'Survivor: Gabon': Team Building

So the question at Fang now became whether to ditch challenge-challenged Kelly or keep her around and get rid of one of the stronger former Kota members. Kelly seemed to be making the choice easy for them by taking the curious approach of dissing the very people she needed to vote for her to stay, calling out Ken and Crystal at tribal council for being weaker than her at the challenge. This led to my favorite quote of the evening. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the EW.com Survivor TV Watch is proud to present for one column and one column only — the one, the only Crystal Cox explaining why she was not weak in the challenge. Crystal, take it away! "I was in the game. I just wasn't participating as much as I normally do." Wait...no. Crystal, you're supposed to be defending yourself against charges of sucking. I see you shifting your head back and forth in a very sassy manner, so I know you have a passionate defense just ready to roll, so let's try again. Crystal, take it away! "I was in the game. I just wasn't participating as much as I normally do." No...but, see, that's not a defense. Let me explain this really quickly: Kelly said you stunk. You're trying to tell her that you didn't, but then basically saying that you did. I'm not sure you really have the hang of this. You see, not participating is stinking. Whatever.

After all that drama, I figured Kelly was a goner, so I was (pleasantly) surprised when it was whatshername with the wacky spelling that I keep thinking is a typo that was cut loose. Again, I am not suggesting by any means that Kelly deserves to stay in this game any longer, but this season needs all the sparks it can get — especially coming after the genius that was Micronesia — and the fact remains that while Kelly might not be the better competitor, she is the more interesting one. Or at least her actions lead to more interesting reactions.

Speaking of interesting, if you were curious to know how Ace feels about his new tribemates, check out the exclusive Survivor: Gabon deleted scene below, where he goes off — and I mean goes off — on the clueless contestants. It's pretty damn funny and worth one minute of your time. Trust me. Another thing you need to check out before posting is Jeff Probst's weekly blog entry. Once again, it is ridiculously candid, and, once again, he proves he is not out to make friends, but instead to call it as he sees it. Truly a must read, and you must read it right now. Okay, now it's post time. Did Fang make the right move keeping Kelly over Jacquie? Did everyone make the wrong move by not picking Bob earlier? And who's the bigger pimp, Ace or G.C? It's all about you now, my friends. Post away! See ya next week when I'm significantly less jet-lagged.

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