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America’s Got Talent Season 4 Episode 17

The Fab Five, Voices of Glory, The Texas Tenors, Paradizo Dance, and Tony Hoard and Rockin Rory joined the semifinals in America’s Got Talent Season 4 Episode 16. Tonight 12 more acts will perform.

The acts who will perform are:

FootworKINGz
G-Force
Lawrence Beaman
Hairo Torres
Mario & Jenny
Bri
Dave Johnson
Pixie Mystere
Jeffrey Ou
Marcus Terrell & The Serenades

Additionally, the two wild cards are:
Jay Mattioli
U4RIA

The FootworKINGz are up first, the fastest dancers Hoff’s ever seen. Not particularly inventive, but they’re fast. Piers can’t decide whether they’re one of the best dance acts, or if they’re the best dance act. So much better than he remembers. Sharon loved the whole thing. Hoff the charts.

Marcus Terrell got through after deciding to drop his Serenades. Rather than just performing by himself, he insisted on getting a new group of girls, including one who just joined his group two days before they started rehearsing. Sharon thinks Marcus is fabulous, and she likes one of his background singers. Piers thought it was brilliant to watch.

Piers wanted to see more dancing out of Pixie Mystere. Considering their presumably single digit ages, they’re showing themselves to be quite talented gymnasts, perhaps not so much dancers. Hoff is impressed. Piers had fun watching them and is happy they took his advice. Sharon enjoyed watching all of them, not just one or two like many dance groups.

Jay Mattioli is a magician and the first wild card act of the evening. His first trick is to make two girls appear out of thin air. That’s a potentially useful trick. Then he does a scarf trick and changes into an American flag. Piers buzzes. He gets the dog to appear just in time to end the act and prevent Hoff from joining the other two in buzzing. Piers has seen all that stuff millions of times. Despite how much she loves dogs, Sharon felt this was just typical old time magic. David doesn’t know if it’s big enough to make it.

Bri (just Bri) is a high school singer. She sings and plays piano to Poker Face by Lady Gaga. I’m left thinking: enunciate. Sharon thought it was fabulous. Hoff was afraid of the dancers but thought it was a great job. Piers is excited, a rarity for him at his age.

U4RIA was eliminated after their dance off. They are the second wild card group of the night. Their dance takes place in a psych ward. They certainly get points for originality. Hoff loved it. Piers is afraid, in a very good way. He’s pleased to see them again. Unlike the other wild cards, they’ve taken the act forward. Sharon doesn’t know whether they’re good enough, even if they’re fun.

Dave Johnson is the guy who sang the David Hasselhoff song. Seriously, why is he still around? Even he’s shocked by it. He sings a song about the Golden Girls. Piers buzzes. Sharon buzzes. Hoff finally buzzes. He shouldn’t have come back. Piers didn’t get it. It just wasn’t funny. Sharon found it funny(ish).

Hairo Torres is a dancer who’s just made stuff up in his house, with the goal of doing things that other people just can’t. His role tonight is that of a nerd who learns to get down. Sharon’s not convinced he can get through. Hoff thought it was weird… but great. Piers wants him to really think about the choreography and how he can expand the act.

G-Force are three sisters under the age of 13. Their goal is to be the girl version of the Jonas Brothers. They’re singing, uh, well, it’s a song. The rocking is drowning out the words. Piers buzzes. Good drummer ( age 8 ) but not much else. Hoff thought they were a little off on the vocals but still have a major career ahead of them. Piers liked the instrument playing, but something needs to be done about the singing.

Jeffrey Ou has been playing piano since age 6. Probably not an act or personality that can win over America past another round or so, but there’s no denying his talent. The girls dancing on stage with him after the mellow playing were certainly an unexpected twist, but that upbeat part also completely drowned out his playing. Hoff tells him he doesn’t need the dancing girls. According to Nick, one of the ladies kicked the cable, which resulted in nobody being able to hear the piano. Minus that, it’s going to be very difficult for him to get voted through.

