Survivor 17.9 "Wait for it. Wait for it."

It continues to boggle my mind how Corrine can continue going around talking about how stupid Sugar and Matty are, when it is her who is continually being played.

I'm glad they got rid of the whole "pooling money" thing from the auction a little while back. Kenny played the whole thing very badly--too passive. I think he does well when he can immerse himself in the "game," and be this character he's created, but when things get social, he gets shy and awkward. He was wise to defer to Matty, who needed some sort of reassurance of thier friendship, but why not bid for the clue? Fortunatley, it didn't help Corrine win in the end, but still. In Guatemala, doomed Danni parlayed a leg-up in ONE challenge to an eventual Championship.

Wasn't it classic to watch Randy and Corrine actually talking about Randy's strategy of REALLY BEING AS ASS, as like, a new and exciting strategy and not, you know, RANDY? But then it got even better--logical Randy actually got Matty to lobby the others to dump Bob before Randy...and then undid it by insulting Matty to his face and being ugly and hostile to Susie. Oh, but everyone ELSE is stupid, right Corrine?

Does Sugar come off even remotely dumb to anyone else? She's sweet, witty...yet Randy, Corrine and Bob don't think for a second that she has it--even when Bob reads ALL the clues and doesn't find it, he thinks it's still out there, and Randy and Corrine just flat out don't thing she found it--and remember, Marcus told her she was continually sent back because they all thought she'd need to use it to stay alive--so they think she must be annoying as well. I think she's delightful.

There was a smart side to Randy and Corrine's plan--they were correct that they couldn't pull off any sort of niceness and "let's be friends" fakeness (though Corrine really should be trying to flirt her way in with Kenny--it really wouldn't take much more than talking to him every now and then). Anyway, we've seen the Idol switcheroo work wonderfully in the past (bye, Edgardo)and they're desperate. So, okay, there's a chance Bob has the Idol, so the plan is reasonably sound...and you plan to blindside...SUSIE. Just 'cuz ya hate her. Kenny and Matty would make a lot of sense. I get NOT getting rid of Matty because he doesn't totally hate you, but firemaking notwithstanding...is Susie really a threat? But maybe they're so hatefilled, they don't see any of them as threats so who cares?

So, Randy's a goner no matter what happens, but Sugar spices it up by convincing Bob (who confided in her that he has a fake Idol) to give it to Randy so that he can make a jackass out of himself by using it. The look of smugness on his face--the way he tried to pass himself off as a good and generous person as he recounted that ridiculousness over the cookies--oh, he so had it coming. I loved, too, how everyone could hear Crystal yelling her hate as she cast her vote. It was all very awesome and mean spiteful Randy had it coming--though I'm curious as to why Bob went along with such a mean scheme. I'm hoping Sugar's plan involves overthrowing Kenny, Crystal and Susie. I'd like to see Sugar, Bob and Matty make it to the end. I'd also, just out of curiosity like to see Olympian Crystal do something...you know...athletic?

Randy finishes in 8th place, just like Poor Jenna, mean Jerri (though she seems downright cuddly next to Corrine), bitchy Brandon, weird Zoe, Ken the cop, Deena who outsmarted herself, dear Rupert, brave Chad, weak Janu, paranoid Jamie, sweet Sally, snotty Candice and arrogant Mookie. In China, goffball Frosti ran out of luck.

Peace Out!

Christine :D