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‘Survivor: Kaôh Rōng’ Power Rankings: I-Scream-Man Edition

April 6, 2016

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QUICK NOTE: XFINITYTV.com is the place to be for all of your bug-eatin’, back-stabbin’, “Survivor” coverage. During the season we’ll have insightful weekly Power Rankings, exit interviews, and full episode recaps. Follow me on Twitter (@gordonholmes) for up-to-the-minute updates.

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The Rules: Each week our two combatants will create separate power rankings. The ranking of the person who is voted out of the next episode will determine the number of points the players will earn. For example, if Scot is voted out this episode, Shirin will receive eight points and Gordon will receive nine points. At the end of the season, the person with the most points will be named the “Survivor: Kaôh Rōng” Power Rankings Challenge Champion.

Last Week: Shirin and Gordon both had Neal in spot six. The current score is Team Shirin 66, Team Gordon 64.

Quick Note: Rankings are not based on who the player thinks is most likely to win. The smart strategy is to rank the contestants based on who is the most likely to be voted out in the next episode.


Shirin’s Score = 66 Any questions for Shirin? Drop her a line on Twitter: @theshirin	Gordon’s Score = 64 Any questions for Gordon? Drop him a line on Twitter: @gordonholmes

1. – Infections: Mother Nature is this season’s lethal mama, and someone else will steal credit for her work in the end. #DawnWasRobbed	1. – Infections: First of all, you’re all welcome for using a shot of Probst for this graphic. I could’ve used something much more graphic. (I hate myself for that joke.) And second, curse you, infections. Aubry was on her way out and I would’ve had the points lead.

2. – Joe: The chicken-Tai alliance is more of a threat than Joe.	2. – Tai: Listen up, dude. We’re in an alliance! I hope Debbie never changes and is on on the next twelve seasons. Kudos to Tai for not letting her bully him.

3. – Chicken: See above.	3. – Chicken: Chicken, what are you doing?! Fighting over food will always get you kicked out. Relax and embrace the Tai/Chicken alliance. (Actually, Thai Chicken sounds delicious right about now.)

4. – Tai: Tai’s not used to women coming at him so hard. Even the chicken wants a piece of him.	4. – Julia: That bad buff pull might’ve been Julia’s best moment. She’s now right in the middle of the dominant alliance and she doesn’t have any blood on her hands.

5. – Julia: Julia’s taking a stroll down Abbey Road. “Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl but she doesn’t have a lot to say.” #HiddenTrack	5. – Michele: Let tricky Nick take all the bullets for a while, then wait for the perfect time to send him to the jury. He’ll respect you for it.

6. – Michele: You know who’s rich AND a jerk AND won the game? James Potter. Your vote matters. #MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain	6. – Jason: You’ve gotta keep Tai close. He’s got to want to give up an idol for you. That’s no small deal.

7. – Jason: The expression is “speak softly and carry a big stick.” Put down the megaphone, bro.	7. – Joe: Your only danger is being the person they target because they think Aubry has Neal’s idol.

8. – Scot: After a few episodes as pleasant, diplomatic Dr Jekyll, liquid courage transformed him back into Mr Hyde.	8. – Nick: How did they fit 90 minutes of Nick into last week’s one-hour episode? It can’t look good with all of the moves he’s making.

9. – Nick: Peacocks’ colorful plumage attracts both mates and predators.	9. – Scot: You’re never safe, Scot. You’re too big and athletic and the stand-in-one-place immunity challenges won’t last forever.

10. – Debbie: People will lose their minds if Debbie doesn’t win some hearts. #lobotomy	10. – Aubry: It seems like a little comment cost you Neal’s idol. If I were you’d I’d fake a pants bulge immediately. (Not that I know anything about faking pants bulges…moving on.)

11. – Aubry: Aubry lacks a bulge in her pants, which puts her at a disadvantage.	11. – Cydney: You’re under the radar, your alliance has forty idols…now is the time for you to sit back and cruise. Why are you involved in arguments?

12. – Cydney: It seems as if this episode will put to the test whether Cydney is our season’s Khaleesi or just another Quentyn Martell. #ADanceWithDragons	12. – Debbie: Oh, Debbie. You’re not going to win this game, but you’re entertaining. I’m assuming one of your past jobs wasn’t “Master of Subtlety.”

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‘Survivor’ Castaway Neal: ‘I Really Think I Could Have Won That Thing’

March 31, 2016

'Survivor: Kaôh Rōng' (CBS)

Quick Note: We’re going to be bringing you all kinds of “Survivor” fun this season including episode recaps, exit interviews, and Power Rankings with Shirin Oskooi. Be sure to follow me on Twitter (@gordonholmes) for up-to-the-minute news and info.

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Some players say, “I’m gonna win ‘Survivor!’” Others say, “My goal is to make it to the merge.” There are even those who say, “Whoa…I sure hope I’m not the first one out.”

Nobody says, “I hope the medical team is forced to pull me from the game.”

The worst.

I spoke to this season’s second medical evacuation the morning after his downer of an episode aired. We chatted about the heartbreaking moment he knew his game was over, the fate of his idol, and future ice cream opportunities…

Neal Gottlieb: If you could continue the tradition of your Power Rankings and ask every question with a cheesy ice cream pun, I’d really appreciate that.
Gordon Holmes: Oh man, give me a minute to think.
Gottlieb: (Laughs)
Holmes: Although, I am the kind of person that when life gives me lemons, I make lemon sorbet. I have a million-dollar idea. Neal’s Volcanic Eruption Ice Cream. You get some kind of gooey core in there. This is a winner.
Gottlieb: It’s just oozing caramel non-stop is what Dalton Ross recommended.
Holmes: Who?
Gottlieb: Is Mount St. Neal going to get a spot in the Power Rankings this week?
Holmes: Mount St. Neal is a formidable threat. It took out someone who has an idol.
Gottlieb: (Laughs) It blindsided me.

Holmes: How long did it take you to come to terms with one of the suckiest eliminations I’ve ever seen?
Gottlieb: You make it sound like it’s past tense. It was April 17th of last year and I still think about it every single day. How does that happen? How did my fate in the game come down to something that started as a little pimple. I’m at terms with it, but at the same time there’s always going to be that though that I thought I could have won that thing. I wasn’t going home that night, I had the idol, I was one of the strongest physical players, one of the strongest puzzlers they’ve ever had on the show. So, it wasn’t like, “Oh well, I would’ve gone home next week.”
Holmes: Normally an exit interview with someone who’s been evacuated is hearing about this harrowing experience of them being brought back to health. You walked off on your own power.
Gottlieb: I was in the hospital for two nights, then I was in a nice hotel for four or five more nights. The first morning at the hotel I went to the gym against the handler’s orders and ran four miles on a treadmill. I was fine. I needed to do something. I couldn’t go from running around the island, finding idols, getting firewood, being the clam king and then sit in a hotel room and watch cable TV.
Holmes: When did you know that this infection might be serious enough to take you out of the game?
Gottlieb: The infection popped up on the afternoon on day fifteen. I think after the reward challenge we lost. It was a little pimple, but it really hurt. I asked the doctor to come out. They did lance it and nothing really came out. It kept swelling and growing, going deeper and wider. Probably about day seventeen I had a pretty good idea that it was going to be my downfall. There is the precedent of giants of the game coming out of the game with a knee infection.

