Recap, Episode 6
Island Shocker: Joel Voted Off Joel Klug, the 28-year-old Arkansas financial adviser, was voted off Pulau Tiga in a shocking vote. Not only was Joel picked by many to win the Survivor game, but his leadership and physical presence -- so necessary in Immunity Challenges -- in the Pagong tribe made him seem indispensable. However, in a shocking Tribal Council, Joel was sent packing. "Wow," he said on his way out, shaking his head. "Wow." The vote marked a shift in island politics. While several of the first castaways voted off were considered liabilities to their tribes, Joel's strength didn't prevent him from becoming the next castaway voted off. As Survivor rounds down to the final ten, tribal voting strategy now seems to revolve around offing likely winners. Joel's Final Words To Mark Burnett, CBS, and everybody else out there, thanks a lot. It was a great experience, a life changing experience. I'm a little disappointed that I went before the teams merged. I always predicted that I'd go right after the teams merged. The main thing that came down was Gervase's statement the other day. The girls really took offense to that. I think I was the only one that was really outspoken. A lot of times when somebody wanted something said, the group knew it had to be said. I was the one that said it. I think I drew a lot of the fire that way, but that's me. I'm not the kind of guy that is going to sit there and not say anything. If something needs to be said, I'm going to say it. People can say what they want, that I was stupid to say anything, but if I wouldn't have said anything, we'd be sleeping on the ground in the jungle. I did what I came here to do, to compete, to give everything I had for the team and for myself, and to prove I could do it. Eighteen days in the jungle, it was cool and I made it almost halfway. I wish I could've made it a little longer. I think the girls on the team; maybe a few of them had a little inferiority complex. They took some of the remarks wrong or too serious. My mom always taught me open the door for a lady, help her, never walk in front of her, always let her go first and make sure everything is okay. I went into it with that attitude and I got complaints about it. So I started treating everyone like one of the guys and I think some of the girls wanted their cake and eat it too. They wanted to be equal with all of the men on the team, so I treated them equally with the men. They wanted their pleases, and for us to give them a little bit of leeway because they were women. I'm definitely not a chauvinist. I think a woman can do anything that a man can do. That is why I had every faith in the world in the team. I'm gone because I questioned some of the decisions and I didn't take everything automatically at face value when something was said. These are all questions the rest of the team wanted to ask. Whoever voted against me for that reason, maybe it was Gretchen, these weren't questions I thought of on my own, these were questions that people came to me and said "what about this?" I was just the one who said them. So think what you want to think. Good luck with everything everybody. I don't have any ill will towards anybody. I'd just like to say hey, I'm sure I'll think at night tomorrow or the next day of things I wanted say. I know I always think of things I want to say later. Thanks to CBS, thanks to Mark Burnett, thanks to Survivor for giving me a chance to come out here. It has just been a totally amazing experience. This is the ultimate game. This is the whole deal. I'll have a few drinks for you guys. See you soon. Impending Merger The talk at both camps was frequently about the merger that will happen in a few days. Having formed loyalties within their own tribes, the soon-to-be-former challenge opponents, Tagi and Pagong, are about to become one new tribe. Sean, Rudy, Richard, Kelly, and Susan are about to live side by side with Gretchen, Greg, Colleen, Gervase, and Jenna. While some castaways began strategizing how to deal with members of the opposing tribe, others simply feared what their new lives would be like. Abandoned Barracks and Army Obstacle Course The Abandoned Barracks Reward Challenge was the first of two challenges highlighting the island visit of the United States Army's legendary Green Berets. Chief Warrant Officer James Lofton and First Sergeant William Wright, specialists in jungle warfare, traveled to Pulau Tiga to oversee Abandoned Barracks and the Obstacle Course Immunity