Top 11:

It’ll be real quick today but can you believe Jennifer?  I honestly didn’t see her downfall coming but I thought it was a totally stupid and arrogant move not to take the free pass.  I wonder if Alejandra’s dish was worse but they put Jennifer in the bottom three to teach her a lesson.  Gotta love reality TV for this exact reason.  On top on minute on the bottom the next.  Love it.

Do you guys feel bad for Aaron?  I really do.  He had a bad day.  Things didn’t go the way he planned and now he’s gone.  He was super brave for standing and taking his apron off himself.    What a crazy episode.

So the question is would you have taken the balcony or stayed to cook?

Top 10:

I had no idea Joe was Lidia Bastianich’s son.  Not even a clue.  How fun.  I love that Ramsey’s mum doesn’t like fish.  A picky eater.  How cute is that?

I have a confession.  Just looking at Eggs Bededict makes me want to vomit.  Every time they cut into an egg and the yolk oozes out it sends chills up my spine.  Not ooh chills but blech chills.  I like my eggs scrambled, please.  With lots of cheese on top.  Pretty much I don’t even want to taste the egg.

Aww, Guiseppe.  He really did seem like the most sincere, gentle, nice guy.  I think I’ll miss him.

I like this show because it’s Summer and nothing else is on but my heart really isn’t into it.  How about you?

MasterChef is on Monday at 8pm MT on FOX.

I really wish this results show was only 1/2 hour.  I loved last weeks performances but that was the first in however many years I’ve been watching the show.  I’m sure there been a few standouts here and there but heck if I remember them.

Super happy Ryan and Alexander went home.  Ryan especially.  I never got into her and for me, it was time she went home.  Alexander…meh.  I’m definitely OK with it being him this week.

Well, your top ten are:  Caitlyn, Clarice, Jordan, Melanie, Sasha (awesome solo tonight), Jess (who is always surprising me), Marko, Mitchell, Ricky and Tadd.

So top ten gets spicy.  New partners and All-Stars:  Melody (Season1), Allison (S2), Pasha (S3), Twitch (S4-My Fav), Comfort (S4), Chelsie Hightower (S4), Brandon (S5), Kathryn (S6) and Robert (S7).

So excited for the choreographers and Cat.  8 Emmy nominations.  Choreographers (which all happen to be my favorites):  Mandy Moore, Mia Michaels (my all time favorite), Stacey Tookey, Travis Wall, and Tabitha and Napolean.  I loved that little montage they showed.  I remember all but Mandy Moore’s routine and I LOVED all of them.

And holy smokes that opening number was to die for.  El Fuego indeed.  Muy caliente.  Me like, me like.

And I loved the judging panel this week (Jesse Tyler Ferguson-Modern Family and Sonya Tayeh).  I think it was my absolute favorite so far.  Although Kristin Chenoweth was pretty darn cute.

So, the big question is…are you happy with who went home?

SYTYCD is on Wednesday at 7pm MT on FOX.

Well, I’m embarrassed.  I thought the redheaded ballroom choreographer was with another man.  It turns out Melanie Lapatin is not with Jean Marc she is with Tony Meredith.  You guys.  I’ve been watching this show for years and never put those two together in my mind.  How ridiculous is that?  Now you know I pretty much ignore ballroom but this is just plain silly.  Second week in a row I’ve been embarrassed.  Maybe this week I’ll get my act together?!

OMG.  That Travis Wall routine with Jordan and Tadd was off the hook.  I love dark pieces and this one was dark for sure.  The wardrobe for Jordan was freaking amazing.  The way it shook when she wiggled her wrists was genius.  And then the lone wanderer killed the vulture at the end.  I was not expecting that turn but I loved it.  It was so hard hitting and wonderful.

When I saw Jess was doing a hip hop routine I was very skeptical.  He and Clarise did an awesome job though.  Super cute routine.

This season I am totally in love with Tyce Diorio.  I love all of his routines.  Alexander’s best for sure.  And I have never been a huge fan of Sasha’s.  If you remember I didn’t think she was going to make it to the top 20 but in this routine I can definitely see how she made it this far.

