Laura’s Exit Interview – Survivor Samoa (S19E10)

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We just got off the phone with Laura and heard some surprising information.

Russell spent over an hour to find that third immunity idol.
They all chased around the jungle for an hour. Then, all of a sudden, Russell came back into camp and laid down in the hammock with a big smile on his face. Everyone knew at that point. She didn’t know when he did it because she hung out at that bridge all day.

Laura never did anything mean to Shambo.
If she did, CBS would be showing it over and over. Her plea was “Show it CBS!” if you’ve got any video of her being mean. She said that she was surprised at Shambo’s intense animosity towards her.

Shambo seemed to be hurt that when they asked for “the strongest woman” in the tribe for challenges, everyone would pick Laura, the grandmother, and not the ex-Marine. She was offended by something, but not by anything that Laura actually did.

At one point, Shambo accused Laura of something and Dave said “I did that, not Laura.” Another time, Shambo accused Laura of saying something and Monica said “No, Shambo. I said that. Not her.” Shambo felt ganged up on, even though she put herself on the outside.

Brett was her closest alliance.
He told her everything that the guys were talking about. She knew that they were talking about voting off her or Monica. She knew that John was probably not an ally and could flip.

Brett would have given her the immunity necklace.
Brett also told her that if he won immunity in that last challenge, he would have given her the immunity necklace at TC and she absolutely believed him.

“You can’t hide creepy.”
What about Russell? She said “I knew he was creepy. You can’t hide creepy.”

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Jeff Probst blogs ‘Survivor: Samoa’: episode #10 | EW.com

Two big reasons:  The first is this… Survivor is an individual game: I keep saying it because it’s important.  You can never take your eyes off the prize and the prize is ONE check for a million dollars.  Not four checks, each for $250,000.  Not 8 checks each for $125,000.  ONE check for ONE million dollars.  As long as Survivor remains an individual game it will continue to have unexpected flips and flops because everybody has their own agenda and that will always cause chaos.

The second reason for the Foa Foa comeback is “Game Play.”

Here’s my take on how Game Play factored into the comeback:
33% Russell’s individual game play, 33% Foa Foa sticking together and 33% Galu just flat out blowing one of the most dominant leads in Survivor history.  It’s like they lost their brains somewhere in the South Pacific.  And as of last night’s episode, they still haven’t found it.

YOU’RE AN IDIOT
I laughed out loud when John assessed Galu’s various voting strategies, each followed with:   “You’re an idiot.”

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Survivor: Samoa – Life at Ponderosa – Laura
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Another castaway goes home on ‘Survivor’ – Survivor- msnbc.com

By Andy Dehnart

The tribe has spoken: Laura Morett was taken out by Russell, Foa Foa, and two members of her former tribe, Galu: Shambo and John. John initially voted for Natalie, sticking with Galu and Laura, but he broke a dramatic tie vote in order to save himself. She’d long been a target of Shambo’s for some unclear reason, but Russell also wanted her gone because she is the presumed leader of Galu, never mind the fact that she won two consecutive individual immunity challenges.

Silent truths: As a member of the jury, Erik isn’t supposed to talk. But twice he said exactly what viewers were thinking during the tense Tribal Council vote and re-vote. “Man, this is good s–t,” he said. “So good.”

Vote, vote, rock: We learned that, this season, if there’s a tie vote, there will not be a tie-breaking fire-building challenge. Instead, everyone votes again, except the two people who received votes. If there’s yet another tie, then the two people who received votes are safe, and everyone else draws rocks, sending one of them home randomly. While Dave said he’d be willing to gamble, John was not, and sent Laura home.

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Review: Survivor Samoa – The Day of Reckoning – TV Squad

Now, isn’t this a good time to be a Survivor fan? Part of the problem with long-running reality shows is that they’ve run out of ideas and it’s hard to keep things fresh and new. They end up depending on whatever outlandish and over-the-top characters they can line up for the season. Some are a dismal failure. Case in point, “Coach” Ben Wade last year. Sure, he was a nutty kind of guy. But he couldn’t play the game well despite all of his bravado. This season is casting done right. And tonight’s episode was just as good as last week’s show.

