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So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 Episode 7

The auditions concluded in So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 Episode 6 with Hayley Cloud, Iveta Lukosiute, Ashleigh and Ryan Di Lello, and Leigh Asay. Now it’s Vegas week.

Nathan Trasoras first auditioned last year… when he was 17. He ended up with a ticket to Vegas then. Ellenore Scott follows him and keeps the judges in a good mood.

After the first 10 solos, the judges have some results. Nathan and Ellenore, along with Justin Kenney and Ivete Lukosiute, advance to the next round. Shelby “Skip” Skipper and Ashleigh and Ryan Di Lello also advance.

Thomas Hamilton and Allison Becker are in the next group. Neither will be advancing.

Willem de Vries and Jacob Jason are back same sex dancing. The judges have decided to split up the pair, eliminating Jacob but keeping Willem.

The first stage of the process has cut about 25% of the dancers, eliminating 41 out of 152. The next genre is hip hop.

Nobody believes that Teddy Tedholm is ghetto, but it doesn’t matter because he’s safe. B-Boy Jean Lloret, however, gets cut despite the style, unable to get the choreography.

Ryan Kasprzak, who has the most recognizeable name on the stage, is getting his shot again, after having made it so close last year when the judges supposedly had to pick between him and his brother Evan. The judges are split 3-3 on him, which is enough to keep him safe.

Cha cha is the next morning with Louis van Amstel and Anya.

The first casualty, Billy Bell, has been whacked upside his face by Christina Santana. He won’t be allowed back on stage until he stops bleeding.

Krumper Russell Ferguson is paired with Iveta Lukosiute. Both of them are moving forward, and they get a standing ovation from Adam Shankman.

Billy’s nose finally stops bleeding, but he’s missed almost all the rehearsal. Legacy is also in his group, but I have to wonder whether somebody with a stupid nickname can get to the top 20. He is dancing with Paula van Oppen. Legacy has been asked to fight for his life. Billy, Christina, and Paula, however, advance.

Ryan Kasprzak is in the final group of the day, hoping he can outdo what he did yesterday in hip hop, which he realizes is his worst genre. He’s told that the feel of his effort today was too strong, so it’s not happening again this season.

John Litzler is also dancing for his life. Nigel gives a no due to lack of emotion. Mary says yes. Adam also says yes, but he doesn’t feel his heart. The rest of the panel follows this up by saying no.

Legacy is the last remaining dancer to perform. His B-Boying is great, but he’s gonna have to do more than that. He gets a yes from all the judges.

Teddy Tedholm and Shelby Skipper have been eliminated.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 Episode 8, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on Fox.

The Biggest Loser Season 8 Episode 4

In a week full of gameplay, Tracey made plenty of enemies in The Biggest Loser 8 Episode 3, including Jillian, despite making what ultimately may have been game saving moves. In the end, Antoine & Sean were voted out.

Shay’s still playing the role of the victim. Her target now: Tracey.

Bob wants the contestants to consider that everybody needs to be there, not just certain people or one person any more than another. Sean at 405 pounds sure had a long ways to go.

Jillian wants to know why Julio’s there. He claims he doesn’t know. There’s no reason he ended up at 407 pounds. He eventually acknowledges the one thing he’s been great at is food.

Tracey goes to see Dr. H to see if he will clear her to exercise. Her enzyme levels have almost doubled from last week. She’s been shut down. Not only no exercise in the gym. None at all, not even walking around the ranch or going in the pool.

When the contestants walk into the kitchen, Allison’s there waiting for them, with padlocked cupboards. It’s all locked up and will stay that way all week long. For the next 7 days, they will have to order out every single meal.

The week will kick off with a pop challenge. They will be shown three food choices for dinner. The team that makes the healthiest choice will win a kitchen stocked with healty foods for one year.

