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12-14 2006.05.14 |
Not So Fast, Studly Cirie gets a predictable send-off at F4, as many very nice people have gotten before her. Then Chiclets grabs the F3 immunity rather unexpectedly, and she takes Aras -- who beats her. A million dollars will buy a lot of meditation. |
| 11-1 Recap |
Reconstituted Beefcake
Big Trek, Big Trouble, Big Surprise - Bobby and Jon and Steph return in the premiere of this new, dehydrated season. The teams take a nasty eleven-mile hike that leaves a few of the studs looking less than studly, and if you can't see the boot coming, you're not even trying. |
2005.09.15 2005.09.21 |
A |
Miss Alli |
| Extra |
Grace Deferred
Reunion - As usual, the reunion offers many opportunities for contestants to behave gracefully in light of their past boob-like behavior. And as usual, few of those opportunities are capitalized upon. |
2005.05.15 2005.05.28 |
B |
Miss Alli |
| 10-14 Recap |
Tom-Foolery
The Ultimate Shock - From F4, we get rid of Anonymous Jenn in a surprisingly tense tribal council where Tom turns on Ian. Then at F3, Ian is guilted into quitting the game, which Jeff Probst somehow suddenly thinks is a mark of integrity, and then Tom beats Katie in F2, and there you go. But at least everyone followed his conscience, or something. |
2005.05.15 2005.05.22 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
| 10-13 Recap |
My Other Car Is A Pontiac Aztek
It Could All Backfire - Ian wins the car, but when he takes Tom on the ensuing reward dinner, Katie becomes irate and resolves to team up with Caryn and A-Jenn and remove the men. But Ian comes back and begs for forgiveness, for whatever reason, and Katie returns to the fold in time to throw out a grumpy Caryn. |
2005.05.12 2005.05.15 |
B |
Miss Alli |
| 10-12 Recap |
The Big Move
We'll Make You Pay - Ian and Tom begin to see the writing on the wall as far as Katie's desire to flip over to Gregg and Anonymous Jenn goes, so along with Caryn, they pull together a plan to force a tie by voting for Gregg. When they pull in a nervous Katie, they avoid the tie and Gregg goes home. It's more exciting than it sounds. |
2005.05.05 2005.05.10 |
A |
Miss Alli |
| 10-11 Recap |
The Ulong Goodbye
I'll Show You How Threatening I Am - Steph is the very last member of Ulong standing in the game. Can she live to fight another day? Can she get the women into an alliance? Can she resist crying at her letter from home? Can she get luckier than a burger and fries? The answer to all these questions is the same. |
2005.04.28 2005.05.04 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
| 10-10 Recap |
Quitting Time
Exile Island - Janu is mocked, and then sent off by herself, and then taken to task at tribal council, at which point she quits. Steph sneaks by for another week, we learn a little about claustrophobia, and Tom and Ian confront the realities of math. |
2005.04.21 2005.04.26 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
| 10-9 Recap |
My immunity for a donut!
I Will Not Give Up - After Steph is brought over for a merge with Koror, the team learns to fish, and Coby finds another thing to be wounded about. Then the perch-standing immunity challenge ends in large-scale wimping out, and Tom gets immunity. Coby, who has managed to irritate the crap out of practically everyone, goes home. Yay! |
2005.04.14 2005.04.20 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
| 10-8 Recap |
Sucking At Puzzles
Neanderthal Man - Bobby Jon and Steph lose another reward challenge when they can't eat partially formed ducklings fast enough, and they lose another immunity when they haven't gotten any better at puzzles since last week. So they have to face each other in an individual challenge, and Bobby Jon winds up taking a walk. Aww. |
2005.04.07 2005.04.11 |
A- |
Miss Alli |
| 10-7 Recap |
Okay, Three Isn't A Totally Magic Number
The Great White Shark Hunter - Ulong is so small that it can only get smaller, and it does, sending Ibrehem home. Also, there is the stalking and killing of a shark. In other words, the laws of nature are all in full effect. |
2005.03.31 2005.04.06 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
| 10-6 Recap |
Rope-a-Dope
Jellyfish 'N Chips - Surprisingly, Ulong actually wins a challenge, in this case allowing them to head off for an encounter with jellyfish and Pringles. But when it comes to the immunity challenge, their ability to tie knots proves inadequate again, and they head to tribal council and boot James. It's about time. |
2005.03.23 2005.03.30 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
| 10-5 Recap |
I Double-Dog Boot You
The Best And Worst Reward Ever - Both tribes have to head to tribal council this week, and while Koror undertakes a fairly routine old-man booting, Ulong gets a little flummoxed and winds up booting Angie. Poor Tattoo Girl. |
2005.03.16 2005.03.22 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
| 10-4 Recap |
The Easiest Booting Ever
Sumo At Sea - If you're Ulong, the bad thing about this week is losing, like, again. And again. The good thing is that you still have Kim to give away for free. |
2005.03.10 2005.03.15 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
| 10-3 Recap |
Thick, Ankled
Dangerous Creatures And Horrible Setbacks - Jeffie bows after he hurts um widdle ankle. Poor Jeffie! |
2005.03.03 2005.03.09 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
| 10-2 Recap |
Snugglebunnies And Girls Who Don't Eat