Holmes: You’ll get this a hundred times today, but what was the deal with the idol? Were you given the opportunity to hand if off?
Gottlieb: I was given the opportunity. It was addressed with production of what I could do with the idol. I asked them that. They came when Aubry and I were having our lovely chat by the beach where I let her know that I had the idol. She was freaking out because the Brains were being targeted. But, she also made it clear that if she had to, she would slit my throat. In that moment, in my state of mind, that wasn’t very funny. That was a contributing factor. And also having a pretty good hunch that they were targeting her and that by me going out, that kept her alive in the game. There was the idea that I’m giving her life and I’m going to get a family heirloom. So, if I could go back, there’s a good chance I would handle it differently. I started to regret it about fifteen minutes after. But, it’s just like my fate in the game; it’s what happened and I can’t change it.

Holmes: It looked like the Beauties were going to side with the Brawn. Is that what it looked like to you as well?
Gottlieb: Yeah. It did seem the way. We talked with Nick and Michele, I wasn’t convinced that they were going to come along. Debbie was being very aggressive with them. You could tell by their body language, the words they chose. They said they were going to go along with us, but I wasn’t entirely convinced.

Holmes: Were you planning on using that idol at all that night?
Gottlieb: That was still up in the air. My understanding was that because of the idol they weren’t going to target me because with the four Brains sticking together they would’ve had a tie if they split the vote four and three. They thought they knew that I had an idol. It’s funny how my bulge was spoken about on national TV. And for the record, the bulge that Jason was jealous of, that was never the idol. The idol was never in that pocket. And Nick actually confronted me about the same bulge. I opened up my pocket and pulled everything out. You just gather things when you’re out there. I was probably not going to play the idol. I was probably going to roll the dice and see what happened. I suspected that I wasn’t going home. One of the reasons it’s still such a bummer is I really think I could have won that thing. It was going to be down to ten and I was a strong player in challenges, I had an idol, and those big alliance never work out.

Holmes: If you could’ve written your ending, who would you have taken to the finals?
Gottlieb: Aubry. We had a great relationship and I felt like I could beat her. On day two when she was having her freak out, she used words I was going to use against her at the final Tribal which were, “Neal, just tell me what to do.” There was a good story there. As far as the other one, that wasn’t decided. Debbie or Joe…in an alliance of four it’s rare that they all get to the end. But there were a lot of other people I would’ve felt comfortable against.

Holmes: Did you know that Tai and Jason had the other idols?
Gottlieb: The morning of day nineteen, I went and looked for an idol. I thought there might be a fourth idol to make the chances of the super idol more likely. And without a clue, I actually found the Beauty idol box. I knew that that idol was in play. Nick was playing like he thought that Caleb went out of the game with it. But, that seemed unlikely. I suspected Jason had one. I was about to look through Jason’s bag, which it ends up, that’s where he was keeping the idol, but he came back and I never got around to it.

Holmes: Word association time. Let’s start with Peter.
Gottlieb: He’s actually a good guy. He came off as doctor douche on the show. But he was good to me. He attended to my many wounds.
Holmes: Scot?
Gottlieb: One of the more intelligent players out there. Not much of a cheerleader.
Holmes: Julia?
Gottlieb: Young, impressionable, part of the herd. Very intelligent.
Holmes: Debbie?
Gottlieb: Insane, but strangely lovable.
Holmes: Cydney?
Gottlieb: Hard to break through. Builds walls.
Holmes: Nick?
Gottlieb: Beautiful, perfect, incredibly egotistic. And fun, really fun.
Holmes: Joe?
Gottlieb: Grumpy, smoky Joe.
Holmes: Tai?
Gottlieb: There’s the light side and the dark side to him. He plays them off of each other very well. The yin and the yang.
Holmes: Michele?
Gottlieb: Jersey girl, young, sweet.
Holmes: Elisabeth?
Gottlieb: Ridiculously intelligent, too ambitious.
Holmes: Jason?
Gottlieb: An assassin…a teddy bear. Confident to no end.
Holmes: Aubry?
Gottlieb: The manatee tamer. I know her so well. She’s quirky as (expletive deleted). In many ways she’s invincible. You look at her on day two then look at her on day three…it’s night and day. She’s incredible. She’s a force. And she’s a great human being.

Holmes: Tai has a dark side?! All I see is an adorable chicken defender.
Gottlieb: That’s the thing, you think he’s this lovely guy who cares about this chicken, whose name is Mark, by the way. That’s also the name of his boyfriend. People see it as he’s there petting a chicken, but he’s figuring things out. He’s ready to slit people’s throats. He’s playing. He’s not just on vacation.

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‘Survivor: Kaôh Rōng’ Power Rankings: Feast-Mode Edition

March 29, 2016

'Survivor: Kaoh Rong' (CBS)

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The Rules: Each week our two combatants will create separate power rankings. The ranking of the person who is voted out of the next episode will determine the number of points the players will earn. For example, if Scot is voted out this episode, Shirin will receive nine points and Gordon will receive seven points. At the end of the season, the person with the most points will be named the “Survivor: Kaôh Rōng” Power Rankings Challenge Champion.

Last Week: Shirin called it. She had Peter in spot twelve. Gordon had him in spot eleven. So, the current score is Team Shirin 60, Team Gordon 58.


Shirin’s Score = 60 Any questions for Shirin? Drop her a line on Twitter: @theshirin	Gordon’s Score = 58 Any questions for Gordon? Drop him a line on Twitter: @gordonholmes

1. – Cydney: Dracarys, Jason! Dracarys dracarys! #khaleesi	1. – Cydney: Yikes, ranking this merge has been as easy as making sense of last week’s Tribal. I’m thinking you’ve got the Brawns with Tai against the reunited Brains with Michele, Julia, and Nick in the middle. Either way, I’m saying Cyd is safe.

2. – Tai: Tai will continue to be a target this week: the target of everyone’s affections.	2. – Jason: The whole reason Scot told Tai not to play his idol was so it could be paired with Jason’s. Those two, if they’re working together, are gonna make it to next week.

3. – Joe: Curmudgeonly Carl Frederickson will stubbornly live there forever while the surrounding neighborhood is torn down around him. When his time is finally Up, thousands of balloons (or a helicopter) will carry him away.	3. – Tai: See Jason.

4. – Michele: Flitting freely between Number 12 Grimmauld Place and Malfoy Manor. Disrespected by some. More talented than most. #always	4. – Julia: Don’t sleep on Julia, everyone. She’s a sooper secret challenge beast. She’s going to have some room to maneuver at the merge and she’s already in good with Scot and Tai.

5. – Julia: Oh I’m just a girl, all pretty and petite, Well don’t let me out of your sight. I’m just a girl… what’s my destiny?	5. – Michele: Last week’s buoy trouble didn’t end up costing you. Now you and Julia can figure out which side makes the most sense.

6. – Neal: It’s the zombie apocalypse, and they’re coming for brains. But Neal’s got a concealed carry, and he’s smart enough to only use it when his life’s actually in danger. #BLM	6. – Neal: Things aren’t looking great for the Brains. It’ll be nice to have that idol for the Rocky Road ahead.

