You always hate to see a guy go out like that… I mean, this guy was in great shape, and to be taken out for medical reasons…. it just doesn’t seem fair…. But ask Johnny FairPlay… all’s fair in love and Survivor.
Show starts out with Bruce having trouble… he’s in pain. He’s been in pain for a few days, but he finally breaks out and tells the group. He’s trying to be all generic about the situation, cuz he knows he’s on national TV and really does not want to discuss his “plumbing” problems in front of millions…. but Shane just outright, dude, you mean you can’t poop? I loved Bruce’s eye roll when Shane just laid it out like that….
Anyway, tonight’s reward challenge was the one that is supposed to show the tribe what the pecking order is. Poor Courtney got ragged on so hard! I couldn’t help but laugh! It was one of these fill out the questionnaire, then guess what answer everyone else put down… Some of the answers surprised me… like half the tribe saying Bruce didn’t do anything around camp. I love that Danielle was the correct answer to that one… and “Who mistakenly believes they are running this game?” Shane! At one point the question was who is the biggest poser, and Courtney was all, “umm… What’s a poser?” and Jeff’s all, “Umm… You.” he he he he! Then poor girl got hit like two or three more times, and the icing on the cake was “Who in the tribe is the most annoying?” Courtney!!! Jeff asked Courtney how did it feel? and Courtney got all sarcastic, “what feel? that’ I’m the correct answer to everything? Yea… ” He he he he! I was surprised to see many answers against Terry, like Aras saying Terry wouldn’t survive one day by himself… Umm… someone jog Aras’ memory, but hasn’t Terry already spent several days on Exile Island by himself?? I think the Casaya tribe just really wanted to hurt Terry with some of their answers. But a serious pecking order was established after Terry was knocked out… Their order was Terry, Bruce, Danielle, Courtney, Shane, and Aras, with Cirie of all people being the winner… and the Question and answer that won it for her?? Who could not survive out here by themselves? Correct answer, Cirie! She won this helicopter ride and got to take two friends. She picked Aras right away, saying they had a deal if one won the other would get to go…. then she had to pick, and you can just see Shane getting more and more annoyed that she didn’t just say, ok Shane. See…. Shane got really paranoid with this challenge, at one point starting to fight a bit after he was eliminated, and Aras hollered, knock it off! This challenge is designed to splinter us! don’t let it! It’s a freakin’ game! But Shane wasn’t ready to let it go that easy…. Anyway, Cirie picked Danielle, which sent Shane into a tailspin back at the camp declaring to Courtney (who herself was pretty depressed about getting slammed so many times in the questions) that he had no idea Cirie was “that tight” with Danielle, and they had better watch their backs, and declared that he would have Courtney’s back if she swears to not do any of her overanalyzing crap and just straight up vote the way he asks her to. She totally doesn’t trust him and was all, well, I can’t swear to vote just cuz you say so, but I’ll totally get your back if you got mine.
That night is when Bruce’s Intestinal issues reached an all time high…. Bruce complains that he “still can’t drop a Deuce” and Shane again just lays it out, “Man, you still can’t poop!?!” Again, Bruce’s rolls his eyes heavenward as he clutches his stomach and heads for the shelter…. At this moment, I told my dh, it was prolly a blocked intestine. Maybe appendicitis, but more likely a blockage…. Later, he practially begs the camera man to call in the medics, and he is Medevac’d out on the boat (Hey, Medevac is just Short for Medical Evacuation. Doesn’t always mean a helicopter!) The Medic comes in, and he’s got a wonderfully soothing Australian accent. Declares Bruce’s Pain is too great to allow him to stay in the game, and they haul him out… but not before asking Shane and Courtney to help carry him out. Shane is all, ok guys, but I’m naked. I can’t sleep in wet pants, and they are hanging way over there (over top of Bruce apparently)… So as we watch Bruce being carried out, Shane goes all Richard Hatch, with the big blur around his waist…. *S* It was a totally funny moment in an totally tense situation….
Flash to the next day, the three reward guys come back, and are a bit alarmed that no one comes out to greet them. they get worried when they hear about Bruce. Aras and Cirie try to smooth things out with Shane, because I must have missed the epi when the three of them teamed up and said us to the final three. I always thought Aras and Shane had a deal with Danielle and Courtney to get to the final four… but whatever…
After Cirie and Aras kiss Shane’s Hatch-like rear, Shane goes off into confessional and declares that he has played them both. that he planned those convos in his head and they played out just like he wanted, and that he is now mentally a step ahead of Cirie and Aras. Right. and Monkeys will fly out of your butt any moment.
The tribe is then surprised when Jeff brings Terry back from Exile Island, and truly, the fact that Jeff is visiting Camp is like never a good thing. He never comes to camp, he much prefers his air conditioned tent on the crew side of the island…. Jeff catches Terry up to speed on Bruce’s condition, and then adds that it was a dang good thing they got him out when they did. his entire intestinal tract was blocked up… (Dude! I sooo called it! And I am not even a nurse! maybe I should be one when I grow up…. *S*) and of course, there will be no Immunity challenge, since Bruce can not come back to compete. They are awaiting word from the doctors at the hospital to see whether he will be able to make it back in time to sit on the jury. Personally, I hope so… dude totally deserves at least a seat on the jury….
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