OK, so maybe I’m in love with Travis Wall too.  That Janis Joplin routine was so hot and sexy and dirty.  I’m not sure how I feel about all the tweens watching but I loved it.

The moth routine!  Oh wow.  Melanie and Marco sent their team out with a bang.  Dee Caspary did a fantastic job.  I wish the show would have ended with them (because you know I don’t like ballroom).

I’m with the judges.  Except for Melanie and Marco I’m excited to see everyone split up next week.  Bring some new blood to the stage.  Exciting night!  Can’t wait to see who goes home tonight.  Who do you think it will be?

SYTYCD is on Wednesday at 7pm MT on FOX.

“@#$% it!  Stupid @#$%ing cake!  @#$%!” Christine Corley.  It’s like she’s been in my kitchen every time I’ve tried to make a birthday cake for one of my family members.  I have the decency to keep the profanity in my head to spare my children some nasty new words to use on the playground, or heaven forbid, in church.  That is however, exactly what is going on in my head.  I have even thrown stuff around the kitchen.  Now, it’s been decided that we let the local bakery bake our custom birthday cakes for us from now on.  So what I’m saying is, I feel for the contestants that did poorly this time because I know firsthand how hard baking a fancy cake is.

Can you believe the beef tartar lost by 100%?  How bad must that have been?  I mean not even one person voted for them.  Not a single snooty L.A. Z list celeb voted for them.  I did see Carson Kressley in the group but he was the only one I recognized.

How amazing was that moment with Ben when he broke down in front of Ramsey?  At first I was scared because they were so skeptical of his cake but when Ramsey loved it I almost started crying along with Ben.  How amazing to put your heart and soul into something and have it turn out to be amazing.  I am so happy to have been able to see that.

I hated the bottom three because those girls are each great characters in their own way.  Esther has no self confidence and it’s written all over her face so I love to watch her squirm and be totally uncomfortable.  So sorry she’s gone.  Then Christine is awesome because she loses it all the time which is thoroughly entertaining.  And then Suzy is so egotistical you can’t help but laugh at everything she says.  I think last night she really got a wake up call.  She looked freaked out.

Judge Joe Bastianich is my favorite.  He looks the contestants straight in the eye with a death stare as he tastes their food.  I mean puts the fork in his mouth while staring them down.  Awesome.  I had never heard of him before but he is a super scary judge.

I think it’s time I picked a favorite and it’s got to be Ben.  What a cute guy and he seems to be a great chef.  Do you have a favorite yet?

MasterChef is on Monday at 8pm MT on FOX.

So I am so embarrassed about three things.  One.  I completely forgot about Melanie and Marco.  How could I have forgotten about them??!!!  Their routine was amazing.  They danced beautifully and started the show off with a bang.  I loved the choreography, which I believe I commented on loving the choreographer but not the dancers.  Shame on me.  Second best performance of the night.  Should have watched the recap at the end.  Sorry.

And I completely forgot about Ryan and Ricky.  Once again praising the choreographer and not the dancers.  I’m on a roll this week.  And how, how in the name of all things beautiful did they end up in the bottom three?  I am so confused.

Then, Cat said there were four new choreographers last night but I only remember two!  Which I loved!!!!  Which other two were on the show last night?  Which routines did they choreograph?  I’d love it if you would tell me so I don’t have to go searching around for answers.  Help a girl out!

I enjoyed the contemporary ballet routine but hated the music.  Loved the outfits.

I am really struggling with the solos.  I’m totally and completely bored by them.  And then out came Ryan and she blew me away.  What I don’t get is I liked all of these contestants when they auditioned so why don’t I like their solos now?  I just don’t know.

I’m happy that Ashley and Chris went home.  Maybe happy is not the right word but I would have been upset if anyone else had.  They’ve had some great routines together but they’re not stand outs to me.  Awesome dancers but not the best.

