Survivor Heroes vs Villains - April 29th Episode Recap.

Jumping Ship

Yin Yang - Night 27
The episode opened with the tribe returning from Tribal Council where Parvati ousted JT in the Most Amazing Elimination Ever!  Rupert & Colby are pissed and despondent; Rupert is saying he tried to tell them. (Yes Rupert, you told them so - we get it.)
-Candice is sucking up - telling Danielle and Parvati they pulled off a really good one, they kind of laugh and she says, "No really." (Absolutely no loyalty in that one.)
-Russell is lying in the shelter with Amanda (who has on her 'Oh No' face) and Sandra - Russell asks Sandra if she knew Parvati had an idol - she said no - had no idea.  He grumbles there are secrets going on, what the hell is up with that?
-Russell goes and talks to Jerri, Parvati & Danielle on the beach, confronts Parvati, asks when she found the idol and feels like she lied to him. 
Parv- How did I lie to you?
Russ- Danielle knew.  You took the one I gave you.  It pisses him off that she didn't tell him.
Parv- Oh, chill out.
(Yup, there is trouble in Villain paradise - the Devil is angry.)
-Parvati says to the camera she knows Russell wants to feel like he's controlling everything and she made him feel like he wasn't in control and maybe a little bit scared - giggle - and that's what she wanted anyway.  (She may just be a Survivor genius - though it pains me to say it - I just hope she doesn't underestimate Russell - he's tricky, that one.)

-Amanda is talking to Rupert - He again is saying he tried to tell them - she tells him they have to feel them out and see what's going on with the Villains.  Rupert says he'll talk to Sandra - Amanda says she'll see what she can find out (Do Not let Amanda talk to Parvati, she'll give up everything with her face alone.)  Rupert tells her she'll never break them up (looking at the Villainous 4).
-Rupert doesn't know how easy it will be to pull Sandra over - he'll see if she'll open the door again. (The door is wide open, Dude - it seems like none of the Heroes that are left are able to read people at all.)

Yin Yang - Day 28
-Candice talking to Russell - She's telling him she's impressed by last night's game play - he shrugs it off like it's no big deal - then starts working on her to jump from the sinking Heroes ship.
-Russell doesn't trust Sandra, he wants to pull Candice over - she seems receptive if he'll take her to the top three... let me know.
-Russell talks to his girls - tells them Candice is the way to go - she's ready to burn her house down - doesn't matter what Sandra does 'cause Candice is flippin'.

Reward Challenge
Survivor Shuffle Board - They will be randomly divided into 3 teams - Each tribe member will get two pucks - the team with the puck closest to the X at the end will win reward.  The reward - get to go to Robert Louis Stevenson's home (which is now a museum) - they will get to watch the movie Treasure Island (based on the book written by Stevenson) and they will get to sleep in a real bed. (What no food?)
-Parvati thinks there will be a clue to a hidden immunity idol on the challenge and hopes one of her alliance goes (She better hope it's not Russell cause he's not sharing it with her again) just to keep the power in our (her) hands.
Teams are:  Black: Candice, Parvati & Jerri
                  Red: Rupert, Russell & Sandra
                  Blue: Danielle, Colby & Amanda
After the first round Rupert & Russell's red pucks are the closest - it comes down to Colby in the end and... He actually pulls it out - gets his puck right on the X and wins reward!

Reward
The curator/hostess is telling them stuff about Stevenson and Amanda is just scoping the room looking for a clue to the hidden immunity idol.  Danielle is focussed on the bed and Colby is just there... Amanda is being as subtle as a bulldozer - yeah, you’re smooth, that iron really is interesting, oh, and nothing on the bottom, go figure.
-Later they're all on the bed, Colby lying in the middle and the women sitting on either side (any other guy there would be some innuendo, but – nothing) - Amanda is still desperate to find the clue and not watching the movie - Danielle and Colby are sharing a bowl of popcorn and she looks down - there's the clue, in the bowl. (Dang it, why did Big Teeth-Bad Boobs find it?)
-Danielle tries to sneak the clue out of the bowl and drops it on the floor under the bed - Amanda though is on the alert and asks her what she put on the floor.  She comes over to the other side of the bed and grabs the clue.  Danielle freaks out and they start fighting over it like six-year-olds.  "It's mine, give it back."
-Colby proves again he has no balls for the game and backs Danielle as she tells him to make Amanda give it back.  He says the clue is clearly hers - so Amanda docilely gives it back (WHAT?  He's not your Dad!  At least read it out loud so you all get to hear it - I'm having flashbacks of why Colby lost to Tina back in Australia and why Amanda has made it to the end twice but never won.)

Yin Yang - Day 29
-The reward winners come back and everyone's huddled in the shelter from the rain - the Villains are eyeballing Danielle as Colby makes small talk. 
-Later the Villains are outside and Danielle tells them an embellished story about her wrestling Amanda to the ground and ripping the clue out of her hand -She left out the part about her demanding Colby make her give it back - but they are all happy.
-Russell & Danielle head out to find the hidden immunity idol (oh, mistake there) He finds the idol in two seconds, sits on it, pretends to keep looking, puts it in his pocket then takes off so nobody wonders where they both are.  Danielle continues to look... Really?

