I will continue to trust my gut instinct.
And what has happened since?
Everyone who has evensaidthe word has been either voted out or proven to have been totally wrong.
Credit: CBS
I guess its time for a gut check.
However, that was merely one in a series of frustrating events for her this week.
Me and Des and Chelsea are unbreakable.
They would never turn on me like that.
Even after the story was corroborated by multiple sources, Kellyn still refused to buy it.
Thats bullst, she muttered after Jenna repeated the same intel.
Us girls have been folding for what you guys want and we want Michael out, she exclaimed.
asked Dom
The reply: Now.
On the other hand, thats not exactly the best way to go about doing it.
you’re free to stay firm and stand tall without resorting to what comes off as a demand.
Not only that, but she was wrong!
Kellyn was about to follow her gut right out of the game and into a Chris Noble rap video.
It sounds like Im dissing and dismissing Kellyn.
I actually unlike some other viewers really like her.
Shes playing the game hard.
She spazzes out when she loses.
Thats all the stuff I love in aSurvivorcontestant.
She had a bad outing this week and got hit with a devastating dose of reality.
Shes not as good as she thought she was.
Shes not as in control as she believed.
Sometimes you are not the duper, but rather the duped.
So how will Kellyn respond?
What does this do to her game and her psyche moving forward?
But Laurel then went and told Dom.
The question now becomes: How did Michael and Jenna view that?
Did Laurel just out her true alliance?
And why did she pick Wendell and Dom over Michael and Jenna?
And then there is Desiree.
Should we talk about Des now?
Can we get into it?
Im not saying she made a terrible decision here or anything.
She and Chelsea were on the bottom and wanted to shake things up.
That makes sense, to a degree (the degree we will get into in a minute).
But a savvier player may have handled that situation a bit more delicately.
But she didnt know, so she didnt do that.
And here was the other problem with Desirees plan: Its a question of numbers.
She wants to topple Kellyn, Wendell, and Dom.
(Who knows where Sea Bass fits into all of this.
Im honestly not sure Sea Bass even knows where he is.
And I dont mean in terms of alliances.
So how does that move make sense?
But hey, at least she did something!
Thats what we want: people to do something.
And I appreciate that.
And doing it out in the water where purples boat kept floating away from the docks was genius.
Im going to cut Dom and Wendell some slack here because thoseSurvivorboats are very hard to steer and control.
That doesnt mean I was sympathizing as Dom started drifting off to almost become lost at sea.
Hell no, I laughed my ass off!
But I also get why it happened.
The other interesting thing about this challenge was that there were extra pieces in the massiveSurvivorlogo puzzle.
Both teams had to figure it out on their own.
Personally, I love the move.
Keeping contestants as clueless as possible rarely backfires, and it did not here either.
Right Aint RightAngela pulled the white rock after the reward challenge, which sent her to Ghost Island.
Five times now people have played Pick the Correct Bamboo!
and all five times an advantage has been in theleftbamboo.
The Ned Flandersization ofSurvivorcontinues unabated!
The lefties have finally mobilized!!!
But seriously, how weird and random is that?
Seemingly, not very random at all.
And it was the latter who located something hidden in a tree.
He thought wrong…in one of the most satisfying moments inSurvivorhistory, I might add.
What a cool way to honor and mirror the past while slightly tweaking the formula.
Could that shared knowledge come back to haunt him?
Only time will tell.
I just want to point out one shot that is about as remarkable as they come.
It took my breath away.
No, it may be the shows move to HD in season 17 (Survivor: Gabon).
That is when the program went to another level in terms of the optical stimulation it provides.
Heres a little behind the scenes intel on this ball-and-disc (say that 10 times fast) situation.
We both started off and both dropped a few times.
Then I figured something out.
It was an absolute blast to be a part of a challenge morphing before my very eyes.
Many have been arguing that same point about my recaps in general for years.
The Future (and Present, and Past) is FemaleChelsea was the last contestant standing and won immunity.
And the episode before that, Desi won.
So this is not just a case of one woman like Chrissy running the table.
Whats the deal with the massive gender disparity in terms of individual challenge success?
Is it something about the competitions?
Is it something in the casting?
Is it just a weird anomaly?
Desirees Last StandGive Desiree this much when she lies, she commits to it.
There was a lot about her game that didnt make much sense.
They could tell I was lying?
she said in her final words.
I gave it my all and I tried to act as real as possible.
Its such a shame because I was right there.
Kellyn was just the first.
I had plans, baby, and Laurel just messed it all up.
Hey, I trusted the wrong person, I guess.
Those are the dying words of many aSurvivorcontestant over the past 19 years.
Okay, thats it for Des, but thats not it for you.
And dont forget to read ourweekly Q&Awith Hostmaster General Jeffrey Probst.
Plus, you could read ourinterview with the ousted Desiree right here.
And for moreSurvivorscoop you could follow me on the Twitter@DaltonRoss.
Whose gut was more wrong, Desirees or Kellyns?
What do you make of the huge gender disparity in individual challenge wins?
And did Laurel make the right move in selling out Des?
Hit the message boards to weigh in and Ill be back next week with another scoop of the crispy!
