There was a lot of talk about we which for some odd reason was deemed a remarkable development.
Weebles wobble but they dont fall down, perhaps?
So that was all a bit confounding.
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And then she goes and votes for Keith?
Who, it should be noted, randomly voted for Tasha last week.
What are these people doing?!?
The whole thing is almost as confusing as Stephen Fishbachs Tribal Council Jury shirt.
You combine that shirt with Savages beanie hat and have the ultimate absurd Tribal Council outfit.
Its as if a wannabe hipster got lost inside a Jimmy Buffetts Margaritaville.
Not unlike the Wonder Twins, those forces need to combine for awesome effect.
Whats going to happen next week?
Is Ciera going to bust out a pair of moon boots?
But were getting ahead of ourselves.
Where willSurvivor: Cambodia Second Chancefall?
Youll have to stick around to find out.
But first… we have one other matter of business to attend to.
I have one super cool opportunity for one super coolSurvivorfan.
I then took pictures of each of them holding them up and posted them onmy Instagram.
Obviously, this is something that hits home for theSurvivorcommunity now and this cast in particular.
My daughter was also born with a heart issue, so it holds special significance for me as well.
Well, here is an instance where we can give back to help.
Im officially putting the entire set up for auction.
Well keep the auction open until 3 p.m. Its a super-cool exclusiveSurvivormemento, and it can be all yours!
Tweet me@DaltonRosswith your bid and #SurvivorAuction now!
Then come back and read the rest of my recap.
Go ahead, Ill wait… All done?
Lets go ahead and recap this sucker!
Meanwhile, Jeremy has buyers remorse over getting rid of Joey Amazing.
Because, as we all know, those are twocompletelydifferent things.
But such concerns will have to wait because it is reward challenge time.
Unspool too much and youve wasted too much time.
Kind of reminds me of the often underappreciated Clash album,Give em Enough Rope.
Now you have heard me argue early and often as to why you should never win individual reward challenges.
You may upset people you dont pick.
You may separate yourself from the majority.
Or, you simply may not make any sense at all and reveal yourself to be a crazy person.
After picking Kelley, he made Spencer his second choice due to no real logic.
Well, thats just blatantly untrue.
Therewaslogic involved; it was just Keith logic.
Who knows, maybe Keith has face blindness like Tarzan fromOne World.
I am not sure that is even English, and I dont understand any of it.
Again, Keith logic.
But did he bring Whatshername?
And what did Keith win exactly?
A trip back to the temples of Siem Reap to get blessed by monks and sleep in a temple.
Pretty damn cool, to be sure.
Imagine the distance from Boston, MA, to Richmond, VA, and youre in the ballpark.
NEXT: Another big medical scare
Keith, Kelley, and Spencer certainly seem to enjoy the reward.
(Ask Matt Damon how that one turned out.)
Speaking of shaky, thats how anyone feels trying to navigate around Hurricane Abi.
If you want to include me, it would be better, responds Abi.
Is Abi a Scorpio?
Because Scorpios are crazy.
Ive got two in my house.
Thats why I drink.
Does this mean Jeremy wants to date pretty much every other woman he meets?
What exactly is Jeremys dating history and how does Val feel about it?
Because it sounds extensive.
Anyway, they want Abi out next, which is not the hugest surprise.
Much better than the overrated blue one.
The puzzle in question is actually one of the three puzzle options from the first challenge of theWorlds Apartseason.
So the second chance story is the puzzle, says Probst.
Finally getting a chance to be run.
Thats pretty damn funny.
(Does the Medallion of Power also get a second chance?
Can I put in a request that it does not?)
Nobody has ever done it that fast, Jeff will say later, referring to all the challenge rehearsals.
But as amazing as it is, all the drama is out on the water where Tasha is struggling.
Safety, get Tasha!
Medical, lets go!
Its hard to breathe, pants Tasha after spitting up water.
Not exactly the sexiest injury out there.
It was a quick moment, and you may have missed it.
So Jeff walks over and squats himself to get down by the big emotional pow-wow.
Only one problem: right as Jeff squats, Kimmi stands up.
Okay, well this just got awkward.
And then, to make things evenmoreawkward, in the next shot, Kimmi isback down squatting again.
Heres a refresher:
Ahhhh, good times.
That ruing should officially commence.
As for me, I love it!
I picked the dude to win the whole thing before the game started.
(Of course, final threes still pale in comparison to final two.
That goes without saying.)
(And no, that is not a typo.)
Meanwhile, Spencer is in the perfect position of alliance hopper.
Kimmi is acting like persona non grata in these scenarios.
Maybe shes off calling Monica on the ol coconut phone for advice on how to build successful female alliances.
And now the stage is set, with six players heading into the finale.
Does that mean we have four Tribal Councils left?
And horror of horrors does this mean no Rites of Passage?!?!
Clearly, a LOT to get through in next weeks finale and reunion.
But before we can get to all of that, its time for the updatedSurvivorseason-by-season rankings.
Some people do that every week anyway.
It hurts a bit to have all my hard work so thoroughly rejected, but I can take it.
And the one mild spoiler Ill give aboutCambodiais that it could moveseveralspots depending on the outcome on Wednesday.
With that said, lets get to the rankings!
NEXT: Ranking all theSurvivorseasons
SURVIVOR SEASON-BY SEASON RANKINGS
(From best to worst)
1.
(Tie)Survivor: Borneo
(Winner: Richard Hatch)
andSurvivor: Micronesia Fans vs.
