Don't understand fish's split at all, unless he wasn't allowed to vote for Joe with Joe's vote.

I always thought Jeremy was lousy. He looks/acts like a good player but I don't think he's anything special.

The ponderosa vids get sent to youtube eventually, right? I searched survivor ponderosa and it's a bunch of pre-season stuff.

Go to the SurvivorOnCBS channel. They are there unless there is a region block.

He has definitely made some questionable moves and athletically he ranks behind Spencer, Joe, and maybe even Keith. But he seems to have a pretty good social game. Making a lot of moves yet has never really had a target on his back.

Jeremy is obv far behind Keith as a challenge competitor, and still a better player.

Keith is sneakily elite though.

SS

Survivor Chic (abi): brand new shelter is the shizzle. can get dry and have some comfort. (Morons and idiots who said they'd have thrown black rock even though they had little chance of beating Joe are huge donks.) This time around Abi is taking the role of thinker and observer. They better watch out for her.

SS stephen's pedicure: Poor lady that had to do Stephen's pedicure. Jeremy is going on about how his feet look like a lobster claw. Stephen put her out of her misery and told her it hurt to badly so she didn't have to keep touching his feet.

comforts of home (kimmi): New shelter is the shizzle. Perks everyone up. Blathers on about the weather.

huge advantage (ciera): Winning the reward was crucial. Being able to be dry and eat food and talk to some people alone is so helpful.

i won the lottery (spencer): As a survivor fan, he feels like he won the lottery just by being on this season. The Challenge was iconic. he did the gross food eating challenge. he got to run through the woods by torchlight and answer questions about cambodian history. (spencer nerding out quite a bit) was stoked out of his mind to be competing in the answer questions challenge. Says he feels cursed to be eternally second place.

it resonates with me (joe): joe happy about seeing kids passionate about art and dance because he's an artist. reward challenge hit him where he lives. also its nice to eat and be dry. reward is like a mini advantage in the game.

SS2

Any challenge is strategic (joe): Details the history challenge. It was awesome. Unfortunately, Joe is not a good test taker and he lost to a guy with lobster claws for feet. Part of him is excited for Stephen. He needed it. Joe wishes he had some food going into the next immunity challenge.

lost a partner in crime (abi): Wentworth and Ciera were her two angels, aka partners in crime. Lost Ciera. Last time she drew a line in the sand and let her enemy know she was pissed and could not control her emotions. This time she's sleeping with the enemy, keeping her friends close and her enemies closer.

this is great (went): Joey amazing lost his first challenge. Let's bring out the party supplies and have some cake because he's not invincible like everyone thought. It's so great because now the other side, the four, Tasha, Fishbach, Kimmi, and Jeremy are putting Joe's name out there which takes my name off the chopping block which is always a good day for me. The other side is going to target Joe, but anything can happen. "These second chancers, we're all crazy."

tasha 2.0: Talking about Stephen's advantage. Maybe its a clue to an idol, or a special power idol. Thought she might be able to use her relationship with Fish to find out what the advantage was, but not sure after being blindsided at TC. Outlines her plan for trying to get Stephen to tell her what his advantage is. Tasha 2.0 is more aggressive. Talk to people and ask them questions. They will give you information.

SS the rain: Stephen huddles with Kimmi and Wentworth. They agree that the rain is the actual worst. The worst. They can't start a fire. THey can't eat anything. Kimmi is contemplating eating dry rice. Went crying and saying she's so tired. Can only think about seeing her family soon.

a strong possibility (abi): Speculating about another HII being in play since one got played. Also mentions Fishbach's advantage. Maybe a new idol is stashed at the new camp. Maybe right in front of their faces.

what I think about it (Jeremy): The rain is tough. Can't cook anything. The wind is cold. It's sucky. He just thinks about home. Every time he talks about home he starts crying. 13 days...he can do that. Suck it up. Doesn't need reward challenges. Y'all go eat. He'll just come back and get his mind right.

i was a little nervous (tasha): Night reward challenge was one of the coolest challenges ever. It was awesome. Unsurprisingly Stephen wins the story telling challenge. Tash was nervous about Stephen picking Jeremy and her to go on the challenge. Worries it puts a target on their backs. (probably would have been miffed had he not picked her tho) talks about reward. stephen cleared the air and made sure they were all on the same page. brought everything together in a tight way.

