Episode Report Card Sara M: A | 3 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Two Little Green Men
By Sara M | Season 20 | Episode 10 | Aired on 04.22.2010
Day 27 at "Merged Tribe." Amanda and Parvati go off together, apparently the first opportunity they've had to do so since the merge, which I find hard to believe. They talk about how people on both of their tribes are afraid they'll team up again, and Amanda tells Parvati that her tribe wants to vote Parvati out. "I don't know what to do cause it's weird," Amanda says, claiming she has no power in her tribe. She says she's trying to convince them to vote Sandra out instead of Parvati. Parvati interviews that she's pretty sure she got only "half the story" from Amanda. She makes Amanda promise she'll tell her who her tribe is voting for tonight, then says she has a secret: she has an idol. "You have another one?" Amanda asks. See, right there Amanda should be wondering how Parvati could have possibly gotten an idol so soon after supposedly playing one at the last Tribal Council. Parvati won't tell her any details about how she got it except, "I'm crafty." "Love it. Loving it!" Amanda says. She interviews that she told Parvati "enough" to gain her trust, and now she knows about Parvati's idol. She does not want Parvati to make it to the end of this game again because she knows she'll win it if she does. Especially if she's up against Amanda. Then again, Stalin could probably beat Amanda in a Final Two. She's just that terrible at Final Tribals. Parvati and Amanda agree to work together and do their played out "blow it up" secret handshake.
Immunity challenge! Probst asks Li'l Russell what their new tribe name is, and he says it's Yin Yang, then explains that means "good and evil" as if Probst's silence is because he doesn't know and not because he is continually disappointed by contestants' shitty merge tribe names. Probst explains the challenge, which is recycled from Season 18, when it was recycled from Season 13, when it was recycled from Season 9. Writing "Season 9" reminds me of Twila, and how lame it is that she isn't on this season. The contestants position themselves on the poles and Probst happily removes their ladders. Immediately, Amanda, Colby, and Sandra lower themselves down the pole. Probst says that could be a "good strategy" or a "sign they're in trouble." How about both? Why would someone stay up at the top if he didn't have to, especially when there's always a chance he could slip and fall? I'd rather fall 15 inches than 15 feet. Sandra and Colby have trouble less than a minute into the challenge and decide to drop out together. Probst is very disappointed in Colby's poor performance, but Colby says he's not good with challenges that require tiny feet.