Before we get started, a reminder of who has whom:
Second, 5 bonus points each to Iyasah, Angela and Carol
for agreeing the last update contained high quality Journey puns. They really
were!
We kick off with Lavo returning after giving Aysha an early
vacation in Fiji. Sol’s glad he’s still
here, Kishan feels blindsided by Teeny who’s suffering a crisis of conscience. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’”
[Teeny] to Angela!). Rome sees himself in the majority alliance with
Genevieve and Kishan and is confident that Sol will go home at their next
tribal.
The following day, the tribe goes idol hunting and Rome
thinks he’s the best idol hunter. Rome won’t let Sol be alone for even a minute,
and even tells Sol it’s not smart for him to find an idol right now because
he’s on the bottom – that privilege is reserved for people at the top.
Kishan pushes Rome against Sol because he’s here for the
chaos. Me too, Kishan! Teeny
thinks he’s playing too hard, and he is. He’s Genevieve’s tightest ally but she
sees him as complicated, because continuing to stand up for him will eventually
blow back on her.
At Gata, Sam is playing a freestyle game along with Sierra
safely in the middle of the tribe with Andy on one side, Rachel and Anika on
the other. Then, like magic, the girls
form an all-girls alliance called The Breadwinners (note to Big Brother players:
Naming an alliance/being part of one is not scored in Survivor. I’ll add it
next season.). I call this out because
it’s ALWAYS talked about and NEVER done. The question is how long it will last.
Anika sees the girls as the tribe powerhouses, while Rachel can’t picture how
her game could go better. Andy, however, is a mess but Sam is happy to mentor
him because it puts his vote in Andy’s pocket.
Sierra breaks Rule
#1: STFU and tells Andy about the Breadwinners, swearing Andy to secrecy.
Andy immediately tells Sam who is ticked at Sierra for not
telling him too. There’s a potential
split here as the girls want Andy gone, but Sam wants him around.
At Tuku, a worn-down Sue is comforted by Gabe who sees her
as the perfect ally (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Gabe] to Carol!). Sue thinks they are
underestimating her and goes idol hunting, and quickly finds a beware
advantage! (2 points for “Find beware
advantage”, 2 points for “Open beware advantage” [Sue] to Sheila!). It instructs her to cut a rope near their
well. When she does, a clay pot
containing blood-red liquid and her idol fall to the ground, splattering all
over the place (2 points for “Complete stage 1 of Beware advantage”, 5
points for “Find hidden immunity idol” [Sue] to Sheila!).
There’s a problem, however. The area looks like a murder
scene and Sue hastily covers up the evidence.
She forgets her own face and hair, however, so when Tiyana and Caroline
come by, they ask her why she has blood in her hair (5 points for “Say the
title of the episode” [Tiyana] to Dylan!). She makes up vague excuses but
they don’t buy it.
We head to the immunity and reward challenge where the three
tribes will play for 3 live chickens, 6 eggs or a date at Tribal Council with
Jeff. They’re tied through the first two
stages. At the puzzle, tulu and Gata work together to make progress. For Lavo, Rome plops down in front of the
puzzle and Genevieve hands him one piece at a time. “That’s not the right piece”, Sol says over
and over from the background. They’re
getting nowhere as Jeff calls out Rome’s lackadaisical play (3 points for
“Jeff says something negative about you in a challenge” [Rome] to Angela!). 5 bonus points if you send me the phrase
roman statue. Tell no one else. Offer good until the next update is
posted.
Gato and Tuku blow Rome out of the water, finishing their
puzzles before Rome has even a single piece.
It’s the worst puzzle performance in Survivor history, and it’s going to
send Lavo to Tribal Council. (12 points for “Win tribe immunity and
reward” [Anika]/[Andy],[Kyle]/[Sierra] to Roberta and Lia!), (6 points each for
“Win tribe immunity and reward” [Sue], [Rachel], [Gabe], [Caroline], [Sam] to
Sheila, Dylan, Carol, Iyasah and Brian!). Winning tribe Gata chooses Andy,
Teeny and Caroline to go on the Journey (3 points each for “Go on a journey”
[Andy], [Teeny], [Caroline] to Roberta, Angela, and Iyasah!)
At the journey, Teeny, Andy and Caroline have to choose
someone to lose their vote at the next tribal council to gain an advantage,
else all three will lose their votes.
With time running out, Teeny volunteers to lose her vote. They gain an alliance idol which can only be
played after the merge, and only on the same person, which all remaining pieces
must agree upon. Does this make them allies?
Or does it give them people to target?
I’m betting the latter.
Back at Lavo, Rome is demoralized but that doesn’t stop him
from absolutely bullying Sol, saying he’s going to use his steal a vote on him
if Sol doesn’t give him his shot in the dark.
Otherwise, he says, he’s going to steal Genevieve’s vote. I’ve seen
aggressive gameplay before, but this is a whole new level. Sol can’t believe he’s hearing these threats
(ultimatums) and turns down the “offer”, realizing Rome has no intention of
stealing Genevieve’s vote. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Sol] to
Carol!). Kishan is getting tired of “Lavo is Rome” and pitches Genevieve on
voting for Rome, breaking Rule
#4: Know Your Audience. That’s her
#1 ally, guy.
When they return, they all tell their tribes the truth with
Teeny restricting it to Kishan and Genevieve. Teeny can’t vote, and Rome plans
to steal someone’s vote, meaning only 3 people will cast votes. When Genevieve says she’s a “Type A Bossy
woman”, it becomes apparent she’s not going to follow Kishan’s plan as Rome is
an asset for her (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Genevieve] to Carol!). When she lets him know about it, Rome
immediately switches the target to Kishan (1 point for “Mention ‘in this
game’” [Rome] to Angela!).
At Tribal Council, Jeff calls out how Rome never moved. He then asks Sol what he’d have seen if he were at Lavo today. “Threats and bullying”, says Sol. “Ultimatums”, says Rome. “A distinction without a difference”, says me. It’s a good threat but the way he went about it was at the level of a cheesy 80s movie villain. Both Kishan and Geneveive see the chaos as fun, as long as you’re not in it. Before the vote, Rome plays his steal-a-vote advantage and takes Kishan’s vote (2 points for “Play a hidden immunity idol or secret advantage” [Rome] to Angela!) leaving the doctor with Surprised Pikachu face (Google it).
Genevieve’s cold-blooded smile hints at
the snake beneath as Kishan is voted out, 4-0 (4 points for “Received vote
against” [Kishan] to Sheila!), (-2 points for “The tribe has spoken” against Sheila!)
So what does this mean for our scores? Angela remains in the lead thanks to Rome with Roberta close behind. Shelia can thank Sue’s Beware advantage for her jump into 3rd, but she shouldn’t get comfortable - Carol is only a point behind her in 4th. Brian drops from 3rd into a tie for 5th with Lia as Sam can only do so much for him. Dylan and Iyasah remain in 7th and 8th, but both take big jumps toward the pack.
- Angela 79
- Roberta 66
- Sheila 50
- Carol 49
- Brian 46
- Lia 46
- Dylan 42
- Iyasah 41
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