survivor tocantins: debbie's game is over

school principal debbie beebe becomes the 10th castaway voted off survivor tocantins: the brazlian highlands. she lasted 33 days and becomes the fourth member fo the jury.

after the last tribal council, where sierra was voted off; coach was visibly upset that taj and erin did not vote for sierra. they are calling them cowards. debbie is getting annoyed by all that coach is saying. coach is plotting to vote off taj, then erinn, which he has agreed with jt. he still has no clue that jt and stephen is not solid in their alliance.

the next morning, debbie woke up and decided that her alliance with coach is not doing her any favor and coach is not liked by any one at camp. so she decided to put her game face on and drop coach and plot to vote him out. she talks with jt about it jt is still in doubt about debbie's loyalty.

the reward challenge for this week is the survivor auction. each castaway has 500 dollars to buy any of the items up for grabs. teh first item is french fries with mayo and ketchup dip. taj and debbie wants this and bids for it. but in the end, it was debbie who won the fries.

next item is chicken parmessan and garlic bread and a glass of wine. coach immediately bids at 100, stephen beat it at 120. they are fighting for it when jt immediately raises it to 300. coach raised it to 320 and jt did not bid any more. coach gets the item.

the next item will be kept covered. jt and stephen are bidding for it. but in the end, it was jt at 160 dollars that won it. when the item was revealed, jt was pleased to see that it was nachos. the fourth item is also covered. stephen bids at 20 and jt challenges him up to the 100 mark, saying that anything is painful to see below 100. so the fourth item goes to stephen. jeff reveals that it is chicken heart, which is a local delicacy in brazil.

the last item is now for auction. it's a cellphone with a message from home. any castaway can give his or her money to someone who they think deserves it (they can pool money) and only one can receive the message from home. the castaways gave their money tpo taj, who misses her family the most. so taj wins the last item.

what? erinn did not even participate in the auction. she did not even bid once. is she the first to ignore the auction in survivor history?

so taj cries over the message from his husband with his son and their dog. at the end, her husband said "see you at camp..." and he kisses the camera. jeff repeated the last statement to taj and it was only then that taj realized that her husband will be there in tocantins!

so jeff reveals the twist, if she agrees to go to exile with her husband, all the other castaways will get to see their lovedones. of course taj will agree, for all of them gave their money so taj can buy the last item in the auction. so all of them will see their loved ones.

taj heads on to exile where she meets her husband, football player eddie george. he was amazed on how much weight she has lost and she shows him her insect bitten legs and unshaved armpits, oh how sweet...

back at camp, the other castaways meet their loved ones. jt got a visit from his little sister, stephen got his brother, erinn got his dad and debbie was with her husband. but wait, coach's loved one is his assistant coach. does coach's family doesn't want to see him? hugs here and their, crying everywhere. i think this is one of the most emotional reunions ever in survivor.

when it was time to say goodbye, all had a hard time letting go and there was more crying and hugging....

the immunity challenge follows soon. it's an obstacle race and a mental challenge as well. each castaway must dig a hole on the sand below a plank. they must pass through the hole and below the plank. they would next cross a balance beam and then crawl under ropes to the end of the course. at the end, they need to memorize 10 math symbols that they need to put in order on the equation on the starting line. they will then solve the equation. first castaway to finish wins immunity.

at the start, it was jt who leads the course, followed by coach then taj and tstephen. jt had a huge lead and was the first to write down symbols on his board. most of the castaways had 2 trips through the course before they got all the symbols, except for stephen, who got it all on his first trip. it was down to jt and stephen on solving the math equation. but in the end, it was stephen who finish first. jeff checks his board and declared... stephen wins immunity!

back at camp, more haggling continues. debbue is still considering voting coach out. the ex-jalapao tribe is in complete control of the game! it is really amazing. who ever goes tonight will definitely be between debbie or coach. coach is still clueless that jt and stephen is not with him. poor coach.

at tribal council, coach again provided so much words of wisdom about the remaining castaways and the jury seems annoyed by it. so it still comes down to the vote. stephen keeps the immunity necklace and he is the only one who is safe tonight.

so now, the votes:

taj
debbie
coach
debbie
debbie
debbie

debbie is eliminated!

coach looks surprised. he is the only one who did not know that debbie is going (aside from debbie of course). hope he realizes he is in danger next tribal council.

american idol 8: allison says goodbye, all male top three revealed

the rock and roll night was a sure hit at the 8th season of american idol. after last night's performance, 64 million votes were casted in the 2 hour span, the most of any season outside the finale episode.

the results night was jampacked, with the groups song being performed with this week's mentor, slash. it was still hard rock, and as expected, adam performed the best during the group song and danny and kris still looked awkward.

