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Bungee jumping looks so cool. I wish I had the nerve to do it. Sorry Scott. Red shows his ass yet again. Brooke did 5 roadblocks? Doesn't seem like it. I'm glad he got it together! "I'm crazy too!" Love it. Off to Vietnam. I miss some airport drama...... I would love to visit there. Good eye catching that yellow stick clue, Floyd. They snagged a good taxi driver. Ladder drama! And Brooke has her 1st tantrum of the evening......and on it rolls. And on. And on.... Uh Oh. Are Tara and Joey are missing a mannequin? "It's all about the angles" Indeed. LoLo can't seem to figure it out. And on. And on.... Brooke really is a piece of work. Shut up about the damned ladder! Yay Team Fun!! I've been to The Galapagos. Awesome! #Read Your Clue!! Suspense! Did the cab driver screw The Bickersons? No. Sorry Tara, it's a RACE! (For the umpteenth time this season, collectively) Just like LoLo didn't owe Brooke a ladder. But of course it's NEL. I'm sick of them. If you read your bleeping clue, you would have been way ahead of them. Now we're all making phony nice. Enough of this alliance BS. Maybe because they are all strangers?? Scott is more optimistic? A man on the gallows with a noose around his neck is more optimistic than Brooke. Bus Station Drama? Not so much..... Awesome rock formations! I prefer my two wheelers with engines :) The Great Shrimp Trap Challenge! "I don't trust 'em one bit!" Me neither. Uh Oh! Floyd forgot some baskets! And more are dropping off. No help from the peanut gallery. I thought Floyd would be better on the bike. And now begins Brooke's 2nd tantrum. "OMG you're not giving birth" LOL Speed Bump! 6 dozed eggs.... hmmm... crap. That foot rowing looks really tough. The heat would have killed me long ago. Well done Scott! Good job London! Bummer Floyd! I'll hate to see you go. Did he think he was a good bike rider? Down for the count? They were good sports about it. Logan was too tall for that. Didn't they say they could switch rowers? Again with the steps!! Wow! They brought Ho-Chi-Minh back to life! And right on cue it's tantrum number 3....No, wait, they swapped out the real Brooke...for Little Miss Sunshine. Ah well. I liked the episode, the outcome, not so much. I knew Matt&Red would win. False hope I would be rid of Mom&Dad. Vietnam looks spectacular.

As I digest all these wonderful comments, I get the sinking feeling that Culpepper or Tai is gong to win. Ugh.

Whoa! Immunity up front, No feast today! No, Ladies!! Whack Troyzan or Pepper first! Tai is basically bulletproof if he's smart enough to play an idol. Well done Aubrey for immunity! Mik/Brad/fishing / that whole exchange was weird. I guess that was some foreshadowing..... Andrea is pissing me off. Sara can be played and she's too arrogant/bitchy to see it. Listen to Momma Cirie. It's too quiet. Uh-Oh Troyzan and his inane "Hey bottoms!, come be our bottom" pitch. Well, I think it's worked before. Brad whines. surprise, surprise. I hope you done got got, muscle boy crybaby. uh-oh. Editing at TC has the women sort of cat-fighting, imagine that. No Idols......Bye Andrea. Bad game play. The women are their worst enemies. Tai is always shady. Good nose Cirie Compass Point craziness!! "Why do I keep doing this?' IDK? Ego, money or both. That shading is tricky on this puzzle and of course Culpepper wins. This is not going to end well. Too many idols, advantages, legacies. Stop it! "where the deception is coming from" "Be happy for what you have" Whoops! Cirie! Read the clue! Pandemonium!! I love it!! No idols played.....and BOOM there goes Mikhala. The women self-destruct yet again.

On further reflection, I agree. I let my love of Team Fun cloud my initial judgement. I still hope they win, followed by TJ, or LoLo.

Off to Greece. Lengthy bunching period, Self-driving always fun. M&L off to oblivion......what a dumbass refusing to turn around. Scott rolling the eyes. I give the camera men credit for keeping it together. T&J first to arrive. I can handle them winning. I think Team Fun has the edge here, but you never know. They are a threat, but Scott is playing not to lose. Should have nailed Matt&Red. T&J two "old farts" LOL Brooke steps in poop. Good luck? Now London has it too. Stubborn Michael finally turns around. If you're running in a circle, why bring the back-packs? The others figure it out. I had forgotten about her pledge at the ladle making. We got some good blood boiling here. Goats are so cute! Whoa! You each need a goat! Team Fun may just survive. (crossing fingers) Tara kicks butt. Nice to see them take first place. "She needs encouragement" lol I smell a Brooke meltdown coming.....but she nails it. Wow Now that's what I call a speed bump! Whew! Adios Michael. You will not be missed. It's too bad for Liz.

