HAPPY HALLOWEEN…
There’s nothing quite like night vision photography to remind me how scary it is on that island. As the members of Fei-Long huddle together on their mats, all I can think about is how everyone looks like their auditioning for “Night of the Living Dead, the Survivor Generation.” Jean-Robert is well aware that his behind is on the line, he just didn’t realize how much his camp can’t stand him. Of course, Courtney is still rambling on about him being crappy. We get it. Unless they did a helluva job editing, he didn’t even say anything to her last week, so I don’t know what she’s still fussing about. Maybe she’s falling for him. Who knows.THE TWO FACES OF PHEI-GEE
The next morning, over at Zhan-Hu, Phei-Gee tells James that they have decided to stick with him. Then she has the audacity to ask James if he feels that Zhan-Hu is loyal. Since James is no dummy, he just says “Uh huh”. Good answer. In interview mode, Phei-Gee says that she wants James to stay and that her gut tells her to trust him.Since James has the first hidden immunity idol, the wooden thingy from the arc over at Fei-Long, he realizes that the same wooden thingy over the arc at Zhan-Hu must be the other hidden immunity idol. He wants to get it, but needs to make sure no one sees him take it down. When he finally gets a chance to go for it, he pulls down a blank idol wannabe. The actual idol is on the other side. He takes the real idol and hides it in his bag with the other real idol, and puts the fake idol back. Got all that? James is now in possession of both hidden immunity idols, one from each camp, and the fake idol has been put back for all to see. Doesn’t get any better than that.
LET’S ALL FEEL SORRY FOR COURTNEY. Like she does…
For some reason, Courtney is still on the “Jean-Robert is so mean to me” kick. Todd is tired of hearing about it and tries to get Courtney to understand the nature of the game – that they need Jean-Robert for the moment because they want to maintain the original Fei-Long tribe as long as they can, but all Courtney can focus on is what she perceives as Todd abandoning her. She says she is upset because Todd doesn’t stick up for her. He says he isn’t going to verbally attack Jean-Robert on her behalf (probably over what he sees as stupid stuff anyhow). She tells him that at least he can come to her and defend her privately, you know, lick her wounds. Todd refuses to commit to any more support than he’s already giving her, and says that Courtney needs to get it together.DO UNTO OTHERS…
While lazing around, Jaime looks up and notices that the wooden square is missing from the arc. Then she remembers James hanging around there earlier. She walks around the arc and notices that the other wooden thingy is intact. She gets it and tells Erik that James must have taken the other one, thinking that it was the idol. She takes it upon herself to pull out James’ bag and feel around for the idol, actually telling Erik that there are two similar wooden things in there, but she never actually pulls them out for a look. Thinking that James has stocked up on fake idols, Jaime puts the wooden thingy she found in her bag, and low and behold, she now thinks she has the idol! Her lips are sealed. But not with a kiss from virginal pseudo-boyfriend Erik.James comes back from a hard day’s work with new iwannbeyourbestfriend Phei-Gee on his heels. He immediately notices that the fake idol is missing. It’s all he can do to contain his laughter as he thinks about Jaime holding onto that fake idol with all of her might.
CHALLENGE NUMBER ONE
The tribes gather around as host Jeff Probst tells them to drop their buffs because they are now merged into one tribe, and will have to come up with a new name and a new flag. They are given new matching buffs and told that their new camp will be at the former Fei-Long site, probably since they actually built a camp, and that they can now go enjoy a celebratory feast complete with cultural dancers. Jeff’s one warning before they leave to eat is This Game Never Stops. At the celebration, a festive table is set with food and alcohol. Entertainment, including fireworks, acrobats and island dancers abound and everyone has a good time. They even provided vegetarian dishes, but I’m wondering who the hell cared about that. All I know is Cadaverous Courtney was filling up, and rightfully so. She looked like a German shepherd protecting a bowl of Ukanuba. On a side note, I personally would have thought that skipping a challenge in lieu of a big dinner complete with alcohol was a setup, but then again I’ve been freely inhaling carbs and protein, so my judgment isn’t quite as cloudy as theirs.ONE TRIBE MY A$$ (shut your mouth!)
Even though it’s clear that they are all out for themselves in the game now, the lines are still drawn in the sand. Fei-Long intends to preserve Fei-Long and Zhan-Hu intends to preserve Zhan-Hu. The first order of business is to come up with a name. They kick around a few options and decide on Black Fighting Wind. So now every week I have to type Hae Da Fung with a straight face.Jeff shows up unannounced with a beautiful (ugly) immunity necklace. He says the first challenge will happen where they stand, on the grounds of the newly united camp. They are given tablets (what, no puzzle?) and told they need to answer questions about the celebration they had the day before. The last person standing gets the beautiful (ugly) immunity necklace, and cannot be voted off the island at the next tribal council. The questions are pretty straight-forward. How many times did firecrackers go off during the celebration? What centerpiece was on the table? What color was the pole with the knife blade rungs? What did the dancers wear on their feet? The last two standing are Jaime and Frosti, but Frosti wins it when he says the dancer’s feet were bare. And that was his best hung-over guess.