I feel like a broken record about Evil Russell. I don’t condone misogyny. It repulsed me that he lied about being a Katrina victim. He’s a slimy snake oil salesman. He’s sneaky. He’s evil. And he’s playing the best damn game of Survivor ever played by anyone in 19 installments. So many others have claimed to have studied the show. Dang it, this dude has the entire game covered from plotting vote numbers to being able to find hidden immunity idols. And, at least for now, he’s loyal to his Foa Foa friends. I can only think that Russell is what they expected of Ben last season.

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http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/20/review-survivor-samoa-the-day-of-reckoning-recap/

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‘Survivor: Samoa’ has gone from zero to hero – It Happened Last Night – Zap2it

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Following tribal, Danger Dave has the good sense to know that they got played and he very graciously congratulates the Foa Foas about the move they just made. Laura, on the other hand, is acting like Russell just killed her kitten with a tack hammer. It’s not personal, you crazy woman.

The next morning, Russell goes Idol hunting again. Shambo talking-heads that she’s with Foa Foa and she goes after John about aligning with them to get Laura out. John says he can’t guarantee he’ll vote for Laura and then she asks him to keep his mouth shut about her even broaching the subject. Hmmm.

Reward Challenge
Two teams of five. One person is in a cradle being swung around by the other four members. Cradle person collects flags and whichever person gets all 15 first wins a flight to a picnic and a camera phone… because DVDs of this experience aren’t enough, I guess? They don’t even get to talk to their families? Weak.

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Survivor: Samoa – Episode 10 Recap : RealityWanted.com

The teams are: Jaison, Mick, Shambo, Monica, and John versus Dave, Brett, Laura, Russell, and Natalie.  Knowing that a clue regarding the idol is probably at the reward, Russell is really hoping his team pulls off a win.  The only problem is that Laura will get that clue as well.  Maybe the curse of Foa Foa is attributed to Jaison and Mick because their team is having some serious problems while Russell and Natalie’s team speeds through this challenge.    Their team finishes first while the others have to head back to camp empty handed.  I think if I were Russell (given his ridiculous luck), I’d rather go back to camp and look for the idol, then be away from it for hours.
 
Jaison and Mick have big mouths.  They tell Monica, back at camp, that they have a Galu player working with them and, of course, she immediately feels that it’s Shambo.  Idiots.
 
The idol has been hidden under a rock.  Oh, that’s helpful.  There’s only a million rocks around the camp.  Hopefully, a Foa Foa member can find it and, as soon as everyone’s back from reward, the hunt is on.  Dave and Laura are literally chasing Russell around camp.  Do they realize how stupid they look? 

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Reality Check: ‘Survivor: Samoa’: Now what? – Sarah Kelber – baltimoresun.com

Back at camp again, Monica tells Laura that she thinks the Foa Foas have “at least two people” already on their side. (Is she counting herself as the second one?) She says she doesn’t trust Shambo or John, and Laura’s pretty sure she needs to win again or she’s done for.

In the immunity challenge, they have to throw a rock at some tiles and break as many as possible. For every tile that breaks, they get one spear. The spears they will throw at a target, and whoever gets a spear the closest to the target gets immunity.

When Laura fails to break a tile, Shambo cracks up so rudely. That’s just bad gameplay, but what else is new?

Only Jaison, Mick, Monica and Brett get to shoot the spear, Brett twice. Brett lands on the target, while Jaison and Monica miss completely. Mick lands closer to the center than Brett, and Brett’s second shot is too far away, so Mick wins immunity.

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‘Survivor: Samoa’ Recap: You Are Destined To Bite The Dust – buddytv.com

Suddenly, there’s no use predicting who does what on Survivor: Samoa–who plans what, who eliminates who, you get the drill. Since the merge, Galu found its influence crumbling, with two of their own eliminated, one after Natalie widened the purple crack, and the other after Russell played the immunity idol. Tonight, there’s no telling what happens to who. Or is it the opposite?

The last Tribal Council saw Kelly eliminated, and Russell is beaming with happiness. “My work is done,” he says, before comparing his master plan to a Picasso artwork. Laura is, obviously, the complete opposite. “We should’ve known better,” she says. That shock became some sort of punch line for Shambo.

The following day, Russell starts looking for the hidden immunity idol. Must be easy, he says, since he’s “drawn to them” like magnets. Shambo, still hoping for a breakthrough to kick Laura out, approaches John and tells him everything. “There is no purple,” she goes, in an unexpected flash of poetic brilliance.

