I can count on one hand the number of times I have actually watched “Survivor,” but with two sisters, one famous the other not, on this season I thought I would give at least one episode a look-see. Well last night turned out to be a good night to watch.
Never trust episode guides because I thought this episode would include more about Taj and being part of SWV. It wasn’t even mentioned. But her tribe did find out that her husband is Eddie George, formerly of the Tennessee Titans. They weren’t exactly thrilled but it wasn’t the dramatic moment promised. I am sure this will come up later.
But it is evident that Taj doesn’t really care what those folks think. She is a strategic player who even offered to help Brendan, who was on the other team, look for an immunity idol when they both ended up on Exile Island. And when discussing her tribe’s apprehension with Brendan, Taj flat out said something like, “I’m staying here as long as I want to.” We’ll see, I guess.
Candace was a tad bit overconfident. To me, she was channeling a little bit Joy Bryant’s character in “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.” But clearly, she was beginning to irk people. I mean really piss people off, most notably the guy called Coach. What was the quibble they had over rice anyway? So unnecessary. But Candace is an attorney and she is used to arguing for a living. In this case, however, not such a good idea.
The other folks didn’t seem as bothered but maybe they were less vocal about their feelings initially. Then somebody called her a ‘cancer’ that was infecting their tribe with her negativity. Wow, they compared this sister to a disease.
Clearly, her strong black woman vibe was not winning friends or influencing people. Although she tried to get strategic at one point before the vote. She told another woman on her team that since they were both strong, they were needed. Not so much.
The sad part is that Candace didn’t get the clue until Jeff Probst asked a few questions before the vote. Like, ‘How do you think the other players feel about you?’ or something like that and the subtext of that answer and the answers that followed made it clear. It was like ‘look chick, we don’t like you.’ Her cocky demeanor turned vunerable in an instant. Her face fell as she watched her name come up over and over.
And the sister was both surprised and pissed off to get the boot. (Even the lone brother on this season, Jerry, voted for her too—ouch!) On the way out she still didn’t get the clue that she talked herself right out of the game. Maybe she was just too strong.
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