Don't trust this woman.

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Remember how the dearly departed James told the “Survivor” camera overlords how disappointed he was in Colby Donaldson, the previously awesome dude who seemed to have given up? It was like, James opined, “my Superman sucks!”

Well, clear out that phone booth and dust off that cape, babies, because Colby’s back. Even though he hasn’t done a lot of impressive physical stuff, Mr. Donaldson emerged last night as the wise advisor, the sage taskmaster, and Dad. My two favorite moments:

— He, Amanda and Danielle are lying on a bed during their reward, eating popcorn and watching “Treasure Island” when Danielle finds the clue to the hidden immunity Idol, which Amanda has been obsessed with finding. So obsessed that she’s lying on a bed with Colby Donaldson, which would have been on my bucket list in, like, 2002, and she’s not even enjoying herself. So Amanda’s paranoia Spidey sense sends her over to where Danielle has hidden the clue. And takes it. Thus ensues the most ridiculous fight ever. I mean, Crystal and Alexis are watching that in Palm Springs somewhere with martinis and a cabana boy going “What was that? There wasn’t even any mud!”

So Danielle’s solution is to scream at Colby to make a decision for them, like “Daaaaad! Make her give it back to me!” Colby, who seems over the whole thing like you would be if your daughters were fighting over the remote while you’re woodworking, says the clue is Danielle’s. (My sister, my Survivor commissioner, tells me that technically, the rule is that the first person who finds an Idol gets to keep it, but it’s not the same with clues. So it’s sorta Finders Keepers, Snoozy Losey.)

— Later, Candice, who is a flipper from way back (remember her jumping ship with Jonathan “Leslie’s Favorite Survivor” Penner?) is agonizing over her decision to vote with the Villains. Sandra, who’s game is to put it all out there and let the chips fall where they may, tells her she knows Candice has been gabbing to Russell about their plans. Colby basically tells Sandra to chill, because he trusts Candice. And oh, by the way, just in case he’s wrong…Candice shouldn’t get too comfy. The look on her face was like “Oh, crappity.”

So…this week’s strategies were based on some actual deductive reasoning and not some dumb idea based on an assumption in J.T.’s head. The main strategy was to try to vote one of the Villains off, assuming that Danielle had the immunity Idol. Of course, that was based on the logic that Danielle wouldn’t be dumb enough to share the clue with her former tribe mates. Sigh. Of course, Russell found it, because he’s a magnet for those things, and when he got nervous at Tribal Council, he played it, even though no one voted for him.

And I gotta tell you – that, to me, was the moment of a shift in the game. Russell, who is just beginning to understand that he’s not as immune as he thinks, looks at Parvati after Amanda got voted off and explains that he had to play the Idol just in case. This was significant, first of all, because he was looking to her for approval, which is so un-Russell-like. And the look she gave him, which was one of those patented Parvati “You’re an affront to humanity” looks, froze him.

“”You wasted one,” she sneered, leaving the “…Moron!” hanging in the air. Russell found out what a lot of other former Survivors have figured out to their peril – you don’t mess with Parvati. Once she runs out of uses for you, you’re done.

And I don’t think she’s got any more use for him now.