Last night's finale of The Apprentice: Martha Stewart capped off a season where we learned a very important lesson -- don't try to copy an already good show. You'll just end up with a disappointment. Not that the show didn't have its moments. (or that I didn't watch every last second of it) But if Jim hadn't been one of the contestants, there would have been very little to watch.

Right away in the finale we could see that this was going to be stretched out just like the finale of Donald's show; at least they only stretched into one hour. As we saw the two tasks play out, it looked like Bethenny's event was actually going much better. Bethenney, while she didn't have control of her team, had complete control of the event. I loved the moment when Carrie and Jim were sitting and talking about how Bethenny hadn't even started the VIP event, and Bethenny walked in to tell them that she had taken care of it and the VIP event was done. So in all reality, her team did very little. We know she took care of the entire VIP event. We saw her decide that more money needed to be raised for the charity and adding a silent auction. And we saw her team (especially Jim & Carrie) constantly sitting around complaining instead of working. The circus seemed to be a great success, and it was Bethenny's doing. Sure, at the very end she didn't really thank her team, but that didn't bother me that much. They were so rude to her -- why should she be over the top in thanking them?

Over at Dawna's fashion show, two things jumped out at me. First, why did so much of the responsibility get delegated to Amanda? If Martha liked the event so much, perhaps she should have hired Amanda instead. Second, from the editing, it seemed like there was a lot more to Bethenny's event than Dawna's (although that could be a product of the editing). While the fashion show looked good, it's unclear what else Dawna did -- was there a VIP event? Was there a charity element to her event? What did Dawna actually do?

On a side note -- I loved Dawna's to-do list. Way to show the world that making lists is a great way to keep organized, and does NOT make you strange (darling husband of mine, I hope you're paying attention!!!)

Anyways, we get to the conference room, and the one thing that Martha really points out are the programs -- Bethenny's which looks amazing and Dawna's which looks like she printed it off of her computer moments before the event. At this point it seems like Bethenny is the winner -- her event was so well planned, and raised a lot of money for the charity (and why didn't Martha mention this -- was she unaware that Bethenny added an entire element to her event?). But of course, the decision won't be made right away -- they'll have to wait until the live show.

So the two finalists could not be any more different; I think we all knew that it would really just come down to a matter of which type of person Martha wanted in her organization.
But if they were being judged on performance, I don't know how Martha could not hire Bethenny. This brings me to my point with the live finale -- it allows Martha (and Donald on the other show) to watch all the footage. And, alas, Bethenny rubbed a bunch of people the wrong way. So in the end, Martha opted for the safe choice in Dawna. That isn't to say that Dawna isn't a good choice -- she is. It's just that Dawna is like any other job applicant -- she'll be a good employee. But Bethenny would have brought something different to MSLO. Oh well. At least we all know that we'll never have to watch another episode of this less talented little sister of Trump's show again.

And with that, I'm off to watch holiday specials and re-runs until January. Happy Holidays...

I can't believe what I just saw on the finale of The Apprentice. It's been a few minutes, and my jaw is still hanging open. (really) Oh my goodness.

So, the biggest part of tonight's show was the commercials. Could NBC have crammed any more commercials down our throats? And they had to shoot back to the live scene in NY between each commercial. It was absurd. Why couldn't they just show us more of the events (which both looked good)? NBC -- this was a bad move.

Anyways, the two events were both really good. Randall, who will never start another day without checking the weather, bounced back from not having a "Plan B" relatively nicely. What I didn't understand was what would have happened if the weather had been nice. Would they have still had the auction? And there didn't seem like enough celebs there to play an actual softball game. I think that the rain was really a blessing in disguise, giving Randall an opportunity to showcase his speaking and fundraising skills. I don't think he would have had such a chance with the game.