And a quick shout out for Florence and the Machines!!  I love them.  And I mean love with a capital L-O-V-E.  They’re in my shuffle and my heart always flutters when they come on.  Finally a band I can get behind and not all these gimmicky wannabe’s with all their scantily clad dancers gyrating on the stage for all the tweens.  Oh.  I’ve told you before that drives me nuts.  Anyway.  Deep breath.

National Dance Day is July 30 at your local Six Flags.  Anyone going?  I know it’s advanced but I would love to learn a Nappy Tab routine.  Maybe I will just for me.

SYTYCD is on Wednesday at 7pm on FOX.

I am so grateful for firefighters and cops.  So grateful.  They put their lives on the line in situations where I would be peeing my pants with fright.  I think they’re awesome.  I also think they’re funny.  Every time they showed a clip of one of the firefighters or cops telling us why being a firefighter/cop has made them the perfect candidate for this competition it cracked me up.  They’re getting there butts handed to them by a group of hippies and a bunch of good ol’ boys.  Both the firefighters and the cops are in the waaaay back of the pack.  They keep bragging about their training but looks like being a firefighter/cop doesn’t make you a naturalist naturally.  hee hee

And the Mom’s Army.  I didn’t know there was crying allowed in the Army.  Did Ruthie cry during basic training?  Did Ruthie cry while in battle?  I don’t know but Ruthie cried when she thought she was lost.  I’m not trying to be insensitive here.  I cry all the time.  But when your whole persona is ARMY,  ”I’ve been in the Army,”  ”I’m hard core,”  crying when you’re lost in the middle of a game is going to crack me up every time.  Every time people.

There are so many teams that I just am not interested in other than for comic value at this point.  I am all about Team Mustache all the way.  If this is anything like the Amazing Race or City Search they are going to plummet to the back of the pack any week now.  It’s going to be catastrophic.

Not as good as the Amazing Race because they don’t show all the drama.  Nobody’s calling each other out or threatening to leave the race…yet.  Maybe the really good stuff is yet to come?

Expedition Impossible is on Thursday at 8pm MT on ABC.

I need to admit to you guys that I had 45 minutes to watch both episodes this week so this post wont be as extensive as usual.  I skipped all the bios, all the intros, all the judging so I missed a lot.

Let’s talk about Sonya Tayeh for a moment.  I love her but I didn’t love the zombie routine.  I think Nigel was right and the music was detracting from the characters.  I however loved her second routine with the “leash”.  That was spectacular and telling and moving.  I 100% got that one.

And Nappy Tab.  They were on fire tonight.  I loved both of their routines.  That cheeky one at the end was so cute.

I know I didn’t take the time this week to really enjoy what was happening but I didn’t particularly like any of the group routines.  This is where I am really missing Mia Michaels.  She choreographed some amazing group routines.  You always knew which ones were hers.

The wheelchair routine was pretty cool.

The Dance for Your Life routines were way better this week.  The only one that I felt was lacking was Mr. Personality.  Which makes me so sad but I understand why he went home this week.  Miranda.  I don’t know what to say.  I guess one of the girls have to go so she’s the one.

I like everybody so much this year that I think every week is going to be a sad one.  What do you think?  Did the right couple go home?

SYTYCD is on Wednesday at 7pm MT on FOX.

I just want to say real quick how much I enjoy this format of two people going home each week. It keeps things moving along nicely. I like it.

If I were feeding bikers I would have gone with Team Reds recipe for sure.  Not that I’m a biker expert but they don’t seem like the sweet sausage type.  Beer drenched toppings and sausage?  I would have thought that would be the clear winner.  I think if the Red Team was more organized and they actually fed the bikers sausage links that they might have actually had a shot.  I’m just amazed that the Blue team was so organized and well thought out that they could switch it up midway through and still come out with a win.  It was so much more fun to watch them work than the Red Team.

I got so mad at the preview at the beginning of the show because it showed Christine in the final challenge.  So they basically gave away the whole outcome of the biker cook off.  It drives me nuts when shows do that.