-Russell goes and tells Candice that he has the hidden immunity idol to prove that he trusts her 100% - she wants to see it so he takes her to where he's hidden it and she sees it.  She's still not sure if she trusts him but will keep it a secret so no one can use her knowledge of it against her - now she's got to make a choice.

-Colby & Sandra talking - she's telling him what happened with her alliance on the Villains tribe - sees this as the perfect time for her to make her move (of course, Russell's a step ahead as only the Devil can be...)
-Colby says Danielle has the idol - he knows she has the clue so he has to assume she has it (Did JT's going home not teach you anything about assumptions buddy?) and will play it to save herself - so do we target Russell or Parvati first?

-Sandra talking to Russell - he wants to know what Colby wanted - she says Jerri was right, the guy has no personality (Ha!).  Russell tells her it doesn't matter if she flips because he has 5 votes - she questions his math then realizes he's telling her he has one of the Heroes... She doesn't even ask him who.  He says he trusts her though - bra-ha-ha.  She believes that one.
-Sandra tells the camera if she stays with the Villains she won't do any better than fifth because they won't vote Russell out - that's why she has to flip.

-Sandra goes to Rupert and tells him if he wants Rupert out she's in but Russell just told her one of the Heroes is with him so Rupert better make sure the girls are with him or they'll be going home next.
-Rupert wants Russell out - says he's a piece of garbage (but also not really registering he's got to talk to Candice & Amanda.)
-Colby talking to Amanda - tells her Sandra came to him and wants Russell out.  Amanda's in, whatever she wants.  He's still not exactly sure if Sandra's playing him, they're going to the challenge with renewed resolve to keep immunity out of the Villains hands.

Immunity Challenge
Each tribe member with get 150 wooden tiles with which they must build a house of cards 10 feet tall.  First person to reach the 10ft mark will win immunity.
Lots of falling tiles - it comes down to Russell & Jerri neck and neck at 9ft - Russell runs out of cards and Jerri wins immunity just seconds before Russell!  Her first Immunity EVER! (Well, good for her - she's kind of a non-entity in the game at this point - it's just a good thing she kept it from Russell.)
-Sandra says she's voting Russell - she's been waiting for 30 days to vote him out - for Boston Rob, Tyson, Courtney and even Coach, who she doesn't care about but she'll throw him in there anyway. (Wow, she must really dislike Russell to champion Coach over him.)

Yin Yang - Day 30
-Jerri's swimming in YAY! She's on a total high right now.
-Russell's fine with Jerri winning - boys on the other side - they're done - not sure if he is taking Candice to the final 3 or not - Amanda is an aggressive, strategic player - kind of like Boston Rob in a girl's body (Really? I don't see it - maybe it's her constant pained expression but she seems bad at this.)
-Russell is telling Candice to write Amanda's name down and he guarantees she'll have 6 votes tonight.  Candice tells him she's ready to put her name down - tells the camera either way she votes is the beginning of the end for her - she feels she has to go with the plan that's the most solid (which one is that? I think it's appropriate that there is an 'i' in Candice.)
-Heroes and Sandra are all in the shelter playing cards - Sandra says they got lucky and Russell's going home tonight - Rupert whispers they all have to vote Russell - Amanda is jumpy, signals they know, shut up.
-Russell asks Candice who they're voting for, she tells him - you - Parvati joins them, says she's never seen Amanda lay down and die like this.  Candice tells them Amanda thinks she's safe - Sandra told her that. (You know what - F U Candice!) Sandra is watching this, she's not stupid.
-Russell's on the warpath now - he chases Sandra down on the beach and confronts her with the fact that Candice said she's voting for Russell tonight. 
Sandra says no, Amanda's going home.
Russell - An idols being played tonight.
Sandra - I'm not scared, why are you threatening me?
Candice comes and joins them (I really want to punch her - what a snake).
-Russell tells the camera he knows both of them feel this is their only option so they have to realize they have to get Amanda out (Whatever!)
-Russell says they'd both have to flip on him tonight for him to go - if they do that, more power to em (Do That!  Please...)

-Sandra tells Rupert they're back to square one - that Candice told them everything including that Sandra was on board with them so she bets they'll give Russell the idol now.
-Later, Candice sitting between Rupert & Colby on the beach and Sandra asks why she's doing this - don't hang me out to dry.
Candice - I'm not hanging you out to dry.
Rupert and Colby are trying to keep everyone calm - assuring Sandra that Candice is with them and they're voting Parvati now.
Sandra, of course is shrewder than all the Heroes combined, asks Candice again is she's going to help her?
Candice - help you? What do you want me to do? (Oh she's playing it alright.)
Colby (I think trying to joke) says if this doesn't work it will be all Candice's fault. (Do they really trust her?)
-Rupert says to the camera they're doing 3 days of scrambling in 3 minutes (and I don't think he's equipped to handle that.)

