By: Josh Wigler
Shoes Fly: If you thought Wendy Jo was a whackjob, clearly you haven’t met Holly Hoffman. After voting her ally out at the first tribal council of SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA, the 44-year-old swim coach took a swan dive straight into the deep end by stealing a boiling pot of food and sinking real estate executive Dan Lembo’s $1600 shoes to the bottom of the ocean out of pure spite — then confessing her actions to the entire tribe, entirely unprompted. Leave it to coach Jimmy Johnson, whose social game is improving tremendously, to talk Holly off the proverbial ledge. Had Espada lost this week’s immunity challenge, there’s no doubt that Holly would have gone home in a unanimous vote. I suppose that’s what next week is for!
Idol Hands: I thought the hidden immunity idol was actually supposed to stay hidden this year? It didn’t get ferreted out in total Russell Hantz fashion, but the idol has nonetheless found itself in the clutches of technology executive Marty Piombo after only two episodes. Marty has doctor Jill Behm to thank for the prize after she coached him towards the idol in a surprising display of loyalty. Unfortunately for Jill, Marty’s words upon discovering the idol says everything about his strategy: “I found the idol! I mean, we found the idol!” Marty’s slip of the tongue speaks to an undeniable truth about the game of SURVIVOR — out there in the jungle, possession is nine-tenths of the law, meaning that Jill has absolutely zero claim to that idol unless Marty feels like playing nice.