Survivor Gabon - Fang = Dumb and Dumber or Like taking Candy from a Baby
By Wolfie
CBS Survivor Gabon: Usually even if I don't like a cast member, if he or she does well and goes far, I figure they deserve to win because they played it. In this case, if Ace wins this game I don't think he deserves all that much credit. It's like taking candy from a baby, or I should say a whole tribe of babies. Sugar is dumb but the rest of the Fang tribe (except for Ace) is even dumber. Click Read More ( below ) for the Full Recap.
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As the show opens Ace knows he's in trouble. But he has Sugar in his pocket he says. She told them she looked the first time for the idol at exile but didn't find it so she took the "Sugar Shack" this time. (dumb!) Crystal realizes Sugar has been out there the longest to look for it so she wants to be rid of Sugar. She doesn't say it but it's clear she suspects Sugar really has the idol by now. Ace had tried to tell the others Sugar would have been out there all this time without food. Now Sugar returns and tells them it was good this time, since she spent her time in the Sugar Shack. She could have played it like she was starving and down about not finding the idol but she didn't do that.
Randy is thrilled that he and Susie found themselves in the new Kota tribe. He's in heaven being free of the old Fang members. He is actually one of the smarter castaways this time. He knows it is about adapting and he adapts to his new tribe happily.
Back to Fang. The elephant is a mama with a baby! Matty sees them first. She and baby are across the river. um..... you guys know you must be very careful with wild animals who are mothers with a baby near by, right? The elephant is knocking down small trees to get to the leaves she wants, which is fairly typical I think. Don't quote me on that. Now Ace and Matty are going closer by getting in the canoe. She bellows at them and they do leave quietly without getting hurt. The others are watching from across the little river. This little interlude is the only enjoyable moment this tribe has as a group. Ace, however, does enjoy watching the rest of them bicker between themselves as they get stressed by lack of food and low morale and the former alliance of Crystal, Ken, GC and Kelli just comes unraveled.
When the new Fang tribe is revealed, and Corrine sees Jacquie is gone, she shakes her head.
Reward is knocking fruit into a net, but it's more complicated. It's hard to explain the challenge so I'm not going to try here.
Fang first on the board. Kota making a comeback with Randy doing great. The weight of the fruit they got into the basket is what determines the winner. 16 lbs for Fang. Kota gets 18 and wins reward which is an herb garden, oil, salt and other things. Dan sends Sugar again to exile. She laughs and says she's already named it the Sugar Shack. He explains he wants her to find the idol and have to use it before the merge. Well I guess there is some method to his madness. Interesting logic. Will it work? It surely might since Crystal has figured out Sugar has had enough time there and she's Crystal's target. Of course if Sugar uses it, in TC the second highest votes gets the boot so one wouldn't want to have their name written down at all.
Charlie and the crew gets back to camp with their reward. Dan talks to them about life after the merge. Proposing they all stick together after the merge and pick off the members of Fang. Marcus notes the next immunity challenge is the most important one. Marcus questions in his testimonial if Dan is sincere because he's so eager to express his allegiance to the entire tribe. Marcus is not feeling as secure as Dan seems to want everyone to feel. Susie is basically silent.
Randy is planning to keep winning challenges and not rock the boat. Sugar is pigging out on fruit in her hammock enjoying the life of ease in "exile". Fang is eating rice and unhappy. GC is having issues with Crystal just because she told him to eat his rice. He has authority issues or something. He apparently cannot stand for anyone to tell him what to do. Ace is enjoying that GC and Crystal are arguing. GC wants to get back to real life, he's feeling the mental stress now on top of the physical stresses of being on the tribe that is low on food.
Matty says their chances are slim for their tribe on the immunity challenge because the elements are getting to them.
GC takes the canoe and goes off by himself. It's time for the challenge and GC is off on his own. Ace and Crystal are in camp while the others are at the river edge yelling for him. He comes back in the nick of time, five minutes before they must leave for the challenge.
Sugar comes back from exile island for the challenge. One member of each tribe throws a large ball down a hill, the other sides has a blindfolded tribe member who tries to block it with a shield while a caller yells at them which way to go. Ace is defender and Sugar is caller for Fang. Dan blindfolded and Randy calling for Kota. Kota scores 2, Fang scores 5 (Score depends on which of the "goals" the ball rolls into if it gets past the blocker.) Kota scores 2 more, it gets past Ace and he gripes at Sugar about her call. Fang scores two more, Dan stopped his own tribe's ball, Jeff says poor communication for Kota. Next ball. Kota gets 2 points, gets past Ace again. Ace took a shield into the face. Fang 7, Kota 6. Final ball - Kota scores and wins immunity. Randy was yelling at Ace to freeze and he did. Dumb. His caller was Sugar. Fang is going to the 4th TC out of 5.
GC talks in his testimonial about them losing again. He tells Matty he's ready to leave the game. Matty tells him he'll regret saying that. Crystal complains to Ace who smirks at the whole situation. Crystal says she will vote for him to go home, he's a quitter. Ace and Sugar talk. He asks her if she hid the idol. She says she did. They are away from camp talking and swimming. Crystal goes into Sugar's bag and finds the idol. Matty, Kelly, Ken all watch and they say tonight is the only night to blind side her It really changes things Ken says because they don't want to keep GC here longer.
Jeff talks about wear and tear with Ace. He says it is, says something losing your belt loops referring to GC. Jeff says is that right GC. He says yes. explains. Jeff asks Sugar if GC has talked about going home. She says yes. He asks GC who admits he wants to go home. Sugar cries because they all miss home. Jeff asks Matty, is it tough to hear a tribe mate talk about going home? Matty says there's no quitting, it's not an option. Jeff talks to Sugar asking if she feels at risk because she has been in camp so little. She admits she doesn't know these people because she's been gone so much. Jeff gets right to the point asking if they think she has the idol. Ken says they don't know if she has it or not. She says no one has asked her if she has it. She knows they could go through the bag. Jeff asks her if she keeps her bag with her at all times, as if she needs to be told to do this. She says she doesn't care if they go through her bag. She thinks there is some power in people knowing you have it, they won't want to vote you out.
She votes for GC, GC votes for Kelli. we don't see any other votes.
Hidden immunity idol is not played by Sugar. Votes are GC, GC, Kelli, GC, GC. Sugar looks at Ace, and he shrugs, then you see him smirk again. Jeff says you guys are going to have to dig deep if you want to last in this game. They later show Ken votes for GC, I'm not sure who else did, I think most of them. GC admits he voted for Kelli as a throw away vote and because he doesn't know her well.
This is really a stupid bunch. Yes GC wanted to go home but if they'd voted for Sugar she would have gone home or she would have had to use the idol and everyone would be back on even ground. Sugar has telegraphed she has it and she doesn't care if they know. Ken at least kept his head and said they didn't know even though they do. But by not voting her out, there's no way these people can go to another TC without everyone knowing she has the idol. So she will know if she needs to use it because she has her Ace in the hole.
Next time:
Ace makes a pact with Matty. I believe he whispers to Sugar about the alliance and says something to her about if she wants to give the idol to him, that's ok. Oh please, she can't be that stupid, can she? Well, maybe she can. GC does his last message saying he didn't expect the backstabbing and the lying. He has great respect for anyone who tries out and makes it. Obviously he just didn't want to stay so he gets to go home. Or does he? Do they go home from there or do they go to another spot until the taping is over. I've heard some discussion on the web that makes me think they don't go straight home even if they are not on the jury. Whenever he gets home his street cred is gone and his tough guy persona is not supportable, he quit in front of everyone who watches Survivor and anyone who even remotely checks on the status of their home town Castaway.
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