You Mangled My Nets
Rob's Ometepe tribe has successfully weeded out Zapatera - tonight it's time to turn on one of their own... the cracks showing are Phillips antics and Andrea's continued attachment to Matt.
At Redemption Island
-We have our first 4 way duel to look forward to - the four guys, Matt, Mike, Ralph and Steve wonder how it's going to play out in the end - the jury is all Zapatera at this point - Ralph figures if one of the Zapatera get back in at the end, he could win - and Ralph wants to be that guy.
Murlonio - Night 30
-Ometepe is celebrating the decimation of Zapatera - Andrea is scared and excited to get out of cruise control and start playing the game again.
-Natalie has a little crying jag - the relief of knocking everyone off made her start thinking of home and missing regular life (I think she's dreading what's to come.)
-Rob says she's only 19 - 30 days out there can take a toll on a person and he wants to make sure she's okay - they comfort her and want to make sure she's alright.
-Rob says he has 8 days left, he wants to keep everyone happy and make sure they don't start talking to each other or maybe they'll realize he's the one they should really be voting out.
Murlonio - Day 31
-Tree mail is a box with the Sprint logo on it - "Open first." The screen says they'll be going to Redemption Island for the duel but first watch the videos for a surprise - Yup, videos from home, it is the requisite crying episode... Let the water works really begin. Natalie's mom is first (wah!) Andrea's Dad (aw, he's cute), Phillip's sister, Rob's sister, Grant's brother-in-law (I hope tells him his sister is newly pregnant, because if it's Grant's girl - that would be a cold way to tell him), Ashley's mom (Wah!)
Redemption Island - Day 31
They also get a Sprint phone - Ralph's brother? maybe - says the cows are all great, but a couple chickens got killed though...(ah, red neck news worth sharing I guess.) Mike's mom, Steve's brother (the brother gets emotional) - Matt's brother - and blond jesus is crying a bit... Matt says if there is a chance he could spend time with his brother, he will do anything he can to win today.
Duel Arena
Jeff takes the phones back - says love in person will be even better - the winner of the duel gets to spend time with their loved one for real.
The Duel - each of the four contestants will have four tiles arranged in a straight row from close to far away. They will each get to throw metal wire balls to break the tiles - first one to break all tiles wins love from home - first 3 breaking all tiles will stay in the game and the last person will be out.
Mike is the first person to break all his tiles. Wins the love from home.
Matt stays alive, Ralph stays alive and Steve reaches the end of his journey (it was a little sad, he looks so diminished, physically by this. Throws his buff in the fire and heads out.
So with Steve leaving that means: Nenad M, Alex H and Elaine & Kevin R are out of the pools.
Mike wins time with his Mom but when she comes out she stays 10 ft away. Jeff tells Mike he can have his time with his mom or he can forego his time (which looks like it would nearly break her heart) and instead let the other two guys at Redemption Island spend time with their loved ones - in comes Matt's brother Burton and Ralph's buddy Ronny... but that not it - He could also decide instead to give love to all the other people - so they trot out all the Ometepe loved ones and the the faucet comes on with the girls especially...
(I'm sorry, but if I were him, I'd let the Ometepe hang - he'd have more Zapatera on the jury anyway and I don't see them voting for a Zapatera no matter what he gives them... that's my opinion.)
OH MY GOD - He starts quoting scripture - Love your brother... he says sharing love with the greatest number of people and making friends out of enemies is the clear choice for him. (Okay, I'm going to hell.)
Jeff is dumbfounded as well - he thought the odds of him giving the prize to the six people that decimated his tribe were less than zero. Asks Mike's Mom if it surprises her and she says, "No, that's who my son is. I'm so proud of you." (Oh, damn, she got me crying now... I hate this episode, it gets me every time.)
They all thank Mike and he says, "You're welcome. Don't vote me out again."
Redemption Island - Day 31
-The three of them get back to camp and Ralph was really pissed off that Mike let the Ometepe six have the time with their loved ones - he doesn't think they deserved it and if it was just to garner votes, it was stupid.
-Matt says he's glad he didn't win because he couldn't have done that - He and Ralph agree, the way those 6 treated them... but Mike says he believes that's what God wanted him to do - it was the right thing to do and if it gets him some votes in the end it's a bonus. (I do not want to offend anyone, I grew up going to church too, but... Did they scout bible camp or something this season? It does seem to be Christian heavy, or is that just me?)