Dinner A: 1/4 roasted chicken breast (without skin), 1/2 cup low fat creamed spinach, 2.75 oz sweet potatoes, 1/2 cup nonfat peach frozen yogurt, 2 cups unsweetened iced tea

Dinner B: 1/2 rotisserie chicken (with skin), 1/2 cup creamed spinach, 1/2 cup vanilla frozen yogurt, 1/2 cup blueberries, 2 cups green tea

Dinner C: 1/4 barbecue chicken (with skin), 1 cup peas and carrots, 1 cup mango slices, 1 cup skim milk

Dinner B was selected by nobody, which narrows it down to A and C. The healthiest meal is dinner A. Brown, pink, and orange are correct. Mango slices turned out to be one of the pitfalls on dinner C.

So how many calories were there in dinner A? The closest without going over will win. Brown team gueses 547, pink guesses 385, and orange guesses 475. The correct answer is 445, so Rebecca and Amanda win.

When they order out, everybody realizes how difficult it is. Not only are they not sure what’s going into the food or how it’s prepared, but they can’t even be sure the person on the other end has a clue and will be able to follow instructions like no cheese.

Bob and Jillian decide to take them out to dinner, and not at Subway. They take them to a Mexican restaurant. First thing to do is to skip the bread. The next thing to do is just stick with the water. Maybe club soda or unsweetened iced tea. Oh, and don’t leave your house without your calorie counter.

At the challenge, they’re gonna be playing for immunity. Each person will grab hold of a handlebar. Their job is straightforward: hang on as long as they can. The platform will continue getting steeper until it’s completely vertical. Abby and Tracey will sit out. Liz is the first one to hit the water. Danny follows her, and brown is out. Amanda is out. Rudy is next. Rebecca follows him, eliminating the pink team. Dina is the next one to fall, taking out the blue team. Mo is out, eliminating purple. Shay falls after 10 minutes. Julio falls, eliminating the black team. That leaves Allen up against Daniel. Allen drops, and Daniel wins immunity for himself and Shay.

Jillian’s getting tired of Rudy’s excuses. He either needs to drop dead or make it happen. She doesn’t have to be nice. She’s not Bob.

Coach Mo realizes he’s got all the weight of the purple team on himself because Tracey is unable to workout. He keeps pushing and pushing. Then he hurts his back. He’s definitely thought about going home. Bob suggests waiting until the scale and seeing if it’s working for him. No need to wait that long. He’s back in the gym and on the bike.

At the weigh-in, they discuss how tough this week’s been since they’ve had to eat out every meal.

Daniel: 287 pounds (no change)
Shay: 432 pounds (-5, 1.14%)
Orange Total: 719 pounds (-5 pounds, 0.69%, immune)

Allison says that’s not a bad strategy. Daniel denies any strategy was involved.

Allen: 285 pounds (-7, 2.40%)
Abby: 213 pounds (-3, 1.39%)
Green Total: 498 pounds (-10, 1.97%)

Rudy: 377 pounds (-11, 2.84%)
Dina: 229 pounds (-5, 2.14%)
Blue Total: 606 pounds (-16, 2.57%)

Liz: 240 pounds (-3, 1.24%)
Danny: 382 pounds (-8, 2.05%)
Brown Total: 622 pounds (-11, 1.74%)

Tracey: 213 pounds (-4, 1.84%)
Mo: 318 pounds (-8, 2.45%)
Purple Total: 531 pounds (-12, 2.21%)

Tracey and Mo are both pleasantly surprised to be safe. The other contestants at least fake as if they’re congratulating them this week. Then Shay complains because she doesn’t want healthy teams going home, whatever that means.

Julio: 364 pounds (-4, 1.09%)

Jillian doesn’t have a reason why that just happened. It should have been higher, even with the take out food.

Amanda: 230 pounds (-5, 2.13%)
Rebecca: 244 pounds (-4, 1.61%)
Pink Total: 474 pounds (-9, 1.86%)

That puts Julio and the brown team below the yellow line. All three of them will just leave it up to the house to decide rather than campaigning against each other. However, Liz and Danny say they’re not sure they can do it at home, whereas Julio’s ready to do it if that’s what he has to do. Purple team’s split because Tracey’s close to Liz and Mo’s close to Julio. Pink and orange teams are worried that Liz will send them home.

