American Idol Season 9 Episode 15

With the completion of performances of the top 12 boys and top 12 girls, America’s votes will send 4 people home. 4 people going home at least means the filler will be somewhat more limited than it usually is.

Siobhan Magnus is safe. Haeley Vaughn is also safe. Michelle Delamor is safe, too. Katelyn Epperly is safe as well. That brings us down to Janell Wheeler or Katie Stevens. Randy does not have an opinion who will go. It’s the end of the road for Janell.

Paige Miles is safe. Lacey Brown is also safe. Lilly Scott is safe. Crystal Bowersox is safe as well. That brings us down to Ashley Rodriguez and Didi Benami. Didi is safe, so Ashley is going home.

Michael Lynche is safe. John Park is also safe. Aaron Kelly is safe. Todrick Hall is safe as well. That leaves Tim Urban and Joe Munoz, the guy who was cut to begin with and the guy who’s had no camera time. Kara would not say this is the right pair to choose from that group. Tim is safe and quite stunned. Joe has been eliminated.

Casey James is safe. Jermaine Sellers is also safe. Lee DeWyze is safe. Andrew Garcia is safe, too. That leaves Tyler Grady and Alex Lambert. Unlike the others, Simon does not wimp out. He thinks it’s over for Tyler. That would be correct. Tyler blames lack of constructive criticism during Hollywood week.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol 9 Episode 16, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox.

Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains Episode 3

In the midst of a heroes tribe implosion in Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains Episode 2, Stephenie was voted off the island.

The heroes are pretending as if they all get along, or at least they’re trying.

JT apologizes to Tom for not having voted along with him. Although Tom feels betrayed, he thinks maybe JT will be able to give him something of a lifeline.

Boston Rob has a tip: watch who people are sleeping with. They’re not going to be sleeping next to the guy they plan to vote off.

Coach says that Russell is walking on very thin ice because Parvati is the most dangerous player on the island. Russell doesn’t take this warning very seriously. Parvati has grown to trust Russell, even though he’s kind of a lunatic.

Russell’s plan to take control of the camp: bury the machete.

Randy has gone out into the water and caught a giant clam. Nobody else is interested in eating it or particularly impressed. With the machete missing, though, he’s going to have to open it with a rock. Once he does open it after much effort, Parvati and Sandra do come up to get some food.

JT is worried that Candice is bigger strategist than he anticipated, so he tells Cirie that she doesn’t trust her. Hearing that, Candice confronts everybody.

The immunity challenge is to square off next to a mud pit with a heavy bag. Reward is luxury items, coffee, and a week’s worth of rice. Courtney and Sandra sit out for the villains. Tom and Russell start things off. Tom gets the easy win. Parvati and Candice go next. Both fall into the mud, but since Candice is on top, heroes take the 2-0 lead. Coach and Rupert are next. Coach wins initially but takes his arm off the bag, so they have a redo in which Rupert takes the 3-0 lead. Cirie takes Jerri down to take the lead 4-0. JT and Tyson go next as the rain is coming down. JT scores again for the heroes. Danielle and Amanda are up next. Amanda puts the heroes up 6-0. Colby and Boston Rob go next, with Colby winning a very physical battle. In what’s probably the final battle, James goes against Randy. James easily wins, and the heroes win immunity. The heroes better hope for more physical challenges like this and no more puzzles.

Randy senses he may be in danger. He fears the other guys are falling for the girls. His target is Parvati because she’s going to meet up with James, Cirie, and Amanda on the other side.

Tyson’s argument is that Randy is not dangerous because he doesn’t have any friends on either side. The counterargument is that Randy’s the weakest link.

True to form, Sandra doesn’t care who goes home as long as it’s not her.

Jerri joins the anti-Parvati bandwagon, hoping to punch her in the face at some point.

Coach says that there’s nobody out there that’s honorable. Except for him. Well, he pretty much needs to be slapped again.

Sandra tells Jeff that sometimes Coach tries to be a leader, then he wanders away. A fair assessment, which Coach takes offense to and blows out of proportion.

Rob has no hope that his tribe will change after tonight’s vote. There’s no sense of urgency to improve camp life.

Votes
Randy
Boston Rob
Randy
Randy
Randy
Randy
Randy

Knowing he was done for seeing as he cast a vote Rob’s way, Randy has been voted off the island. He doesn’t particularly seem to mind, not having felt part of the tribe anyway.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains Episode 4 Tonight, We Make Our Move, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on CBS.