Murlonio - Day 31
Family time - everyone is just so excited to show their loved ones where they've been living - talking to people from home, not in the game, is priceless.
-And Natalie's mom says she's prayed for her (see?). Natalie feels like she has the strength to make it through now.
-Phillip basically says the same thing - his sister's confidence in him renewed him to CONTINUE TO DOMINATE (he said it twice) and be who I am. (He also said he's prepared to go crazy cause that works for him and she just nodded... hmm, she gives us nothing.)
- Rob tells his sister everything - that Phillip is wacko but he's also the biggest goat, if he drags him to the end he gets no votes. Grant thinks it's me and him, Natalie thinks it's me and her - all they have to do is talk to each other, but they won't. To the camera Rob gets choked up - he says he's playing his best game but if he can't finish it, it means nothing. He wants to win to make a better life for his wife and kids (and he's running out of reality shows to go on.) He wants to win Survivor, it's something he's been trying to do for 10 years now, he's 8 days away and nothing is going to stop him. (I bet he had his sister come because seeing Amber would take his mind out of the game too much - everything he does is with precision and a mind to the end game. Everything.) And the loved one's take off.
Murlonio - Day 32
They get tree mail - eludes to steps, on the rise, immunity is the prize...
-Rob feels like the vote tonight won't be too difficult - probably voting for Andrea - she's great at the challenges and strategically she knows more about his than anyone but Grant and him. He's going to work his ass off to make sure she doesn't win immunity.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE
What is that? Huge staircase with rows of different sized pegs on some of the steps... and boards at the bottom... that does NOT look fun.
They will have to race out and collect the puzzle steps then place them in the right places to complete the very large staircase - first person to the top wins Immunity.
Off they go. There are 3 sets of steps they can only bring one piece up with them at a time so if they're wrong it could cost a bunch of time - Andrea is in the lead with Grant and Rob - she gets one wrong and the guys pass her - Phillip, Ashley and Natalie are non-entities in the challenge - Grant makes a couple mistakes Rob is slowing down, it's 110 degrees and they are running up and down steep stairs... Rob is struggling up the stairs... can Grant catch him? Nope - ROB Wins Immunity and collapses at the top - his legs cramp up, Natalie brings him some water but he is struggling - Jeff asks if he wants medical, he says no, but needs help to get up. Once on his feet though, he put his hat on with authority - I'm okay - let's go back to camp.
(He did do his damnedest and made sure Andrea didn't win.)
Murlonio - Day 32
-Rob said he literally had to give it everything he had to win immunity but he did it - now he knows he's not going home and he can basically send anyone he wants to Redemption Island. The plan is still Andrea - he has them all convinced she's the biggest threat because of her skill in challenges and her relationship with Matt. Andrea thinks they are voting Phillip for sure. They're all sure she has no idea.
-So it's set - voting Andrea, when Phillip starts to act up as Annoyance #1 again - he starts burning the fronds from the roof of the Zapatera side of the shelter - he's trying to kill a bug and telling Andrea what to do... Phillip says he's not concerned - from day one he set himself up as the villain so everyone thinks the best way for them to win is with him, it was brilliant strategy (if he does say so himself.) He puts a little salt on the wound every now and then to make sure folks don't forget it. Phillip says he's sure Rob thinks his best bet for the Million dollars is to take him to the end but he (Phillip) has the perfect oral argument and he thinks he can defeat Rob.
-Rob is having second thoughts and voices to Grant that maybe they should take out Phillip tonight. Rob doesn't trust him and he wonders if Phillip might now be playing him...
TRIBAL COUNCIL
The time has finally come - this tight group has to finally vote out one of their own. Andrea, concerned at all?
-For myself? (Your name is Andrea, isn't it - sheesh) Yeah. I feel confident in the relationships I've made in the Ometepe six so I feel safe tonight but you can never be certain in this game. But I feel like I'm trusting the right people.
Natalie, exciting or terrifying to be at tribal council?
-It's totally different - nerve wracking - it's not fun being at TC tonight.
Phillip, you've made a point of saying you're the sixth man in this tribe and you're okay with that - but there are only six people left. Is there a part of you that is trying not to look like a threat (sites his poor showing at the challenge.)
-It was 110 degrees and I'm a 52 yr old man - I was clearly out of my league. I've been praying for a challenge of upper body strength. When I was in the army at 29, no one could beat me running, push ups...