Votes
Shay & Daniel: Julio
Dina & Rudy: Liz & Danny
Allen & Abby: Julio
Tracey & Mo: Julio

With three votes, Julio is not The Biggest Loser. He’s down from his starting weight of 407 to 299 pounds today. He still loves food but is just changing how he does things.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Biggest Loser 8 Episode 5, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.

So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 Episode 6

In So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 Episode 5, we saw Jonathan Litzler, Justin Keney, Kimalee Piedad, and Diana Drexler. Salt Lake City is the last stop on the audition tour.

Bryan Foyer looks like he quite possibly is going to injure himself. Mia calls him one of the strongest B-Boys. They give him a yes to choreography.

Tristy Mirci was in 25 car accidents (as a passenger) over 3 years. Memo to anyone who knows her: stop driving with her. Nigel suggests that these other drivers were dance critics. He can’t believe she’s danced for 3 years because somebody must be robbing her.

Hayley Cloud had a herniated disc following a bad landing during one of her routines. She says she’s recovered and ready to go again. Mary likes the confidence. Mia challenges her to do a handstand, which she can do for 5-8 minutes. Nigel likes that she’s a competitor and is sending her to Vegas.

Ariana Rowley is a local burleseque performer, whose goal is to bring a little bit of Vegas to Salt Lake City. She plans to show the judges something they’ve never seen before (and don’t want to see now). Well, Nigel’s at least entertained by this stripping. For whatever reason, Mia wants to see the choreography, which Nigel jumps right onboard with.

Ballroom dancer Iveta Lukosiute came from Lithuania, which was under Soviet control. Nigel doesn’t think he’s used this word very often: vivacious. Looked fantastic, danced brilliantly, and had of the more enjoyable couples auditions ever. Mary and Mia are trying to avoid crying as they send Iveta to Vegas.

After 15 minutes, Bryan has decided to stop choreography, planning to get some lessons and come back next year. Without the stripping, Ariana does not get as much love.

Pascal Nayigiziki quickly generates a look of “Why is this guy wasting my time?” from Nigel. Nobody knows what he’s doing up there, not even Pascal. Despite that, he gets what seemed to be the longest audition of the night. Where has he been training? Aw man, where hasn’t he trained?

Ashleigh and Ryan Di Lello used to be competitors, but now they’re married. Mary loved Ryan’s masculine leadership role, but Ashleigh’s a little bit fake. Mary’s wondering where the chemistry is from this married couple. Mia agrees. Nigel as well. Despite the negative comments, Ashleigh’s told she’s a good dancer, and both will be going to choreography.

Leigh Asay and Josh Murillo audition together, having partnered up about two weeks ago. She’s so involved in it that she loses a toenail. Oh, I did not need to see that. They’d like to see Josh do the choreography. As long as she can still walk, Leigh can come get a ticket to Vegas.

Josh will not be going to Vegas. Ryan will be. What about the wife? Yes, Ashleigh will be joining him.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of So You Think You Can Dance Season 6 Episode 7, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on Fox.

Hell’s Kitchen Season 6 Episode 13

Suzanne finally got to the end of her rope in Hell’s Kitchen Season 6 Episode 12.

Kevin believes he knows everybody else’s weaknesses, which means that somebody better figure out his weakness or be screwed.

Little Gordon, the foul-mouthed young Gordan Ramsay from Caterer.com’s videos, is there to give the contestants a piece of his mind. The point of him being there is that they need to learn about catering… to vegetarians. They will have 1 hour to make 80 portions. Kevin is preparing asian style crepe with beet carpaccio. Tennille’s cooking vegetable stuffed eggplant. Ariel is making a vegetarian lasagne. Dave is cooking a polenta tower with goat cheese and roasted peppers. During the challenge, Dave is in pain. Yes, again. As the clock ticks down, none of the chefs have managed to complete their 80 portions. It might not matter anyway because it’s 80 kids, who don’t like vegetables. Dave hopes he can get these screaming kids to like him personally even if they don’t like his food.

40% of the kids agree they disliked Kevin’s dish the most. The top two dishes belong to Dave and Tennille. With 55% of the votes, the number 1 dish belongs to Tennille. The punishment will be to clean up the dining room, which the kids were allowed to trash. As for Tennille, she will enjoy a day of pampering in Beverly Hills so she can go eat sushi with Ramsay. The other three chefs try to justify their inability to please the kids: Tennille cooks elementary food.

