Survivor 2013 Recap: Week 3 – Opening Pandora’s Box
|Time for another new episode of Survivor 2013 and it looks like some of the castaways might be on the verge of losing it, as we have tears and anger taking over tonight’s new episode of Survivor Season 27. This loved ones twist is a great addition to the show and makes things interesting because you want to win, but then don’t want to take out your loved one in the process, unless you are Gervase and don’t care about your niece on the other tribe! Check out our Survivor 2013 Recap below!
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Colton is crying already – 2 minutes into the show.
I had no idea Colton faked his illness his last time on Survivor. What a horrible, nasty person he is. I hope Caled wizens up and doesn’t marry the creep. YUK!!! So happy he’s gone.
GM Mary, I am with you. I never knew that either, and never even showed that on the finale. es he is a loser and nasty person. You do not fake any illness I do not care who you are. Karma will come back and bite you in the ars…
What does GM stand for, Carol. You keep using that and I have no idea what you’re saying. I keep thinking (Gina Marie?). 🙂 I hate that creep who went against the 5 guys and got them to vote John out. I can’t think of his name right now, but you know who I mean. He’s a sleezeball in my eyes. I know that’s not spelled right, but you get the idea even with the poor spelling. Where did you say you were from Carol? When you use words like ars, I don’t know what dialect that is. It sounds like a pirate. 🙂
GM is “good morning.” (I missed that the first couple of times because I was trying to make “Gina Marie” fit.) And “ars” is just her nice was of NOT saying the real word!
LOL you got it correct Lilly lol
Thanks, Lilly! I knew I could count on one of my buddies to supply me with answers to my silly questions. What would I do without you. 🙂
LMAO
Webkitten you are funny. Good Morning, and LOL laughing out loud and LMAO is laughing my a..s off. Yes if I where younger look out Hayden he is a cutie pie. I am from SC. Ars is Ass
I knew that, but I thought you might have lived in England or somewhere that uses that term for ass. At family get togethers, but party doesn’t start until I get there. I’ve always been the life of the party (without ever trying to be). I was going to say LMFAO, but I’m not sure if people would take it two ways and I don’t want to say my ars is fat which it is, and I don’t want to use the F word so I left it at LMAO. 🙂
Funny you said England. My family is from England. How cool hey Webkitten do you read minds lol
Carol, no I don’t read minds, but I have always been very intuitive about people. I guess I listen and in person I pay attention to people when they talk and I can usually read between the lines. My daughters and I are psychic together. We won’t see each other for a long time and we’ll be thinking about the same things. Happens a lot.
Now that is cool. Sometimes it is strange how thing work.
Yes, it is. My youngest daughter has a little group of spider veins in a circle about the size of a quarter on her thigh and I have one on the same thigh exactly like it. When she was 15 and I was in my late thirties we would go to the mall and people would start looking at us funny and we’d turn and look at each other and smile and we would get up to them and they would say “are you two twins?” We both knew they were going to say that because it happened all the time. It was flattering to me.
Hey ya’ll! Man has it been a super busy week! Glad to get a chance to check in and comment with my BBB/Survivors buddies 🙂
I’m still not liking Brad. John better watch his back.
I really like Brad as a person, but he’s not long for this game. He’s over-thinking things and stabbing everyone in the back awfully early! Vote out one of your strongest players when you can’t win a challenge?!?
It’s official: Brad is a Survivor idiot. You don’t make big moves in week one when you haven’t built enough trust with your alliance yet … and you can’t win any comps! He’ll be lucky if he (or his wife) last many more weeks.
He can’t leave soon enough for me. Should be interesting watching John battle against his wife. But i’m not liking either one of them much either.
I haven’t developed a real dislike for anyone just yet (with Colton gone now). Not crazy about Gervase….
I just like some of the things Brad has said about family, which makes me think I would like him as a person in real life. But he’s a boob in this game, I admit. I’m officially rooting for Hayden at this point.
It will be interesting to see if any pairs make it to the merge. I’m assuming so, but which ones?
Add me to the list of Hayden supporters. I think him and Kat just might make it to the merge. Other than those 2, i think the brothers (can never remember their names) will make it also.
You may be right as long as Hayden and Kat don’t do something to put a target on the backs before the merge; they’re strong enough to be needed for the competitions. And I do like the brothers.
Brad is a jerk! All he’s doing is putting a target on his wife! he thinks he running a football team they will regret not voting him out…
I agree as well, I am pulling for Hayden. Heck he was on BB so we need to support him. lol
Yeah, Brad. That’s his name. I should have read farther down. Hi, Cat!
I’m not liking Brad either but it was smart to get rid of John (I like John) he had 2 clues and was a solid player…plus his wife Candice is also a strong player. Hope they get rid of brad this week coming up.
