Mar 7 2008

DAY 12 ON THE ISLANDS

After last week’s elimination, the Airai tribe goes back to camp in a somber mood. Jason is angry that Chet has SURVIVED another week. The next morning, Chet looks as weak as everyone seems to describe him. He and Tracy meet and decide that Jason needs to go next since he’s trying to break up the three outcasts: Chet, Tracy, and Kathy.

Over at Malakal, Charlie the chicken is about to die. The ladies boil some water as James holds the chicken down so Ozzy can cut his head off. Ciria can’t stand to see the headless chicken, but she sure can stand to eat it. While everyone is chowing down, Ozzy hides his immunity idol before anyone can notice. Then, he tells James, Amanda and Parvoti that he has it, but not Ciria. They decide that since Ozzy has the idol, they are the Four-Click, and in charge of the game. For now, anyhow.

THE CHALLENGE

The favorites arrive to find out that the Airai tribe has voted Mikey B. off over Chet. They don’t hide their surprise. Before the challenge can begin, however, Jeff tells everyone to drop their buffs because they are forming new teams. The misty rain should have been an indication that something was amiss. Get it? A Misty Rain? Amiss? Whew! I crack me up. Anyhow, Jeff makes everyone pull stones out of a bag. Natalie and Ozzy get the colored stones, so now Natalie is the Airai captain, and Ozzy is the Malakal captain. They choose up sides, with only the option of choosing from the opposing team. The new Airai consists of Captain Natalie, James, Alexis, Jonathan, Eliza, Jason, Parvoti and Kathy. The new Malakal tribe consists of Captain Ozzy, his boo, Amanda, Joel, Erik, Amy, Tracy, Cirie and poor leftover Chet. Notice that James and Parvoti are still together, and they know Ozzy has the idol. Hmm…As for the challenge, teams will be paired together by a harness, and have to chase a pair from the other team to grab a flag off of their back. The first team with three flags wins. If you don’t grab a flag within one minute, the other tribe scores, which will keep a fair playing field. The reward is a GET TO KNOW YOUR NEW TRIBE MEMBERS BBQ, complete with steak, sauces, veggies, spices, and as if they haven’t had enough sex without soap and toothpaste, there’s wine. There will be no Exile Island this week.

The rounds are pretty dangerous as the pairs drag each other around the obstacle course. Erik/Ozzy easily grab the flag from Kathy/Natalie. As Joel drags Chet around like a rag doll, bumping his head into trees and flinging his near lifeless body, Parvoti and Eliza grab the flag off of Chet’s back. After a couple more rounds, Amy has a swollen lip, Parvoti has a busted lip I’m sure James will attend to, and Jonathan has an open gash in his leg from falling onto a stick. When Chet mentions that he hit his head, Joel’s response is “I don’t care.” Ouch. I really mean ouch. He hit his head hard as hell. The new Airai team wins the BBQ and the new Malakal team quietly treks back to camp wondering why Chet even filled out an application for the show.

HOME SWEET HOME

As Ozzy shows the new Malakal members around, they are in awe of the old favorite’s camp. The organization. The food. The shelter. The CAVE. They cannot believe the difference in the two camps. Joel is still upset and whining about Chet. He tells Ozzy that Chet is like a sack of potatoes, as Chet makes nice with the chickens. He points out that he used to raise chickens, and he feels as if he understands the pecking order since he’s facing the same thing on the island. He even mentions to the chickens that he’ll be back later to clean out their cage.

The next morning, Ozzy dives into the surprisingly clear water and fishes. Erik is just so in awe of Ozzy, if he weren’t a Survivor fan of seasons past, I’d think something else. For now, he is just in awe of Ozzy’s skills. Later, Ozzy, Erik and Joel talk about getting rid of Chet. Joel says they should get rid of Cirie first, then Chet and Tracy. Erik, still in awe, says he feels like he’s watching two superpowers talking. I hope he doesn’t mean Bush and….hmm…(insert your thoughts here…)