The men act like giant babies, and Tribal Council devolves into chaos
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But right now, some peculiar activity happening out at a few games.
Lets start by going out to Buzz Fazzle at the Astros-Nationals game in Houston.
Well, Slappy, the Astros have given new meaning to the term stealing bases here in Houston.
Which, of course, makes perfect sense.
Hinch then proceeded to ask for a diaper change.
And I understand, Slappy, that is not the only instance we have seen of such behavior.
Lets head out to Los Angeles, where Zippy Olbermayne is on the scene.
Thats right, Buzz.
Which, of course, Buzz, makes complete and utter sense.
How else do you think the Globetrotters beat the Washington Generals 8,472 times in a row?
So, in conclusion, no poor sportsmanship here!
Make no mistake about it, people.
If that was the case, why didnt they do it on day 1 like Russell Hantz did inSamoa?
No, this was a pissed off Brandon Hantz and JTia tossing the tribe rice all over again.
Only after people did not side with them and their alliance did Jason and Scot go into seek-and-destroy mode.
Because they didnt get their way at Tribal Council.
And who cries and screams and throws a fit when they dont get their way?
Thats exactly what Scot and Jason are being here: babies who didnt get their way.
He said it himself.
He got pissed, so he put out the fire.
Self-incrimination at its finest.
Way to look ahead, fellas!)
But what was shocking and entirely depressing was watching Tai get into it, as well.
Ether way, Tais descent to the dark side was truly sad to watch.
For example, I had no problem with Dawn doing that to Brenda inCaramoan.
But acting like a spoiled brat just because something doesnt go your way at Tribal Council?
That is beyond lame and has nothing to do with the game.
This was exactly the throw in of behavior I expected from Scot and Jason.
But while they were definitely the ringleaders, we cant excuse away Tais actions.
Tai is either acting like a jerk, or has been tricked by jerks into acting like a jerk.
Honestly, Im not sure which is worse.
On one hand, youre just a jerk.
On the other, you are dumb on top of being a jerk.
He has to be held responsible for his actions as well.
So, yeah, the guys were basically just being huge jerk-faces this week.
(What is this,Worlds Apartall over again?)
But dont worry, Scot and Jason lovers Anyone?
More on that later.
Lets start at the top of the episode.
Which brings us right back to Scot and Jason hiding the ax and machete.
Scott says he wants to make camp life miserable.
Jason calls it psychological warfare to mess with their minds.
Within 20 minutes we figured out a new method.
To which the tribe just makes another fire.
Watching the mens sabotage backfire in their faces is perhaps the most enjoyable thing we have seen all season.
SCOT, YOUR PLANS ARE SO DIABOLICAL!
HOW WILL THEY EVER SURVIVE YOUR PERFECTLY CRAFTED REIGN OF TERROR?!?
Not the most imaginative challenge, but okay.
The winners get Chinese food delivered to their camp.
Again, not super imaginative, but okay.
But then Jeff Probst adds a wrinkle.
Tai was confused about the back and forth, and that is why he mysteriously voted for Jason.)
Julia, thats who.
I cannot stress what a terrible strategic move this is.
Julia is thinking to herself, Hey, why be in one alliance when I can be in two?
There is nothing wrong with creating sub alliances or secret alliances with the opposition that nobody knows about.
But this is not the way you do it.
The last thing you want to do is arouse suspicion.
And thats exactly what Julia does by volunteering herself up here.
The move is so transparent!
Lets just say she is not exactly making a good case for gaining membership into Stealth R Us.
Its quite simple, really.
And thats what immediately happens to Julia as a result of this.
But were getting ahead of ourselves.
They get to dine on fortune cookies back at camp while Cydney and Aubry freak out over Julias defection.
Shes playing both sides, says Aubry.
But sometimes the guy in the middle of the road gets run over, and I hope its her.
So back to a challenge we go, this time for immunity.
And we have a #GreenHatAlert, my second favoriteSurvivorhat after orange.
Watching things fall is funny.
Not as funny as people falling, mind you, but still funny enough.
And there are a lot of blocks falling.
Not Joes blocks because Joe is moving so slow he hasnt even put his first block down yet.
Clearly this means the men will be the target now.
Wait, what is Debbie doing?
And why is Debbie saying, There is no way the three of them have an idol?
In fairness, shes actually correct on that front.
They dont have an idol.
They have TWO!!!
Now see if you’ve got the option to follow how ludicrous the next series of events is.
Aubry and Cydney were desperate to get rid of Julia because they found her way too untrustworthy.
But Julia won immunity.
So they now go to JULIA, the person they trust theleast, to get rid of Debbie.
Say what?!?!
So Cydney and Aubry made the right move but for all the wrong reasons.
(God, I loveSurvivor.)
But instead, Scot has an announcement.
Jeff, we can just tell everyone whats going to happen… Tais got an idol.
Tais not going anywhere tonight.
The idols got a brother!
Theres two of them!
It also leads to chaos.
And then, to everyones shock, he uses neither.
SUPER IDOL POWERS ACTIVATE!!!
And if so, will he use it for that person or not?
We never find out because Debbie is voted out instead.
Debbie was not only wacky and fun to watch, but she was also actively playing the game.
Maybe not very well at times, but she was out there making moves.
Its just a bad look.
And it now hovers as the ultimate deterrent against votes in the game.
So unless you flip Tai, youre screwed.
And what do you do if you cant flip Tai?
You basically have no choice but to vote out one of your own.
Thats how powerful this combined idol now is.
And will continue to be.
I do truly believe Scot is a smart guy.
Hes figured this out.
He knows they now hold all the power as long as they hold both the idols.
And that has to be a depressing thought for both the other players and millions of viewers.
(Ill double-check to get that out in podcast form, as well.)
And you’re able to follow me on Twitter@DaltonRossfor a steady stream ofSurvivorscoop.
What do you make of the saboteurs?
Is Julia making a big error playing the middle?
Did Aubry make an evenbiggererror by targeting someone who would remain a rock-solid alliance partner in Debbie?
And can you even target Jason, Scot, or Tai as long as they are holding both idols?
