Survivor Live with Lisa

Survivor Live, the Internet Talk Show
Guest: Lisa Keiffer
Hosts: Chris Booker & Richard Hatch, winner first Survivor

Comments made by Lisa
Survivor was the best experience of her life, it was awesome. She applied four times (Survivors 3, 5, 7 & 9) before being accepted. CBS once asked her to be on Big Brother, but she turned them down (she wanted to be outside, I wonder if the prize money had any influence?). Her tips in applying: be clever, be creative and be yourself.

So what happened on Vanuatu? Ami surprised her and she just froze. Lisa didn't have enough time to react and rally her forces and so she thought that she would "shake it up at Tribal Council" (that never works). Lisa claims that she was a threat (I've heard that before), partly because she was strong in the competitions. Complicating things was that she was friendly with Rory and Bubba (she says she really clicked with Bubba). She obviously regrets not choosing Lopevi instead of Yasur when she had the chance.

They're fake and they're not fabulous.
When asked if her breasts were fake, Lisa jokingly replied that she can't answer because it's in her confidentiality agreement with CBS. Besides looking real fake, I infer this to mean that they are truly fake (so did Chris Booker).

the Castaways
Rory: just got lucky, he has no real plan. However, some of the women may have fallen for his "cheesy speech".
Leann: playing well, riding Ami's coat tails.
Scout: largely responsible for building their shelter; knew which leaves were edible.
Mia: an incredible person, fun to be around.
Eliza: talks even in her sleep.

Comments made by Richard
Finally Richard gives Eliza some credit for playing well, i.e. when she consoled Lisa (I think) about performing bad in a competition. However Richard still thinks Eliza is just a pawn. Rory only thinks that he's playing well, but he's just a pawn as well. Has Ami made herself a target now? Hatch seems to think that just might be the case, time will tell.

Episode 6, Lisa's Slip of the Tongue

or Rory's Still Standing

The Yasur tribe loses both Reward and Immunity challenges (again) and banishes Lisa from Survivor Vanuatu.

Rory was really working it and trying to play his best. The day after the tribal council (which sent off Bubba) Rory gave a little speech. He apologized to the women for getting angry the night before, but that he's just trying to prove himself to them. That he has no loyalties with the other tribe because he doesn't know if he'll see them again. Later privately Rory described his speech as "cheesy". I don't think it really saved him. Ami just decided that if Rory went then the women would turn on each other. Who knows then, Ami could be gone. So it's better to keep Rory around as a pawn.

Reward Challenge
Competition: Hog Catcher, each tribe member must catch two pigs.
Reward: Steak and eggs! (pork chops and apple sauce would have been more fitting)
(note: Scout was the gate keeper for Yasur, Julie for Lopevi)

Eliza stunk up this one, she didn't even get one pig. Later someone, I think it was Leann, asked "did she even get dirty?" Lopevi gathered up their pigs fairly easily and won the reward. Afterwards Eliza was crying and Ami was consoling her. Of course Rory used the opportunity to put forth the idea that Eliza should be voted off. I think Leann let some of her breast slip out while she was collecting pigs. It was brief but I think I caught some pixelation.

Immunity Challenge
Under Water Obstacle Course
Competition: Move pieces of a tiki on a rope through a largely underwater obstacle course. Two castaways on beach assemble the tiki. A lot of repeated diving was involved.

Jeff said that this would wear them out and he was right. Ami and Chris, the first two through, just collapsed on the beach when they finished. The race was even until Leann (Yasur) just couldn't do it. Julie easily finished ahead of her and then John K was the final one from Lopevi and he passed her too! Eliza didn't even get a chance to try.

So Yasur, for the second week in a row, went to Tribal Council.

A slip of the tongue looks like it did in Lisa, but I think Ami was just looking for an excuse to evict one of the women. Ami was going for manioc and asked who else wanted to go. Lisa said she wanted to go so she knows where it is in case Ami is not around later. Ami took this to imply that Lisa wanted Ami voted off the island.

Meanwhile over on Lopevi's beach, Julie sunbathes nude! Sarge said he tried not to look too much (yeah, right), but that it was a fine sight to behold.

Tribal Council
(paraphrased)
Scout: We don't feel worried yet. (she should after the vote)
Leann: I feel a lot responsible for us being here. I'm not a strong swimmer.
Eliza: Am I trustworthy? Yes! (that's my girl)
Lisa: Am I trustworthy? I hope so. (Ami thinks not, good-bye!)
Ami: Loyalty is important.
Rory: I'm on the hot seat. What can I do? I give 110% and ask for a fair chance.

Alliances
On Yasur, the sapphic alliance is no more. The women have turned on themselves. Or rather Ami wanted to get rid of a rival and keep Rory around as a pawn. Scout better watch her ass from now on. Over on Lopevi, Sarge has told Twila that she's in with him, Chris and Chad. I guess that one Twila equals one Bubba. I still wouldn't count out Julie and her feminine ways.

Heroes & Villains
I still like Eliza, she doesn't seem as mouthy now. Ami has turned hard ass, so I like her less now. Is she really in tight with Eliza? Or is Eliza just her pawn? Maybe Eliza is using Ami. Scout is looking like she's out of the loop. On Lopevi I like Julie and John K.

Official Episode Title: Hog Tied

Won Reward: Lopevi, steak and eggs.

Won Immunity: Lopevi

Voted Off: Lisa
Aired: 4 votes for Lisa, 2 votes for Rory.
Lisa and Scout voted for Rory.
(how many votes has Rory had cast against him?)

Survivor Live with Lex

Survivor Live, the Internet Talk Show
Guest: Lex van den Berghe (by phone), from Survivor Africa & All-Star Survivor
Hosts: Chris Booker & Richard Hatch, winner first Survivor

Not much insight into Vanuatu (as is typical of Thursdays), just general Survivor chit-chat.

Comments made by Lex
He's glad they mixed up the tribes. They formed alliances early so it was hard to get to know the individuals. Sixteen is a lot of players and this one started with eighteen, so it is really hard to get to know the Castaways. Also there are so many Survivor scholars now that castaways are so guarded and careful that it's hard to see the real people.

There are two general ways of playing Survivor. 1. Hard and Obvious, like Richard Hatch and Ami in Vanuatu. This has to be balanced with one or two people you can trust. 2. Slide Through (aka Fly Under the Radar). This is easier than Hard and Obvious, but riskier too. Most Castaways play Under the Radar.

Lex thinks Ami is playing well. She's not afraid to stick her neck out and make the tough calls. However his favorites are Chad and Scout. He doesn't like Eliza, "she has to go, like yesterday".

Lex prepared for All-Star Survivor by gaining twenty pounds and taking a month in Hawaii to learn survival techniques.

Amber/Boston Rob. She started out just playing him as a strategy but they fell in love. (Ahhh, isn't that so romantic?)

Comments made by Richard
As fewer and fewer Castaways remain strategy becomes more and more important. Once only a dozen or so are left and the tribes merge Richard will be better able to comment on who will win. This Survivor is particularly hard to read since alliances were formed so early in both tribes. Past strategies are risky to re-use because Mark Burnett (the producer) watches too and he changes the game from Survivor to Survivor.

Survivor Fantasy League

The answer to this week's Survivor Fantasy League Bonus Question is:

earthquake

The question is: During the 10/15 episode of SURVIVOR LIVE, Richard & Chris screened a clip from SURVIVOR: VANUATU. What occurred in this clip?

My team has gotten me 315 points so far. I'm going to add Julie to my team and set bonus points to "Gets Naked". Last episode a preview of this week's show showed Julie all pixelated, so I think it's a safe bet.