Uncommon Survivor 23 - Week 8: Espion Double
by Axion on Nov 3, 2011 9:01 AM EDT
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Previously on UNCOMMON SURVIVOR: Ozzy bet the farm on the Merge coming next and being able to beat Christine at Elimination. Let's watch it pan out!
With the week in Common Sports I've had, I'm glad to be here on the Uncommon side, where nobody is from where I am, and people don't associate me with the competitors.
Everyone's giving Cochran crap for letting Ozzy go through with this sacrifice. Amazing, he just can't win. He should have stepped up and walked off the tribe. Left with nothing except their hatred for him, Suvaii decides to just play it like it is and "pretend" Cochran's the villain.
Ozzy spins his story to Christine that Cochran played an idol when everyone voted for him. At least Ozzy recognizes that this is either the stupidest or ballsiest thing he could do, I'd hate to have to feel bad about picking on the guy if he had serious screws loose. You know, like Brandon.
Redemption Island Time! Wow, both tribes are here... wonder what that's about. Nobody at Upolu buys Ozzy's dramatic performance. That's gotta hurt; didn't fool anyone and you might be eliminated now. Plan on the brink of failure. The challenge? It's the old Pirates of the Caribbean game! Ozzy uses a reinforced stick method that crushes Christine's obvious inexperience with sticks. She tries working the pole until it goes limp. Ozzy wins, gets to rejoin the tribe, and Merges; it all worked out!
Post-Merge Feast! Hey dudes, let's all picnic and eye each other like a bunch of friendly gunslingers, ones who chit-chat first and ask questions later. Coach and Cochran sit together and Coach lays out every card he thinks Cochran has. He's eerily accurate, but he veers wildly off course when he makes it about knowing what it's like to be ostracized for being smarter and better than everyone. The worst part? Cochran buys it all, every last bit. What a little turncoat. He spills every single one of the beans, and it's because they all treated him like a nerd. He can't resist the power!
"Merged Tribe" - that has a certain ring to it. Dawn has a guilty conscience for not sticking up for the bullied Cochran. The game has broken her. She's risking her shot at the million dollars. And for what? Something she believes in? Don't worry everyone, this is normal Survivor delirium. Watch her pain. Don't look away. I'll know if you looked away.
Double Immunity Challenge! The new tribe name is Taytuna. Not terrible, right? Coconut-holding Endurance Challenge! All the men and women enter, one man and one woman leave. Edna and Cochran blow it early. The women concede victory to Dawn, probably some kind of mother hen power she has over them. Coach, Rick, Jim, and Keith drop out, then Keith rages on his tile. He looks like Sad Keanu. The final round: Albert, Brandon, and Ozzy flex their biceps and get all manly. Jeff talks about how hot it is and Brandon loses his composure, dropping his nut. Albert, remembering Ozzy's ballsiness, perhaps, flinches and drops his coconut, too. Ozzy and Dawn walk away with the pretty/hideous necklaces.
The plan for both sides is to go into Tribal Council in a dead-lock with their six sets of antlers locked together like two horny male elk. And like those elk, they'll be drawing smooth stones in the event of a tie. So much for that, though, Cochran goes and blows all the information to Sophie without getting any information back, then she calls him a Dodgeball Target. She's got Uncommon Sports knowledge; jbox, can we hire her? Dawn is unwilling to flip her vote with Cochran and they have a heated, yet intelligent discussion. Kinda weird to hear people communicate their difference like adults, right?
Tribal Council Time! Everyone's saying it's going to be horny elk, six on six. Ozzy gets called out for his over-the-top insulting performance by Sophie. She can work here, right, Dex? He admits he.. no... they have the idol. It's on!
Voting Time! Jeff calls for idols and Ozzy stands up. The Upolus' faces drop. Then Ozzy says it's for Whitney, and they all smile. Wrong one, stupid heads. The votes roll in for Keith and Rick; six and six; all elked up.
