Episode Report Card Sara M: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Erinn Go Bragh
By Sara M | Season 18 | Episode 10 | Aired on 04.23.2009
Probst reminds Douche that Tyson won the first two immunity challenges, so why not get rid of the threat tonight? Douche says he wants to "walk the path of the noble warrior," although we all know that if said path had some poison ivy on it or too many rocks or it was just kind of hot outside or someone offered him pizza, he wouldn't. Taj's expression during this is AWESOME. She crosses her eyes! Like she's so beyond done with Douche's warrior BS that she can't even roll her eyes. So great. When Douche is done talking about how he wants to go up against the strongest possible person, Probst eagerly points out that he voted Brendan out. HA!!! Probst 3, Douche 0 so far tonight. "I will explain this to you," Douche offers. "I'm sure you will," Probst says. +4. Everyone laughs at Douche. Douche says Brendan pitted himself against him. Probst interrupts to say that's what Douche said he wanted. Douche says he did, and he won, so thank you. Probst giggles. +5 Douche can't help but say that he is a better leader than Brendan, because that's really what he didn't like about Brendan all along, isn't it? And how is Brendan wrong and dishonorable for going up against Douche THE EXACT SAME WAY that Douche tried to go up against him, except that Douche did it earlier? Also, as far as Douche knew going into that vote, Brendan was voting for J.T. and had more trust in his alliance with Tempura than Douche ever did himself. And why am I even arguing about this? No one on earth could possibly think that Douche is the honorable warrior he claims to be. Douche says that he has trust in his alliance, and they will battle each other "in an honorable fashion," as in he will not go back on his word to them. Probst clears up that Douche's definition of an "honorable battle" is both parties agreeing how they're going to fight or something. Douche says something about being a ravenous wolf and I wish one would roll up on the set and eat him now.
Probst turns to J.T. and asks him how he feels about Douche's strategy. J.T. says Douche is changing the game just like he said he would, and he believes in Douche's word. Prost asks Douche if he feels just as secure with J.T.'s word, and Douche says yes, but only in terms that make it look like Douche is that awesome for being able to see the truth in J.T.'s eyes. As he says this, J.T. looks shifty-eyed, which is only meant to give me false hope that Tyson is leaving tonight. With that, it's time to vote.
Douche votes for Sierra, saying more shit about dragons and "good night, sweet princess" before delicately placing the vote inside the urn. Sierra votes for Tyson: "you're a jerk." Yep. Probst tallies the votes and ask if anyone wants to play his idol. No one does. Everyone except Sierra is looking pretty damn smug. The first vote is for Sierra. More smugness. Then one vote for Tyson. Even more smugness as everyone assumes the vote is from Sierra. Then there's another vote for Sierra, and a third vote, and she's getting ready to stand up and thinking of what to say when Probst extinguishes her torch. Tyson is grinning away, celebrating before the game is over. And then ... a second vote for Tyson, and the grin fades. Omg. Omg. PLEASE!!! Tyson gets a third vote. YESSSSSSSSSSSSS. Sierra can't believe it. Douche is looking not so smug anymore. Tyson gets A FOURTH VOTE!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU, ERINN!!!! Also I love her trying to look all surprised right now with that hand over her mouth. And the last vote is for ... TYSON!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Have fun at the loser's lodge with Brendan, asshole. By the way, Sierra is crying right now in happiness. I wonder if Tyson is enjoying watching her cry. Brendan sure is. Probst extinguishes Tyson's torch, and he doesn't go off on a killing spree or anything. In fact, he turns and waves and seems almost likeable if you don't think about everything else he's done this season. Awesomely, Douche sits there looking crushed. An angry Debbie glares at him, and he shakes his head that he had nothing to do with this, and that's the most real reaction we've seen from Douche yet. Probst says that with another blindside (and this counts as one, with four people having no idea that Tyson was going home tonight, including one of the people who voted for him), it's shaping up to be the battle that Douche claimed he wanted. +6.