Kevin’s on appetizers. His risotto is delicious. I’m guessing he didn’t cook the rice.

Tennille has cooked rubbery and bland (not to be confused with blonde when Ramsay says it) scallops. Her next attempt, however, is perfect.

All of the appetizers have been served half an hour into dinner service, so they’re moving on to entrees. Dave is on meat. And down he goes. Again. Limping in back due to another injury. This guy’s gonna do permanent damage at this rate. Ramsay wants him to get medical attention, but he insists he’s fine. Regardless, he’s still getting the job done on meat.

Tennille, however, is not getting the job done on fish. Ramsay can’t figure out what she’s done to her seabass. Aside from that, she’s got burnt pans and fish all over the place. She’d better hope somebody else screws up royally here. After Ramsay takes her into the back and yells at her, Tennille finally recovers from her disaster and cooks her halibut perfectly.

Once the service is over, Ramsay decides not to prolong this any further. Tennille has been eliminated.

That’s not it. After he sends them back upstairs, he calls them back down. He’s wondering whether he made the right decision about keeping Dave around with that injury, setting up the perfect opportunity for what’s likely to be a lame and misleading cliffhanger heading into the commercial break. After a lot of thought, his decision is… he knows he made the right decision.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Hell’s Kitchen Season 6 Episode 14, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox.

The Amazing Race 15 Episode 3

The Amazing Race 15 Episode 2 came down to duck herding, and Garrett & Jessica were eliminated.

The pit stop isn’t exactly stopped. Since it’s a boat, it picks up anchor and moves.

Teams depart in the order in which they arrived.

First: Gary & Matt – 5:45AM
Second: Sam & Dan – 5:55AM
Third: Herbert & Nathaniel – 5:56AM
Fourth: Lance & Keri – 5:57AM
Fifth: Zev & Justin – 6:07AM
Sixth: Meghan & Cheyne – 6:10AM
Seventh: Maria & Tiffany – 6:11AM
Eighth: Mika & Canaan – 6:14AM
Ninth: Marcy & Ron – 6:15AM
Tenth: Brian & Ericka – 6:29AM

Matt is getting frustrated with his father trying to take the father role. Sam is more spontaneous than his impatient younger brother Dan. One of the Globetrotters lost his dad two days before the race, and the last thing he heard from him was to win the damn race. Lance thinks of himself as a lion waiting to take out the gazelles. Marcy’s dad was shot down and rescued in Vietnam in 1968. She apparently would rather enjoy the area than run the race.

Teams will travel by taxi to Hi Chi Minh City, where they will grab a clue at a water puppet theater, which they eventually find out is about 2 hours away.

The clue they are given is a postage stamp, and they must figure out that they’re looking for that building, the Ho Chi Minh City Main Post Office. Two teams have bigger challenges to overcome. Matt needs to listen to his dad rather than insisting on running an unknown distance/direction toward the post office. As for Lance & Keri, they need to figure out that the thing they’re holding is a clue. When he finally shows her the clue, Keri tells him that they have to go to that building.

The detour is a choice between child’s play or word play. In child’s play, teams will go to a local park and choose a concrete animal to transport along the bumpy walkways of the park. In word play, teams will go to a hotel and find the observation deck, then scan the intersection below to identify six Vietnamese letters moving with the congested traffic, which they will then unscramble to spell the word for independence.

Child’s play: Herbert & Nathaniel, Zev & Justin, Gary & Matt, Meghan & Cheyne, Sam & Dan, Maria & Tiffany, Keri & Lance, Brian & Ericka, Mika & Canaan
Word play: Marcy & Ron

Dan & Sam and Maria & Tiffany are remaining attached at the hip, although the girls send Dan on his way when their dolly breaks so as not to get in their way. Zev & Justin pick the most awkward animal possible, a giraffe, which they end up smashing. Tiffany, a member of the only all female team, is gasping for breath as she lugs her animal around. Makes me wonder why Maria’s not switching off. Lance throws his animal around, much to the shock of the lady waiting to pass out the clue. Marcy & Ron finally realize they’re not going to figure out the word on their own, so they ask the locals, who know immediately what the word is. They do not, however, realize this fact before they’re in last place.

