SURVIVOR: PALAU - Official Thread

none | 18 January, 2005 | Cuz_it_aint_their_money

[ken5050]

I think there was something very fishy about the boat flipping over..

1. It's almost impossible to tip an outrigger The pics showed the tribe "righting" the outrigger...that's NOT an easy task,..it takes knowledge, practice, and skill.. a boat that size, where you have to tread water...and this was not a cohesive group of folks..If I took big canoe out on a calm lake with 9 strangers, and tipped the canoe and dumped everyone out..you'd have at least 3-4 cases of pure panic..one possible drowning..now you have an outrigger..with a group of tired folks, in the ocean..salt water..and a big boom log..

3. EVERYTHING is filmed...they have cameras all over the place..and the safety boat shadowing the outrigger would have a camera crew filming constantly...yet we didn't see the "wave"...

[Veto!]

It's almost impossible to tip an outrigger

Hmmmm. And the water looked wave-free too. You don't suppose....

[girlscout]

It's almost impossible to tip an outrigger

Hmmmm. And the water looked wave-free too. You don't suppose....

... that it was well planned for our viewing pleasure for next weeks dive to retrieve the lost fire tools?

Instead of trying to bring up the heavy chest, why didn't they just pop the top and retrieve the flint? Methinks they gave up too quickly. *sniff ... sniff* Does the air smell fishy to you?

[ken5050]

Something ain't kosher in Palau

[MomwithHope]

Hmmmmm, very interesting!

I think you are onto something.Plus that water looks so clear I can't believe they couldn't see it right away. I too thought they should have kept the old campsite and made the losers go to the new one. Why waste all that energy building a new shelter?
Here's a thought too - maybe the "wave" was from Jeff's speedboat.

[ken5050]

They were inside the reef..the water was very calm..no way you can have a wave big enough inside the reef.. to toss an outrigger..

[MomwithHope]

I agree, but we just got watching is again as my hubby had not seen it yet. The tape shows the outrigger tipping from a distance, possibly shot from shore or another boat. You can't see a wave, and one of the tribe members when describing it said she wasn't sure what happened, maybe too many people leaned over??? Maybe that is possible if they lean to the side without the beam.

[WHATNEXT?]

I saw the rerun last night. I believe it was an older woman that made a choice between Jonathan and Willard. She picked the oldest man...maybe something to do with picking someone closer the her age. Not a real rejection of Jonathan.

What was her name?

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Morning Survivor fans.

Well, yours truly is suffering from a particularly nasty bout of the flu so instead of my usual sarcastic whit in my recap, your just going to get a cut and paste from the Survivor Website. If you have already read it, then please accept my apologies and just discuss the show amongst yourselves.

I’m going back to bed now and not wake up till I can breath without hacking and coughing up a lung.

JOLANDA, JONATHAN & WANDA FIRST OUT
Thirty-nine days, twenty new castaways, a new twist to the game: SURVIVOR: PALAU has begun. On night three, the newly formed Ulong tribe was forced to make their first dreaded paddle to Tribal Council, where they voted out Jolanda Jones, the 39-year-old lawyer from Houston, Texas. Viewed as having a strong personality, Jolanda immediately stood out amongst her tribemates, who thought her attempts to become Ulong's leader were too severe. Upon leaving Tribal Council, Jolanda remarked, "I don't think that I would do anything differently. I don't regret anything that happened out here."

SHOCKING WELCOME
Aboard a boat in the clear waters surrounding the paradise island nation of Palau, twenty strangers from different walks of life eagerly awaited the chance to outwit, outplay and outlast each other in pursuit of the coveted million-dollar prize. These Survivors were awestruck to hear of the colorful wildlife, incredible underwater world and remnants of World War II that would be their environment.

Out at sea, host Jeff Probst shocked the Survivors by explaining that the game had already begun as the first male and female castaways to reach the beach would claim early Immunity. Surprised they weren't even divided into tribes yet, the twenty Survivors immediately paddled their large outrigger toward the beach that would serve as their camp.

