Before we get started, a reminder of who has whom:
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Brian |
Caroline |
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Iyasah |
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Rachel |
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Angela |
Teeny |
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Dylan |
Genevieve |
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Lia |
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Sheila |
Sue |
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Roberta |
Sam |
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Carol |
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Andy |
Second, 5 bonus points each to Carol, Angela, Lia and Iyasah
who knew the original comp beast pictured in last week’s update was Ozzy!
We pick back up at camp with Sue finally getting her revenge
on Kyle for the *ONE* vote she received.
Sam sees himself in a tight spot with Genevieve and Caroline sees that
she and Sue have been running the game. I’d debate that.
Meanwhile, Genevieve apologizes to The Joker for discounting
his game. She is starting to realize
that cold, calculating lawyers don’t earn jury votes (1 point for “Mention ‘in
this game’” [Genevieve] to Dylan!) and despite wanting to be the big, bad
wolf she needs to be the puppy for a while.
Along with Teeny, Genevieve thinks Rachel is the biggest
threat to win (and that’s without knowing Rachel has an idol). Teeny sees that as a threat, asking Genevieve
if she’d vote for Rachel over Teeny.
Genevieve sees Teeny using emotion as a weapon as pretty messed up. Finally,
Rachel thinks Sam and Genevieve are targeting her but she’s confident in her
five-person alliance.
At the reward competition, they have to retrieve two balls
from obstacles and then land them on high perches. First to land both wins
reward – a night at the Sanctuary for Italian food and letters from home!
Rachel jumps out to a quick lead with Genevieve, the Joker and
Sam close behind. Sam catches Rachel at stage two and is the first to the final
stage. Sue, Teeny and Caroline are
nowhere to be seen. He lands his first ball. Shortly after Rachel lands her
first ball, Sam lands the 2nd winning reward! (8 points for “Win
individual reward [Sam] to Roberta!).
Now for the hard part: Sam has to choose two people to go
with him…and four to send back. He takes The Joker and Genevieve (3 points
each for “Chosen by someone else to go on reward” [Andy], [Genevieve] to Carol
and Dylan!). He’s apologetic but
why? Everyone he didn’t choose is actively
targeting both him and Genevieve and being boastful about it.
This is Sam’s 3rd trip to the Sanctuary but he’s
never won an immunity. He tries flipping
The Joker, which let’s be honest, isn’t difficult. After an Italian feast, and an emotional time
with the letters from home, Andy has developed a plan.
He suggests they build suspicion that someone found an idol
at the Sanctuary and they need to split the votes to flush it. Then, he’ll vote with Sam and Genevieve to
target Rachel. He also tells them about
Rachel’s block-a-vote advantage, proving once again why Rule
#1: STFU is the first on the list.
Operation: Italy is born! (5 points for “Say the title of the episode”
[The Joker] to Carol!).
This is his 3rd or 4th game changing move. He is REALLY playing the game.
Back at camp, Teeny is PISSED she wasn’t chosen to go on
reward. Sam should have picked her to go
as a hail-mary to try and win her over. There’s red wine at the Sanctuary…but
the only thing at camp is Teeny’s sour grapes.
She’s so livid here. It’s like she’s
programmed to hate the All-American quarterback. I get that Teeny has history
and gender concerns, but exploding like this is bad form
Reward winners return to camp and Sam starts apologizing and
playing dead (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Sam] to Roberta!). He
pitches Rachel to Caroline and Teeny because they expect him to do that. Genevieve takes Sam’s expired Idol and two
strings from treemail to make a fake, and it looks convincing. (5 points for “Create a fake hidden
immunity idol” [Genevieve] to Dylan!).
The Joker reintegrates himself with the women, saying they wined and dined,
and then strong-armed him. Then he sets Operation: Italy into play telling them
he thinks Genevieve has an idol. Only Teeny isn’t in favor of splitting the vote.
At the immunity challenge, they have to cross a balance beam
while holding a ball on a plate, then move skulls through a maze to collect two
more balls. Finally, they have to roll all three balls onto a dimpled paddle.
First person to land all three wins immunity.
Teeny finishes stage 1 first, but Sam and Rachel catch her
at Stage 2, and pull ahead as Andy catches Teeny. Once again, Sue, Genevieve and Caroline are
nowhere to be seen. Sam gets to Stage 3
first, but Rachel quickly dominates that stage and takes home her 2nd
individual immunity! (8 points for “Win individual immunity” [Rachel] to
Iyasah!).
Back at camp, Genevieve and Sam vacillate between Teeny and
Caroline. Teeny doesn’t think Genevieve really has an idol, but Andy plays it
perfectly. Trying to determine what’s true, Teeny tells Sam and Genevieve the
vote’s between them tonight. Playing “We’re on the same side”, Genevieve slides
Teeny a knowing glance, saying put all the votes on Genevieve. She flashes the fake idol just long enough for
Teeny to buy that it’s real and hurriedly puts it away as Andy approaches.
If they planned that it would not have come off as perfectly. Teeny is sold. The three see Caroline as the
target (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [The Joker] to Carol!) since she’s the brains of her duo with Sue.
Caroline searches Genevieve’s bag for the idol but comes up
empty. Sue says she may play her idol
for Caroline tonight, which would make for an amazing Tribal! Finally, Genevieve runs through all the way s
Operation Italy can fail…but there’s only one way it succeeds.
At tribal council, Genevieve recounts why she was so distant
and while that resonates with the Joker, Teeny doesn’t have that problem. An
emotional player, Teeny is still salty about not being chosen. Sue thought
being left behind was painful, but that made her stronger.
The three remaining questions, according to Teeny, are 1)
Who can I beat? 2) How do I get to the final tribal and 3) Who else is the
biggest threat to win?
Everyone sees “biggest threat” differently and hearing “perception
is reality” is as common as hearing “bless you” after a sneeze. While Sue thinks today was more relaxed, the
Joker wondered where the catch was. Teeny sees the pecking order and that Sam
is at the end of his rope.
At the vote, Sam “convinces” Genevieve not to play her “idol”
and…it works. Everyone’s idols and advantages stay in their pockets. Andy comes through on his flip. Sam and Genevieve
each get two votes, but Caroline catches the other three and is voted out,
becoming Juror #5. (2 points each for “Received vote against” [Sam],
[Geneiveve] to Roberta and Dylan!), (3 points for “Received vote against”
[Caroline] to Brian!), (-2 points for “The Tribe Has Spoken” against Brian!) and
(2 points for “Jury member” [Caroline] to Brian!).
Finally, on the jury, Sol notes that it was Andy that
flipped again (5 points for “Shown talking on the jury” [Sol] to Carol!)
The Joker is truly an evil genius, but everyone knows this
move now. He’s out of the shadows.
What does this mean for our scores? 1st place Angela remains in the lead,
but 2nd place Iyasah gains some ground thanks to Rachel’s immunity
win. Lia remains in 3rd but 4th
place Carol picks up a ton of ground and will likely pass her next week! Sam’s reward means 5th place Roberta
isn’t out if it yet, though. 6th place Dylan takes a jump toward
relevancy thanks to Genevieve’s fake idol play. While 7th place Sheila
and 8th place Brian remain tight, losing Caroline assures Brian’s eventual
back-of-the-pack finish.
- Angela 179
- Iyasah 148
- Lia 141
- Carol 139
- Roberta 134
- Dylan 110
- Brian 94
- Sheila 93
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