We had our own Challenges in watching Survivor this week.

Last Wednesday, the last part of the show was never finished in our area due to war coverage (God bless all our troops!). I talked to our local network affiliate and they said CBS wasn't going to rebroadcast it. But I must not have been the only person to complain as they later told me the episode would be shown in its entirety on Sunday (last night).

So we turn on the TV at the scheduled time (9 pm) and Without A Trace is on. Not a problem, except they aren't even close to finding their weekly missing kid (more understandable delays due to war coverage). Survivor doesn't come on until 9:20 and we're concerned. It's one thing to delay another show, but will they delay the 10 o'clock news (very big here in retiree-land)?

Ten pm arrives and they go to commercial. Lorisa and I are experiencing more tension than any Tribal Council. The break ends and…Survivor is still on! Victory is ours!

Love, Amazonian Style

And with that I proudly present the entirely of Episode 6.

It's Night 15 and Tambaqui is back in camp after voting out Jeanne. Christy says she isn't upset at Heidi (she should be) but she wants to know why Jeanne was targeted. Roger says it's because Heidi and Christy bring stronger, more unique qualities to the tribe. Dave wonders why he says this when it was just because Jeanne was next to go in her old tribe. The answer is because it's a brilliant response. Nice work, Roger.

The next day the men fish and leave the women to dig a new latrine. Heidi questions her voting decision. "It's just totally, completely…abunchofcrap." And that's how she said it.

Over at Jabaru the new members brush their teeth for the first time and joy reigns. Rob makes an offer he hopes can't be refused: "I want one of the girls to kiss me but none of them want to do it, which is surprising."

Deena is happier about her new tribemates today, calling the guys "fascinating." Alex lies around while Shawna scratches his head and he says, "There's definitely flirting in the air." Ooo la la!

The Reward Challenge is a "revolving log" over a mud pit. Same-sex combatants face off and the first one into water loses. First team to win five times gets spices and "a big platter of fresh fruit." Deena sits out for Jabaru and we begin.

Roger meets Matthew and youth is served. Roger falls in and Jabaru leads 1-0. Next is Heidi vs. Shawna and Heidi is quickly disposed. 2-0 Jabaru. Alex and Dave battle in the "best match so far" and both end up falling. But Alex hits the water first and Dave puts Tambaqui on the board.

Rob faces off against Butch and this time youth is defeated. Rob takes a dive and we're tied at two. Christy defeats Jenna and Tambaqui has won three straight to take the lead. But Roger faces Alex and loses for the second time to even things at three. Never have people fought so hard for garlic.

Top-heavy Heidi bottoms out.

Next we have a Shawna/Heidi rematch with the same result. Heidi is all wet and Jabaru leads 4-3. Matthew has a chance to end it against Butch but the wily principal prevails. Tied at four and the next point wins!

Another rematch, this time between Christy and Jenna for all the marbles. It's quite anticlimactic as Jenna almost jumps into the water after a little wiggle. Christy wins and she does a funky dance to celebrate her now-spicy tribe.

Challenge All-Stars: Christy, Butch, and Shawna (2-0), plus Dave (1-0) Mediocres: Alex and Matthew (1-1) Stunks: Heidi, Jenna (shouldn't their empty heads make them lighter?), and Roger (0-2), plus Rob (0-1).

Commercial break: We're getting nothing but depressing public service announcements on this Sunday night. Lorisa notes that CBS must be punishing us for wanting to watch Survivor during a war.

Back to the show and the Jabaru guys suggest a bath. Of course they do. There is a lot of mutual scrubbing, or "monkey grooming" as Deena calls it. "I like your bathing suit, Jenna," Matthew says. She tells us she'll gladly use it to get further in the game. Rob is also a big Jenna fan. "I'd like to repeat," he says, "I just took a batch with a swimsuit model."

Over at Tambaqui, Heidi changes her tune about her tribe. Uh, that's because they carried your sorry behind through that challenge. Butch gets sentimental and calls seeing Christy's face after she won a "defining moment" in his life. "You don't have a disability," he tells her. I know this is what he does for a living, but it doesn't hurt in the game either.

