Episode Report Card Sara M: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Sierra A-Leone
By Sara M | Season 18 | Episode 11 | Aired on 04.30.2009
Sierra breaks it down in simple sentences that Debbie should be able to understand: Taj, Stephen, and J.T. are one unit. Erinn is obviously with them based on her vote for Tyson. At this point, Debbie lashes out, accusing Sierra of trying to cause them unnecessary worry about their alliance's stability. Does she have short-term memory loss issues or something? Is she forgetting that it was that worry that began this conversation in the first place? "I'm not giving you threats, I'm giving you facts," Sierra says calmly. LOL, she's half Debbie's age and twice as mature. Debbie flies off the handle and says she will not have a conversation that makes sense with Sierra today and puts up the hand. Sierra tries to point out that Debbie was the one who started this conversation in the first place, but Debbie just keeps saying she's done and showing Sierra the hand. Then she sobs and goes down to the river. I'll bet Board of Education meetings in her town are pretty similar to that exchange:
Board of Ed.: Principal Debbie, we're afraid that we cannot approve your proposal to take away math classes in favor of an additional gym period focusing on the ancient art of made-up bullshit called Chong Ran.
Debbie: (holds up a hand) Talk to the hand.
Board of Ed.: But you're the one who --
Debbie: I'M DONE!!! (sobs and goes down to the river)
While Sierra and Douche stand around the firepit for a period of Awkward Silence, Sierra interviews that Douche and Debbie tried to get their alliance back on track, and as soon as she expressed any sort of reluctance to get back in with them, they freaked out. Yep, that's pretty much what I saw, too. Sierra continues that the Jalapeño tribe is "brilliant" and used her to blindside Tyson. She'd rather play with the people who are doing this game right than two people who are morons. Too bad it's a little late in the game to figure that out, Sierra. But at least you managed to figure it out before Douche and Debbie.
They, meanwhile, are both down by the river talking about how Sierra is the next person to go and is stupid not to realize that. I think she does realize that and would still rather be voted out next than play the game with Douche and Debbie, which makes her awesome. Debbie and Douche decide that their only hope lies with Stephen and J.T. being true to their word. Douche thinks he'll be able to work on J.T. to make sure of that, even though that hasn't worked in the past. Douche interviews that Sierra has no loyalty in this game, so there's no hope of the remaining Tempurans getting back together to form a majority alliance. And whose fault is that, praytell? Could it be the guy who sought out and aligned with the strongest member of the tribe who had half the numbers his own did?