7. – Aubry: Peter says you don’t win votes by being tofu. As he failed to grasp, you don’t want votes yet. #TakingOutFoesUnawares	7. – Scot: Tai and Jason can use their wonder twin powers to save each other, but would they save the most powerful challenge threat in their alliance? Scot had better hope so.

8. – Jason: He is playing the game like Jamie Lannister played his hand.	8. – Joe: Look me in the eyes, Joe, and tell me if you’re going to be voted out this week! You’re not an obvious target, but they might throw votes at you if they’re afraid of an idol.

9. – Scot: The tallest blade of grass will either sway with the wind or be cut by the lawnmower.	9. – Nick: The Beauties are probably the swing votes, but Nick could always overplay his hand. And, challenge threats are never safe after a merge.

10. – Nick: Debbie is the farthest he’ll get in this game.	10. – Aubry: Joe’s probably annoyed with you, but he’ll get over it. The problem is that the other side knows you’re flighty after last week’s amazing cross-out vote. People fear those they can’t predict.

11. – Debbie: Little Debbie wants it to be HoHos vs Twinkies, but they’re coming for this DingDong. #StickyFingers	11. – Debbie: It’s no secret that Debbie is the leader. Her best hope now might be a physique that’s designed to win the next few “stand-in-one-place” immunity challenges.

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‘Survivor’ Castaway Peter – “I Had No Moves, Like Checkers”

March 24, 2016

Peter Baggenstos (CBS)

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I get an email from my mother every Thursday morning. After she updates me on the status of her garden and makes some not-so-casual requests for grandchildren, she tells me which “Survivor” players are annoying her. I’ve noticed over the years that the people that drive her batty tend to be same people I enjoy in person.

I’m not sure if that says a lot about our relationship or the divide between someone’s real personality and what CBS chooses to show us. It’s probably a bit of both.

I spoke with the latest nice person that America thinks is arrogant the morning after his elimination and asked him about the cast’s perceptions, tribe dynamics, and last night’s crazy vote…

Gordon Holmes: What was the plan going into last night’s Tribal?
Peter Baggenstos: I think the context that I can provide is; first impressions can nail you and the first impression everyone had when we swapped was that I was arrogant. That’s the narrative that was provided to them by the other two Brains people. It’s hard to get over that. So, when Anna was voted out and we lost the challenge and we’re trying to make a plan, I talked to Julia, talked to Scot, talked to Tai, no one would work with me. Period. Nobody would say, “Let’s do it.” I’d give them perspective. I’d say, “Guys, I’m on the outs with the Brains.” At the end when Joe and I had that falling out, the truth was I trying to get Aubry out. I was throwing those two names out and nobody would take the bait. So by the time we got to Tribal, nobody would work with me.
Holmes: So, during the scramble that happened at Tribal, were they changing the plan from something you were already involved in?
Baggenstos: Well, during Tribal, Scot said to me, “Vote for Joe.” And I looked straight ahead. I told Joe right before we went on lockdown that we should stick with numbers and they should try to get me out later. So, I stuck with it. Scot gave me an out and I didn’t take it. Then he went with plan B or vote for Julia or something. I was like, I had no moves, like checkers. I was blocked. I was done.

Holmes: You said that people view you as arrogant, we’ve heard the same thing about Nick. Do you think that’s accurate or is it more of a situation where “Survivor” puts you under a microscope and people are looking for flaws?
Baggenstos: I think the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. A lot of the confessionals are conversations. My arrogance is not mean or derogatory. It’s a joking…I can bench press this Chevy. I can run three marathons straight without getting tired. But people see through that and it’s fun-loving. Maybe I’m clueless. I’ve asked my friends, “Am I really like that?” But I don’t think I’m so clueless that I think I’m the best in the room. That’s something I’ve never felt. But it is under a microscope. I really like all those people. (Laughs) I didn’t realize they didn’t like me, so maybe I was out of it.
Holmes: How your cast feels about you after the season tends to be a good measuring stick for how a person is in real life.
Baggenstos: (Laughs) They like me now.

Holmes: You were subjected to Joe’s interrogation techniques…
Baggenstos: Right when he talked to me I was thinking, “Golly, I just told Tai that I wanted to get Joe out.” I went for a walk with Scot and when I got back Joe was on me. And I was wondering why would Tai just go to Joe and tell him? I’m giving him opportunities to save themselves and get someone else out. I was frustrated. I didn’t get it. Why?
Holmes: It was very intense.
Baggenstos: In the E.R. you get cussed out all the time. People challenge you and go straight at you. I have no poker face. It was so obvious to him that I was (expletive deleted) him. The truth was at the moment I was going for Aubry.

Holmes: Was there ever an opportunity to work with Anna or was taking care of the Beauty problem the priority?
Baggenstos: I would’ve loved to work with Anna. Right when we got to the beach, Anna and Joe were talking. She didn’t really talk to me once. If she had asked if I wanted to work together I would have said, “Yes, yes, yes.” I cannot stress…I was open to work with anyone.

Holmes: Tell me about Debbie.
Baggenstos: Debbie is great. She’s really funny. She lives in her own little world. She’s never rude. She never says things to the point where it hurts your core values. She’s got a memory like a goldfish. She’ll have a really serious statement, and then five minutes later she’ll have another. She’s fun-loving and goofy. She doesn’t really hold grudges against people. I really like her.
Holmes: Back when the Brains tribe went to Tribal, was that just a case of you and Elisabeth trusting the wrong people?
Baggenstos: I think I stayed with Liz too much. Liz just pissed Debbie off because Liz had a food allergy. She had a lot of restrictions around camp. You had to always clean the pot because of shellfish. That burden really got on Debbie and Joe despite Neal and Joe butting heads. They’d rather get Liz out than deal with all of her crap. And I was the barnacle that was attached to Liz. Once she was gone, I was next.

Holmes: Word association time. Let’s start with Anna.
Baggenstos: Sweet, she thinks the best of people. She loves or she hates which is dangerous, there’s no grey zone. She’s clever.
Holmes: Debbie?
Baggenstos: Outlandish. From another planet, good-hearted.
Holmes: Liz?
Baggenstos: She’s clever, she’s witty, she had a good sense of humor.
Holmes: Joe?
Baggenstos: Sensitive. He’s thoughtful, rugged.
Holmes: Neal?
Baggenstos: Self-promoting. Genuine…and he does the right thing. He fights for people who can’t fight.
Holmes: Julia?
Baggenstos: Receptive, a good listener, good-hearted.
Holmes: Tai?
Baggenstos: Genuine, a hard-worker, looks for the positive in everything.
Holmes: Scot?
Baggenstos: He reminded me of my older brother. I do like Scot. He’s thoughtful, he’s introspective, and he’s got inner demons.
Holmes: Let’s finish with Aubry.
Baggenstos: She likes to weigh things with different perspectives. She’s thoughtful. And, I think she has good emotional awareness.
Holmes: Do you think she’s playing more strategically or more reactionary?
Baggenstos: Reactionary. I think there’s a scene where they took Aubry out and told her I was targeting her and that freaked her out. She and I were on good terms and when someone told her that she reacted to it.