RACE TO SHORE
Looking to get a leg up on their fellow castaways, Stephenie LaGrossa, the 25-year-old pharmaceutical sales rep from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Jonathan Libby, the 23-year-old marketing associate from Dallas, Texas, leaped off the raft in an attempt to swim to shore. This proved to be a mistake as these two misguided Survivors watched the other eighteen quickly pass them by in the boat.

As the outrigger reached close to shore, the Survivors dove into the water, and the race was on for which two would receive early Immunity. Jolanda and Ian Rosenberger, the 23-year-old dolphin trainer from Key Largo, Florida, were first to reach the shore and grab the prized Immunity necklaces, guaranteeing themselves Immunity at least for the moment.

Assessing the situation once the Survivors landed onshore, Gregg Carey, the 28-year-old business consultant from Chicago, Illinois, noted, "We're not a tribe. We don't have our buffs. We're just getting to know everyone's name. We don't have a clue what's happening next."

WELCOME TO CAMP
After drying off and introducing themselves to each other, the Palau castaways broke into groups of water gatherers and shelter builders. As they found the water well, the Survivors were elated to come across a bag filled with shoes. On the way back to camp, an early alliance formed between Angie Jakusz, the 24-year-old bartender from New Orleans, Louisiana and Coby Archa, the 32-year-old hairstylist from Athens, Texas, who both claimed to feel like outcasts from the rest of the crew. As Angie explained, "Me and Coby pretty much knew, when we saw each other, that we were going to be kindred to one another because we understood being different."

CHOOSING SIDES
After their first full night in Palau, the twenty tribeless castaways awoke to Jeff Probst, who explained that Jolanda and Ian would hold their Immunity for only ten more minutes. He then instructed the crew to line up in order to be divided into tribes. Ian would choose a woman while Jolanda would choose a man, then the ones chosen would, in turn, chose a member of the opposite sex. This would continue until there was one woman and one man left, who would then immediately be eliminated from the game.

TWO SURVIVORS GO HOME
Like children choosing softball teams, the Palau Survivors started recruiting their tribemates. One by one, the castaways were assigned to a tribe or left standing unwanted, the threat of elimination hanging over them. An early deception occurred when Coby abandoned his pact with Angie by choosing Caryn Groedel, the 46-year-old civil rights attorney from Solon, Ohio, over his new friend. Tension mounted as only two men and two women remained. Caryn had to choose between Jonathan or Willard Smith, the 57-year-old lawyer from Bellevue, Washington. By picking Willard, Caryn sent Jonathan home. Then it was up to Ibrehem Rahman, the 27-year-old waiter from Birmingham, Alabama to choose between Wanda Shirk, the 55-year-old English teacher from Ulysses, Pennsylvania or Angie. By choosing Angie, Ibrehem in effect ousted Wanda.

MEET ULONG & KOROR
With two castaways already gone, the eighteen remaining Survivors were left to encompass the two tribes deemed Ulong and Koror. The Ulong tribe would wear blue buffs and consist of Jolanda, Bobby Jon Drinkard, the 27-year-old waiter from Troy, Alabama, Stephenie, Angie, Jeff Wilson, the 21-year-old personal trainer from Ventura, California, Ibrehem, Kimberly Mullen, the 25-year-old graduate student from Huber Heights, Ohio, James Miller, the 22-year-old steelworker from Mobile, Alabama, and Ashlee Ashby, the 22-year-old student from Easley, South Carolina. The Koror tribe would wear brown buffs and include Ian, Katie Gallagher, the 29-year-old advertising executive from Merced, California, Tom Westman, the 41-year-old NYC firefighter from Sayville, New York, Janu Tornell, the 39-year-old Vegas showgirl from Las Vegas, Nevada, Gregg, Jennifer Lyon, the 32-year-old nanny from Encino, California, Coby, Caryn, and Willard.

