Episode Report Card Sara M: A+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Third Time's A Charm
By Sara M | Season 16 | Episode 12 | Aired on 05.01.2008
The players fill out their surveys and it's time to play! First question: Who does the most for the tribe? Everyone guesses James except for James, who says Erik. D'oh! They're all correct, and James, Sr. totally brims with pride at his son's work ethic, even though it won't keep him around much longer. Cirie chops first, and she takes out Amanda even though they're totally in an alliance, right? Maybe she just hates Amanda's sister. Natalie chops next, and makes a move like she's going to remove someone's jugular with that axe. Except that she's all talk, as usual, and just chops Erik's rope. Which is stupid, since Erik is the next to go, so, of course, he chops her right back. Alexis chops James, and he threatens to "fix" her. Parvati chops James as well. Surprisingly, Amanda chops Parvati. Probst says Cirie and Alexis are the only ones without a chop, and the next question is who never shuts up. Gail raises her hand from the stands. I don't believe you get a vote here, Gail. Quiet down. All the votes are for either Parvati or Alexis (which makes me wonder if she was all chatty in the beginning of the game and the producers just didn't show us any of the footage, causing me to think she was mute). Parvati votes for Alexis, but Parvati is the winning answer. Erik and Alexis chop each other. James chops Alexis. Amanda chops Cirie, saying she's getting even. Why didn't she get even last time when she had the chance? That makes me think they probably showed us the choppings out of order. Not like it really matters.
Third question: Who mistakenly thinks he or she is in control of this game? Oooh, that's interesting. I would say the answer is Jason, who's probably sitting in the jury pen right now thinking he can't wait to play his idol. The answers are in, and everyone says Parvati except for Parvati and Alexis, who says Cirie. Wrong! Cirie accurately thinks she's in control of this game. Parvati doesn't like what the answers say at all, and you can tell. But it's hard to fly under the radar when you're mimicking stirring a cauldron and cackling. James chops Parvati. Amanda chops Natalie. Erik chops Cirie, and she shoots him quite the glare. You're going down, Erik. Natalie chops Amanda. And then it's Cirie's turn. She chops Parvati, and that's it for her doll, which shatters as it's hit by spikes. James laughs his ass off. Amanda is shocked by the violence. Parvati warns Cirie that she's in trouble, except that it's a hollow threat since she's out of the game.