Now, she's the undecided one.
Tribal Council time. Argh! Gavin is one of those people who says "whenever" instead of "when." That's it. Vote him off.
Ahem. Wendy is clueless and smiling. The tribal is fairly mellow. Time to vote.
The tally:
Aubry, Wendy, Aubry, Aubry … goes out with an idol in her pocket. She's blindsided. I wonder if the idol still holds up if she comes back from Extinction? Hmm. Of course, that's where she's headed. It's a no-brainer according to her.
Right into a Reward Challenge. Leap over tables, lever, sandbags, get to target, hit targets to rotate to raise two flags. First -- coffee, pastries spread. Second -- iced coffee and cookies.
KAMA wins first (due to Joe). MANU wins second place. LESU is back to losing.
Joe thinks seeing Aubry got voted out shows him that he has no one to rely on. He's teary about it. He doesn't think anyone really wants to work with him. He is trying to go around making the rest of his tribe think they will ALL be targets after the merge because they're ALL big threats.
The talk on Lesu is to vote out Lauren because she's been sick. They don't know she has an idol. Wardog is also a target because he's bad in challenges and very bossy. David is even willing to work with Kelley to oust him. Hmm …
Five maps at Extinction. Aubry follows their lead in folding, but she's clueless. Devin thinks it's by the mast, but he's wrong. Keith actually finds it. It's knots to give to his biggest threat. Reem is upset. She saw it first but Keith touched it first. She says she follows the rules. Aubry thinks it's a dysfunctional family there. She also calls it a train wreck and says people are losing it. She said all of this in confessional to us, not to them.
Immunity Challenge time once again. Climb ladder, bag attached to rope through frame, Survivor slide puzzle.
UH-OH -- Jeff takes away an idol! The two losing tribes will go to Tribal and only one tribe will be safe tonight.
What a shocker! KAMA wins Immunity! Both tribes will go together to Tribal and one person will be voted out. They're worried about having to draw rocks with a tie. Eric is excited. He trusts Eric and Victoria and is willing to draw rocks if need be. Victoria is not really willing to do rocks. On Lesu they think the other team will go for rocks and they are worried. They want to go in four strong. Wardog is again getting under Kelley's skin about it. Wardog goes off looking for an idol. He thinks Lauren is expendable. That only brings the other three closer together. Lauren hasn't told anyone that she has an idol. Whoa! Kelley finds an idol! Lauren knows Kelley has an idol, but not vice versa.
Tribal Council time!
They're talking about staying tribe united of course. Both tribes talk about sticking together. Kelley tells them they're willing to take someone aboard. So, the other tribe speaks up. Wendy thinks she's in the middle. Ohh … Kelley is whispering to David. Talk about veterans not wanting to go to rocks before merge. Wardog whispering to David. David whispers to Wendy away from everybody else. Too much whispering going on!
The tally: Can't be rocks, too little time left. No one plays an idol.
Wendy, Lauren, Wendy, Lauren, Wendy, Lauren, Wendy, Lauren.
Re-vote time, can only vote for Wendy or Lauren. More whispering.
Re-tally:
Wendy, Wendy, Wendy, Wendy.
Wendy is out and is excited happy about it. She scoots away singing "cheeseburger, shower." She is even giddier heading off to Extinction.
Next week is the merge and all of Extinction is joining them!
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction Ep. 4 Blog Party
Okay, we now (since the last episode) have three people in Extinction. I believe only one can return to the game. How will the herd be thinned? Wait until they starve? Hopefully we'll find out more about how Extinction works in tonight's episode.
As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll be live blogging and constantly updating this post. Refresh the page to get the latest news. As always, the party is in the comments area -- feel free to join in on the fun!
Before we get started … here are the latest standings in Lifeguard Laurie's blog pool:
Manu Tribe
Dan DaSilva "Wardog" - Jackie, Nana in the NW
David Wright * - Dr_Celine, PDX Granny, Renee Buck
Kelley Wentworth * - Donna in NY, Jenna G
Lauren O'Connell - Brian, Krista Gibson, Sharon N.
Rick Devens - Auntie Leigh, Merrilee
Wendy Diaz - Janice, Jennasmom, tbc
Kama Tribe
Aubry Bracco * - Cheryl in NC, Margo, Petals
Aurora McCreary - Ed in Ohio, marthalight
Eric Hafemann - Bizaro22, Pinky, Shannon
Gavin Whitson - Brenda, Kelsey NY
Joe Anglim * - Carol C., Kismet
Julia Carter - Donna in FL, Monty924, Jennifer
Julie Rosenberg - Delee, MikesGirl
Ron Clark - CherryPie, Judi Sweeney, Rochelle
Victoria Baamonde - Indiana Jane, Karen in VS, SueGee
LIMBO - Extinction
Reem Daly - David, Terry is a Texan, Sharon C.
Keith Sowell - Donna in Alabama, meb, Skyriverblue
Chris Underwood - Glenn Allen, Laurie
Survivor fans ready? Let's get the show going!
Facebook has been glitchy for all most of the day (as evidenced by posts on Twitter). I can't post my usual links to here to there. Hopefully folks will remember the show is on!
To Manu where the flint thief Wendy is blowing her own game. She thought hiding the flint was funny and the rest of the tribe sure didn't!
Rewards Challenge time? Kama is shocked that Chris was voted out of Mana. One Mana said Chris carried that tribe. Oh, snap! "Drop your buffs. It's going to three tribes."
Blue, Yellow and Green
Getting through with "previously on." Chris joins Reem and Keith. Reem is a bit surly because Chris is one of the ones who did her dirty. "You're not coming to a freakin' Holiday Inn."
Wendy is the only one not with her original tribe. She's with four members of previous Kama. She still can defend her chickens, now to a new crowd.
Joe, still on Kama, is happy the numbers are cut. He wants to be solid with Ron and Aurora. Ron tells us that he looked through Joe's bag for an idol and he wants Joe out ASAP. He had Julia in there with him on that.
Aubry is using Wendi as intel. Her new tribemates have their eyes on the chickens. They say if they don't start laying eggs, they'll eat them. Nighttime comes. She releases the chickens. She's thrilled with herself. Hmm.
To Extinction. It's storming. They have no real shelter, just a haphazard one and Keith is thinking of raising the flag. He might be more bitter about Chris than Reem is. Chris isn't happy himself. He thinks he's failed. He actually catches a fish and the other two soften.
Sure enough, they all suspect her. Eric says that if he catches one, it's getting cooked. They confront her about it to a degree. They're nicer than I would be.
Time for the Immunity Challenge. Two tribes will be safe. Race over A frames carrying rope, pull crate, solve puzzle. Apparently no Reward.
Kama wins first! Manu wins second. It's the new Lesu (?) loses. It has Lauren, David and Kelley on it. They're sad because they were all together all along. David still wants Kelley out and thinks she has an idol. Meanwhile, Laure (who is the one who has the idol) has been sick so all of a sudden she's the target. She gets along with Kelley. Kelley thinks that Wardog is going to control the vote. Rick seems to be in the middle. "Who can get the Wardog closer to a million dollars?" He talks about himself in third person nickname. There has to be some sort of psychological glitch in that.
Tribal Council time. The five are good friends. Kelley is in tears because it's so hard to vote someone out when they're all so close. She doesn't know David has been gunning for her to go from the get go. Lauren seems to be the quietest. We're talking a sentimental council tonight. And, they know it. Oh, well. time to vote. Rick votes Lauren voted Rick. Both were sorry to do so.
The tally … Lauren doesn't play her idol.
Lauren, Rick, Lauren, Rick, Rick.
Oh, my. Rick is out. I didn't expect that! He goes out still loving them.
Then he heads to Extinction (of course).
Wednesday, March 06, 2019
Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction Ep. 3 Blog Party
So, here we are entering the third episode and we're still relatively clueless about how Edge of Extinction will work. We don't even know if Keith chose to go on with the game. Although, I can't really imagine him NOT going on. But, then again, he's a superfan of the show who chose not to learn to swim before going on that show. I guess we'll learn more tonight.
