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[TWoP Pembleton]

"Gouge My Eyes Out" - The million-dollar prize and title of Sole Survivor is within reach for one of the five remaining castaways. Meanwhile, a few castaways strike a final three deal while aboard a moving ship far from their fellow tribemates.

[dizzyd]

I am so confused, I thought they had agreed to vote off Denise strategically during the reward. What changed? Although I don't think I could endure Abi for another day if I had the option and enjoyed seeing Skupin dance away from TC. She just doesn't know when to STFU. Poor Ponderosa.

[dallasgypsy]

Thank goodness!!! At least there's no chance that Abi will win the million dollars.

[thetvaddict2]

Abi was a riot! loved her calling Skupid a moron. Also Denise needs the million dollar to fix her manly face, damn she is ugly. Also loving MAlcom's underdog story, he is a very good player imo.

[cooksdelight]

"It bit me in my big Brazilian ass" I really had to laugh at that.

Abi probably stood a chance until she called Skupin an idiot and a moron. Of course, we have no idea what was edited out before that, but she didn't do herself any favors.

Then again, she's right. Denise will win over them all in votes.

[bandita]

Very impressed with Malcolm's win of that puzzle. He should have voted out Denise. She can beat him in an immunity challenge and at the end.

Maybe Abi was calling Skupin names to try to insure that they would take her as the goat.

Edited by bandita, Dec 12, 2012 @ 9:03 PM.

[athena23]

Ding all the dongs in the world, the witch is gone!! Seriously, if they decided to keep her--which strategically, I'm still on the fence about--after THAT performance, I would have wanted her to win out of spite because of my contempt for them. This is going to be a rough battle--and kudos to Lisa for starting to play the jury alreaady--but at least Crabby is OFF. MY. SCREEN!

[sienna gold]

You know, for a million dollars, I would put up with anything/anyone, including Abi. Everyone should have voted her out, and then ditch Abi in the Final Immunity challenge. I'd say it would more likely be Denise who wins it - but since it's a TangDang Jury - I could really see Lisa eeking out a win, because despite all her waffling and sniffling, she had been really loyal, didn't lie, or anything and flat out told people what she was planning on doing.

[cooksdelight]

Lisa scored major points defending her former tribe's wins when Denise insinuated it was luck. Boy, she backpedalled on that one, didn't she?

[KimberStormer]

Just what I was going to ask, dizzyd. Where did that plan go? They come back from reward and it's like the whole plan never happened.

I think Lisa lost the game this episode, which is a bummer to me, but at least my Survivor Boyfriend Malcolm seems to be unbeatable. I'm not rooting for him as hard as I was with Kim, but in the same way: it would be nice if the best player won. And I think he's done the best this season.

LISA AND SKUPIN! You had the game in your hands! You don't need Denise to beat Malcolm!

[rustyspigot]

Well Malcolm and Lisa have been playing Stratego all season so it only seems right editing wise.

So the "deal" was final 3 after getting rid of Abi. Another edit.

Fire to Skupin: Remember me?!

Tandang loyalty play, Lisa? Not too shabby.

Edited by rustyspigot, Dec 12, 2012 @ 9:11 PM.

[enlightenedbum]

I'm confused.

So point one: can none of these people do math? Other than Australia, there's always been two tribal councils in the last three days and then FTC on day 39. There are four people, three days left. It's going to be F2. But their assumption is still F3. Bonus evidence: F3 = 8 jury members = no. Yes, I'm aware that happened in Micronesia due to injury.

Which brings me to point two: WTF Lisa/Skupin? Everyone, everyone, agrees that if Malcolm or Denise makes it to FTC, they will win. You just eliminated that as a possibility. In your rubric, the only way you win the game is if you vote out Denise, Skupin beats Malcolm in the F4 immunity and you vote out Malcolm. Yes, this guarantees you make F3, but you lose. Playing for second, basically. Dumb. Malcolm gets a pass because he needs Denise as a target at F4 if Skupin wins immunity. He's not going to get that if she's gone. So I actually think he should have given up the idol, but not bad that he did.

Point three: has anyone other than Todd talked more about strategy without actually doing anything strategic than Lisa? Because she gets to talk about it all the time and then never does anything. Which maybe she wins at F2 after Skupin wins the last two challenges, but I would be shocked as she mostly seems to be getting the Amanda memorial wishy-washy edit.

