Survivor – Recap & Review – It’s Called a Russell Seed

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Survivor: Samoa
It’s Called a Russell Seed

Original Air Date: Oct 1, 2009

Rachel – Sr. Managing Editor
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First off, lets address the really important stuff. Over the weekend, Samoa was hit by not one but two tsunamis caused by earthquakes on the ocean floor. CBS has teamed up with the American Red Cross to help in the relief effort. You can visit CBS.com or the official Survivor site, or call 1-88-RED-CROSS, to donate.

Now, on to the shenanigans of Galu and Foa Foa…

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Galu (Purple)
17. Brett: This T-Shirt designer (what?) sat out the combined Immunity and Reward Challenge. That’s about it.
16. Kelly: In the running for the other castaway that did nothing this episode is Kelly. Wait, she did some yoga one morning. OK.
15. Laura: Leading the yoga class that morning… Laura!
14. Monica: One bonus each tribe received for the Immunity/Reward Challenge was the delivery of their clean, soft, warm swimming suits. Monica was VERY happy.
13. Yasmin: A key player in last weeks episode, Yasmin did a whole lot of nothing this time around. What a group!
12. Russell W: When Galu won the Immunity/Reward Challenge, this team leader was given the opportunity to trade in their reward (“comfort” in the form of pillows and towels) for camping supplies, like lanterns and fishing equipment and flint and a tarp. He picked “comfort” over “function” to “take care of his ladies.” I think this decision might come back to haunt him.
11. Dave: When Russell chose the “comfort” reward, Dave was none too happy. Had he been the one making the decision, he said he would have “thought about it for zero seconds… FUNCTION!”
10. Erik: Thinking ahead, Erik would have chosen “function” as well, knowing that after the first rain, all those “comfort” items will be ruined anyway… especially without that tarp!
9. John: It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that Russell made a bad decision when he picked “comfort.” John knows – he is one!
8. Shambo: Sent to Foa Foa as Galu’s “spy” after the Immunity/Reward Challenge, Shambo made a polar opposite impression that Yasmin. She came in nice and sweet and genuine and with some survival knowledge that will help Fao Foa. She told the camera that her strategy for the game is to create interpersonal relationships as soon as possible, and it worked. Foa Foa loves Shambo! In fact, they want to trade her for one of their own…

Foa Foa (Yellow)
7. Liz: When Ben, with his amazing tact, told Liz that the girls shouldn’t even try to light the fire because they weren’t strong enough to do it, I thought she would rip his face off… at least that’s what I would have done. But, no. She just said “OK!” Strange.
6. Natalie: When two people are gunning for each other at Tribal Council, my advice is to not sit between them. Poor Natalie looked downright scared as Ben and Jaison almost came to blows. Ah, good times.
5. Mick: Apparently, Galu refers to Mick and “McDreamy.” Boy, howdy, do I agree! That, and he’s not a jerk, so bonus! He really felt like Ben was inappropriate at the last Tribal Council. He knows that Ben is affecting the mental game of his tribe and that he should go home. Problem is, he made a deal with the devil (Russell) to vote off Ashley first and then Ben. What to do???
4. Russell H: Man, I really dislike this guy, but the other tribe mates are buying what he’s selling, so I kinda don’t feel sorry for them. He planted the idea in Ben’s racist little brain that Ashley was gunning for him, so he in turn started campaigning to vote out Ashley. Russell is being a total puppet master, setting things in motion and just sitting back and watching everything unravel without a target anywhere near him. I still hate him, but he’s playin’ the game.
3. Ashley: Totally confused by Ben’s hostility (Russell lied to him, duh!), Ashley did something very smart: she let Ben run around camp acting the fool, letting the other tribe mates see just exactly what kind of a jerk he is. So, when it came time to vote, they would look at who was bringing the negative energy to camp… and it wasn’t her.
2. Jaison: Last week, I was a little surprised when Jaison said nothing about all of the racial comments that Ben was making. Well, he regretted not saying anything, and he let that regret, coupled with Bens continued awful behavior, fester until he declared that “either Ben goes of I walk.” Really, he had no intention of leaving, but it worked. He took Ben to task at Tribal Council and, again, Ben was left to his own devices and made a total fool out of himself just by talking. Really, if you get a chance, you should watch the clip of TC… Jaison said everything I was thinking about Ben.
1. Ben: Good riddance, you idiot! I can’t believe people like you still exist!