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sugar_last.jpgPreviously on "Survivor," Sugar remained, Hidden Immunity Idol still in her clasp.

This week TiVo decided it only has patience enough for one "Survivor" episode on its hard drive at a time. Being that this week presented us with one Thursday episode and the finale AND a reunion show on Sunday means we're gonna have to recap Thursday's ep purely on memory. So, in short, Sugar felt sorry for Matty because Kenny and Chrystal were being mean to him, so she decided to give him her Immunity Idol at Tribal Council since that was the last time it could be played, and she felt safe from the vote. It worked, and Chrystal was voted out.

On Sunday's episode, we were all shocked to see that Susie was still in the game. She must have been hiding in the bushes for the past few weeks. An immunity challenge came pretty early, and despite an early lead, Susie ended up wandering aimlessly, looking for puzzle pieces, while Bob won Immunity for the fifth time in a row. Meanwhile, Sugar wasn't anyone's target, and Susie and Kenny were the ones in fear of Exile, with Kenny getting the ultimate vote.

The second part of the episode started with the always boring salute to tribe members past, half of whom we couldn't remember if our lives depended on it. Moving on. Second Immunity Challenge: building a giant house of cards. Sugar took the lead early, getting a house five feet tall before the whole thing collapsed. And so it went. Susie (who?) won and Sugar immediately regretted her decision to get rid of Kenny over Susie, not because it meant she was in danger, but because it meant everyone would vote out Bob (no one would beat him against the jury), and that made Sugar sad. :-( It made her so sad, that she figured forcing a tie would be better than voting out either Bob or Matty outright. Which is what happened, with Bob and Matty forced to fight it out with a fire challenge. Bob got a blaze going before Matty even got a spark. Did Sugar's empathy just cost her a million bucks?

Which leads us to the final Tribal Council, which is always cringe-inducing. Sugar's address to the jury was a little heavy on the giggles, and her insistance that she played a good "social game" drew an eye-roll from Corrine, but then again Corrine would probably roll her eyes at Mother Theresa. We won't go through all the grilling by Jury members, but will sum it up: Kenny is creepy, Corrine is a miserable human being, and Randy is an even more miserable human being.

At the reunion special, Sugar was in full retro pin-up mode, so at least she looked good when she learned she hadn't received a single vote from the Jury. Bob won. And Bob also won the audience favorite award, with Sugar coming in second. As for the effect the game had on Sugar, apparently she can't leave the house without wearing make-up anymore because people blog about seeing her on the streets of L.A. People are blogging about you? Horrors! OK. We'll stop right now!

Look for our "Top Chef post later this week.

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no spoiler alert, DAMN! *shakes fist*

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