Favorites
(Winner:ParvatiShallow)
Ive gone back and forth with these two over the years.
AfterMicronesiaaired, I named it the bestSurvivorseason ever.
So then I returned that to the #1 spot.
If I wanted to watch one season again, it would beMicronesia.
If you ask me which is the most important season, well, obviously itsBorneo.
And the greatness just kept on coming.
Filled with huge memorable moments like Tyson voting himself off, J.T.
giving Russell his immunity idol, and Parvati handing outtwoimmunity idols at one Tribal Council.
I know many people would consider this #1, but its all returnees.
For me, the fresh blood ofMicronesiakeeps that season higher.
(Maybe not well at all times, but at least they were playing.)
moment to a truly intoxicating season.
5.Survivor: Amazon
(Winner: JennaMorasca)
Probably the most unpredictable season ever from week to week.
Some people hate on Jenna as a winner, but she won challenges and played an effective social game.
6.Survivor: Pearl Islands
Rupert stealing shoes.
Fairplay getting drunk at Tribal Council.
Osten sucking at everything.
It was all delicious.
And the challenges may have beenSurvivors best ever.
8.Survivor: Cambodia Second Chance
(Winner: ?
This season could go as high as number 5 depending on what happens at the finale.
So keep that in mind.
Now lets get to why this season is so high.
The first thing to note aboutCambodiais how well all the production twists turned out.
Letting fans vote in the cast?
Hiding idols at challenges?
I think you all know how I feel about that.
Tempting people to quit an immunity challenge for a mystery vote steal advantage?
All the tribe switcheroos?
They played out to perfection.
TheSurvivorproducers always throw a bunch of twists out there.
Usually some work and some dont.
This season, they all paid dividends.
I also appreciated how hard the bulk of the cast was playing.
Usually you get a small handful of big time gamers.
Another plus: The votes were completely unpredictable from week to week.
There are only two big demerits I can think of for this season.
I wish that had been clearer.
The second negative would be the challenges.
So I wasnt thrilled with that.
But those are small complaints in what has otherwise been a terrific season.
(However, I still cant figure out why they went with three person duels a.k.a.
truels and they definitely should have stopped RI at the merge.)
So why is it so high?
Because the casting and storylines that developed gave us people to root for and against something every greatSurvivorseason needs.
And the fact thatPhilippineshad such a strong final four Denise, Malcolm, Lisa, Skupin also doesnt hurt.
11.Survivor:Caramoan Fans vs.
But hear me out first before you Russell any feathers.
It was flat-out grating.
But everything post-merge was spectacular.
I cant remember a time when there were so many moves and countermoves so late in the season.
Also, dont overlook how great the bevy of water challenges was.
Should I push it down in the rankings due to the lackluster Reunion show that followed?
He was robbed in the end, though, in the most controversial jury decision ever.
Plus: Purple rock!!!
Ive always loved this season.
It featured a really good cast stuck in a really bad location.
Todd completely owned that final Tribal Council.
Thats how you win a million dollars.
15.Survivor: Cook Islands
(Winner:YulKwon)
What a difference a mutiny makes.
It was listless until that fateful moment when Candice and Penner stepped off the mat.
Then we finally had underdogs to root for.
Plus, just look at all the great first-time contestants (Parvati, Penner, Ozzy, Yul).
16.Survivor: Australian Outback
(Winner: Tina Wesson)
An overrated season in my book.
Pretty predictable boot order as well.
Dude did burn his hands off, though.
But there is one thing I reallydiddig about this season, and that is the cast.
18.Survivor:Tocantins
(Winner: J.T.
Thomas)
Okay, you may roll your eyes at Coach 1.0.
But imagine for a second this season without him.
His unintentional comedy single-handedly lifted this into the middle of the pack.
(Remember Jerri getting literally booed off the stage?)
Terry was robbed on a final challenge that may or may not have been completely fair.
Another unmemorable final two.
Shane Powers should have been brought back forHeroes vs. Villains.
And the current Second Chance season, for that matter.
The fact that so many unworthy players went so far is simply too damning.
24.Survivor: Africa
(Winner: EthanZohn)
Some great challenges.
Not that much else was great.
25.Survivor: Guatemala
(Winner: DanniBoatwright)
One of the more unlikable casts so far.
Stephenies evil twin?)
Rafe was good for a few laughs, though.
Especially on rope obstacles.
That counts for something.
28.Survivor: One World
(Winner: KimSpradlin)
Look, I have total respect for Kims game.
Like Tom inPalauand Rob inRedemption Island, she excelled strategically, socially, and physically.
Unfortunately, that is really the only good thing I can say about this season.
And thats too bad, because I do think the One World concept was a solid one.
But, man, what a thoroughly uninspiring cast.
- Splitting the tribes up by age and the Medallion of Power were both enormous flops.
LikeOne World,Thailand,andFiji,Nicaraguahad just too many unlikable players.
Two people quitting with only 11 days left.
No big memorable moments.
EvenThailandhad the fake merge andFijihad the big Yau-Man/Dreamz free car deal gone bad, but what wasNicaraguas signature moment?
Unfortunately, it was people quitting, and that was memorable for all the wrong reasons.
Well, there you have it.
Where does this season ofSurvivorrank for you?
Who do you thinkshouldwin andwillwin this season?
And Ill be back next week with a special finale/reunion scoop of the crispy.
