Big Bad Wolf
Previously on Survivor - Vytas joined his brother on Redemption Island, then Tina joined them as Tyson's minions were taking out those with loved ones still there... watch out Laura & Ciera.
Kasama - Night 24
They returned from Tribal Council and Katie is feeling pretty defeated, she knows if she doesn't come up with a plan really quick, she's doomed.
-Laura & Ciera are celebrating that they are the last surviving pair and they are strategizing together but Ciera has taken the lead and is trying to save Laura from herself, it seems. Ciera knows the lay of the land and coaches Laura to leave Tyson alone, let him come to her and she should also stick with the women, just lay low... we'll see if Laura heeds that advice.
-Ciera says she loves her mom and wants to play with her as long as she can but when her mom needs to go, she needs to go because Ciera has a better chance of winning than she does (hmm, she's so not winning.)
REDEMPTION DUEL
Aras, Vytas & Tina - they have to use grappling hook to retrieve three bags containing balls. Once they have all three bags, they must use one of the balls to solve a table maze which is suspended on ropes that they can manoeuvre with rope handles. First two to get a ball seated in the centre of their maze will remain, last person is out for good... but will be the first member of the jury.
-The winner will also be able to give a clue to the hidden immunity idol to someone in the game (why bother at this point?) Jeff thinks now that it's an individual game someone might bite... we'll see.
-Tina says there is "No way, Jose" that she'd let her daughter switch places with her (I don't think Katie was offering either.)
Off they go: Tina proves better with the hook and gets her all of her bags before the boys even have their 2nd bags.
-She gets a head start on the table maze but the boys come on strong once they start. Aras is trying too hard and his ball drops... Tina and Vytas are down to the centre section... Tina trying to get it
set in the middle and she overshoots it and drops the ball through a hole... she has to start over. Vytas does not make the same mistake, he is focused and he gets the ball in the middle. VYTAS wins the Duel.
-It's now down to Tina & Aras... Tina is back in the centre and she finally gets it set... TINA also stays alive and that means that ARAS is ELIMINATED - which also takes Kim A, Kevin & Elaine R and Katie L. out of the pool.
-Vytas gives the clue to the hidden immunity idol to Katie who doesn't even consider burning it - she knows that could be her only lifeline left out there.
Kasama- Day 25
They return from the duel and Katie tells them she's just going to the bathroom so they don't have to follow her... but she reads her clue and goes to try and find the idol.
-Back at camp Ciera and Laura are discussing ways keep the idol from her, hide all the digging implements, go dig beside her, try to grab it from her...
-Tyson couldn't care less about Katie, he officially has the hidden immunity idol (but what if they put another one out there?) so she's a non-threat to him. He's devising his next big move... which he lays on Caleb and Hayden - the four guys vote for Laura M now, before she sees it coming, and they can pull Ciera back in by telling her they didn't want her to have to vote for her mom. (Hey, I just realized it's 4 guys and 4 girls left... those women should band together but unfortunately, I don't think they will.)
-Ciera knows that she can't get to the end with her mom - and she has the hard discussion with her - Ciera knows she has one shot at this and she doesn't want to mess it up. Ciera tells her mom that if they get to six, she may have to vote her out, and she's going to do that. Laura takes the news like a mom, she's proud of Ciera and if it looks like she has a better chance to win, she'll step aside. (You're on borrowed time anyway - stupid Redemption Island - Laura annoys me for some reason - could be her voice.)
Kasama - Crack of Dawn
-Katie is up and heads out to search for the hidden immunity idol and Laura has decided she needs to find it herself so she runs after her and they both start digging... however, Katie has her digging in all the wrong places - she still has no idea where it is.
-The rest of the tribe is kind of joking about the girls off searching for the hidden immunity idol - no one knows that Tyson has an idol but he is also aware that he is the biggest threat out there. Right now they like him fine, but when he votes them out, not so much. He decides he needs to get Ciera on board with voting her mom out. (What? Why?)
-Tyson goes to Ciera and says he's going to tell her something that's going to blow her mind... "You're going to vote my mom?" He says no, he's not going to vote her mom but Hayden and Caleb are. She says she's okay with her mom not being in the game anymore... Tyson assures her he has her back and now she's not sure what she's going to do...
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE
They are out on a floating dock - they are going to be standing on a very small pivoting platform holding onto a rope and leaning back - every five minutes they will move their hands further down the rope until they can't hold on anymore and drop in the water. Last person standing will win immunity and a reward of hamburgers, hot dogs, fries and soda... (You know there is going to be some twist with that.)
-Off they go - and Hayden and Caleb are the first two to fall out (it is harder for the heavier guys). Gervase is out, Ciera is out, Katie drops out and then Laura... we're down to Tyson and Monica - the tall skinnies! Tyson struggles to hold on but in the end, it's MONICA that wins immunity.
