Survivor: Cook Islands – Episode 13

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Episode 13 Elimination: Parvati

Talk about cutting things close!  The finale is starting in five hours.  Gotta get this one up fast!

1. Asian People Are Sneaky Too. After Ozzy absolutely destroyed everyone in the reward challenge, Becky began to consider whether it was wise to keep him around.  She felt that even though Ozzy was a member of her alliance, he

Thankfully, Ozzy kicked everyone’s tail yet again.  But this brings up two points that I’d like to touch on:

First, Becky is every bit of the conniving lawyer I pegged her for back in the beginning.  Even though she’s awful in challenges and doesn’t seem to be well liked, she shouldn’t be counted out if she makes it to the final.  Something tells me that she’ll be able to present a very convincing case for herself in that last tribal council.  And knowing that the average IQ on the jury is a 15, there’s a good chance she’ll be able to trick them in to voting for her.  Yup, the next time some star athlete decides to go all OJ or Kobe, they should have Becky’s business card handy.

Secondly, my respect level for Yul, Becky, and Sundra has gone down the toilet.  Ok, I realize that they’re playing for a million dollars and that there’s basically no rules in Survivor.  But stabbing Ozzy in the back like that would’ve been the lowest of low moves.

The three of them had already been majorly stabbed in the back during the mutiny.  And afterwards they got on their high horse and carried on and on about loyalty and sticking together.  So now that they’ve come to the end, they’re going to throw all that talk out the window in order to pull a fast one on Ozzy – the person who almost single-handedly kept each and every one of them in the game?

I know it’s a million bucks.  I know it’s the smart move.  But do you really have to shed every shred of decency you have in order to win it?  Is there any chance that you’d even want to make an attempt at winning this game with some dignity? Ozzy is the only reason they’re still around.  Have some integrity.

2. Asian People Are Also Condescending. I wasn’t very high on Yul after he decided to turn on Ozzy, but his stock really plummeted after he decided to go over to Adam and confront him on his scrambling.  Ozzy had been in the shelter listening to Parvati and Adam’s case on why he should flip, when Yul decided to intervene.  I have no problem with him doing that – it’s the smart thing to do.  But when he made this comment, I nearly flipped my lid…

“Adam, don’t try to turn Ozzy against us.”

Excuse me?  Are you kidding me?  Who do you think you are, Yul?  “Don’t try to turn Ozzy against us.”  Of course Adam is going to try and turn Ozzy against you.  Adam should try to turn Ozzy against you.  And furthermore, Adam has every right to try and turn Ozzy against you. That’s the game!

Did you see anybody from Raro coming up to you and saying “Don’t try and turn Jonathan against us”? Of course not.  You can’t tell people to stop playing the game just because you’re afraid you might lose.  Who are you to boss Adam around like that?  I don’t even like Adam and his stupid open mouth smile, but that was totally out of line.

I went off on Yul for like the next five minutes after he said that.  My girlfriend told me to calm down and that I was making too big a deal of his comment.  She likes Yul, though.  Maybe I did overreact. But I believe Yul stepped way over his boundaries and his condescending attitude really got my goat.

3. Coming this February… Survivor: Whore Islands. What is with these girls who think that the best way to win the game is to lose their clothes?  Ok, so it worked for Richard Hatch…  And Jenna Morasca…  But again, don’t the people on this show want to appear to have a little bit of class?  Apparently Parvati doesn’t as she quickly donned her birthday suit in hopes of turning Ozzy.

What does that say about you when you prance around naked in front of a guy and he still votes you off?

4. Let’s Get Ready to Ruuuummmmbbbbblllllleeeeee!!!!!! Yup, the Cook Islands finale kicks off in a few short hours.  Needless to say, I’m pumped.

Apparently there’s some big shocker coming up.  They kinda made it seem like Ozzy was going to accidentally plummet to his death in one of the challenges on the previews, but after multiple TiVo slow motion replays, he definitely let go of the cargo net on purpose.  My guess is that Yul passes the idol off to Becky to save her and ends up getting voted out himself.  That would be something!  More likely though, Adam smiles during tribal council and a giant dung beetle flies down his throat.  Either scenario works for me.

Anyway, we’ll see tonight!  GO OZZY!!!!!!!!!!!