American Idol Season 9 Episode 14

The top 12 girls competed in American Idol Season 9 Episode 13, and tonight it’s time for the top 12 boys.

Todrick Hall
Song: Since You Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson (a completely unrecognizeable version)
Ellen: Love that you did something different with the song, although the singing wasn’t the greatest.
Randy: Didn’t even sound like the same song. Completely obliterated that.
Kara: Undeniable that you are a performer. Don’t have to go that crazy.
Simon: Came over as a dancer trying to sing. Crazy arrangement. Murdered the original song. Verging on stupid.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-01

Aaron Kelly
Song: Here Comes Goodbye by Rascal Flatts
Simon: Quite a good performance. Not confident.
Kara: Favorite kind of contestant.
Randy: You can definitely do this.
Ellen: Gonna be here a long time. Love how humble you are.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-02

Jermaine Sellers
Song: Get Here by Oleta Adams
Ellen: Felt more like a performance than feeling the song. Trying too hard.
Simon: Tried to do too much vocally.
Kara: Make the runs meaningful so they impact the audience. Felt a little old.
Simon: Kind of song that somebody in their 50s would request in a cocktail bar. Sounded like screaming in the middle. Totally blown opportunity.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-03

Tim Urban
Song: Apologize by One Republic
Simon: Made the right decision the first time by not putting you through.
Kara: Music overpowered you.
Randy: Wrong song. None of it worked.
Ellen: Couldn’t hit those high notes.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-04

Joe Munoz
Song: You and I Both by Jason Mraz
Ellen: Sounded really good. Great stage presence.
Randy: Worked it out.
Kara: Had a few issues with the chorus, but the best so far tonight.
Simon: Not a star. Okay. Safe. Forgettable.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-05

Tyler Grady
Song: American Woman by The Guess Who
Simon: People are going to remember that. Partly for the wrong reasons. Come over as somebody who’s gone to pretend to be a rock star school (TM).
Kara: Playing too true to the 70s obsession.
Randy: Style over substance.
Ellen: Lacking the charisma of the rock stars from decades ago.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-06

Lee DeWyze
Song: Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol
Ellen: Went off a tiny bit, but love the tone of your voice.
Randy: A little too rangey. Too pop kind of fusiony kind of rock kind of thing.
Kara: Almost made the song unrecognizeable in parts.
Simon: Best performance by a mile. Naturally good singer.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-07

John Park
Song: God Bless the Child by Billie Holiday
Simon: Have got to have an incredible voice to take over that song, and you haven’t. Very flat and zero emotion. Pointless.
Kara: Loungey. Sleepy. Almost indulgent.
Randy: Got a voice, but doesn’t suit this kind of thing.
Ellen: Sounded great. Not something that’s gonna get a lot of young girls to vote.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-08

Michael Lynche
Song: This Love by Maroon 5
Ellen: Personality is just bursting out.
Randy: Picked the energy up.
Kara: Would be more critical about this performance if there were a lot of great performances.
Simon: Like the support act before the main act.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-09

Alex Lambert
Song: Wonderful World by James Morrison
Simon: Most uncomfortable performance of the night.
Kara: All there, but just not completely together.
Randy: Hope you stick around.
Ellen: Just not ripe enough.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-10

Casey James
Song: Heaven by Bryan Adams
Kara: Eye candy but also ear candy.
Randy: Really liked you. Great song choice.
Simon: Absolutely chose the right song. Honest. Severe. Likeable.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-11

Andrew Garcia
Song: Sugar, We’re Goin Down by Fall Out Boy
Simon: Too serious, too indulgent, not original enough. Disappointed.
Kara: Strange rendition. Straight Up bought you a lot of time.
Randy: Arrangement was really strange.
Ellen: Want to see you open up more.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-12

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol 9 Episode 15, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on Fox.

Lost Season 6 Episode 5

Locke dragged Sawyer into a cave in Lost Season 6 Episode 4, and they decided to get the hell off the island.

Hugo gets a visit from Jacob. Someone’s coming to the island. He needs him to help them find it.

After her odd absence last week, Claire is back again, in the jungle with Jin and toting her gun. She’s been out there for three years.

Hugo says that he’s a candidate, and he can do what he wants. Well, that’s really all that needs to be said. In English anyway. Dogen, the samurai dude whose name is never mentioned, mutters something and leaves him be.

