Survivor Nicaragua: Jane Kicked Out of the Tribe After Drowning the Fire

That is Jane you are looking at, on last night's last episode of Survivor before the finale, on Sunday,

Jane had just learned that her Final 4 alliance had betrayed her and that she was going to be kicked out of the tribe at that night's Tribal Council.

When Sash told Jane that everyone agreed that if they took Jane to the end she would win the million dollars. And thus she had to go.

At that point Jane's hand suddenly got all swollen and blurry.

Jane is a spooky looking gal. I like her. I suspect she'll be winning $100,000 as fan favorite. Either she or Fabio, if Fabio does not win the million.

This has been a very odd season of Survivor. It seemed to go by real fast. Sped up, somewhat, I suppose, by quitters. There really was not a lot of plotline this time, not a lot of good scheming, no good Hidden Immunity Idol drama, no really good blindsides.

But, a couple of very animated Tribal Councils that may have been the best in Survivor history.

Last night, to me, Jeff Probst seemed to cross a line from simply asking questions at Tribal Council to acting more like a coach. When Jane let loose her bit of vitriol, making clear she was the one chosen to go, Probst eventually said something, directed to Fabio and Dan, suggesting that since Chase and Sash have Immunity Idols and since Fabio won Immunity, why not take back control of the game by allying with Jane, with Fabio, Dan and Jane voting out Holly.

Actually, that would have ended in a 3/3 tie between Jane and Holly. With one of those tiebreaker deals. This had not occurred to me while watching last night.

In the end, all voted to vote out Jane. I guess they all drank the you can not possibly win against Jane for the million dollars Kool-aid.

I think my favorite part of last night's episode was Jane drowning the fire before she left.

I never like the family/friend visit episode of Survivor. These people have been gone less than two months, but they act like they've been in WWII fighting for 3 years and finally getting to see their mom again. Dan's son could not quit kissing him. Fabio was in tears. As was Holly. I don't remember who showed up for Sash. Was it Chase's mom? If so, he was probably crying.

I suppose it is the extreme stress of being stranded out in the middle of nowhere with all those TV cameras constantly watching you that makes the Survivors such emotional wrecks in such a short time.

I am not all that looking forward to Sunday's 3 hour finale. It doesn't matter to me who wins the million dollars.

Survivor Nicaragua: Jungle Jane Wins Immunity With Brenda Kicked Out of the Tribe

The toughest person on Survivor Nicaragua, and maybe the toughest person in Survivor history is Jane.

Jane of the Jungle. The oldest woman on Survivor.

I don't know how old Jane is. She appears to be anywhere from 65 to 95. With the strength of a teenage Olympic athlete.

Wednesday's episode was, for me, the most enjoyable of the current Survivor.

I liked the make your way to a goal using planks and barrels Reward Challenge. With a helicopter ride and slide down a volcano to a pizza feast reward.

The team that did not win went back to camp where we learned that what shocked the tribe in last week's previews was not Jane and Fabio making whoopee. Instead, their camp had burned down. Not exactly a Survivor first.

We got to see Sash and Brenda doing some crowing about controlling the game. Always a good sign that a comeuppance is coming.

Brenda remarked that Sash and she were the King and Queen of the Jungle. Then she changed that to say that actually she was the King. Which made Sash a Queen. Something Shannon had rudely suggested in, what was it, the second episode?

The Immunity Challenge took strength. Stand on a narrow plank above a shark infested pond and hold onto a series of knot on a rope as you lean back over the tank.

Most fell into the water before they got to the second knot.

Soon it was down to Benry (Ben Henry), Chase and Jane, on the second knot.

Soon Benry fell into the water.

Chase tried to psych Jane out. Jane was a little wobbly. Probst urged her to continue.

Then Chase started fidgeting and either violated the rules by reaching beyond his current knot. Or he simply dropped out. This particular subject is a raging debate on the Internet today.

So, once more, Jane wins Immunity.

And at Tribal Council Brenda learned she is no longer the King of the Jungle. Even the Queen, Sash, voted her out.

Jane is a shoo-in for the million bucks if she makes it to the Final Three. Unless she does something dumb, like break Fabio's heart.

Speaking of Fabio. I can't believe I've grown to like him and find him funny.

Survivor Nicaragua: Marty Asked To Leave The Tribe After NaOnka Pitches a Funny Tribal Council Fit

I usually get a bit confused by the time the votes are read at a Survivor Tribal Council.

If I understand it right, no matter how it played out tonight, Marty was doomed.

Marty seemed to have a coherent plot to scare NaOnka into playing her Immunity Idol, with Jane then being voted out.

So, there was some fun in watching Marty being the one to go, what with all his comments about how superior he was to the stupid people who did not know how to play the game.

How come Marty did not ask Sash to return the Hidden Immunity Idol. The subject of Sash returning Marty's Idol didn't even come up.

The look on Marty's face when he realized NaOnka was not playing her Immunity Idol was a good moment of an oh-oh comeuppance.

But, Marty handled the boot with dignity. Though he seemed way too cockily sure of himself prior to that.

As for the Tribal Council.

NaOnka is Reality TV Character GOLD. I do not recollect the F-Bomb being exploded by someone at a Tribal Council before. Plus NaOnka's double middle finger salute had to be blurred out. Along with other random bleeping

Jeff Probst looked just a bit flabbergasted, at times, and said he was speechless at one point.

I am really liking Jud/Fabio. He is the youngest on the Tribe, and yet, somehow, sometimes, seems the most mature.

There was a very funny dialogue midway through the episode, between Fabio and Benry (Ben Henry) that went something like Benry suggesting they just play stupid, with Fabio saying it's easy to play stupid, but that he doesn't like to have to. It was funnier than I'm making it sound.

I felt for Jane in the Reward Challenge. When in picking the teams, it randomly, accidentally became the girls vs. the boys, I figured there'd be a problem if there was a physical component to the challenge. There was. The girls had trouble plowing through sticks and brick walls. While the boys plowed through like bulls.

Due to an imbalance in numbers, Chase had to sit out the challenge, but he got to pick which team he was rooting for. If that team won, Chase got to go on the reward with them. Which in this case was a zip-line trek through the Nicaraguan jungle, with a BBQ and other goodies, plus beer feast after the ziplining.

Chase picked the girls to win. He thus did not get BBQ or ziplining.

The Immunity Challenge seemed very easy. With Brenda being the one to win. Probst showed a series of symbols, in order. The Survivors had a cube with the symbols on it. Show the correct symbol and you don't get eliminated. The symbols were things like 'ship,' 'anchor,' 'dagger,' 'pistol, 'flag,' 'cannon.' I can't remember what they all were. But all you had to do was remember them by letter, in order. Turning it into 's, a, d, p, f.'  How hard is it to remember 5 or 6 letters in order?

I felt bad for Fabio's girl friend, Jane. I like Jane. But that Immunity Challenge was tough stuff for a 90 something gal. Jane did real well for about two-thirds of the challenge and then she turned into a limp dishrag.

Anyway, I'm still not loving Survivor Nicaragua. I'm not really quite sure why.

Next week's previews show the Survivors being horrified, mortified and absolutely petrified over something they are looking down at.

The only thing I can figure is they came upon Jane and Fabio making whoopee in the jungle.