‘Survivor: Redemption Island,’ episode 2 preview

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Video: Russell Russell Russell! Rob Rob Rob!
on tonight’s “Survivor: Redemption Island.”

Who’s really in charge, Boston Rob or Russell? Or does anyone really care?

The supervillians are featured front and center as “Survivor: Redemption Island” speeds into the second episode tonight.

Fairhope native Krista Klumpp is on Russell Hantz’s Zapatera tribe and seems to be under the radar so far. Meanwhile, Rob Mariano has his hands full with renegade former federal agent Phillip Sheppard at Ometepe. Plus, Francesca Hogi begins her stay on fun-filled Redemption Island.

Check out the action tonight, and look for the recap here.

Video: Get the ball of power. No, really.
Preview of tonight’s challenge, Smash, Grab, Smash.

Episode 1 recaps:

• Wade on Birmingham
• Jeff Probst: “That was hands down the best first tribal council ever.”

“Survivor: Redemption Island” airs at 7 p.m. Wednesdays on CBS 42. Look for the full recap tonight following the show.

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The dormant bush kept
very still, impatient to
burst forth with good news.

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They hand out trophies
under the Hollywood sign
with proof of purchase.

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Putting out fires
in the office has become
burning sensation.

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A solitary
torch keeps me company as
I hunt fireflies.

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“You are beautiful.”
The message spread through the town.
“You are beautiful.”

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The reservoir of
positive energy is
replenished with hope.

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Chairs suspend themselves
on tables as a wayward
mop glides lazily.

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Episode 1 recap

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Video: Krista Klumpp bares it all. Her first confessional
on “Survivor: Redemption Island.”

A third season with Russell Hantz. A fourth season with “Boston Rob” Mariano.

Really, “Survivor”? Really?

At least it made for an interesting first Tribal Council on tonight’s season premiere of “Survivor: Redemption Island.”

Lost in the shuffle was Krista Klumpp, the Fairhope native and pharmaceutical sales rep. Little screen time could mean she’s deadly dull, safe for weeks or who knows? Even host Jeff Probst called her a question mark.

More question, and snark, after the jump …

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‘Survivor: Redemption Island,’ episode 1 preview

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Photo: Auburn Athletics

Krista Klumpp served as head cheerleader at
Auburn before graduating in 2008.

Video: Host Jeff Probst sizes up Krista Klumpp
on “Survivor: Redemption Island.”

Returning losers! Players that won’t get sent home! Twists galore!

Welcome to season 22 of “Survivor.”

Joining the crew of “Survivor: Redemption Island” is Krista Klumpp. Tonight, her televised adventure in Nicaragua begins.

Host Jeff Probst rated the contestants (try to forget he already knows the winner) and said about the Fairhope native:

“Krista is a question mark. If she folds, it won’t surprise me. And if she turns out to be this strong pillar on her tribe, it won’t surprise me either.”

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For more photos and full bio of Krista Klumpp,
see our preview post.

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At left, Krista Klumpp was Miss Smiths Station and Miss
Phenix City, as well as fourth runner-up in
Miss Alabama USA. At right, in Nicaragua
for “Survivor: Redemption Island.”

As previously announced, eliminated players will have an opportunity to win their way back into the game from Redemption Island. Speaking of returning players, Russell Hantz and Rob Mariano, who squared off before in “Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains,” get yet another shot at the $1 million grand prize.

Can Klumpp oust the other 17 contestants before they oust her? The journey begins tonight.

Video: What’s the big twist this season?
We kinda already told you above.

Video: a look at the first challenge, Push It Uphill

Also:

• Meet Krista Klumpp, pharmaceutical sales rep and former Auburn head cheerleader.
• Opelika-Auburn News: “She said her two desired luxury items were an Auburn blanket and her Bible, but could not say whether she actually got to take those items with her.”
• The War Eagle Reader: “The thing that most worried me about going into the show was the food aspect. I’m OK with eating whatever there is around … but being from the South, I love always having the best food ever.”

“Survivor: Redemption Island” airs at 7 p.m. Wednesdays on CBS 42, starting tonight. Look for the full recap tonight following the show.

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Laptop calculates,
BlackBerry buzzes, plasma
pulses, iPad sleeps.

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The affair ended
with her tossing her dark roast
to the compost heap.

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Video: A “Peanuts” double feature: “Be My Valentine,
Charlie Brown” and “A Charlie Brown Valentine.”

Happy Valentine’s Day, y’all!

Remember: Tomorrow, half-price chocolates …

The pair’s mutual
dislike of everything made
them compatible.

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Not so much the shade
of history but the real
lessons need teaching.

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