[bunnyface]

How is it that Abi can be more likable in that final 30 second bit than she was the entire season so far? When she laughed and said it bit her on her "big Brazilian ass" and smiled, you caught of glimpse of something nice.

[ReiMehari]

This episode was awesome. I look froward to seeing the Ponderosa videos with Abi.

Edited by ReiMehari, Dec 12, 2012 @ 9:09 PM.

[Paws]

Lisa scored major points defending her former tribe's wins when Denise insinuated it was luck. Boy, she backpedalled on that one, didn't she?

The thing is, Denise was saying Abi got that far through luck--the luck of being on Tandang, where she could sit out every single challenge. Denise's point still stands, she just didn't defend it.

[loki567]

I have to say her "Tandang was so great" was probably Lisa's best play all season. Even RC was beaming. If Lisa or Skupin win the game, it'd probably be because of Tandang loyalty.

[BtvsVamp]

I am so confused, I thought they had agreed to vote off Denise strategically during the reward. What changed? Although I don't think I could endure Abi for another day if I had the option and enjoyed seeing Skupin dance away from TC. She just doesn't know when to STFU. Poor Ponderosa.

They agreed to vote out Denise at the F4, not the F5.

I wish Denise clarified, unless she did but we didn't get to see, what she meant about luck for Tandang. If I was her I would've added that while Tandang was strong at challenges Abi was not and did absolutely nothing to help her team win. Abi had participated in only 2 challenges for the first half of the game. If her tribe hadn't been as strong as they were, she would've had to go to TC. That's where her luck came in.

Adios Abi, though she was right in my opinion. Denise or Malcolm should win the game for sure now.

Edited by BtvsVamp, Dec 12, 2012 @ 9:12 PM.

[Lantern7]

At long last, the Brazilian gets waxed!

I ran into RC at TARCon this past Sunday. Apparently, I've been mistaken in my attempts to emphasize with Crabbi-Maria, because she really is that bad. I look at it as her being a bitch, the others reacting to it, she reacts to their reactions by hitting higher bitch notes, and the circle keeps going until she gets voted out, which happened tonight. That was for the best, considering the alternate ending had Denise trying to drown Abi-Maria in the sand. Seriously, though, Probst should've told the truth at the Reward Challenge . . .

"The winner of this challenge will go on a picnic in the sea, as well as whale shark watching. That person will bring two others along, leaving somebody back at camp, listening to Abi-Maria bitch and moan for eight hours. Worth playing for?!?"

Anybody else want to strangle Malcolm for keeping the idol? If Skupin and Lisa flipped, Denise would've been dead . . . and I think she would have try to strangle Malcolm. If you have the necklace and the idol, wouldn't it be worth saving the person who's been with you for over five weeks. I let out a sigh of relief at the way things shook out, content in seeing the rough-and-tumble sex therapist live for one more day. Also, I voted for her in the $100K sponsor voting thing. I'm resigned that Lisa will win it, but I want to show support.

Michael + Caffeine = Awesome Wackiness. Man, if he had pop in the Outback, maybe he and Kimmi could've gotten along. And seeing him dance away from the Council set? Wow. We are never gonna figure him out, will we?

I'm excited for the finale. There aren't any real goats, we got jury members who will set phasers to "Bitter," and I'm not even sure if we'll end up with three people on Day 39 like everybody has been talking about. Only thing guaranteed is that Probst will make an ass of himself at the Reunion. Can't wait!

ETA: Almost forgot . . . did J-Penn actually flip off Crabi-Maria? Secondly . . . I liked the shot of her big Brazilian ass. What? I'm straight and still breathing. I'm ashamed, but it does look nice.

Edited by Lantern7, Dec 12, 2012 @ 9:13 PM.

[SilentMinority]

At least someone I can deal with will win this season. Good for them for not going along with Abi's nonsense.

And everything you need to know about the difference between Abi and Denise could be seen in their reactions to not being picked to go on the reward.

Denise: No, go on (implied "don't worry about me, have fun")
Abi: Wah Me! They should have picked me! Why does everyone hate me?

[Ceri]

Lisa scored major points defending her former tribe's wins when Denise insinuated it was luck. Boy, she backpedalled on that one, didn't she?

To be fair though----she was talking about Abi not outplaying etc. the "other 13", and said that was a little bit of luck----yes Tandang DID win a lot of challenges, but Abi didn't participate in most of the challenges---so it was luck for ABI that she was on a strong tribe. If she had been on Matsing...she wouldv'e probably been gone before Roxy.

