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Survivor: Exile Island: Medical Emergency

by Deidre Woollard, posted Apr 21st 2006 12:52AM
(S12E12) When CBS promos that there will be a medical emergency, it's hard not to spend the entire episode speculating who will go down. Bruce is the immediate suspect since he complains of stomach pains. While we are waiting for catastrophe, the Survivors decorate dolls. The reward challenge has the group guessing questions about each other before their dolls go up in flames. The challenge gives everyone a chance to go after each other in order to compete for a spa trip. The question and answers are interesting in terms of how the players perceive the game.

Who does the least work? Danielle.
Who never shuts up? Courtney.
Who mistakenly believes they are running this game? Shane.
Who would you trust with your life? Cirie.
Who would you not trust to watch your back? Terry.
Who is the biggest poser? Courtney.
Who is the moodiest? Shane.
Who most easily succumbs to intimidation? Courtney.
Who is the most annoying person? Courtney.
Who would never survive on their own? Cirie.

Cirie answers herself on the last question and wins the challenge. She sends Terry to Exile Island and brings Aras and Danielle with her, which really angers Shane. Courtney is also pretty hurt at being voted most annoying and a poser. Meanwhile, Bruce isn't eating and is in serious pain. The scenes of Bruce's suffering are juxtaposed with the laughing Cirie, Aras and Danielle away on their spa adventure. Usually I enjoy Cirie's deep laugh but this week it's a bit much.

The medics are called and Bruce is begging for medication. They are worried it might be his appendix so they decide to evacuate him. A pants-less Shane has to help the medic put him on a stretcher and carry Bruce away.

The next morning, Terry plans his strategy on Exile Island and Courtney and Shane discuss their own plans which apparently include Shane killing Courtney if she betrays him (and Shane thinks she's the crazy one). When the rest of the team returns, Courtney and Shane are not hospitable. Shane can't wait to complain to Aras about the fact that Cirie took Danielle to the reward (complete with pokes at Cirie's size). Shane has entered the heart of darkness. Can there be a mental medical emergency? Shane is indeed of some meds and a nap.

Jeff comes to the tribe and tells them that Bruce had to leave the game (his entire digestive system had shut down). He will hopefully be a member of the jury. Courtney and Aras seem to be the only ones who are touched by the loss of Bruce, everyone else is planning their strategy.

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Garnet S

Well, Cirie is always laughing and being upbeat because she knows she slid her way as far into the game as she has. She was on the list weeks ago to be voted out. She is not a real big contributor to the tribes welfare... Shane is the howl of the month! He cracks me up! Most of the people on there are just blah! Terry the exception of course. Shane is the one who puts the giggles into the show for me, with his wacky antics and reasonings. It would be a major bore fest if he were gone now! Daniele is a major waste of skin. She does nada day in and day out. How is she still there??? That is the one thing that bugs me about the show. The lazy, day trippers manage to "survive" due to the politics of the groups, not the fact that they deserve to be there. I missed the first 30 minutes of the
ursday's show and with that, the ranking of the troups! I bet it was a howl! Terry is the one who deserves to win, but time will tell! Get Well Bruce! That is a horrid way to leave the game, but he was in line to be voted off soon, before Shane the Insane! I like Bruce and hope he gets well in time to be on the jury.

April 22 2006 at 10:58 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Barbara

I want Terry to win

April 22 2006 at 1:52 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Barbara

I want Terry to win. I was sad to see Bruce leave but they would have voted him off any way. I wish Terry could convince Aras and Danielle to go against the others. I like C but she is going to pick Shane and Courtney. I wish Courtney would get sent to exile island. She wouldn't last the night!

April 22 2006 at 1:49 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brainster

Kathy, he's out of the game, but apparently will be on the jury if he can return by the next tribal council. I don't have a clue what they'll do if he can't make it back in time; seems unlikely they'd let there be an even number of people on the jury.

I like Terry as much as anybody watching, but he's not going to win the game. The Casaya folks will all vote against him. And although his tribute to Bruce was nice, it was undercut by the immediate smile when he heard that Bruce was out of the game and there would be no tribal council this week.

BTW, I think Aras was very smart not to win the reward challenge.

April 21 2006 at 6:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
susiv

I actually sat there looking at those people during the reward challenge and decided that I don't LIKE anyone except Terry and Bruce! I was so so sorry to see Bruce hurting so bad, and it showed AGAIN how self-centered Shane is when he asked the medic "Do you mean this second", while Bruce was writhing in pain! Oh!! PLEASE get rid of Shane!!!!! Terry absolutely deserves to win, when I saw the part with him on exile island, stretching and working out to keep his body and mind sharp, I thought AGAIN how awesome he is!! And Cirie....she has totally coasted this whole season, I would not be surprised to see her go all the way to the final two, but the best matchup would be Terry and Aras!!

April 21 2006 at 6:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brent McKee

Strictly speaking I'd like to see Shane on Exile Island before he's eliminated. It would be "fun" to see him go nuts in isolation. I want Terry to win even though he hasn't been an effective strategist, simply because he's been dominant as a player. The problem I see is that unless he's up against Cirie or Shane he won't get the votes of most of the jury. Cirie has been a floater and Shane has been, well Shane.

April 21 2006 at 5:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LC

I too want Terry all the way, but I want Shane to stay in it at least to the final four because he is nuts and to tell you the truth, nuts like him make for a great show.

I definitely want to see him on the jury because IMO the highlight of the entire season is when he gets to ask a question to one of his former tribemates who will be in the final two.

April 21 2006 at 2:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
BarbBarb

Just to say, I was very upset when Bruce got really sick and why did he have to wait for medics to come. Couldn't they see he was in trouble. I hope he will be okay and that his appendix didn't burst.

Secondly, Shane is the most disgusting man I have ever seen on Survivor. I have been watching the show from the get go and he is the most scary and sickening person ever. What the heck is wrong with this unstable person. Why would Survivor want someone like him on the show? Anyway, I said my piece.

April 21 2006 at 2:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bob

Bruce hung with the game as long as he could. His pain must of been horrible. Sounds like all will be good with him though. That's more than I can say about Shane. That man needs to get back on prozac. If he had another brain, it would be lonesome and/or dangerous. I want Terry all the way. Shane, put on some britches. You ain't no Richard Hatch, dude. Just think though, he will either wind up on the jury or the winner. Scary.

April 21 2006 at 1:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Roseanne

I agree with everyone that Shane is a nut case and I would like to see either Terry or Cirie win 3rd choice would be Aras only because he at least has played the game! Danielle Courtney and Shane all need to go but Shane first!

April 21 2006 at 12:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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