When he finds the secret tunnel, Hugo tells Jack what Jacob told him would get him to go along: you have what it takes. Apparently Jack knows what that means.

The guy Claire shot is not entirely dead. He was just pretending. She’d like to chat about where her son is hidden. When she leaves them alone, his warning to Jin is simple: she’s going to kill them both.

Kate hopes to find Claire, but Jack tells her that the people at the temple said that something happened to her, although they would not elaborate as to what.

Jack’s mother has managed to locate his father’s will. Did his father ever mention somebody named Claire?

Claire says that her father and her friend, whoever that is, told her that the others took Aaron.

Jack and Hurley find the caves they used to live in, and they see skeletons. What if those skeletons are them?

As she’s about ready to whack the guy, Jin tells Claire that Kate took Aaron, who’s now three and has been with her during all that time.

Hurley and Jack stumble upon a lighthouse, which they somehow have never noticed before despite all their years on the island. When they start spinning the gears there, they realize that Jacob has been watching them the whole time. Jack’s discovery of the fact he’s being watched was as Jacob intended.

Jacob’s got a warning for Hugo. Someone’s coming to the temple. Someone bad. It’s too late to warn them.

Jin says he was lying before. Aaron is at the temple. That’s good news. Otherwise, Claire would have to kill Kate. Then we meet Claire’s friend, the black smoke.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Lost Season 6 Episode 6 Sundown, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on ABC.

American Idol Season 9 Episode 13

We found out the completed list of the Top 24 last Wednesday, and tonight the top 12 girls will compete.

Paige Miles
Song: It’s All Right Now by Free
Simon: Best voice out of all the girls, but wouldn’t have chosen that song.
Kara: Brilliant song choice. Ridiculous voice.
Randy: Not the right song, but showed a powerful voice.
Ellen: So there. Sounded fantastic.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-01

Ashley Rodriguez
Song: Happy by Leona Lewis
Kara: Credit for taking on such a big song, but there were definitely moments that were not great.
Randy: Not good to be compared to those big singers.
Ellen: Take a risk. Do something that’s just not safe.
Simon: Clumsy. Going backwards. Could be in trouble.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-02

Janell Wheeler
Song: What about Love by Heart
Randy: Song choice didn’t work, but still like the voice.
Ellen: Love that song and thought you sang it very well.
Simon: 100% effort. Delivered 65%. Will survive this week.
Kara: Way too big a song.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-03

Lilly Scott
Song: Fixing a Hole by The Beatles
Ellen: That’s what we’re talking about.
Simon: Best so far. Still not feeling much star power.
Kara: Believable. Felt comfortable.
Randy: Like a real indie artist. Not affected by what people think.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-04

Katelyn Epperly
Song: Oh Darlin by The Beatles
Simon: Some messy moments, but quirky, interesting, good choice of song. Like you a lot.
Kara: Know your voice very well. Really know what you’re doing. Improved the song. Makeover isn’t helping.
Randy: Paid attention to the tone, which is the real art of singing.
Ellen: Liked it a lot, but it felt pushed.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-05

Haeley Vaughn
Song: I Wanna Hold Your Hand by The Beatles
Kara: Some issues from a technical standpoint, but it was fun.
Randy: High notes are not quite as pleasing as they could be.
Ellen: Shining presence on stage.
Simon: Verging on terrible. Never stopped smiling, so the vocals were all over the place.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-06

Lacey Brown
Song: Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
Randy: Not the right song. Terrible.
Ellen: You’re better than that.
Simon: Quite depressing. Kind of indulgent. Boring.
Kara: Hopefully America gives you one more shot.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-07

Michelle Delamor
Song: Fallen by Alicia Keys
Ellen: Fantastic. Seemed so easy.
Simon: Very professional singer. Sounded close to the original, but no wow moments.
Kara: Great when hit right.
Randy: Pretty good job, but take some risks.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-08

Didi Benami
Song: The Way I Am by Ingrid Michaelson
Simon: Good singer, but too many people are trying to sound like the same person. Indulgent, dreary.
Kara: At least made some changes to the original recording.
Randy: Sounded great. So sleepy.
Ellen: Low key for a first impression.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-09

Siobhan Magnus
Song: Wicked Game by Chris Isaak
Kara: Kinda liked you on that song.
Randy: Reach for bigger things.
Ellen: Loved it.
Simon: Liked the song. Not anywhere near the Stevie Wonder song.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-10