Challenge. One of the few challenges held in the evening, Abandoned Barracks was held on the site of a failed marine institute on Pulau Tiga's southwest beach. Tribe members donned night-vision goggles and rummaged through the dilapidated, snake- and scorpion-infested buildings in search of a checklist of items: a pocket knife, a can opener, an army helmet. First prize was canned goods and chocolate. Tagi appeared to have the challenge won, but a blunder by Richard gave the contest to Pagong. The island's happy-go-lucky Pagong, which seemed to be reeling from hunger just days earlier, was emboldened by the victory. Going into the next day's Immunity Challenge, the half-mile run along the military-style obstacle course on the Sand Spit, their chances of victory seemed assured. The less-physical Tagi was definitely in trouble. Sean, in fact, woke up the morning of the Obstacle Course convinced it would be his last day on Pulau Tiga. "If we lose, I go," he mumbled, staring into the cooking fire. "Simple as that". Rudy chose to sit out, as the challenge required only four tribemates. Moo But Sean raced with a reckless abandon. Tagi won the grueling obstacle course, meaning Pagong would make the long walk to Tribal Council. Unlike Tagi and their alliance-driven voting, touchy-feely Pagong dreaded the trek to Tribal Council because they'd grown into a tight-knit family. However, Gervase had flippantly -- and derogatorily -- compared women with cows. Joel laughed too hard at the joke and ended up taking the heat. When it came time to vote, the enraged Pagong women gladly voted Joel off the island. "It was clearly time for him to go," Gretchen noted afterward. SURVIVOR TRIVIA The Spirit of Dirk Been Lives On Dirk intentionally left his Bible behind every time he went to Tribal Council. Were he next to be voted off the island, he felt that his Bible could only do good for his tribe. Sure enough, with Dirk now gone, the Tagi tribe came across the gift he left behind. Richard read at great length from it aloud as Sean and Rudy listened. Tattoos and Piercings That tattoo on Richard's chest is a pair of leaping dolphins, one of Richard's favorite animals. The words tattoed above Rudy's navel read "Aloha Hawaii". Kelly has Cancer the Crab on her lower back, and Sue has that big black panther on hers. As for piercings, Kelly's pierced tongue and Sean's pierced nipple are the only unusual castaway bodily punctures. Otherwise it's just ears. Cows and Strategy That Joel was criticized for being sexist shows how resilient Gervase, who made the comment about women and cows, has become. Joel took the rap for laughing a little too loud, and also for telling the women what to do in a way that some of them felt was condescending. Another reason for Gervase's resilience? His charm. The man who brought a deck of playing cards as his luxury item said before coming to the island that his charm would make all the difference. So far it has, much to Joel's chagrin. The Fighting Men... Chief Warrant Officer James Lofton and First Sergeant William Wright, the Green Berets who visited Pulau Tiga to design and build the obstacle course, are based in Fort Lewis, Washington. Their specialty is jungle warfare. During their time on the island they slept in hammocks, in the jungle. The obstacle course took the Green Berets a week of 14-hour days to build. Even with their jungle warfare background, the first few days in Pulau Tiga's equatorial heat overwhelmed them. Dream On Richard designed and built the powerful Tagi alliance. And while Kelly, Rudy, and Susan were his choices for membership all along, he's been rethinking his feelings toward Sean. Not only has Richard told Sean flat-out that Sean is his "type," he has begun having vivid dreams about Sean as well. Is Alliance membership forthcoming for Sean? On the same note, Richard and Rudy's friendship hasn't destroyed the vestiges of Rudy's homophobia. "I pulled them Green Beret fellas aside and told them Richard was queer. That's the kind of thing they need to know." Budding Friendships Preparing for the tribal merger, the three castaways not chosen by their tribe to compete in Obstacle Course - Rudy, Gervase, and Colleen - had a getting-to-know-you session while their tribe members were competing. Rudy, usually very reserved, shared several stories about life inside Tagi. Cooking Secrets Rudy's the Tagi chef, and his rice is legendary. What's his secret? "Sea water. Gives the rice a real flavorful taste."http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor/show/episode6/story.shtml
