Episode Report Card Miss Alli: B- | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Rumblings Of Mutiny
By Miss Alli | Season 7 | Episode 9 | Aired on 11.12.2003
Burton and Lill head off in the general direction of breakfast. Burton tells her what he was just telling Jon -- that Rupert would only ever take Sandra and Christa to the final, and that there's no chance Rupert would bring Lill or anyone else along. "So we gotta get rid of one of them," Lill says, understanding. "We gotta get rid of all of them," Burton clarifies. As they walk to meet the boat, Lill voices over that she's looking forward to the breakfast, in part because of the food, but in larger part because she and Burton are going to get a chance to talk away from the rest of the group. She feels like she needs to be told what's going on, because she's made the decision to put her faith in Burton and do what he says. Not an entirely admirable strategy, but when you're not much of a plotter, you could do worse than to align yourself with someone who is.
The U.S.S. Mrs. Butterworth skims across the water and delivers Lill and Burton to a beach where breakfast has been laid out under a canopy. Burton describes the spread that they found when they got there, which included all sorts of pancakes and bacon and sausage and fruit...things that they've been without for some time, obviously. There are a few other comforts they've been without, but I don't think those needs are going to be met on this particular morning, if you see my point. Which, unfortunately, you probably do. Lill keeps gasping excitedly as they discover new and exciting facets of the buffet. It's probably the most enthusiasm that scrambled eggs have ever generated. They find a bottle of champagne, the better to Mimosa you with, but since Lill doesn't drink, Burton just busts it open and drinks it straight. Yet another moment where the contestant does just what I would do. Lill explains that she's decided to believe him, so she just has to hope he's not setting her up to screw her. Burton tells her: "Here's the deal. We've got to get Rupert off right now." He's strong, he's got Christa and Sandra "in his back pocket" (uh, NOT), and Burton thinks that it's time for him to go. Burton tells Lill that his plan is for her to get the Morganite women to vote against Rupert, along with himself and Jon. And, perhaps, Ryan-O, though this is less clear. If Rupert wins immunity, Burton's plan would then be to boot Christa -- who, you'll remember, he doesn't like. Burton tells Lill that the best thing for her to do would be to befriend Christa and convince her that Lill will vote for whomever Christa and Rupert tell her to. Lill blanches, warning Burton that she's not so good at the lying. Burton starts in to tell her that if she's going to resist lying, they're in a heap of trouble, but she cuts him off, reluctantly telling him that she knows she has to. She's certainly quite earnestly scouty at times, that Scout.