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MAY 14, 2010 11:11AM

Survivor: This Family Dysfunction Brought To You By Sprint

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Not even saying the tribe name anymore, night 33. Parvati and Jerri talk about Napoleon's vote switch and are concerned about what that means for them. Napoleon comes over and something happens, I dunno. Basically Parvati is worried that she's next and this delights Napoleon because he thinks he's in control again. Normally I'd say something snarky but in order to get to this episode online I had to scroll by the new Ponderosa videos so now I'm just sad.

Day 34. Tree mail from Sprint. Everyone notes that it is from Sprint. Did you catch that it's from Sprint? Because it's from Sprint. Inside is a phone with the tree mail poem and instructions to look at basically everything on the phone. They finally get to videos from their family members saying they've landed on the island and will see them at the challenge. Rupert says he can't wait to touch his wife. Dude, there are hotels on Samoa.

Reward challenge. Jeff asks for the Palm Pre back (oh. I can't tell the difference with all these new phones, I just have my phone for CALLING PEOPLE.) and then all the family members come out. Turns out it's Rupert and his wife's 12-year anniversary. Aww. Sandra has a wee breakdown seeing her uncle, and explains when her mother died, this uncle stayed with her to the last.

The challenge is filling a bucket. The Survivors get water from the ocean and throw it to their loved one, who pours it in a thingy that puts it in a bucket. The reward is going to the Blowholes, which is, surprisingly, not a gay bar on Samoa, but some sort of natural phenomenon. And they're taking the Sprint Sprint Sprinty Sprint Palm Pre. Colby gets very upset with his big brother and Jeff assures him it's been that way since he started the game. Ha! Jerri and her...person Jennifer (are they cousins? I completely missed the introduction) win. They choose Parvati and her father to join them. Jerri asks to take one more person and she brings Sandra and her uncle Fernando. Napoleon is pissed. I was hoping Rupert would get an anniversary trip with his wife but that's just me. I just noticed Rupert looks like he's lost a lot of weight. The guys head back to camp and Napoleon is glad he's started breaking down the girls' alliance already with Danielle. Hmm.

Blowholes! I think they're pretty much geysers. They're pretty cool. Parvati's dad throws a coconut in and it flies about 80 feet in the air. All the while, someone's taking Sprint pictures with the Sprint Sprint Palm Pre Sprint. Parvati interviews about the awesomeness of the Sprint Palm Pre Sprint Is Awesome Sprint. Sandra talks more about her mother, pointing out her shirt that says, "Mom send help from above" [sic]. Jerri is concerned that Napoleon will be upset that he didn't get to come on the reward. Parvati doesn't really care.

Back at camp, there's a Texas flag on the shelter. Is that Colby's? Hi Colby I love you! Napoleon is bitching to Rupert back at camp that he didn't get to go to the reward. Napoleon makes a final three deal with Rupert and Colby. Rupert says he wants to believe him, but it's Napoleon. I think that right there is the best reason not to make a deal with him. Crap, he's going to win this season. Is it too early to put Jack Daniels in this Diet Coke?

Night 35. Did we miss a day? When the girls come back from the reward, Napoleon and Colby are asleep. Rupert starts sawing a log and keeping everyone up at night. Jerri wants to kill him. Ummm. Since they can't sleep, Jerri and Napoleon talk. Jerri asks Napoleon if he was mad. Napoleon said he wasn't mad, he just wanted to see his wife. Everyone wanted to see their loved ones, cupcake. Napoleon decides not to tell Jerri about the new final three and voting Parvati out until after the immunity challenge.

Immunity challenge. It's a balance type thing where you hold poles up against a plank with the backs of your hands. Jeff talks about how their concentration must not waver. And keeps talking. And keeps talking. And Colby drops one. I wonder how many people lose challenges because Jeff is busy telling them how much they need to not lose the challenge. Sandra falls out next. Napoleon is out after a little while longer. After Jeff comments on how well Jerri's doing, Jerri falls out. My theory in practice! Rupert drops and Parvati wins immunity.

Back at camp, Napoleon says Parvati winning immunity made his decision very easy. He tells Parvati that the vote will be for Rupert. Sandra tells Rupert she wants Napoleon out. Rupert tells Napoleon that Sandra is gunning for him and he brushes him off. Sigh. More scrambling. Sandra and Napoleon do not get along. Jerri is shocked - just shocked! - that Parvati and Sandra would displease Napoleon. Completely unlike Jerri did wih the reward fiasco. Totally different.

Tribal. Sandra and Napoleon still do not get along. Parvati has the worst Sandra impression. Parvati says the final three should be all Villains. Rupert says something about Villains turning on their own, which is almost laughably obviously about Napoleon. Napoleon says he has no idea what Rupert is talking about. Jeff asks Rupert what he's talking about. Rupert says he's talking about all the Villains. Okay then. Sandra writes down Rupert's name, saying he'll still give her the million dollar vote. Rupert writes Sandra's name, saying, "Now I wrote your name down, too." Ha. Sandra plays the hidden immunity idol, saying she'd hate to go home with the idol in her bra. Napoleon says, "She's bad." GOD FORBID ANYONE DO ANYTHING IN THIS GAME WITHOUT YOU, NAPOLEON. Votes: Rupert, Sandra, Rupert, Sandra, Rupert. Rupert's gone. Sadface. He glares at Napoleon as he leaves all manly-like.

Season finale! Is it next Thursday or Sunday? Usually they tell you these things.

