Why Were They Playing, Again?

S01E14

Damien and Myleene are back with the ex-campmates in camp. Damien asks if it feels good to see them all again, and Lou's the only one who seems to sincerely, enthusiastically feel that it is good. He says they look beautiful. Our campers wonder what it's like to be clean again? Everyone laughs. Speidi is impressed at all the lost weight, but Spencer says he's been eating for all of them. Damien asks Daniel about his memories, and Daniel says trying to catch a fish and not succeeding was frustrating and he thinks he and Lou will stay for another week after this (yeah, I don't think Lou's on board). Myleene asks Heidi and Holly if they would have liked to be in camp together. Heidi thought they were going to be, and so did Holly. They are both disappointed and say "Maybe season." As if there will be a season. Patti says being back in the real world is wonderful. Myleene reminds us that Sanjaya won 9 out of 12 competitions. He smiles his big Sanjaya smile. He says his favorite trial was the Torture Tank, which he says was an unfair match because he loved it and no one else did.

Damien says they were all competitive when it was men versus women, and we flash back to a bunch of competitions: By the way, men won ten trials, women won three. Speaking of trials, we are back in camp last night to see the finalists eat their gourmet dinner. They have a little jungle table with stools and flowers. John welcomes them all to his crib. Lou says they're like civilized people. Torrie thinks this meal was a great reward for all the time they've spent here. John prays and they get their food. Torrie gets a large vegetarian pizza, Lou gets fried chicken with mashed potatoes, and John gets a tofu burger. They're all so happy. John says it was the perfect burger. But I have to disagree because it was lacking the best part of a burger: MEAT. They all talk about how happy they are. Torrie feels like she's an inspiration to women. John's glad they were great competitors, but he's fattened them all up for the kill. More commercials.

(I must digress for a moment to say that every episode they've told us campers would "leave the jungle forever," so having them all back right in camp tonight is annoying me. I am too literal, or this show is too dumb. I'm going to choose to believe it's the show, not me.)

Back with eliminated campers talking about the finalists: John's an amazing athlete. He's super competitive. He's helped Patti through rough spots. Daniel thinks John's competitive nature is an advantage. Um, yeah, except that America has the entire say in everything, so none of that matters ultimately. It helped him get this far, but cannot help him now. Holly was surprised by Lou, who she said is fearless. Daniel says Lou's exactly who you see in the show: caring, sharing. Sanjaya says he's totally fearless. They all think Torrie's in great shape, and smart. Stephen thinks her looks are probably helping her get a lot of votes. Janice says she's a competitor. Sanjaya says she has perseverance and drive. Daniel wants John to win. Holly wants Lou to win. Patti wants Torrie. Holly wants Lou. Stephen wants Torrie. Sanjaya wants Lou. Speidi want Spencer back in the jungle, so he can win. We don't get a Janice answer, apparently. [I'm sure it was long and pointless. - Z]