Survivor: Cook Islands 9/21/06 "Dire Straights and Dead Weight"

Spiff · 09-21-2006, 08:49 PM

A team throws a challenge. A compass is found. I don't think we'll see a surprise at tribal council.

ThreeSoFar'sBro · 09-21-2006, 08:52 PM

This guy (Billy) is a few fries short of a happy meal--"I found my prize."

Gimmeabreak!

Spiff · 09-21-2006, 08:55 PM

I was very wrong... Billy was surprising.

Rob Helmerichs · 09-21-2006, 09:04 PM

Man, I can't WAIT to hear what Candace has to say at the reunion show!

jradosh · 09-21-2006, 10:08 PM

Lordy me... I just want to smack Ozzy upside the head ever so bad!

Loved when the women finally made fire on the black team.

Where did all that spearfishing equipment come from?

The idiot that didn't want floors is next... mark my words.

Oh... and as always... nice cleavage shots MB

timr_42 · 09-21-2006, 10:18 PM

Billy was a work of art. I think I would throw the challenge to get him off my tribe.

AJRitz · 09-21-2006, 10:20 PM

Billy is now officially, and by a wide margin, the STUPIDEST player in Survivor history.

I think he may even have pulled out shifting the group against Ozzy, if he hadn't given them clear evidence that he was a raving lunatic at tribal council.

And the spearfishing equipment was among the stuff that could be salvaged from the sailing ship that brought them to the island - they just had to get it to the Island with them.

modnar · 09-21-2006, 10:39 PM

Interesting revelation by Billy during Tribal Council.

Was the immunity challenge the first time they've allowed a tie?

Martha · 09-21-2006, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jradosh

The idiot that didn't want floors is next... mark my words.

I can't wait to see him sleeping on the sand only to have the waves roll over him... I have three words for morons who don't want floors: bugs, snakes, and rats.

I'm willing to bet Billy doesn't even get invited back to the reunion show- stalker laws and all that....

Philosofy · 09-21-2006, 11:33 PM

Did Jeff have the best double take at Billy's confession of love? His eyes bugged right out of his head!

MitchO · 09-21-2006, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by AJRitz

Billy is now officially, and by a wide margin, the STUPIDEST player in Survivor history.

I think he may even have pulled out shifting the group against Ozzy, if he hadn't given them clear evidence that he was a raving lunatic at tribal council.

After the vote was revealed, I actually rewound to his love confession to try to find the exact moment the two women nod at each other and say "OK ... never mind that flip thing."

Couldn't find it. :P

"Heavy Metal tribe". Sheesh.

Clarkey · 09-22-2006, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Philosofy

Did Jeff have the best double take at Billy's confession of love? His eyes bugged right out of his head!

+1

scottykempf · 09-22-2006, 12:15 AM

Note to Billy: When on Survivor that is divided by racial lines, do not tell the others that you don't feel you belong with them, that you identify more with the "metal" tribe than the Latino tribe. Kinda makes you stick out. Oh, and don't say you love someone that you've been seperated from the whole 6 days, and only see at the immunity challenge.

P.S. When you get picked to be on Survivor, you better bring it, son, step up and do lots of work and be prepared to play the game. Don't sit back, not want to do work, sleep, and say that you are happy to not do stuff you don't know about (how do you think that you learn?), but are happy to reap the rewards of others hard work.

David Platt · 09-22-2006, 12:25 AM

Wow, did they make the clues for the immunity idol on Exile Island a lot easier this year or what? It was barely even a clue; it was more like "go here and you'll find it."

drew2k · 09-22-2006, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by David Platt

Wow, did they make the clues for the immunity idol on Exile Island a lot easier this year or what? It was barely even a clue; it was more like "go here and you'll find it."

I dunno .. but you better ask the exiled writer from last week's show. He rejoined his tribe empty-handed!

DLL66 · 09-22-2006, 12:30 AM

I don't think Billy ever had a girlfriend!!

AstroDad · 09-22-2006, 01:31 AM

After the show I turned to my wife and said "I can virtually guarantee you Billy lives with his parents"

Idearat · 09-22-2006, 01:45 AM

I laughed watching them try and try to make fire. Like many have said before, how do you go on this show and not learn to make fire? This was worse than normal: They were given flint AND MAGNESIUM, and we've even seen on previous shows that the contestants knew you were supposed to scrape shavings off the magnesium onto the tinder then hit it with the sparks.

It looks l ike the same one I've seen before, which probably says magnesium right on the side.