Pittsburgh. End of November :) I got on the last flight out (standby) that Weds. night.

Mom dumped me at college before Labor Day and I didn't see any family again until Thanksgiving. No Big Deal. :)

Absolutely, but this is supposed to be "Survivor" If I were to somehow to stupidly get myself into a real survival situation, I wouldn't expect a 'loved one" to show up.

My Dad was away for weeks at a time when i was a kid. That's just what it was like when he came home. eta; Mom always put out a kick-ass dinner :)

Newbies, OK. (grumble) Veterans only? No. spare me the phony tears.

And momma Cirie seems to be using her as a weapon quite nicely, for now :)

Good strategy Cirie. Pull in Tai and have a goal. Eyebrows (nice close-up, editors) drops legacy info. "pretty president" wtf. Good groveling with the adv. Hope that Brad goes will be dashed. Never believe the intro. InstaReward! More massive amounts of food and the "Loved Ones" i hate these episodes............ Sibling bonds. Gag me. My little sister has been trying (and failing. lol) to screw me over for the last 30 years. I'm obligated to look out for her, but would never help her win Survivor. Nasty challenge. I love the beach, but hate to dig in the sand and get all gritty. Uh Oh! Andrea thinks Mik will "get over it". I love Momma Mik. She knows her girl. I still hate you Monika. Edit preps for a Mik flip. Don't do it! Brad and Eyebrows will then toss you. Interesting new challenge. Ewww...this will not end well. Idols still floating in the ether. Go Sarah! . End up on the jury looking stupid. Qoute of the season. Jury Debbie is just so freaking gross. No idols. Woooo Hooooo! Walks those phony caterpillars off to Ponderosa and tosses Officer Sara the legacy.

Venice. Speaks for itself. This is a race for $1,000,000. The idea that other teams are supposed to help you is ridiculous and annoying. Deliberately giving false or misleading information may not be socially cool, but I don't know if even that is against the rules. This is not a popularity contest like some other shows. When there's a lot of money at stake, social niceties usually go right out the window. Sheesh. Those poor tourists on those gondolas. At least they don't have to listen to me sing :) I hope their rides were comped. Jump in the water Brooke. Please! Do us all a favor. Flo was so much more entertaining. The painting party was cool. Watch the demo people!! Then of course Brooke has another meltdown. Demanding little snowflake. Then she somehow gets it done. Oy! Liz totally botched that task. Saved again by the NEL. Matt and Red are just so nice, when they are winning. They can still go any time. Floyd & Becca FTW!

Cheesecake. Oy! These rewards are out of conteol. too much. Go Mik. Tied at the puzzle.......culpepper gang must lose. Damn. I hope this is Brad's last meal I can see this crew plotting to boot Cirie. Cry me a river miss eyebrows. i despise you, tai Aubrey is tuned in. Andrea too. Did cirie move on Sara too soon? Sara is not very smart and overestimates her ability. This Zeke Brad lovefest makes me gag. Well done Andrea!. I hope they whak Eyebrows and Tai wastes an idol Groveling Sierra is pathetic. Stipid of A and c to go to sara Mik is right. Too soon for Zeke! Whack one of the 4. (and they don;t know they have 3 idols!) Sara is right to stfu. scary. WHY ARENT THEY GOING AFTER BRAD!! No tribal munching for Mik tonite at TC :( Sierra prostituting herself. How genuine are these relationships, really, what BS Idol free....................... I'm happy Zeke is gone, but I think it was a bad move by the ladies. \I would have bagged that Culpepper The Clustersuck of Tai,Sierra, Brad, and floaty Troyzan survives. Being something of an old, dirty hippie myself, i have a soft spot for Troyzan TBC :) I've been off the grid in Bar Harbor, ME. Good to be back.

I forgot about the Express Pass. Why does Team Fun need the FF? Interesting strategy. Now the XP is just a mystery in the ether Vanck & Ashton, Brooke&Scott endless bickering. Norway is stunning. Brooke still doing her Flo impression. Shut up and eat your fish. Then Scott tries to out whine her. They can go any time. 13 stories 31,000 pallets. Wow! And the fire looks awesome Figures Matt is a climber. Sorry Brooke, Scott can't do every Roadblock. I was hoping this fishing thing was really hard. Crap! Chill out Tara. Don't collude with those axxholes. Dumb move. Norwegian trolls are cool. That looks harder. Liz & Mike meltdown. Smart move taking the car V&A. I've always kind of wanted to sky dive, but never had the nerve. Now I think I'm too old. Amazing how long that skydiving excursion took. I think it was worth it. Not climbing those steps was a nice bonus. Mike figures it out and then screws up bigtime. Bummer. Very lucky to walk away from that fender bender. He could be a bit much, but I like him overall. Going in the garage was the final killer. They might have made it had they stayed on the road. Saved by the NEL. Quitting? TBC...........