Holmes: What did you mean when you said Scot has “inner demons”?
Baggenstos: Just in talking to him, he always has a need to prove himself. He was on a national championship team, but he didn’t play. So, he thinks that people question how good of a player he is. But, he’s a champion in my mind. If you go through his history with his father being a Mormon, or an ex-Mormon, he’s got a lot of things that he needs to get through on his own. I don’t know. I like him a lot. He deals with things with an introspective and silent way. Behind Scot there’s a lot of issues that he’s been through and dealt with.

Holmes: Did you know Neal had located the Brains idol?
Baggenstos: I saw him right before we went to the swap. I was looking for it everywhere. And I remember seeing him through the bushes, maybe 300 yards down, and the cameras were all around him. I didn’t want him to see me, so I went around, but he was gone. I saw him later and he had a smirk on his face.

Holmes: What’d you learn from your “Survivor” experience?
Baggenstos: It’s a fun experience. It’s difficult for me because I learned that the first opinion of me is that I’m untrustworthy. (Laughs)
Holmes: (Laughs)
Baggenstos: And arrogant. I had to get over that hump. Whereas with medicine they want someone who is confident. If someone is diagnosed with cancer, they want me to say what I think it is. This is the plan, like it or not. We can’t mess around here. Maybe when I walk away the patients think I’m an (expletive deleted). But I learned that people really talk crap about people. When someone would walk away, I wouldn’t talk crap about people. But, they’d nitpick character flaws.
Holmes: And with the swap, you’ve got people spreading that first impression without you even being there.
Baggenstos: Well after the second challenge when Darnell was gone, Tai made fun of the Brawns for losing as we were leaving that challenge. And I called him out as we were lining up for the next challenge. And Jeff interviewed us and I said, “That guy over there, he made fun of the Brawn tribe for losing. That’s not the right thing to do. He’s being an individual in a team game.” So at that point the conversation was “We don’t like Tai,” but after the swap it became “Peter’s an ass for calling him out in public.”

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‘Survivor: Kaôh Rōng’ Episode 6 Recap – Undecided Voter

March 23, 2016

'Survivor: Kaôh Rōng' (CBS)

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Last Week: Neal found an ace in the hole, Scot and Tai became two of a kind, and Anna’s game busted out.

39 Days, 18 People, 1 “Survivor” Blog

Let’s take a look at the tribes as they currently stand.

The Chanloh Tribe (wearing blue)
Cydney – 23, Body Builder
Debbie – 49, Chemist
Jason – 31, Bounty Hunter
Michele – 24, Bartender
Neal – 38, Ice Cream Entrepreneur
Nick – 30, Personal Trainer

The Gondol Tribe (wearing yellow)
Aubry – 29, Social Media Marketer
Joseph – 72, Former FBI Agent
Julia – 19, Student
Peter – 34, ER Doctor
Scot – 40, Former NBA Champion
Tai – 51, Gardener

Note to Self: Chanloh is blue, Gondol is yellow, Chanloh is blue, Gondol is yellow, Chanloh is blue, Gondol is yellow, Chanloh is blue, Gondol is yellow…

Alright, the fun times kick off back at Gondol beach after Tribal. The Brains make sure to tell Tai that they saved him because he’s useful around camp and that he can kill the chicken. Oh good, keep him around so he can do his LEAST FAVORITE THING!

Later, Peter makes a move to form an alliance with Tai. The good doctor pitches sending Joe (and the most disgusting finger in Cambodia) home.

The next morning at Chanloh, Nick is trying to buddy up with everyone. Debbie, in particular, seems into it. Debbie tells us how handsome Nick is and she should know because of all the modeling she’s done.

Debbie modeling the tiger swimsuit > every model modeling anything ever.

Tree Mail arrives and apparently the next challenge involves basketball. Oh, that’s fair. They should have a challenge that involves giant tattoos so Jason can be as useful as Scot.

Reward Challenge Time: One member from each tribe will dive down and release buoys. Then three other tribe members will bring the buoys to shore. From there, two tribe members will have to shoot baskets with them. First team to hit all ten of their shots wins a picnic.

Before we begin, Julia shows up and takes Anna’s spot on Gondol.

We start off and Aubry and Michele are your divers. Aubry releases Gondol’s quickly while Michele is having some issues.

Joe and Scot are the first ones to start shooting. They’re eventually joined by Nick and Cydney.

Not surprisingly, Scot takes all the shots for his team.

Surprisingly, Nick takes the lead over an NBA champion. Somewhere Alecia is smiling.

Unfortunately, Scot eventually comes back and wins it. Somewhere Alecia is mispronouncing something.

Quick Aside: A free throw challenge?! With an NBA player? On a “Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty” season?! If I’m ever on “Survivor,” the challenge had better play to my strengths. Like making bad puns and eating ice cream.

Back at Gondol, Julia’s trying to learn the ways of her new tribe. Immediately Peter tries to bring her on board and throw Joe and Aubry under the bus.

Joe and Aubry see this discussion and come to the conclusion that it might be the doctor’s time to hit the golf course.

Over at Chanloh, Nick is annoyed that he didn’t defeat an NBA champion in a free throw challenge. The ladies at the bar would’ve been all over that story. However, he’s cool with it because Michele screwed up the buoy release.

But, Michele isn’t ready to go down without a fight. She asks Debbie who they should target. Debbie tells her that she wants a woman to win and she wants to target Jason.

Nick doesn’t buy it though, he assures Michele that she’s the target in the most condescending way possible. At least he didn’t pat her on the head.

The next day at Gondol, Peter pitches getting rid of Joe and Aubry to Scot. He refers to himself as a free agent. Speaking the athlete’s language, good call.

Joe aggressively confronts Peter and asks him if he’s targeting him. Peter stammers and claims that he hasn’t been. But, Joe’s FBI spidey-sense sees right through him.

Immunity Challenge Time: The teams will race through an obstacle course. Then, they’ll use poles to knock puzzle pieces out of a net. The first tribe to complete their giant stacking puzzle wins immunity.

We start off and Chanloh builds a small lead through the obstacle course. When we get to the puzzle releasing portion, Scot’s height comes in super handy. Gondol is the first to the puzzle.

Peter comes up with a strategy of building the pile from the bottom and it totally doesn’t work. A huge pile falls off and clunks Joe in the head. He’s bleeding. Poor Joe. This gives Chanloh the opportunity to pass them and win it.

Back at camp, Aubry wants to get rid of Peter, but doesn’t want to hand Scot, Tai, and Julia the numbers.

Joe listens to her pitch and decides to make peace with Peter. They agree to target Julia.

Later, Scot asks Peter if he still wants to target Joe. Peter admits that he’s changed his mind and wants to stick with the Brains.

Julia and Tai approach Aubry and tell her that Peter was targeting her. That can’t be a surprise.

Either way, Aubry doesn’t commit to anything. She tells Joe about the new info and he is very annoyed that she’s considering making the move.

That night at Tribal, Peter owns up to his failed block-stacking strategy.

Julia thinks that’s a reason to vote him out. Another reason is that he’s way shifty.

Quick Aside: Wow…Nick and Michele haven’t seen the Tribal Council set yet.

Julia admits that Peter was the first person to talk game to her.

Peter doesn’t own up to it, but says the game is complex.

Scot is frustrated because there are members of the tribe who don’t stick to their decisions.

Meanwhile, Tai and Scot are trying to talk to each other. It seems like they’re debating between Peter or the “Original Plan.”