We got to see more of the rules that go with the hidden immunity idol. Now we know explicitly that you can't hand to someone while at Tribal Council. If you're going to give it to someone you have to do it before you leave your beach. And we know you can't steal it from someone.

I still think it would be interesting, maybe humorous, if Yul had cobbled up something, put it in the box and re-burried it. I'd love to see someone strut around with a fake immunity idol and not know it.

Kablemodem · 09-22-2006, 02:09 AM

Thanks to the subtitles it was easy to see that Candace said "we love you" to which Billy responded "I love you." I think Billy based his whole love affair on that misunderstood statement.

There seems to be a player on each team who's strategy is to piss off everyone else.

Dignan · 09-22-2006, 02:25 AM

You know Billy is going to get ribbed by his "Metal Friends" when they see this episode.

"Hey Billy, We Love You Man!!!"

katbug · 09-22-2006, 02:37 AM

OH MY! Ok, I was siding with the girls in my sympathy vote to keep Billy (as well as getting rid of the strongest player who was obviously on his way to taking over the tribe), even while agreeing with them all that he was dead weight...until tribal council. OMG, what a complete freak!! I couldn't believe that he really thought that he was "in love"! GAG!!! She's going to be more than a little freaked out that he believes they have a love connection! YIKES! I did go back and watch the moment on the beach a couple more times after he revealed his love though, lmao. Too funny!

Ruth · 09-22-2006, 04:16 AM

Billy was useless (and apparently delusional), but throwing challenges is still really dumb. They focus on getting rid of the "dead weight" and totally ignore the emotional toll that is going to result from losing, scheming, backstabbing, and tribal counsel (which is apparently several hours long and usually difficult). That is the stuff that makes your tribe less cohesive and undermines your performance. Plus why would you want to place yourself at risk when you could avoid it?

Imageek2 · 09-22-2006, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Spiff

I was very wrong... Billy was surprising.

And just when you think that nothing in this game can surprise you anymore!

bruinfan · 09-22-2006, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Ruth

Billy was useless (and apparently delusional), but throwing challenges is still really dumb. They focus on getting rid of the "dead weight" and totally ignore the emotional toll that is going to result from losing, scheming, backstabbing, and tribal counsel (which is apparently several hours long and usually difficult). That is the stuff that makes your tribe less cohesive and undermines your performance. Plus why would you want to place yourself at risk when you could avoid it?

exactly.
why not keep him around for when you do lose a challenge. their strategy only works if they don't lose again until merge time.

Look alikes:
Ozzy: Vinny Chase
Yul: Jin from Lost...(Daniel Dae Kim)

Vito the TiVo · 09-22-2006, 06:47 AM

Funny, I kept referring to Ozzy as a Bobby Jon knockoff...

"I'm going next"
"Well, we love you."

"...... I love you too."

newsposter · 09-22-2006, 08:00 AM

zzzzz ...wha wha..whats that ? huh..oh ok...just like we knew 40 minutes ago...the metal dude got voted out......ok thanks.....i'm going back to sleep now..zzzz

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Originally Posted by Ruth

(which is apparently several hours long and usually difficult).

I've heard this before and it doesn't make sense to me. What could they possibly have to talk about even for 1 hour at tribal? Also, why wouldn't anyone just clam up and say jeff, you ask too many questions, i've watched 100 seasons of your show and know that people are swayed too much by your leading questions and i refuse to participate in it?

Get a few people together saying that and boom, it's done

Martha · 09-22-2006, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by newsposter

Also, why wouldn't anyone just clam up and say jeff, you ask too many questions, i've watched 100 seasons of your show and know that people are swayed too much by your leading questions and i refuse to participate in it?

Probably the same reason people never come on already knowing how to make fire. I honestly wonder if these people have ever watched a single episode.

jradosh · 09-22-2006, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Vito the TiVo

Funny, I kept referring to Ozzy as a Bobby Jon knockoff...

+1 on the Bobby Jon thing. He has the same dead eyes as BJ had.

Rob Helmerichs · 09-22-2006, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Martha

Probably the same reason people never come on already knowing how to make fire. I honestly wonder if these people have ever watched a single episode.

Oh, I think it's obvious most of them have seen every episode ever made. It's just that all they seem to have paid attention to is the political side of the game. They all seem to think that it's all about "playing the game," and that the actual survival part will take care of itself (not a bad theory, actually, since the producers make sure everybody gets everything they need sooner rather than later)...

gossamer88 · 09-22-2006, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Helmerichs

Man, I can't WAIT to hear what Candace has to say at the reunion show!

I was thinking the same thing! If I were him I'd skip that reunion. He's gonna be a laughing stock.