Crystal Bowersox
Song: One Hand in My Pocket by Alanis Morissette
Randy: One of my favorites. Original. Honest. Doesn’t matter what the song is.
Ellen: Add something fresh to the show.
Simon: Good, but there are thousands doing this outside subway stations.
Kara: Good. Not as good as in the past.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-11

Katie Stevens
Song: Feeling Good by Michael Buble
Ellen: Good, but conservative for a 17 year old.
Simon: Like mum and dad dressed you and gave you the song. Started to become annoying.
Kara: All over the place, but you have a natural gift.
Randy: Just too old.
Number: 1-866-IDOLS-12

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of American Idol 9 Episode 14, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

The Bachelor Season 14 Episode 8

Before we get into the finale next week, tonight the women tell all.

After half an hour of filler, Kathryn, Emily, Channy, Ella, Ashley, Valishia, Ashleigh, Corrie, Christina, Jessie, Elizabeth, Michelle, Ali, and Gia have returned.

Ashleigh says she planned to trip when she got out of the limo.

What was it about Vienna? Ella says that she’s only 23, meaning that little switch in her brain controlling when something is or is not appropriate has not yet formed. Gia continues to defend her, although she, too, had run ins with her on the show.

Elizabeth’s weird game that screwed herself over is something she says she’s never done before. She realizes why it looked like a game. And stupid.

Next up, a conversation about Rozlyn. It seemed to me that they were being awful careful about what they said, so as to avoid a lawsuit, leaving us with nothing but excessively vague accusations that we were left to assume meant something sexual. But it won’t hurt them if all the girls tear into her.

Her roommate Gia got to see where she was (or was not) at night, that being the bedroom. Ashleigh saw some cuddling and kissing on the forehead. Jessie seems to be the only one who saw anything worth talking about, claiming she saw them making out.

Before we get to Rozlyn’s side of the story, it’s time for Gia to talk about her journey. She knows what went wrong. Although she knew she fell in love with him, she was unable to vocalize that. With that said, she’s learned that she has to be more open about her feelings. Maybe even proposing at their first meeting like Michelle was ready to do.

Michelle, who had a breakdown throughout the entire process, is next. She has no regrets. Really? If she were in his shoes, she would have done the same thing as he did when he finally got rid of her, having for some unexplained reason kept her around past the first night. Seeing as she got dumped by Jake fairly early, Michelle has now decided that it’s not possible to find love through this process. Ali disagrees. Michelle’s defense for her behavior: editing. She also denies needing therapy.

Ali, who departed in order to keep her job (that storyline’s getting old), is back to discuss the decision that she considers a mistake. She still misses Jake sometimes. Her decision was based on the theory that, if he loved her, she could leave and he’d still hunt her down later, show or no show. Work is where she goes to hide from her emotions, so that’s where she went. She couldn’t run the risk of being unemployed, although if she could change things now, she probably would, economic meltdown be damned. Turning to her obsession with Vienna, that’s something she regrets, acknowledging that she was mean.

Now it’s time for Rozlyn. She’s entering the show the same way she departed: being escorted by security. She denies that anything physical happened at any point. It was just a friendship. So why did she not defend herself? She was never accused of anything. Well, she was, but it was really quite vague. Although Rozlyn says that she was not allowed to call her son until she got the producer’s phone, Ella and Valishia say they had no difficulty. Chris keeps asking if anything physical happened, apparently hoping he will get a different answer at some point. Rozlyn wants to know what this physical relationship supposedly was, seeing as Chris has never been clear about it. He plans to be clear about it… after the break.

He’d like to bring the girls in. Christina saw cuddling and excessive thigh touching. Jessie reiterates her story about kissing. Ella tells the story about how Rozlyn was on all fours one night, refusing to go to bed until the producer put her to bed. Rozlyn acknowledges having slept on the couch, but just one night. Valishia says Rozlyn was not anywhere in the house one night.

Rozlyn makes the point I’ve been thinking all along. If something was supposedly going on, surely they’d have some video footage. There are cameras everywhere. Chris’ claim is that there is a lot of downtime, and the producers know when the cameras will not be on. Or any other staff around for that matter?

Despite all these very G-rated accusations, I’m still having trouble buying what went on, mostly because I still don’t understand what they’re trying to sell me.