Island Shocker: Joel Voted Off Joel Klug, the 28-year-old Arkansas financial adviser, was voted off Pulau Tiga in a shocking vote. Not only was Joel picked by many to win the Survivor game, but his leadership and physical presence -- so necessary in Immunity Challenges -- in the Pagong tribe made him seem indispensable. However, in a shocking Tribal Council, Joel was sent packing. "Wow," he said on his way out, shaking his head. "Wow." The vote marked a shift in island politics. While several of the first castaways voted off were considered liabilities to their tribes, Joel's strength didn't prevent him from becoming the next castaway voted off. As Survivor rounds down to the final ten, tribal voting strategy now seems to revolve around offing likely winners. Joel's Final Words To Mark Burnett, CBS, and everybody else out there, thanks a lot. It was a great experience, a life changing experience. I'm a little disappointed that I went before the teams merged. I always predicted that I'd go right after the teams merged. The main thing that came down was Gervase's statement the other day. The girls really took offense to that. I think I was the only one that was really outspoken. A lot of times when somebody wanted something said, the group knew it had to be said. I was the one that said it. I think I drew a lot of the fire that way, but that's me. I'm not the kind of guy that is going to sit there and not say anything. If something needs to be said, I'm going to say it. People can say what they want, that I was stupid to say anything, but if I wouldn't have said anything, we'd be sleeping on the ground in the jungle. I did what I came here to do, to compete, to give everything I had for the team and for myself, and to prove I could do it. Eighteen days in the jungle, it was cool and I made it almost halfway. I wish I could've made it a little longer. I think the girls on the team; maybe a few of them had a little inferiority complex. They took some of the remarks wrong or too serious. My mom always taught me open the door for a lady, help her, never walk in front of her, always let her go first and make sure everything is okay. I went into it with that attitude and I got complaints about it. So I started treating everyone like one of the guys and I think some of the girls wanted their cake and eat it too. They wanted to be equal with all of the men on the team, so I treated them equally with the men. They wanted their pleases, and for us to give them a little bit of leeway because they were women. I'm definitely not a chauvinist. I think a woman can do anything that a man can do. That is why I had every faith in the world in the team. I'm gone because I questioned some of the decisions and I didn't take everything automatically at face value when something was said. These are all questions the rest of the team wanted to ask. Whoever voted against me for that reason, maybe it was Gretchen, these weren't questions I thought of on my own, these were questions that people came to me and said "what about this?" I was just the one who said them. So think what you want to think. Good luck with everything everybody. I don't have any ill will towards anybody. I'd just like to say hey, I'm sure I'll think at night tomorrow or the next day of things I wanted say. I know I always think of things I want to say later. Thanks to CBS, thanks to Mark Burnett, thanks to Survivor for giving me a chance to come out here. It has just been a totally amazing experience. This is the ultimate game. This is the whole deal. I'll have a few drinks for you guys. See you soon. Impending Merger The talk at both camps was frequently about the merger that will happen in a few days. Having formed loyalties within their own tribes, the soon-to-be-former challenge opponents, Tagi and Pagong, are about to become one new tribe. Sean, Rudy, Richard, Kelly, and Susan are about to live side by side with Gretchen, Greg, Colleen, Gervase, and Jenna. While some castaways began strategizing how to deal with members of the opposing tribe, others simply feared what their new lives would be like. Abandoned Barracks and Army Obstacle Course The Abandoned Barracks Reward Challenge was the first of two challenges highlighting the island visit of the United States Army's legendary Green Berets. Chief Warrant Officer James Lofton and First Sergeant William Wright, specialists in jungle warfare, traveled to Pulau Tiga to oversee Abandoned Barracks and