When they started talking about getting rid of Brad instead of John, I started getting hopeful, but then in the end, they always make the wrong decision. A lot like BB actually. Well, he’ll have a chance to get back into the game next week, right? Now if he wins, he gets to give someone a clue to the hidden idol, but stays on RI?
I wouldn’t be disappointed one bit to see Gervase go. I really like Kat & Hayden and then Arras & Vytas (brothers. Not a whole lot of excitement this week well, once Colton left.
Colton was a whiner. When the going gets tough he gets going. If i were his boyfriend i would be embarrassed that he quit. And if his boyfriend wins i hope he buys Colton a box of tissues and a semester of communication classes with Andy. Maybe Andy can teach him how to fake cry better. I don’t miss my duck boots at all.
Well said Cat and very funny 🙂
Yea, good riddance, Colton! Man, you sure can tell Jeff hates quitters! I don’t blame him, though; he knows how many people would have LOVED to be on the show and quitters just waste a spot that could have included an interesting fighter.
I don’t know why Colton even bothered to show up. Maybe his boyfriend talked him into it or CBS thought he would be good tv. Either way he let someone down. I feel the same way Jeff does. It’s an opportunity wasted. Not everyone is cut out for Survivor of course. But Colton would have been more at home on The Real Housewives of ____ (fill in the blank).
@Cat and maybe buy him a ticket to Timbuckto (SP?)
I thought i would wet my pants from laughing so hard at Colton. When he got up and went over to his boy friends lap and was crying. OMG that was crazy funny… I have never hung out with gay people, so this really threw me…Gee what a cry baby…
Gm Jasper, I about puked that was nasty and Jeff was not happy one bit.
Me too, Jasper. I work around gay men in my office sometimes, but I’ve not really hung out with one on a social level.
Is this acceptable behavior? I’m trying to picture a girl doing that (cry like a baby and go sit on his lap) and her boyfriend not being embarrassed because she quit under so little pressure. I like Caleb as a person so far, but my respect for him is on wobbly ground at the moment. I’m sorry, but you can tell things about people based on those they choose to associate with, and Colton has NOT changed.
I have seen this type of behavior in a girl before and also in a gay guy. And their partners reacted the same way as Caleb did. It’s a personality flaw. Nothing to do with him being gay but EVERYTHING to do with him being weak and stupid.
Yea, Cat, hope it didn’t come across that I was implying Colton’s behavior was because he was gay. I only have one male friend who is gay, but he’s much older and I haven’t seen him in several years. Still, I can’t picture him acting like this. Colton is just plain immature.
And just like I would criticize a man who stayed with a WOMAN like that, I have to wonder what makes Caleb stay with Colton. I mean, I know he couldn’t be cruel to Colton then and there; Survivor isn’t exactly the time and place for a break-up or anything. But Caleb didn’t even try to talk Colton into staying; it’s like he knew Colton had to leave and gave him permission to be his little selfish whiny self.
I agree Lilly. I have a gay brother and he don’t act like this at all. If he did I think I would beat the s…t out of him.lol GM Cat
GM Carol – and all to come. No Lilly, i didn’t think you implied that his personality failures were a result of him being gay. I just wanted to point out i’d seen this behavior before. This type of personality will seek out those that will put up with it. We are all drawn to people that give us what we need. And besides a good swift kick in the ass, Colton obviously needs a protector. Ugh!, i dislike that sort of weakness.
Lilly, I see tropical storm Karen headed to LA, MS and AL over the weekend. Be safe down there.
Wow, Cat, very well put. And I agree. I abhor that sort of manipulation – because that’s what it is – and Caleb is “enabling” him to stay that way by not giving him the swift kick in the pants (or kicking his little butt out the door).
Of course, here I am psychoanalyzing someone I don’t know from afar again. It’s a sickness of mine…!!!
Colton is obviously very insecure and it could be that his boyfriend needs to be a protector. My boyfriend has a very caring nature and watches for anything I nay need all the time. One time we were watching a movie at home and it came to a tear jerker part and he reached over to the coffee table and got me a Kleenex without taking his eyes off the TV. He just knew I would be tearing up at that point. He’s so considerate. I don’t know how he puts up with me. There’s always something wrong with me. He’s always helpful and understanding and caring. He deserves a best boyfriend award.
Cat you got it right-Colton looks like he only lasted with Caleb because Caleb is willing to put up with his “spoiled, immature” behaviour. I imagine Colton told him lies about what really went on on Survivor. I hope his eyes have been openned and he realizes Colton is a baby and will forever be dependent on him. Colton will drain him dry emotionally, so best that Caleb cut the strings and send him back to his mother. I can see Caleb being loyal in the game though. Dont think his game play will come out till later.
