LOST: One tribe, ten members, one glorious mullet. Last seen on the isle of Samoa. Answers to the name “Galu.” If found, please contact the CBS editing team…
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Here are the tribes as they currently stand…
Foa Foa (wearing yellow)
- Ashley – 22 – Spa Sales
- Ben – 28 – Bar Manager
- Elizabeth – 33 – Attorney
- Jaison – 28 – Law Student
- Mick – 33 – Doctor
- Natalie – 26 – Pharmaceutical Sales
- Russell H. – 36 – Oil Company Owner
Galu (wearing purple)
- Brett – 23 – T-shirt Designer
- Dave – 38 – Fitness Instructor
- Erik – 28 – Bartender
- John – 25 – Rocket Scientist
- Kelly – 25 – Hair Stylist
- Laura – 39 – Office Manager
- Monica – 25 – Law Student
- Russell S. – 42 – Attorney
- Shannon – 45 – Sales
- Yasmin – 33 – Hair Stylist
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It’s the morning after the booting of Betsy (Betsy’s booting?) and Jaison and Mick have come to the conclusion that Ben should be the next to go. Jaison thinks Ben came very close to saying something to Yasmin that would have made him lose it. So “Hooker” and “Ghetto Trash” are acceptable?
Next, Russell asks Natalie who she thinks should go next. Natalie has no opinion. Well played, Natalie. Russell tends to vote off those who have opinions.
Later that day, Ben is trying to teach Mick how to start a fire but Mick can’t quite figure it out. This causes Ben to come to the conclusion that without him Foa Foa will probably freeze and starve. Then Ben lets Elizabeth know that she’s not capable of starting a fire because she’s a woman. But he means this in the nicest possible way.
He also lets us know how fulfilling his bowel movements have been. And right about now I’m missing Coach’s poetry.
Meanwhile at some other mysterious second tribe’s camp, some anonymous tribe members are enjoying some relaxing yoga. One of the tribe members (who has a sweet mullet) does not approve as she’s busy getting firewood and water. This may be all we see of Galu this week.
Back on “The Russell H. Show,” Russell lets Ben know that Ashley was gunning for him. Ben confronts Ashley with this, but she uses proper grammar, so it doesn’t burst into an argument.
Back at Galu, the reward challenge tree mail includes the tribe’s swimsuits. Oh, I see. Now that Galu has girls in bikinis we’ll get to spend some time with them. I don’t have a problem with this.
Immunity Challenge Time: Two members from each tribe will go out into the ocean to retrieve a crate. A defender from the opposing tribe will try to tackle them to stop them. Wait, wrestling and bikinis? Get the blur button ready! Once they return with the crate, they’ll send out two more people. Once they have all four crates, they’ll have to put them in the proper order. First team to get their crates in the proper order wins immunity and bedding, towels, and candles.
Since it’s a six-person challenge, Foa Foa has to sit out one man and Galu has to sit out two women and two men. Foa Foa chooses Evil Russell to sit, while Galu chooses Yasmin, Shambo, Erik, and Brett.
During the challenge, Kelly and Ashley both do commendable jobs as defenders. And, true to my prediction, the blur made several appearances. Ben on the other hand did a terrible job as a defender. The Galu men had no problem running by him on their way to building a huge lead. During the puzzle portion of the challenge, Galu’s lead held up as they quickly completed the puzzle and claimed their third consecutive immunity victory.
Good Russell is given the opportunity to trade the bedding items for tarps, kitchen items, and other things. Russell chooses the bedding. The female members of Galu are pleased, the male members, including Dave (who refers to himself as “Danger Dave”) would have chosen the hardware.
“Danger Dave?” That’s the worst “Survivor” nickname since the days of Colby “The Colbster” Donaldson.
Good Russell also has to choose a tribe member to visit Foa Foa. Good Russell sends Shambo, thus hopefully saving us from any more racist rants from Ben.
Back at Foa Foa, Shambo is doing things a little bit differently then Yasmin. She tells Mick they call him “Mick Dreamy,” she tells Elizabeth she’s a tough competitor, and she compliments Ben on his smile. Everyone seems to love her…everyone except for Evil Russell. Russell reminds us that he’s the boss. Got it. I’m going to write that down so he doesn’t have to say it 40 times an episode.
Meanwhile, things aren’t all yoga and rainbows back at Galu. John and Erik are very annoyed that Good Russell didn’t take the tarp and the hardware.
Politicking at Foa Foa takes a strange turn as Jaison says he’s considering quitting the game if Ben isn’t voted out. However, Russell wants Ashley to go next. Mick makes a power play where he says he’ll vote for Ashley this time if Russell promises that Ben is the next to go. In order to solidify his alliance with Mick, Russell shows him the immunity idol.
Jaison lets it be known that he intends to go off on Ben at tribal council to the degree that if Ben stays around it’ll make for awkward times around the campfire. Now Evil Russell has something to consider; tribal harmony vs. breaking up the female alliance that he thinks Ashley could create.
That night at tribal, Jaison lives up to his word by getting into it with Ben. Jaison calls Ben a bully and says that his outlaw persona is a joke. Ben calls Jaison a baby and says that he throws temper tantrums when they lose immunity challenges.
J-Pro asks Natalie what she thinks of this. She again has no opinion. Gotta give Natalie this, she’s consistent.
The comments Ben made toward Yasmin were then brought up. Jaison believes those comments were racist. Ben takes offense to this, saying those comments were not meant to be racist and, “If she’s from the ghetto and she’s trashy, that’s ‘Ghetto Trash.’” Jaison thinks that if Ben can’t see how that could be taken as racist, then he is ignorant.
Voting Time: Ashley votes for Ben, Ben votes for Ashley, and the other five votes will have to wait until…now. One vote Ashley, three votes for Ben, and the third person voted out of “Survivor: Samoa” and the fourth person to leave overall is…Ben.
Verdict: This vote taught me a lot about Evil Russell. Up until now, it’s been his way or the highway. Someone crosses him, they go home. Now we know he’s willing to take a step back in order to win the confidence of other members of his tribe. He’s a dangerous player, but that Galu vs. Foa Foa numbers advantage may be too much to overcome at this point.
Who’s Going to Win? Now that Monica has her 80s socks and a bikini, I don’t see how anyone can stop her.
What Do You Think? Were Ben’s comments to Yasmin racist? Was it foolish to vote off Ben when Foa Foa keeps losing challenges? Would you have chosen the bedding items or the utility items?
Tags: jeff probst, survivor, Survivor: Samoa
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