Survivor: China Episode 3

In episode 2, Jean-Robert got in trouble with his tribe for sleeping all the time, which he said was strategy (huh?), but he lucked out that the other tribe couldn’t compete in the challenge. Zhan Hu decided to break up the tension in their tribe by booting either Ashley or Dave, and they chose Ashley, a move I can’t imagine they won’t regret. Maybe Dave will have a new attitude this week, though. Or not.

Jean-Robert says to call him creepy if they want to, and the women take him up on that offer. Taking up the whole bed and insisting on cuddling with women who aren’t attracted to him is making him even more enemies.

Peih-Gee is concerned that Dave’s wasting his energy at camp, which will again make him wiped out for the challenge, which he performed horribly at last week. His theory is that camp needs to be sorted, and if it’s not, that is what will cause problems at challenges. Frosti thinks Dave should just be happy he didn’t get voted out last time. Yep, definitely no new attitude here.

At the reward challenge, teams start on opposite ends and must battle each other three-on-three to throw the other tribe into the water. Reward is kerosene, a lantern, pillows, blankets, and a tarp. Courtney and Todd sit out for Fei Long. Jaime, Peih-Gee, and Sherea beat Amanda, Denise, and Leslie. Dave pulls a Richard Hatch and takes his pants off. James is the last man standing against Zhan Hu’s men to tie it 1-1. Jaime and Peih-Gee again take the win for Zhan Hu. James then again is the last man standing to tie it 2-2. In the final matchup, Jaime and Peih-Gee win it for Zhan Hu, which marks the first challenge they’ve won. They decide to kidnap Leslie.

Leslie believes the other tribe has an advantage in terms of morale. She spills a lot of information to the girls and Eric. I’m not sure she went too far, but she definitely volunteered way more information than she needed to.

Todd and Courtney are eavesdropping on James and Jean-Robert and overhear Jean-Robert say Courtney is the first to go. Neither James nor Jean-Robert are even attempting to be quiet. This convinces them that Jean-Robert and James need to go, the sooner the better. The big problem with this theory is that, without those two, they’d get killed in challenges, while it’s pretty obvious that neither Todd nor Courtney are considered assets in that respect, as both sit out every other time. Of course, Jean-Robert is digging his own grave in other respects, so getting rid of him would be much easier than getting rid of James would be.

Leslie returns the favor and gives Jaime the clue to the hidden immunity idol. This second clue at a second camp means there are at least two hidden immunity idols. Hopefully this sucks less worse than it sucked last year.

Tribes must choose 4 choppers and 2 puzzle builders at the immunity challenge. Denise and Leslie sit out for Fei Long. The choppers must cut through ropes and release discs. The discs must then be used to solve a puzzle. Zhan Hu gets off to an early lead. Courtney’s a disaster in every sense of the word, though it does lead me to wonder who’s responsible for picking her to do the physical part of this task. She can’t even get one done before the other tribe has all four. If she wasn’t the first boot choice before, she is now. Todd might want to reconsider his theory about which way to vote. With a strong performance by the other people, however, Fei Long does make some effort at catching up, even if it’s never as close as Probst makes it seem. Zhan Hu wins their first immunity.

To her credit, Courtney gives her all at the challenge, even if her all wasn’t very much.

To make matters worse, not only did Leslie volunteer a lot of information to the other tribe, but she foolishly also tells her own tribe way too much information about what she told the other tribe, giving them a rock solid excuse to eliminate her. The other option is Jean-Robert, but it’s not a particularly valid option.

Jean-Robert’s not shy about saying what he thinks about who’s weak on the tribe. Courtney gets upset because she thinks they want to stick her where she will do the least damage, which it’s hard to blame them for. Leslie again volunteers information without thinking, saying the other tribe has more heart. Wow, could this be any more obvious?