Joe picks up on this and says he isn’t sure which way the game is going.

Scot tells Julia to go with the original plan.

What the actual what?!

Voting Time: Julia votes for Peter, Peter votes for Julia, Aubry votes for Julia, and no other votes are shown.

Probst tallies and returns. We’ve got one vote for Peter, one vote for Julia, one vote for Peter, one vote for Julia, one vote for Peter, and the seventh person eliminated from “Survivor: Kaôh Rōng is…Peter!

AND THE LAST VOTE HAD JULIA’S NAME CROSSED OUT! AUBRY CHANGED HER MIND IN THE VOTING BOOTH!

Verdict: Remember when Tribal Council was pretty much a done deal. Everyone came in knowing which way they were voting and Probst’s questions were pretty much a formality? Those days are long gone. Awesome.

Although, there was plenty of parchment there. Aubry could’ve just used another one.

Who’s Going to Win? Cydney. She’s my pick. Although Tai has already won my heart.

Power Rankings Results: Shirin called it. She had Peter in spot twelve. I had him in spot eleven. So, the current score is Team Shirin 60, Team Gordon 58.

Any Questions? Drop me a line on Twitter: @gordonholmes

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‘Survivor: Kaôh Rōng’ Power Rankings: Only-the-Strong-Survive Edition

March 22, 2016

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The Rules: Each week our two combatants will create separate power rankings. The ranking of the person who is voted out of the next episode will determine the number of points the players will earn. For example, if Scot is voted out this episode, Shirin will receive three points and Gordon will receive four points. At the end of the season, the person with the most points will be named the “Survivor: Kaôh Rōng” Power Rankings Challenge Champion.

Last Week: Shirin and Gordon both had Anna in spot nine. So, the current score is Team Shirin 48, Team Gordon 47.


Shirin’s Score = 48 Any questions for Shirin? Drop her a line on Twitter: @theshirin	Gordon’s Score = 47 Any questions for Gordon? Drop him a line on Twitter: @gordonholmes

1. – Cydney: Khaleesi has found her third dragon to ride to victory.	1. – Jason: With an idol in his pocket and both sides vying for his attention, Jason isn’t going anywhere.

2. – Jason: Chillin like a villain. #GreenMushroom	2. – Cydney: I’m not much of an edit reader, but what does it say that Cyndey got to discuss the Brains behind her Brawn when it didn’t play into episode’s outcome?

3. – Scot: All this ring bearer ever seems to score is a front row seat to the main attraction.	3. – Aubry: How do you solve a problem like Peter? You can’t trust him as far as you can doodle a crayon drawing of a manatee. I’d keep him for one more vote, then lose him before the merge.

4. – Aubry: As the only brain with a heart, she’s well on her way to stealing the title. She’s already got that bandit look down.	4. – Scot: Kudos to Scot for finding himself a cozy spot in his new tribe. Also, three of my top four are former Brawns. Sure lends credibility to the theory that losing tribes do well in three-tribe seasons.

5. – Michele: Whenever Gilderoy Lockhart tries wielding a wand, it backfires onto himself, buying Michele three more days to work her charms. #StMungos	5. – Tai: So, you didn’t play the idol last week. To me, that says you’re in Scot’s pocket. Which isn’t a bad place to be because I’m assuming it’s roomy in there. Probably doesn’t hurt to have someone looking out for you in a post Beast-Mode world.

6. – Neal: Everyone wants more exciting flavors, but at least VaNeala got a sprinkle of immunity on top last week.	6. – Debbie: I think it’s officially time to stop taking Debbie so lightly. She killed the puzzle last week and she’s making connections with several people across the game. This tiger has fangs.

7. – Julia: And the game goes by so very slow Oh I hope that it won’t end though Alone #Heart	7. – Neal: Will the Brawns stay on the Brains side now that the threat of Julia joining is gone? Probably, nobody is worried about Neal going on a challenge run post-merge. Not that that makes him a sherbet to win. (Sherbet…sure bet…not my best work. Let’s move on.)

8. – Nick: You know at amusement parks when you get the fruit cup, and it has cantaloupe, honeydew, one red grape, and maybe a small triangle of pineapple? Nick is the transparent green melon bits floating around the bottom. #OneChildLeftBehind	8. – Julia: Now that the Beauty domination concern is over, you’ll be in a better spot than your poker pal. But, if they stick to previous alliance lines, they’re going to keep Tai over you nine times out of ten.

9. – Tai: We all idolize Tai, but I fear his idol will lay idle at his last tribal. ;_;	9. – Joe: Oh man, if you vote out Peter you might lose that finger. Oh well, you have nine more.

10. – Debbie: She’s swinging for the fences but pulling up short. If they lose immunity, she may experience going all the way down.	10. – Nick: So, Debbie thinks your hunky…but does she trust you? Seems like everyone I’ve interviewed thinks it’s easy to see through your game.

11. – Joe: Medical: Pull Joe’s finger.	11. – Peter: Nick and Peter are the same guy, right? Nice enough, a little conceited, nobody trusts them. Can we get them to face off in that challenge where they fight with pillows?

12. – Peter: It’s tough coming back from exile.	12. – Michele: It seems like the Brains and the Brawn are tight. And, Debbie has a bit of a crush on Nick…where does this leave you?

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‘Survivor’ Castaway Anna: ‘That Twist Put a Huge Target on My Back. It Really Sucked’

March 17, 2016

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Ah…tribe swaps. One minute your on top of a team of beauties and the next you’re sent packing by a bunch of brains.

It seems unfair, but if it happens in the fifth episode of every three-tribe season isn’t it just part of the game?

I spoke with the latest victim of the buff droppin’ the morning after her elimination and asked her this question. During this chat we also discussed the ladies’ alliance, lying tells, and more…

Gordon Holmes: Why?!
Anna Khait: (Laughs) I’m in tears crying!
Holmes: I don’t understand!
Khait: It’s such a bummer. I was out of the game sitting here thinking, “This is brutal!” Ugh…

Holmes: Once you realized that Julia was going to join the tribe that lost, did you realize that the Beauties were in trouble? Because it was the same story on both tribes.
Khait: Oh yeah. I knew right away. We had the twist where we drop our buffs and I realized that the girls were all separated and I don’t have the numbers anymore. Two Beauty, Three Brains, and One Brawn. And then there’s the twist of Julia replacing the person who gets eliminated. That twist put a huge target on my back. It really sucked. It made it really obvious.

Holmes: I’ve always felt that swaps are unfair. But lately the fifth episode of three-tribe seasons have been having swaps. Did you expect it?
Khait: The thing is, at that time there were thirteen people so it didn’t cross my mind. I knew that it was coming soon. I know that Jeff throws in tribe swaps pretty early in the game. And I knew that Brawn had three people so it was a good time to do it. But, the numbers didn’t make sense. It’s an odd number of people. Obviously Jeff had his awesome twist. Jeff and his twists…
Holmes: He’s the worst.

Holmes: Do you think the Brains threw the challenge?
Khait: I don’t think so. Honestly, I was watching everyone. Everyone was hustling and working. Peter and I got a hang of the puzzle, but it took a good minute. And it seemed like Neal and Debbie had done that puzzle before. They killed that puzzle, the completely blew us out of the water. I’d understand why they would throw it, but I don’t think they did. Neal and Debbie just really kicked our butts. Even Jeff said so.

