Another Immunity for Captain America

This is why Survivor is the best show on television. What a fantastic episode.

First is the craziness with Shane and his “Blackberry.” I’ll be honest – I can’t tell if he’s actually crazy or this is something that is just making him feel better. The thing is that I (and his tribe) really can’t tell. Got to love the Shane Show.

The reward challenge was a beast. I don’t understand how Cirie, Aras, & Shane got so tangled up in their ropes. They really should have been able to contend in that challenge. The other thing I didn’t understand is why they did the car part of the challenge after half of the tribe had left. Why didn’t they make the others sit and watch Terry win again? And why didn’t Jeff mention the “car curse”? Does he think that Terry can break it? Or did he just forget? (after all, it is pretty hot out there…) If anyone can break the curse, though, Terry is the one.

Speaking of Terry, it was a great strategy to get Danielle and Courtney into his court. If only it had worked…for all his athletic prowess, Terry just isn’t very good with the whole making alliances thing. Remember his awkward attempts when they first merged? And now he’s making deals about the final immunity challenge? I think that part of it is that he’s just not good at lying (which, although a liability in Survivor, isn’t really a bad thing). Part of it too is that he is so focused on the challenges that maybe other parts of the game are falling by the wayside.

And then there’s the whole fishing thing. I nearly spit water through my nose when Shane saw the fish Cirie caught, and commented that she caught a fish even though “Captain America has been swimming around here for three weeks with nothing.” You go girl!

The challenges department continued to out-do itself with tonight’s immunity challenge. It was fantastic. I really thought that Aras was going to win – at the beginning he seemed to be in the zone, using all his yoga training and all. I guess that being on Exile Island really did take its toll on him. And by winning tonight, Terry has guaranteed himself a spot in the final four. The question then becomes should he exert the energy to win next week, or should he save himself, knowing that next week is the last opportunity to use the hidden idol. Oh the strategy!

So, I had finally collected myself after the Captain America comment, and then there’s tribal council. Cirie Cirie Cirie! Oh my! That might have been the best strategic move of the game. She and Aras are running this game, and running it well. Courtney never saw it coming, and the look on Shane’s face as he realized that his was the only vote for Danielle was priceless. I might have rewound that and watched it a few times. Maybe. Totally worth missing part of the Red Sox game for…