Votes:
Jean-Robert
Leslie
Jean-Robert
Leslie
Leslie
Leslie
Leslie

Leslie is the first person voted out of Fei Long. Despite being weak in challenges, she could have bought herself at least another week if she just kept her mouth shut. In addition to Leslie obviously voting for Jean-Robert, Courtney does as well. Not real clear what she hoped to gain by voting against the tribe.

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

Jericho Season 2 Next Month?

TV Week reports that there’s a slim chance Jericho may return next month, as its 7 episode season 2 has completed shooting. Sources suggest that, should Kid Nation, Cane, Moonlight, or Viva Laughlin not perform well, Jericho would be a suitable replacement for them.

Of these shows, Kid Nation would seem to be in the most danger, as it occupies Jericho’s former timeslot and has been struggling in the ratings, far below where Jericho was a year ago.

“The best thing going for ‘Jericho’ is it’s done and ready to go,” CBS head of programming Kelly Kahl says. “But it’s too early to tell what time period is going to be available.”

If these shows all manage to survive through next month, we can expect Jericho some time in January.

Furthermore, if CBS doesn’t renew the show beyond the second season, “There’s still going to be a lot more story to tell,” executive producer Carol Barbee says. “If the fans keep it up, we’ll tell it somewhere.”

Hulk Hogan to Host American Gladitors

Let’s party like it’s 1989. Hulk Hogan will be the host of NBC’s American Gladiators when it returns in midseason, reports Variety. Hulk Hogan is best known for his wrestling days during the 1980s back when the WWE was still the WWF (before all those people got confused and started sending save the whales checks to Vince McMahon), a fitting match for the show that got its start during the 80s.

Jane Seymour to Return to Dancing with the Stars

Following the death of her 92-year-old mother, Jane Seymour has decided to return to Dancing with the Stars, reports Starpulse. She was not present for the results show Tuesday because she flew back to England for the funeral, and she was not voted off. She originally signed up for the show as a tribute to her mother.

Show host Tom Beregron says, “We are happy to say that Jane has decided to remain in the competition as a tribute to her mother’s memory.”

CSI: NY Season 4, Episode 2 – “The Deep”

Last week, Mac’s return from London shocked him with a crime scene on the Statue of Liberty’s face. This week, the CSI team is faced with a diver’s body that has been found with a tank filled with oxygen. How can he die of asphyxiation?

At the lab, Dr. Hammerback finds that his body has several starfish that feasted on the vic’s internal organs, but the cause of death is fatal amounts of cyanide in the body.  Since the victim had a congenital ear deformity called “cabbage ears”, the prosthetics led to the victim’s identity. His name was Doug Holden, an advanced certified driving instructor. Flacks and Stella questioned some of Holden’s students, including a married couple and two Albanian men.

Back at the lab, Lindsay discovers that the stomachs of the starfish had asbestos from subway cars, leading the team to suspect that Holden was killed in old subway cars dumped in the East River around 1970s. Hawkes and Danny took a dive to check out the cars only to discover the body of Holden’s missing partner, Matt Campbell.

The team finds out that both divers died of cyanide poisoning. Campbell’s body, however, had several gold coins in his pocket. Stella takes those coins to the antique store to determine its origin, but discovers all coins to be fake. A guy named “Drew Bedford” introduces himself to Stella.

Lindsay found larvae (in Campbell’s body) that are found in regions 100 feet deeper than the Hawkes and Danny previously looked. The two went diving again only to recover an old chest with more golden coins, a statue and a syringe. While searching for other clues, Hawkes got trapped in a metal pole. Fortunately, Danny came back to free Hawkes and they both got to land safely.

At the CSI lab, Danny examines the syringe and discovers large amounts of cyanide in it, making it the murder weapon. Plus, it also has a DNA with a mutation only unique to people from the Balkan descent. Stella recalls the two Albanian men she questioned.

