When playing on the game Survivor one of the things you should really avoid is to win a trip away from your tribe during the most crucial point in the game. If you do win though, that’s all right. You can still win and work around that. But the one thing you never EVER, absolutely never want to do is to take your one and only ally with you on that trip, leaving the rest of the tribe to plot a scheme behind your back.

Although Jon and Burton had pretty good reason to feel confident at this point in the game (let’s face it, these last three girls are DUMB) nothing the women did was quite as dumb as leaving them all alone to talk amongst themselves. I mean, come on. What the hell were you thinking? You’re arrogance and greed is definitely going to be your downfall. Did the two of them really think that they could tell each girl that they would be in the final three and NOT expect them to talk together while they were away? I realize the girls are dumb, but how dumb do you think they can be?

Besides the above mentioned fatal error, they also made another big miscalculation, and that was to dismiss Lill. Lill can be led around like dumb cattle, but start mumbling about how she might not be in the final three, and then go against her alliance with Darrah without even talking to Lill like an actual part of their group and Lill is going to rebel. When Jon and Burton lost the game was when they stopped talking to the other Survivors like people and just started talking down to them. Amen that the girls actually grew some willpower this time around and got rid of dumbass Burton (I know quite a few people that probably would have stopped watching if one of the guys didn’t leave).

Speaking of Burton, he has the dubious honor of being the first Survivor to ever be voted out of the game TWICE. And not that he didn’t deserve it both times either. The first time he acted like a drunken fratboy around the camp and had the nerve to make fun of Rupert’s skirt. After he came back he acted a little better for a while, but I think that was only a ruse to keep everyone from voting him out again immediately. His true jackass nature came through again though, and I don’t think anyone but Jon was sorry to see him go. (Another first: I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen the whole jury so delighted to see someone get voted off.)

Then there was the most bizarre part of this Survivor yet. The part where Burton said that Lill should be ashamed of herself for breaking their alliance in his final words. Wait a minute, back this truck up! Didn’t you just write her name down five minutes prior to saying this? Where the hell does he think he gets the nerve? He probably broke the alliance long before she did. And maybe it would have made sense if he said that in front of her, but all alone? What good did that do, you arrogant bastard? Good riddance Burton, hopefully yet again Jon will be riding your coattails.

Sandra is becoming even more fun to watch. It’s too bad she didn’t get to put into motion her sabotage plan. That would have been a whole lot of fun. And who wasn’t cheering when Jon made Sandra promise on her children to stick with him and Burton, and she lied through her teeth to him. Why he would expect her to tell the truth when he’s already sworn on his (un)dead grandmother a million times is beyond me. Honestly you would expect these guys to be a little brighter. They knew when they got back that something was wrong, and yet so confident they were that they brushed it off as nothing. Fools.

The two-hour season finale on Sunday is going to be an interesting one, but is anyone else actually looking forward more to the reunion show? Oh man, that’s going to be catfight central. I can’t wait!

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I was going to write earlier this week on the season finale of Average Joe, but never got around to it. Here are just a few quick thoughts:

Well, this proves it. Woman can be just as shallow as men. I was so sure that the show was rigged (that the Joe would win) that I almost didn’t watch, only to be completely blown away when she chose the pretty guy. Why? Adam, the Joe, was funny, intelligent, kind, and an all around great guy and ideal boyfriend, and OH YEAH, he’s also a millionaire. She obviously had a strong connection with him too. And yet she went with the other guy who was pretty, a great kisser and…um…huh. Their big connection was that they both had similar childhoods, in that both moved to their permanent home when they were three and that both’s parents had their baby shoes bronzed. THAT’S a love connection? My God, Melana is shallow.

Of course I could have told you that from about episode two or three. Her first crush was on the jackass of the group, and SURPRISE, SURPRISE he was the prettiest one of them all. Only after she saw the hidden camera video and saw what a real jerk he was did she get rid of him. Then comes the next pretty face and again a crush. Let’s face it Melana, there is a reason you’re still single. You’re vapid and uninteresting. If this show was suppose to teach you anything, the point was obviously lost on you. I never really found her that interesting anyway though, so maybe Adam is the one who lucked out.

And poor Adam. The second hour of the season finale set up that his favorite movie was Rocky and then they did a really lame Rocky clip show with him. Of course if everyone remembers right, Rocky lost in the first movie. He just went the distance. Same with Adam. Here’s hoping his Rocky II has him winning too.