Because of Thanksgiving, we've had to wait two weeks for a new episode of Survivor: China!  On the last episode, Frosti's showmance with Courtney came to a screeching halt when the tribe decided to vote him out.  Players blatantly showed where they felt they fit in the game when some opted out of the immunity challenge, in favor of food.  Oh Jeff Probst, you little temptress, you!  Tonight, someone suggests making a move to blindside a friend.  The only way that's exciting is if it's Todd or James they're talking about.  James probably has those immunity idols strapped to eat hip so perhaps Todd is tonight's target.  It's time for some live thoughts so read on, refresh, and post your thoughts!

Oh yeah!  Remember the last episode ended with Jeff saying that the night was over at the end of tribal council?  I totally forgot.  Amazing.  They're going to have to compete in a reward challenge right now.  I wonder if exhaustion will play a part.

They'll have to answer trivia questions based on Chinese culture.  Todd, James, PG, and Denise get the first question right.  Everybody gets the next question right about the Chinese zodiac.  Third question - everybody gets it right except Denise.  PG, James, and Todd have 3 and they're playing to 5.  Amanda got the capital of China wrong!  REALLY???  Jeez... PG, James, or Todd can win on this last question.  PG got the last question right, winning reward.  She takes Erik and Denise with her.  Everybody else stares her down.  Awkward.
 
Todd names his final four with the people sitting around camp: Amanda, James, and Courtney.  Amanda's got other plans - she doesn't want to go with any of them.  She's the one who's plotting against them!  Oooh...

PG plots her own scenario on the plane ride to their reward.  She names Erik and Denise as her final three.  At the temple, Denise is beside herself to be there.  Who wouldn't be?  This reward rules!  The kung fu demonstration is so cool - it must have been great in person.  Denise has studied karate before and did a demonstration of her own.

The rain in China is making Todd lose his mind.  When the three return from reward, nobody greets them except Amanda and nobody cares about the good time that they had.  Denise runs back to Todd, telling him everything that PG said about voting him out.  Todd just called her a bitch and said he hated her guts.  Ha ha!  That made me laugh.

Amanda suggests getting rid of James to Courtney to take out the guy sitting on two immunity idols.  If she pulls it off, she's a lot smarter than I've been giving her credit for.

At the reward challenge, the contestants get to use Chinese throwing stars to try to hit targets and rack up points.  PG gets a big goose egg for her score. Todd gets 3 points, Erik gets 6 points, Courtney also gets 6, as does James.  Amanda receives 6 points as well.  Denise only scores 2 points.  The contestants with 6 points get to go to the final round.  Courtney hits nothin', Amanda hits 2, Erik hits 3, and James is up last.  He doesn't hit anything and Erik wins immunity!

Todd is taking a big risk trying to blindside James.  It's very possible that he will go if James plays the idol.  Amanda tells PG not to talk for the rest of the day.  That'll never happen.

Time for tribal council.  James just called PG and Erik losers but PG points out that they have been winning the individual immunity.  Good point!  Jeff asks Erik if he wants to give up immunity.  Clearly, he has to ask that because there's no way Erik is taking that thing off! 

James just got eliminated!  Oscar is flipping out somewhere, because he was at the top of his BuddyTV Survivor rankings every week!


- Gina Scarpa, BuddyTV Staff Writer
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