Survivor Micronesia: Ho Hum

This episode was kinda ho-hum.  You know how Survivor goes if you're a regular fan: there's always a low point in the season and it's right about now.  Alliances are kind of forming...challenges are predictable....the crazy night light makes everyone's eyes look buggy...it rains every night...Jeff is always wearing the same outfit...and so on and so forth.  So, I have very little to blog about.

First of all, the war paint.  Good grief.  I half expected one of the fans to come out with a clown face.  Maybe a mime or two, you know, just to be different.  Instead, some girl (not sure who) painted her face all in white and one of guys - I think the ice cream scooper dude - painted a white rib cage, on his...rib cage.  Brilliant.  I guarantee that same dude has a tuxedo t-shirt at home.  You know the kind, a nice tight white t-shirt with the black iron-on - buttons, bowtie AND frill.  So witty.  Sigh.

Second, the concept of the reward challenge was cool, but as with most challenges, I can't be bothered to follow it.  I mean, I watched it and all, but didn't really care who won.  The highlights were (of course) Eliza getting her head smacked by the potato sac or whatever.  She sat down. Hard.  And then pouted.  How is this bird a law student?  I still like Alan Alda, even though he did show off his behind a little too much.  Also, James.  James, James, James.  So protective of his 'women'.  Like a caveman. 

Third, I'm pretty sure if there ever is a remake of The Shining, Joel could easily take Jack Nicholson's place.  Seriously.  After the rainy night, (and the commercial break), when the scene starts with the camera on Joel, lying in the canoe, looking frozen solid but with eyes open, like he had just stumbled out of a maze during a snowstorm, and you know, kicked it.  All work and no play makes Joel a crazy wingnut.  Obviously, Eliza would play the wife.

As for the immunity challenge - not bad, I'm still liking Alan Alda.  And I'm very glad that Chet sank his last nut so they could win it.  Oh yeah, I went there. 

As for the gray-out-my-privates competition, looks like Alan Alda (aka Penner) is at 2 votes, and Amanda also has 2 votes.  Thanks for tallying the votes, Jeff.