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September 21, 2006: "Aitu Takes a Holiday"
Hands down, this was the funniest tribal council ever on Survivor. It was like watching group therapy. Between Billy and "Mr. Bully's" fight, and Billy's declaration of love for Candace, I'm not sure what
I laughed at more. It was tears-in-my-eyes laughter. I'll make a declaration of my own: I love Jeff Probst. He is the best reality-show host out there, with Phil Keoghan of The Amazing Race a close second. While everyone else was laughing and/or rolling their eyes at Billy, Jeff managed to respectfully question Billy's love connection ? and he did so with a straight face. Almost.
I found it odd that Billy uttered the words "I love you" after the challenge, but I didn't think anything of it. Especially since I was looking for furtive glances and accidental touches between two other castaways. After a week of keenly watching CBS ads that heavily promoted a romance like no other in Survivor history, I was sure we were going to find out that Brad and Nate were a couple. I was so wrong. Time will tell if the love between Billy and Candace is real.
Love can be a fickle thing. Last week I thought for sure that Ozzy was going to be a fan favorite. I mean the way he scampered up that tree had to win him some fans. Unfortunately, Ozzy played the game like it was a Big Brother version by masterminding eviction plots and getting people to throw the challenges. It's clear, though, after having nearly gotten himself backdoored by Cristina, that Ozzy is no Dr. Will. It's just not cool to cannibalize one of your own. It bugged me that Ozzy took the time to draw a skull and crossbones on his vote. I just imagined everyone waiting and wondering why it was taking him so long to write five letters on his card.
Speaking of taking a long time, why is the Hiki tribe so slow? I do not understand it. Even with Aitu "taking a holiday" as Jeff put it, Hiki almost lost. Then they celebrated as if it were a victory! I know it's nice not to have to go to Tribal Council, but they needed to calm the hell down. Seriously.
If anyone has the right to celebrate this week, it's Yul, finder of the hidden immunity idol. Good for him! I hope that this season it actually comes into play. Oh, and Puka Rocks. That team is so good (-looking) that their only problem is their tendency to get headaches. Clearly they must not vote out the Cao Boi.
Jonathan almost got the wind knocked out of him by Adam who, for some mysterious reason, is against building a platform for sleeping. Platform? How about a shelter? As a tribe, Raro has some communication issues, but they pulled it together enough to tie for first at the challenge. I guess that's all that matters.
I've watched every season of Survivor, and I'll say two things about Cook Islands. I haven't seen so many rats around since Gervase snacked on them in Palau Tiga. Secondly, there's an awful lot of food available on this island. There are chickens running around -- not just the ones that got away from Raro. Plus, there is an abundance of fish. It just seems a little unusual. Remember the days when getting a bag of rice was a big deal? I almost long for that time, because right now these folks are playing the Club Med version of the game.
As for the social experiment? The tribes have very little interaction with each other, making it hard to draw conclusions about race relations. On their own, Raro fought amongst themselves; Puka didn't want to talk about it; Hiki was just glad they got fire; and Aitu sacrificed one of their own. It's not looking promising.
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Sep 22, 2006 8:25 AM
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I think the Social Experiment will come once the tribes merge. As we all know, when there are merges, it is always an "us against them" mentality. This time, the "us" will be race-driven instead of tribe-driven.
I'm wondering if there will be two merges, from four to two, then two to one.
As for last night, Billy Billy Billy. I'm speechless. I thought Candace said "We still love you" and Billy replied "I love you, too." Uh, OK.
I wonder if Billy was about to be saved, but when he talked about his "love connection", that pushed the girls back to Ozzie's side.
Did enjoy Billy's departing comment, "It's cool that a heavy metal guy gets evicted by someone named, Ozzie."
Is Cao Boi going to start his own infomercial after Survivor? I can see it now, Red Dot Headache Removal.
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Sep 22, 2006 9:41 AM
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I wondered if Billy's confession of love was real or a move to try and win some sympathy and stay in the game? Billy was clutching at straws at that point, though I think his tribue made a huge mistake in not outsting Ozzy when they had a chance...
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Sep 22, 2006 10:10 AM
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I agree that Jeff is the best host bar none, including talk shows and game shows! He handles every situation with class but also with often-subtle facial expressions to make you think he's thinking exactly what you are thinking! He's the best.
Was that the first time a tribe has actually followed through (or at least admitted) to throwing a challenge? Not a very smart move, really.
Candace DID say, "We love you." As in "we know your butt is getting voted out and we sympathize," not as in "I want to have your babies."
Rather than a love connection, I envision Survivor's first restraining order coming from Billy's obsession.
Puka is the team that seems to have it together the most.
I'm not sure I could ever tire of this show!
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Sep 22, 2006 11:17 AM
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I can't blame them for ousting Billy, but somehow they could have been a little more subtle. It was just too blatant. I feel for him, but just a little. Now if we can just get rid of My Fiend Flicka. . .
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Sep 22, 2006 11:37 AM
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It was sad to see Hiki celebrate like they had accomplished something at the challenge. They clearly would have been dead last if Aitu wasn't trying so hard (and so obviously) to lose.