Phillip - I'm making the argument that they should keep you because you're not a threat and you're saying 'I'm a huge threat, I just haven't had the right challenge.' Phillip looks a little confused.
Andrea, you were very competitive today. Might that make you a target?
-I realize it's individual now but we still want to keep our tribe strong because whoever comes back from Redemption - we have to beat them. (Really, that's your reasoning? Colour me unimpressed.)
Grant, are you having to play your own psychological game of this is why you should keep me?
-To a certain degree - but I came into this game knowing myself and this is who I am. You can tell when people are being themselves and when they are putting on a front to win a million dollars.
Phillip, share with me some insights based on your background in counter-intelligence (and he said it with a straight face) can you make it to the end being truthful?
-Absolutely. I'll make the case with myself. I've made no alliance that I've broken - everyone knows me to be the senior statesman, one who leads by example (that got Grant and Rob smirking). I don't know for sure, but I think I'm the guy you want to have around.
Unless I'm wrong - no one here thinks it's them tonight. Rob, the pro and con of what you've built here is you are so solid you destroyed another tribe but now someone will be blindsided. (How is that a con - that's good TV.)
-Yeah, it's a tough decision tonight - but it makes it better having [the immunity necklace] around my neck. Had anyone else won today, I'd be feeling it.
Phillip, before we vote, share one little nugget of what your great grandfather would say tonight. (Really? mining for the crazy gold? Jeff's looking a little desperate for something interesting to happen here - nope.)
-He'd say, you've done everything right to get to this point. Hold the faith.
And they vote.
Tallying the votes:
Andrea 1
Phillip 1
Andrea 2, 3, 4 - She knew as soon as she got her 2nd vote. "Tricky, tricky." Andrea goes to Redemption Island. She's bitter that these people she trusted all looked her in the eye today and lied. (pfssfft.)
(I'm getting bored with this season now - I just want to skip to the end... Rob has such a hold on them - no one is making any moves to take him out - they are all just trying to go with him... yawn.)
Next week - Rob wants to split the girls up but Phillip may over-stay his welcome... (Whatever - they keep teasing us with getting rid of Phillip too... of course, he's the only interesting one left. Sigh.)
Have a great weekend everyone,
Coleen
Rob's Ometepe tribe has successfully weeded out Zapatera - tonight it's time to turn on one of their own... the cracks showing are Phillips antics and Andrea's continued attachment to Matt.
At Redemption Island
-We have our first 4 way duel to look forward to - the four guys, Matt, Mike, Ralph and Steve wonder how it's going to play out in the end - the jury is all Zapatera at this point - Ralph figures if one of the Zapatera get back in at the end, he could win - and Ralph wants to be that guy.
Murlonio - Night 30
-Ometepe is celebrating the decimation of Zapatera - Andrea is scared and excited to get out of cruise control and start playing the game again.
-Natalie has a little crying jag - the relief of knocking everyone off made her start thinking of home and missing regular life (I think she's dreading what's to come.)
-Rob says she's only 19 - 30 days out there can take a toll on a person and he wants to make sure she's okay - they comfort her and want to make sure she's alright.
-Rob says he has 8 days left, he wants to keep everyone happy and make sure they don't start talking to each other or maybe they'll realize he's the one they should really be voting out.
Murlonio - Day 31
-Tree mail is a box with the Sprint logo on it - "Open first." The screen says they'll be going to Redemption Island for the duel but first watch the videos for a surprise - Yup, videos from home, it is the requisite crying episode... Let the water works really begin. Natalie's mom is first (wah!) Andrea's Dad (aw, he's cute), Phillip's sister, Rob's sister, Grant's brother-in-law (I hope tells him his sister is newly pregnant, because if it's Grant's girl - that would be a cold way to tell him), Ashley's mom (Wah!)
Redemption Island - Day 31
They also get a Sprint phone - Ralph's brother? maybe - says the cows are all great, but a couple chickens got killed though...(ah, red neck news worth sharing I guess.) Mike's mom, Steve's brother (the brother gets emotional) - Matt's brother - and blond jesus is crying a bit... Matt says if there is a chance he could spend time with his brother, he will do anything he can to win today.
Duel Arena
Jeff takes the phones back - says love in person will be even better - the winner of the duel gets to spend time with their loved one for real.
The Duel - each of the four contestants will have four tiles arranged in a straight row from close to far away. They will each get to throw metal wire balls to break the tiles - first one to break all tiles wins love from home - first 3 breaking all tiles will stay in the game and the last person will be out.