also on idol stage tonight, judge paula abdul will perform for the first time in idol history. she performed "i am here for the music". it really looked like it was lipsynch but i ope it was not. she still is an entertainer and she is still damn hot!

next on stage is no doubt. i started their song but i switched channels after some time.

then results time. ryan talks about how its gonna work tonight. so there are three stools on the right part of the stage, one for each of the top three. after they are called to safety, they will occupy each of the stools. the top three will be called randomly, and in no particular order. ryan calls the four hopeful on the stage and talks about the performances last night and the judges' critiques.

so the first one safe tonight is.... kris allen! yes america! thanks for saving kris! he still can't believe he is on the top three. he looks stunned. his wife appears to be crying. yes! kris is safe!

suspense... another intermission before we get the final results. it's chris daughtry! well, three seasons ago, he was eliminated on the same week (after elliot, katherine and taylor qualified to the final three). after that, he formed his band and moved on to be one of the most successful rock bands in a short span of time. their debut album is already quadruple platinum and they are releasing their second album.

they will be singing their first single out of the new album "no surprises." daughtry is really amazing! hope adam learns from chris that it does not need to be too shouty to be a rock star. i still love chris daughtry and he is incredible! after the song, ryan surprised the band with their quintuple platinum award (which was handed to them by kris allen - lucky kris!). this means their album sold 5 million copies worldwide.

then back to results. the second person put to safety is ... adam lambert!

no surprise their. after being in the bottom three last week, adam fanatics will surely keep their phone busy voting or him this week. plus the fact that he was the best performer last night.

so it is down to danny gokey and allison iraheta. in my review, they were the two weakest singers last night. danny was the worst last night but i predicted that allison will go home tonight simply because of fanbase.

so the one who will complete the top three is... danny gokey!

and the one with the lowest number of votes is... allison iraheta!

still no surprises. amidst the fact that allison is a good singer, allison never really had a strong fan base. she has been in the bottom three for a couple of times and i think her fans never had the consistency of voting for her. being named as the dark horse in the competition, she really has a great voice and her energy and youth is evident in her performances. hope she gets a record after the show and i also hopes she gets a good stylist after this.

so, we have an all male top three this season. next week, all three will be going back to their own hometowns and they will perform two songs next week. one song will be their personal pick and another will be picked by one of the judges.

2 more weeks and we will have a new american idol. what's sure right now is that it will be a male... other than that, your guess is as good as mine.

image is from: http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/american-idol-8-top-4-performance-rankings-57211.aspx

american idol 8: dialidol predicts who goes home among the final 4

here is dial idol's prediction on the top 4 of american idol season 8:

they put adam lambert to safety (which is no surprise since he is in he bottom 3 last week and the fans would surely burn his phone lines off) adn put the othe r3 idols to the danger zone, with allison getting the last spot.

source: http://www.dialidol.com/asp/predictions/predictions.asp

american idol 8: top 4 performs rock and roll classics, first duets in idol history

it's rock and roll night tonight for the top 4 of american idol. after matt's elimination last week (which was his 3rd elimination in the show, the most of any idol) and adam and kris' inclusion in the bottom three, the idols needs to bring their game tonight for anyone can be sent home.

so here is my rankings of tonight's performance:

4. danny gokey - what the hell was that? i hate the screaming, it was over the top and he was trying too hard. i hate the scream at the end and the kneeling was really cheesy. i think he is in danger for the first time in the competition. he should never record a rock song ever if he seals a record deal after the show.

3. allison iraheta - it was okay but too monotonous for me. i agree with randy that her highlights came during the chorus parts and nothing else came. i was a bit disappointed since we all know that this genre really fits her voice and she couldhave done better with it. but one note, it's the first time that i like her outfit and her hair, thanks to adam's stylist.

2. kris allen - he sounded great and did not over do the vocals. i like that he picked a sonmg that fits his strength and he played the guitar, which all of us loves when he does. i know that it looks awkward since this is not really his genre but he did well. i like that he chose an upbeat song and i think he did a good job.

1. adam lambert - no question, he was thee best of the night but i think some parts were a bit over the top and some got a bit cheesy. but he was really good. this week is really his week and it is his genre, i liked the fact that he nailed it. but there were parts that i cannot understand the words he is singing and becomes almost shouty.

the idols also did duets for the first time in the show. i think the pairing was unfair, for both adam and allison I(who are both rockers) were paired together. but surprisingly, i liked the duet of kris and danny over allison and adam. danny and kris started great and i agree that they complement each other. they sounded great despite the fact that the music overpowers their voice at some parts. allison and adam, on the other hand, appears to be shouting each other and were not complementing each other and i think it was too over the top.

so my bottom two would be allison and danny. i am predicting allison to be going home this week.