You have a good point, Jacqueline. Caleb may have just been relieved he didn’t have to continue playing the game with his little drama queen. I mean, you can love a person and realize their weaknesses. Certain situations bring out the worst in all of us, and he no doubt realized it was a long shot that Colton could maintain his new-found niceness for long. (I myself would turn into a raving freak if I were under the pressure of the time elimination of the Amazing Race!)
You are right Lilly. Caleb will get allot futher now that Colton is gone. He wont be a target because he is now on his own.
It will be interesting to see if it helps him or hinders him. Once someone is alone with no manipulation involving the partner is available anymore, they may think it will be easy to get rid of them now that the partner is gone.
I really do like this new twist with loved ones on opposite teams. At first I thought they were just going to mix it up and put some oldies and some newbies on each team, but loved ones would all be on opposite teams. Not sure how that would change strategies, but the two teams are most certainly different! But this twist of adding strategy because of loved ones is cool. I predict, though, that few pairs will last to the merge (though 2-3 might), and they will have HUGE targets after the merge. It should be interesting.
Yeah, I like it, too. This last show where they had to knock each other off with a padded bolster was really cool, because one mother didn’t want to hurt her baby and her baby said “You won’t hurt me.” Then, the mother won. It is an interesting show, but I’m getting confused at how RI works. It’s a little hard to catch on to what is happening, but I’ll get it sooner or later.
Hey all, shots fired outside the Capital. They are in lockdown
Yeah, I just heard that on the news. They said it wasn’t a terroristic attack, but an isolated incident. They said a police officer was injured, but he wasn’t shot. I wonder how he was injured? People are crrrazy!!!!
I also really hope that by some miracle Girvase’s niece gets back in the game and Gervais gets kicked out. He comes across as arrogant and selfish. I dont think she will win the challenge on redemption island against the two strong ones there. I feel she is a lot more intelligent than him and a much better person. I also feel Girvase has put a target on his back by his boasting when they win.
Yeah, can’t stand Girvase either. I knew he wouldn’t man up and take his niece’s place on RI. He’s too selfish for that.
Oh I agree 100%
Yeah, i agree with that assessment. And he has NOTHING to boast about! His swimming skills will only hinder his tribe. But here is what makes me dislike him even more – On his first season of Survivor (Survivor Borneo), he stated that “nothing is dumber than a woman, except maybe a cow”. Ummm…he better take a look in the mirror. This makes me think that he believes he’s smarter than his niece. Jeez, i hope he gets voted off before her. And she moos at him as his torch is extinguished. 🙂
Yea, Cat, Gervase is the one who said in preseason promos that he’d vote off his niece in a minute…. He’s a gem. I actually hated they voted off Marissa. Don’t think that was too smart, either. And I will like it very much if she beats him on RI!
Well in this Survivor, they don’t extinguish their torch, they throw their buff into the fireplace, but I totally agree. His niece seems to have a lot more sense and gameplay than he’ll ever hope to achieve. Farm insults? Really?
Their torch gets extinguished at tribal council when they decide who to vote off and send to redemption island. At the challenge for the 3 that got sent there, the loser throws their buff into the fire.
I guess that slips by me because it doesn’t make sense to me that he would extinguish their torch because their life in the game is not over. Thanks for correcting me on that. 🙂
Yea webkitten, Redemption Island is different this time. Instead of two people there (with one living alone until the new evictee arrives), there are three competing (with two living there awaiting the third). When the third person shows up, they have the competition and before they compete, the new evictee’s loved one has the chance to swap places, putting the evictee BACK into the game but on the OTHER loved one’s team. Then all three compete. Only the loser leaves permanently, and the last two competitions, the winner got to give a clue to the immunity idol to a person still in the game–presumably their loved one.
Thanks, Lilly! That was a perfect explanation of it. I’ve watched it happening and understood while I was watching, but had trouble explaining it to my boyfriend who hasn’t been watching it this year. He got tired of Survivor a few years ago. As for me, I never miss my favorite reality shows. BB, American Idol, The Voice, SYTYCD, the Amazing Race, and The X Factor. I never was able to get into “Dancing With the Stars.” I don’t like the judges, their rating system and it’s weird having an experienced dancer and a person who never danced before in their life, dancing together. Never could get interested in that one. I have enough reality shows to keep me busy. Another series I love is “Parenthood.” I never miss an episode of that. There is always some point in that show that will make me tear up. Never fails.
Well, webkitten, we are more alike than I thought!
I don’t follow as many reality shows as you do (mine are BB, Survivor, Amazing Race, the Voice, and SYTYCD – and I LOVE a Syfy series called Face-off). But I never could get into DWTS for some reason either, which is weird because I REALLY love SYTYCD.