At Rebecca's event, she bounced back very quickly from Joe Piscopo pulling out from the MC job. (although I don't understand why she didn't try to work it out with the union...I hope she did, that we just didn't see it) Rebecca's event was fantastic...the major snag was caused by Trump himself. And George was a remarkably good sport with the comedians. I wish there had been more of a focus on the charity. But I disagree with Trump that Rebecca should have just gone ahead with her fundraising against the wishes of Yahoo. If she had upset the Yahoo execs, he would have been annoyed with her on that end. This was really Yahoo's mistake, not Rebecca's; from the giant donation made by Yahoo during the live portion, I think they realized that as well. (it just couldn't have been publicity for them to have Yahoo execs saying that they wouldn't be comfortable asking their VIPs to give to the charity)

So, we get to the live portion of the boardroom, and my questions begin. What on earth got into Alla & Felisha? They were part of that whole "sorority girl clique" in the early episodes, and Rebecca wasn't part of it, but still. There's a point where you go from supporting Randall to making a fool of yourself on national television. I think most (including Trump) would agree that this season there really was no clear winner. For Alla to be going on and on about how Rebecca didn't derserve the job, spoke volumes about her (and Rebecca for that matter, who never turned around and said "I made it further than you, didn't I?"). And why didn't they show us who stood up when Randall asked the fired candidates who would hire him? And what was written in big letters on the piece of paper on the board room table in front of George.

Anyways, I would imagine that Randall and Rebecca had both gotten wind of the rumors that were circulating today that Trump was going to hire both of them. So they probably got a chance to think about what that would mean. I can imagine that they both wanted to win, not tie. So when Randall was hired, he got what he wanted -- he was the winner. Now here's where my jaw fell open. Trump called them both back, and asks Randall if he would hire Rebecca as well. Now, one of the reasons that Randall has been hired is because he "leads through kindness." But he tells Trump no -- he wants to be the only apprentice. WHAT????? You won. It doesn't hurt you or cost you anything to put in a good word for Rebecca. And you're not even guaranteed that he will offer Rebecca the job. Instead, we see a part of Randall's personality that didn't really come through on the show, and it's not pretty. If nothing else, Randall should have told Trump that he thought Rebecca would be an asset to the company, then launched into his "it's not 'the apprenti'" shpiel. After what was really a great season of the show, the last few minutes just left a bad taste in my mouth. Anyways, I can't wait to hear them both on the talk show circuit tomorrow.

Good luck to Martha on topping this one...

So the real question from tonight's episode of The Apprentice: Martha Stewart is simple -- would you rather have someone on your team who is hungover or someone who holds a grudge from weeks ago? Oh boy.

The interview portion of the episode was really no big surprise. We already knew that Dawna hadsthe most business experience, but isn't too dynamic. We all knew that Bethenny is the
most creative, but can be a bit manic. And anyone who was surprised that Jim didn't make much sense really should be watching something a little less intellectual (oh dear). I only wish that they showed more of the interviews -- I would have liked to see what made the execs say that they just couldn't understand him. Two questions though -- why did she have them all drive out to Connecticut to find out that they were doing the interviews. That seemed like a waste of time. Also, when Martha fired Jim, why did it seem like the majority of her comments were done on voice-over? Was it just poor audio quality or did she really say something a bit different.

So, Dawna and Bethenny in the final two. Interesting in that they have talked before about how different they are -- if Martha wants one, she definitely doesn't want the other. So both versions of The Apprentice have the final two choosing their teams. But the choices weren't great on this show -- in fact, I don't think that Bethenny even had any good choices other than Jim. But even with a bunch of bad choices, why on earth did she choose Carrie? That decision could cost her the job. Of course, Dawna chose three people who think highly of her, but really aren't very good either.

Over at the circus, Bethenny is way too focused on the fundraising aspect of the task, and not on anything else. And she is dealing with the fact that Carrie is still way too bitter. She does have Ryan and Jim though, who are both very good workers.

Dawna has her own set of problems. She chose people to work for her that she likes, and like her, but really aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer. And I think that will come back to get her in the end. (although I loved watching drunk Howie...really great television).

My guess is that this will be a lot closer than some of the other seasons of the show. And it will really come down to which type of person that Martha wants more. If I had to pick one?...Bethenny, by the slightest of margins.

So this season of The Amazing Race was definitely not my favorite. But I am really happy with the last leg. Thank goodness the Linzes won!

This season just seemed so lacking. The tasks were far too easy -- putting together a puzzle is not a million dollar task. Every clue just sent them to a new location -- they didn't have to do much to solve them. That is, of course, with the notable exception at the Olympic Stadium. How much fun was it to watch them walk through row after row after row of stadium seats? :) Now, what I didn't understand was why they walked across the rows. If you've ever been to a sporting event, you know that if you're at the back of a section looking down at the seats in that section, you can usually see the back of all the chairs in that section. Not that it mattered all that much -- the teams were at most 10 minutes apart. And they all met up at the binocular task -- a staple of The Amazing Race.