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Laura Morett Gets Voted Off ‘Survivor Samoa’ 19 Episode 10 | OnTheFlix

The tribe talked some more about who they wanted to vote out,and headed to the counsel meeting. They talked about the events that have happened this past week. Then they went to cast their votes.

Laura got 5 votes, and Natalie got 5 votes. So they ended up in a tie. They all voted again. This time, Laura got 4 votes against her,and Natalie only had 3 votes against her. So with a vote of 4-3, Laura Morett got voted off “Survivor Samoa” 19 episode 10.

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Survivor Samoa Episode 10 – Review of The Day of Reckoning – Russell finds the THIRD idol!!! – wibw.com

As soon as the challenge was over, Shambo went to Brett to inform him that there was no more Galu and she is voting for Laura… Brett was I think sad to hear that…

Laura and Dave are heading up try and vote out Russell! John however wanted to get out Natalie, since she should have the idol if common sense is correct. John has no faith in his tribe any longer I believe…

Monica decided to talk to Foa Foa and make the suggestion to vote out John. Russell knew that Shambo was going to vote for Laura, no matter what. Russell then decided to tell John that his tribe is after him, however Brett already told him that the plan is to cast 4 votes for him. So, what does John do? He went to Russell… They decided that they would force a tie but instead of drawing for rocks John would switch his vote to Laura if needed in the second round to keep votes off his back.

At tribal, Shambo made it clear that the old Galu tribe was dead the moment Erik was voted out, however Laura felt that the tribe was still strong.

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RUSSELL DOES IT AGAIN AND BYE BYE LAURA | Survivor Fandom

I would say that episode definitely lived up to the hype!  I laughed and cheered all the way through the show.  So let’s break it down.  First the reward challenge.  My husband loved the fact that Nat’s boobs popped out and wanted to see an unedited version.  Too bad there is not one out there.  But it did look fun and the purple team kicked butt.  I was happy to see Russ and Natalie get some food.  The yellow team’s mistake was putting John in the sling.  I know he has to weigh more than Monica so in my opinion it would have made more sense to let her grab the flags.  Russell did get his clue and what did he do with?  He ran away from Dave and found the idol again!  Wow!  How is that even possible?  Even if you don’t like his tactics, he has to be one of the best to ever play the game.  I am amazed and dumbfounded right now. 

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Survivor Samoa – Laura and Hearty!!! – lehighvalleylive.com – - lehighvalleylive.com

Sorry Laura, it’s your time to go.  You were a worthy opponent, but you aligned yourself with the wrong people.  I knew she was a “gonner” when she lost the immunity challenge.  So did she.  Did you hear that HEARTY laugh from Shambo.  She was just tickled pink, er … purple.  She really shouldn’t wear her heart on her sleeve though.  Careful Shambo.
    
eff told them last week that the idol would be in play again.  I’m surprised they were not all out there looking, only Russell seemed interested.  What was with that slo-mo opening?  I don’t get it, it just seemed stupid.  Russell said he’s like a picasso.  He is full of himself, that guy.

Shambo was ranting about Laura and how she is the “head viper”, “the demon” “the beast”. I know it’s hard for us watching, because we don’t see the down time and what is going on, but there really is a pure intense hatred for Laura on Shambo’s part. Laura knows it, but it doesn’t seem to be recipricated. Shambo tries to work John, telling him that she has flipped and inviting him to join. He says he’s not going to tell. He’s a crafty player. I guess the point is moot now with the vote proving Shambo’s alliances.

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‘Survivor: Samoa’ recap: Laura eliminated on week 10 episode – examiner.com

Laura was eliminated from “Survivor: Samoa” on the week 10 episode, November 19, 2009.

Honestly, I’m not even sure where to begin with what happened in the hour. Things were so insane and so wishy, washy. I’ll try to cut out the unnecessary babble, and I suppose I’ll start with Monica.

Monica wanted Laura to stay, so she told Mick and Jaison that she would side with them in the vote if they would focus their efforts on voting John out. Monica then went around telling Foa Foa that she was going to vote John out, when she was actually going to vote with Galu, who was planning to vote Natalie out. Russell was really suspicious of Monica’s vote, so he turned to John to find out what was going on. John confirmed that he had heard that same thing, but it just made him more confused about whether or not he wanted to try to force a tie.

