~Survivor~??? Spoilers

He sure stirred things up though. And now Dan will be miffed about getting votes from his own "alliance". I cannot WAIT to see those 6 turn on each other.

I don't fault him for not using it, it was a bluff. In fact I think it was a pretty creative plan. I feel that Shirin will understand why he didn't use it, it's the only thing he has left to protect himself, other than winning immunity.

I hope Dan goes out next, without getting to use his extra vote advantage. Then he'll realize what a fool he's been.

I enjoyed this episode, even though things didn't always turn out the way that I wanted. I really wanted Mike's team to win the reward--couldn't stand watching those a-holes gloating over their win on the boat. I also really wanted to see Shirin win the female immunity necklace. My gosh that would have been awesome! She tried though--she beat out a much younger girl. Mama C was just a beast on that. And how about Mike? Man--that guy is pretty incredible. He looked in control almost the whole time. His rope barely budged! And I would have loved to see the main alliance panic more and vote out one of their own, rather than call Mike on his bluff and keep their votes with Shirin. Good play though Mike--I'm impressed at the try. And yes, Shirin completely understood why he didn't use it. The way he played it was very smart. He's got a really good shot at getting to the final four or further. Of course he'll have to continue winning immunity challenges, but hey Terry Deitz did it his season in Survivor Panama (remember how he won challenge after challenge, knowing any time he lost he was immediately out, which he finally was in the last immunity challenge?) so it could happen!



Dan, you continually to disgust me. I wish I could see your face when you watch this season back. You think you are so smart and that you know your place in your alliance--you have no clue. Mike tried to tell you and you would not listen. Now you get to watch Tyler in his private confessionals talk about how stupid you were and that Mike was correct and you should have listened. Love it. And your fake apology to Shirin? That would have been good game except that Shirin knows that you are full of shit. She's a drama queen because she doesn't want to sit there and be verbally attacked in a very personal way and screamed at? You are an ass and if I was married to you, I would be ashamed. I heard that Will's wife tried to come to his defense and explain him. That asshole still isn't apologizing. My gosh, how stupid and nasty are you people? Even if you don't mean it, it's better to try for jury votes if nothing else. No one will give that money to Will. No one. If it wasn't bad enough that he's a stupid slug of a player, his nasty outburst sealed that deal.



Applauding Shirin's vote off at TC (especially after she went out with such class) was so tacky. Again, stupid, stupid players. There are only two people there that deserve to win IMO--Mike and Tyler. If any one of those others win I will be disgusted. I really, really want Mike to win though. I'm sure Tyler is actually a decent guy and I admire his gameplay, but I can't root for him over Mike simply because of who he is aligned with.



Mike's bluff to give Shirin the HII really paid off it looks like. All hell breaks lose back at camp. Big rude awakening for Dan!



Shirin looks so pretty in her Ponderosa footage--love her hair all slicked back. She is also very well-spoken. Also, it's funny, I know Jenn loves Shirin (she's said as much) but you can already see her getting irritated by Shirin's demanding and sort of overpowering personality. I think Hali (who I just adore) really puts it all in perspective. So again, I can see where Shirin could annoy people and rub them the wrong way BUT that is very different then being rude, cruel and malicious as some of them have been to her. Dan was cracking me up when he said something to the effect of "Well Shirin called Will names too--what about that?" I would love to hear about the verbal assault he thinks Shirin is guilty of with Will. That will be interesting to hear about and it better be discussed at the reunion. As usual, I think that some people (like Dan, Will, and Rodney) think that they are going to be beloved by fans. They will be surprised, and I will be delighted, when they discover that the fans detest them.



Okay, here are the links (why can I no longer find the link button??--okay, I'll put them in the long way): 
Ponderosa footage with Shirin: www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/video/RCh5O9yu0EsDyegALG8vARupQSzWE6RS/survivor-ponderosa-shirin/
Dalton's recap: www.ew.com/recap/survivor-season-30-episode-11
Jeff's Q&A: www.ew.com/article/2015/04/30/survivor-jeff-probst-recap-sexism

I haven't read the recap or Q&A yet, so off to do those. Should be interesting because I see that the title of the Q&A with Jeff is "Asking Jeff to respond to the ugliness from the men toward the women". Hmmm.....

Okay, can I just say how much I love Dalton Ross? I don't always agree with him, but I usually do. I almost want to copy his whole thing over here (but I won't!) for those who don't read it. But here are a few things I really liked:

 
 
I also love him referring to Tyler as an "emotionless cyborg" and then this little blurb about Shirin was really nice and right on target: