Hey guys! Here is the video for Survivor Samoa episode 13:

Russell pulls his boldest move yet on an episodes that features two immunity challenges, two tribal councils and two people getting voted off the island.

From cbs.com/survivor

Tonight on Survivor Samoa we get a glimpse of what is to come when the show starts out with John explaining to Monica why he turned on Laura.  In her confessional, Monica calls John a Judas and says she wants him gone.

Tree Mail:  $500.00 for everyone to bid on items in the auction and what a great auction it was.  First off, Natalie buys a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for $200.00 and later for $120.00 buys herself a shower and gets clean underwear.  Shambo gets the survivor version of spaghetti for $240.00 which turns out to be sea noodles, slug guts and parmesan. (gross!)  She eats it up.  Monica buys herself an entire roasted chicken for $340.00; Jaison gets help for the immunity challenge for $500.00; John gets a clue to the hidden immunity idol that Russell has already found for $200.00 and Mick gets a cold beer, cheeseburger and fries for $500.00.  John has the choice for $300.00 to buy a piece of apple pie for himself or an entire pie for his tribe mates and he chooses the piece for himself and this does not sit well with the others.  I did feel a little sorry for poor ole John while he was looking for the immunity idol until he wised up and realized Russell had already found it.

They finally decide to eat one of the chickens  and this makes Shambo sad.  I swear I thought she was about to cry.   She claims the chickens are her single source of happiness in the last 29 days.  Poor Sham, I mean I think I could find something to be happy about besides a chicken.  What a joke!  She does coin the phrase of our title “Off with their heads”.  She then gets a little antagonistic over boiling the chicken.  She tells everyone to shut up because when it comes to cooking, she definitely knows what she is doing.  This is from the same person who “knew” how to make fire and couldn’t and “knew” how to care for the chickens and then let one loose and couldn’t catch it.  So when Dave questions why she is cooking them for two hours, she gets mad and seeks to have him eliminated.  I’d say the girl is a little unstable.

The immunity challenge was an endurance challenge where the contestants have to hold onto a rope by one hand that is tied to a board that has knots all the way down.  Every three minutes they switch hands and lower the board by a knot.  For Jaison’s reward he gets to move up two knots any time he chooses and does this after four knots.  It works out well for him and he wins the competition and receives the immunity necklace.  It was nice to see a little smile come across his face for a minute.  The bigger surprise for me was seeing how well Natalie did.  I mean she blew everyone away and lost only to Jaison and Dave.  Way to go girl and yes my hubby thought she looked very refreshed after her shower.

We are on the way to seeing Dave voted out when John runs his mouth to Russell and tells him he knows he (Russ) has the immunity idol and of course Russ concurs.  Russ realizes he made a mistake by letting John know he had the idol and decides to blind side John.  He gets everyone on board but doesn’t tell Sham.  At tribal we have Sham thinking they are voting out Dave; John thinking they are voting out Mick; and everyone else on board to vote out John.  It was all pretty comical from here on my couch.  Sham was absolutely floored and poor John.  He just looked pitiful.  For me, it made much more sense to vote out Dave who is better in the challenges and is incredibly smart but Russ has to have it his way and he got it.  Almost every eviction has been his idea because of some reason or another and you have to hand it to him, he does have the power of persuasion.  But according to the previews for next week, it looks like his best ally, Mick, isn’t too happy with him and doesn’t want the “snake” to jump up and bite him.

What did yall think of tonight’s episode and is next week the end of Evil Russell or just a way to spin the previews to keep us guessing?

“Off With Their Heads”, The castaways bid on items that include food and an immunity idol.  For immunity, the players take part in an endurance challege.  Also:  Shambo dreams that Dave gets voted out; and Russell attempts to get Dave on his side.  per tv guide.

Finally!  It has been 2 weeks since we last saw Laura evicted and sent to the jury and now tonight we get to see who is next.  It looks like another great episode of Survivor Samoa as we wait on the auction and immunity challenge to begin.

Be sure to join us here for pre and post show discussions as we wait and see what Russell has in store for us tonight.

What are your expectations for tonight’s show?

Oh how I wish Survivor was on more than once a week!

Only 2 days to go and we will say goodbye to John. (sniff)  Thanks to missyae, we have all kinds of tidbits on what is going to happen Thursday.  Jaison finally wins a challenge thanks to whatever he gets at the auction.  Good for him and about time!  It looks like Monica gets something disgusting so can’t wait to see what that is and apparently for all you men, you can see Natalie looking good.  (hubby is going to like that!) 

Also, missyae let us know that there will be no letters or videos from home.  Not sure why they decided to do that but I feel sorry for the castaways who are feeling home sick.  They better suck it up and get over it because it is not happening this season.  There will not be a car giveaway this year either. 

Is it fair for the contestants to miss out on the opportunity to hear from their loved ones?  What is the speculation on Monica’s reward and where did John go wrong with the four foas?

This week on Survivor Samoa, the reward challenge is going to be an auction like that had in Survivor Guatemala.  Up for grabs?  Possibly food, unwanted items, and the twist being an item to give an advantage in the immunity challenge.  Not sure what this item is or how it may help someone in the IC.  From the picture of John and Russell, it looks like someone got a bad reward.