With that drama kinda sorta but not really behind, Jake can now come out on stage. His heart was crying when he had to say goodbye to Gia. He hates that Ali had to make that decision, but she’ll always have a friend. Kathryn does not feel she got a chance. Having watched the show back on TV, he wishes he’d given Christina more time, since he saw a side of her he hadn’t seen while they were at the mansion.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Bachelor Season 14 Episode 9, where we will find out who The Bachelor Season 14 winner is, which airs Monday at 8/7c on ABC.

The Amazing Race 16 Episode 2

Unable to complete the final road block in The Amazing Race 16 Episode 1, Adrian & Dana were the first team eliminated from the race.

Teams depart in the order in which they arrived. Granted, the departure order is irrelevant, so much so that they don’t even bother to show it.

First: Jordan & Jeff
Second: Monique & Shawne
Third: Jet & Cord
Fourth: Steve & Allie
Fifth: Joe & Heidi
Sixth: Carol & Brandy
Seventh: Brent & Caite
Eighth: Dan & Jordan
Ninth: Louie & Michael
Tenth: Jody & Shannon

The next destination is Puerto Varas, Chile via bus. From there, they will drive, boat, and climb to their next clue. All teams end up on the same bus.

Brent & Caite are upset that Carol & Brandy view her as just a pageant queen. As if she would be on this show if she were anything else.

Carol & Brandy have decided to make an alliance with Heidi & Joe. This leads Joe to hold a spot for them, which causes animosity amongst the other teams. Interestingly, this move gets the alliance on the first bus, while those Carol & Brandy were allowed to cut in front of are stuck going a couple hours later.

For all the drama this causes, the first bus turns out to maybe not be the best move. The cowboys talk to the locals to figure this out, while Jordan & Jeff figure out themselves and talk the models into going with them. Rather, taking a bus to Temuco and then another one to their destination will be faster. That said, we’ve seen such a move backfire. Either they’re way ahead, or they’re competing for last.

First bus (via Temuco, leaves at 9:15AM): Jet & Cord, Jordan & Jeff, Brent & Caite
Second bus (direct, leaves at 5:30PM): Heidi & Joe, Carol & Brandy
Third bus (direct, leaves at 7:45PM): Steve & Allie, Louie & Michael, Monique & Shawne, Dan & Jordan, Jody & Shannon

Upon arrival in Temuco, Jet & Cord realize the other teams are on an earlier bus. They go to see if they can get on that other bus, but they’re told that the bus is in another terminal, 10 minutes away. They keep all that information under their hats, allowing the other teams to figure it out for themselves when the bus doesn’t show up. They leave to go down the street just after 6:30, and they find out that the bus is gone. Now they have to go back and hope there’s room on the 7:00 bus. Just as that bus is leaving, they pull up. Well, it’s way too late for that now. No more buses for the day. What a stupid move. They should have just stuck around and took the 7:00 bus in the first place, rather than going for the other one after it already left.

For all the time they spent on this, you’d think it would matter, but they find out that the next bus leaves at 1AM, which should put them within spitting distance of the buses that went direct, while the cowboys are likely to hit an hours of operation at some point. That some point is almost immediately. They drive to the site okay but are told they have to wait until 7:30.

The second Temuco bus ends up arriving after the first direct bus but before the second one, putting Jordan & Jeff and Brent & Caite in fourth and fifth, leaving that last direct bus battling for last.

Despite the hours of operation, the cowboys are still the first ones on the trail, but their lead has mostly evaporated while they were waiting.

Rule 1 before coming on the race: learn how to drive stick. The brothers thought this is something Jordan would enjoy, but it turns out he doesn’t seem to know completely what he’s doing. As if they’re not bad off enough due to their struggling driving capability, they also don’t know where they’re going either.

The detour is a choice between two creatures revered by the locals: llamas or condors. In llama adoration, teams must dress a llama by putting a blanket and scarf on a potentially stubborn animal. In condor consternation, teams must dress as birds and then take flight. It appears that both detours are pretty simple, although the llama one is the only one they can possibly get stuck on, whereas the condor detour is just a question of who’s willing to get wet.

Llama adoration: Jet & Cord, Carol & Brandy, Joe & Heidi, Louie & Michael, Monique & Shawne, Dan & Jordan, Jody & Shannon
Condor consternation: Brent & Caite, Jeff & Jordan, Steve & Allie

The next destination is the Onces Bellavista Farm. On their way there, Louie & Michael drive right past it.