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Sep 22, 2006 12:28 PM
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I actually felt bad for Billy at the end. Granted, he wasn't making many friends by sitting on his rear, but I'd be very untrustful of someone who could get a whole team to throw a challenge to get one member out. And come on, they could have done a better job of at least looking like they cared during the challenge. The only way it could have been more obvious that they were throwing it would have been if they sat down and started knitting a sweater or something. I really think this one is going to come back to bite Ozzie in his skinny you-know-what.
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Sep 22, 2006 12:40 PM
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I laughed my booty off during Tribal Council. Hands down one of the funniest, and most awkward, moments I have seen in a while. I definitely doubt Candace wants to have Billy's babies. She was trying to show some sypmathy for him probably being ousted. But I could be way off. Billy needs to find his heavy metal tribe now. :-P
I don't know what's up with Hiki. They are a strong group of 4, and yet they almost came in last, even with the game being thrown! I really hope they pull it together.
As someone who gets migraines often, I am so curious if Cao Boi's method really works, or if it's more of a mental thing because you WANT your headache to be gone. He's a nut, but I like him. And way to go Yul for getting that idol. That was quick!
These kiddies do seem spoiled compared to other seasons. Do wild chickens really live on these islands? I miss the first handful of Survivors where they actually had to SURVIVE out there. They players are getting progressively more spoiled.
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Sep 22, 2006 1:12 PM
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I was soooo hoping that the girls would get a clue and get rid of Ozzy. What a lowlife coniving scumbag. He was so blatantly obvious about throwing the challenge! poor Billy. Yes, he seemed to appear lazy... but anyone who has been watching the show knows that the editing does that. They ALWAYS do the editing to make the person getting voted off look bad. Which unfortunately, has made the show predictable. I called him getting voted off at the beginning when they kept making such a big deal about him. I think they will regret not getting rid of Ozzy.
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Sep 22, 2006 1:33 PM
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And I put my vote in for Jeff being the best host! I just love watching him. You can sooo tell when he is trying to be polite and not laugh hysterically at some of these fools. Like the proclamation of "love" between Billy and that girl. I was kind of shaking my head in confusion, cause I pretty clearly remembered her saying "we still love you".... something you say out of kindness for someone having a rough day or something....
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Sep 22, 2006 1:37 PM
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dbinva I felt bad for Billy too but the whole thing came from so far out of left field that I couldn't help but laugh. I'm looking forward to the post-season reunion. I hope it won't be too awkward for him. He seems like a nice guy.
I did hear a rumor that there are three romances this season. Any guesses on the other two couples?
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Sep 22, 2006 2:12 PM
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They [Hiki] clearly would have been dead last if Aitu wasn't trying so hard (and so obviously) to lose." ~ twblues
Might not have been so obvious nor would they necessarily have had to own up to the fact that they threw the challenge if HIKI hadn't been so abominably slow. I laughed myself silly watching Ozzy take his sweet time on those knots.
"I'd be very untrustful of someone who could get a whole team to throw a challenge to get one member out."
Ozzy was just the one who said it, but "Mr Bossy" was completely on board and not nearly as coherent in his reasoning as Ozzy was. Christine has it in for Ozzy because he didn't go for her ideas to catch the chicken and then his idea worked. She's a female cop, I think she has a chip on her shoulder when her authority is questioned whether it is right to question her or not. But Ozzy and Bossy had it right IMO, Billy needed to step up and work or get out. Editing had nothing to do with it or there wouldn't have been so much confessional time from others on Billy's lack of work.
Christine made sure she sat out so she wouldn't be a party to the loss, but Billy sure did try to sit on his but some more. And since he was a part of the competition he had every opportunity to win it PARTICULARLY considering how slow Hiki was. Didn't look to me like Billy did a dang thing to take over for Ozzy who was being so slow. He was a follower and a lazy one at that. He needed to go, not sure what the heck he was there for to begin with.
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Sep 22, 2006 2:21 PM
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Sep 22, 2006 2:22 PM
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Hee hee! Rhoda, you captured my thoughts about the Hiki tribe perfectly! As a black person, I have found myself getting waaaaaaaay too invested in the success of the black tribe. They are killing me everytime! I'm really trying not to take it personally, but "Survivor: Race Wars" really can make you feel like your group represents you....(even though I like the people on the Puka tribe the best 
Speaking of Puka, this is the second year in a row that someone has found the immunity idol pretty easily. I wish the Survivor gods would make the clues a little more challenging so there is some drama in finding the immunity idol!
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Sep 22, 2006 3:05 PM
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Well, if the immunity idol is used, then it will be hidden again, so there might be some more drama involved with it.
As for Billy's heavy metal tribe, that's a great idea. You can have a heavy metal tribe, a country tribe, a rap tribe, and a techno tribe. No wait, that's a HORRIBLE idea. Does he really classify himself in terms of what kind of music he listens to? That's kind of lame.
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Sep 22, 2006 3:39 PM
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