Can Deena keep Rob at arm's length?

Back at the Jab and Rob is looking for a new alliance. He says his old buddy Alex isn't "as interested in playing the game as he is making friends, which is stupid, 'cause he could've stayed home and made a bunch of friends." Rob appears to be driven by both jealous and greed.

Rob tells Deena he had planned on turning on the guys anyway. He tells us Matthew annoys him to death but they need him to catch fish.

The Robfather 2 then goes to Matt and tells him the two of them will turn on the other men together. Matthew thinks it's a genuine gesture as Rob bluntly lies, "There's nothing shifty going on," right before we hear him say, "Matthew has no idea that he's being played by myself. The guy is a complete idiot and has no concept of what's going on in this game around him." Brian would be proud.

Night 16 and Shawna plays a game where each of the guys has to explain their dream date with her. No humility wasted here.

Day 17 must've been boring because it's now Day 18. Alex notices that Matthew is also into Shawna. Deena notices that Shawna isn't doing any work with all the attention she's getting.

Immunity Challenge time and it's a mouthful. Jeff explains they will be acting like piranha and ripping meat off a suspended bone using only their teeth. The tribe that removes the most meat by weight is safe for three more days. Jenna sits out, since she obviously doesn't take more than two bites out of something before she's done with it.

This challenge is sick and very funny. Heidi's face is just covered with meat slime. Matthew picks a chunk off the ground with his mouth. Butch grabs a piece that was stuck in Roger's mouth. Roger returns the favor by giving Heidi mouth-to-mouth. Isn't it amazing what people will do for money?

Meat the Survivors.

Jeff calls time and Deena gets belted by the swinging meat. Jabaru has a little less than nine kg of carcass, and Tambaqui has a little more than nine! The Tamys are two for two this week! And I have no idea what their fishy hand cheer is.

The Jubarus discuss their fate. Shawna says she now wants to stay, but she thinks the other two women are more deserving than her. Alex says it's between him and Matthew (who said that?) and he would rather vote for Matthew than one of the women. Shawna says she won't vote for Alex and will also vote for Matthew. Rob isn't pleased that Matt already has two votes for him since he claims he has the Fisher King eating out of his hand.

Jeff notices a "sad vibe" at Tribal Council. He probes Alex on the Shawna thing and Alex admits he would date her if they were back home. "There's a lot of sexual heat there," Deena confirms. A peeping Dee, perhaps?

Jeff asks about roles and Matt says, "I relish the role of provider." Relish on rolls doesn't sound too good. Rob says he entertains and keeps the tribe's energy up.

Rob votes for Shawna and calls her "a real terrible Survivor player." I can't disagree. Alex votes for Matthew and calls him a threat. Jeff tallies the votes and Matt is sweating buckets. What's wrong with that guy?

The votes go Shawna, Matt, Shawna, Matt, Shawna. We've got a chance at a tie, but the final vote is also for Shawna and she is gone. You gotta love the fact that they kept her when she begged to leave, but boot her out now that she wants to stay. That'll teach the quitter.

Alex and Shawna are divorced.

In her final words Shawna says this was a "crash course in life" and she's "so touched by the experience. This is so the beginning of an absolutely new me. You guys, thank you so much for the time of my life. You're awesome." Can we so stop with the so trend?

It must be noted this is now the second time Matthew has voted against someone he appeared to be buddies with (remember how he bailed on Dan). Granted, they were openly targeting him, but the fact that he can change sides shows there may be hope for him yet.

Next time on Survivor: Wake up the sensors cuz here comes more nudity! Jenna and Heidi are topless for a challenge (?!) and may be taking it all off. Put the kids to bed.

The preview inadvertently included a spoiler, so highlight between the asterisks if you want a sneak peek.

*While in the buff, Jenna is wearing a red buff. This implies that the merge will happen during the next episode. It's not a total shock since we have 10 players left with 5 from each tribe, but isn't more exciting when it's in invisible text? I thought so too.*

Your nibbler,
Scott

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