Five hours of finale in a 51-hour time span. Are they trying to give me carpal-insta-tunnel?
But first, Andrea writes in and asks, "Is there a way to find out how the jury exactly voted on Guatemala? I only know about Rafe and Judd's vote. Any ideas about how the others voted?" Yeah, Jeff didn't touch on it, but Stepenie only got Rafe's vote. Danni got the other six. A general rule of thumb is every vote you didn't see went to the person who got the majority. They show all the contrary votes to build the suspense as long as possible.
So all 18 temporary Guatemalans are back with Jeff running the show. He starts with the Champ who says her best move was picking Stephenie over the well-liked Rafe at the end.
Jeff wonders what Rafe was thinking when he released Danni from her promise to take him to the final and he says he did it because he wanted her to proud of her choice. By the way, Rafe has his beard back, which is a good call on his part.
Lydia is smiling and sparkling. She says her strategy was to play the role of a provider and to be upbeat. Everyone likes the fishmonger.
Jeff reads some stats on Steph. She has overall participated in a record 46 Challenges but only won ten of them. She went through 25 Tribal Councils and got voted out twice. Please let it be the last time.
Jeff calls Judd's crocodile curse one of the best exit lines the show has seen. Judd says people recognize him at his doorman job and say, "Holy cow, that's the big fat dude from Survivor!" Jeff wonders how Judd could say in his final words that he didn't lie in the game when they had busted him on the hidden Idol lie, and Judd mumbles something about drinking a lot the night before he lied.
Bobby Jon discusses his strategy and says you have to "mash the gas in order for the car to go." Jeff makes him repeat that pearl of wisdom, then calls him one of the most "authentic and endearing" people in Survivor history.
Jamie says Bobby Jon is a "good ol' country boy" and he loves him. Jeff asks if Jamie was in fact going a little crazy in the jungle and Jamie admits he was "losing it a little bit."
Danni explains her recognition of an obscure backup quarterback by saying she grew up with seven brothers and a father who were all Dallas Cowboy fans. She also says she's seen the "shrine" to him at Central Michigan University.
Amy says people recognize her as she arrests them. Jeff compliments her on how good she looks now. He also acknowledges Judd who says he lost 45 pounds.
Cindy misses the jungle and the animals and says she left a part of her there. She also lost her job at the zoo to be on the show. That stinks. What kind of cruel zoo wouldn't let her come back? She's got a Torrent, for crying out loud!
Rafe now says we don't know what would've happened even if Cindy did give them the cars. He says it's good she has a car and now she can drive it to Guatemala.
Jeff asks Blake about his girlfriend's reaction to the boob talk. He says she was fine with it but her father called him and said, "I can't believe my daughter's breasts got you kicked off Survivor!" Sadly we weren't given a shot of said daughter's breasts.
They show us the clip of Gary finding the mini-Idol and it was in fact up in a tree. Nice work, #14.
Quit updates on the rest: Margaret is going back to Guatemala to do some relief work. Brandon has short hair now. Noooo! Jim says three days was enough to get the Survivor experience because he lived in the Mayan ruins and he's going to "Didneyland." Jeff imitates Brian talking really fast and Brian says luck is a big factor in the game with tribe swaps. Brianna admits she was a little overwhelmed in the game and "I still don't know what a pick is and I don't care." Morgan isn't blonde any more and says she impressed herself physically by getting through that first Challenge.
Next time on…Survivor: We go back to Panama for the "Island of Exile" where Survivors will be banished to this tiny island. There will be something hidden there that could be the key to winning. There will only be 16 contestants this time but they will be divided into tribes in a brand new way.
Yeah, I know, I made you wait over a week just for that. Unfortunately there just wasn't a lot to work with. No fights, no grudges, no startling revelations, just everyone smiling for the camera and mentally preparing for their next FishBowl.com chat.
The good news is Survivor: Panama will be here in the spring and the fun will begin all over again.
The tribe has spoken.
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