At the Albanians’ apartment, the first suspect (Zamir Duka) tries to run pass Mac and Flack but was caught immediately. Stella searches for the other suspect, but instead finds a room filled with information on makings of a bomb. Mac and Flack put together that the commissioner has been running investigations into Iraqi insurgents, which the two Albanians would want to stop. After hiring the two certified divers to train them, the Albanians killed the men by luring them into the deep waters of East River with a promise of hidden treasure, which ended up being fake.

After calling in a death threat against the commissioner, the second suspect dived deep into the river to place the bomb. Flack learns about this threat and discovers that the commissioner is taking a helicopter to a UN conference, wherein they will land right over the water just as the Albanians have planned. The police disarms the bomb before the suspect could successfully set his bomb off, while Mac and Flack races to the pier to surprises the suspect that he’s under arrest.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of CSI: NY Season 4 episode 3, which airs Wednesday at 11/10c on CBS.

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Heroes Season 2 Episode 3 Preview, Part 2

This is a three minute video of preview clips from Heroes Season 2 episode 3, Kindred. Contains spoilers. Stay tuned to dingoRUE for a live blog of the episode from the east coast on Monday night.

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Heroes Season 2 Episode 3 recap

Scenes include Claire and West kissing on the beach, Peter discussing how to get the box back, and Bob and Dr. Suresh going to Isaac’s apartment.

Bionic Woman Episode 2

In episode 1, Jaime got into an accident and was turned into a bionic woman (didn’t see that one coming), and she then met up with her apparently evil counterpart Sarah Corvis.

Episode 2 starts in a cemetery, and at the funeral for her boyfriend Will, Jonas comes up to talk to Jaime. She doesn’t have any interest in talking to him and wants to pretend she’s just a normal person again. She then says she’s looking for Mr. right now and doesn’t have any trouble finding him, though she also doesn’t have any problem breaking his rib. Then Jonas shows up again. He tells her she could do something with her life and make a difference. He tells her his organization is saving the world and asks if she’s in or out. She says she’s out.

Becca gets caught smoking pot at school. The principal says it could lead to expulsion but also suggests taking away extracurricular activities, like the talent show. Jaime stands up for her and asks that they don’t take the talent show away, but it doesn’t take long before two of them are arguing.

Jaime meets up with her friends, who are discussing their future, which leads her to question hers, so she takes off. As she’s walking around, her powers kick in, allowing her to find and save a woman about to jump. After this, she decides she’s okay with saving the world, on her own terms. When she gets to Jonas, she realizes the guy who supposedly was a stranger giving her helpful advice in a store was actually someone sent there by Jonas intentionally. He tells her he wanted to find out of she was with another agency.

Then it’s time to train, with a repeat of the battle she had with Sarah (this time with Jay). He tells her about what her capabilities actually are. He says whether he’s in love with Sarah or not doesn’t matter because his first priority is the agency. Once the training session’s done, she offers to help investigate a small town under quarantine, where everyone’s dead. She’s not able to deal with this scene very well and has to go outside for some fresh air.

The deaths were caused by a toxin the agency developed. Upon further investigation, they go into a house and find someone still alive. They ask the girl if she remembers anything out of the ordinary, and she says there was a weird truck driving around. She’s surprised to find out the entire rest of the town is dead. A group of men with guns come up to her and Jaime pretending to be there to help. They start running, and the men shoot at them. While they’re hiding, Becca calls to say she’s moving back with her father. It’s then time for Jaime to take one of them out. Ruth Treadwell (Molly Price, Third Watch/Detective Faith Yokas), who brought Jaime there, comes in and says they have to get out of there. As they’re heading out, reinforcements arrive.

Jay goes to find Sarah, who says she thinks someone hacked her when she killed previously.

Following some interrogation, they track down the source of the problems, where they find out larger cities were the next targets. Armed with the knowledge of how many people they just saved, Jaime says she’s in. And she still has time to go see Becca in the talent show and tells her she’s never going to live with their father.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for continued another live blog of Bionic Woman episode 3, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.

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