28 Missing Moments from Survivor 25...

 

 

 

 

 

 

      In honor of the lovely Ms. RC Saint-Amour's 28th birthday, I've compiled 28 moments that occurred during season 25 of Survivor, but never made it to the final edit for whatever reason.  And yes, it is true, that you just can't make this stuff up!

  

 

 

 

 

1) It's not easy bein' green...

That iconic shot at the beginning before the returning players were reintroduced was hardly an ‘on-location’ shot. Due to budget demands and increases in a certain hosts “I’m-a-talk-show-host-now” contract, a green screen had to be used to recreate the lovely ocean in the first episode.

2) Killin' the castaways with cleanliness

While the Survivor’s had to resort to archaic solutions to drying/washing their clothes, the production crew always wore springtime-fresh articles thanks to a state of the art washing machine. Smug bastards.

 

 

 

 

3) Great balls of fire?

This challenge, that involved trying to knock off the other castaways plate-thingamajig seemed innocuous enough, but the original concept of the challenge involved fireballs and sword swallowing. Needless to say, most of the castaways balked and Burnett went back to the drawing board.

 

 

 

 

4) Final accusation: RC, with the spoon, in the shelter

Well, maybe. This one might be speculation, but it certainly seems logical. Here, RC is shown pondering which “weapon” could do more damage on her island nemesis. Abi never would of saw it coming!!!

 

 

 

 

5) Heaven, I need a hug...

 

RC has several moments where she is seen hugging her fellow tribemates, and while her hugs may be loaded with good intentions, the results of the hugged sometimes leaves one wondering just how powerful RC's hugs really are...

 

 

Hugging Mike...

 

Gives him a zesty hairpiece?

 

 

 

Hugging Pete...

 

Turns him into a man without a thought in his head?

 

 

 

Hugging Malcolm...

 

Turns him into Mrs. Freberg?

 

 

 

Hugging Jonathan...

 

Turns him into the Penner Zombie?

 

 

 

And hugging Denise clearly turned her into a reject from Les Miserables...

 

 

 

 

 

 

6) RC gets assaulted by a bunch of Abi-Marie clones!!!

Well, maybe not literally, but with Abi’s combination of frenetic pitch and robust volume of speech, one can easily see how RC felt completely outnumbered in this scenario…This is nigthmare fuel for the masses.

 

 

 

 

7) RC’s hands are portals to technology we’re hardly privy to

During her darkest moments at Tandang, she always found ways to stay amused. No joke. We’re not sure how she smuggled in such intricate nano-devices, but she’s clearly watching the movie Diner here. Ahh, what better way to spend a rainy day??

 

 

 

 

8) Cause you were all yellow...

Yup, there was some serious color saturation that had to be played around with as the bra they gave her was as bright as an army of light bulbs.

 

 

 

 

 

9) RC had magical abilities

Sometimes, she just wanted to tune out all that background noise, and she accomplished this with a simple spell that seemingly froze time, allowing her to focus on strategy rather than absorb Malcolm and Pete’s jock jargon. And the producers didn’t think this would make for good TV because…?

 

 

 

 

10) RC had some fishy friends for support

The playful pals from Finding Nemo were on hand to support RC in this water challenge. She was thankful, but she was so dominant that she hardly even needed the customary “attagirl!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

11) Coming out of her shell?

Assuming the vacant turtle head next to her? That would be host Jeff Probst, trying to steal this jaunty moment with the recently booted RC. Thankfully, the production team opted to re-shoot the scene without that large ham trying to steal RC’s tortoise-thunder…

 

 

 

12) RC wasn’t amused at the camera folks efforts to cheer her up

Puppet shows. Karaoke sessions. Celebrity impersonations. Yup, they tried it all to boost Ms. Saint-Amour’s otherwise drained persona during several moments at camp. All failed, but it was an admirable gesture indeed.

 

 

 

 

13) The life of pie...

That Pete is a joker, but the joke was on him when RC smacked his face with a readily staged pie that was displayed on one of the dessert tables at the Ponderosa. I’m pretty sure that this made RC’s day (or night).

 

 

 

 

 

14) Drink the rainbow?

 

Yes, the fine creators of everybodies favorite rainbow candy was in line to become a Survivor sponsor! Replacing the buoys with giant yellow Skittles seemed like an ingenious form of advertising/product placement. But alas, in the eleventh hour, the CBS-Skittles negotiations fell flat and “ordinary” buoys replaced the confectionary originals.

 

 

 

 

 

15) And speaking of rainbows...