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http://www.examiner.com/x-17118-Manchester-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Survivor-Samoa-recap-Laura-eliminated-on-week-10-episode

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‘Survivor: Samoa:’ the grudge that just wouldn’t go away – examiner.com

Then, we immediately got back to the fun part. Everyone was getting in on the scramble! Here’s some of the plans that were discussed:

Russell and Shambo had already decided to have Foa Foa vote for Laura and hopefully force a tie. In the event that this happens, there will be a re-vote. If the tie remains, then the two people receiving votes will be immune and then who goes home is decided by chance (a.k.a. the infamous “purple rock” that single-handedly ruined the dreams of Paschael English, the best contestant on “Survivor: Marquesas”).

However, Russell and Shambo had a plan to keep this from happening: using sort-of-ally John as bait. John would re-vote for Laura if there was a tie. John seemed on the fence about going against his former tribe (Galu), but then something happened that was insane to say the least.

Monica tells Jaison and Mick to vote for John. The idea? If the Foa Foa people vote for John and Shambo votes for Laura, then someone else from Foa Foa (Natalie in this case) hits the road.

However, Brett tells John about this plan. Suffice it to say, John doesn’t so like the idea of having ANYONE write down his name.

Feeling possibly betrayed, John then goes along with Foa Foa and Laura hits the road.

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Survivor Samoa: Find the immunity idol before Russell does – examiner.com

As soon as they got back to camp, Russell immediately told the old Foa Foa tribe and they began looking. The Galu folks followed them because everyone knew Russell was on the prowl.

And he found it. He actually found his third idol! He is sitting pretty.

At the immunity challenge Jeff told them this was a two-part challenge. Everyone had three tiles. The goal was to throw one rock and break as many tiles as possible. For each tile they earned a spear. Then they had to throw their spears at a target, and whoever landed closest to the target won immunity.

Mick won individual immunity. Foa Foa was happy because they wanted to vote out Laura. But did they have enough votes? Galu still outnumbered them? They had Shambo on their side, but were they able to turn another former Galu member?

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http://www.examiner.com/x-22651-Chicago-Reality-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Survivor-Samoa-Find-the-immunity-idol-before-Russell-does

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Blog Cabins: Survivor: Samoa Episode 10 Recap/Live Blog

7:01: One more reason to like Danger Dave…immediately back form Tribal Council and he comes over and congratulates Russ and the Foa Foa Four. His shocked yet bemused looks at Tribal were a good hint to his mindset (as opposed to Laura, who looked stone-cold pissed), but it was still a great display of humility.

7:05: The rat race begins early, as Russell is up at the crack of dawn – before his fellow players, of course – already looking for the latest hiding place for the hidden idol. Let the calamity begin!

7:08: Yes – tacky product placement returns! I won’t say what the product is since I don’t want to contribute to this behavior, but let’s just say that it’s a phone whose name rhymes with Calm Free. Sorry, I need to go to the Home Depot toilet now.

7:10: Why is John the team member in the lever-pulley challenge that’s being pulled around by his teammates? Wouldn’t you always choose the lightest person, in this case being Monica? Dumb.

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‘Survivor: Samoa’ preview: Can Russell do it again? | EW.com

If I had my druthers and could choose which weirdo to watch take over Survivor between Evil Russell and Ben Coach Wade from last season, I'd surely go for Russell.

I am not going to sit here and say that the hidden immunity idols have exactly been hard to find this season on Survivor: Samoa. Heck, at this rate producers may as well just start hurling them right at the contestants’ faces. But even without the complete lack of subtlety, what Russell has done so far in finding two hidden immunity idols with no clues is pretty damn impressive. But can he do it again? It’s certainly going to be a lot harder now, and for one simple reason — he’s no longer the only person looking.

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‘Survivor: Samoa:’ Recap on Thanksgiving,
Finale on December 20

Recap on Thanksgiving, finale on December 20!

One of the biggest mysteries so far on “Survivor: Samoa” has actually been about the schedule. With the cast being 20 people this season, most everyone assumed that there would need to be one more episode containing a “double boot” or another injury couple with tribal council in order for the finale to be on December 13.

However, that does not seem to be the case. According to Jeff Probst himself, the “Survivor” finale has officially been pushed back to December 20. Why the reason for the delay? It actually has to do with the injury to Russell Swan. In most cases, both his episode and the one containing Liz’s boot would actually be contained in one week. Since Russell’s exit was so dramatic, though, CBS decided to change the rules a little.

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