Mario & Jenny embrace danger. They’re just hoping not to burn the building down when they light everything on fire and he begins juggling flaming guitars. Then he tosses a big flaming box around. Sharon believes they belong in Vegas. Hoff tells them to keep going because they could win. Piers felt that was as near to a pure Vegas act as has been on the show tonight.

Singer Lawrence Beaman is the final act of the night. He sings You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker. Sharon calls his voice smooth like velvet. Hoff feels real sorry for everybody else in the competition. Piers considers that the top act of the night. This is the new Barry White.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 4 Episode 18, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.

Big Brother 11 Episode 18

Having won HOH, Michele nominated Chima in Big Brother 11 Episode 17 because she’s hoping to weed out people who are smarter than her (which would explain why she also got rid of her other teammate Ronnie). Up against Chima is Natalie as a pawn.

Anybody who’s been keeping up with the spoilers knows we’re in for a hell of an episode tonight. With that in mind, I have just one thing to preface this episode with…

Memo to the producers: if you’re going to rig the show (as usual), you pretty much deserve for a raving lunatic to flip out on you. Let the hamsters be. If the outcome is going to be manipulated by public vote or banner planes, why not just change the rules back to how they were in Big Brother 1 (a season nobody remembers)?

Following the nomination ceremony, Chima is talking about quitting. Big Brother won’t take kindly to that. They’ve talked people out of quitting before. This isn’t Survivor. Quitting is considered breach of contract and can potentially be dealt with accordingly.

When she walks out into the backyard, Chima’s told to put on her microphone. She flips off Big Brother. Kevin goes out and gets her microphone for her. Natalie hands it to her. So Chima throws it in the hot tub. Chima, that’s coming out of your stipend. That’s CBS property.

Not having learned from earlier, Kevin goes to get Chima a new microphone. She reluctantly agrees. For about two seconds.

Chima doesn’t want to respond. Perhaps she’ll respond to Allison Grodner, the head of rigging the show. When she arrives in the diary room, she’s told that she doesn’t need to sit down. Just walk out the door.

When we return, the houseguests are called to the living room. They are informed that Chima has been expelled from the game because she is not following the rules of the game. The reason? Destroyed microphone. For a frame of reference, there have been two other expulsions in Big Brother history: Justin from season two (held a knife to Krista’s throat) and Scott from season 4 (throwing chairs around). In each case, they were considered dangerous to the safety of others. So was Chima really expelled, or did she quit? I guess it depends whose story you believe.

Like Chima before her, Michele’s HOH power has been removed, but she got exactly what she wanted.

There will be a new HOH competition. The competition is a mini golf tournament. Aside from the hole in one, the other scores are completely random. The person eliminated in each round will win a prize, one of which is the HOH key. The golfer who wins the final round gets to choose from all the prizes. In the first round, Lydia scores a 6. Jordan gets a 3. Natalie scores a 2. Russell gets a hole in 1, and so do Jeff and Kevin. With the highest score, Lydia has been eliminated. She gets the HOH key as her prize.

In round 2, Jordan gets a 2. Natalie gets a 7. Russell gets another hole in 1, as do Jeff and Kevin. With the highest score, Natalie has been eliminated. Her prize is a Hawaiian vacation.

In round 3, Jeff and Kevin get holes in 1 again. Jordan gets a 5. Russell hits the hole, bounces out, and scores 7. He has been eliminated. His prize is a phone call from home. He trades it for the Hawaiian vacation. Both he and Natalie are happy with this trade. He didn’t do it for her. He wants to give the trip to his parents. Go ahead. Keep crying.

In round 4, Jeff gets another hole in 1. Like the last round, Kevin bounces out, this time hitting 5. Jordan gets a 4. Kevin has been eliminated. Jordan tells him he’s safe. His prize is $5,000.

The final round is between Jordan and Jeff. It really doesn’t matter which one wins. Lydia tells Jordan she’ll get her vote in the final two, not Jeff. Jordan scores a 4. Jeff agrees to throw the competition for her. He hits it to the side. Jordan wins HOH. Jeff’s prize is a spa experience, which he trades for the vacation. Jordan has won a Captain Unitard suit, which she trades for the HOH key.