Certainly, RC's peace message far predated the "Miss Survivor 2013" pageant...An ability to summon rainbows on cue certainly qualified her to be the ombudsmen of peace that she parlayed for on Rob Cesternino’s infamous challenge in 2013. Clearly, RC was the rainbow that followed an otherwise wet and rainy season.

 

 

 

 

16) RC wins a sweet bike!

A decent consolation prize, right? Beats your run-of-the-mill toaster oven at least. 

 

 

 

 

 

17) RC could tame Angry Artis!

Thanks to the summoning of magical fairies, RC found a way to sedate Artis in his angriest moments. It’s really no surprise that Artis is seemingly sleepy or half-asleep whenever he was around RC…

 

 

Every little thing she does is magic...

 

 

Instant Rip Van Silvester.

 

 

 

 

18) What was actually written on that parchment?

We were supposed to believe that she was skimming over the idol clue in this scene. But that hardly makes for amusing reading. Turns out she wasn’t actually reading the idol clue but rather, Mark Burnett’s grocery list that accidentally washed ashore. Sweet souvenir!!!

 

 

 

 

19) RC can’t find a seat for breakfast

It’s no coincidence that the producers were trying to stage several RC/Abi conflicts. Clearly RC was in no mood to mingle with Abi here, and she desperately seeks a chair that isn’t perpendicular to her Brazilian rival.

 

 

 

 

20) RC’s swimming exploits hardly went unnoticed

Even the mighty Neptune had to rise from the deepest depths of the ocean to observe RC as she resembled the nimblest of mermaids amongst the mighty waves. Talk about a friend in a high (or in this case, a subterranean low) place!!

 

 

 

 

21) Those camera folks sure have a good time!!!

What better way to break a tense moment than some shadow figures? Tensions and emotions had flared after the final tribal council, and at the very least, RC was amused!!

 

 

 

 

22) Ponderosa has a water slide?

Shhh. Otherwise, everybody is going to want a ride! RC was such a good sport and she could keep a secret that the masterminds behind the Ponderosa showed her this little private grotto that was hidden from most eyes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

23) Go Fish!!!

Fishing is generally a lost art on Survivor, and gone are the days of Rodger spending hours trying to catch a fish with his fishing pole. Well, in this challenge, RC got bored playing by the rules so she decided to test the waters and voila! Dinner.

 

 

 

 

24) RC won the annual Ponderosa water balloon fight!

Yeah, she kicked ass. RC got her revenge in many ways at Ponderosa, but whooping the rest of her Ponderosa mate’s tails at this timeless game was icing on the cake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

25) RC found Waldo

RC spent much of the season looking for answers. Answers about why her tribe had turned on her. Answers about how far she actually could get in this game. Well, amidst all of her searching, she discovered the literary hermit, which was an impressive feat…but to be honest, men with canes and bright red/white clothing hardly make ideal hide and seek players in a jungle. Just saying.

 

 

 

 

 

26) In RC’s downtime, she helped out the heroes on Lost

Well, it was certainly more entertaining than listening to the Tandang alliance bully her around, right? Clearly here, RC is trying to help Jack and Sawyer locate a radio tower so Naomi can contact the freighter and get them all off the island. RC >>> Kate.

 

 

 

 

27) RC’s real final vote...

Okay, this is the one thing that never actually happened during season 25. Just thought it would look pretty cool… ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

28) Life of Pi (Take 2)

Yann Martel’s masterpiece was pretty perfect, but as with any artistic medium, there is always room for improvement. Replacing Pi with RC and the tiger with a leopard was a perfect place to start said enhancements.

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RC!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lionel the Llama says:

Happy Birthday, RC! I promise I won't spit on your cake!!! <3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miss Survivor 2013: The Case for RC

Miss Survivor 2013: The Case for RC

Is there really a more obvious choice to be crowned Miss Survivor than RC Saint-Amour?

RC comes with a message of peace!!!

 

     All the anecdotal evidence that has amounted has certainly aligned itself with RC. Let’s take a moment to consider the straight facts. She’s beautiful. Talented. Smart. Athletic. And one hell of a Survivor player to boot. Any detective worth their salt would quickly be able to prove just how kismet the two notions of “RC” and “Miss Survivor” truly are.

Beautiful? Check.

Talented? Check.

Smart? Check.

Awesome personality? Check.

Imperishable smile? Check.

Whimsical? Check.

Fashion Icon? Check.