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Matt & Red pick up where they left off...ugh.. Oops! Mike & Liz totally messed up. I thought Joey & Tara skipped something at first! Chill out Ashton. You're bothering me. Shamir & Sara trying to regroup. We'll see.... Wow! She says thank you in the native language! I have never understood why the racers can't seem to learn even a few local words. That lock detour was tough. L&M nail it. The door search looked much easier. Still loving Becca & Floyd. Super lucky Scott handed over that key. And Logan&London luck out. ...... All that to bunch up on the ferry. We're sorry Shamir & Sara. Not. The noise at that roadblock would make me insane. Mike kicking it as usual. Vanck is just a classic nerd. Brooke is the new Flo. Very sporting of Becca to help her. Debt paid. Scott was stupid making her do it. Well done Tony. #1. Will S&S catch up? Not today. I really liked Sara tonight. She was on the right track with the doors, just couldn't navigate her way out of a paper bag. We owe the other teams for getting rid of them by helping Brooke.

This language is truly vile. That whole segment just dripped with racist contempt. Then these racists will defend it by saying they never used the "N" word so it's all OK and ya'all just know how those people are. disgusting.

That was all fun. Well said Sara. this freaking out over trans people is just silly. Good for you Zeke. The neverending whining is not productive. Uh oh! Cirie reappears Starving eyebrows whining she's hungry. wah! Twist! Volunteer for martyr. First thought, take it you will grt something better eventually Of course, Alpha Culpepper doing his thing He disgusts me. Tai does the same to maintain rep. Thanks Brad, you can go tonite Cirie stepping up her game, is she out.? This Brad Tai love team is really grossing me out. Interesting strategy Debbie. Faking drunken craziness, sucks up to Brad. The last boss i had was named Brad and was a total bastard. Women should bounce immunity loser, Oz or culpepper or even tai I hate this mikhala bashing. fuck you Sierra. tension Smart hali. 7 is the magic number. don't explode mik. good advice cirie. perception really is reality in our bizzaro world today. Feeling better or just a nasty tease burnett? Tough challenge. "we'll" work on our tans" oy. Well done Andrea, but I might have let tai win. Unless he's the target. "it's about who's going to take control of this game" Until next week. Idol? I hate you Sierra. Hush Mikala. Why is nobody targeting tai or ozzy or brad. He's such a loser he's not even top ten of most obnoxious players, yet seems to think he's just all that. Tribal Council Strip search LOL! I hate you more Sierra. I don't understand Cirie voting Mikala. I guess to keep her street cred as part of the Brad gang. Ah well, Sorry Hali "We are soldiered up!" Maybe not... EZ Zeke. EVERYBODY is trying to CONTROL THE GAME including YOU. You need your own soldiers and Brad and Sierra are not your friends. Oz and Troy appear with them too, so you can get to #5? Yet more luxury. whoops! And the scheming begins. Good mea culpa Cirie. playing? Zeke is foolish going for Cirie/Andrea. We shall see. The Dreaded Pole Cling challenge. Cirie, tough as always, down firsy, bye brad, bye aubrey, bye, skinless debbie, zeke, eyebrows down, Troy, Sara, bummer Mikala, Andrea falls hard, Tai vs. Oz. Loser needs to go tonight, hope springs eternal. Pipppi Lognstocking is going to be very unhappy. Timing is everything...Debbie throws a curve forgot she has an extra vote. Quite a set up for tribal Shifting sands.......... Secret Agent Oz. Turmoil!! Provider gambit. Aubry being the intellectual. glasses are a nice touch. Zeke wtf. Tai . The AF Auxiliary LOL Cirie voting on "trust" Debbie pulls her Xtra Exile Vote! Boom! Bye Ozzy. So pretty (except in those pigtails), but will never know how to win this game. at least he gets to spread the pretty around Ponderosa.

Like the man had never carried a large item in his life. I was hoping it would drop and shatter into rubble.