Now that that’s over with, Lydia starts to act more and more like Chima. It would be funny if half the cast quit. Her plan is to yell all week and get them to evict her. It’s a really good thing that Big Brother just gave her all that alcohol. Ranting over, it’s time to go in the diary room and cry.

Jordan is looking to protect Jeff and Michele, an interesting second choice to protect.

Nominations
Michele is safe.
Jeff is safe.
Kevin is safe.
Russell is safe.

Lydia and Natalie have been nominated for eviction. The plan is to eliminate Natalie and weaken the other team (there’s another team still?). This is Natalie’s third nomination in 5 days, surely a record.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 11 Episode 19, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on CBS.

Hell’s Kitchen Season 6 Episode 6

Because she fell apart during the service, Tek was sent home in Hell’s Kitchen Season 6 Episode 5.

Amanda narrowly escaped being eliminated. Ramsay warns her to bounce back quickly.

Tennille wants her team to get over the past.

The teams will create three dishes with a maximum meal of 700 calories. Robert takes 700 calorie bites. It shows. Kevin and Robert are on appetizers, Jim and Van are on entrees, and Dave and Andy are on desserts for the men. The women follow Sabrina’s lead. The men already top 1000 calories, not counting dessert, half of which is noodles from what Van considers his money entree. While the men count calories, the women start cooking. Sabrina has to hold Amanda’s hand to make the dessert. With 12 minutes left and being far behind, the men have no choice but to start cooking. The men end up at 597 calories; the women end up at 694 calories. Now it comes down to taste.

Appetizers
Women: Scallop with tangy mango chutney
Men: Grilled Key West seafood salad
Even. 1 point each.

Entrees
Women: Cottage cheese and mushroom-stuffed pork chop.
Men: Pork cutlet with noodles. Looks like a child’s portion. Very dry.
Women get a point.

Desserts
Women: Fruit bowl. Zesty, vibrant, professional.
Men: Egg white crepe filled with apple fruit compote. What is that? Tastes foul.
Women get a point and win the challenge.

The men will have to go to the market and buy the ingredients quickly to return to do double prep and open that night. Oh, and they’re going to be riding on a bike built for six to do their shopping. For their reward, the women will go to Venice Beach for a volleyball lesson.

Following the bike ride, Robert needs to see a medic. That was a pretty stupid task. They will be rushing him to the emergency room. Again. He will not be returning for service tonight.

Andy messes up the order. That British guy needs to slow down a little for him.

Ariel has not cooked her scallops correctly. Back to the drawing board. Jim, likewise, will need to start over due to his excess pepper. Ariel has bounced back to deliver acceptable scallops.

Tennille has cooked far too much spinach. She will bite her tongue as Ramsay screams at her for little good reason.

Jim’s bland risotto does not impress Ramsay. It tastes like baby food. His message: baby food tastes good.

Back to Tennille, who has messed up the potatoes. This time, she has delivered too little, in an effort to not deliver too much. It’s good she’s upset because she’s crap. Her response to this: no, you’re crap. That leads to a demand to get out. Then there’s a shouting match. She’s even louder than he is. If she agrees to keep her mouth shut, he will let her back into the kitchen.

Jim still can’t figure out risotto. Scott has to take over for him, allowing them to finally get out appetizers at the 1 hour and 15 minute mark.

Over in the women’s kitchen, where’s the chicken? Sabrina says she put it up first. So did it mysteriously disappear? Did it fly away? Is it in the trash? Either way, she’ll have to cook a chicken.

Dave gets confused. Which dishes go with which garnishes?

Back to the red kitchen, where’s the chicken? Sabrina’s struggling to cut it.

Andy can’t cook the fish, and that’s okay because he can’t count how many he needs anyway. Like him, though, Sabrina delivers raw pork. Going from one extreme to another, Andy has delivered a hockey puck. He tries again. Then he fails again. Lucky for him Sabrina’s screwing up, too. She can’t get her pork right either.

Time to shut it down. Both teams lose. One person from each team will be nominated.

Dave blames Andy. Jim also blames Andy. Kevin would put Jim up. However, they are also considering Robert since he missed the service.