-Sandra is talking to Candice alone - she tells her they need to do this - "if you are scared of Russell we'll write his name down and I guarantee Danielle will not give him the idol.  The fact that we're talking like this right now means we're done, you and I are done."  Russell & Danielle come up on them and Sandra asks if they can have a minute, every time she tries to do anything there is someone in her face. (He just goes away - huh.)
-Sandra tells Candice they need to take out one of them - Candice says they have an idol, just vote Amanda. (Oh My God! She's definitely gone to the dark side - so easily too.) Sandra tries to guilt her and stroke her ego - after all I've done sticking my neck out for you all day - who do you want out... just tell me, please...

Tribal Council
JT comes in all chagrined as a jury member - and he doesn't look all that cleaned up either.
Rupert, how do you figure out who might be vulnerable and willing to flip?
 - For one of the Villains to flip now they're still going to feel like they're fifth - there's no real need for any of the Villains to flip.
Sandra, even Rupert says it's a crazy idea...
 - It's true; the best bet is just to stay with who you're with.  But they have talked to me because they know, as I do, that I'm on the outside within my own group.
Amanda, so how do you make it appealing to someone in this situation...
 - You offer them a better deal.
Danielle - How do you know she doesn't already have a better deal?
Russell - She may have the best deal, she's weak in challenges, she's easy to beat for the vote - sounds like someone I want to take with me to the jury.
Sandra - But there's so many times I feel like I'm not wanted so I have a sense of frustration within my own alliance.
So Russell, clearly it ain't paradise in the Villains tribe.
- We all play different - Danielle is aggressive, I am too, Jerri is the calm one, Parvati's the charming one (Oh, she loved that, huge gummy smile.)
Sandra - What about me? You didn't include me.
Russell - Sandra's just there with us (Ouch.)
Sandra - See, I'm just there.
So Rupert, there are cracks...
 - I wish I had known there was distrust before sitting here at Tribal Council (Oh, come on, no one bought that horrible acting.)
Russell, is one of the things you like about Danielle is that the more she plays the less likely she is to win?
- She's fighting to get farther in the game.  If she gets further, I get further and that's why I was glad she went on the reward and was aggressive enough to get the clue to the hidden immunity idol.
(Sandra tries to catch Candice's eye and nod but she looks away.)
Colby, what's the sense about the hidden immunity idol?
 - Danielle has it, yeah, definitely - that's the consensus. 
Rupert - Danielle has it.
So Parvati, if Danielle has it that takes the heat off her and maybe throws it on you...
 - Yeah, I definitely feel vulnerable (uh huh) I'm just trusting my alliance to stay with me but if someone flips, I have no protection - I've given it away (oh, nice dig there, reminding Sandra of her sacrifice for her last week.)
Russell, if a Villain flips, you have to be a huge target...
 - Unless I find the idol, I'm gone - but I take risks in the game - I'll take the risk to get further in the game. (Both Danielle & Parvati hid smirks - I think they suspect, if not know, he has it.)

Time to Vote:
Russell votes for Amanda - says he'll play the idol to make sure she goes - and he emphasizes that HE found it NOT Danielle (oh, that ego, I hope it bites him.)
Amanda votes Parv

Tallying the votes:
Jeff asks if anyone wants to play a hidden immunity idol - lots of looking around - then Russell stands up, says he feels someone has flipped and hopes he's doing the right thing playing it for himself this time...
Any votes for Russell won't count.
Reads the Votes:
Amanda - 1, 2
Parvati - 1, 2  - Courtney starts killing herself laughing at the look on Russell & Parvati's faces (he mutters Damn.)
Amanda - 3
Parvati - 3
Amanda - 4, 5  And AMANDA is voted out of Survivor Heroes vs Villains. (I very strongly dislike Candice right now.)
-Russell tells Parvati he had to play it, he's never that nervous.  She says with derision, "You wasted one." (Wow, she better watch the Queen Bee attitude with him - and didn't she kind of waste one last week too by giving them both away?) 
So - with Amanda leaving that means Shane B. and Nenad M. are out of the pool - sorry guys... but blame Candice.

Amanda's final thoughts - (She looks happy - for once) Says she made too many mistakes and when you do that you get booted.  She says she should have kept the clue (d'ya think?).  She knows the rest of the game is going to be crazy and she's kind of relieved she's not going to be a part of it. (Meh, I won't really miss her but I think the Heroes are now done, that's a little sad.)

Next week - Villain alliance starts to come apart - Russell is threatening Parvati she'll be the next to go - he tells Danielle they can blindside her - Parvati & Danielle tell Jerri not to listen to Russell - Russell tells Jerri she could be the next to go - It's Mayhem! I love it!


Have a great weekend everyone!
Go Canucks Go!

Coleen