SS3

ive got to stay confident (joe): came into the game, trying to win everything. went undefeated in the team portion. won three in a row in the individual portion. Had a lingering cloud of doubt in the foot challenge. Blew it with one mistake. agitated with himself. gotta try to stay confident.

dream come true (jeremy): used to watch survivor and see people go off on a helicopter reward, and would think, I want to do that. a dream come true...he really wanted it. blathers on about the reward.

last night was horrible (jeremy): agonized over whether to go white or black rock. He white rocked for shelter. They need more protection from the elements. Nicaragua was nothing compared to what they've been going thru. The women are shivering and moaning in the night and not in a good way. It makes you want to protect them.

it's never ending (kimmi): I can't take any more of these kimmi scenes.

things have turned around (abi): since wentworth played her idol they are off the hot seat a little bit. more people they send packing, the more powerful their three becomes. the guys are starting to get paranoid. they are all very alpha and are starting to think about turning on each other.

spencer winning is great (tasha): the game is afoot. truly happy for spencer because joe lost. the best move for everyone is to get rid of joe. this might be our only opportunity. but more than likely he has an idol. but at the least, we can flush his idol. flushing idols is number one priority.

a super shelter (fish): super shelter is the nizzles. theres a roaring fire with a ton of wood. and cookies, most importantly. two choc chip cookies have changed his outlook. he detoxed off of coffee before coming out here. now they have coffee. omg. they can get warm and dry their clothes out. yada yada this fire completely changes the game. there is real hope now. its going to be ok.

i hate the rain (went): rain sucks. wet. cold. tired. hungry. not winning reward isn't the point. she's just cold. if this were day 7, she'd be really freaking out. but there's only 14 days to go

a priceless gift (fish): blathers on about how awesome it was to be able to fly away in the sky to a resort and get away from this stinky camp. gave him a chance to just be a human and have fun. like a giddy kid. blathers on about the food. renewed his life force.

i had to win this (fish): the night challenge was awesome. everyone here is a super fan and we are continually being amazed. yada he loved winning, but it was extra sweet to edge out spencer. they are similar in their thinking, but spencer is so much better in the challenges.

reward challenge was brutal (spencer): everyone going on fumes with the hope of getting out of their situation for a little while. was so uplifting to win reward. right before the challenges was one of his lowest lows. winning a reprieve healed his broken spirit.

SS4

ive got no regrets (keith): likes joe as a person, but eventually he has to be stopped. was perplexed he was the only other black rock.

the coolest experience (spencer): the performance they saw at reward was one of the coolest experiences he's ever had in survivor. felt connected to the people of the village by the shared experience. talks about feeling lucky and having a kinship with the kids who got to see the circus. (clearly totally faking it to impress his future employers)

no question for me (fish): 8 people chose pimp my shelter. he wasn't sure everyone else would be on board. only joe and keith competed. they all want joe to lose so they can vote him out. was glad it was keith because he'd been good in the challenges. thinks joe's luck will run out soon. was glad keith played. was glad they got the super shelter.

i was so close (keith): ah man, it was another one I'd done before. dropping blocks with your feet. spencer and joe are a one two punch. if I could sneak in there...i'm ok with it so far, haven't needed it...knock on a rock. I don't think Joe will make a clean sweep. Me, Joe, spence, abi, kelly, 5...hopefully take out fish. fish this time, jeremy the next, then tash and kimmi will be jumping on board like dying fish

i got played (abi): reward night challenge was so cool. fish totally messed me up. on her 4th question, he picked the middle urn to mess her up. was so close in a way. I was so slow, but I'm so much smaller than everyone.

i beat joe (spencer): details the immunity challenge he won. was in dead last after the unspooling of the rope. took the slow and steady wins the race approach. its his destiny to be up against joe at the end of the challenge and lose by just a pinch. miraculously he beat joe at something. immunity has never felt this good, and he's won it to keep himself from going home before.

i'm here for a reason (kimmi): both her boys were very sick. one in the nicu for 45 days. if he can go thru that, she can do this. this is a cake walk compared to what she and her son went thru. she is doing this for her boys. wants her boys to see that she's not going to give up. she's here to better their lives, but it's hard to be away from them.

i didnt do so great (went): details the night challenge. has decent long term memory, but her short term memory sucks. can even remember the name of the king, yada, yada. there were numbers and years and elephants and stone. she didn't do so great.

a fiesty brazilian: winning the reward challenge was really satisfying. she felt she was key to help the team win the challenge. she's a fiesty brazilian. she took wentworth down. you don't mess with a brazilian. she's short, tiny, and comes off very sweet sometimes. so she is underestimated...which is good in this game.

it was a no brainer (tasha): better shelter was a no brainer. last 3 or 4 days was unbearable. was affecting her strategy because you cant get out of the shelter and scheme. last thing you want to see is your fellow cast mate shivering and sniffling. we do care about each other even tho its a game. we want everyone to be mentally and physically ok.

it opened up everyone's game (tasha): seeing the awesome shelter lifted everyone's spirits. almost forgot for a minute they were playing this cut-throat game. also, now you can go out in the rain to have a talk if you want because you can come back and get warm. fire = life

ponderosa

Ciera: I'm okay. Feel decent about the way I played. Put up a little bit of a fight. Does not regret coming into the merge fists swinging. At least it was entertaining. (LOL) I normally weigh 112, but I'd put on a little weight is why I was 117. (lost 9 lbs) I'm not excited to see Savage. Hopefully, can just relax and watch the rest of the season play out. Collect as much intel as she can to make a good educated vote.