Holmes: Aubry and Peter seem to be at odds. Were there any cracks there you could work with?
Khait: Yes, I tried to work it. Peter told me, “Joe doesn’t strategize, don’t worry about him.” And the first thing Joe says is, “Oh, Peter is on the bottom. He’s out.” And I thought this is a great place to start. I tried to throw Peter under the bus for a long time, but I knew the Brains were smart. I knew they didn’t want to lose their numbers. And what really solidified that they weren’t going to vote him out was when their body language told me they were not voting for him.
Holmes: Ah…the poker tells. What are some examples of that?
Khait: I was aware that Peter wrote Aubry’s name down at the Tribal where Liz got eliminated. So, I knew that Aubry did not like Peter. She was so frazzled about the fact that he wrote her name down. So, when her body language wasn’t as excited as I expected it to be and then Joe wasn’t looking me in the eyes I thought, “This isn’t good. Let’s try something else. Let’s try Tai.” I knew Peter was against me, so I wasn’t sure if I should go to him and try to get Aubry out. I was worried that he’d go back to them and I’d be really screwed. So, Tai is injured, he can’t perform in challenges that well. I thought I could try to get him out. I told people that he was sneaky and was looking for the idol. I genuinely adore Tai. In the game I didn’t trust him, but I liked him. I knew I could align with him, but he’d cut me at any minute. He knows what he’s doing. I think in retrospect it was the best plan, but I had a huge target on my back with Julia coming back in.

Holmes: Alright, word association. Let’s start with Michele.
Khait: Super sweet. Funny, goofy, and really fun to hang out with. I’m sorry, I’m babbling.
Holmes: There are no rules here, Anna. You say what you wanna say. Let’s try Scot.
Khait: Super tall. I like his vibe out there. He was definitely paying attention to the game. I think he understood that he’d be a big threat after the merge. He’s aware of the fact that athletes get picked off post-merge. He was trying his hardest to make sure that he had loyal people around him. And my first impressions of watching the Brawn tribe crumble and pick on Alecia…we saw from the side. It was hard to watch. But my first impression was this guy is not very nice. He’s probably going to pick on me. But he was cool when I met him. I had no problem with him out there.
Holmes: Aubry?
Khait: A smart player. I told the camera that I think Aubry can go really far because she’s likable, she’s playing, and she’s unsuspecting…unsuspectful…crap…I know the word I’m looking for. (Laughs)
Holmes: (Laughs) I know the word you’re looking for, but it’s escaping me too.
Khait: (Laughs) I thought she was a big threat. She’d fly under the radar.
Holmes: Joe?
Khait: Super sweet. Reminded me of Rudy from earlier seasons. Lovable, loyal, he’s honest. And once he put his eyes down I knew that he was lying to me. It’s really easy to read him. I enjoyed my time with him.
Holmes: Caleb?
Khait: Beast mode! Monster, this guy gave it his all. Really fun person to play with. Super loyal. Takes a long time to get to his core. He really wasn’t giving off too much information about himself. That shows me that he’s loyal. He’s strong. And he’s a beast in challenges. It was crazy to watch. We wouldn’t have won that first challenge without him.
Holmes: Tai?
Khait: Adorable, animal lover, sweetheart, huge heart. I connected with him off the bat because of that. I’m a huge animal lover myself. I rescue dogs in my spare time. Seeing how much he respected nature. He ate everything he could in terms of on the fish…he’d eat the eyes, every little piece of chicken, all the yucky stuff. He doesn’t waste stuff. I fell in love with him out there, but in the game he is a threat.
Holmes: Nick?
Khait: He seemed narcissistic out there. He kind of rubbed me the wrong way. I didn’t trust him. I felt like he was giving me a look that I’ve had many times of “Hey, are we good? Are we good?” I knew he was playing the game. I knew Nick would be coming after me the most. He was alert to the fact that I was playing the game and I was getting the girls together. He figured it out. He tried to come after me even after we won immunity. I was dead right on what I thought of him. He was a big target for me because he knew to come after me.
Holmes: Julia?
Khait: Sweetheart, loyal, amazing. My first instinct before we even spoke on that boat was, “I want to work with her.” I was really happy to know that she wanted to work with me too. Her age worked too because if she tried to lie to me I’d be able to see right through it. Such a sweetheart, completely loyal. She was the one person in the game who I did not lie to. It’s important to have that person that you consider loyal.
Holmes: Let’s finish with Peter.
Khait: I didn’t like him when I first met him. Also seemed narcissistic to me. I knew he was playing the game. To me he seemed pompous out there. I knew he was on the bottom, but he was still very cocky. I don’t really get along with cocky people too much.

Holmes: Longest word association ever. We’re out of time. You have to play again so we can talk again.
Khait: (Laughs) Sounds good!

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‘Survivor: Kaôh Rōng’ Episode 5 Recap: Beauty Marked?

March 16, 2016

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Last Week: Beast Mode was med-evac’d and Alecia was punished for the NBA experience she lacked.

39 Days, 18 People, 1 “Survivor” Blog

Let’s take a look at the tribes as they currently stand.

The Chanloh Tribe – Brains (wearing blue)
Aubry – 29, Social Media Marketer
Debbie – 49, Chemist
Joseph – 72, Former FBI Agent
Neal – 38, Ice Cream Entrepreneur
Peter – 34, ER Doctor

The Gondol Tribe – Beauty (wearing yellow)
Anna – 26, Pro Poker Player
Caleb – 28, Army Veteran
Julia – 19, Student
Michele – 24, Bartender
Nick – 30, Personal Trainer
Tai – 51, Gardener

The Totang Tribe – Brawn (wearing orange)
Cydney – 23, Body Builder
Jason – 31, Bounty Hunter
Scot – 40, Former NBA Champion

The fun starts off the morning after Tribal at Casa de Brainy where Joe has a pretty gross wound on his finger. Peter uses his doctorly ways to help take care of him. Neal refers to Peter as a cancer. Dude, that’s the opposite of a doctor.

Later, Neal locates the hidden immunity idol clue. He uses Tai’s pole technique to scoop up the idol.

Scoop up? Ice cream guy? Nothing? Alright, let’s move on…

We next see all of the tribes as they meet up with J-Pro. The baseball cap wearing dynamo informs them that the Brawn tribe is no more and requests that they kindly remove their buffs.

ToTang, we hardly knew ye.

Before they pick buffs, Probst tells them that the person who picks the odd buff will have to live at Brawn beach alone. The good news is that they won’t have to go to the next Tribal. The bad news is, they’ll join the tribe that loses at the next reward challenge.

Alright, the new Gondol is Aubry, Joe, Tai, Anna, Peter, and Scot and the new Chanloh is Cydney, Michele, Nick, Neal, Debbie, and Jason.

Julia picked the odd buff. Wah-wah… She appreciates that this is a disadvantage because she won’t be around for alliance-making. Yeah, but you can pick your nose all you want.

Over at Gondol, the Brains are very impressed with the former Beauty camp. Peter is psyched to not be the low man on the totem pole. He tells us it’ll be no problem making the merge. Why do people say stuff like that that can be used against them later?