IMMUNITY & REWARD CHALLENGE: SUPPLY DUMP
As the tribes met Jeff Probst for the first challenge of Survivor: Palau, they learned it would be a combination Immunity and Reward Challenge. Jeff Probst explained this challenge would be an obstacle course involving a jungle race, a cargo net crawl and a tire run. The tribe members would then arrive at a supply dump, where they would gather valuable supplies. The tribes would choose which items they want to race with. The next obstacle was a ten foot wall that the Survivors would need to get themselves and their supplies over. They would then wade through a waist-deep swamp before dropping the supplies on beach mats. The final leg would be an outrigger race on the water to retrieve their tribe flag. The first tribe to cross the finish line with their tribe flag would win Immunity, as well as whatever supplies they had gathered.

DON'T GET GREEDY
The competition got off to a frenzied start as both tribes negotiated the jungle race. Koror jumped out to a quick lead as Ulong struggled with the tire run. Koror reached the supply dump first and made the conscious decision to take only the fire-building materials. Arriving at the supply dump, Ulong faced confusion concerning which items to take. Claiming the role as leader, Jolanda insisted they take everything.

In their attempt to secure all the Rewards at the supply dump, Ulong faced a chaotic time-waste, which allowed Koror to finish the course easily and take the victory. Koror won Immunity as well as the tools they would need to make fire. Jeff Probst then offered Koror the decision to return to their original camp or claim a brand new beach they've never seen. Koror chose the new location, thus sending the Ulong tribe back to the old.

CAPSIZED
While paddling to their new camp, Koror caught a large wave that capsized their outrigger canoe. In a devastating twist of fate, the box containing the tools to build fire sank to the bottom of the ocean and was lost to the tribe. "We were so elated. We were just loving life. We couldn't wait to see the new beach. And all this to happen," fretted Tom. "We're just crushed right now. We don't have the water, we don't have the fire to purify it. We lost everything we won today."

SCRAMBLE AT ULONG
Returning to camp from the crushing defeat, the Ulong members had the unenviable task of deciding who to vote off at Tribal Council. Deemed a weak link and outsider, Angie was clearly on the chopping block. Also at risk was Jolanda, who had set herself apart from the tribe by assuming the role of leader, as well as costing Ulong the Challenge by insisting they take all the supply crates. "I don't trust anyone in this tribe, but if I can at least make it past this one, I'll be happy," Angie confessed.

In the end, Angie turned out to be happy as she did indeed survive the first Tribal Council. Despite her strength, Jolanda simply set herself too far apart from her tribemates. As a result, she witnessed the fateful six-to-three decision that made her the first castaway voted out of SURVIVOR: PALAU.

Take care,

[SuzanneC]

Sorry your not feeling well, cuz. I went thru that last week. Thanks for your efforts and get yourself better.

[YaYa123]

Oh dear...take care of yourself and get better soon. I'm so sorry you've been sick!

I predict this will be the best Survivor ever!

[Veto!]

Caryn Groedel, the 46-year-old civil rights attorney from Solon, Ohio, over his new friend. Tension mounted as only two men and two women remained. Caryn had to choose between Jonathan or Willard Smith, the 57-year-old lawyer from Bellevue, Washington. By picking Willard, Caryn sent Jonathan home.

I'm seeing a political trend here. One liberal lawyer, Caryn, selected another, Willard (All Bellevue WA lawyers are liberals). She chose the obviously weaker man over the strong young man....maybe because she believed she could plot and scheme with and dominate the older guy. In other words, feminazi boots the macho guy and chooses the wuss.

Let's all keep an eye on their alliance, which will surely include the pink-shirted hairdresser, Coby, who has already exhibited talent in the wheedling/scheming department.

One look at Caryn told me she was not to be trusted. That incredibly tense, bent out of shape body with rotten posture gives it away. IMO, she'll bend anything out of shape, torque anything around including the truth to get what she wants.

Get well, cuz! Prayers for you.

[HighWheeler]

I was thinking that too, I used to have a Hobie Cat. I turtled it two times (not tipped it over; "turtled" is being completely inverted), and righting it was no small task and took some serious planning for wind and water flow direction, but it has a HUGE sail too.