WHAT A TWIST at the end.  Giving Esther the chance to sacrifice herself or go free.  Woah.  What would you have done?  Being the type of person that I am, and always thinking everything is my fault I probably would have sent Max back and taken the challenge myself, but I’m not at all saying that is the right thing to do.  I think looking back if I were sent home I would kick myself and my husband would have thought I was crazy but that probably is what I would have done.

I am so torn about Max leaving.  He’s a jerk so good but he’s a jerk and makes good tv so bad.  I’m just really sad that I wont be hearing his condescending remarks anymore.  Or his cocky remarks.  I will miss them.

MasterChef is on Tuesday at 7pm MT on FOX.

ps  Christine has got a mouth on her.  Sheesh.

Think the Amazing Race gone physical.  And I mean way more physical.  Expedition Impossible actually expects it’s contestants to do real hiking and repelling.  The Amazing Race is my second favorite reality television show (Survivor my first.).  I LOVE it.  I love it because I think I can actually do all of the challenges they ask the contestants to do.  Not so much n EI.  This is for real, hard to do in the 105 degree Moroccan heat, kick your trash challenges.

I just watched this exact same show called City Chase on BYU TV.  The difference is that was a much smaller scale and had contestants from around the world.  EI is a reality tv show with ridiculous city folk, Americans.  Ok, they do have some fishermen and country folk but none of them were prepared for the first day of challenges.  In City Chase they are all extreme marathoners and cyclists and outdoorsy types.  Not your run of the mill, watch tv all day American.

So I saw a guy in the opening sequence with a mustache, and honest to goodness I said to my husband, “Wouldn’t it be awesome if there was a mustache team.  If that was their deciding factor that they all had mustaches?”  And no less than two seconds later they showed the mustache team!!!!  And they are one of the front runners so there is no question in my mind who I am rooting for.

Then there was the Latina team from New York.  They came in super nice outfits.  All black.  Did I mention it was 105 degrees in Morocco?  They were hilarious.  They fought the whole time and then threw up in the rocks and then came in last place and were the first to go home.  It was awesome.  I just wish one of the more boring teams had gone home.  The Latinas were super fun to watch struggle with the course and with each other.

I also really like Fab 3.  So Mustache Team (Which I’m sure has a real team name.) and Fab 3.  There’s also No Limits which has a blind team member, who is also worth looking into.  The California Girls are not looking so good so far.  Though they’re from Cali so I want really badly to root for them.  I’m just not there yet.

I was lucky to catch a reairing of the first episode.  Anyone else catch this?

Expedition Impossible is on Thursday at 8pm MT on ABC.

So first off, I’ll just say I watch about 20 seconds of their musical and dancing guests and then ff the show.  I don’t know why I just don’t care about them.  It’s probably because I’m just so concerned about who’s going home that I don’t want any distractions.

I did not like ANYBODY’S dance for their life tonight.  I felt like Wadi was throwing it together as he went and I don’t know how I’ve gone this long without saying it but I don’t like tap dancers.  Ballroom and tap.  I could totally live without.  So it goes to say I did not like either of their performances.  The two contemporary girls were frantic.  Like they could barely keep up with themselves.  And Ricky?  I know the judges thought that was his best dance so far but I absolutely hated it and I thought that that dance was going to send him home.  I honestly did.  Shows how much I know!

So Ryan and Ricky stay.  I think I’m OK with that.  Nobody that I am totally in love with got cut so all in all I’m a happy girl.

I didn’t like the format of sending four home.  I mean I loved it last week when no one went home but this was too much for me.  How about you?

SYTYCD is on Wednesday at 7pm MT on FOX.

I got the chills twice during this episode.  The first was Caitlyn and Mitchell.  Their routine was about a girl trying to get out of a relationship but she just couldn’t get herself out.  Beautiful.  And I agree with Nigel that we are really lucky Mitchell got the chance to dance again.  Truly spectacular.