Love Is In The Air, Rats Are Everywhere - After Ulong loses its reward-challenge momentum and blows another immunity challenge, it winds up back at tribal council, trying to decide whether to boot the lagging Ashlee or the lame and coupled-up Kim. As usual, they make the wrong call and boot Ashlee. |
2005.02.24 2005.03.02 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
| 10-1 Recap |
Palau, Right In the Kisser
This Has Never Happened Before - An even more ungainly collection of weirdos than usual ponies up for the big trip to Palau. Three are gone in the first hour. Whew! Think they'll keep that up? Season could be over pretty soon. |
2005.02.17 2005.02.21 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
| Extra |
Welcome To The Ami/Julie/Leann Show
Reunion - You'd almost think Jeff had some special fondness for specific contestants, so blatant is his insistence on concentrating on them to the exclusion of everyone else. |
2004.12.12 2004.12.24 |
C+ |
Miss Alli |
| 9-14 Recap |
It's Totally About Integrity
Spirits And The Final Four - Chris, Eliza, Twila, and Scout are the final four, and if you're not thinking fairly early that this indicates a Chris victory, you haven't been paying attention. And indeed it does, as he snags both immunity challenges, boots Eliza and then Scout, and goes to the F2 with Twila, where Twila learns that she has burned a few too many bridges to go back now. |
2004.12.12 2004.12.18 |
C+ |
Miss Alli |
| 9-13 Recap |
Chris Makes His Move
Eruption Of Volcanic Magnitude - The time has come for Chris either to stick with Twila and Scout, or go with Julie and Eliza. While he swears allegiance to both sides, he eventually concludes that he'd rather be in the final three with an artificial knee than Julie, the only person left with no enemies. Goodbye, Julie. Nice try. |
2004.12.09 2004.12.12 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
| 9-12 Recap |
Requiem For A Queen Bee
Now Who's In Charge Here? - Following the power shift of last week, Ami's booting seems inevitable. But to pull it off, Eliza will have to withstand a barrage of emotional manipulation that seems excessive, even for this show. Will Eliza hold up? She will. |
2004.12.02 2004.12.07 |
A- |
Miss Alli |
| 9-11 Recap |
Everyone With The Game Wrapped Up...
Surprise And...Surprise Again! - ...take one step forward. Not so fast, Ami. This week, Twila knocks Chris over the head (figuratively speaking) until he gets a clue, and he, Eliza, Scout, and Twila finally move against Ami's power clique. Thank goodness. |
2004.11.25 2004.12.02 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
| 9-10 Recap |
Hanging Chad
Culture Shock And Violent Storms - Oh, we had to do that. Anyway, it's another week in which the women stick together, twitter at each other, and vote off a guy -- in this case, Chad. Miss Alli says, "Farewell, my lovely. I shall miss you." |
2004.11.18 2004.11.23 |
D |
Miss Alli |
| 9-9 Recap |
Some Pig
Gender Wars...And It's Getting Ugly - Leann wins a reward challenge and takes Julie for a volcano picnic. Ami wins immunity and guarantees herself another week of irritating everyone. Everything goes as planned, and the women vote off another one of the men. Wake Miss Alli up if anything happens. |
2004.11.11 2004.11.17 |
C |
Miss Alli |
| 9-8 Recap |
All For One And One For The Road
Now The Battle Really Begins - It was a good effort, but Rory can't overcome the odds that have been hounding him for weeks. When the tribes merge and Julie and Twila are asked to choose sides, they give strong indications that they're going with the women. |
2004.11.04 2004.11.10 |
C+ |
Miss Alli |
| 9-7 Recap |
A Grown-Ass Man Saves His Grown Ass
Anger, Threats, Tears...And Coffee - Rory takes his fate into his own hands with a slingshot, and his team manages to set itself up with an infusion of caffeine. When John slacks off a little too much and Julie and Twila make some inroads with Lopevi, the last of the pretty young men takes it on the chin and heads home. |
2004.10.28 2004.11.02 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
| 9-6 Recap |
You Mean "Chopping Block." CHOPPING BLOCK, YOU FOOL!
Hog Tied - Rory? By the way? You also mean "hot seat." You seriously, seriously do. |
2004.10.21 2004.10.24 |
B |
Djb |
| 9-5 Recap |
I Feel The Earth Move...Zzzzz...
Earthquakes And Shake-Ups - This week, a natural disaster brings a tiny bit of excitement, and a tribe shakeup brings a tiny bit more. But of course, any risk that anything will change is eliminated by the way they run the "shakeup," so things stay exactly the same, and the same people stick together, and Bubba -- sent to a tribe with a majority of women -- goes home. |
2004.10.14 2004.10.19 |
B |
Miss Alli |
| 9-4 Recap |
The Brady Punch
Now That's A Reward - This show is just determined to cleanse itself of everything that might cause impure thoughts, isn't it? The latest to leave is Brady, who was prettiest of all. Sigh. |
2004.10.07 2004.10.11 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
| 9-3 Recap |
Two, Two, Two Boots In One
Double Tribal, Double Trouble - We're getting rid of two castaways this week, and the elimination of the young and cute continues as Mia and J.P. get their walking papers. Also: Volcanoes! |
2004.09.30 2004.10.06 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
| 9-2 Recap |
Goodbye, Dolly
Burly Girls, Bowheads, Young Studs And The Old Bunch - Bats in the daytime! Fish out of water! Molten stone spewing forth from the earth's very core! The Tribal Council's presumptive swing voter being sent home herself! What kind of crazy, mixed-up place is this, anyway? |
2004.09.23 2004.09.28 |
B- |
M. Giant |