Sabrina wants to nominate Tennille because she walked out, except she didn’t walk out. Tennille would like to return the favor. Suzanne agrees with Tennille. Amanda doesn’t, though.

The women have nominated Sabrina due to her raw pork. Ramsay will not allow the men to nominate Robert, but if he’s not back in the next service, he’s out. That said, Andy has been nominated.

That all doesn’t matter. The person leaving Hell’s Kitchen is Jim. He doesn’t care enough to be there.

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

Survivor: Marquesas Episode 8

He scrambled to turn his fate around, but with Kathy holding immunity, time was up for Boston Rob, as he was voted out in Survivor: Marquesas Episode 7.

Now the other 5 have one shot (and only one shot) at preventing the same thing from happening to them.

Kathy assumes Sean will be the next one gone. He doesn’t work hard, complains a lot, and then there’s his issue with flatulence.

Not content with the previous answer she got, Kathy confronts Zoe again. Zoe again denies there was any plan, saying that Rotu wants to get them back together. Kathy again considers this a lie.

Although Kathy would like to get rid of some of the power players, she’s not sure if she can get Paschal to listen. She pretty much can’t. He doesn’t care if they are used for others to get to the top.

The contestants are given kites to build and fly for the reward challenge. As a teaser for the reward, they each get a piece of a Snickers bar. The actual reward is deep sea diving. What exactly is the relationship between Snickers and deep sea diving? Most of these people have apparently never flown a kite before. Kathy, however, has good luck getting her kite to soar. Unusually, she is not forced to pick one person to go with her.

The Rotu 4 plus Paschal and Neleh have decided to vote the same for the next three votes, after which Paschal and Neleh will be voted out. Sean is their next target.

When she’s done diving, Kathy returns to give them each a piece of her Snickers. It’s not going to buy her any friends, but they’re happy to have some chocolate.

Sean talks to Kathy, who’s on the same wavelength. She goes to Neleh. Like Paschal, she doesn’t care either. John is quite thoroughly amazed that Neleh and Paschal are so stupid. He’s happy to have two free passes.

Sean knows he’s gone unless he wins immunity. The bad news for him is that it’s a pecking order challenge. Not only will he not win, but he will be eliminated first. There’s nothing he can do about it. Each correct answer in the challenge allows that person to chop a rope tied to coconut bundles. Three chops to eliminate someone.

In a prolonged survival situation, drinking large quantities of coconut milk will help combat dehydration. True of false?
False. It has a laxative effect. Robert, Sean, and Tammy are correct. Sean chops John. Tammy chops Sean. Robert follows suit.

Cannibalism was common in the Marquesas for what reason?
To seize the power of the person being eaten. John, Vecepia, Zoe, Sean, and Neleh are correct. Vecepia chops Kathy. Sean chops John. John chops and eliminates Sean. Neleh chops Vecepia. Zoe chops Vecepia.

When in a survival situation at sea without fresh water, you should refrain from eating. True or false?
True. John, Robert, Paschal, Zoe, and Tammy are right. Paschal chops and eliminates Vecepia. He’ll get his. Tammy chops Kathy. Robert chops and eliminates Kathy. Zoe chops Paschal. John chops Neleh. Paschal chops Zoe.

After some more questions, John is eliminated by Robert, then John eliminates Paschal.

In the Marquesas islands, what is a horse?
A horse like any other found all over the world. Robert, Tammy, and Neleh are correct. Robert chops Zoe. Neleh chops Robert. Tammy chops Zoe. Robert chops Neleh. Tammy chops and eliminates Neleh.

The sea cucumber can actually be deadly to human beings. True or false?
False. It can cause burns but is not deadly. Tammy is correct. She eliminates Robert to win immunity.

Are Paschal and Neleh finally starting to wake up now that they know what the pecking order is? Neleh has no intention of going down fifth or sixth.

Paschal acknowledges he started playing the game late. Actually, he thinks he started playing today.

Votes
Sean
Sean
John
John
John
Sean
John
John

By a vote of 5-4, John has been voted off the island, a lucky reversal for those who almost handed him the check.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Survivor: Marquesas Episode 10 Two Peas in a Pod.

