Kelly is the Duct Tape of Blue Collar

Hey guys, I have decided to try and get back into writing episodes so my skills stay sharp.  What better way to start than with the episode that saw the end to one of my favorite players this season.

I’m not going to gloss over a lot of stuff, but I will say- spoilers.  Duh.

Let’s start this episode with a farewell to Kelly.  This kinda hurts.  Kelly was a favorite of mine in this season.  I picked her out Preseason mostly because of her job.  Anyone who knows my Survivor likes and dislikes knows about a certain Cop from Guatemala who is my current favorite Survivor since I was eleven.  I’m 20 years old right now.

Kelly, who started on a blue tribe, got injured in a challenge that her tribe lost, lasted seven episodes and just missed an important Survivor milestone… I knew she wasn’t going to last long.  I had that feeling.  However looking back on everything, it’s easy for me to see why so many people picked her out as a winners pick after episode 4/5.  Also after the shock at everything was gone, it was easy for me to see why Kelly and not, say, Mike.  Why, yes, it probably was personal on Jenn’s end, but outside for personal interest, Kelly is the best choice to vote out to dismantle the Blue Collars.  She was their glue.

Alright, so how can we tell Kelly was the glue? Well, in all of the dysfunctional BC arguments, who was the one who kept out of it? Kelly. She compared it to the Bar fight calls the Troopers get. They hang out on it a bit, and then turn up.  She knew that it wasn’t worth getting her hands bloody in those fights, because they were going to sort themselves out.  She knew how to deal with BC’s dysfunction, and how to sweep up after it.  Also telling was the Challenge thrown, not only Mike threw the challenge, but Sierra and Rodney did too. You could argue that Rodney did so to get Joe out, but Sierra may have not shared that same interest.  As for Rodney, she was the only BC who was included in Rodney's four people group.

Kelly, the one who got hit in the Fricken head, got six stitches (one for each of us!) whom in retrospect I am surprised that she didn't have blue blood because she was that blue collar tribe, and currently I would be shocked as hell if any BC make it to the end now.  They’ll fall apart without her.  She’s also not on the jury, so they better hope that the other votes will be just as well.

Still a Trooper :)

My point, they loved Kel. They would have thrown a challenge for her. Hell, they did. Kelly would have probably even won but she made such a huge mistake and that was that she didn't try and keep appearances with the No Collars. She tipped off Jenn, and that is why she was gone.  That’s the one thing that she really messed up on. 

My final words on Kelly, her head injury… wow. I had a similar one when I was ten, but it was not nearly as bad.  It bled a lot (head injuries are really famous for bleeding a lot but not being that serious) and I had a check for concussion, but I didn’t need any stitches much less six.  Although the scar is still there, right above my left eye brow.  Also I have Hemophobia.  I have panic attacks if I see a large amount of blood.  Congrats to Kelly, who is the only Contestant I’ve ever had that reaction too.  Hopefully the last because that was a lot of blood.

Okay, now time for-

Everything Wrong with Survivor: Worlds Apart

Episode 7

- Kelly is apparently so deep undercover but couldn't fool the surfer girls of the season

- Subtlety is probably something that Kelly doesn't remember how to do because of the head trauma, but I’ll give up a point because come on. 

- Foreshadowing of the couples splitting leads to minor irony latter

- Dan peed on his own foot.  Even in the correct context it’s a stupid sentence that I don’t really want to hear.

- Jenn aggressively throws hot water on people’s feet again.  Let’s hope this time Dan doesn’t have warts.

- Shirin forgoes Jenn the Lifeguard’s suggestion that peeing on Dan’s foot was stupid to make a John Carroll shout out.

- They name the Tribe after a stereotype.

- Okay, the flag is badass, but they use no hint of the purple that's in the buff.

- Also Shirin is the one they went to on complaining about the name.  Yes, she’s justified and such but wasn’t she the one who randomly burst into singing “Merica’s” national Anthem?

- I can't even keep track of all of this, alliance stuff, but I'm sure it's all important.

- Joe's Face in this picture

- Jenn asks if Rodney is smart an episode later after hearing about him from Kelly and deciding that he's a "Tool".  Go with your gut girl.

- So, the No Collars vs Blue Collars and random White Collars doing whatever.  Ten minutes and we're back to whatever we concluded at the start of this episode?

- The Pole challenge is brought back so the internet can have a field day.  Again.

- The necklace has a compass on it.  Lady Antebellum approves.

- Jenn is assaulted by a bee in a place where Jeff is probably unaware existed.

- Also Jenn, you are still probably not a huge character in Jeff’s eyes

- What’s with this season and everyone getting hurt?  You have Mike throwing up in the first episode, Kelly, Max and the Stingray, Dan and the Jellyfish, and now Jenn?  Did they cast a bunch of Skupins or something?

- Rain where Drama needs it to be.

- Carolyn's children didn't see her win that challenge.  Nothing like saying "My mother won the pole challenge!" am I right.  Damn, now I'm doing it.

- Blue Collars want to test Will's loyalty instead of covering their asses with a safer split vote.  Like serious.  Either way if Will flips you’re screwed.

- Random alliance of Kelly, Rodney, Will, and Carolyn goes absolutely nowhere and dies in this episode

- Random alliance is made important but goes along with Mike anyways.

- We are randomly remained of Jenn's idol.  Must be important.

- Jenn blames Idol found on "Magic".  No Jenn that’s how Russell found his Idol that blindsided Kelly.  Hey wait.

- Will makes the comment that Jeff could get voted out but we all never see it.  I can only dream.

- Will makes an ass of himself by voting for Hali.  And the only one to vote for Hali.

- Jenn and her friends laughing at Kelly, while probably harmless, has a lot of internet people calling her out on poor jury management.  While I get where that’s coming from I’d think some of the jury people would understand the fact that she just narrowly missed getting voted out.  Come on.

- Also Idol plays are still rather silly and not a true substitute for a real shock vote.  Come on guys. 

- Joe draws a band aid on his Kelly vote, giving a Jenny Guzon-Bae tribute in voting for a Cop while drawing an image in reference to an injury of theirs.  Way to be a jerk Joe.

FINAL COUNT- 30

Might I remind everyone that that is for pure comical reasons only. :)  Don’t take it too seriously.  

Join me next week to see the fallout of Blue Collar’s losing their glue.

 Also Bonus, my take on this challenge.

Thank you and have a good [insert time of day here]