     Incidentally, she rarely likes to compare herself to other players. On the surface, she is the amalgamation of several dominant players of the past. Like Ozzy (Cook Islands), she is most comfortable surrounded by water, and one is left wondering how the make-up department did such a great job of covering over her gills. Like Amber (Australia), she has a pure, natural beauteous quality to her, that could never be robbed no matter the rainy downpours or the unsettling personalities around her. Like Eliza (Vanuatu), she also has a bubbly, spontaneous personality that electrifies your television as if it had just been struck by lightning. She is the real deal, people. Such dedicated alchemy obviously worked in her favor; she was born to compete. Competing is as essential to her genetic makeup than any other chromosome. And while her journey on Survivor didn’t quite end with the signing of a monolithic check, she still left the game with a great deal of grace and pride. With such attributes intact, it allowed her to thrive even greater in her next Survivor related competition: The quest to become Miss Survivor amongst the 2012 participants.

RC always comes prepared...

En route to the debate...thinking peaceful thoughts

Now arriving: The Belle of the Boulevard

     Reaching the final 3, RC is poised to compete against Chelsea Meissner and Kim Spradlin, who were both contestants on Survivor: One World. They cleverly dominated the season, manipulating the hapless Joe’s at every turn. They made as strong a duo as Survivor had seen in many years. Kim was the mastermind; Chelsea, her wry companion. The emphasis here, is that together, they’re dominant. Split them up and they become a clock who’s minute and hour hands are spinning in opposite directions. If they aren’t working together, than the whole façade falls apart (perhaps, this is why Kim so publicly endorsed Chelsea during her interview?). RC is singularly the whole package. She was the heart of the Tandang tribe during nearly every Immunity Challenge, which was a sparkling feat considering how otherwise dysfunctional the tribe was. RC never had a life vest, a luxury that Kim was afforded by having such a strong ally with Chelsea. RC was essentially ostracized by her tribe, and that’s when she truly started to shine. That’s when the television show went from being a reality competition into an ecclesiastical event. RC began to delve into her past, citing earlier events that changed her outlook of life, and we finally got to see who RC really was. A schemer creating an early alliance with Abi, Pete and Michal? Hardly. Like a cryptozoologist’s most miraculous of discoveries, RC became a mermaid, finding her paradise amongst the clapping waves. She looks so comfortable and safe, despite the eternal vastness that the ocean represents. But despite it’s ultimate lack of superficial security, the ocean can also represent a canvas of hope; a springboard for optimism when the land suddenly seems so solid and mundane. We get to see a fragile side of RC, and the fruition of her story from her bullied past into a this stunning, confident woman who has stared her adversity in the eyes. Like a punch-drunk boxer, refusing to settle in the corners, she encounters wave after wave and she still bobs back up like a personified buoy.

 

 

Further evidence citing RC's case:

 

Exhibit A: Breathtaking

Exhibit B: Playfulness

Exhibit C: Incandescent

Exhibit D: Exuberance

Exhibit E: Freebird

Exhibit F: Superabound

Exhibit G: Rainbowlicious

Exhibit H:My idea of heaven

 

 

     All pleonastic plundering aside, what I’m trying to get at, is that RC’s story is the personification of pageantry. RC’s tale is one about rising when your back is so pressed up against the wall that your flesh slinks into the pores of the adhering masonry. RC’s game was filled with highs and lows; nightmares with Jabberwocky’s that far outweighed the impromptu bathing receptacle used by Tarzan, or Troyzan’s grandstanding after winning an important challenge. RC was trapped in a fruitless alliance, filled with vindictive souls. She was stuck in a toxic camp with problems that’d make Maury Povich blush. She lobbied for the tribe. She tried to keep the lines of communication open amongst her tribe mates. But when Abi and Pete shunned her like she was the kid wearing the unfortunate Star Trek shirt at a Star Wars convention, RC’s fate had already been decided. Perhaps, had she been surrounded with more level-headed people who realized that early immunity wins were hardly the recipe for Survivor grandeur, it would have been her battling at the end for the immortal title of “Sole Survivor“. Kim and Chelsea’s journey just seems more hackneyed in retrospect to RC’s operatic crusade. Even when RC went to the jury, it became a celebration. Curious eyes always gazed over at the jury box; whether it was to check out her threads or watch her animated expressions that created an almost theatrical atmosphere to the tribal councils. And her exploits at Ponderosa were bombastic, always entertaining. Her long awaited rendezvous with Abi-Maria arguably made for better TV than the show where Abi was actually booted. RC deserved every flicker of light that the spotlight offered her.

