Episode Report Card Sara M: B | 1 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT This Show Is Bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-ZZZ
By Sara M | Season 20 | Episode 6 | Aired on 03.24.2010
For his exit interview, Tyson reveals that the person who defected and didn't follow Rob's fool-proof plan was Tyson himself, as he switched his vote to Parvati because he didn't expect Li'l Russell to give her the idol. He admits that he's a "victim of [his] own stupidity," which he very much is, because by switching his vote without telling anyone, all he had to potentially gain was that Parvati would be voted out in the first round of voting and not the second. And, obviously, he had everything to lose. And now we're stuck with freaking Li'l Russell forever, who will no doubt be convinced of his amazingness by the result of his "bold move" when he really just got lucky. I honestly think he was hoping that Rob's alliance would believe that he was voting for Parvati and not bother to split their votes because they didn't think there was any way Li'l Russell would give her the idol. Instead, five out of six of them played smarter than he expected, and if Tyson hadn't lost his mind and switched his vote, it would have been Li'l Russell's downfall. So close, and yet, so far. "I'm still pretty awesome," Tyson claims. Okay, great, whatever, buh-bye.
The Heroes arrive for their Tribal Council and see that Tyson is gone. They also see the Villains' hot dog reward and salivate as the Villains dig in. Rupert stares at the hot dogs, wild-eyed and unblinking as usual, which Probst notices. Rupert says if he had won this reward, he would have already eaten several hot dogs. Yes, well, eating several hot dogs is why you didn't win that reward in the first place, isn't it, Rupert? Courtney, meanwhile, makes a big deal out of enjoying her hot dog, because she is one of the greatest things to ever happen to this show. Rupert says that the Villains tribe is both "literally and physically" full, by which he means that the Villains are both full with nearly their entire tribe still left in the game and their stomachs are also full with hot dogs. As opposed to Rupert, who is full of self-importance and shit. Amanda, meanwhile, puts on her most pathetic pouty face yet. Rupert says that the line between the Heroes and the Villains is very blurry right now. I'm sure he still thinks he's on the Heroes side.
Probst asks James how much his tribe loved him after his strong performance in the challenge today, saying that surely there is no question that he is fit enough to continue in the game. James says his tribe still didn't know if he should stay in the game, so he challenged J.T. to a race, which Probst thinks is amazing for some reason. It was boring when it happened, and it's even more boring to hear about after the fact now. James admits that he "sucked" in the race. Probst asks Sadmanda if the fact that James lost to J.T. is that big of deal, since most people would lose to J.T. in a race. Sadmanda just says that they have to consider it because there may well be running challenges in the future. Probst points out to Colby that no one likes him in the tribe and he's been about to go home every single Tribal Council. He asks if it's even possible for Colby to scramble to stay in the game at this point. Colby says he decided that it wasn't, and so just talked to James about who wants to be here and who can help the Heroes out more by continuing. Colby says that James definitely wants to be here, but James can't say the same for Colby. Instead, he can publicly embarrass him even more than Colby has embarrassed himself, saying that when he was "growing up," Colby was "one of the baddest Survivors ever." "I'm not that old," Colby laughs, because come on now: James is 32 and Colby is 35. And Colby still has a better hairline. James lists all of Colby's failures, such as losing to Douche, Rupert, and post-injury James himself. He repeats his line about "being beaten by a fat dude and a cripple," like, if you're going to say the same thing over and over again, you could at least make it polite. He then repeats his other line about Colby being a disappointing Superman and says if Colby doesn't want to be here, James certainly does. Oh, and then he repeats his third talking point about banana etiquette, saying it's great for other people to be polite and all, but in his "world," if you're hungry, you get your own food and don't bother thinking about or respecting the feelings of others. And then you get voted Fan Favorite anyway because Probst is in love with you. Danielle finds this absolutely hilarious, while Courtney just sits there, unamused. I trust her sense of humor more than Danielle's.