Dreamz came to the conclusion that giving away his hypothetical idol to Yau at final four would probably result in him getting voted out. "I can buy twelve cars with one million dollars," he reasoned. Then you'd better damn well give Yau back his car right now, you treacherous cockroach.

Balance beams, balls and buoys

The Immunity Challenge featured balance beams, balls and buoys. With all those Bs, it's no surprise that Boo won it. This didn't faze Earl much — he could just move Stacy up the execution list. Not only that, the new clue Yau brought back with him was enough for Earl to find the second hidden immunity idol.

Yau-Man was pleased as punch not to have to share his immunity idol even more. Between the idol and his deal with Dreamz, he was firmly convinced he was going to cruise into final three. Stop counting those chickens, Yau! Some of them eggs look suspiciously like crocodile eggs.

Yau-Man failed to notice Dreamz buzzing around in his ointment. Dreamz's mutinous mutterings had grown into full-on rebellious rumblings. He and Cassandra decided that now was the time to finally put their plans into action. He approached Stacy with his plan who somehow restrained herself from dropping on her knees and praising him for saving her skin.

After all, Dreamz reasoned, he wasn't technically breaking his word to Yau. He had only promised that he would give him the immunity at final four. If Yau was voted out before final four, he wouldn’t technically have broken his promise.

Natural-born politician

Daaaamn, Dreamz. Talk about a natural-born politician. I've seen less twisting around from a Cirque Du Soleil contortionist. You, sir, are a worm. And not the marginally cute earthworm-kind either. The parasitic, disgusting kind. You are a tapeworm.

Now I'm not one to condemn backstabbing and scheming in 'Survivor' (unless it's really stupid scheming) because it's, by its nature, a game based on deceit and cunning. But damn, this is a total dick move from Dreamz. Yau gave him a freakin' car! And yes, it was strategy but there was also a big element of generosity. It's not like Dreamz had to say yes to the car. But he did. And come on, if someone gives you a free car based on one condition, you had better make sure you fulfil that condition, come hell or high water.

Maybe it pisses me off so much because it's against Yau-Man. Maybe if Dreamz was doing this to Rocky and Lisi, I'd cackle and say: "tough luck". As it stands, this really does not sit well with me. Dude gave you a car and you said yes, Dreamz. The least you could do is not actively plot against him for a couple of days.

The worst part was that Earl and Yau-Man seemed utterly clueless. You'd think Earl would have cottoned on when he told Stacy she was next to be voted out and her response was along the lines of "No hard feelings, tee hee! Oh well, that's life, heh heh. Please ignore this giant grin on my face, ho ho ho."

Bad vibes

Finally, finally, Yau's Spidey-sense kicked in and he told Earl he had "bad vibes". Yes! Listen to those vibes! Those knives the others are sharpening aren't for the annual Fijian luau!

Yau may have chosen to ignore his vibes except that Stacy is an idiot. Tribal Council looked bleak — smirking faces surrounding Earl and Yau, safe in the knowledge that Yau had no way of knowing he was about to be blindsided. Stacy was so certain she was safe that she happily announced to Jeff that lines were about to be drawn and the vote was about to be split. Cue Yau's "oh shit" expression as he realised what was about to happen.

Here's where I started to laugh at just how badly Stacy had screwed herself. Word to the wise, Stace? When your entire strategy rests on someone not playing their immunity idol, you might not want to make it blindingly obvious he's in danger before he has an opportunity to play it.

Earl and Yau-Man voted for Stacy while the rest of the tribe voted for Yau. Jeff asked if anyone wanted to play their immunity idol. A long, agonising moment passed. Finally, gloriously, amazingly, Yau-Man stood and handed Jeff the idol. Stacy's face fell like a stone and the grin that had previously occupied it leapt onto Yau's.

Awesome! In a season that's been full of these kinds of Tribal Councils, where you can pinpoint the very moment gloating players understand the depths of their ruin, this is truly the greatest. This, my friends, is Epic Fail at its finest.

In her final words, Stacy was happy to have made it so far and that she'd walked away with a smile on her face. Maybe you should have saved that smile until after Tribal Council, you moron.

Next week: The much-hyped finale! I honestly don't know how anything can top this episode but be sure to watch anyway.


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