image is from: http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/american-idol-8-top-4-perform--episode-in-review-39311.aspx

survivor tocantins: coach wins immunity, sierra becomes the third jury member

after tyson's elimination during the last tribal council, debbie and coach are obviously surprised that tyson is gone. sierra seems to be pleased that she escaped yet another tribal council. the morning after, debbie was talking with jt and stephen and asking if they are still into what they have agreed. jt and stephen said yes and debbie relayed this to coach.

surprisingly, the old jalapao tribe is in control of the game now. having been down in numbers at the merge (4 jalapao and 6 timbira) and even suffering a blow at the unexpected elimination of joe due to his wound infection. it is amazing how the three did it by simply gaining timbira's trust and good choices.

the reward challenge involves a survey. each castaway is asked to answer a survey and it was tallied. jeff will ask questions from the survey randomly and they need to answer the most popular response, which is not necessarily their answer.each correct answer will give them a chance to cut another castaway's rope. each castaway has three ropes. if all the three ropes are cut, their figurine will be smashed and will be out of the game. the last castaway standing wins reward.

sierra was the first one out, followed by coach. next out was debbie. by the fourth question, the next person out was erinn. wow! jalapao is killing timbira. having answered the last question right, erinn cut jt's last rope and eliminated him. then it was between taj and stephen. both got the next question right, leaving taj with 1 rope and stephen with 2. stephen was the one who got the last question and won reward.

he has to choose one person to be sent to exile island, and he chose erinn (since they need to know if there is a new idol, and erinn is definitely with the old jalapao, after voting out tyson in the last tribal council). he also has to choose who he will share the reward with and he chose taj and jt, his old jalapao tribemate.

at exile, erinn knew that there is no idol and she was shown with no fire and no food. it rains and she is all wet. that is basically it, and she is amazed on how emotionally strong she is.

at camp, coach and debbie asked sierra if she will be willing to join them in bringing back the old timbira alliance. this is the best time to get erinn after stephen sent her to exile. but sierra hates the fact that coach and debbie is trying to get her despite attempting to get her out the previous tribal council. so it ended up in drama, with debbie walking out and debbie and coach agrees to vote sierra out.

at the reward, the old jalapao tribe was ate with a family and they were served with local brazilian delicacies, which they absolutely enjoyed. during the meal, the family's 3 year old daughter fell and hit her head. now comes taj on her mother mode and came to the rescue. she comforted her and she said that she reminded her of her son and how she missed her family.

they then went to the small spring which jeff told them was unique. it turned out that the spring has no bottom, since the sand is being continuously pushed up and you would not sink into it. it was pretty cool and as expected, the three talked about strategy on who to keep and who to eliminate.

when the three returned to camp, coach immediately talked to jt and wants his assurance if he will be in the final four. look at how coach think that jt is in complete control of the game? jt assured hima nd coach resorted to badmouthing sierra. coach told him that sierra and debbie approached him and asked him if he would consider to bring back the old timbira together, which was the opposite of what really happened.

sierra, on the other hand talked to stephen and told him what really happened. stephen is scared of this happening and went to talk to jt and coach. coach also told him his version and he is really confused on who is telling the truth.

the immunity challenge is a two part challenge. in the first part, the castaways needs to get 3 bags several meters away by throwing grapling hooks. the first three to get all three bags will advance to the next round. in the second round, castaway will manneuver a ball through a maze with holes. if the ball falls through a hole, they need to start over. first person to get the ball to the finish hole wins immunity.

at the first part, it was evident that jt and coach has an advantage, finishing way ahead of the others. then after that, it was between stephen and debbie. both got a good throw but it was debbie who got her bag across the line. so the finalists are coach, jt and debbie.

in the final round, jt got an early lead but his ball fell through a hole. debbie was nowhere in the game. coach had it slowly but surely and had an edge over jt since he started over. having done several risky moves, jt overtook coach's lead but unfortunately, his ball fell again. coach then regained lead and heads on to win coach wins immunity!

so back at camp, sierra is fighting for her life and told jt and taj about the attempt to revive the timbira alliance. she even confronted coach and debbie about it. much drama followed but nothing was resolved. they are still in limbo on who to vote, either sierra since she is a non-entity in the game despite the loyalty she has shown or debbie due to her scheming.

at tribal council, the topic was again brought up and again, coach lied straight up. coach did not gave up the idol and they voted.

here are the votes:

sierra
debbie
stephen
sierra
debbie
sierra
sierra

sierra is eliminated from tocantins and is the third member of our jury.

i am surprised on how far sierra got in this game. she was votedthe weakest in timbira when they arrived but she managed to hang on and stay there. she was even instrumental to tyson's elimination last week and she really survived this despite the odds.

image is from: http://tocantins.survivor.com/survivor-tocantins-cast/2009.01.14/sierra-reed.html