And I’ve been watching Parenthood since the first episode. My FAVORITE show on tv!! Absolutely don’t miss that one. The first episode this season had me uneasy, though. (I’m always worried they’re going to screw up this family with an affair or something stupid.) I know divorces happen, but I love how real and moving that show is without dumping negative crap in our lap all the time. (Got enough of that in real life!) It’s really all about family and struggles but in the end, the characters either do the right thing or learn from their mistakes. The characters have flaws, yes, but they are all still people you’d want to know in real life, ya’ know?
I didn’t realize we had so much in common either! I’ve never watched Face Off. What’s that like? I like science fiction. In fact, Rob and I are going to go see Gravity Saturday. What scared you about the first Parenthood show? I kind of worry about that guy that the college age daughter is dating. He seems like a time bomb. I just learned last week that the father of the boy that has asberger’s is married to the mother of the college age girl and the teenage boy that got his girlfriend pregnant. I’m terrible with names, so forgive me for not being able to be more specific.
Face-off is a competition on Syfy between artists who create costume make-up (like creatures in movies). They usually have 2 days to complete a specific challenge of a certain kind of make-up. I like it because it’s pure artistic talent (which I have NONE) and not a lot of drama! With a few exceptions, the artists really seem to respect each other.
With Parenthood, I’m always concerned the writers will think they need to “spice things up” and have people cheat on their wives like on Grey’s Anatomy or something. Like I said, I know that happens in real life, but the beauty of this show is it involves people we would be friends with in real life, and I wouldn’t be friends with a scumbag who cheated on his wife! I agree with you about Amber’s fiance. I like him a lot, but they are so young, and he is still a bit unstable.
And yes, I knew that the actor who plays Adam was dating Lauren Graham (she plays Sarah, and I’m a BIG fan of hers from Gilmore Girls). Didn’t know they were married, though.
Oh, and you can add “Top Shot” to my list of reality shows…. It’s on the History Channel and is a shooting competition. Been on four years, but I’m not sure it’s been renewed. Again, very talented people who generally respect each other.
I was working on my computer the other day when that show Face-Off came on. I did listen to it and steal glances at it, but it doesn’t seem like something I would watch on a regular basis. I’m watching parenthood right now. I’ve always loved Grey’s Anatomy, but I like watching old episodes more than I do the new ones. Meredith gained weight, everyone’s getting older, the hospital’s going to hell in a handbag.
Maybe you wouldn’t like to be friends with me. I’m single, but my boyfriend of over 15 yrs. is a “scumbag” in your eyes. Sometimes things happen in your life and they happen for a reason. We are at this stage, like really close friends. I’m not going to try to explain myself here. I don’t feel I need to, but I think sometimes God gives you things that aren’t what you’d really like to have, but turn out to be a blessing and he blessed me with Rob. Well, have a good night. Talk to you later.
Webkitten, I know plenty of people in my life who have made big mistakes. (Me, I’ve just made a lot of little ones, so same thing.) There is plenty of room for repentance, forgiveness and change for all of us! If your boyfriend treats you right, that’s good.
What I meant is that I look for higher standards in my tv viewing, and there isn’t much out there. I miss the days when our tv characters were admirable. No, they weren’t always realistic (Father Knows Best, Andy Griffith, Bill Cosby Show, etc.), but they gave us something to strive for in our lives. There are enough examples in places like the Jerry Springer Show of people who ARE “scumbags” and aren’t even embarrassed by it. I want to watch shows that uplift, that give our kids (and ALL of us) examples of good behavior. Not perfect, just aspirational. I think that’s why I like reality shows–I’m always rooting for the “good guy” to win.
I love Parenthood because even though it does have flawed people in it (no Donna Reed there), they still have integrity, they have decency. We aren’t told we have to accept their bad behavior as commonplace or normal. Zeke, for example, (the patriarch of the Bravermans) is definitely flawed. But he is a good man. I want the show to give examples of how married men stay faithful to their wives even when tempted. And how they struggle through cancer and it makes them stronger (a lot of people leave their ill loved ones; did we really want to see THAT happen?). I want good to triumph over evil sometimes!
Then again, one of my favorite Disney movies of all time is Pollyanna….
Lilly, I like seeing the best in people, too. I think all of the family members on Parenthood try to be the best that they can be. I don’t see people as flawed. A parent may not always like their child’s behavior, but they always still love the child. I like “feel good” movies, but I also like scary movies and murder mysteries. I wish there was more acceptance in the world of people’s differences. If everyone were exactly like me, I don’t think I’d like that very much. It’s more interesting when people have differences. 🙂