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...