The next was Nappy Tabs soldier routine.  Oh man.  I’ve never had to deal with the pain of having a loved one in the military but I think about that a lot.  What would I do?  How would I survive not knowing from minute to minute if my husband was alive or injured or anything.  Just not knowing and I think Nappy Tab just showed us beautifully what a homecoming would feel like.  And Sasha and Alexander.  Wow.  What a great team.  They nailed it.

And speaking of Nappy Tab, I love, love, loved their woodpecker routine with Miranda and Robert.  I really just love Napoleon and Tabitha.  I just really love everything that they choreograph.

I’ve said many, many times that I do not like ballroom but I didn’t mind Jordan and Tadd’s.  But I think that’s just because it was Jordan and Tadd.  I like them both and think they’re both amazing.

Speaking of ballroom… Where’s Jean Marc’s wife?  She’s the redhead that’s always with him.  What happened to her?  I looked online but couldn’t find any gossip.

Since we didn’t see Mia Michaels again this week a did some more digging and found some horrifying news.  She’s left the show.  She wants to focus on her “artwork” which I seriously get but why can’t she at least do a little on the show?  I’m really bummed right now.  I thought she just gave up the judges seat and went back to choreography.  So very sad.  She was my absolute most definite favorite choreographer.  I still love some of the others but she was IT for me.  I will seriously miss her.

Oh yeah, and how cute was Debbie Reynolds.  Super adorable.

SYTYCD is on Thursday at 7pm MT on FOX.

I am really enjoying this show.  It’s got so much behind the scenes drama it’s almost like Survivor.  The rivalry between Tony and Max is palpable.  I honestly feel like I can feel the tension here at home.  Tony is so old school, I’m older and wiser and you’re just a young punk.  And Max is so new and flying by the seat of his pants and thinks anything old school is outdated and worthless.  I’m just really sad that Tony went home so I can’t see them butt heads more.

Suzy.  Suzy.  Suzy.  Where to even begin.  She’s got a rivalry with everybody it seems.  That girl could not think more highly of herself.  But then when she thought she failed it was the end of the world.  Her whole world came crashing down around her.  I’m so glad her lasagna lost.  She needs a dose of reality.

And then there’s Ben.  That guys is so kooky and seems to cry over everything so of course I love him.  I do not love his hats but they make me pay attention to him so they are doing their job wonderfully.

Oh, and Esther.  I love watching her because she is ALWAYS freaked out and it shows all over her face.  I love it.  Her face just cracks under pressure.  And sorry Chef but I don’t remember what I put in my ravioli?  Priceless.  I hope she sticks around for a while.  She’s very amusing.

MasterChef is on Monday at 8pm on FOX.

p.s.  I might have a little crush on Christian.  Just a little one.

p.p.s.  I’ve never made homemade pasta.  So two shows down and I would never have made it.

We’re five episodes into Season 2 and I’m this show has just caught my radar.  I love cooking shows.  In California our basic cable came with the Food Network and I would spend so much time watching almost every show on there.  This is different though.  No teaching.  No learning new techniques.  They show a lot of food prepared in a lot of different ways but unless you already know what’s going on it’s easy to get lost.  And for the most part I don’t know what’s going on.

For instance.  Last night the contestants had to make French cuisine.  They had a huge, beautiful pantry at their disposal but the dish had to be French.  I couldn’t make a French dish if you put a gun to my head.  I’m not sure I’ve ever even eaten French food.  I totally cracked up when one contestant made a Spanish dish but thought it was French because he learned the dish from Julia Childs.  So funny.

I’m bummed that we don’t get to see more of the explanations and step by step of the preparation of the dishes but boy oh boy do I love when the judges taste and critique the dishes.  So totally uncomfortable.  I love when it’s so bad that even the other contestants standing behind the one being critiqued are squirming.  Probably just good editing but I think it’s hilarious.

So the judges are Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich.  I’m sorry to say I’ve only heard of Ramsay but I do enjoy the other judges’ points of view.  I especially like Bastianich because he’s a fatalist.  Everything is horrible and tastes disgusting and is the “consistency of baby food.”

I really enjoy this show.  The two villains are Max and Suzy.  They rival each other for who’s got the biggest ego.  Super food snobs and they think they are obviously the best of the best.  Their dishes are restaurant quality every time (in their minds).

