Monday, April 30, 2012

Survivor: One World, Ep. 10: Pyrrhic Victory


Chelsea told Troy to 'take it like a man the way Jonas did.'  Here's my question for Chesea - which doesn't belong and why?
A.  Jonas
B.  Troy
C.  Jay
 
Answer:  A - because, unlike the other two, Jonas never had an alliance with Chelsea.  
 
Later, Chelsea accused Troy of putting the cross-hairs on his own back.  I think Chelsea is trying to rationalize her guilt.
 
When voting for Leif - she accused him of being wishy-washy.  I'm no fan of Leif, but is Chelsea the best person to be making this accusation?
 
Finally, she said of Christina's decision to bail on the bidding for the immunity clue: "When she backed out, I think everyone was like - how can you do that?"  Do you guys follow that?  It's OK for Chelsea to spend her money on ice coffee and donuts, but Christina's money is to be used to block Troy. 
 
Chelsea said a lot of questionable things, but she wasn't alone.  Kat had the nerve to tell Christina to bid her whole $500.  I have to deal with this issue in my fantasy baseball auction all the time.  It amazes me when someone spends their money and then tells me what I should be doing with mine.  In the Survivor auction, all four members of the main alliance (Kat, Kim, Chelsea and Sabrina) had each gotten a luxury item for themselves.  But, Chrisitna was supposed to take one for the team?  Nonsense. 
 
Speaking of Kat, every week she seems to be learning something new.  First, she found out what an appendicitis is, and now she knows there is bacon in a BLT.  They grow up so fast!
 
I found the following exchange between Kim and Chelsea interesting:
 
Kim: "Thoughts, Kimosabe?"
Chelsea: "Huh?"
Kim:  "Thoughts?"
 
Should I be surprised that (a) Chelsea didn't know what Kimosabe means?; or, (b) that Kim did know what it means?  I'm leaning towards b.
 
Not too long ago, Alicia (as Colton's sidekick) was mocking & humiliating Christina.  Now, she's defending her.  Times change.
Stage 2 of the immunity challenge involved mostly upper body strength.  That is why the only two men over five feet tall advanced to round three - where Troy then defeated the 62-year-old, Tarzan.  Yet, Troy acted like he had defeated Boston Rob and Ozzy.  Tone it down, dude.  I know you went to the "this is who I am" defense.  But, I've always seen that as an excuse for bad behavior.  Show some class.  Even Tarzan thought you went to far, and he knows nothing about etiquette.
 
Showboating aside, congrats to Troy on shutting Sabrina up at tribal council ('you're Mrs. Truth - did you lie to Jay').  All she could say after that was 'stop yelling' (a sign she didn't have a better comeback).  I think Troy should be focusing more on the fact that they broke the alliance and less on the fact that they are all targeting him.  It's a better argument when he gets into these tiffs.
 
However, when it's all said and done, Troy's immunity win was a pyrrhic victory.  There are too many immunities left, and he can't win every one.  He needs people to flip, and no one is going to align with Troy when he's winning immunities and acting like an ass.  Alicia and Christina might eventually betray Kim, but they're not going to do it with Troy.  Even if Troy wins the next two immunities and the girls have to start cannibalizing themselves - there's a chance they might vote with Troy once, but as soon as he loses immunity, he's gone.  In some ways Troy brought this on himself by targeting Matt and Mike prematurely.  If you eliminate the physical players early, don't be surpeised if you seem like a threat in the middle rounds.  
 
Can Troy win another FIVE immunites in a row and get to the finals?  I'd say the odds are 50-1.

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