The IC looks like an endurance challenge this week.  The players stand on a board while holding onto a rope that is tied around another board.  It looks like they have to keep this board from falling to the ground.  Jaison is believed to be the winner of this challenge as the promo shows Russell seated next to him while he is wearing the immunity necklace.

According to missyae, we will say goodbye to John in this episode of Survivor.  He went against his former tribemates of Galu last week and I am sure they want some revenge.  Monica already didn’t care for him and he is a threat in the challenges, it seems that he is the logical choice.    Yes, I will miss John.

What do yall think about the eviction of John and what is Russell’s next big move in the game?

Pictures and challenge info from TDT and Survivor Fever.

I have to say that I was disappointed in the Recap episode.  It once again turned into the Russell show and I don’t know why I thought it would be any different.  The highlight for me was watching Erik set the trap for the chicken and Shambo catching it.  That was a proud moment for them and they were so excited.  Of course Russell didn’t let that last long and let them both loose.  I wish we could have seen the expression on Erik’s face when he woke up the next morning and found them gone.  They did throw in some air time for Shambo and I was surprised to see her break down, especially in front of Laura.  I’m sure they have all had their breaking point on the show.

I did love it when they were all eating the papaya in secret and not sharing with the others.  I mean come on, Erik cut down an entire tree.  Where in the world do you hide a tree?  They all appeared to have lost a significant amount of weight and have to be malnourished.  I just hope they are getting enough water.

What did yall think about the show?  Should they just do without the recaps all together?  I don’t think they had much choice since it is a holiday.  Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and next week we are back on track with Episode 11 which looks really good by the previews.

After you eat your fill of turkey and dressing be sure to tune in tonight for “The First 27 Days” recap episode.  We will see never before seen footage of Russell scheming against everyone after the merge.  Hopefully we will get some insight into some of the players we don’t know very well.  Maybe we can see the emergence of Natalie to the forefront since she is the projected winner this year.  I don’t usually get into these type of shows however I have a feeling this year it is going to be better and different.  Be sure to join in on the discussions right here before and after the program to see what everyone has to say about what goes on and discuss the previews for episode 11. 

I am getting off the subject of Survivor just for today so I can tell you all Happy Thanksgiving!

Yes, I am a day early but wanted to share some thoughts about this wonderful holiday with all of you.  I feel especially blessed this year.  My family is healthy and happy.  What more could I ask for?  In the last couple of months, I had to watch two separate families bury their children.  One was a precious two year old boy and the other a beautiful 19 year old girl.  I can’t even begin to comprehend how they are going to get through tomorrow and the next month.  I hope you all consider as you are celebrating with family and friends just how short life is and we are not guaranteed the next minute much less the next year.  Those we are with this year may not be around for the next so take it all in and enjoy the moments that make up Thanksgiving.  We all come from different backgrounds and different religious beliefs and maybe no religion at all but we can all come together and give thanks for all the little and big blessings in our life.  Hold your loved ones tighter tomorrow and listen to the stories the older generation has to tell about the holidays they celebrated when they were younger.  Find someone to share your own stories with and for those that have kids, give them a break tomorrow.  Let them run wild and free and eat as much sweets as they want.  It is only one day, you can get them back on track Friday.    Let us all remember Fedup with the loss of her husband and what a difficult day this will be for her.  We miss you girl!  Check in with us sometime.

I will get off my ranting now and you all have a wonderful day tomorrow and eat as much food as you want!  You can diet another day.

Press Release:  

NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE OF THE FIRST 27 DAYS IN SAMOA REVEALS HIDDEN SECRETS AND DEVIOUS PLANS, ON “SURVIVOR SAMOA”

In never before seen footage, one castaway reveals a guarded secret and the whole tribe suffers at the hands of Russell in the aftermath of the merge.

Generally I don’t like the recap episode but sometimes it can be entertaining.  Hopefully, this is one of those times.  Instead of making it the Russell show, maybe we can get a look at some of the contestants we know very little about.  Brett has made it pretty far and yet played an insignificant role.  With the exception of the leaked information about being acquainted with Laura, I know nothing about this fellow.  He seems like a nice guy but who knows with the way all the editing has favored Russ. 

Who do yall think discloses a guarded secret?  Is it from the promo when Russ tells Mick he owns an oil company?  And what shenaningans did he come up with after the merge?

It has come to my attention in the last couple of days by missyae that Laura and Brett were acquantainces prior to being on Survivor Samoa.  Apparently they attend the same church in Salem, Oregon.  I have a real problem with this.  It puts a whole new perspective on the game for me because not only did CBS cast both of them but they put them on the same team.  Can you say unfair advantage??  It is also possible that Dave knew both of them previously but this has not been confirmed.  Now I totally understand why Brett and Dave were so ready to pick the stones and help Laura.  I wonder if the other contestants knew about this?  If I were on the show and found out later that they knew each other you can bet that I would be raising all kinds of hell.  The only upside is that neither of them won or even made it to the final 3.  I am not happy with this and hope in future seasons of Survivor we will not see this kind of underhanded bs by the production team.

What is everyone’s opinion on this and do you think it caused Laura and Brett to have an advantage over the other players?

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