Friday, May 7, 2010

Fly me to the moon, let me sing among those stars, let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars.

Here is a recap of the last episode of "Survivor".

After Tribal Council, Rupert and Colby realize that their fellow Heroes tribemate, Candice, has turned on them. Jerri is ready to vote Candice out because they no longer need her extra vote.

Rupert and Russell argued over the game the next day in front of the entire tribe. I personally applaud Rupert for calling Russell out because Russell isn't the best player. He has a bad reputation.

The castaways go to their challenge site and learn that they are playing for Immunity. The challenge is won by Parvati, who has won that particular challenge before. Jeff reads a clue to a Hidden Immunity Idol at their camp, and when they return to camp, Sandra finds the Idol. Rupert sticks a rock in his pocket to throw people off. Russell falls for the trick and conspires with his alliance to split the vote between Rupert and Colby, while Colby and Rupert decide to vote for Candice in revenge for her betrayal. The girls decide to turn on Russell and vote for Candice.

At the first Tribal Council, The Villains split the vote between Candice and Rupert, and Colby and Rupert vote for Candice, sending her to the jury by a vote of 5-3. I've always liked Candice since her first season in the Cook Islands, and named my first digital camera after her. Sad to see her go, but I kind of saw it coming because of her flip last week. Peace out Candice.

After the first Tribal Council, Russell is upset that his alliance didn't follow his plan. They agree to target Rupert in the next Tribal Council.

The second immunity challenge is won by Russell. He was concerned that Parvati and Danielle were too close, since he wanted Parvati on his side, so he decided to stir up trouble by saying Parvati was targeting Danielle and vice versa. The two girls talked to each other about it and realized that Russell was trying to split them up. They turned to Sandra and Jerri to try to save Danielle. Russell convinces the two Heroes to vote for Danielle.

At Tribal Council, Danielle and Russell argued over what he said to her, and I know Danielle was correct and Russell was lying to her face in front of everyone else. This caused Danielle to break down in tears and I felt bad for the poor girl. After the vote, it is revealed that Jerri switched her vote, causing Danielle to be voted out 4-3. Danielle has always been one of my all-time favorite players, and I hated to see her go out the way she did. If Russell makes it to the end, she'll get a chance to call him out. Peace out Danielle, and stay beautiful.

That's all for Survivor this week. A recap of The Hills will come soon.

Love y'all,
***-Lily-***

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Ransom notes keep falling out your mouth, mid-sweet talk newspaper word cutouts, speak no feeling, no I don't believe you, you don't care a bit.

Today I have a video I would like to share with you guys. A recap of last night's episode of "The Hills" will come soon as well.

"The Shooting", also known as "Dear Sister", was an SNL Digital Short that originally aired on April 14th, 2007. The short is a satire of "The Dearly Beloved", the second-season finale of the TV show "The O.C.".

The video is shown here (I couldn't figure out how to directly post it to this blog).

Before I talk about it, there is some history on the video I will share. Two days after the original airing of the short was the Virginia Tech shootings. 33 people were killed in this shooting, including the killer, who committed suicide when he was done killing people. The short was found to be in poor taste after the massacre and was never uploaded to youtube or NBC's website. It did start a wave of reenacments on youtube, but now because of the dispute between youtube and Warner Music Group, many of the videos have their audio muted. I have found the original video on Photobucket.

The video is a good satire of the scene in "The O.C.", which I have seen. If you notice, every time Kristen Wiig is shot, the music, "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap, restarts. And as Jason Sudeikis and Fred Armisen shoot each other, the music overlaps. It's very funny, but also satirical. I showed this video to my boyfriend and we both enjoyed watching it together.

A recap of last night's episode of "The Hills" will come soon, and "Survivor" will come on Friday. Saturday Night Live is a new epsisode, with host Betty White and musical guest Jay-Z. I will try to write about that.

Love y'all,
***-Lily-***