REVOTE! Cochran and Dawn exchange a glance. WHAT COULD IT MEAN!? TENSION. BREATHING.
Keith, Keith, Keith, Keith, Keith, Rick, Rick, Rick, Rick... Keith! Cochran swapped and admits it to Ozzy and Jim right then. Jim calls him a coward. Twice. Brandon tells Jim to shut up, that's his bitch now. It's gotta sting worse that Jeff calls that the biggest move in the game so far. Ozzy must be crushed.
"Nobody misses me cuz I really was a jerk." via www.cbs.com
Next time! Cochran gets viciously berated by his former tribe and Ozzy wishes on a rainbow.
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Rick
Best part of tribal was watching Rick’s face when his name came up…he had that shocked look as if to say, “Hey, how’d they even know I was playing this game…I never say a word!”
Probst says next week’s first 10 min are some of the most uncomfortable ever as they unload on Cochran-BobbyFlay-SethGreen
Don't hate the game, hate the nerds!
I love it.
Dodge. Ball. Target.
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
Completely agree
probably one of my favorite parts of this whole season
My favorite part
Was the look on Jeff’s face when Ozzy finished his speech. Not sure how to describe it. Something like, “This is my poker face; now I move on.”
"second base is the bizness." -jbox
Bolts from the Blue - San Diego Chargers Blog Created By The Fans, For The Fans
I'm very curious as to whether Cochran sees any advantage from this move
I know that he said that this is just as much about retribution as it is about strategy, so the fact that he with the Ozzy alliance he was considered top 6 (and probably could get to the end since he wasn’t a challenge threat) wasn’t high on his list of priorities.
Maybe they left some of the promises to him on the cutting room floor so that there was more “will he or won’t he” at the vote, but I wonder if there’s anything left for Coach’s tribe to offer. Seemed like all they promised him was to make sure he didn’t get beat up after the vote.
Coach’s tribe seems so unified (like Rob’s tribe from last time) that I’m not sure that they’d really form a schism with Cochran as the swing vote even if it made some strategic sense. So he’s now, at best, top 7 with the threat that he gets voted out earlier than that since he’s a double crosser and is a good person to carry with you until the end since he’s thrown away a lot of votes.
I wonder if Ozzy’s tribe considered giving/promising immunity to Cochran so that he wouldn’t be vulnerable if they drew rocks. I wonder if that would have been enough to sway him. Or if the double cross would have looked that much more diabolical.
"second base is the bizness." -jbox
Bolts from the Blue - San Diego Chargers Blog Created By The Fans, For The Fans
I don't think he thought further ahead than this vote
I think he was wooed when Coach told him his tribe was strong and they were up against a fight. From there it seemed like his fake double agent role turned into a real double agent role.
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
I think he did think beyond this vote
But, not necessarily how most people think about playing Survivor. It reminds me of when Sugar (remember the last Survivor in Africa; the first HD one!) backstabbed her alliance and basically guaranteed victory to Bob because she didn’t like the “evil” people. Except in this case the people were actually mean to Cochran and not just “evil” because they knew the sort of shadiness that comes with playing Survivor.
His thinking beyond this vote is that he can work better with people that like (or pretend to like) him than the ones that have disdain for him. Even if that means overcoming a tight group.
"second base is the bizness." -jbox
Bolts from the Blue - San Diego Chargers Blog Created By The Fans, For The Fans
Adding to that
It’s a shame for his game that he couldn’t get Dawn to go with him. A little power twosome would have given them more power when trying to start a schism. Of course, it also makes them a bigger target. But, only after the rest of their old tribe is gone.
"second base is the bizness." -jbox
Bolts from the Blue - San Diego Chargers Blog Created By The Fans, For The Fans
I think at the most
Cochran only bought himself a few more days, so maybe he was doomed from Day 1. He wasn’t going to win with his tribe and I doubt he wins with Coach’s now that he’s a traitor. Best he can do is hope for a complete shakeup, cuz I don’t think he can set one in motion by himself.