Speaking of looking for things, why oh why do the Weavers keep asking God to help them find things? As my husband says every week, "God is NOT your errand boy!!!". If they really do believe that God is helping them find entrances, doors, cabs, etc., what about all the people that God really should be helping? My husband did enjoy that it took them so long to find the stadium entrance...apparently they should have been praying during regular business hours.

A side note to the Linzes -- I agree about the curling. It looks like a lot of fun. Did you know that the United States has an Olympic curling team? My guess is that you could join up with that team pretty easily -- nothing makes a million dollar win better than a trip to the Olympics.

Anyways, this was one of the few times that the ending really was close. I like it when they really are close, not seeming close because of the editing. And the two best teams really were the last two standing. They both played clean games (and speaking of clean games, what was up with Rolly Weaver tackling one of the Linz boys at the airport? We went back and watched it frame by frame...Rolly really did grab his backpack and throw him down) and were nice to the other competitors. They both have a lot to be proud of.

Until February (with a "real" season)...

Not too much to say about the special "holiday episode" of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The concept of the different people who had been helped by the show doing something to help others was nice. And because they had the full power of ABC, they were able to do some pretty big things. (did you know that ABC & Disney have the same parent company?)

Of course, I did wonder why Laura Bush went to help -- it seems like she is the only one in the White House who really cares about the hurricane victims. (ok, so I don't watch just reality tv) My favorite, though, was opening up Disney World at night for the kids who can't be out in the light. That was amazing. And I loved the girl who was excited that the princesses were there because the princess "only are out during the day." That's the type of thing that those families will never forget.

The only thing I had a problem with was the constant use of the phrase "pay it forward." It just seemed ridiculous. But the idea of paying it forward is simple -- I help three people out. When they ask how they can repay me, I ask them to "pay it forward" -- help out three other people. This means that now 9 people are helped. It's exponential growth in action. If it took a week to help the three new people, and everyone who is helped helps three more, continued to happen like this (each person helped helps out three more), in six weeks, 1,853,020,188,851,841 people will be helped. Really. (I double checked my math more than a few times). That's pretty amazing. Think I might go out and start my own campaign to get people to pay it forward...

Thank goodness for the magic of tivo. I was out Sunday night -- who knew that when I bought tickets to see Les Miz they would schedule the finale for Survivor: Guatemala the same night.

This brings me to my only problem with tonight's episode. When the football game ran long, who at CBS decided to show 60 Minutes in its entirety? Because I also recorded the reunion show, I at least saw the whole episode. But if you didn't, you missed tribal council. And more than that, why would they delay the start of the season finale of one of their most popular series? It's a decision that simply did not make sense.

Anyways, the episode itself was really good. The first immunity challenge was insane. They really did want to make this the hardest season of Survivor ever. It must have been hell for the survivors, but it made for great television. But even better was when they got home from the challenge. Apparently it wasn't enough for Steph to ask if they could eat the chicken during the ritual; once the Mayan were gone, she finally was able to eat the offering. I already liked Rafe, but I was so impressed with his ability to turn down a meal to stick to his principles. And because you know how I feel about karma, I wasn't so surprised by the super storm. And it was all complete when you saw the reaction on the face of Jeff & the jury when they found out. You know that in the back of his head he was thinking "so we manage to have an actual Mayan ritual performed for you all and you at the offering????". Hee hee! I heard Rafe say Monday that they had all made a pact not to mention it at tribal council; that's why they all reacted the way they did when Lydia brought it up. And I wasn't so sad to see Lydia go.

It was at this point that I think Danni won the game. Rafe would have taken Danni. And Steph would have taken Danni. And even though they didn't think so, Danni would have beaten either one of them. So the final immunity challenge really was just a matter of who would sit next to Danni. It was a very different final challenge for Survivor. Usually the final challenge just comes down to will. This one was strength as well. It was interesting how they all figured out how to wedge themselves in against the pole. I wondered if the challenge designers had anticipated that, and whether they had set the rule about not touching the pole with their hands in advance, or once they were all wedged.

Anyways, I still can't believe that Rafe "released" Danni from their promise. He played such a great game, and he threw it away at the end when Steph cried. Boo hoo. She didn't win. I can't believe he was swayed by that. So Danni made the decision to take Steph to the final -- a million dollar choice. I truly think she would have still won against Rafe, but with Steph she pretty much guaranteed herself the million.