Ready to dominate

Oh-oh-oh/The sweetest thing

Surveying the field

 

 

     Thinking back, RC probably deserves some sainthood cred for trying to soothe the flabbergastic personalities at Tandangville. And keeping in accordance to that theme, a very prepared RC unveiled her platform at her initial interview: Survivor peace. Daunting and perilous are two words that come to mind, instantly. Survivor, for all it’s ‘tightness’ as being a community of players, has had it’s fair collection of bitter rivalries. Kelly and Sue? Lex and Rob? Randy and Sugar? Russell and Brandon? Indeed, it is, for all intents and purposes, a game, but when you have really competitive people, it can sometimes carry relationships through the muck, even after the dust settles. What RC has proposed to do, is to create an environment that essentially disregards the jawing and sniping that can occur on various social media platforms (Twitter has long been a tautological temple for puerile preposterousness), and she wants to create a place where people can settle their beefs, and learn how to coexist for the sake of the overarching ‘family’.

I can hear Fergie singing: "Where is the love, the love, the love?"

What Evan & Jaron were thinking when they wrote the song "Crazy for this Girl"

Jovial...practicing what she preaches!!!

:D

 

     “Peace” is a concept of global proportions, and who better an ambassador to push this message than somebody who experienced such conflict and saw peace as the only rational resolution? RC is no stranger to this territory, as her problems with Abi were well documented, but she found a way to distance herself from the turmoil. RC was mistakenly prodded by Mr. Cesternino during the interview, when RC failed to name more ‘positive’ aspects about Pete and Abi, and offered a somewhat snarky jab at RC’s peace proposition. But just because RC is all in favor for a more peaceful community doesn’t mean that she has to kiss the asses of people she generally has no time for. There are several facets to the ‘peace umbrella’ and not all of them involve becoming BFF’s with your former adversary for the sake of the concept. I think the point is here, that RC has gotten over her anger with these people to the point where she can coexist with them, and be civil with them. One can argue the sentiments all day, but what really counts is that she’s trying this positive approach, and trying to bestow it upon other potential feuding parties. Her push for civility is admirable indeed, and she should not (under any circumstance) be doctored style points because she couldn’t applaud people who royally screwed her over.

 

A retrospective look at RC's potential peaceful influence...

Bringing unity at the first Thanksgiving, 1621

Casual attire at the treaty of Versailles, 1919

Modeling for the future at the Seneca Falls convention, 1848

The real reason that Elton John and Eminem played nice, 2001

More contemporary, adding a peaceful outlook to the Kardashian/Humphries divorce, 2012

 

 

 

...Because the Montague's and Capulet's were never going to deal otherwise, in Verona

 

 

 

Who needs a ring to stomp Sauron when you have RC???

 

 

 

 

The heart of Pandora 

     RC obviously cares very deeply about this pageant, as the pillaring zeitgeist of evidence affords us with. She has rallied her soldiers to vote often, while also giving a lot of credit to her competitors (who are both very capable contestants for this pageant). RC makes this pageant more interesting because she is kind of a ‘wild card’, going up against the bonded Kim and Chelsea. I anticipate RC to be feisty at the eventual colloquium, and it’ll make for a more robust competition. Cause let’s be honest here: Watching Kim and Chelsea pingpong compliments back and forth is like watching an episode of Pretty Little Liars where all the girls get along and are wearing friendship bracelets: It just makes for disenchanting TV. So that’s where I hope that RC’s preparation and willingness to embrace the title will come in. Her unbridled enthusiasm and passion will ultimately make her a capable corival in this grand coliseum that Mr. Cesternino has orchestrated . RC’s world was never enhanced with a billboard-sized check for a million bucks, but hopefully, it can be filled with tiara’s and sashes and all the other regalia and decorations that go with the title of Miss Survivor.

 

 

So excited, she can hardly watch!!!

 

 

 

Replace Jeff with Rob, Replace Turkey Idol with tiara

     The debate once again proved RC’s dedication to her campaign, and she flourished triumphantly. Indeed, her competition is fierce; Kim’s hypnotic charm and Chelsea’s saccharine sweetness creates a formidable duo, but in the end, it was RC who stuck to her guns the greatest, championing her campaign and offering heartfelt explanations on the issues she believed in. Who wouldn’t want to see Russell stroll through Bourbon St. sporting a sporty pink blazer? And her choice to block Abi may have been unpopular, but it was sound. Abi’s legion’s attempt to cauterize a campaign in the eleventh hour was similar to Abi’s overall strategy: Just a day behind. For the sanctity of the competition, Abi’s circus was the last thing needed for Miss Survivor 2013. So that leaves us with the vote…Like RC’s aforementioned choice of literature, The Giving Tree, it is almost symbolic to recognize her own efforts as representation of such a tree, as she has been an absolutely delightful resource to the Survivor community. And rather than sap her (no pun intended) of all her resources, let us, rather, honor her with the rewarding title of Miss Survivor 2013.

...And as always, RC=Right Choice!!!

We all have our fingers crossed, RC!!

 

 

 

Lionel the Llama says:

No spitting today...But please visit VOTE FOR RC!!!