Episode Report Card Sara M: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT A Lost Puppy Dog
By Sara M | Season 16 | Episode 8 | Aired on 04.03.2008
Erik tells us that things are looking pretty bad for him, and while he doesn't want to give up, he doesn't know what else to do. He makes damn sure he's right there when Ozzy's boat comes in so he can get to him first. "How well do you trust Ami?" Erik starts. He then tells Ozzy that Ami plotted against him twice with the "Fans." It's so serious that Ozzy has to take his hat off at the news. Erik says he'll write Ami's name down tonight and he hopes Ozzy and the girls will, too. Ozzy tells us that when he finds out that someone's made a move against him, he wants them out as soon as possible. He goes to Amanda, who says she and Cirie want to keep Ami. Ozzy doesn't. "Ami's a lying little snot," he says. Just like the rest of you. Come on now. Amanda isn't buying it, saying they know what Ami's about and how she plays. They don't have that same assurance about Erik. Again, knowing what Ami's about and how she plays would not equal assurance for me. Well, Ozzy, since you insist you're not the leader of the tribe and you don't tell your tribemates what to do, I'm sure you'll just go along with their plan, right?
Dramatic music plays us into tribal council. Malakal sits, and Probst sets about calling them out for sucking, starting with Cirie, who he tells (doesn't even bother to ask) is on what is "clearly the inferior tribe at this point." Meanwhile, Probst was clearly on the inferior reality show Dancing With the Stars last week and I still have no idea why. Is he hoping to become a contestant? A judge? A host? Anyway, Cirie says she doesn't know why they keep losing, but they don't like it. Probst turns to Erik and points out the obvious, that every person voted out of Malakal thus far has been a "Fan," so he should be scared. Erik says this has occurred to him and he feels "hopeless" and is "baffled" about how things could have ended up this way. Here's a hint for you, Erik: Joel was so determined to vote out Chet no matter what, thereby splitting the "Fan" alliance while the "Favorites" remained strong and took you all out, one by one. Ozzy speaks up and says that while they were an alliance of "Favorites" in the beginning, the people at the bottom of that alliance have tried to join up with the Fans. At this, Ami's eyes well with tears. Ozzy continues that this makes things "funky." Funky as in Funky Winkerbean, the "comic" strip where everyone gets cancer and dies? Or "funky" as in "the way this game goes every single season, come on now it's not like you didn't expect this so stop being such a baby about it?"