However, if the trunk with the flint happened to go first over the non-rigger side, and everyone was hanging on that side of the canoe looking for the box, then even without a large wave added to the mix a tip-over isn't out of the question.

They have to be picking these people based on a double digit IQ limit.

[feefee]

just marking for review

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

The Koror Tribe: Caryn, Coby, Gregg, Ian, Janu, Jennifer, Katie, Tom, Willard

The Ulong Tribe: Angie, Ashlee, Bobby Jon, Ibrehem, James, Jeff, Kim, Stephenie

The Losers: Jolanda, Jonathan, Wanda

Greetings fellow Survivor junkies! Its time once again for your weekly:

SURVIVOR PING!

First off, welcome aboard goes out to the following new Survivor Ping List – Ping-ees:
feefee, WHATNEXT? & magnumsgirl

Now on to this weeks picks.

According to a compilation of the official SeeBS Website, the promo vidcaps for episode 2 and the various spoiler websites, the following is what we can expect to see tonight.

Tonight’s episode is titled: “Love is in the Air, Rats are Everywhere”

One tribe's beach is overrun with unwelcome little visitors. - Koror discovers their new beach is overrun with rats!

One Survivor is suspicious about a special alliance developing between two tribemates. - In fact, romance is brewing at both camps, causing the other tribe members' collective brow to rise with suspicion.

While enjoying a feast, a tribe notices one member's reclusive behavior. - In fact this “feast” is described as “self-collected” which leads one to believe that this was the result of winning some fishing gear during the reward challenge. I think that Angie’s “Oh woe is me, I don’t fit in with my tribe” sob story is interpreted as reclusive behavior. And yes, I believe that Ulong wins the Reward Challenge. See the next paragraph.

A tribe attempts to recover a lost provision. Will they be successful in the task, or will they succumb to exhaustion? - Koror attempts to recover the flint they lost in the ocean when their boat capsized. I believe this attempt occurs before the Reward Challenge and as a result, Koror exhausts themselves, thus giving Ulong their first win.

One castaway's exceptional performance at the reward challenge causes their tribe to see them in a new light. - The reward challenge (shown in vidcaps) is described as a “Gauntlet Dash” type race. The tribes must race across balance beams and rotating barrels while at the same time avoiding swinging sacks which could knock them into the water. The vidcaps show many shots of Bobby Jon with an intense painful expression on his face. When his tribemates see that he has a “never give up” attitude they re-think their plan on booting him next.

The Immunity Challenge, by the way, is titled “Heads Up”. Both tribes race into the water, swim out to markers, dive down and retrieve something. Additionally, they may have to collect all items from the ocean floor before bringing them back to the beach and then assemble the items in a puzzle fashion.

Well, enough of my flappin’ my gums, its time for:

Cuz’s Weekly Survivor Picks!

Reward Challenge winner – Ulong
Immunity Challenge winner - Koror
Bootee(s) - I’m gonna take a wild shot in the dark and say – Jeff

Finally, just as a reminder, due to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (a.k.a March Madness), the 5th and 6th episodes of Survivor; Palau will be broadcast on Wednesday instead of Thursday. That’s the 16th and 23rd. Episode 7 will resume regular Thursday night broadcasts on March 31st. Set your VCRs and TIVOs accordingly.

Take care,

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body,
but rather to skid in broadside,
thoroughly used up,
totally worn out,
and loudly proclaiming....
Wow, what a ride!"

Freepmail me if you want added to or removed from the Survivor Ping List!

[ken5050]

so, who's hooking up?

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

The spoiler sites say that Jeff and Kim get all cuddly over at Ulong. But Koror is a mystery. Guess we'll find out tonight.

[EllaMinnow]

Jeff and Kim at Ulong, Greg (or is it Gregg?) and Jenn at Koror.

[rintense]

Heard the Ulong gets their butt's kicked for a while.

[mystery-ak]

Have you been reading spoiler sites again?....LOL