Dancing with the Stars 9 Cast

The 16 stars who will be competing on Dancing with the Stars Season 9 are:

Aaron Carter (Singer/Actor)
Ashley Hamilton (Actor/Songwriter/Comedian)
Chuck Liddell (Mixed Martial Artist and Ultimate Fighting Champion)
Debi Mazar (Actress)
Donny Osmond (Actor/Singer)
Joanna Krupa (Model/Actress)
Kathy Ireland (Model/Actress)
Kelly Osbourne (Actress/Singer)
Louie Vito (Professional Snowboarder)
Macy Gray (Singer)
Mark Dacascos (Tv host/Kung fu champion/actor)
Melissa Joan Hart (Actress)
Michael Irvin (Former pro football player)
Mya (Singer)
Natalie Coughlin (Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist)
Tom DeLay (Politician)

Survivor: Marquesas Episode 7

Following another Maraamu challenge loss, Gina was voted off the island in Survivor: Marquesas Episode 6.

The Maraamu tribe find the skull of a man. Friend or foe? That island may be uninhabited now, but at one point there were apparently people living and killing each other there.

Vecepia continues to kiss butt and pretend she’s friends with the Rotu 4.

The tribes get treemail, which is a map to send one person on a quest. Since nobody else is volunteering, Boston Rob agrees to go. He doesn’t wanna be with these people any longer than he has to. Obviously, Paschal and Neleh aren’t splitting up, so Kathy will go for Maraamu. They arrive to beds and food and will be ambassadors for the merge. Rob feels bad that the other people are missing this. Honest. Rob tells Kathy that she’s the next target. She informs him that Gina called him a lazy two-faced mean bum. They make a pact to stick together. This is quick. Too quick for Kathy. The two of them in the end would be the best showdown ever, though.

When they return to Maraamu beach, they’ve got 5 minutes to gather everything. So long crabs and fruit. From there they go to Rotu beach, described by those who have lived at both beaches as being the worst of the two.

Kathy doesn’t trust anyone when she returns, and she shouldn’t. She warns Paschal that she’s about to get axed, and he and Neleh are being played, too.

They have named their new tribe Soliantu, sacred allegiance to the sun. The new tribe will wear pink buffs. The General denies that real men wear pink.

Tammy realizes that the let’s not lie ever strategy isn’t realistic. She’s fully willing to do whatever she needs to do to win the game.

With Kathy present, Rob confronts Zoe about the agreement they made to pick off the other island. Risky strategy, but it’s not like he has anything to lose. Zoe denies any knowledge of any such plan. She pauses, then she lies. Kathy just walks away but ultimately has decided that Rob is telling the truth and she’d better win immunity to stick around.

The immunity challenge is to remain standing on a platform in the water. Neleh is eliminated. The General follows her. Paschal is next. Vecepia follows. Some of the others are getting a little too comfortable, dancing around out there. Sean is the next one out. Zoe appeared quite comfortable but has been eliminated. John’s been wobbling for quite some time. Boston Rob reaches into the water to splash (it was later revealed that Probst dared him to do so), and his hands touch the platform in the process. Tammy takes a header. John just barely touches, or so it appears. Kathy wins immunity.

Rob still plans to take John down. Within the next two tribal councils, he will be exposed. Better sooner than later.

John’s not sure who’s going. What happened to “my word is my bond”? That went away when Rob blabbed to Kathy. This very loud conversation is overheard by the entire tribe. If there were any secrets, they’re going to be a lot harder to keep now.

Boston Rob admits to lying. Then he admits that others are lying, too, particularly those who are pretending they’re honest.

Votes
Rob
Rob
John
John
Rob
Zoe
Rob
Rob
Rob

With 7 votes, Boston Rob has been voted off the island. He didn’t go down without a fight, though, so it’s just a question of whether the rest of the tribe wakes up in time. Rob’s buddy Sean stuck by him. The Zoe vote came from Kathy.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Survivor: Marquesas Episode 8 Jury’s Out.

