The first episode of Fans vs Favorites aired last night and well, it was half good and half bad. The beginning started off rather slow I thought, probably because it rained the whole start and was kind of odd to watch. The fans were brought in first and were slowly introduced to who their competition was. Yau Man got the biggest cheers which I felt bad for him in a way because that could hurt him pre-merge. Right after that Jeff told them there were two idols on the other side of the ocean. Ozzy got there first along with Erik from the fans but neither could find the idols. I was surprised that Fairplay actually got one of the idols but not in a way. He grabbed the wrong tribes idol, dropped it to the ground then headed for his. Yau saw it though and plowed Fairplay right into the boat. That’s the 2nd time in a month Fairplay’s head was bashed into the floor/boat!

At the two beaches we saw them starting to get their camp settled with the favorites finished by night one. The fans were slacking a bit and had nothing ready it seemed, compared to the favorites who already had fire thanks to Yau. They really didn’t show the fans a whole lot, but I can see why. The only really good moments we had from them were of Kathy who has to be certified crazy. I mean she told Tracy she’d “never seen fake boobs up that close before” was just the tip of the iceberg. Over at the favorites we saw two foursomes build immediately with Amanda/Ozzy/James/Parvati having their love alliance and Ami/Eliza/Jonathan/Yau having their anti-love alliance. It was interesting to see, as I didn’t really except some of them to work together so quickly. Cerie was kind of left out, same as before, and I was upset they didn’t show her as much. Hopefully next time!

The challenge was a tough one it seemed as it was both mental and physical. The fans took an early lead and kept it thanks tot he poor puzzle skills of the favorites. The challenge was rather intense though, even though the fans won by a landslide. Eliza will probably have a nice shiner after falling out of the wagon and bashing her head into the neighboring tree. Oh how little things make good TV.

Now the favorites, sadly, have to go to Tribal Council and both alliances want someone from the other one out. The lovers want Eliza out for being sneaky last time and the anti-lovers want Parvati out for the same reason. Fairplay, being himself, played both sides and told each what the other alliance was doing. Both claimed to have Fairplay on his side but things slightly turned. Johnny suddenly “realized” he was going to be a dad and he left his 7 month pregnant girlfriend at home. Now I mean this is NO the Fairplay I’m sure CBS wanted but at least Jeff let him have it at Tribal for trying to quit. They ended up voting anyway and sure enough Fairplay was the first one sent packing. It’s kind of shocking to see the favorites take a hit so soon as the show is basically made for them to win. Hopefully they have better luck next time!

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