As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll be live blogging and constantly updating this post. Refresh the page to get the latest happenings! As always, the real party is in the comments area -- please join in on the fun!
Here are the latest blog pool standings from that luverly Lifeguard Laurie:
Manu Tribe
Chris Underwood - Glenn Allen, Laurie
Dan DaSilva "Wardog" - Jackie, Nana in the NW
David Wright * - Dr_Celine, PDX Granny, Renee Buck
Kelley Wentworth * - Donna in NY, Jenna G
Lauren O'Connell - Brian, Krysta Gibson, Sharon N.
Rick Devens - Auntie Leigh, Merrilee
Wendy Diaz - Janice, Jennasmom, tbc
Kama Tribe
Aubry Bracco * - Cheryl in NC, Margo, Petals
Aurora McCreary - Ed in Ohio, marthalight
Eric Hafemann - Bizaro22, Pinky, Shannon
Gavin Whitson - Brenda, Kelsey NY
Joe Anglim * - Carol C., Kismet
Julia Carter - Donna in FL, Monty924, Jennifer
Julie Rosenberg - Delee, MikesGirl
Ron Clark - CherryPie, Judi Sweeney, Rochelle
Victoria Baamonde - Indiana Jane, Karen in VS, SueGee
LIMBO -- Extinction?!?!?!
Reem Daly - David, Terry is a Texan, Sharon C.
and maybe, probably …
Keith Sowell - Donna in Alabama, meb, Skyriverblue
Okay, let's watch us some Survivor!
Keith is still over acting his indecision, but goes ahead to Extinction. Reem is thrilled to see another person. She tells him she hasn't eaten for days and they have to get food themselves. She's feeling all motherly and his appearance seems to give her new incentive to stay. Ohh … they got mspd leading them to steps that Reem never saw. Sure enough, they find them. They lead to rice! They have to repeat the strenuous climb each day to get any rice at all.
Back on the mainland, it's time the Reward Challenge.
Assemble wheelbarrow, sandbags, disassemble wheelbarrow, use parts to slingshot sandbags.
Comfort or chickens -- three hens, one rooster. Hmm … I don't recall Jeff saying "immunity." I'll correct that if this isn't a combination immunity/reward. Chris better watch it -- he's shining too much in challenges. MANU finally wins a challenge! And, it's just purely Reward, not Immunity. They choose chickens.
Wendy twisted her ankle. Uh-oh!
Wendy wants to set the chickens free. Oh, no … shades of the early Kimmie! Of course, they don't have to eat any other than maybe the rooster. They can have eggs from the hens if they let them live.
Over on Kama, they're talking about targeting either Joe or Aubry. Joe is nearby when Victoria and Ron were talking about targeting them. Now Aubry thinks she needs the idol. And, lo and behold, she finds it! Woot for her! It was on her Survivor bucket list!
Back to the chickens. The others are talking about killing them, not saving some for egg production. They think they need the protein … which they could also get from eggs. Wendy is digging a hole for herself with this one, though.
Immunity back up for grabs.
Pulling (swimming) a boat with four swimming, rest in boat, to towers, retrieve three keys by jumping off and grabbing them, puzzle pieces, spin wheel, raise flag.
KAMA wins Immunity once again. And, unfortunately for returnees -- David and Kelley totally sucked at the puzzle part. David thinks it's a perfect time for them to target Kelley. He better watch out or it could be him.
Wendy is sure she's going home because of her ankle. The others are talking about killing a chicken. Yipes, they can't find the flint. Wardog thinks Wendy took it to save the chicken … and he's totally right. David and Chris go to ask her about it. She denies taking the flint. David thinks that Wendy will be loyal to him and they need to pull in Chris to target Kelley. He doesn't want Wardog to know. Meanwhile, Chris is close to Wardog. A dilemma! He talks to Wardog. Hmm... Wardog tells us he's trusts Kelley more than he trusts Chris and thinks Chris should be targeted. He runs to Kelley. Now Chris is a target.
