Episode Report Card Miss Alli: B+ | 3 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT The Rupert Show Is Cancelled
By Miss Alli | Season 7 | Episode 10 | Aired on 11.19.2003
Jeff asks Lill how important Rupert's fishing is, and Lill -- to her credit -- points out that it's very important, but that they do have another fish-catcher, after all. Jeff asks Burton whether there's a competition between himself and Rupert to be the "alpha male" (ugh) of the tribe. Burton insists that there is no such competition, and says that Rupert has certainly caught more fish than he has. This makes Rupert give the Animal-smile yet again. Burton, however, points out that "if one of us was struck by lightning, the tribe would get by." Thank you. Sheesh.
Jeff asks Sandra whether there are any free-riders on the tribe, in terms of work. Sandra proceeds to tear into Jon -- in a speech she actually starts with "let it be known," of all things -- complaining that he sleeps in and doesn't do work. I can believe the sleeping in part, but considering the way he acted toward Shawn, and considering the way Sandra talked about it at the time, I think the rest of her argument is basically bull. Jeff asks Jon to respond. "That's fine," he says. "She gives me a headache." Sandra goes into this head-waggling, weird-ass routine as Jon mutters, "It's all about her." She's nodding and trying to act all cool, but she has nothing clever to say. Because in the end, she's not clever, any more than he is.
Jeff turns to Darrah and says that she seems resigned to leaving. If she leaves, is she surprised? "No, not surprised at all," she drawls. She's sad, but not shocked.
Burton decides to keep his immunity, unsurprisingly.
Now it's time to vote. Christa votes. Ryan-O was widely called out for having rolled his eyes when she walked by, incidentally, but I don't see it. He reacts a little, but there's no eye-roll other than watching her go by, as far as I can see. Not that she wouldn't have deserved it. Sandra votes. Rupert votes for Darrah: "A Morgan has to go tonight, and the other two work harder than you." Sophisticated thinking, that. Burton votes. Tijuana votes. Jon votes for Rupert. "To be the man, you gotta beat the man," he says, again with the wrestling, I'm sure. Darrah votes. Lill votes. Jeff heads off to tally.
Darrah gets a vote. Darrah gets another vote. Jon gets a vote. Rupert gets a vote. And Rupert gets another vote. And another vote. Sandra sits with her hand over her mouth. Rupert gets another vote -- that's four. Rupert shakes his head with disappointment. How dare they? HOW DARE THEY? The last vote is read, and -- Rupert.