Big Brother 11 Episode 17

Turning the entire week into a mockery/great big waste of time, the producers voted out Jessie in Big Brother 11 Episode 16. Then Michele won HOH, putting her in the position of actually having to pick a side.

Big Brother is running about 20 minutes behind due to the golf overrun. A live blog will begin as soon as 60 Minutes is over.

We’re half way through the season, yet Michele has not made either a friend nor an ally, but in doing so, she has also not made any enemies either. This week, she may well have to make some enemies. Her only somewhat useful offer for an alliance is Chima’s women’s alliance, which would leave her the opportunity to target the couple or the bully. Since Jessie’s gone, though, the easiest thing may be to just keep the momentum the way the producers have forced it to go.

Chima’s containing herself. We know that won’t last very long.

Jeff says that Jessie and Natalie were walking to the finals unless somebody did something. Next time try winning a challenge for a change or maybe actually playing better if you feel that strongly about it.

Natalie assumes that Michele’s going to put her up. Chima is having difficulty believing that because Russell told her that she needs to be medicated and is just as bad as Ronnie said.

Russell wants to try to start over with Michele. That’ll last pretty much as long as she’s in power, and then he’ll flip out at her again.

The three girls who were crying over Jessie’s eviction open up his wine bottle. Kevin will just sit there and grin and bear it. Well, not so much grinning as rolling his eyes. Jeff, Jordan, and Russell want no part of this and eat outside. It is a little creepy.

Michele has decided she wants Chima to go home because she’s the biggest threat. To the guys. You’d have to be a complete idiot to think Chima’s a threat to the women. She wants Russell gone in the worst way, and she’s the one pushing the women’s alliance because she wants a woman to win. It’s entirely possible Michele is a complete idiot, though.

The contestants break into four teams of two for the have/have not competition: Jeff and Jordan, Michele and Russell, Natalie and Chima, and Lydia and Kevin. There you have basically the pairs of the house. Michele has essentially made it so she’s stuck with Russell at this point. Good luck to her. It’s a gross eating challenge in which they must correctly place casseroles in their correct locations. They will work together as a group to make sure they can all eat every day. Chima’s got a sour look on her face the whole time. In the middle of the challenge, she tells Russell not to look at her. They do not win food for Monday but do match for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. They will be getting the BBQ grill and hot showers but no steak and lobster dinner.

Russell wants to know if Jordan likes Jeff as a boyfriend. If he lived in Charlotte, maybe. He proposes to her, and she says yes. In like 23 states, it’s pretty much official.

Natalie doesn’t think Michele would make an enemy in this house if Russell went home. She’s right. He has no real allies, and he’s attacked everybody at one point or another (then he apologizes when they get the power, and goes right back to attacking them the next weeek). On the other hand, if she targets either side, that whole side will now see her as a target, albeit perhaps less of a target than some other people.

It’s time for another stupid vote. The choices are cucumbers and carp, mince meat and marshmallows, and churros and chitlins. I’ve asked this before, and I’ll ask again: they actually pay people to come up with this stuff?

Michele says she’s basing her nominations on who would take her to the final two. Answer: nobody. Jeff and Jordan are taking each other, Natalie and Chima are taking each other, and Lydia and Kevin are taking each other. The only other lone wolf is Russell. She’s viewed merely as a vote, at best.

Nominations
Jordan is safe.
Jeff is safe.
Russell is safe.
Kevin is safe.
Lydia is safe.

Natalie and Chima have been nominated for eviction. She sees Chima going to the final two but not taking her. Natalie’s the pawn. Chima doesn’t care any more. To be fair, she shouldn’t. She had things planned out exactly how she wanted, then the producers intentionally stacked the deck against her, kicking out her closest ally in the process.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 11 Episode 18, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on CBS.

BB 11 Spoilers

Survivor: Marquesas Episode 6

Maraamu finally won something in Survivor: Marquesas Episode 5 (it was weird), and after revealing he “not there to play the game,” Gabe’s own tribe turned on him to vote him out.

John believes he’s in control now. He’s completely willing to throw the immunity challenge. Robert is okay with John making the decisions because that makes him the target.