The final tribal council was FANTASTIC. I was glad that people like Judd were still angry -- it makes for GREAT television! :) It did almost seem that at some point Steph gave up. She wasn't giving good answers to their questions -- she still was acting like she deserved it just because she was Steph. Danni knew she had the numbers, yet she still answered every question honestly.

So it was no suprise when Danni won. (although she did look SO different -- I knew she had lost a lot of weight, but I hadn't realized just how much) And you know what she is planning on doing with the money? She's taking her dad to the Super Bowl. You go girl. Until "Exile Island"...

It's the start of the final task on The Apprentice and it's time for the two big tasks. This season they are both charity events (albeit with huge corporate sponsors) for two very worthy charities. As a teacher, I've seen what autism does to families. And Mark Burnett has been committed to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation since Survivor: Africa. These should be great events.

From the start, Rebecca is way more into the task than Randall. She has already picked out her team, and is willing to play hardball to get them. Randall really seemed surprised that Rebecca was so into it. And you could see that both Carolyn & George took notice as well. I liked that they got to choose from everyone this season -- in the past they have gotten to choose from a selected group (or even been assigned a selected group) of "characters." In Mark Burnett's book he even talks about the fact that having Omarossa on his staff most likely cost Kwame the job in season 1. I guess even Trump couldn't take any more Markus.

My favorite part of the episode? Chris picking out the different purple fabrics. Did he say "decor"? Nothing like a football player choosing fabric because it's shimmery. So glad we got to see that!

I definitely think that Rebecca is going to win. They keep showing her on top of things, while Randall seems to be making some strange choices (four people at Party City???). And we know that they'll show both teams with a looming problem (it makes for good television), but Rebecca's seems so much easier to solve. She can call the Union; Randall can't do much about the weather. (although if he can he will definitely get the job!)

This season of Survivor has been the season of Tribal Council exits. After the best Tribal Councils in recent memory, we have been treated to more "less-than-graceful" exits than ever before. I love it love it love it!

Right away I thought I knew what was going to happen tonight in the reward challenge. I had seen in the previews that someone would have to make the choice whether to keep the car (and "the curse") or to give up the car so that the other four would win one. And based on the clip with Steph talking about how she has never had a car before, I was convinced that she would win the challenge AND that she would keep the car. So I was happily surprised when Cindy won. I was also shocked when she kept the car. Now, I've had a big dinner, so I'm thinking on a full stomach. But I know that if you don't give them the cars, and you don't win immunity, you're the next to go home. Giving away the cars buys you at least one more day out there. It also means that you, at the very least, win the 4th place prize instead of the 5th. I'm not sure what the difference is, but it has to be enough to buy a car. And if you do make it to the final four, there are three people one the jury who you gave a car to -- that seems like 3 automatic votes to me.

Speaking of votes on the jury, I have no idea what Steph is thinking. She understands that she clearly doesn't have Judd or Jamie's votes. She probably doesn't have Bobby Jon's either. And she knows that voting out Cindy will be another vote against her. So why would she put another vote against her on the jury? I just don't get it.

The immunity challenge was good, but I was so hoping to catch a contestant running towards the finish line without enough rope, full speed, only to be pulled back. Steph slowed down, so, not quite as funny. Still funny to watch though.

Tribal council wasn't much of a shock. I was hoping that Steph would give immunity to Cindy, but clearly she had already decided to go against her word again instead. The curse of the car lives on. I loved Cindy's final words as she left..."I'll think of you whenever I look at the stars through the sun roof of my new car." Hee hee!

Finale is Sunday. I think tonight's vote enures Danni a place in the final two. And Cindy was right -- Danni will beat any of them at the end.

I wish you all could have been at my house tonight as I watched The Apprentice: Martha Stewart. Not because of the comfy couch or the fact that my husband made hot chocolate. No, it's because I was able to tell what would happen before it did. That's right boys and girls -- I predicted the future.

Ok, not really. It was really just a case of the editing telling us exactly what would happen before it did. First, about two seconds in to the task, Ryan decided that his "baseball player" idea would appeal to Song's clients, even though the execs told them that the target market was middle aged women. Hmmm. Sports commercial? Now, in my family we're all giant Red Sox fans. But even my baseball loving mom & aunt wouldn't really go for the sports commercial. And just in case we weren't positive that this was a bad idea, right after the first commercial break is Martha's piece of advice about meeting the needs of the customer. I think it was at this point that I looked at my hot chocolate making husband and said "So, Ryan's going home tonight."

