now that abi is no longer controlling things, she finally manages to have a reasonable, respectful conversation with lisa. she tells lisa that the only reason why the Others were nice to her was because they were playing the game, they want forgiveness so they can win the game later. strange that abi recognizes the merit in that strategy but fails to utilize it herself. you're never going to win!!
#rewardchallenge - again the survivors are split into teams and it requires the flipping of huge drums. the teams are malcolm/carter/pete/abi vs. penner/skupin/denise/lis - so counting carter as a girl, it's two guys and two girls on each team. abi fails terribly because she has no idea what she's doing and instead of competing, she actually helps the other team flip their drum and score a point. unfortunately she still gets to go on reward because her tribe wins the challenge.
what they played for: spa days! they get manis, pedis, massages and baths which means malcolm gets to wash his long, luxurious locks (he looked absolutely thrilled about the idea). and food - chicken, beef, shrimp skewers, fried calamari and cocktails. they all agree to not talk strategy and just enjoy a day off with the young, hip crowd. that works for malcolm since he doesn't want to align with any of them but abi and pete are stupid if they don't take advantage of this time away.
i guess pete IS stupid since he agrees not to talk shop. opportunity wasted.
carter decides to feed malcolm grapes in the bath. ok, that was a little weird. but then again who can blame him, who can resist the charm?
malcolm comes back to camp looking like a pantene commercial [will insert picture later]. abi is just lighting things up:
-abi can't stop gloating about the reward - how beautiful everything was and how she stuffed her big belly is. just. can't. stop. she even interrupts carter so she could continue gushing about calamari. the other rewardees are looking super uncomfortable and are silently willing her to shut. the. F. up.
- the tribemates are talking about abi and her lack of social skills WHILE SHE'S LAYING RIGHT NEXT TO THEM. she's all "what? what? what's up with me?" no, they lie, not talking about you at all.
- abi declares that she not doing any more kitchen duty ever. she figures since her days are numbered, she may as well kick back and chill. penner asks her if she still expects to eat for the next 5 days. "oh i don't want to cook, but i definitely do want to eat. i don't want to starve to death!" crazy.
- denise gives us our title quote and tells us she can't wait to tell abi that "whiners are wieners" as she sends her packing. really, denise? must be a sex therapy motto.
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| it was like, the most beautiful thing i've ever seen...oh, my stomach, i was like, eating like a crazy woman...i felt like a princess |
skupin decides to talk strategy with malcolm and the two discuss going final four with skupin/lisa & malcolm/denise. of course when skupin tres to firm up the plan with lisa, she would rather go with penner. damn you woman! stop trying to undercut my malcolm. instead of lisa, malcolm should have suggested penner. luckily penner doesn't want to talk alliances until peter and abi are gone. i don't know how smart that was of penner but for the time being, it saves matsing.
if pete wins immunity, these guys are hosed!
#immunity challenge - buoy moving. this is another multi-part challenge. part 1 - move your buoy through tangled rope, first 5 done move on. part 2 - shake your buoy along a balance beam, first 3 move to the final round. part 3 - maneuver your buoy through the water. please let anyone but pete win. i would also root against abi but she'll never win anything. woo-hoo, malcolm, penner, denise, skupin, and carter take the first round so that means pete and abi are both out of this! now it doesn't matter who wins. skupin, carter and denise go to the final round. it's a very close battle between these 3 as the alternately take the lead but carter ends up the big wiener on this one. yay for not-pete!
i am LOVING these hobbit special peeks! can't wait until december 14th! a friend recently asked me "what is a bag end?" smh.
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| my precioussssss |
pete and abi start the scramble and their alterna-vote target is malcolm. they approach lisa but she's already given her word to the six and will not budge. skupin on the other hand is swayed - and scared - by the idea that malcolm could be tough to beat. malcolm catches wind of the conversations going on and is now on alert. hopefully he plays his idol if he needs to.
tribal council:
- abi cannot stop smiling at artis. what's up with that?
- add lip-reading to malcolm's growing list of talents.
- there are no hidden strategies here yet there's still a huge question mark about how they (skupin) will vote.
- abi uses ESL as the reason that she is misunderstood by her tribemates.
- abi is hurt and may burst into tears. and she has no idea she was unlikable. she is finally hearing the truth about her abrasive personality and she just can't handle it. she has no idea how she talks to people and how hurtful her words and attitude towards others can be. hope she watches this season and really sees herself.
- RC can't stop smiling. can't say i blame her.
- abi plays her HII but malcolm does not. yikes, nervous!
- 3 invalid votes for abi, 2 votes for malcolm and 3 votes for pete and this season's mastermind is sent home.
abi has been SO mean to some of the of the other survivors, RC in particular. i find it almost impossible to believe that she had no idea and as jeff said it's a "cultural" thing. the laughing, smirking and snickering about people is not cultural. the verbal beatdowns - NOT cultural. she was cruel and did not give a shit about anyone else's feelings. but when the tables were turned, she became a blubbering mess - much like our previous mean girl, colton. this is what power does to people, people. when they're on top, they step all over everyone but they forget this is a social game. you need people to like you to win. i really hope the next episode includes one of those quiz-about-the-tribemates challenges but i don't think jeff has it in his heart to abuse abi any more. now that jeff has seen her behavior at camp, i wonder if he still thinks she's "misunderstood"? maybe i'll tweet him up and find out! UPDATE: no direct response but he did say this "Hey guys - love the responses! I wasn't intending to be hard on Abi, I was just trying to make it clear what the tribe was saying."
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| nobody likes me? wah! |
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