Episode Report Card Sara M: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Fistbump
By Sara M | Season 20 | Episode 8 | Aired on 04.08.2010
With that, we begin with Parvati vs. Rupert. I have a feeling that bowling is Rupert's sport, but will he be able to perform with his broken toe? We'll see. Parvati rolls first and gets a gutterball, which she reacts to just like she reacts to everything else, with a toothy rictus. Rupert manages to take down three pins, and never needs to bowl a second time as Parvati rolls another gutterball and the Heroes get the first point.
Second round: J.T. vs. Danielle. J.T. rolls first and knocks down an impressive six pins. Danielle doesn't quite get in the gutter, but still knocks down nothing. Probst compliments her "good form," whatever that means. J.T.'s second roll misses the pins, which is understandable since there are so few left up there, leaving Danielle with seven pins to knock over to win a point. She gets 0. Good thing Douche went with Parvati and Danielle for this challenge. Their bowling abilities really came in handy.
Li'l Russell faces off against Colby. Probst makes fun of Li'l Russell's "little baby toss" that results in a gutterball, like, I hate Li'l Russell but that remark was uncalled for. It's not like he did one of those through-the-legs shots or anything. Colby, on the other hand, might be worse at bowling than I am, as he proceeds to throw the ball, like, into the edge of the lane, causing it to bounce up in the air and eventually roll into the gutter. Probst does not make fun of Colby's roll like he did Li'l Russell's, even though Colby's was much more embarrassing. Li'l Russell manages to knock over five pins in his second roll. Colby manages not to slam the ball into the lane on his second roll, but it does him no good, as he only gets one pin.
The Villains are hopeful that they might be able to pull off a win after all, as their next player is Douche, who strolls up confidently, against Amanda, who you know is taking this very seriously because her jaw isn't hanging open like usual. Douche's first roll is a good one, and hits the pins in the dead center. But since these are crappy Survivor bowling pins, he only gets five pins down. If this was real bowling, he probably would have gotten them all. Amanda goes next, and manages to knock down five pins as well. Ah, excellent. It appears that Amanda the Challenge Monster is back. Douche gets one more pin on his second roll, which means that if Amanda gets two pins down, she'll win it for her tribe. Her ball only brushes against one pin, but that's somehow enough to knock it over and into another pin, giving her two. Probst joyfully informs the contestants that the Heroes have won and thus, the Villains will have to go back to their camp and put everything back up.