Countdown has begun...

There are only three days left on Survivor Island. The remianing Islanders ar as follows: Elisea, Lucita, Mahem and Evalola. The have been living in Isloation now for 7 weeks, both in real life and in second Life, actions and voicing through their avatars has been their only real means of communication, and only with each other. They have made friends, they have made enemies... but tonight they are calm and retrospective as the keen awareness that the experience they have shared is nearing an end.

It all means something now, and they are taking these memories made here into teh future with them. The place between the pals, the cargo boxes on the shore, the calming rush of the seascape. This morning they said they felt words were to little to explain their experience, magical and resonating. Mahem takes advantage of the moment of silence (as usual) to interject some thoughtful words, speaking directly to the island, and how it has embraced them, both the good and the ugly, their failures and successes are immortal on it's sands. He talked about the Islanders, those there with him, and those who have gone away and his feeling of their shared moments of intesity... and he paused to come to one unexpected conclusion: "The Women have won!"

There is a pear tree that has stood on the Island for 46 days now, an admonisment from the producers that reminds the players not to harvest what is not theirs. Later, at the Islanders camp, the discussion turns toward the pear tree, and stangely enough, an intruder that has taken some of their food. The Islanders are in for a grave discovery as a messenger arrives in teh form of the woman pear tree and informs them that Elisea has been stealing the food. Elisea denies this, claiming she has only ever taken enough to satisfy her hunger, and although she is outraged at the accusation, her companions remain loyal to her. No one knows who the stanger making the accusatins is, and some suspect it is a jaded fan, or a member of the production staff. Mahem does not believe Elisea took the food to cause intentional harm to the rest of them and lends her his support. With teh days growing short on the Island, the castaways decide that it is best to leave the past behind them and enjoy what time they have left.

Episode #6!

The countdown to the end has begun...

Like last Thursday, this weeks primetime elimination special took place in the magnificent setting of Pantelleria. There were three Nominees as you know, Lucita, Mahem and Alexander... for one of them, tonight it was over.

And it was newcomer Alexander Avro who said good-bye to the prize. The public voted, and in response, Alexander was sent back almost as soon as her arrived. Mahem and Lucita are both safe for another week. The challenge for this week that would elect a new leader amongst the remainding survivors was a Quiz. Elisea, Evalola and Moran found themselves in the spotlight, having to answer questions about their experience of the deserted Island. The winner for the second week in a row was Evalola, who seems incredibly determined to win the finale!

In a surprising turn of events, Moran found himself up for nomination for the very first time this week- by Mahem. Now there are only 5 players left and the world is wondering who will be the last survivor standing.

Will it be the neurotic Mahem, with his callous and brash attitude?
Will it be the distant Moran, who has decidedly kept himself on teh sidelines and away from drama?
Will it be Italian sweetheart Evalola who has won the hearts of many?
Perhaps Lucita, has her revelation regarding her age just bought her time, or has it won her the sympathy from the voting public?
Or Elisea, the perpetual victim?

Another week is gone, we will know soon.

Closer to the Ending

Every Thursday evening, the Stage during the Primetime Elimination special becomes a little more crowded with ex-players who. One of these ex players, along with Mauve, Guts, and LuCoronet is Louie. Now, Louie's stay on Survivor Island was brief, since he was eliminated after only 2 days for not following the guidelines and respecting the rules.

On the evening of the event, the stage has been set for another nail-biting elimination. Not only do the contestants have to face the show's host, Garrison, but they also have to face the friends (and foes) who have left the Island before them. Arriving centerstage directly from their mainstay on the sandy shores of the beach were the nominees Lucita and Irulan. Both women seemed particularly nervous, answering questions from the moderator, both intensely aware that one of them wouldn't be returning to the Island that has been their home for weeks.

But... before an elimination was to take place, we got to watch the contestants remaining on the island compete for immunity in an obstacle course! They had to run through a maze, and eventually compete in a jousting tournament "King of the Hill" style where two players attempted to knock each other off of a parcel. In the end, Evalola bested Elisea to move onto winning the race!

And then comes the part the live (and virtual) audience had been waiting for, the elimination. For an hour Lucita and Irulan sat in suspense as they watched their Island mates engage in activities on the large movie screen behind them, while the ex-contestants cheered on their favorite players. All of teh Islanders were brought one by one to the stage to nominate the player they thought should go home... Ultimately, Mahem and newcomer Alex were the two nominees for eviction.

And Irulan packs up her bags to leave the Island.

Lucita is safe for another week, but that doesn't mean she's too happy.

The new week started with a bang as a fight erupted between Lucita and Mahem, who told her he thought old people were luke babies, but with a wicked side. Now we all know Lucita's huge and very difficult revelation regarding her age had bonded her with her fellow contestants, or so we thought. Apparently, Mahem decided he would use it against her. He also claimed that Lucita herself is wicked, and it upset her so much to listen to his rantings that she said she had had enough and wanted to leave the game. Elisea and Evalola convince her to remains, reassuring her of her importance on the island, especially to her friend Elisea.

After the tumultous events of the evening, the Island returned to a much more pleseant state of peace...

...for now anyway...