October 5, 2006: The Ghost of Billy
You know, there really may be something to this whole karma thing. It's almost too delicious to see J.P. and Ozzy knocked down a peg. Ozzy, mastermind of the Billy ouster, has done his best to keep himself in the game ever since the merge. He has been running around in the challenges like nobody's business, diving, swimming, doing whatever it takes to keep his group from going to tribal council. Back at camp he's hauling in fish left and right and making sure everyone knows it. Don't worry, Poseidon, they noticed.
J.P., on the other hand, cluelessly set himself up for the fall. It's never a smart move in
Survivor to let the tribe see you proudly doing nothing (wasn't that Billy's crime?). But to proudly do nothing and command the others from your perch? Uh-uh. Emperor J.P. surely wore no clothes. I'm so proud of the ladies (and Brad) for their sneak attack.
With J.P. voted out, the women of Raro have wrested the power from their big, strong men, but Parvati may soon have her membership card rescinded. Parvati, when the ladies say, "Let's work together," you don't respond with, "Uh, well, let me think about it." You say, "Yes," even if you have a secret alliance with the boys. Or, in this case,
a boy. Frankly, I did not expect Nate to actually fall for Parvati's amateurish and off-putting flirting. Shows what I know. Nor did I expect him to turn on Stephannie so quickly. I am disappointed in Nate for that. Where did all that "Hiki hood love" go? And Stephannie, what were you thinking trying to light the fire? Listen to me. That is not your strength. Next time, don't practice your fire making during a fire-making immunity challenge. That's a no-no.
Speaking of, I was horrified watching Cao Boi knock that booby's nest out of the tree. OK, I exaggerate, but still, it was a bad move. I've been on the fence with Jonathan these past four weeks, but his concern for the baby booby scored some points with me. And it warmed my heart to see that Cao Boi regretted his actions. As to the logistics of the whole incident, do the trees on the Cook Islands have built-in steps? I have never seen people scamper up trees the way Cao Boi and Ozzy do.
Overall, Week 4 continued in this season's vein of predictable outcomes. Next week, let's hope they shake things up a bit.
PS. Am I the only one who heard the
Pirates of the Caribbean theme music playing during the show?