I can’t wait until we whittle down the competition because we’re not seeing everyones dishes.  Great Summer show!

MasterChef is on Tuesday at 7pm MT on FOX.

Well, my goodness.  What a spectacular week!!  I said before, besides being bored with Ballroom and Broadway I was blown away by all the other dancers.  I still don’t have a favorite picked but I definitely like the b-boys.  They’re at the top of my list for sure.  But I’ve always liked the b-boys.

The twist this week is nobody went home.  The bad news is 2 male dancers and 2 female dancers will go home next week.  I have no problem with this.  It just means more dancing and getting to know the dancers better.

She wasn’t on the chopping block this week but I would really like to see Iveta go.  I’m not a fan of ballroom dancers and she just weirds me out.  That simple.

I’m always amazed at the special numbers they have on the show that are clearly trying to get teenage boys to watch.  Sex, sex, sex.  That’s what they’re selling.  It just drives me nuts because the crowd is filled with young girls.  And we are selling said young girls sex.  Every week.

Sonya Tayeh.  Oh, she’s on my short list of people I would like to be.  I pretty much love her.  And Travis Wall, I’m not sure but I think I love him too.  I can’t wait to see what else they pull out of their beautiful minds this season.

Which four do you think will be leaving next week?

SYTYCD is on Wednesdays at 7pm on FOX.

Wow.  That pretty much sums it up.  Wow.

First of all, I was obviously wrong about the sisters.  I just went on the SYTYCD site to find the sisters name that made it but there are no pictures with the names.  How am I supposed to know who anybody is?  I hope they add pictures soon.  That’s my reference for blogging.

Anyway, this is going to be extremely rude but I feel like they should get a birth certificate for Iveta.  She looks high 30s maybe 40 to me.  She looked terrifying in the Tonya Tayeh routine.

So I was terrified that Mia Michaels was gone this season because she’s not a judge but I guess she just swapped places with Mary Murphy and will still be part of the show.  Phew.

I have no favorites yet but I’m keeping my eye on Jordan.  And I sure hope Ryan does well.

I’m just happy to see Sonya and Mia back.  And truth be told I can’t wait for the hip hop couple, Napolean and Tabitha.  Love them.

Truth be told, I love hip hop, jazz, and contemporary.  I hate ball room.  I usually fast forward through it.  I don’t really enjoy broadway either but I’ll watch it.

I am just so excited that the season is finally started.

Do you have a favorite picked out yet?

SYTYCD is on Wednesday at 7pm MT on FOX.

This will be a short one.  I don’t really like blogging until they get to the top 20 but I’m just so excited this is on again I couldn’t wait.

This year is looking so very good.  I can’t wait to see full dance routines next week (or does it start tomorrow?  I’m not sure).

I did love that I got to see contemporary and hip hop tonight.  Those are by far my favs.

So the only ones that really stood out to me were the sisters.  I think they’re awesome but I really don’t think either of them will make tomorrow’s cut.  What do you think?

Anyone you’ve got your eye on yet?

SYTYCD is on Thursday at 7pm MT on FOX.

Oh this was a good one.  When Rob smiled at the camera and said, “I like to gamble,” my heart jumped into my throat.  It was beating a mile a minute until he played that beautiful immunity idol.  I thought I was going to have to hunt him down and smack him on the face for being so cocky.  But he’s a smart one.   He pulled it out in the end.

And another nail biter was that last immunity challenge.  Rob is so smart with puzzles so when he didn’t get it right away I was freaking out.  But again, he’s a smart cookie and he totally pulled it off.  I knew he had won it at that point.  As long as he was a part of the final three, any scenario would have brought him the win.

