Crazy Dave the Former Model gets sent packing.
Survivor: China Blog
4th Elimination: Dave
I’m taking part of my medical boards this week, so I’m going to try and keep this as short as possible. While it’s true that any normal person would probably skip their unnecessary weekly Survivor article during such a busy and stressful time, I’m going to use the blog to let off some steam and refresh my mind before I go back to learning about Adrenoleukodystrophy and Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome. Besides, the past three seasons of blogging have confirmed that I’m definitely not a normal person, so why start now?
1. Crazy Dave is crazier than we ever imagined!
This episode just happened to be Dave’s last, but the “Former Model” made sure it was a memorable one. There was his little hissy-fit with Sherea, in which the two fought like seven-year-olds over some shells . Then there was his encounter where he tried to hug the anti-hug James and was met with a death stare. He followed that up by revealing his butt crack to a horrified Amanda. Nothing like going out with some class…
2. Jean-Robert has a good side.
Early on in the show, Jean-Robert and Courtney were moving a boiling pot of water. It appeared that Courtney was going to inadvertently reach out and burn her hand on the pot, so Jean-Robert semi-forcefully told her “Don’t Touch That!” Courtney proceeded to revert back into female-canine mode and chewed him out for yelling at her. Despite the fact that he’s got 50/50 odds of having Chris Hansen interrupt one of his dates, I did feel bad for the guy. He was just trying to keep her from burning her hand, and he’s been working around camp a lot more as well. It just appears that no matter what he does right, even helping his tribe by translating Mandarin from the Chinese fisherman, he’s never going to be able to live down his poor performance at the start. Did I tell you that was a bad strategy, or did I tell you that was a bad strategy?
3. Denise Speaks!
For the life of me, I could not figure out why they producers cast Denise for this show. Sure she’s rocking one fantastic mullet, but she’s practically a mute. How could they possibly think she’d make for compelling television?
Well, it took three-and-a-half episodes, but Denise finally opened her mouth. And when she did, it was totally worth the wait: “This stuff here, that was the delicate-est thing I’ve ever put in my mouth.”
Survivor Power Poll:
Apparently, the tribes are going to get switched up next episode, which makes this Power Poll almost pointless. But here’s my take based on the first four shows.
| Ranking | Player | Comments | Last Week |
| 16 | Chicken | Eliminated. | 16 |
| 15 | Ashley | Eliminated. | 15 |
| 14 | Leslie | Eliminated. | 14 |
| 13 |
Dave |
Eliminated | 11 |
| 12 |
Sherea |
Her work ethic, or lack thereof, has probably done her in. | 12 |
| 11 | Jean-Robert | He’s dug himself into a massive hole, socially. I can’t see him climbing out of it. | 13 |
| 10 | Peih-Gee | Too weak in the challenges, too opinionated at camp. | 10 |
| 9 | James | He doesn’t appear to be the good-natured guy he came of as in the premiere | 8 |
| 8 | Erik | Apparently, he’s fallen for Jaime, which spells doom in this game. | 6 |
| 7 | Denise | I just like her, and I’m guessing a lot of the other players do as well. | 9 |
| 6 | Frosti | He moves up by default, due to Erik’s crush | 7 |
| 5 | Jaime | She’s definitely the sleeper pick at the moment | 5 |
| 4 | Aaron | Probably too strong for his own good | 4 |
| 3 | Courtney | Too mean, and that’s the only reason she’ll do this good | 3 |
| 2 | Amanda | Nothing bad to say about her | 1 |
| 1 | Todd | For some reason, everyone seems to trust him. When you’ve got that going for you, the game is too easy! | 2 |