Scot is not thrilled to be without his Brawny buddies. But, he’s been on five different NBA teams, so he used to partnering with former opponents. Scot was in the NBA? Why is this the first I’m hearing of this?

Aubry and Peter talk strategy and he points out that if they lose a challenge a former Beauty will be joining them.

Aww…it’d make me sad to be referred to as a “former beauty.”

At Chanloh, Michele gets to say some things. She’s bummed that her female alliance has been split in three.

Debbie, meanwhile, is doing her best to get in with the former Brawnies. She pitches bouncing a former Beauty first and it seems like Cyndey and Jason are both into it.

Later on, Nick tries to make in-roads with Jason. Nick informs us that he’s the best at being manipulative. Not according to Caleb.

Back at Gondol, everyone’s loving them some Tai. All aboard the Trang Gang! He and Scot work together to get coconuts and I’m immediately annoyed that Tai was able to get over Caleb so quickly. I’m also annoyed that I did think of the alliance name “Beauty and the Beast Mode” until just now.

Anna realizes that the numbers are not in her favor. She makes sure to tell everyone about how they caught Tai looking for idols.

Over at ToTang beach, Julia is in pretty bad shape. Apparently she’s dehydrated and freaked out a little over being out of the game for the time being. Yeah, that’s gotta be rough. But on the plus side, she doesn’t have to follow the Brawn tribe’s strict pooping-in-the-water rules.

Immunity Challenge Time: Two players from each tribe will swim out to a net to retrieve fish-shaped puzzle pieces. When they return to the beach, two other players will remove the fish from the net and place them on hooks. Then two other players will have to figure out how to fit all of the fish into a box. First tribe to complete the puzzle wins immunity.

Scot and Aubry start off for Gondol and Nick and Jason start for Chanloh.

For some reason, Scot does all of the untying for his team. Both tribes release their nets at the same time, but Gondol is the first to get their net back to the beach.

Joe and Tai start untying the fish for Gondol, while Cydney and Michele get a late start. However, the ladies manage to catch up with the guys.

Peter and Anna and Neal and Debbie take puzzle duty. Chanloh flies through the puzzle to claim immunity.

Back at camp, we learn that Tai is considering using his idol.

Aubry wants Tai out, but Peter would rather target Anna. Joe wants to keep Tai because he’s a good provider.

Hmmm…Aubry is covering her mouth with her buff. Is she worried someone will read her lips?

Later on, Peter admits to Tai and Anna that they’re probably going to target a Beauty. This annoys Tai, so he goes to Scot and Anna and pitches getting rid of Peter with his idol.

However, Scot realizes that if they target Anna he can later get Tai and Jason to work together with their merged idols. Huh…

That night at Tribal Council, Aubry admits that she wants to stick with the people she knows.

Anna realizes that she and Tai are the targets because Julia is joining their tribe. Tai agrees.

Tai makes the pitch that he’s the hardest worker at camp. He even shows off scabs he’s gotten from his work. That’s uh…thanks there, Tai.

Joe thinks the twist for this season is that there are no idols. That’s a pretty crummy twist.

Tai says he’d never find the idol because he’s terrible at looking for things. Yeah, and I’m bad at late-night snacking and being too lazy to go to the gym.

Peter doesn’t think the Brawns and Brains would partner up against them. Why do you say these things, Peter?

Voting Time: No votes are shown.

Probst tallies and returns. He asks if anyone wants to play an idol…and nobody does.

We’ve got one vote for Peter, three votes for Anna, and the sixth person eliminated from “Survivor: Kaôh Rōng is…Anna.

Verdict: Gah…it’s a shame the Julia twist put all of the Beauties in danger. It’d have been nice to see them have to battle it out without such an obvious handicap.

Who’s Going to Win? There’s no way they’d let Tai get deep into the game, right? He’s too likable. I’m starting to feel good about Cydney though…

Power Rankings Results: Shirin and I both had Anna in spot nine. So, the current score is Team Shirin 48, Team Gordon 47.

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‘Survivor: Kaôh Rōng’ Power Rankings – Heart-Stoppin’, Buff-Droppin’ Edition

March 15, 2016

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The Rules: Each week our two combatants will create separate power rankings. The ranking of the person who is voted out of the next episode will determine the number of points the players will earn. For example, if Scot is voted out this episode, Shirin will receive seven points and Gordon will receive thirteen points. At the end of the season, the person with the most points will be named the “Survivor: Kaôh Rōng” Power Rankings Challenge Champion.

Last Week: Shirin had Caleb in spot four, Gordon had him in spot eight. They both had Alecia in spot fifteen. The current score is now Team Shirin 39, Team Gordon 38.


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1. – Tai: Shantay you stay. #GoodLuckAndDontFItUp	1. – Tai: Man…I hate ranking tribe swaps. So, those who are packing idols get a trip to the top of the heap. (Quick Aside: Deleting Caleb’s image from the Power Rankings template gave me the sads. Bring back Beast Mode!)

2. – Cydney: During challenges she fights while others roll over. Outside of challenges she rolls over while others fight.	2. – Jason: Jason the Bounty-Hunting Enigma…had a very shiny back. Is he the man who refuses to call Alecia by her real name or the guy who nurses a fallen teammate back to health? He’s got a hard exterior and a soft, gooey inside. Like an old twinkie.

3. – Julia: Wake me up before you go go.	3. – Cydney: The only bright spot in a horrible episode last week was Cydney recuperating while the other Brawns battled each other. Hilarious. I have a feeling she’s going to be fine no matter which tribe she ends up on.

4. – Michele: She’s the snitch on the Quiddich pitch: shiny, quick, and tough to spot. Most players are going after the quaffle.	4. – Julia: Julia’s like a secret little challenge champ. She’s an adorable Ozzy.

5. – Jason: This is a song for the ladies But fellas listen closely… #TheD	5. – Michele: Maybe in this season’s director’s cut, we’ll learn that Michele snuck down to the reward challenge early and buried all the bags super deep. Evil…

6. – Neal: What flavor is camouflage? And will those pants continue to hide him from his swapmates as much as they hide him from the cameras?	6. – Aubry: It seems like Aubry has found her bearings after that first-episode freak-out. She’ll have plenty of room to figure things out after the swap.

7. – Scot: A small man stands on the shoulders of giants to elevate himself so he can look down on people. But unlike the NBA, “Survivor” doesn’t give you the title for watching others win. “Hey, I got two bags!” Yeah, and they both start with “D”.	7. – Joe: Oh Joe… You’re probably fine. Just keep the crankiness at a minimum with your new tribemates.

8. – Nick: Caleb’s footrest is the most useful tool he’ll be all season.	8. – Neal: I’m really nervous for all of the Brains members. Peter is going to spill his guts quickly. And if he tells his new tribemates that Neal is a player, he could have trouble rum raisin his standing in his new tribe. (That was awful. Don’t worry, I have way more.)

9. – Anna: I’m willing to wager her swapmates won’t buy this emperor’s new clothes when she’s exposed as the head of the girls’ alliance.	9. – Anna: Alliance leaders usually run into trouble during a swap, but I don’t know if Nick even knows that Anna doesn’t trust him.

