(S15E03) Well, tonight's Survivor China certainly wasn't an exception to the rule. What rule, you might ask? I'm talking about the rule which necessitates either wet or muddy very physical challenges in direct correlation to the amount of clothing available to the female contestants. Throw in a chunky naked guy and call it a show!

Now, I'm just not being fair here. There was more to the show than that. But, for the love of all things good and decent, get Sherea (in particular) some clothes, CBS! Please, I'm begging here. I do not want to see what that woman's panties and bra will look like as time goes on. That's the stuff of nightmares!

And, it's official: Jean-Robert, the castaway I made as an early pick for the win, now creeps me out to no end. The show opened with the Fei Long tribe trying to sleep. He was all over both Courtney and Leslie no matter what they did to get away from him. He claimed he wanted to cuddle for warmth.

I think that if Courtney had any strength, she would have bopped him over the head with a rock or something. As she pointed out, she's not anyone you'd cuddle for warmth -- she weighs practically nothing and is probably much colder than Jean-Robert! And, Leslie? She's so married and so Christian she squeaks. He was all but groping her in the dark! Blech.

I've also come to the conclusion that James should remain the strong and silent type. This guy is so built for the game, but he strayed the border with his tribe mates a few times during the episode. In the first instance, he caught a crab. That's a good thing even though they had a big dispute how they were going to make it into a meal for eight. But James had to go on and taunt the other guys about how he knew nothing about living in the woods but studied before he came while they obviously didn't.

Later on, it was Creep Me Out Jean-Robert talking to him about voting out either Courtney or Leslie. Jean-Robert got sleazy with his talk and, while James wasn't as sleazy, they were heard. Not only were they heard, but it was by Courtney and Todd who were in plain sight! Argh, shape up your act James ... I enjoy watching you!


The Rewards Challenge tonight was physical, wet, and quasi-violent as women were matched up against women and men against men. The goal was to knock the opposing tribe members into the water. For Fei Long, James was the star and ruled the challenge. But, for Fei Long, it's not a good thing that the women were up first. Zhan Hu's women took it over and won it all! Dave decided he would do the challenge naked. What? Is he channeling Richard Hatch?

So, Zhan Hu turned the tide and won their first challenge, bringing home comfort supplies which included a lantern, blankets, pillows, and a tarp. Woohoo! They also chose to kidnap Leslie. Oh my gosh ... what a bad choice for Fei Long, eh? True to form, Leslie talked on and on. She thinks Zhan Hu is a happier tribe, told them that Aaron was the leader of Fei Long and on ... and on.

I just don't get this woman. She applied ten times before getting on the show. She should know better than to spill so much information. Not only did she talk there, but when she rejoined her own tribe, she told them what she told Zhan Hu! Where is her mind? Did one of those brain-stealing monkeys in the trees make it into an appetizer or what?

Not surprisingly, she gave the clue to Jaime. So now we know that the hidden idol is hidden in plain sight and, with the latest, it's not on the ground. Jaime didn't seem to look for it much, but that could have just been editing. The last time a clue read that way, it was in a tree.

While Leslie was over at Zhan Hu, that James/Jean-Robert overheard by Courtney and Todd took place. Of course, it's Todd who's the avid student of the game. He's decided that James and Jean-Robert are trash because of what they said and the trash must go out. It's Jean-Robert who's the most offensive to all of the others. Perhaps James has time to redeem himself!


The Immunity Challenge didn't seem all that horribly physical to me and I thought at first that Courtney was throwing it, perhaps in an effort to rid themselves of Jean-Robert. But that wasn't the case as she showed sores on her hands. Huh? Is she made of paper? She had to use a machete to chop seven ropes to release puzzle pieces. Zhan Hu was halfway through putting together their puzzle by the time she finally cut the last rope. Since she was the first person up, that spelled doom for them in the challenge.

As she showed her really nasty sores she said, "I lost two hands and possibly a shoulder!" I'm just confused here. How delicate is she? And what was the deal with that strange freeze-frame for each person as they cut threw the last rope? Is Survivor trying to go artsy on us?

Fei Long had a dilemma -- do they eliminate the weaker or the more obnoxious? There were valid pros and cons for each choice. But in the end, until the merge, they need the physical power. Since Courtney does more around the camp and they all feared that Leslie's talking might have garnered her some friends on Zhan Hu, Leslie ended up being the target.

Leslie and Courtney voted for Jean-Robert to leave. Amanda and Todd, although closer to Leslie and despising Jean-Robert, reluctantly voted out "Mom" -- Leslie. The rest all voted Leslie as well.

Although I'm surprised regarding Leslie's actions on the show, trusting people and talking too much, this didn't surprise me at all tonight. Loose lips sink Leslie's ship. She should have known better.