I did like the move by the NBC folks who promote the show. I read several places that in tonight's episode "one of the candidates has a little too much to drink on the job." And in the previews they show Jim with a drink in his hand being generally goofy on the plane. But it wasn't Jim (and how funny was it that Dawna told the flight attendants not to serve him?) but Ryan. And he didn't just have one or two too many. Well, maybe one or two of each type. The same editors who made it clear who would go home in the first 5 minutes of the show were kind enough to show Ryan going to the fridge over and over and over. They even showed us scenes with Ryan coming up with his "brilliant" ideas with a beer in each hand. Come on. Anyone who went to college (or high school for some) knows that the ideas that seem great when you're drunk usually don't pan out too well the next morning.

So, we get to the conference room and we of course know that Matchstick has lost (because even if we aren't bright enough to pick up on the editing, we did see each of the ads). But the conference room was still fun because Jim just can't kiss enough butt. Did anyone but me hear him after Martha explained their reward exclaim "I love Scrabble!"? And speaking of Scrabble, how on earth can you be a well educated adult and never have played Scrabble? Or even grasp the concept? Oh Dawna.

Of course, when Ryan and Marcella walked back to the conference room, I said (I promise, I really did say this) "so we know Ryan's going home; it's now just a matter of whether or not Marcella goes too." And sure enough, I was right. I was glad that Martha commented on the alcohol issue. My goodness -- you're on national television. The fact that "the beers were free" is a horrible excuse. I so wish that this was Trump's Apprentice -- he would have either fired him right then and there or made some off the wall comment about enjoying a free beer.

With the interviews coming up, this should get interesting. There's no clear leader, especially when it comes to interviews. Dawna is probably a stronger candidate than Jim, but Jim can hang with them with an interview. My prediction? Bethenney & Dawna in the final.

So, before I write about tonight's episode of The Amazing Race: Family Edition, a note about why there's no blog about Fear Factor. Simple reason, really -- I don't like Fear Factor. The stunts are fine (although it shocks me that anyone is crazy enough to do them) -- it's the gross and creepy crawly stuff I hate. Word is that there will be a lot more stunts and less gross stuff this season, but I don't care. For me, fear really is a factor. Ugh.

Ok, so on to tonight's episode of Amazing Race. Last week I questioned why the Linzes were not given a time credit for the fact that the production team draining their battery. Tonight we found out why -- it didn't matter. All the teams bunched up at the ranch. I guess I should have seen that coming. Every time a team finds themselves in that sort of predicament, things sort of even out. Either there's a non-elimination leg, or an overnight, or a bunch point. I don't ever remember there being a season like that before. Usually if a team falls far behind, oh well. Teams have finished hours later. There have even been legs where a team is so far behind that they end up skipping a few stops on their way to the mat. I just don't understand the producers' motivation behind constantly evening up the teams. It just doesn't make for overly compelling television.

Thankfully, the Weavers weren't nearly as annoying as they have been. Although, I loved seeing karma come up and bite them in the butt when they got pulled over for speeding. I did actually laugh out loud. And they very clearly are almost out of gas. I still don't understand why they didn't fill up when they were stopped at the gas station...they could have at least put a gallon or two in while the mom asked for directions. My guess is that it will come into play next week, since they very clearly highlighted that decision.

I really wasn't sad to see the "desperate houswives" get eliminated; their arguing was getting on my nerves. But I understand how that works with sisters. I love my sister, but there is no way she would make it home alive.

Two hour season finale next week...my prediction is that the Linzes & Bransens have a close finish but that the Linzes finally pull out the win. (and my goodness Meg deserves it for putting up with those brothers!!!)

I set a new record tonight watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. SIX MINUTES. That's right -- six minutes in, and I was already crying. Oh dear.

It was a really good epsiode. This house may have been one of my favorites, especially from the outside. Sometimes the houses are prettier inside than out (they look a little bit like all the others), but tonight's was beautiful from outside as well. And the stained glass angel was the perfect touch.

My only complaint was that they didn't show more of the house...I wonder if it had to do with the ages of the children. Because they weren't old enough to talk, they just might have not had as much footage as they usually do. It also may have had something to do with the circumstances that brought the team there. At one point the grandmother was with the family, then she wasn't in the footage. And there was a lot of time with the dad actually getting a chance to grieve. Of course, I did enjoy the camera inside the washing machine ("we even washed your camera for you!")

