Survivor 15.9 "Just don't eat that damn apple."

This episode started with Denise once again feeling on the outs, because no one told her about the change in plan to oust Jean Robert, so she voted for Peih Gee. She seems to buy everyone's explanation that there was no time (yeah, right). Todd started to fret over Courtney's growing closeness to Frosti, and Peih Gee started to get down about having lost more challenges than anyone else. When her Reward team loses (in part because of James) she takes it out on him and rags on him for half-assing it, which really makes him mad. When she cools off and apologizes, he refuses to accept it, claiming she's just politicking (and with Peih Gee, it really is hard to tell). James starts to fret about having so many of the other tribe still hanging around, and starts his "Just don't eat the damn apple" campaign for sticking with their original five (James, Denise, Todd, Amanda and Courtney). On a reward cruise, Frosti and Courtney get very cuddly, and Eric wins over Amanda. When they get back, they lie about the food they had, claiming to have eaten Chinese and not fried chicken and mashed potatoes, so the others don't get jealous. I'm surprised more people don't do that, really, and yes Neleh, it's STILL wrong that you offered someone your half-sucked mint.

Everyone's down on Peih Gee, and determined to get rid of the off-putting outsider, but then at the Immunity competition, players can opt to not take part in the challenge and eat cheeseburgers and fries instead, and suddenly, only Peih Gee, Amanda, Frosti and Eric are playing and Peih Gee wins the Immunity she so desperately needed and Eric and Frosti are on the block. Frosti lobbies Todd to get rid of Eric because he's so likable, but Todd is more concerned with Frosti's friendship with Courtney, and asks her to vote out Frosti to, in part, prove her loyalty to the Apple Dumpling Gang. At Tribal, she tearfully votes the party line and Frosti is gone. Then Jeff tells everyone they have more business to attend to...a cliffhanger for us to contemplate over Thanksgiving...

Frosti is eliminated in 8th place, where weepy Jenna finally got it in Borneo. In the Outback, a nation was healed by the ouster of evil Jerri, while scheming Brandon was sent home in Africa. Creepy Zoe went bye bye in the Marquesas and Ken the cop was 8th place in Thailand. In the Amazon, Deena got drunk with power and turned on Alex, which angered Jenna so Deena got the axe instead. In the Pearl Islands, our beloved Rupert was felled by that horrible female Boy Scout and amputee Chad was cut loose by the many women of Vanuatu. In Palau, Jeff talked Janu into quitting (you DID Jeff) and crazy Jamie was blindsided in Guatemala. In Exile Island, sweet Sally said farewell and smug Candice was kicked out in the Cook Islands. Last season, we got rid of the unpleasant Mookie.

Peace! Christine :D