Wardog goes to Rick and now Rick is all nervous. Oops! Rick goes to David. David thinks it's going to be a rough Tribal Council. I think he's totally right.
Tribal time …
Sure enough, chicken talk. David says tonight is probably about getting rid of the social threat, not necessarily the weakest in challenges.
Time to vote. The tally:
Kelley, Chris, Kelley, Chris, Chris, Chris …
And Chris is outta there!
No indecision from him -- "Screw those guys, I'm getting back in the boat."
Next week -- drop your buffs! And, they're going into three tribes, not two.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction Ep. 2 Blog Party
I think the season got off to a good start last week. It seems that the castaways all seem to be there in it to win it … or, at least they're all dedicated show fans willing to work to win.
Then there's Reem. I guess we'll see how bad she really wants it this week!
I will be live blogging the show as it airs here on the East Coast. Please forgive me if I'm bad with some of the names -- it takes me a few weeks to get them down. Refresh this page to get the latest news! As always, the real fun is in the comments area -- feel free to join in on the conversation!
Since we still don't know how Extinction is going to work, Lifeguard Laurie and I talked over our long-standing blog pool first out gets reassigned policy. Y'see, although Reem was indeed voted out, she remains playing the game. She will last more than one episode which was our original thinking when we started out having the first one out reassigned. We have no clue whether Extinction will have more people, like almost a separate tribe, how long she'll be there or what will happen. Long story short … if you have Reem in the blog pool, you still have her.
That said, here are the standings:
Manu Tribe
Chris Underwood - Glenn Allen, Laurie
Dan DaSilva "Wardog" - Jackie, Nana in the NW
David Wright * - Dr_Celine, PDX Granny, Renee Buck
Keith Sowell - Donna in Alabama, meb, Skyriverblue
Kelley Wentworth * - Donna in NY, Jenna G
Lauren O'Connell - Brian, Krysta Gibson, Sharon N.
Rick Devens - Auntie Leigh, Merrilee
Wendy Diaz - Janice, Jennasmom, tbc
Kama Tribe
Aubry Bracco * - Cheryl in NC, Margo, Petals
Aurora McCreary - Ed in Ohio, marthalight
Eric Hafemann - Bizaro22, Pinky, Shannon
Gavin Whitson - Brenda, Kelsey NY
Joe Anglim * - Carol C., Kismet
Julia Carter - Donna in FL, Monty924, Jennifer
Julie Rosenberg - Delee, MikesGirl
Ron Clark - CherryPie, Judi Sweeney, Rochelle
Victoria Baamonde - Indiana Jane, Karen in VS, SueGee
LIMBO -- Extinction?!?!?!
Reem Daly - David, Terry is a Texan, Sharon C.
Okay! Let's see what happens tonight!
Reem doesn't know any more about Extinction than we do. She really wants back in the game, but is breaking down.
Wendy, missing her Reem ally, thinks Kelley was behind it all. She wants Kelley out. Meanwhile, Kelley sees her reaction. She doesn't want Wendy to find an idol.
Kama, still enjoying their victory last week, seem to be all having fun and bonding. Aubry doesn't tell them that she doesn't like "Kumbaya Survivor." She would have preferred having to go to Tribal first. She's very concerned that she and Joe are likely targets. And, of course, they are. Victoria thinks Aubry is in a bit of a panic. And, in the clips they're showing, Aubry is working a bit too hard to befriend people. Oops!
A couple of the guys are suspicious that Kelley might already have an idol since she's having people search together with her. David is thinking that Wendy's loyalty might be very worthy in keeping her around. David is bonding with Rick and he even talks final two with him for a bit.
On the other tribe, Gavin is gung-ho looking for an idol. Julie notices the men keep disappearing and figures they're looking for idols.
Whoa! Lauren, who idolizes Kelley, is the first one to actually find an idol!
Time for the Immunity Challenge! Swim to a cage, up and over, untie snake, get snake over cage, swim it back, ending up with throwing a ring toss thing to spell Immunity. Reward is a choice of spices and fork or a fishing kit. Kama sits out Julie.
