Survivor: Cook Islands – Survivor Live, Episode 4

Dalton says to J.P. he imagines J.P. even hates to lose at checkers and asks him how long it took him to get over losing the game. A perfectly straight-faced J.P. says, “Who says I’m over it?” He says he wants to go back, get vengeance, and just play. He thinks if he’d been voted out for a better reason than an emotional one, “I could accept it.” I’m not so sure, I think he’d still be mad.

For some reason Dalton insists on running the “baby bird” clip. Jenna doesn’t want to watch and no one wants to comment much, so let’s move on.

It’s time for another caller. Andrew from Long Beach asks about Cristina voting him out. J.P. says everyone asks about Brad and Adam, but her vote was the most shocking for him. Jenna says this doesn’t bode well for Cristina, who demonstrated her willingness to flip on a former ally. J.P. adds that she’s the sole one without an ally.

Of course, Sundra is in a similar spot on the other tribe, and soon there will be more. I think the secret is to lie low and not cause drama. Let the bigger factions run the show and make the decisions. Be willing to sell your vote, and hope your friends on the other tribe send you to Exile Island.

Our last caller is Rod from South Carolina. He says it made him laugh when J.P. got voted off. J.P. gets a big laugh out of that! Rod asks about Cecilia. J.P. admits they cuddled a bit. He opines that Cecilia and Sundra are the two hottest ladies out there. Dalton tries to make him chose who is hottest but Jenna gives J.P. and out and he takes it, agreeing, “Both.”

It’s time for Jenna’s “Question Of The Week.” She asks, “Are you still going to coach volleyball after this?” He asks back, “What do you think I should do?” and she replies, “I definitely think you should keep coaching.” He has been looking at playing a little beach volleyball himself, but coaching the girls’ teams is obviously his primary love.

Dalton has the promo clip for next week run. Cao-Boi fumes over the women’s work ethic, and Raro gets unexpected company. I’m not sure Cao Boi’s position is so strong he can be ruffling feathers, but one notes that there are only three women identified as slackers – Becky, Sundra, and Candice. One further note: two of them are in the primary alliance on Aitu.

Jenna says that in Survivor: All-Stars, their camp was so close to Rob Mariano’s that they could hear them cheering and shouting sometimes.

Alas, all good things must end. To the strains of the hard-rocking Survivor: Live theme, Jenna dances us out. That’s the end of “caller Andrew/Mike week!”

CBS Website: Here are the promo items for this week:

• The Raro men decide to prove their worth around camp by gathering a ton of wood and food. Will this be enough to keep the women happy or will the men be in danger?
• While exploring the area, members of Aitu unknowingly land at Raro's camp. The awkward encounter becomes even worse when Cao Boi talks non-stop and asks if he can take some of their supplies.
• Cao Boi becomes frustrated with Candice, Becky, and Sundra as they laze around and do nothing at camp.
• Adam catches a large octopus, but Cristina, whose attitude is already annoying her tribe, accidentally lets the octopus escape while rinsing it off. Will this incident put her in further jeopardy or will she be able to win her tribe back over?

Before you dismiss these clues as “obvious misdirection,” remember that the final one last week was “J.P.’s dominance and controlling demeanor around camp angers some of the women in his tribe. Will this behavior put a target on his back?” So maybe there’s reason to fear for Cao Boi, Sundra, and Cristina?

On CBS’s “Popularity Poll,” Yul now leads with well over a third of all votes. Although Cao Boi is still in second place, he has fallen back into the pack and trails by 28%! Yul’s lead is so great that I’ll probably stop reporting on this unless a significant change occurs.

Trivia Answer: Here’s the answer to my trivia question – it also surprised me to discover that for the first time ever, it’s only taken four weeks for three MALE competitors to have their torches snuffed! Previously, it took five episodes to have three men booted in the Marquesas, All-Stars, and Vanuatu versions of the game.

In Conclusion: After correctly picking pre-jury boots three weeks in a row (from our pre-season predictions article) I took a hit this week, losing one of my potential final four. I’m still guardedly optimistic about the rest of my picks… but who really knows what’s coming?

Everyone is invited to share his or her opinions at the eAddress below. If the show is posted correctly (as I am away on Friday), I’ll be back next week to report on another edition of Survivor Live!

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