Carpe Datum

Pity Party

Boy, poor Ulong tribe is on the outs. After losing a demoralizing three immunity challenges in a row, leaving them ripe for picking off when the tribes merge, Ulong lost both a major reward challenge (for a really cool shelter) and an immunity challenge this time. Plus they had to listen to Patronizing Jeff Probst tell them how poor they are doing a few times. I wonder why they decided to make it so easy for the contestants in this reward challenge. I don't remember ever letting them have a super shelter built for them. I imagine the weather must be about to get rough or something.

The immunity challenge was very violent. I was surprised by how mad Ulong was. I guess 11 days of getting beaten down by everything will rile you up. Poor James and Bobby Jon got beat twice despite all the trash-talking before hand. At least Angie and Ibrehem won a bout or two. James looks really dopey walking around in his underwear, and I had to laugh at his stereotypical comments about Coby. What a classic redneck. "Well, you know why I got beat by a homo, don't you? Because they're always, you know, working out in the gym." Welcome to the 21st century, James.

I was half-hoping they would mix the tribes up this week to try to prevent a boring and predictable mid-game (in which the stronger tribe inevitably picks off the weaker tribe one at a time), but maybe they'll do it next week now that there's an even number (14) again. In a way, though, it would be interesting if they didn't because Ulong would probably have to vote off one of their own again, and I can't imagine who they'd band together against. Koror must be wondering when the game will begin for them.