Mike is the first person to break all his tiles. Wins the love from home.
Matt stays alive, Ralph stays alive and Steve reaches the end of his journey (it was a little sad, he looks so diminished, physically by this. Throws his buff in the fire and heads out.
So with Steve leaving that means: Nenad M, Alex H and Elaine & Kevin R are out of the pools.
Mike wins time with his Mom but when she comes out she stays 10 ft away. Jeff tells Mike he can have his time with his mom or he can forego his time (which looks like it would nearly break her heart) and instead let the other two guys at Redemption Island spend time with their loved ones - in comes Matt's brother Burton and Ralph's buddy Ronny... but that not it - He could also decide instead to give love to all the other people - so they trot out all the Ometepe loved ones and the the faucet comes on with the girls especially...
(I'm sorry, but if I were him, I'd let the Ometepe hang - he'd have more Zapatera on the jury anyway and I don't see them voting for a Zapatera no matter what he gives them... that's my opinion.)
OH MY GOD - He starts quoting scripture - Love your brother... he says sharing love with the greatest number of people and making friends out of enemies is the clear choice for him. (Okay, I'm going to hell.)
Jeff is dumbfounded as well - he thought the odds of him giving the prize to the six people that decimated his tribe were less than zero. Asks Mike's Mom if it surprises her and she says, "No, that's who my son is. I'm so proud of you." (Oh, damn, she got me crying now... I hate this episode, it gets me every time.)
They all thank Mike and he says, "You're welcome. Don't vote me out again."
Redemption Island - Day 31
-The three of them get back to camp and Ralph was really pissed off that Mike let the Ometepe six have the time with their loved ones - he doesn't think they deserved it and if it was just to garner votes, it was stupid.
-Matt says he's glad he didn't win because he couldn't have done that - He and Ralph agree, the way those 6 treated them... but Mike says he believes that's what God wanted him to do - it was the right thing to do and if it gets him some votes in the end it's a bonus. (I do not want to offend anyone, I grew up going to church too, but... Did they scout bible camp or something this season? It does seem to be Christian heavy, or is that just me?)
Murlonio - Day 31
Family time - everyone is just so excited to show their loved ones where they've been living - talking to people from home, not in the game, is priceless.
-And Natalie's mom says she's prayed for her (see?). Natalie feels like she has the strength to make it through now.
-Phillip basically says the same thing - his sister's confidence in him renewed him to CONTINUE TO DOMINATE (he said it twice) and be who I am. (He also said he's prepared to go crazy cause that works for him and she just nodded... hmm, she gives us nothing.)
- Rob tells his sister everything - that Phillip is wacko but he's also the biggest goat, if he drags him to the end he gets no votes. Grant thinks it's me and him, Natalie thinks it's me and her - all they have to do is talk to each other, but they won't. To the camera Rob gets choked up - he says he's playing his best game but if he can't finish it, it means nothing. He wants to win to make a better life for his wife and kids (and he's running out of reality shows to go on.) He wants to win Survivor, it's something he's been trying to do for 10 years now, he's 8 days away and nothing is going to stop him. (I bet he had his sister come because seeing Amber would take his mind out of the game too much - everything he does is with precision and a mind to the end game. Everything.) And the loved one's take off.
Murlonio - Day 32
They get tree mail - eludes to steps, on the rise, immunity is the prize...
-Rob feels like the vote tonight won't be too difficult - probably voting for Andrea - she's great at the challenges and strategically she knows more about his than anyone but Grant and him. He's going to work his ass off to make sure she doesn't win immunity.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE
What is that? Huge staircase with rows of different sized pegs on some of the steps... and boards at the bottom... that does NOT look fun.
They will have to race out and collect the puzzle steps then place them in the right places to complete the very large staircase - first person to the top wins Immunity.
Off they go. There are 3 sets of steps they can only bring one piece up with them at a time so if they're wrong it could cost a bunch of time - Andrea is in the lead with Grant and Rob - she gets one wrong and the guys pass her - Phillip, Ashley and Natalie are non-entities in the challenge - Grant makes a couple mistakes Rob is slowing down, it's 110 degrees and they are running up and down steep stairs... Rob is struggling up the stairs... can Grant catch him? Nope - ROB Wins Immunity and collapses at the top - his legs cramp up, Natalie brings him some water but he is struggling - Jeff asks if he wants medical, he says no, but needs help to get up. Once on his feet though, he put his hat on with authority - I'm okay - let's go back to camp.