Now for more tissues...

A few weeks ago, Randall and Rebecca demonstrated that they had learned a very important lesson while on The Apprentice -- when Donald Trump fires someone, do not move a muscle. Don't get up. Don't say anything. He just might not be done. Alas, this was not a lesson that Alla appears to have learned. Which is why at approximately 9:55 EST, you may have heard a giant gasp coming somewhere from the vicinity of my house. Trump fired Felisha, and Alla stands up and starts to say her goodbyes. Oh Alla -- and I thought you might win.

The episode itself was really interesting. Not because it was essentially a coronation for Rebecca, but because of the dynamic between Alla & Felisha. Alla and Felisha have a friendship. From the start of this season, they have had almost a sorority girl thing going on. I think a friendship like that works really well early on in the game. But in the later stages of the game, you have to remember that you are competitors. They just couldn't seem to get past the fact that if they lost, one of them was going home. And neither girl was going to let it be her. So they spent the entire time trying to not let the other shine. It was really strange. I had initially thought that they would both be trying to out-do each other; instead, they seemed to both be trying to make sure the other underperformed.

So it was no surprise at all that Randall & Rebecca won. And I was glad to see that Randall got to see his wife (of course, did you notice that earlier in the episode, Rebcca talked about how nice it would be to be sharing dinner with her boyfriend, and Randall talked about wanting to see his wife. Foresahdowing anyone?). It seemed to soften him a bit, and I thought they both really derserved it.

Next week should be good. Neither of them are expecting to be at a head-t0-head task yet. And I guess that they are not doing the "interview" section of the show this year. I just hope that Rebecca can finally get that darn cast off of her ankle -- I feel so bad for her everytime she hops into a room. Of course, if all my shows are about to have their season finales, and the new ones (like The Bachelor and American Idol) won't premiere until January...oh dear.

What a great episode of Survivor. Another challenge that shows off alliances with half the tribe getting a huge reward. A puzzle immunity challenge that we just know Judd can't win. And an actual surprise at tribal council. Wow.

Ok, so I've said over and over that I love the challenges that show off alliances & a pecking order. And I usually love the "Survivor auction" reward challenge anyways. (there's something so sad, yet so riveting, about watching people pay $100 for a piece of pizza) But the twist of bidding on a night with a loved one was huge. I was shocked to see Cindy just hand her money over to Judd -- you could tell that she did that purely out of kindness. Because for all his tough exterior, you could tell that he really wanted to see his wife. And Rafe and Danni kept teaming up as well -- I hadn't realized that they were so close. And of course, Lydia continued to be Steph's puppet and handed her money over. I really wish we had seen more of the auction -- there was definitely more than what we saw. Anyways, that was quite a choice that Judd had to make. Chosing Cindy to come along for the family reward was a no-brainer -- it was half of her money anyways. But I was surprised that he chose Steph. He would have been much better served to pass her up and let someone else have a chance at a reward. (of course, hindsight is 20-20...he's probably thinking the same thing right now too)

A quick side note -- did anyone else notice how Judd's wife seemed to get more and more uncomfortable with Steph? The more she talked about how close she and Judd were, the more his wife appeared to squirm. Interesting. And did Steph say that she had been dating her boyfriend for seven years? Seven years? What's up with that?

Anyways, the immunity challenge was a mental one -- a twist on the puzzle that they played with their loved ones in Marquesas (they may have played it another time as well). It's all strategy -- and Steph clearly knew how to play the game. That's why it was great when Danni switched with her. Steph's reactions are ridiculous -- like she deserves each reward and immunity. How dare someone switch with her! How dare they not give her a reward! Steph -- you are simply going to have to get over yourself. The only silver lining in that is that if she actually makes it to the final two, there is no way they would give her the million. Thank goodness.

Now, Steph talked about how Judd had given her two big rewards. So how do you thank someone who has done that for you? Well, apparently by voting them off. And Judd didn't take the news so well...how many times did he use the word "scumbags" exactly? Wow. Have you people not learned anything from watching previous seasons? Judd now gets to decide which of you wins a million dollars -- and he will make at least one of you pay for your actions. I can't wait to watch him on "Survivor Live" tomorrow -- I'm guessing he has a few things to say. :)

Only two more episodes left...