Nice the way the teams are mostly coming together. Matt and Red can leave any time. Sorry, you asked for that U turn. You made that stupid deal, and you broke it and you laugh about it. I think Ashton is a bit over the top too, but I wasn't there. Then they cut in line and brag what jerks they are. Then they're jerks about being U turned. Then they go all a**hole on Vanck& Ashton. Their baskets looked ratty. I can't believe how fast they put that desk together. Liz & Michael. A carpenter and a chef! Logan the weaver & London. Not! Seth & Olive crush it desk making fail on the weaving Wow! Palm tree dude. Shamir still whining, of course. He can leave any time too. Brooke's injury seems much improved. Crazy road block. I hate crowded places like that. Halal chicken was tricky. Cost Tara & Joey the win. Sara pleading for a refund was hilarious. Then Matt & Red are jerks at the mat too. "Everybody likes us". Right. I hope TPTB are setting up a big takedown of them. Oh no!! Lost passports! Whew!!! I like them. Sad to see Seth & Olive leave. They went out with class. U Turning them was good strategy for taking down a strong team.

A quick play by play... Super Secret Agent Debbie is back on the job! I don't think her extra vote will save her. Tai still stupid. Ozzy wants you gone. Not like Ozzy isn't already an immunity threat. It's all-stars Tai, they know! Go Varner. Keep yourself afloat. New new Nuku. Ozzy nails the rope twist. Faster Debbie faster. Skee ball. Ozzy kicking. No not another Culpepper comeback. Whew! I'm from Jersey too Cirie, I sooo understand. I have 20+ pizza places within 10 mins of my patch of suburbia. "It's gonna make 'em sluggish" ??? No, but it dulled their brains. Couldn't they have laid out all the letters on the dock first, like Scrabble, and get some ideas? Mix them around? Not seeing all the letters I had no clue. The Bushy Brows Return!. Stop whining Mana. Thanks editors. Mikhaela flicking sand while Culpepper whines. Enough of Monica. Don't be fooled Aubrey. I like you. He's scum. Maybe bad strategy Varner. Too soon to go after oz.? Sara? Oz is huge immunity threat, yet also a meat shield.? Immunity Ozzy in the water.....Pepper flailing lol!.... invisible Andrea appears ....aaand they blow it. Stunning parrot. Zeke meat shielding, Varner counter-attack with the women. If Oz was winning challenges you wouldnt be at Tribal Council. Varner playing at TC. Trans bomb! Wow! Epic bonehead move and Probst shovels on the guilt, of course. The idea that Varner could paint Zeke "deceptive" with this was a really bad idea. But I have convinced myself of some pretty stupid things too....... I never would have assumed Zeke was trans, but the thing is that truly nobody should care. He is who he is now and the past is irrelevant. Our current trans hysteria is really harmful. I miss Sandra. .

Massachusetts, where speed limits truly are just suggestions. It's crazy up there. I'm going through it in 2 weeks and need to mentally prepare for the adventure :)

Well this has to be a first! I don't think anybody has caught their junk in a harness before and cried like a baby. He will live forever in Reality TV history. Then he gets snippy at Phil! Good job, bankster. The tasks were good. I like them different enough that players have a real choice. Sao Paulo is incredible. A true megacity of the future. Nasty trick sending that team in the wrong direction. I'm sorry to see them go. Karma? Shamir can go any time now. I like the 1st place team. I still can't get their names.

"It's the betrayal", stupid. They should have whacked Tai and his idols. Interesting swap. Loser gets Debbie. Tai now has 2 idols? Gag me with a spoon. Painting a F3 goat?? Culpepper immediately goes to Troyzan for a meat shield. No, he hasn't changed in spite of his attempts to be humble. And Debbie gets reward by being exiled. Game Changer (tm). Then she goes off. I've met Presidents, Prime Ministers, Sultans, Emperors, Chancellors, Czars, Queens, Kings, etc., etc. and noe the epitome, Johnny Cochran........ he knows she's crazy, but did a good job trying to explain some strategy to her'. Well Johnny you may be correct "IF" she takes your advice. I have a feeling that is not going to happen. Even with her extra vote, I don't think it will save her from her own delusions Zeke playing Varner. Interesting. Sandra smells a rat. Big Stakes! You lose. Somebody gets whacked and you get Debbie. Super tough challenge pushing those sleds. But the puzzle.....fastest in history. Oh my. That spit-take by Sandra was priceless. May be her finale. Caught on the wrong side of a Game Changer (tm) swap. Sandra working her magic? Black tipped shark. Tai catching on? Ozzy gives it away? More Sandra magic? Tai is going to play an idol? gag. Now he has 2 idols and a big goat on his head. Adios Sandra, you are still the Queen. "There will never be another two-time winner". Are we now winner free this season? I'm so old I can't remember :)