The road block is to race around the farm and collect flour, butter, eggs, sugar, and milk straight from a cow to make kuchen, which Cord thinks is pie. Jordan wants Jeff to do this task so she doesn’t have to figure out what a baker’s dozen is. These cows turn out to be oddly violent, kicking three people.

Road block (in order of arrival): Cord, Carol, Heidi, Brent, Jeff, Monique (or Shawne), Steve, Jordan, Jody, Michael

The pit stop for this leg of the race is Gruta de la Virgen, a park in Puerto Varas.

Caite hopes that all the teams see she’s an intelligent person. I’m wondering what we’ve seen thus far that would have convinced them of that.

When Jordan & Jeff are lost looking for the pit stop, they find Louie & Michael, 19 miles away from the road block that they have yet to complete. They return just in time to see another team also working on the task.

First: Jet & Cord (win sailboats)
Second: Joe & Heidi
Third: Carol & Brandy
Fourth: Brent & Caite
Fifth: Monique & Shawne
Sixth: Jordan & Jeff
Seventh: Steve & Allie
Eighth: Dan & Jordan
Ninth: Louie & Michael
Eliminated: Jody & Shannon

Having brought up the rear for each of the first two episodes, Jody & Shannon have been eliminated. I guess there was an inspiring story in there, but they were just outgunned.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Amazing Race 16 Episode 3 Run Like Scalded Dogs! (Argentina), which airs Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.

Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains Episode 2

The heroes were the first ones to have to face Jeff in Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains Episode 1, and they opted to vote out Sugar, their weakest link.

Boston Rob continues to get tired of his tribe, which seems content just sitting there in the rain and suffering. He’s on the buffoon tribe again, although that ended up going quite well in All Stars. Courtney hopes he doesn’t drop dead in the next few days because otherwise she’ll have to depend on these fools, thereby killing them all.

Randy doesn’t get why they keep redoing the shelter, seeing as it keeps getting worse each time they tear it down.

Rupert would like to get rid of Stephenie because he does not trust her. She considers him to be annoying, and thinks he may just be trying to get rid of her.

Rob decides to walk away from his tribe, fed up with this whole shelter building debacle. Eventually, he collapses. Jerri discovers him, and he asks for help. Medical comes in to take a look at him and give him some water. They say he looks worse than he is. His realization during all this is that he needs to stop trying to be the good guy, and instead be the villain like everybody expects.

For the challenge, each tribe must collect crates and use them to build a staircase spelling out their tribe name. They are playing for immunity and a tarp, rope, and nails. Villains sit out Courtney and Randy. Because this runs in pairs, the heroes sit out Rupert. JT and Cirie start out for the heroes; Danielle and Boston Rob start off for the villains. Heroes are the first to return. The villains were doing a good job at first but slowed down. Candice and Tom go next for the heroes, followed by Tyson and Sandra for the villains. Colby and Stephenie head out next for the heroes. Jerri and Coach are about to get lapped by the heroes. James and Amanda go fourth for the heroes, followed by Russell and Parvati. JT and Tom go back out for the heroes, followed by Rob and Tyson. James and Colby grab their final crate, giving the heroes the edge heading into the puzzle. Russell and Coach return with their final crate. Boston Rob takes control of his tribe, while JT assumes the leadership role for his tribe. The heroes quickly become a lost cause once again. With much effort and hopes that nobody gets crushed, villains win immunity and reward. James snaps at his tribe because they were not listening to JT.

James continues his anger back at camp. Not clear how this is doing him any favors.

Boston Rob’s becoming the hero, which Russell views as a challenge. His response is to chase after a chicken and catch it.

James’ newfound philosophy is that Stephenie is bad luck because her tribe (the first time) lost everybody but her.

Tom’s hope is that Cirie and Candice will join him, Colby, and Stephenie to take control of the game. A good plan for both sides. What about Amanda? Well, the plan is to get rid of her first.

Candice feels like she’s on the bottom regardless of which way she goes.

Cirie says that she’s not really tight with Amanda. They may have made it to the end, but Amanda chose Parvati instead, costing her a million dollars.

At tribal council, an argument breaks out. More of the same nonsense from earlier.

Votes
Stephenie
Amanda
Stephenie
Amanda
Stephenie
Amanda
Stephenie
Stephenie

With 5 votes, Stephenie has been voted out of the tribe, if you can call it that. Episode 2, and these guys are already falling apart.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains Episode 3, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on CBS.