Episode Report Card Sara M: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Fistbump
By Sara M | Season 20 | Episode 8 | Aired on 04.08.2010
Probst realizes Courtney is too smart for him, and so turns to Douche. He asks what Douche thinks outsiders think of his tribe right now. Douche says he's sure that they're laughing at them and think they deserve to lose. This somehow leads into him telling us about how he was trying to energize his tribe at the challenge, but they were all being negative. Courtney rolls her eyes at this, and Probst asks what her problem is. She says Douche is the one who would rather eat pizza than win the immunity challenge, so he put the "A-squad" up during the reward challenge because he figured that Sandra or Courtney would be voted out if they lost immunity anyway. Douche asks Courtney if she's saying that the tribe's low morale is his fault. "That's what I heard!" Probst says, happy to contribute. Oh, Probst. Stop trying to be all sassy when Courtney is there. Douche protests, saying he's not solely responsible for deciding who participates in the challenges. Well, except for that one time when he totally was because Probst asked only him who was going to participate in the challenge. Douche says that all his tribe is looking for from Courtney is for her to step up and say she wants to participate in a challenge because she can beat it. "Thanks, Dad," Courtney says in a sarcastic little girl voice. Courtney owns Tribal Council tonight, you guys. That probably means she's going to be voted out, though, so it's not all good news. Danielle tries to stick up for Douche saying "he's a coach, that's what he does." But Douche is already insulted and says Courtney is wrong to blame him for the tribe feeling demoralized when it has nothing to do with him.
Probst asks Parvati if she's worried that her tribe will just continue to lose forever and even "if" there's a merge, they won't be in a good position. I think Parvati will be in a decent position, actually, since there are that fewer physical threats to beat her in individual immunity challenges and she probably has something going with Amanda. Parvati just says that if the very physical challenges continue then, yes, they'll most likely lose and they'll all be voted out. Probst asks why, then, is Parvati choosing to vote out physical threats that could help the Villains win and playing a game based on alliances instead of creating the strongest tribe. Um, why would Parvati want to play that way, Probst? According to you, she's no match for someone like Rob or Tyson, so she'd be voted out. Courtney says that she might be the "poster child for weak Survivor," but she's still in this game and has outlasted a lot of supposedly strong people because she's a "determined little bitch and [she'll] put up with a lot of crap to get to the end." Damn straight, Courtney! When the rest of her tribe doesn't stand and applaud Courtney's awesomeness, Sandra extends a closed fist with a quiet "fistbump." "That's right, girl," Courtney says, returning the gesture. AWESOME. I am going to cry when Courtney gets voted out. She is just the best. Fortunately, we still have Sandra. But she'll have no one to fistbump with. Probst asks Li'l Russell how tonight's vote will change the tribe. Li'l Russell says it's important to keep strong people and trustworthy people in the game, and that's how he'll vote. Now that Li'l Russell has had the last word, we may vote.