Survivor fans know that every time Jeff Probst yells out “Drop your buffs!” shit is about to get real. Really real. More real than when a Hotwife of Orlando tells another Hotwife of Orlando to calm down.
I know!
Last night on Survivor: Cambodia – Second Chance, we got our earliest and most off-putting “drop your buffs” moment ever! Not only has there been only two tribal councils this far, but Probst did something he had never done before: took two tribes and made them three!
I. KNOW!
So now we’ve got three tribes of six people each, which as Rob Cesternino knows, is super rough – there’s nowhere to hide! When you go to tribal council with six people, it’s way scarier than going with eight or 10. Can you ever feel safe on a tribe with six? Times are rough, kids.
Two tribes are filled with four original Bayon members and two original Ta Keo members, and the third brand new tribe called Angkor has the opposite. This put Tasha and Savage (the two former Bayon members) in a tough spot, especially when Angkor came up short at the immunity challenge. This is exactly why the ol’ tribe swaps can be either a blessing (like it was for our ol’ pal Spencer) or a curse.
Surely, you remember when my man Savage was screwed over by The Outcasts twist in Pearl Islands, right? Which was sort of like a tribe swap, but more like a reshuffling.
Anyways.
Savage and Tasha had to go to work. Since Abi-Maria is akin to a grenade with her pin already pulled, it wasn’t too hard for them to weasel their way into the fissure of the Bayon tribe’s alliance. Thanks to Abi-Maria declaring Peih-Gee as her sworn mortal enemy (OK, that’s dramatic, but so is Abi), Tasha and Savage got to sit pretty as they, along with the everyone who isn’t named Woo, got to send Peih-Gee packing.
And Abi survives yet another tribal council. (I’ll try to keep my Abi complaining to a dull roar in the future for fear of becoming as annoying as she is.)
Other Happenings:
-Woo is such a waste of a returning player. He’s a good dude and all, but he would’ve already had a million dollars if he just took Kass to the finals in Brains-Brawn-Beauty. I can’t root for him this time around. I can’t and I won’t. And he’s always so confused. WON’T SOMEONE TELL WOO WHAT’S GOING ON so he doesn’t look so sad all the time?
-Varner continues being a sketchy sketchball, and it’s great for TV! I love him. Surely, he’ll implode or self-detonate or something, but the man is keeping it interesting. Points to Tasha trying to prevent Varner from talking to his peeps. Girl is fast on her feet and I like it!
-Jeremy finds the idol clue and snags himself a necklace at the immunity challenge! I like Jeremy a lot. I think he had a rough go-around last time, playing with his wife in San Juan del Sur. It’s going to be very interesting to see how he acts without Val around. He’s just got to keep his emotions in check and use that idol very carefully! But let’s go, Jeremy! He’d make a great winner.
-Joe is still very amazing in every possible way, and everyone has a Joe boner.
Can Tasha and Savage survive another vote? Will someone on Angkor find an idol, too? Will Joe continue his #JOEGA voodoo sorcery and keep everyone entranced with his magical hair? Find out next week!
