So many tears! Kelly Wiggles was crying, Savage was squirting some…and then Stephen – Oh, Stephen! This season’s castaways have been out there long enough to not quite lose their minds yet, but definitely to start showing their feels. But let’s rewind a bit because JEFF PROBST IS AT CAMP. AT NIGHT. Since we are the most loyal Survivor fans ever we know that when Probsty shows up to camp, you’re gonna have a bad time.
Probst Tells Terry He Gotsta Go: It’s a bummer, man. Terry’s son needed a heart transplant and Terry had to exit the game immediately. The man waited eight or nine years for his #SecondChance, and Lady Fate just had to stick her damn nose up in it. It’s a bummer to see people go out on MedEvacs or under circumstances beyond their control, but who knows, maybe Terry will be the first cast member casted for Survivor: Third Time’s the Charm. Except that’s a horrible name, so IDK Terry, this might be goodbye forever.
Probst tells everyone else pre-reward challenge why Terry left and all the parents are sobbing away. And that’s completely understandable! Probst milks these human moments of massive emotion for all that they’re worth because THE MAN IS A FUCKING PRO. Take note.
Fishback Out of Water Finds Water Again…in His Tears: Stephen is emotional. He can’t chop wood, he can’t throw a ring on a peg, he can’t build shelters. Hey man, I can’t really do much of that stuff either. Though I am like 210 pounds so I could at least help lift heavy shit and pretend like I fit in a little more. But Steve-O’s got some brains. He’s got golden boy Joe in his crosshairs and it’s not because he’s looking for the best #JOEGA instructor. He wants the guy out. In his blog for People magazine, Stephen notes that the Second Chancers are looking to right their greatest weakness from their prior outing – his was not cutting the golden boy (then, Tocantins winner, JT) when he had the chance. If Stephen has his way, Joe could be in trouble…but then again, nobody really wants to hear that because everyone is under Joe’s spell, and Jeremy wants to keep Joe as a shield. JEREMY IS SMART AND AWESOME AND LET’S ROOT FOR HIM, OK!? Great.
Gross Eating Challenges Are Gross: If I ever went on the show, this would be the challenge I would fear. A couple of the items didn’t seem too bad – scorpion, OK. Pig brains, FUCK ME WITH A SPOON. I don’t know what that means, I just know that NNNNNNNOPE would be my first reaction. But I doubt I’d ever have the audacity to pull a Kimie and refuse to participate. She’s a vegetarian, I get it, but Kimie’s “game” hasn’t changed a lick since Australia and CAN SHE JUST GO HOME ALREADY!?
Savage, Savage, Savage: Someone got cocky. When Savage offered up Ciera’s name as the pawn vote, he made a huge overstep. He never should have thrown her under the bus like that, and she countered his bravado like the pro that she is. I mean, the girl voted out her own MOTHER! She’s bound to bite back…and that she did. Although Kass was a huge aspect to this vote (not putting the nail in Spencer’s coffin), voting out Woo severed ties between him and Savage, and that is a very powerful move for Ciera and the tribe moving forward.
Like I say every week, Survivor Cambodia is the season everyone was hoping it would be, and more. A lot more. See you next week (with hopefully less tears).
I was sad to see Woo go.