the Obstacle Course Immunity Challenge. One of the few challenges held in the evening, Abandoned Barracks was held on the site of a failed marine institute on Pulau Tiga's southwest beach. Tribe members donned night-vision goggles and rummaged through the dilapidated, snake- and scorpion-infested buildings in search of a checklist of items: a pocket knife, a can opener, an army helmet. First prize was canned goods and chocolate. Tagi appeared to have the challenge won, but a blunder by Richard gave the contest to Pagong. The island's happy-go-lucky Pagong, which seemed to be reeling from hunger just days earlier, was emboldened by the victory. Going into the next day's Immunity Challenge, the half-mile run along the military-style obstacle course on the Sand Spit, their chances of victory seemed assured. The less-physical Tagi was definitely in trouble. Sean, in fact, woke up the morning of the Obstacle Course convinced it would be his last day on Pulau Tiga. "If we lose, I go," he mumbled, staring into the cooking fire. "Simple as that". Rudy chose to sit out, as the challenge required only four tribemates. Moo But Sean raced with a reckless abandon. Tagi won the grueling obstacle course, meaning Pagong would make the long walk to Tribal Council. Unlike Tagi and their alliance-driven voting, touchy-feely Pagong dreaded the trek to Tribal Council because they'd grown into a tight-knit family. However, Gervase had flippantly -- and derogatorily -- compared women with cows. Joel laughed too hard at the joke and ended up taking the heat. When it came time to vote, the enraged Pagong women gladly voted Joel off the island. "It was clearly time for him to go," Gretchen noted afterward. SURVIVOR TRIVIA The Spirit of Dirk Been Lives On Dirk intentionally left his Bible behind every time he went to Tribal Council. Were he next to be voted off the island, he felt that his Bible could only do good for his tribe. Sure enough, with Dirk now gone, the Tagi tribe came across the gift he left behind. Richard read at great length from it aloud as Sean and Rudy listened. Tattoos and Piercings That tattoo on Richard's chest is a pair of leaping dolphins, one of Richard's favorite animals. The words tattoed above Rudy's navel read "Aloha Hawaii". Kelly has Cancer the Crab on her lower back, and Sue has that big black panther on hers. As for piercings, Kelly's pierced tongue and Sean's pierced nipple are the only unusual castaway bodily punctures. Otherwise it's just ears. Cows and Strategy That Joel was criticized for being sexist shows how resilient Gervase, who made the comment about women and cows, has become. Joel took the rap for laughing a little too loud, and also for telling the women what to do in a way that some of them felt was condescending. Another reason for Gervase's resilience? His charm. The man who brought a deck of playing cards as his luxury item said before coming to the island that his charm would make all the difference. So far it has, much to Joel's chagrin. The Fighting Men... Chief Warrant Officer James Lofton and First Sergeant William Wright, the Green Berets who visited Pulau Tiga to design and build the obstacle course, are based in Fort Lewis, Washington. Their specialty is jungle warfare. During their time on the island they slept in hammocks, in the jungle. The obstacle course took the Green Berets a week of 14-hour days to build. Even with their jungle warfare background, the first few days in Pulau Tiga's equatorial heat overwhelmed them. Dream On Richard designed and built the powerful Tagi alliance. And while Kelly, Rudy, and Susan were his choices for membership all along, he's been rethinking his feelings toward Sean. Not only has Richard told Sean flat-out that Sean is his "type," he has begun having vivid dreams about Sean as well. Is Alliance membership forthcoming for Sean? On the same note, Richard and Rudy's friendship hasn't destroyed the vestiges of Rudy's homophobia. "I pulled them Green Beret fellas aside and told them Richard was queer. That's the kind of thing they need to know." Budding Friendships Preparing for the tribal merger, the three castaways not chosen by their tribe to compete in Obstacle Course - Rudy, Gervase, and Colleen - had a getting-to-know-you session while their tribe members were competing. Rudy, usually very reserved, shared several stories about life inside Tagi. Cooking Secrets Rudy's the Tagi chef, and his rice is legendary. What's his secret? "Sea water. Gives the rice a real flavorful taste."