Vecepia is trying to make it clear that she’s not with Rob or Sean any more.

The little Maraamu tribe doesn’t have to work at finding food. It’s just sitting there at their feet. On the contrary, Rotu is just eating one meal a day.

Maraamu assumes that either Rob or Sean has been voted off. Wait until they find out it’s really Gabe. Jaws drop.

The reward challenge is a relay challenge. On the first leg, one member will race through the jungle to untie a paddle. That person will tag another tribemate and find another paddle tied up. The second leg is to break a pile of coconuts and find a key. The other two members will then use the key to unlock the canoe, paddle out to grab a flag, and return to the beach. Reward is Sierra Mist, chicken, quiche, bean salad, and cookies. Vecepia, Sean, and Tammy sit out for Rotu. Leg 1 is Rob against Paschal. It’s obvious how this ends. Rob tags Zoe to grab the next paddle. Pappy tags Neleh. Rob and Zoe find the key, as the other tribe is still trying to get their paddles. Robert forgets his paddle, which costs them a little time, but it looks like a moot issue. Robert and John are paddling for Rotu. Well, that’s what they’re supposed to be doing. They are completely clueless. By some miracle, Kathy and Gina still have a chance to win this. Rob and Zoe did their part, but John and Robert are turning out to be idiots. Kathy and Gina are the first to get their flag, but it’s now a close race to the finish. By this point, it looks like Robert and John have figured things out to an extent, but they’re still quite a ways behind. Now it’s time for Maraamu to make a time wasting mistake. They forget the flag. Rotu returns with their flag first. They win reward. Maraamu protests. Both paddlers have to be at the post. Robert is not there. He’s sitting elsewhere resting. Additionally, their boat is not within the chain length. Scratch that. Reverse it. Maraamu wins reward.

John refuses to apologize for screwing up the challenge, and he claims it’s not that big a deal. He further pretends that it would not be worth winning. Tammy joins him to make him feel better.

Paschal views Gabe as a son, and he was bitterly disappointed to see him voted out. This is an element John failed to consider when he put together his four.

Although the Maraamu tribe all say they’re a family, they know that there’s a good chance they could lose again. In that event, Paschal and Neleh would vote together, so it’s a question of who they vote for. Kathy is worried it may be her.

Boston Rob knows there’s an alliance. So he asks because he wants to see them lie to his face. Zoe tells him there is no alliance. He tells her he won’t forget her lying. Then he asks John, who responds you’d have to be blind not to see they have an alliance. They give each other their words that ex-Rotu will go first. John may possibly be able to be believed. As for the Robfather, well, we know better.

John hopes to throw the challenge because Rob is dangerous and desperate to do something to flip the game on its head. He should have thought of this yesterday. Sean and Vecepia both sat out yesterday, so they will definitely be in the next one. Tammy’s the other one who sat out, and she says she can’t throw the challenge. So that’s 3 out of the 4 who will be trying as hard as they can. It’s the maze challenge. In addition to Vecepia, Sean, and Tammy, Rob will be leading the charge for Rotu. Tammy will be lumped somewhere in the middle of the three ex-Maraamu. She can drag her feet a bit, but this is going to be hard to throw convincingly even if she wants to. Rotu takes the lead with their first step. Then they get their second. Then they get their third. Maraamu finally gets their first. Then they get their second. Rotu has 4. And 5. Rotu wins immunity. For all John’s talk, it would have been nearly impossible for Tammy to single handedly throw this challenge.

Kathy is worried. Her leadership was not very good on the maze, and now the fire’s out because she put sand on it, which they used to do at Rotu. She wants to talk to Gina about the vote, but Gina doesn’t want to talk.

When they get to tribal council, Neleh says she hasn’t yet decided yet who she’s going to vote for. That’s a hard statement to swallow. The four of them say they’re all one tribe and would be going four strong together, which is a good thing because the Rotu 4 have already forgotten about them.

Votes
Gina
Kathy
Gina
Gina

Tribal lines hold, and by a vote of 3-1, Gina has been voted off the island.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Survivor: Marquesas Episode 7 True Lies.