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
I still think
That he’s a good player to drag to the end with you. I think the problem is how you drag him to the end at this point without alienating people.
This is why Rob’s game is so much better than many others. He would have realized that. Ozzy plays the game like someone who is very experienced, but not like a true master. Coach is closer, but sucks in challenges.
"second base is the bizness." -jbox
Bolts from the Blue - San Diego Chargers Blog Created By The Fans, For The Fans
I can’t tell if Coach is brilliant or lucky.
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
I'm only referring to how he's pulled his current tribe together
Especially considering that he seemed to be an outsider to them at the start and is not even someone (like Rob or Ozzy) who is an asset in challenges.
In both previous appearances Coach learned some harsh Survivor lessons. I feel like he’s really learned from those experiences. That’s not to say he doesn’t have another lesson coming, but he’s not going to fall victim to the same stuff again.
"second base is the bizness." -jbox
Bolts from the Blue - San Diego Chargers Blog Created By The Fans, For The Fans
Misc:
I thought it was how funny they didn’t buy Ozzy’s story at all.
Cochran made the right move, in my opinion. It was a tough decision either way. I think his “ceiling” is the bottom spot (6th) if he stays with his original tribe anyway, so why not jump ship to the people who actually seem to have some genuine respect for him? Although he might find himself on the bottom of Coach’s tribe (7th), I think he has a better chance of working the social game there and trying to form an alliance with someone.
by PhiladelphiaEagles on Nov 3, 2011 4:01 PM EDT reply actions
The floor for Cochran is not 7th in Coach's tribe
It’s getting voted out next week. That’s not to say it wasn’t the right move. Just pointing that out.
"second base is the bizness." -jbox
Bolts from the Blue - San Diego Chargers Blog Created By The Fans, For The Fans
True. I’m assuming that Coach’s tribe actually likes him though, and they’ll try to vote out Ozzy and his alliance before they do anything to Cochran. Despite it being unlikely, can’t rule out that Cochran would win immunity next week, too. (Haha, yeah right.)
by PhiladelphiaEagles on Nov 3, 2011 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
In the past
Players like Cochran often get voted out quickly since they are considered wildcards. Coach’s alliance would sill have a 6-4 advantage even if Cochran was voted out. By voting him out, the people in Coach’s alliance would also endear themselves to the other tribe. Especially for someone that looks like the leader of the group. That helps with votes at the end.
Pure speculation though. And I think they teased it in scenes from the next episode.
"second base is the bizness." -jbox
Bolts from the Blue - San Diego Chargers Blog Created By The Fans, For The Fans
Yeah. Didn’t really catch the preview for next week, but I’m convinced that Coach and the members in his alliance have some genuine interest in Cochran. It seemed they appreciated him when they talked to him. Since Coach seems to be playing this game with some type of honor, I’m also thinking he may honor Cochran’s decision to help his alliance. We already saw how Brandon appreciates him.
by PhiladelphiaEagles on Nov 3, 2011 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Coach has stepped over to the Dark Side a little on the honor thing.
It seems to me that he (either consciously or subconsciously) has decided that he can do whatever he wants as long as he convinces himself it’s honorable. Which is probably how you have to play the game of Survivor, but not how he played his first time around.
"second base is the bizness." -jbox
Bolts from the Blue - San Diego Chargers Blog Created By The Fans, For The Fans
i'm going to love when coach gets blindsided and then gives a rambling speech on honor
he will make the speech after he is voted out and when he is on the jury. i think we will see the most wicked speeches and questions ever for the so called last three survivors. another contestant will win b/c of other factors other than outwit, outlast and outplay. this is getting old. when will either CBS pull the plug or change something about the game.
Public Enemy #1 and enjoying every minute of it. Tapology. Peace.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Nov 4, 2011 3:06 AM EDT reply actions