[BlackieBear]

I'm just SO happy. I can't believe I feel so much joy over Crabby being voted out and that was long overdue. She's such a nasty, mean person. If she doubts that all she has to do is watch herself call Mike a moron and idiot to be convinced. What a piece of work. Can I just say that Malcom winning that challenge was amazing! It was a great come from behind win.

[PaulAllanJones]

I am so confused, I thought they had agreed to vote off Denise strategically during the reward. What changed?

She called Skupin and Lisa stupid, that's what happened. The deluded little girl can play the race card all she wants but that ain't going to change the fact that she just talked her way to the Ponderosa.

[LanceM]

I ran into RC at TARCon this past Sunday. Apparently, I've been mistaken in my attempts to emphasize with Crabbi-Maria, because she really is that bad.

Well I wouldn't exactly call RC an unbiased source. Just sayin'.

[blitzen13]

AHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I am still a Denise fan and backing her to win this game, but just for now, this minute, I love Abi--because everything she said at tribal is true, even if she said it in the most offensive way possible. Keeping her was the only way Skupin or Lisa could win this game, and they should have been smart enough to see that and voted Denise out.

If I was Denise, I would be pissed that Malcolm didn't give me the idol, just in case. It's not like he still needed it. I think Malcolm was secretly hoping Denise would be blindsided by Lisa and Skupin, while his own hands were still technically clean. He would have been able to argue that he never betrayed her himself, just failed to realize that the rest of their alliance would and didn't give her the idol as an insurance policy.

[ICantDoThatHal]

Skupin is an idiot, a moron, & a moron. Now he & Lisa have to go up against at least one of Denise or Malcolm. That was a million dollar mistake for both of them.

Malcolm should have slipped Abi his hidden immunity idol & let her play it like it was the one she was talking about having all along. He could act just as surprised as everyone else would, Denise would be gone, & he'd probably still have her vote.

[cooksdelight]

To be fair though----she was talking about Abi not outplaying etc. the "other 13", and said that was a little bit of luck

But what I thought was smart was the way Lisa turned it into an overall criticism of Tandang....who make up most of the jury. I'm really glad her brother the minister got her head back in the game. BTW, he was who led the prayer last week, Lisa said she had no plans to do that.

[Moose73]

For the first time ever I like all of the final four contestants - I would be happy with any one of them winning! Coming after two seasons in a row of my pick from the beginning winning (Sophie and Kim) I'm starting to feel like I'm on a roll. :)

This season my initial pick was Denise and she's got a damn good shot at winning - the only one I think would beat her hands down would be Malcolm. I'm glad they got rid of Abi tonight because I really don't want to see her any more but I think Lisa and Skupin completely blew any shot at winning when they decided to vote out Abi rather than Denise.

[bellblue]

Lisa scored major points defending her former tribe's wins when Denise insinuated it was luck. Boy, she backpedalled on that one, didn't she?

I interpreted Denise's comments about the luck of Tandang wins to be specifically about how Abi was lucky to be on a tribe that had such a strong winning streak. And I think it's pretty clear that none of Tandang's immunity wins were due to Abi. In fact, didn't she sit out several challenges? Tandang did not need her one bit to win. So yes, Abi is/was very lucky to be on Tandang. Lisa took Denise's comments a bit out of context in order to butter up her former tribemates on the jury.

In other news, I'm enjoying the overall maturity of the remaining players. I am SOOO happy they voted out Abi. Her presence was so toxic. Not sure if it was a smart play strategically but it sure is a great one for me as a viewer. Good riddance. It's hard to believe Malcolm is just 24. He seems wiser than his years.

[LanceM]

She called Skupin and Lisa stupid, that's what happened. The deluded little girl can play the race card all she wants but that ain't going to change the fact that she just talked her way to the Ponderosa.

Players very rarely change a vote at TC, let alone 2 people changing their votes. Abi was gone no matter what she said at tribal.

[cooksdelight]

Malcolm should have slipped Abi his hidden immunity idol & let her play it like it was the one she was talking about having all along. He could act just as surprised as everyone else would, Denise would be gone, & he'd probably still have her vote.

Since he was with Lisa and Skupin in eliminating Denise, that would have been the smartest move. Ever. I would have stood up and applauded.