Survivor: Nothing Tastes Better Than 500 Dollars

(S17E10) "This is going to be the funkiest night of your life. Wait for it. Wait for it." - Sugar
All in all, I found tonight's Survivor episode one of the most satisfying ones to date. And, that's talking a lot of episodes since I'm talking starting from the first season. Since I watch and write about so many reality television shows, I usually try to step back a bit and not get really involved in whom I want for the win or the folks I emphatically want booted sooner rather than later. That way I'm neither disappointed, nor do I personally jinx things. But I couldn't have planned tonight's episode any better than it went down. Read on!
When bad Randys go even worse
I don't like Randy. I haven't liked him since the season premiere. He's annoying, a bully, nasty, and I don't know why anyone would want him as their wedding photographer either! So, when his plan was to behave even worse tonight, I didn't think it was possible. Oh, but he did it. We've seen the "act bad so they'll vote me off" ploy used on other reality shows before with the ultimate goal not to be voted off. But Randy was so certain that Bob had the hidden idol from Exile Island that his plan was to stay while making buffoons of all of those castaways he despises so much. Well, he's the buffoon indeed. But I knew that all along.
I'm liking the Sugar-Bob quasi-alliance
Sugar is shaping up to be my favorite castaway this season. It's like she's naive about playing the game, yet truly very aware of gameplay and reads people well. Bob is my sentimental favorite as he's just such a cool guy with his now dirty bow-tie and all. He'd be such a longshot for the win, but I think he might have a chance in the finals now that he's hooked up (not in that manner!) with Sugar. He also reads people well and I think he knows that the inherent evilness from Corinne and Randy won't help him in the game unless he's in the final three with them -- and that's just not likely.
When Bob approached Sugar to tell her about the fake idol he made which no one else knows about at all, I had to fist pump. Yes! Then, as the episode went on, all the pieces fell in place. Sugar trusted Bob enough to get him to flip, giving Randy the fake idol as they voted him out. With Randy and Corinne trusting Bob's idol and so sure of it all, it was the best blindside ever at Tribal Council!
No way should Sugar ever be a poker player because she was giggly all through the Tribal Council. Only she and Bob knew what was going to go down, but Bob just looked very contemplative, then perhaps a bit guilty as it was revealed that the idol was a fake.
Cookies and immunity
The auction is usually fun-filled, but Randy kind of squelched all of the fun for this one. I couldn't believe his cookie rant, could you? Until Jeff reminded him the cookies were for the tribe, he had no plans to give the other folks any cookies. Well, maybe a cookie to his buddies, but that was it. I'm glad Sugar stood up to him. That girl has gumption for a pin-up blond Betty Boop doppelganger!
I'm not so surprised that Kenny won immunity. After all, he is a gamer. If Bob had held in in the first part, he might have made it on his physics knowledge. As for Kenny, he's kind of a weasly little rat sans any real personality, but he's playing the game well and he's only mean to mean people (so far).
The tribe has spoken
This was the most priceless Tribal Council ever! From Crystal knowing something was about to go down, but not what to Sugar's uncontrollable chuckling, it was downright perfect. Even Marcus and Charlie on the jury had to crack up about Randy's demise. Corinne looked uncomfortable, as she should be. It's a good vs. evil kind of season and she's one of the ones on the "evil" side. I so enjoy it when mean people get their just dues. It takes me back to my childhood when I would wish it would happen yet the mean folks often ruled the roost.
| He's trying to cover himself with Corinne | |
|---|---|
| Marcus really hid the idol from the beach |
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