10. – Peter: Will anyone in his new rotation be willing to swallow his prescriptions? Side effects may include: heart palpitations, weight changes, eyerolls, and loss of weak members.	10. – Peter: Nobody needs a tribe swap more than Peter. He’s clearly on the bottom of the Brainy Bunch. The question is; will he be able to flop his knowledge and swing vote for safety, or will he be viewed as a physical threat to send packing?

11. – Aubry: Seriously concerned the Deatheaters will come for Aubry + Debbie (Daubby). Let’s hope the latter can put a sock in it and they straddle the fence like a half blood princess.	11. – Debbie: I’d wager your cheering has put you on the other tribes’ hit lists. Add that to Peter ratting you out as a power player and you might be serving cheesy biscuits at Ponderosa.

12. – Debbie: A swap is coming and our tenacious D bags already don’t like cheerleaders. Add the unflattering ring of “C’monnn brain stems!” and Debbie may not hit it off with our favorite brawny Neanderthal.	12. – Nick: There are three rules I live by; never get less than twelve hours sleep, never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city, and never rank strong guys high in a merge episode. #teenwolf

13. – Joe: Joe’s shade game is on point like a California redwood. But will his swapmates ax this inert giant as a challenge liability? #AllBarkNoBite	13. – Scot: The problem with being eight-feet tall is there’s just too much real estate to place a target.

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‘Survivor’ Castaway Alecia: ‘(Jason Is) Probably a Mall Cop Rolling Around on a Segway’

March 11, 2016

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When I was on the set of “Survivor: Nicaragua,” I sat and watched Wendy-Jo beg her tribe to keep her around. For two solid hours, Wendy Jo went through a laundry list of reasons why she was a smart choice to save – even at one point mentioning that she had less blisters on her feet than everyone else. It didn’t matter. She was still unanimously voted out.

And up until this past Wednesday, that was the most hopeless Tribal performance I had ever seen.

I spoke to the victim of the new most hopeless Tribal performance the morning after her one-sided elimination. We chatted about her bullying tribemates, her positive attitude, and deceptive marker caps…

Gordon Holmes: Let’s start off with the relationship between you and Scot and Jason. Would you categorize that as more of a big brother/little sister antagonizing relationship or was it more like bullying?
Alecia Holden: I was smiling and laughing the whole time because I’d say, “If you want to portray yourself like that for all of America to see, than go ahead and do it.” But there was definitely a bullying aspect to it.
Holmes: I don’t know how smart this was from a gameplay standpoint, but it seemed like you were always standing up for yourself even though they held the power in the tribe.
Holden: Yeah, me and Scot were like David and Goliath out there, I’m not intimidated by him just because he’s bigger than me. And if I have a problem with someone I’m going to express how I feel. And they didn’t say much to my face until later episodes. That’s when I started confronting them.
Holmes: What did you make of Scot’s basketball analogy last night?
Holden: It’s funny because Scot says I’m a cheerleader, but most of his NBA career he cheered from the bench.

Holmes: When you found the idol clue, you shared it with Cydney. Did you trust her?
Holden: We got really close in the second episode. She even came up to me and said Jenny was flipping, vote her out. She had my back. I thought I could trust her. But it happened so fast and sometimes you just don’t think in the moment. So, I definitely made a game-changing mistake in sharing the idol with Cydney. I highly regret that.

Holmes: How did the Jennifer vote go down? How did it go from a potential all-female alliance to Jennifer standing on her stump at Tribal?
Holden: I was all about an all-girl alliance. I said if Jason goes home I’ll be doing the happy dance. Then I broke out into some embarrassing dance I wish I never had done on TV. But, I realized my option to stay in the game would be to get her out. But I ultimately wished she had been able to stay.
Holmes: Did you and Cyndey approach Jason and Scot with the information that she was flipping?
Holden: Jenny told me that she had gone up to Jason and told him that it was my idea. And that raised a lot of questions to me. If you’re trying to blindside someone, why tell them it was my idea? And then, Cydney had also spoken to Jason. Cydney asked me if I wanted to vote out Jenny or Jason. I said, “Jason.” The only reason I switched my vote was because Cydney came up to me right before Tribal and said, “Jenny is trying to flip. Let’s vote out Jenny to keep you in the game.” So, she gave me a tip on that so I thought I could trust her.

Holmes: Which was more embarrassing, the happy dance or leaving the cap on the marker at Tribal?
Holden: (Laughs) That made “Survivor” history. That was a very exotic pen. I can laugh over it. Lesson learned.
Holmes: In your defense, it’s not like that marker is a classic Sharpie. The design on that thing is very intricate.
Holden: That’s an extremely exotic pen out there.

Holmes: When it was clear that you were on the outs with your tribe after last night’s immunity challenge, did you think about outing Jason’s immunity idol to the other players?
Holden: I was thinking about telling the other tribes to put a target on his back, but it all just happened so fast. But I wish I had. I was in a tough situation out there.
Holmes: What happened back at camp after the challenge?
Holden: I had no options at that point. I approached Scot with how he acted at the challenge and it just led to a bunch of fights.

Holmes: Alright, word association time. Let’s start with Jennifer.
Holden: Jennifer is tough. She could have a bug in her ear and centipede could bite her face. That’s tough. She’s a…what do you call it? She’s a teeter-totter. She’s up and down, up and down.
Holmes: Scot?
Holden: Mid-life identity crisis. He was the dinosaur of the tribe. He was the old one in the tribe. And after the challenge he said, “Alecia just wants to talk about herself.” All he did was talk about himself. The man thinks he’s LeBron James. And he calls me a cheerleader when most of his career he was cheering his team on from the bench. He thinks of himself as God’s gift to basketball.
Holmes: Darnell?
Holden: Hilarious. Darnell is extremely funny.
Holmes: Cydney?
Holden: Muscles. She has some arms on her.
Holmes: Let’s finish with Jason.
Holden: They didn’t show this, but in my first interview I called Jason a mall cop. I said, “This guy comes in her trying to be all intimidating, thinking he’s Dog the Bounty Hunter. He needs to take those earrings out of his ears. He’s probably a mall cop rolling around on a Segway.” He tries to portray this whole bad-boy exterior. But, we had a day when our chicken got loose and it’s funny because Jason was like, “I can get all the bad boys, I’m a bad bounty hunter.” And when our chicken got loose, Mr. Bounty Hunter couldn’t catch it. I think he’s all talk.
Holmes: So if a chicken breaks the law in South-East Michigan, it has nothing to worry about.
Holden: (Laughs) Yes, 150%.

Holmes: Watching you these past couple of weeks, some pretty harsh things were said about you during the broadcast. Where are you with that?
Holden: I have a lot of fans. They feel bad for me, but I was OK out there. I’m an adult and I was smiling and laughing through much of the show. My mindset has always been; if I don’t care about you and I don’t respect you, you can’t hurt my feelings. The only people who can truly hurt me are the people I care about. I laughed. America is going to see how you’re acting and the light you’re going to be portrayed in.
Holmes: It really seems like you don’t let much get to you.
Holden: I really don’t. I grew up around boxing. I was a big tom-boy growing up. I have a lot of mental strength and I’m not going to break down. Everyone made fun of me the first episode when I said, “I’m a mental giant.” But I spent five hours making fire while they were sleeping. I didn’t cry. I didn’t sit in a corner feeling bad for myself. I remained mentally strong.

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