As the race goes on, Lance & Keri continue to get more fed up with each other. Meanwhile, Sam is getting tired of his brother’s complaining.

The next destination is Dien Co 008. The road block is to find out what it is like to work in the business of breaking down electronics, which means using tools to smash VCRs into parts.

Road block (in order of arrival): Flight Time, Cheyne, Matt, Brian, Sam, Tiffany, Justin, Canaan, Lance, Ron

The pit stop for this leg of the race is the Reunification Palace. Cheyne beats the pro athletes in a footrace, but they leave Meghan behind. That’ll probably be the most interesting race of the night because it’s becoming pretty obvious how the ending is going to play out here.

First: Herbert & Nathaniel (win a trip to Aruba)
Second: Meghan & Cheyne
Third: Gary & Matt
Fourth: Brian & Ericka
Fifth: Sam & Dan
Sixth: Maria & Tiffany
Seventh: Mika & Canaan
Eighth: Zev & Justin
Ninth: Lance & Keri
Eliminated: Ron & Marcy

Ron & Marcy have been eliminated from the race.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Amazing Race 15 Episode 4 Sean Penn Cambodia Here We Come (Cambodia), which airs Sunday at 8/7c CBS.

Survivor: Thailand Episode 10

Sook Jai continued to be sacrificed, and it was Ken’s turn to go in Survivor: Thailand Episode 9.

Ted is surprised that he got three votes, and he immediately knows where they came from. He’s trying to figure out why, so he confronts Jake, who tells him the truth, although he leaves names out of it. Ted doesn’t believe any of this anyway and dismisses it outright.

They haven’t been able to eat crabs lately because the tide has come in and the water’s too high. The chickens are all gone. With that said, they’re resorting to eating chicken feed. So obviously, considering they’re whining about food, the reward challenge is a big food reward. The challenge is a four stage obstacle course. Their reward will be going via boat and helicopter to the mainland for an elephant trek, which will take them to a Thai lunch. They have to choose partners. Jake is left out, so he is eliminated at the starting line. The pairs must then make their way across platforms using planks. Clay and Brian are the first across followed by Penny and Ted. Jan and Helen are out. They must get under the belly crawl as individuals. The first three advance: Clay, Ted, and Brian. The next leg is to get over the wall, which requires the aid of another tribe member. Somebody’s gonna be left out. Brian and Ted help Clay. He tries to help both of them but can’t, so he eventually goes with Brian. The final leg is a bamboo balance beam. Clay falls as Brian is half way there. Brian wins reward. There’s room for somebody else. He invites Clay for his assistance in the challenge.

Ted’s kind of shocked that Brian picked Clay, which he takes as a warning that their bond is closer than he originally thought.

Since his plan to convince Ted didn’t work, Jake is now trying to work on Helen. The last thing Clay and Brian said before they left was to keep an eye on Jake the snake, so she’s been expecting this. He says that Clay and Brian would win the game if things keep going the way they are. He also warns her that they’ve got a pecking order. Everything he’s saying is true, but it’s just a matter of getting someone to bite.

After their feast, Brian and Clay will be returning to camp with canteens filled with beer and soup.

Penny doesn’t want to be around Jake any more because she’s aware that his time on this island will be short. She goes to Clay, who tells her she will be in the final four with him, something he’s told everybody else on the island.

For the immunity challenge, their knowledge about Thailand will be tested. In addition, it is also a pecking order challenge. For each correct answer, they will be able to extinguish one of each person’s three torches.

Thailand was formerly known by which name?
Siam. Everybody but Clay is correct. Penny takes out Jake. Brian hits Helen. Jake hits Brian. Helen hits Clay. Ted goes for Penny. Jan also goes for Penny.

At some point in every Thai male’s life, they are expected to…
Become a monk. Jake and Jan are correct. Jan eliminates Penny. Jake goes for Clay.

