Episode Report Card Sara M: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Chocolate Lovers
By Sara M | Season 20 | Episode 5 | Aired on 03.11.2010
Reward challenge! Hey, remember that challenge last season where Ben kicked the other Russell in a preview of his racism and then Jeffrey Tambor died, but not as much as the other Russell a few challenges later? It's back! We need to recycle as many challenges from the Samoa season as possible because Li'l Russell is the only contestant who was on that season and thus he gets an unfair advantage. Also, it turns out that the reward challenge last week was recycled after all, but it was from the Fiji season that no one on this season was on and obviously I didn't watch. Anyway, the reward is a trip to somewhere pretty and lots of chocolate. Quick! Let's cut to a shot of the women reacting to this news (except for Danielle, of course, since she doesn't exist) because WOMEN LOVE CHOCOLATE! Especially Jerri, whose love of chocolate is legend on this show. Probst even offers up a preview of the chocolate to come with a small piece for each contestant. The men of the Heroes tribe refuse to take a piece of chocolate because they don't have lady hormones. The female Villains, on the other hand, are in heaven and offer to eat the Heroes' chocolate if they don't want it. Probst asks Colby why he looks so angry at the chocolate. Colby says he's just ready for the challenge, assuring Probst that he isn't mad at him. Probst offers Colby some chocolate again, but Colby says "don't need it. Let's go." "I got the message, brother. We'll go when I'm ready," Probst snaps, looking quite hurt. Uh oh. Trouble in paradise??? Or are Colby and Probst just trying to make it seem like they aren't friends after the appearance of impropriety that was last night's Tribal Council? Either way, Courtney is enjoying the hell out of this moment, because, once again, she is so awesome. On the verge of tears, Probst asks Rupert why no one on his tribe will take him up on this generous offer of a few tiny pieces of chocolate. Rupert says he wants the Heroes to see how focused his tribe is. Focused, perhaps. But I have a feeling they are soon going to wish they had that sugar high when the challenge starts and they get their asses kicked by the energetic chocolate-powered Villains. Li'l Russell points out that the Villains are clearly quite focused themselves, which is why they tend to win a lot. With that, the Villains sit out Sandra, Courtney and Parvati. The Heroes sit out the super-focused Colby. Wow, that's embarrassing. Wasn't he the one who was all about denying himself chocolate in order to be focused for the challenge ahead? And now he's sitting it out? What a tool.