Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (Kona) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:07:01 GMT

birdlady wrote:
Probably some sort of rocket science puzzle...

If that is a binary puzzle, then I want to be on John and Dave's team!

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (sterry0) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:56:41 GMT

If it's five person teams for reward, does the leftover person just hang around being bitter?
Here is hoping it is a school yard pick em and not a draw,mabey that helps in leading to the memorable TC.
Can't wait to see SHAMBO all riled up for not being picked.

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (birdlady) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:27:33 GMT

Thanks for posting! Boy CBS went nutso to make up for being so late getting them out?

If it's five person teams for reward, does the leftover person just hang around being bitter? There's not really an exile this season, but could they get an immunity clue? (Teehee if they get to go on the reward automatically, just so everyone else has to spend the whole time pretending to be nice to them.) Probably some sort of rocket science puzzle...

So who do we see together...

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (Kona) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:26:53 GMT

From the timestamps:

It's another full three day cycle~
The RC happened on 2 July (Day 22)
3 July was an off day
The IC happened on 4 July

These four camp shots are post IC. All other camp shots are on the off day.

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (Kona) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:51:22 GMT

^Oops. Didn't see Ken's last line

Our three IC finalists?

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (kenc333) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:37:10 GMT

So the reward challenge is in 2 teams. I'm guessing it's 5 people per team, with one person sitting out (like Denise in the F9 challenge of China). In the preview for tonight's episode shown at the end of the last episode, we see Brett, Monica, Russell, Jaison and Natalie standing around camp with no one else around, and with caps of Kelly allegedly at the reward, I'm guessing the five who go on the reward are Kelly, Laura, Mick, John and Dave, with Shambo being left out...

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (MayanSun) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:21:45 GMT

IC = "Square Peg, Round Hole"

Press images:

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (Kona) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:14:53 GMT

The "surprise" could be that instead of Russell being booted, it is Laura

. . . or it could be that Russell is actually booted

Idoeno, my gut is screaming Hinky Hinky Hinky

. . . or maybe that's the chimichanga I had for dinner.

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (JT4ever) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:12:42 GMT

birdlady wrote:
Once Mick and Kelly are 1-2, I would think both Russell and Laura would want to avoid being the third. They've got a core ally on reward, they don't want to isolate their entire alliance off sliding on rocks. If they're still competing, either they're dumb, or there's a second round which will actually determine the winner.

I'd still vote for "dumb" no matter...

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (birdlady) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:52:35 GMT

With the utter lack of info from the promos I suspect we may have a surprise coming this episode.

But is any of that much of a surprise? I guess a combined reward and immunity challenge would be a little unexpected for the players, but it's not epic.

Interesting if the entire challenge is retrieving the bags, with the top three getting reward. Once Mick and Kelly are 1-2, I would think both Russell and Laura would want to avoid being the third....

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (JLK Name) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:25:20 GMT

I just hate how how they hype about Russell in every promo!

Brett, Kelly and Natalie wins the challenge.

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (Kona) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:34:05 GMT

With the utter lack of info from the promos I suspect we may have a surprise coming this episode.

Survivor Maps has the camps and challenge areas on the south side of the island. The long shadows from the right indicate the grappling challenge occurred very early in the day, which leads me to suspect a combined RC/IC and a short cycle episode.

There are a gazillion possibilities but the simplest...

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (birdlady) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:48 GMT

Interesting that "sliding rocks" is a very different thing from "rock slide", which would be a worse reward than a bag of Doritos.

Could mean that Russell doesn't have immunity, or that was just filmed before the immunity challenge on immunity/tribal council day

Or that the promo monkeys used a snippet from last week, or next week. But, yeah, way to listen closely!

I could believe Russell is good at the tossing and...

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (shadowdiana) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:51:55 GMT

Well, that tells us he isn't going.......she is

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (Archibald C) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:25:45 GMT

At the beginning of the preview Laura says: "Russell is going home tonight." Could mean that Russell doesn't have immunity, or that was just filmed before the immunity challenge on immunity/tribal council day.

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (they say) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:07:09 GMT

Looks like fun.

ETA: This is just a stock photo of sliding rocks, not a cap of the show.

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (MissRabbit) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:41:23 GMT

it looks like a waterfall behind her.

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (Kona) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:55:45 GMT

Still no evidence of a second challenge yet and we know they must do some short cycle episodes to meet the schedule, so this could be a combined RC/TC.

TDT thinks this shot of Kelly may be her on reward at Sliding Rocks, about a hour away from camp.

She is saying to someone else present "You think Russell?", which...

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (Kona) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:06:55 GMT

I see a shadow (palm tree?) in Mick's lane. If he has collected all of his bags then I expect he would have backed up out of camera (and swinging grappling hooks) range

Re: S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (MissRabbit) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:54:32 GMT

you're welcome. i still can't find Mick though. Unless this was a post Mick finish, pre Kelly finish moment

S19 Ep 9 - Challenge (Grappling)

feeds@yuku.com (crocophile) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:44:09 GMT

Start here, if there are 2 we'll make another. Eleven people left.