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I'm sad too. Although if Rupert had kept me up all night with carpentry I probably would have voted him off too. He should have allied with Sandra to vote Napoleon off. But for some reason Rupert never seems to have moodled the thought that if it was so certain he could win the million dollars against Napoleon, maybe that certainty would have occurred to Napoleon too.
Well, I'm going off to Ponderosa now to watch him eat. In the meantime, I think we should give Napoleon a double nickname, and see if that works. Like Nappy. Or Nappy Pants. Or Gandolf Nappy Pants. I'm just going to keep going in the hope that Sandra's mom is listening.
It's Sunday. Three hours. I so wanted pavarti to go home. I'm sick of the glint off her sparkly little fangs and her stupid laugh.
He should have. I don't know why everyone seems to not regard voting Napoleon out as an option. It's really bothering me.
Aim, I agree. And thanks!
I'm just extra sensitive to skeeze, I suppose.
Saddest Ponderosa ever. Although fun to watch Rupert smoke. Guess what he's wearing to the final jury!

Bonnie, all that Russell has figured out is how to get to the final three: be such an asshole that everyone wants to go there with you because they know you'll never win. And btw did anyone else notice how his wife was all "Jerri's going to be so sorry she crossed you!" Wow, they must be a lot of fun at bridge.
I just don't get it. Why is that creep able to completely manipulate the rest of them? I mean it, I would bet the guy leaves a slime trail behind him like a slug. Yet it seems to be just totally unthinkable to get rid of him. Do they take the fact that the jury members all spit on the ground every time he speaks to mean that they will never vote for him to win?
Rupert was one of my favorites. Looks like the villains were stronger.
Ok, I'm back from the Ponderosa, which I completely forgot about so had to watch all of them.
Ruperts cocktail needs to have rum (yo ho ho), bananas (the ripe ones) and something to honor his ridiculonk obsession with the fire. So, Rum, creme de banana, some muddled toefu and a big dash of Alli, the weight loss drug. Set it on fire and drink up!

Oh, Rupert. I kind of got sick of his unblinking camera chats and was squirming at the scenes with his (gorgeous) wife. Just too much - get a room, indeed! If only he could have held out against sparkly teeth.
Was Colby asleep during tribal council? Btw, I will never call it "tribal". I don't care if it's the 186th season - saying council after tribal does not take much effort, Probst!
I still love Russell, especially as he continues his descent into madness ala "Heart of Darkness". We could give him a new nickname based on that - I'll have to remember that character's name. He will never win.
Jerri...she has that ability which I notice in some women especially to look like she's thinking, but really you know there are just endless waves crashing against the empty shores of her mind. But I loved her interaction with her sister.
Sandra - She's a kook! I relate to the personal story - losing her Mom, husband serving overseas - but she's so weirdly useless half the time. But she gets the game. I like her sass, of course. Finger waving, sassy comebacks. And I like that she was scared of the blowholes whcih frankly would have intimidated me. If you fell in, would you be blown out like a coconut?

Pavarti. I loathe her and that clenchy smile and the "tee hee!". Which means she is being edited perfectly. Sandra could win against her. Jerri could win against her. Those immunity challenges, as always, will be key and she has the ability to stand still really, really well.
Kind of hope Colby wakes up and starts winning immunity, although he is the most boring, albeit handsome, person on earth right now.
I hope they do something super complicated on Sunday - like a ten part challenge that leaves them all bloody and maybe with polar bears - oops, wrong show!
Not looking forward to the goodbye to former contestants part - might as well pull out the hootch right then and try to forget.

I just hope Pavarti doesn't win. But my irrational hatred of her makes it fun!
Super cool interview with Russell, Bonnie.
It's this Sunday night which is weirdly soon.

Why couldn't somebody just walk up to Rupert and tell him "Shut up!" They all grumbled but nobody said anything. this was the 2nd time Sandra warned Rupert about Napolean but he didn't do anything and ended up voted off because of it. Colby showed himself to be the biggest baby. I'm voting him off.

That was Jerri's sister. In from Germany.

Sprint!
I quit watching when they voted Boston Rob off, but I'm glad I tuned in last night to see horrible Jerri looking like she was going to barf! Love your updates!
Where have I BEEN? I didn't realize until now someone was live blogging Survivor - yea! I love how Pavarti smiles like a monkey with a prized banana when something changes up. She delights in the game and if she won over baldy with the cap on top, I'd be happy. OKA Napoleon. Dayam, he's a nasty piece of work. Rupert's smoochie woochie w/ wifey kinda made me spit up a little. Eeewww. Your commentary on Jerri's shock that someone would dare to poke the hornet with a stick was soooo right on - what world is she living in? Sunday night! can't wait. Does that make me sad and pathetic?
Juliet, Haha, love the bridge comment.

Bobbot, that's the only thing I can figure.

Nick, Rupert was my favourite, too.

Aim, I think Rupert and his wife are adorable, but it was almost getting to the point where they needed a room. I love Sandra, too. I'll be very upset if Parvati wins on the "I'm sure she's actually an evil mastermind" vote again. Sometimes an annoying giggly girl is nothing more than an annoying giggly girl.

Deborah, I'll never understand why people don't get rid of Napoleon. It's so illogical it makes my heart hurt.

1 Irritated Mother, it was indeed a highlight! Thanks!

Gabby, only if it makes me sad and pathetic, too! :)
I just hope Sandra wins this season! She's awesome. I didn't used to like her but this season, I don't like anyone!