(He did do his damnedest and made sure Andrea didn't win.)
Murlonio - Day 32
-Rob said he literally had to give it everything he had to win immunity but he did it - now he knows he's not going home and he can basically send anyone he wants to Redemption Island. The plan is still Andrea - he has them all convinced she's the biggest threat because of her skill in challenges and her relationship with Matt. Andrea thinks they are voting Phillip for sure. They're all sure she has no idea.
-So it's set - voting Andrea, when Phillip starts to act up as Annoyance #1 again - he starts burning the fronds from the roof of the Zapatera side of the shelter - he's trying to kill a bug and telling Andrea what to do... Phillip says he's not concerned - from day one he set himself up as the villain so everyone thinks the best way for them to win is with him, it was brilliant strategy (if he does say so himself.) He puts a little salt on the wound every now and then to make sure folks don't forget it. Phillip says he's sure Rob thinks his best bet for the Million dollars is to take him to the end but he (Phillip) has the perfect oral argument and he thinks he can defeat Rob.
-Rob is having second thoughts and voices to Grant that maybe they should take out Phillip tonight. Rob doesn't trust him and he wonders if Phillip might now be playing him...
TRIBAL COUNCIL
The time has finally come - this tight group has to finally vote out one of their own. Andrea, concerned at all?
-For myself? (Your name is Andrea, isn't it - sheesh) Yeah. I feel confident in the relationships I've made in the Ometepe six so I feel safe tonight but you can never be certain in this game. But I feel like I'm trusting the right people.
Natalie, exciting or terrifying to be at tribal council?
-It's totally different - nerve wracking - it's not fun being at TC tonight.
Phillip, you've made a point of saying you're the sixth man in this tribe and you're okay with that - but there are only six people left. Is there a part of you that is trying not to look like a threat (sites his poor showing at the challenge.)
-It was 110 degrees and I'm a 52 yr old man - I was clearly out of my league. I've been praying for a challenge of upper body strength. When I was in the army at 29, no one could beat me running, push ups...
Phillip - I'm making the argument that they should keep you because you're not a threat and you're saying 'I'm a huge threat, I just haven't had the right challenge.' Phillip looks a little confused.
Andrea, you were very competitive today. Might that make you a target?
-I realize it's individual now but we still want to keep our tribe strong because whoever comes back from Redemption - we have to beat them. (Really, that's your reasoning? Colour me unimpressed.)
Grant, are you having to play your own psychological game of this is why you should keep me?
-To a certain degree - but I came into this game knowing myself and this is who I am. You can tell when people are being themselves and when they are putting on a front to win a million dollars.
Phillip, share with me some insights based on your background in counter-intelligence (and he said it with a straight face) can you make it to the end being truthful?
-Absolutely. I'll make the case with myself. I've made no alliance that I've broken - everyone knows me to be the senior statesman, one who leads by example (that got Grant and Rob smirking). I don't know for sure, but I think I'm the guy you want to have around.
Unless I'm wrong - no one here thinks it's them tonight. Rob, the pro and con of what you've built here is you are so solid you destroyed another tribe but now someone will be blindsided. (How is that a con - that's good TV.)
-Yeah, it's a tough decision tonight - but it makes it better having [the immunity necklace] around my neck. Had anyone else won today, I'd be feeling it.
Phillip, before we vote, share one little nugget of what your great grandfather would say tonight. (Really? mining for the crazy gold? Jeff's looking a little desperate for something interesting to happen here - nope.)
-He'd say, you've done everything right to get to this point. Hold the faith.
And they vote.
Tallying the votes:
Andrea 1
Phillip 1
Andrea 2, 3, 4 - She knew as soon as she got her 2nd vote. "Tricky, tricky." Andrea goes to Redemption Island. She's bitter that these people she trusted all looked her in the eye today and lied. (pfssfft.)
(I'm getting bored with this season now - I just want to skip to the end... Rob has such a hold on them - no one is making any moves to take him out - they are all just trying to go with him... yawn.)
Next week - Rob wants to split the girls up but Phillip may over-stay his welcome... (Whatever - they keep teasing us with getting rid of Phillip too... of course, he's the only interesting one left. Sigh.)
Have a great weekend everyone,
Coleen
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