| Episode
11 |
| "Surprise
And... Surprise Again!" |
Filmed July 25-27,
2004
Airs November 24, 2004 |
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| RC
speculation |
| IC
speculation |
| Boot
speculation |
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| Episode
descriptions |
CBS: -One
Survivor tries to solidify a Final Four position, but is crushed
to learn that things aren't always what they seem.
-The Survivors are surprised by an emotional reunion with their
loved ones. But only one castaway gets quality time with their
loved one.
-At the Immunity Challenge, castaways are surprised to get special
help for the competition.
-One Survivor approaches a tribemate with a plan for the upcoming
Tribal Council vote. Caught off-guard, the tribemate tries to deflect
the vote. How will the voting go down? |
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| REWARD
CHALLENGE/ Loved Ones Visit; Q & A
- Ami wins? |
This
looks to be a two-part extravaganza of tears (and more tears),
and that's just for the RC! From the web promo, the waterworks
get switched on with a preliminary teaser, an iChat (apparently
using an iBook with an iSight webcam... gotta get in the Apple
evangelism) with the contestants' various loved ones. This appears
to progress to a different location outside, where the challenge
starts to be explained, followed by the in-person appearance of
the loved ones. Presumably, the loved ones get to compete in the
challenge with the Survivors. From the shot of Eliza
screaming, and the "only one castaway gets quality
time"
teaser,
we suspect
this
will
once
again parallel Thailand: no contact with the loved ones
for the RC losers, only the winner, and the losing loved ones get
cruelly whisked away (only to make a "heartwarming" return
for the IC). Not much changes in the world of Survivor.
The only real questions here are what the challenge is, and who
wins. Recently, this has been the spot for gross food eating (which
has not otherwise appeared, unless you count the kava and cow's
head). But Probst appears to be reading from cue cards here...
this could be either RC or IC, but when Eliza leaps up, screaming
"No," she also appears to be holding a card of some kind. Perhaps
a repeat of Survivors and loved ones having to match answers to
personal questions? Or it may be trivia questions again. Who knows?
As for who wins, Eliza's
outburst
may
simply
be
as her loved one walks in, so she's
not
necessarily
eliminated,
but
we'd
lean
to
the opposite
interpretation - Eliza probably doesn't win. Also, there's a lot
of Chris in the promos, seemingly talking to anyone who'll listen
around camp. We'd guess he wouldn't have time for that if he's
off spending some quality time. Finally, there is a happy-looking
shot of Ami standing up. This could just be at the arrival of her
loved one (Crissy?), but with nothing better to go on, we'll
guess Ami wins.
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| REWARD
CHALLENGE pictures/ Click on thumbnails above for larger
version |
Cruelly,
Eliza's webcam is sending back pictures of food. |
What?
You didn't send my Justin here? You bastards! |
I
always win everything! |
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| IMMUNITY
CHALLENGE/ Loved Ones Return; Puzzles? Trivia/Elimination? -
someone wins |
So
again, after getting the Survivors all good and weepy with the
bait-and-switch Loved Ones RC semi-visit, they get to see them
all again here (and presumably hug, and cry some more). That's
probably what Ami's happy about in the pre-challenge shot there.
As for
the challenge
itself,
no
real
clue what it's
about, although some sort of elimination-by-proxy challenge seems
possible: there are color-coded bags attached to ropes, presumably
representing each remaining Survivor. The loved ones probably have
to perform some task (answer trivia? do a puzzle?), then hack ropes/
untie knots to speed another Survivor toward elimination. The
Survivors
seem
to be yelling instructions to their loved ones during this challenge
- helping with the task itself, or making suggestions on who to
knock out? Eh, something or other, anyway.
So who wins? Could be anyone, although Ami or Chris is a decent
guess, since both stick around again this week. More may come out
of this
weekend's TV ads. Or not. Whatever.
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| IMMUNITY
CHALLENGE pictures/ Click on thumbnails above for larger
version |
We're
all tied up in knots figuring this challenge out. Okay
maybe not. |
Are
we gonna "go" again? Eh? Eh? Nudge, nudge, wink,
wink, say no more? |
Go
faster, you stupid loved one! |
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| BOOT/
Leann |
 "I
never win anything!"
Well, okay, here's a handy ceremonial torch-snuffing for you.
Enjoy! Better luck next reality show!
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