Kass comes to give her a hug and welcome her. Savage and Wiggles not terribly excited to see her. Ciera wants to talk it out. Wiggles says "You guys voted me out the day before my (damn) birthday." Ciera says happy birthday, and Wiggles is really non-plussed about it.

Wiggles: Ciera is kinda weird. She was not someone I really connected with in the game. I'm not going to run up to her and give her a big hug.

Ciera trying to talk it out with Savage, but he doesn't want to break character and is continuing to be a giant child. Ciera says she wants to have a good time and realize that what happened in the game was just a game.

Savage doesn't want to be patronized which is ironic given that...patronize : treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority. Apparently, he wants to have that market cornered all to himself and doesn't appreciate Ciera encroaching on his turf.

Ciera calls them party poopers because they don't stay up late. Kass points out that it's an older jury, while Savage gets up disgustedly and walks away.

Kass speculates that Savage may be allergic to olives, hence his rejection of all the olive branches which are being extended.

Ciera is still gaming Savage. Her strategy is to continue to joke with and love him until he gives in and loves her back. Ciera says she wins at food. Savage goes on about how she eats 4 breakfasts. Eating is her new hobby.

There was no way to be prepared for what went down out there on her second chance. She didn't want to be afraid or play tentatively. This was her chance to go balls to the wall. Was part of a season that was unique and once of a lifetime. She's very grateful.

ponderosa

fish: Thanks the fans for voting him in to go back and do worse and be emotionally scarred. This time he wanted to swing the game and make big moves. He's excited to watch it play out. It's been a crazy season. "The fact that I'm not paranoid and worried right now is tremendous."

He lost 20 lbs. That's an awful lot for someone who was already skinny.

Having the fans choose him to come back was a huge thrill.

Ciera comes to hug him, he tells her she doesn't have to, and she says of course she will. But then she tells him he smells so bad. Wiggles hugs him and he apologizes for voting her out. Kass hugs him. He says everyone was hanging out relaxed and chill. He says he's happy with his experience, not mad or bitter.

Looking in the mirror: "Whoa!...you know I don't hate this crazy island Jew look." Fawns over his hamburger.

Asks Ciera why she was after him and is flabbergasted when she tells him it wasn't her it was Spencer. His first time, he made really deep bonds with people knowing he'd have to vote them out. It was difficult. It took him some time to recover from the feelings of guilt and betrayal. Kass says he needed some alone time and they gave it to him, says everyone needs a little space sometimes. He worried about putting himself through that experience again and having to have that recovery time. This time, he held back a little bit and didn't build as deep of bonds as he needed to. People never felt the trust he needed them to.

Kass and Stephen are trying to come up with some analogy for their relationship. She wants to be Cersei and he says he's Varys the eunuch then they burst out laughing.

Wiggles and Fish make a cookie alliance and say it will never be broken.

There is one scene of Savage running on the beach which is about how he can be tolerated.

jesus how many extra scenes do they release each week? can't access any of them in ol' canada

Sonc no offense but why are you transcribing what people can watch?

I'll quit if that's what is preferred.

Seemed like there was even more than a double episode would warrant this time. I skipped a few.

canada

Each TC is treated as a separate episode so when they decide to do a two hour episode they have two episodes worth of additional content.

I'm sure many people who are blocked appreciate the posts.

Because her posts are more entertaining than actually watching.

Put me down for don't stop.

maybe she should transcribe entire episodes too

keep transcribing them

+1

Watching the extra videos is a hassle if you're outside of USA (or am I doing it wrong and is there a location where the vids can be watched from everwhere?)... So I read it every week and it is also not entirely transcribing, it's an entertaining summary . Would prolly still read if I could watch it.



I always wonder how people like Savage get to have succesful careers like he's constantly reminding us of. Someone with those social traits would be destroyed in every workplace I've ever been a part of.

Yeah definitely transcribe them, a few of us really appreciate it Soncy.

Stephen Fishbach ‏@stephenfishbach Nov 26
Behind the scenes tidbit: @theabimaria called me "The Unusual Suspect" after I went from hobbling around camp to sprinting in my Reward win.

Who knew Abi was so clever

Erik giving up immunity necklace in Micronesia has to be about the worst move ever.

Exactly, at least the jury might sympathy vote someone in.

Erik just gave away immunity in a spot he's always getting voted out. What an idiot