How perfect was it though to have Phillip on one side and Natalie on the other?  The follower and the guy that everyone except Ralph completely hates.  Even when Phillip finally let it be known in the finale that he acted like a jerk on purpose nobody cared.  Nobody thought to themselves, “Well if it was all an act I am totally OK with it.”  Or maybe they did.  I wouldn’t have.  He even pissed people off at the final tribal when he’s supposed to be winning votes.  I’m glad he’s happy with the game he played but he was never going to win the million.  And I never questioned that he was a special agent.  I don’t know why, I just never did.  It was weird to me that it was such a discussion topic at the finale.

Russell, Russell, Russell.  Of course you’ll be back.  You want to win it so bad you can taste it.  It probably haunts your dreams.  I’m happy that Rob ended on such a good note, now I want to see Russell come back and beat the game.  Rob and Russell are my two favorite players in Survivor history.  I don’t think we’ll see Rob again but I want to see Russell again for sure.

Matt.  He deserves his own post but I’ll just mention him here.  What an incredible journey he went on.  To hit such a low, low and then to rise above it to be in such a good place at the end is remarkable.  I don’t know if I believe God kept him on that island for so long or if he just had a spectacular journey while he was there but he grew a lot and that’s amazing.

I love seeing Rob and Amber together.  They’re my royalty.  And did you see those two beautiful girls?  They make pretty babies.  This season was totally fulfilling for me.  My guy won and I had him picked out since day one.  That never happens.  I love this game.  GOOD JOB BOSTON ROB!!!!!  Now go home and be with your family.

Amen, Rob.  I am loving the twist of Redemption Island but I am seriously freaking out about who and how someone is coming back into the game.  I can’t believe Matt is still hanging on.  He has won more challenges than anyone in Survivor history.  I don’t want him to win but if he does I will be majorly impressed.  If he makes it to the end I bet he gets a landslide vote to win.

Stupid Ashley winning immunity.  Oh, that made me so mad.  Usually Rob is the expert puzzle maker but she got him this time.

Anyone understand why Rob is holding on so tight to Natalie?  I get that she’s cute and innocent and all but isn’t that going to take votes away from him in the end?  I thought he should have voted her off tonight to split up the pair of her and Ashley.  I guess I’m just going to have to trust his judgment on this one.

I can’t believe we’re coming to an end here.  Do you think Grant is pissed or do you think he gets what happened?

The two hour finale of Survivor is on Sunday at 7pm on CBS followed by the Reunion show.

Well, my heart broke when Zev and Justin were sent packing.  I really, really wanted them to win but as long as it wasn’t Gary and Mallory I would have been happy.

And yippee, it was the Jen and Kisha!!  How cute were they when they won?  Giving praises to their mother on Mother’s day.  They were never my pick to win but they never got on my nerves either so that’s saying a lot.  I felt they worked really well together as a team.  I don’t remember them completely losing it with each other.  Not quite as supportive as Justin and Zev but not falling apart like Kent and Vyxen.  Right in the middle until it counted at the very end.

I can’t believe another season is over.  I’m going to miss watching this.  Until next time…

Wow.  I can’t believe that challenge last night.  It seemed so simple when Jeff explained the rules but in 110 degrees it was ridiculous.  I was so scared that Rob was out of the game after he won.  I thought all my Survivor hopes and dreams were dashed but he pulled though.  What a trooper.

What’s going on with Phillip?  What’s this rabbit he thinks he can pull out of his hat at the last tribal?  Just telling everyone it was all a plan to be obnoxious?  To make them hate him and now vote for him?  Seems like he’s going to need more that that to get ANYONE’S vote.  Seriously, who would give him a million dollars?

Poor Andrea, she’s been low on the totem pole from the beginning and she actually thought she was safe last night.  I know Phillip is a clear choice to go but she was definitely on the outs from the beginning.  I seem to remember Matt giving her a dirty look at one of his Redemption Island challenges so I can’t wait to see how they interact now that they’re living together again.

This Redemption Island bit is so confusing to me.  Now they’re got 3 people camping out there?  I can’t see clearly how this is going to play out but I do think Andrea will be a force to be reckoned with out there.  I would love to see her come back in the end even though she would give Rob a run for his money.  How about you?

Survivor is on Wednesdays at 7pm MT on CBS.