Episode 11: PAGONG IS DEAD

Challenge I: Survivor Quiz Show
    Castaways answer a variety of questions about island living.
Winning Castaway Gets: A night on the Sipadan Princess.
Winning Castaway: Sean

Challenge II: Walk the Plank
    A contest of balance
Winning Castaway Gets: Immunity.
Winning Castaway: Kelly

The Vote:
    Colleen- Rudy, Richard, Susan, Sean
    Sean- Kelly, Colleen

My comments:
Another sad day on the island as Colleen gets the boot. I was not surprised to see Colleen leave because she was the last of Pagong. It will be sad not seeing her happy face on the screen but all that I can do is pick between two evils of who will win the money. The best part of this episode was when Sean’s Dad showed up to have dinner with him. Well it is almost over but I will be here till the end.

What CBS had to say about the episode:
    Colleen Haskell, the demure advertising student from Miami whose strategy was to "fly below the radar so no one will notice me," was voted off the island tonight. Picked by many to be one of the first castaways voted off the island.
    Colleen combined a blend of intellect and sweetness to maintain her position, in the process becoming perhaps the most beloved of all castaways. Her quiet spunk and clean beauty outshone the island existence. But neither was enough for a million dollars. The woman who had worn a "sitting duck" shirt to the previous Tribal Council, sure her demise was imminent, finally met her fate.
    "I'm rather relieved to go," she said quietly, then turned the discussion to her former Pagong tribe members. "I miss my friends. It will be nice to see them again. The game has changed without them"
Princess For A Day
    Survivor's ultimate reward challenge went to Sean, when he won a night aboard a luxury yacht. Competitors were asked simple survival questions concerning life in Borneo. Several were about snakes, fresh water, leeches. In the end, Sean beat out Richard for the prize.
    Not only did Sean eagerly board the yacht, but he was soon stunned to be greeted by his father. The two men enjoyed a leisurely dinner together, then spent the night drinking. Rich joined them for breakfast in the morning.
Walk the Plank
    Colleen came very close to winning the crucial "Walk the Plank" Immunity Challenge and furthering her stay on the island. Walk the Plank asked competitors to do nothing more than balance atop a beam. This seemingly simple action took on a monumental significance as the time spent atop the perch stretched from minutes to hours. "Imagine," castaway Sean Kenniff said, "standing in one place for several hours at a time. Sooner or later every sane person would loose their balance."
    Rich set the tone for Walk the Plank, trying to psych out the competitors by singing several variations of "100 Bottles of Beers on The Wall", before toppling into the bay off Rattana Beach.
    After over two hours, the competition eventually came down to Kelly and Colleen. Colleen looked relaxed and composed, but inadvertently lost her balance while adjusting her footing. The slip cost her. Colleen's imminent demise became anticlimactic for her. "I guess," said a tired Colleen. "It was time for me to go."
Below The Radar
    When the castaways first came ashore on Pulau Tiga, Colleen's strategy of "keeping quiet and flying below the radar" was laughed at by many. However, it worked out well for the petite Miami resident. She was not only among the final six castaways, but until she fell, Colleen was just three Tribal Councils away from winning it all.

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