Thursday, March 24, 2011

Survivor: Redemption Island, Ep. 5 - Coffee Is For Closers

"I mean this is really all for nothing because I already have the immunity idol, But, it's fun for me. I have to entertain myself out here somehow." - Boston Rob

My re-cap is late this week because I don't have a lot to say. Rob ran around needlessly trying to hide the second clue just to amuse himself. That tells you there isn't much else going on. Each tribe has a strong alliance controlling it, so the drama is limited to the challenges. But, even this week's duel felt perfunctory. Matt was chatting it up with Rob while he finished the puzzle. It had all the urgency of two septuagenarians playing checkers on the front porch. Kristina's grunts and groans as she helplessly threw pieces around was an afterthought - a background distraction of no consequence. [Matt doesn't know why he got voted off... Stephanie and Krista pledged their loyalty to Ometepe... And, oh - by the way, Kristina went home.]

Sarita pushed Stephanie to be the puzzle-solver because she hates lawyers and didn't want Dave to be in the limelight. Isn't it really early to be worrying about stuff like that? I know her parents were flower people, but that is taking lawyer hatred to a new level. Did Sarita fly to Nicaragua or drive in the Partridge Family bus?

There's not much else to report. Rob won the puzzle challenge (he's going to win 80% of those). Stephanie and Krista's desire to flip is not surprising, but probably moot (odds are neither one will make the merge). People enjoyed the coffee and pastries (so what?). The girls still don't like Philip, but Quasimodo was able to have a conversation with Andrea without her puking (big deal). What's the preview for tonight's episode? Matt has a hard time untying a bag and more Philip-bashing. Nothing earth-shattering there.

I enjoyed the episode, but things are in a little bit of a rut.

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