Minute Rice vs. Rice-a-Roni

Upon returning from Tribal Council where for some reason David decided to vote with Stephanie last week against Sarita. Explain this part to me. You are in an alliance of six people going against an alliance of one person. Why would you vote with the one person? Aren't you a lawyer? "I don't trust you but I have no problem with you." David says to Sarita in his lawerly fashion as they return to camp. See David's a lawyer so that's the way he talks. I am just thinking out loud here so amuse yourself while my brain hums, but if you didn't trust someone, wouldn't that in itself be a problem? So anyhow Stephanie goes to redemption Island to talk food with God. And talk and talk and talk.......................... For the love of MattGod, shut the hell up already.
Staples Commercial
I love this commercial. People come home to find their house is broken into and the thieves took everything but their computer from 1989. So of course they go to Staples to buy a new computer. Um, how about thinking about moving to a new neighborhood where people don't steal your crap?
Redemption Island
Matt beats Stephanie in the memory game which means God has now won five in a row.
Before she exits stage left Stephanie tells Rob that everyone is coming for him and beware.
Ometepe
While walking back to camp after the God memory challenge, (Like playing a memory challenge against God would be fair) Phillip and Rob discuss what to tell the tribe. Rob says they are going to tell them everything. Good job Rob as he tells the tribe everything and then tells them that Phillip didn't want to tell them anything. He is doing a good job keeping the hate up for Phillip, like any help is needed.
Zapatera
Ralph tells the tribe that Matt will be with the other tribe if he makes it back. The talk moves to David, proposed by Sarita. Nobody trusts the guy. This makes this the question of the week, do you keep someone who is strong or someone you can trust?
More on this later.
Ometepe
Phillip wants some of the crispy rice that Matt likes and then spouts off that everyone is looking out for Rob and he gets all the kudos yadda, yadda, yadda. He says I don't feel like I am being treated fairly, well look who just woke up. Dude, no where in the rules of Survivor does the word "Fair" appear. There are other words like, lying, cheating, stealing shoes, eye gouging and farting then blaming it on someone else, but "Fair" is not one of those words. If you want fair then hop into your car when you get home, start driving into the country until you start smelling the aroma of cow, horse, pig and chicken shit and take the next left and SHAZAM, you're at a county fair, a flea market or maybe a Wal-Mart they all look the same to me.
Challenge
I love obstacle courses especially when it involves running, jumping, anything with a ball and of course running head long into a brick wall. That just sounds like fun.
Once again, Zapatera gets a huge lead and then can't seem to shoot a ball into a basket. Grant steps up yet again to lead Ometepe to the win. They get to go on a helicopter ride, sit next to a volcano and watch as Rob finds his 97th clue to a hidden immunity idol. I am thinking by this time the clue should just read, "To find the hidden idol, ask Rob where he put it." Nuf said.
Zapatera
After the challenge the first thing Sarita says metaphorically, "If you think that I'm not good enough then kick me off." Why would you say this? That would be like winning a 100 million in the lottery with another co-worker and saying, "If you don't think I deserve half the money then don't give me any." DAH What the hell do you think they are going to do. This game often involves going against all logic what so ever and not throwing someone else under the bus but simply walking out in front of one yourself. Which bring me to my point, strong vs. trustworthy. Put yourself in the shoes of Zapatera. Five of the six people in that tribe say that they don't trust Dave but he is stronger than Sarita. Okey fine, he is stronger and a better puzzle player etc. First, you know the merge is coming soon and you know he is a stronger challenge person who.....wait for it....who you can't trust. Why would you keep a stronger player you can't trust over a weaker player you can. If he wins a challenge and flips, you lost the challege and most likely will lose one of your alliance. Keeping Sarita and losing a challenge isn't as bad because she won't flip.
Survivor has shown through the years that stronger players without a strong alliance don't go far. That and the fact that stronger players have a target on their back once the individual cahllenges start, just watch what happens to Grant if he starts winning individual immunities, people will want to knock him out. Weaker players with stronger aliance go much further because no one sees them as a threat in challenges or to flip. They make a mistake last night.
Sarita gets voted to go see God.
Next Week
God gets hurt and Phillip learns how to make crispy macaroni and cheese using crabs, coconuts and crispy socks.