KAMA wins Immunity! This is the second time out of two. They choose the fishing gear. (A wise choice, methinks.)
Wardog thinks Keith is a liability in challenges due to his poor swimming and the fact that he begged to throw the disks in this one, then hogged time failing to hit the target several times. I like Keith, but the guy is no challenge beast for sure. The target might shift from Wendy or Kelley (dependent on who's talking) to Keith.
Kelley still wants Wendy out. Meanwhile, Keith is playing his Nice Card with the others. He is a nice guy and everyone knows it. Rick and Chris talk about taking out Kelley. David is on board with the idea. Wardog is still reluctant. He wants to keep bigger targets around. Kelley is getting nervous. She tells us she would vote herself out, so she's wary. She only really trusts Lauren.
Time for Tribal Council …
Jeff asks Wendy if she's concerned because she got votes last week. She is. Kelley is a little concerned even though Wardog tells her that Reem was the vote against her. Kelley says that if she remains, she's a strong player and will always be a bigger target. Keith talks about the vote depends on relationships. Chris stresses both trust and challenge performance. People are saying it will be a blindside tonight. Keith said everyone is worried so it will be a blindside no matter what.
The tally:
Kelley, Keith, Wendy, Keith, Keith, Keith …
They went for physically strong. Keith isn't happy. DANG IT! He keeps repeating and then he hits the fire and decision to go to Extinction. He's praying for a sign from God when they close out the show. But I cannot see him not going for the chance!
They end with teasers for next week -- Lauren injures her ankle (at least I think it was Lauren) and Reem is upset in Extinction saying she's been there for three days and wondering if she should raise the white flag for rescue.
So we know nothing more than we knew before about Extinction. Y'know, eventually they're going to have to spill the beans!
Then there's Reem. I guess we'll see how bad she really wants it this week!
I will be live blogging the show as it airs here on the East Coast. Please forgive me if I'm bad with some of the names -- it takes me a few weeks to get them down. Refresh this page to get the latest news! As always, the real fun is in the comments area -- feel free to join in on the conversation!
Since we still don't know how Extinction is going to work, Lifeguard Laurie and I talked over our long-standing blog pool first out gets reassigned policy. Y'see, although Reem was indeed voted out, she remains playing the game. She will last more than one episode which was our original thinking when we started out having the first one out reassigned. We have no clue whether Extinction will have more people, like almost a separate tribe, how long she'll be there or what will happen. Long story short … if you have Reem in the blog pool, you still have her.
That said, here are the standings:
Manu Tribe
Chris Underwood - Glenn Allen, Laurie
Dan DaSilva "Wardog" - Jackie, Nana in the NW
David Wright * - Dr_Celine, PDX Granny, Renee Buck
Keith Sowell - Donna in Alabama, meb, Skyriverblue
Kelley Wentworth * - Donna in NY, Jenna G
Lauren O'Connell - Brian, Krysta Gibson, Sharon N.
Rick Devens - Auntie Leigh, Merrilee
Wendy Diaz - Janice, Jennasmom, tbc
Kama Tribe
Aubry Bracco * - Cheryl in NC, Margo, Petals
Aurora McCreary - Ed in Ohio, marthalight
Eric Hafemann - Bizaro22, Pinky, Shannon
Gavin Whitson - Brenda, Kelsey NY
Joe Anglim * - Carol C., Kismet
Julia Carter - Donna in FL, Monty924, Jennifer
Julie Rosenberg - Delee, MikesGirl
Ron Clark - CherryPie, Judi Sweeney, Rochelle
Victoria Baamonde - Indiana Jane, Karen in VS, SueGee
LIMBO -- Extinction?!?!?!
Reem Daly - David, Terry is a Texan, Sharon C.
Okay! Let's see what happens tonight!
Reem doesn't know any more about Extinction than we do. She really wants back in the game, but is breaking down.
Wendy, missing her Reem ally, thinks Kelley was behind it all. She wants Kelley out. Meanwhile, Kelley sees her reaction. She doesn't want Wendy to find an idol.
Kama, still enjoying their victory last week, seem to be all having fun and bonding. Aubry doesn't tell them that she doesn't like "Kumbaya Survivor." She would have preferred having to go to Tribal first. She's very concerned that she and Joe are likely targets. And, of course, they are. Victoria thinks Aubry is in a bit of a panic. And, in the clips they're showing, Aubry is working a bit too hard to befriend people. Oops!
A couple of the guys are suspicious that Kelley might already have an idol since she's having people search together with her. David is thinking that Wendy's loyalty might be very worthy in keeping her around. David is bonding with Rick and he even talks final two with him for a bit.
On the other tribe, Gavin is gung-ho looking for an idol. Julie notices the men keep disappearing and figures they're looking for idols.
Whoa! Lauren, who idolizes Kelley, is the first one to actually find an idol!
Time for the Immunity Challenge! Swim to a cage, up and over, untie snake, get snake over cage, swim it back, ending up with throwing a ring toss thing to spell Immunity. Reward is a choice of spices and fork or a fishing kit. Kama sits out Julie.
KAMA wins Immunity! This is the second time out of two. They choose the fishing gear. (A wise choice, methinks.)
Wardog thinks Keith is a liability in challenges due to his poor swimming and the fact that he begged to throw the disks in this one, then hogged time failing to hit the target several times. I like Keith, but the guy is no challenge beast for sure. The target might shift from Wendy or Kelley (dependent on who's talking) to Keith.
Kelley still wants Wendy out. Meanwhile, Keith is playing his Nice Card with the others. He is a nice guy and everyone knows it. Rick and Chris talk about taking out Kelley. David is on board with the idea. Wardog is still reluctant. He wants to keep bigger targets around. Kelley is getting nervous. She tells us she would vote herself out, so she's wary. She only really trusts Lauren.
Time for Tribal Council …
Jeff asks Wendy if she's concerned because she got votes last week. She is. Kelley is a little concerned even though Wardog tells her that Reem was the vote against her. Kelley says that if she remains, she's a strong player and will always be a bigger target. Keith talks about the vote depends on relationships. Chris stresses both trust and challenge performance. People are saying it will be a blindside tonight. Keith said everyone is worried so it will be a blindside no matter what.
The tally:
Kelley, Keith, Wendy, Keith, Keith, Keith …
They went for physically strong. Keith isn't happy. DANG IT! He keeps repeating and then he hits the fire and decision to go to Extinction. He's praying for a sign from God when they close out the show. But I cannot see him not going for the chance!
They end with teasers for next week -- Lauren injures her ankle (at least I think it was Lauren) and Reem is upset in Extinction saying she's been there for three days and wondering if she should raise the white flag for rescue.
So we know nothing more than we knew before about Extinction. Y'know, eventually they're going to have to spill the beans!
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction Season Premiere Blog Party
Let's see how this extinction thing is going to work! It looks like a good cast this year and they're all huge fans of the show. Unfortunately, unlike seasons which have the Survivor premiere and the Big Brother finale on the same night, we don't get an hour and a half. I even recall some seasons with a two hour long premiere. Nope. It's an hour tonight.
Although I'm sure to have some trouble matching names and faces tonight, I'll be live blogging and constantly updating this post as the show airs here on the East Coast. Refresh the page to get the latest happenings! As always, the party is in the comments area -- feel free to join in on the fun!
If you want cheat sheets with names and faces, I have the tribes in separate posts -- Manu and Kama. You can also see who your pool castaway is!
Lifeguard Laurie has graciously offered to do the blog pool again this season. How great is she, I ask! Here's the breakdown from Laurie:
As per tradition, nobody goes home tonight. They get put with someone who only has 2 people. I do thank everyone for signing up on the Pool Sign up Page!
Manu Tribe
Chris Underwood - Glenn Allen, Laurie
Dan DaSilva "Wardog" - Jackie, Nana in the NW
David Wright * - Dr_Celine, PDX Granny, Renee Buck
Keith Sowell - Donna in Alabama, meb, Skyriverblue
Kelley Wentworth * - Donna in NY, Jenna G.