Sanook is an integral part of Thai life. What does it mean?
Having fun. Jake is right. He eliminates Clay.

Which of the following innovations originated in Thailand?
None of the above. Everybody but Brian is right. Jan hits Jake. Jake hits Jan in response. Helen hits Ted. Ted eliminates Jake.

Thais will often greet each other with the phrase “Have you eaten rice today?”
True. Helen is correct. She goes after Brian.

In Thai, Bangkok means City of Angels.
True. Jan and Helen are correct. Helen eliminates Brian. Jan targets Ted.

The capital of Thailand is…
Bangkok. Jan and Helen are correct. Jan hits Helen. Helen responds in kind, sparing Ted.

According to Thai etiquette, what should be used for eating?
All of the above: chopsticks, fingers, and fork and spoon. Helen is correct. She has a choice who to eliminate. She decides to eliminate Jan.

Which country does not share a border with Thailand?
Vietnam. Helen is correct and wins immunity.

The thing that bothered Jake about that challenge is that Penny snuffed him.

Ted is threatened by Penny because she might be able to charm Brian and Clay. Brian and Clay want to eliminate the snake. They’d better make a decision fast because they’re given very little time to do much following the immunity challenge that occurs at night.

Votes
Jake
Penny
Jan
Jake
Penny
Penny
Penny

With 4 votes, Penny has been voted off the island. Certainly not the most threatening person on the island. Jake voted for Jan for some reason, while Clay and Brian voted for Jake.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Survivor: Thailand Episode 12 A Big Surprise… and Another.

Survivor: Thailand Episode 9

Sook Jai continued their losing streak and voted Erin out in Survivor: Thailand Episode 8.

Chuay Gahn is split. Will Sook Jai vote off Erin or Ken? Either way, they’re not overly concerned because they realize now that they have an advantage of 5-3, which are pretty insurmountable odds.

Jake’s trying to get on the other tribe’s good side by telling tales of his adventures and attempting to prove that he is an adventurer, even if he is an old adventurer. Chuay Gahn isn’t interested in whatever he’s selling.

When they arrive at the challenge, they get videos from home. The reward for the challenge will be the whole video plus a cool beverage. Before they get to that, Jeff pulls out the buffs, finally forming a merged tribe. The first part of the challenge is an obstacle course to be run in pairs chosen at random. The winning pair will then compete against each other in a final mental challenge. Jake and Jan compete against Clay and Ken in the first heat. This is not even remotely fair. Clay and Ken advance to the second heat. Ted and Penny go against Brian and Helen in the next round. Like the last time, it’s not even close, as Brian and Helen advance. Brian and Helen end up winning and will copmete against each other to replicate a pyramid of wicker balls. Brian wins reward.

He gets the full video and passes around the lemonade. His wife gets a little crazy, but at least she keeps her clothes on. He really didn’t want anyone to see more about him than they have to, but since Probst invited everybody to watch his video, they’re seeing his house. Included in that is not only a glimpse at his family but also the fact that he’s got brand new cars and a baby grand piano. Helen’s theory is that he doesn’t need the money.

Ken hopes that individual immunity challenges will help him. Either that, or he’ll be seen as a threat and be voted out the first time he doesn’t win.

Ted’s getting bothered by little things that people are doing that he considers annoying, so he goes off on his own for a long time in the canoe. He’s not doing himself any favors by isolating himself from the group.

Jake is trying to find somebody to get on his side from the other side. It would be stupid for anybody to flip now. Even if he gets one person, that would be a 4-4 tie. It’s a little late to be thinking like this. Shii Ann had it right when she was doing this two episodes ago. He’s gathered that they’re tired of Ted.

The immunity challenge is a test of memorizing Thai numbers. Miss one, and you’re out. They have 30 seconds to memorize the numbers 1-9. Jake, Helen, Jan, Ted, and Brian are out after one round. Penny is eliminated on the next round. That leaves Clay and Ken in the final round, which is to find discs through a grid and go from one buried disc to the next. The person who uncovers all 10 buried discs wins. Clay’s off to an early lead as Ken stands there mostly confused. Clay has a 4-1 lead. Then he extends that 7-2. Ken would be better off just digging randomly. Clay wins 10-3 to take immunity.

