Episode Report Card Sara M: A | 2 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Lusitania
By Sara M | Season 20 | Episode 13 | Aired on 05.13.2010
Sandra votes for Rupert, saying: "I'll write your name again and if I'm up there in the Final Three, you'll still give me the million dollar vote." Awesome. Rupert votes for Sandra, saying "Now I wrote your name down, too." Because that's what this show is about: getting even. Not getting a million dollars. When Li'l Russell walks past Danielle on his way to vote, she fake barfs. Have we ever seen someone the jury hates as much as Li'l Russell before? I mean, besides Li'l Russell last season. I can't remember another time when jurors expressed their hatred for a contestant so openly like this. Too bad for Li'l Russell that this is clear to everyone except him. The jury could hire blimps to circle Tribal Council with a big sign that reads "WE HATE YOU. SO MUCH. THE THOUGHT OF AWARDING YOU A MILLION DOLLARS MAKES US COLLECTIVELY SICK" and Li'l Russell would still expect them to vote for him to win based on his incredible strategic play.
Probst returns with the urn and starts in with his hidden idol speech. He gets to say "if anybody has the hidden immunity idol -- " before he's cut off by Sandra, who stands up, puts her hands on her hips, and says "should I let you finish?" HAHAHA! As much as Li'l Russell loves to make a big show out of playing his many immunity idols, Sandra (and Parvati a few weeks back) have him beat. So stylish! So sassy! "No need," Probst says. Sandra says she wasn't going to play the idol at all, but she has "mixed feelings" tonight and so has decided it's better to be safe than sorry. "I would hate to go home with the idol in my bra," she says as she fishes it out. CLASSY! Meanwhile, all the women on the jury are loving this moment. I don't know why Coach and J.T. are scowling about it. Courtney is practically throwing up gang signs in her delight, while Candice and Danielle are doing gleeful little claps and even dour Amanda beams as Sandra walks by. Rupert and especially Li'l Russell are furious. Jerri and Colby have long since tuned out. Li'l Russell leans in and asks Parvati if she knew about this. "I had no idea!" Parvati giggles. "She's bad," Li'l Russell says. I'm sure he doesn't mean "bad" as in "badass," which would be accurate. He probably means "bad" as in "a bad player because she didn't give the idol to me, and if people don't give me the idol then they are a horrible player. Also, if they do give me the idol, I say they're a bad player and vote them out." Probst declares that the idol is good and reads the votes. There's one for Rupert, and since he knows that he cast his vote for Sandra, he has to know he's a goner. Sandra gets a vote, and looks pleased with herself for playing the idol. Parvati is just grinning away this whole time, enjoying every moment. Rupert gets a second vote. So does Sandra. Rupert starts getting his stuff together to leave. In the end, Sandra's idol didn't even matter, as Rupert is sent packing with four votes. Colby sulks/sleeps in the corner. Probst snuffs Rupert's torch, and Rupert casts one of his silly menacing glares back at the remaining contestants, like it's their fault he sucks at this game. In his good-bye speech, Rupert proves to be completely delusional as he says he thought he "had this one" and despite being voted out, he's still a winner.