Lauren O'Connell - Brian, Krysta Gibson, Sharon N.
Reem Daly - David, Terry is a Texan, Sharon C.
Rick Devens - Auntie Leigh, Merrilee
Wendy Diaz - Janice, Jennasmom, tbz
Kama Tribe
Aubry Bracco * - Cheryl in NC, Margo, Petals
Aurora McCreary - Ed in Ohio, marthalight
Eric Hafemann - Bizaro22, Pinky, Shannon
Gavin Whitson - Brenda, KelseyNY
Joe Anglim * - Carol C., Kismet
Julia Carter - Donna in FL, Monty924, Jennifer
Julie Rosenberg - Delee, MikesGirl
Ron Clark - CherryPie, Judi Sweeney, Rochelle
Victoria Baamonde - Indiana Jane, Karen in VS, SueGee
Survivor fans ready? Let's get this show going!
Jeff introduces some of the castaways and tells us players will be faced with a decision upon being voted out -- go home or go to the edge of extinction with a chance to return to the game. He talks to the newbies and tells them there are four returning players. All of them now are together on a boat. Jeff goes over the track record of the returnees.
The boat is loaded with supplies -- each tribe has two minutes to get stuff on their respective boats. Newbie Keith can't swim. Why don't people make sure they can swim before coming on the show?
As they work building the shelter, Kelley works to bond with others to decrease the target on her back and build a good alliance. David is still insecure but is willing to try to help others so they can trust him. Interesting, a newbie (Wendy? Lauren?) has Tourettes with the tics and such. That wasn't mentioned in her bio.
Over on Kama, Joe doesn't want to show off but he does end up being asked questions and making fire. Whoa! One of the newbies picked up a secret advantage clue on the boat. Ron Clark (I think) digs up an advantage menu. It's good through the third tribal. He has choices like immunity after the vote, etc.
Joe tells Aubry he's happy with the tribe -- everyone's working and seem like a good bunch. The firefighter and Gavin seem to be bonding. But there are already rumblings about getting Aubry out.
Reem seems to be alienating people by trying to help them. She did things like put one guy's shirt on the beach to dry without telling him. Reem and Wendy teach Keith to swim. He really should have learned before. The others back at the camp are now suspicious of the three.
Immunity challenge time. Maneuver through obstacles, one person climb, rinse and repeat sort of, then a puzzle. Reward is fire in the form of a flint.
KAMA wins Immunity! (And should give Joe a big thanks.)
Reem brings up that Kelley and Lauren need to be separated. Keith isn't too keen on that but just feels he doesn't want to be in their sights! Wendy's name is brought up. Wendy would like to have Reem stay -- Reem's targeted mainly due to the motherly aspect. With Wendy speaking up for Reem, all of a sudden Wendy is a target. Reem is ready to fight.
Tribal Council time! I'm ready for Jeff's Probsting questions! Did you realize Jeff is now 57 years old? He starts off asking about tribal unity or off in little groups. Reem is already on the defensive because her name was out there. She's calling age discrimination. I don't think she's helping her cause. Jeff asks her if she's confrontational at home. She's still defensive. Wardog gets just as defensive back at her.
Time to vote.
The tally --
Reem, Kelley, Wendy, Lauren, Reem, Wendy, Reem, Wendy, Reem
Well, she is voted out … but, wait …!
She mumbles a lot walking away and comes into the Edge of Extinction fire/ sign. She takes the torch and gets on the boat. She won't give up!
She finds that absolutely nothing is there where the boat leaves her. And then we end ...
Although I'm sure to have some trouble matching names and faces tonight, I'll be live blogging and constantly updating this post as the show airs here on the East Coast. Refresh the page to get the latest happenings! As always, the party is in the comments area -- feel free to join in on the fun!
If you want cheat sheets with names and faces, I have the tribes in separate posts -- Manu and Kama. You can also see who your pool castaway is!