Ken realizes his neck’s on the chopping block and that they would be stupid to get rid of Ted. Jake comes up with an alternate plan. Get rid of Brian. He wants Clay and one of the women to vote with them. Why would people in the majority join a new alliance where they’re now down 3-2? Since this isn’t going to work, Ken decides to just vote for Ted and hope.

Votes
Ted
Ted
Ted
Ken
Ken
Ken
Ken
Ken

By a vote of 5-3, Mr. NYC has been voted off the island.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Survivor: Thailand Episode 10 While the Cats Are Away.

Survivor: Samoa Episode 3

Foa Foa lost two more people in Survivor: Samoa Episode 2. First, Mike overexerted himself at the challenge and was removed due to medical reasons. Then, Betsy was voted out because Russell H knew she was on to him.

Jaison thinks Ben is the next to go. You had your chance on this last week, dude.

Russell H thinks his team is crazy and that nobody else is playing the game.

Ben doesn’t think his tribe knows anything and that they’ll die if he’s voted out. He tells the girls to not bother even trying to start the fire because they will not be able to do so. Despite his craziness, Russell H is not ready to get rid of him just yet because he’s decent in challenges and strong at camp.

Over on Galu, they’re taking a break. Time for some yoga and relaxation. Well, half the tribe anyway. Shambo has no interest in participating.

Russell’s decided which girl he wants to get rid of. He tells Ben that Ashley was gunning for him last time. When Ben goes to her, she acknowledges this is true. She asks who he found it out from. His response: not Russell.

Not learning from last week, there’s another battle challenge. Let’s just hope nobody drowns. The object is to go into the water, make their way through the battle zone, retrieve crates, and stack those crates so there are no repeating colors on any side. The winner will receive immunity and comfort. Russell H will sit out for Foa Foa. Shambo, Yasmin, Erik, and Brent will sit out for Galu. The women for Galu get to their first crate first. The gap gets even bigger when the men go. The women retain the lead. On the last run, the men continue to lead for Galu as they are the first back to the beach with all 4. With a puzzle to be completed, it’s still anybody’s game. Foa Foa thinks they’ve solved the puzzle. They haven’t. Galu, however, has. They win. Again. This is getting pretty hopeless for Foa Foa.

Russell S has a choice. Comfort or function? He opts for comfort because he’s looking to please the women. Also, this time, he will be sending Shambo to Foa Foa.

Unlike Yasmin, who was obnoxious to them, Shambo uses this as an opportunity to be nice and build relationships on the other side. She proceeds to bash her tribe, saying they’re like 90210 and she can’t relate to them.

Shambo gets clue #2 to the hidden immunity idol, which doesn’t matter since it’s already gone.

Erik says that Russell’s going to regret his decision of comfort for one reason: the tarp. The day it rains, every comfort item will be soaked.

Jaison has an ultimatum, although he doesn’t plan to actually act on it. Either Ben goes home, or he goes home.

Mick’s not sure which side he should go on. He’s loyal to Jaison, but Russell and Liz want to get rid of Ashley. Russell says Ashley first. His plan is to let yet another person know about the immunity idol to gain his trust.

Shambo’s barking up the right tree in the search for the idol from the looks of it, but it’s just a waste of time.

Russell continues down his path of getting rid of Ashley. His excuse is that he doesn’t want the girls to get the numbers. Not that they would because voting out the three guys would be foolish. Granted, it would not be the first time. We saw the group of older guys vote out all the physically fit guys in Vanuatu.

At tribal council, Jaison has a suggestion. Trade Ben for Shambo. Russell blames Jaison’s hatred of Ben on one thing (and he’s right), the fact that he said some comments that could be interpreted as racially motivated. Apparently, he would have preferred the word hood (Yasmin’s term) to ghetto (Ben’s term). I’m not a big fan of Ben, but Jaison needs to get over himself.

Votes
Ashley
Ben
Ben
Ben
Ben

For the first time, Russell was unwilling or unable to get his way, and Ben has been voted off the island.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Survivor: Samoa Episode 4, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on CBS.