Lifeguard Laurie has graciously offered to do the blog pool again this season. How great is she, I ask! Here's the breakdown from Laurie:
As per tradition, nobody goes home tonight. They get put with someone who only has 2 people. I do thank everyone for signing up on the Pool Sign up Page!
Manu Tribe
Chris Underwood - Glenn Allen, Laurie
Dan DaSilva "Wardog" - Jackie, Nana in the NW
David Wright * - Dr_Celine, PDX Granny, Renee Buck
Keith Sowell - Donna in Alabama, meb, Skyriverblue
Kelley Wentworth * - Donna in NY, Jenna G.
Lauren O'Connell - Brian, Krysta Gibson, Sharon N.
Reem Daly - David, Terry is a Texan, Sharon C.
Rick Devens - Auntie Leigh, Merrilee
Wendy Diaz - Janice, Jennasmom, tbz
Kama Tribe
Aubry Bracco * - Cheryl in NC, Margo, Petals
Aurora McCreary - Ed in Ohio, marthalight
Eric Hafemann - Bizaro22, Pinky, Shannon
Gavin Whitson - Brenda, KelseyNY
Joe Anglim * - Carol C., Kismet
Julia Carter - Donna in FL, Monty924, Jennifer
Julie Rosenberg - Delee, MikesGirl
Ron Clark - CherryPie, Judi Sweeney, Rochelle
Victoria Baamonde - Indiana Jane, Karen in VS, SueGee
Survivor fans ready? Let's get this show going!
Jeff introduces some of the castaways and tells us players will be faced with a decision upon being voted out -- go home or go to the edge of extinction with a chance to return to the game. He talks to the newbies and tells them there are four returning players. All of them now are together on a boat. Jeff goes over the track record of the returnees.
The boat is loaded with supplies -- each tribe has two minutes to get stuff on their respective boats. Newbie Keith can't swim. Why don't people make sure they can swim before coming on the show?
As they work building the shelter, Kelley works to bond with others to decrease the target on her back and build a good alliance. David is still insecure but is willing to try to help others so they can trust him. Interesting, a newbie (Wendy? Lauren?) has Tourettes with the tics and such. That wasn't mentioned in her bio.
Over on Kama, Joe doesn't want to show off but he does end up being asked questions and making fire. Whoa! One of the newbies picked up a secret advantage clue on the boat. Ron Clark (I think) digs up an advantage menu. It's good through the third tribal. He has choices like immunity after the vote, etc.
Joe tells Aubry he's happy with the tribe -- everyone's working and seem like a good bunch. The firefighter and Gavin seem to be bonding. But there are already rumblings about getting Aubry out.
Reem seems to be alienating people by trying to help them. She did things like put one guy's shirt on the beach to dry without telling him. Reem and Wendy teach Keith to swim. He really should have learned before. The others back at the camp are now suspicious of the three.
Immunity challenge time. Maneuver through obstacles, one person climb, rinse and repeat sort of, then a puzzle. Reward is fire in the form of a flint.
KAMA wins Immunity! (And should give Joe a big thanks.)
Reem brings up that Kelley and Lauren need to be separated. Keith isn't too keen on that but just feels he doesn't want to be in their sights! Wendy's name is brought up. Wendy would like to have Reem stay -- Reem's targeted mainly due to the motherly aspect. With Wendy speaking up for Reem, all of a sudden Wendy is a target. Reem is ready to fight.
Tribal Council time! I'm ready for Jeff's Probsting questions! Did you realize Jeff is now 57 years old? He starts off asking about tribal unity or off in little groups. Reem is already on the defensive because her name was out there. She's calling age discrimination. I don't think she's helping her cause. Jeff asks her if she's confrontational at home. She's still defensive. Wardog gets just as defensive back at her.
Time to vote.
The tally --
Reem, Kelley, Wendy, Lauren, Reem, Wendy, Reem, Wendy, Reem
Well, she is voted out … but, wait …!
She mumbles a lot walking away and comes into the Edge of Extinction fire/ sign. She takes the torch and gets on the boat. She won't give up!
She finds that absolutely nothing is there where the boat leaves her. And then we end ...
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