-She also wins the food and tells Jeff that Immunity means more to her than hamburgers (she really could use a hamburger, girlfriend is getting scary skinny) she asks Jeff if she can give all the food to the rest of the tribe, "They are my family out here." (Oh gag me, Saint Monica, Phfft) Jeff asks Caleb if he thinks this is genuine or calculated, he says it's probably a little of both... but none of them care - they just want the food! Jeff allows it and they descend like a hoard of locusts! I think Monica may have won some jury votes if she can make it to the end (Ha, yeah, I don't believe it either.) But by giving the food to the whole tribe she defused some of the drama that picking just one person would have caused (I wonder if the producers are sick of them messing with the drama bombs they're
trying to set up all the time.)
Kasama - Day 26
(I just gotta say, I hope all these snakes they keep showing are also just visual set ups because they never show them near people... stop with the snakes already.)
They return from the challenge and everyone is in a great mood because they ate, they are all thanking Monica when someone notices the snake in the shelter (oh, maybe it is a real unwelcome visitor.)
-Next shot is Ciera talking to Katie in the hammock, Katie pinky swears she won't turn on Ciera and Ciera tells her that everyone is voting for her mom and Tyson wants her to as well... Katie says she's still going to play her hidden immunity idol just to be safe and Ciera calls her bluff, she says she knows she didn't find it because she (Ciera) has it. Katie falls for it and says, "Man, you stole my idol!" Now Ciera knows for sure that Katie doesn't have the idol and she confers with mom who wants her to go to Tyson and let him know that Katie definitely doesn't have the idol... maybe buy Laura some more time. (He already knows... and what happened to all the tough, I'm going to vote my mom talk... it's coming down to that and she's sticking her neck out, could hurt her.)
-So, Ciera meets with the boys and floats the idea of taking Katie out instead of Laura because she can assure them she doesn't have the idol. She explains how she lied to Katie and got the truth... Ciera says someone can still vote her mom if Katie plays an idol she's still the one going home... the guys tentatively agree that maybe the more honourable vote of Katie is the way to go.
-Tyson is kicking himself for telling Ciera about the plan to vote her mom (d'uh!) she's smarter than he gave her credit for and is making moves of her own (Oh, I wish this would bite him in the butt, but, sigh, I doubt it will.) He's more determined than ever that it has to be Laura tonight - he has to break up that last pair.
-He quickly tells Monica that Ciera's trying to sway the votes to Katie but it's still Laura - Of course.
-Gervase asks Tyson, "Who are we voting for?" (Where have you been, dude?) Tyson tells him Laura but Caleb is also standing there and Caleb thinks that they should vote Katie out tonight, she doesn't have the idol and he thinks she shouldn't be able to skate through to the final.
TRIBAL COUNCIL
-Aras gets to come in and watch as the first member of the jury.
Katie, last tribal council it was you or your mom - you survived but does it feel like it's you next?
-Yes, absolutely. I was hoping that after Redemption Island my Mom would make it through to give me the clue to the hidden idol... it's not a guarantee, but at least it's something.
So Caleb, this is tricky now, you have this alliance of seven and then there is Katie. If she has the idol, somebody from your group goes home and it could be you.
-There are tons of maybes - Maybe it's still out there, maybe Katie has it, maybe one of us has it. You just got to plan ahead.
Tyson, now that Tina's gone, there are only one pair of loved ones left and they are blood, mother/daughter.
-Yeah, that's something to look at - they will probably be of like mind, swing the same way - since day one we've been looking at that and I don't think it's changed on day 26.
Caleb, did you sense any concern from Ciera or Laura?
-Yeah, there is definitely some concern but Ciera & Laura differ from Tina & Katie because Laura wants this just as much as Ciera does and she's not about to lay down for Ciera's game. They are both really great competitors, really smart and they've both got an equal shot in this game.
Hayden, so is Caleb saying he's less concerned about having this pair because Laura would cut Ciera's throat just as quickly as Ciera would cut Laura's throat?
-There is some truth to that, they have a competitive nature - 'I brought you into this world, I can take you out' kind of mentality. But at the end of the day, the bond they have is way stronger than the bonds any of us have and you have to consider that.
So Laura, what do you do to get them to stick with the plan tonight, take out Katie, I will get rid of Ciera any time you want me to.
-Before, it was a liability to have your loved one but now it's a huge asset because one is two, you get one of us, you get two votes. (Ciera looks pissed... like she just wants her mom to shut up... I don't blame her.) Laura says there's going to be seven of us, you pick up another buddy and we're final four.
Katie chimes in: But you want to get to the final two with your loved one and that is also a threat, in a way (no it's a total threat, don't back off that Katie.) I was nervous having my mom here because everyone thought we wanted to go to final two together, so having your loved one here probably isn't the best route anyway...
Laura: here's another thing to think about - if you send a loved one home at this point, you have someone lobbying for those jury votes for their loved one - if I'm here, you're not going to have the influence on the jury.
-Because you'll be competing against each other.
Absolutely, I think where problems come in is when you get your alliance and people start bailing early, then the final three are people that weren't even in the alliance and you're all on the jury wondering what you did wrong.
So Caleb, is tonight's vote do we stick with the plan and take out Katie or take the opportunity and get rid of the last loved one here? (Weird, isn't Caleb the go-to guy for Jeff tonight.)
-That is the big decision, do we take out Katie, do we take out the last loved one, there are four girls/four guys, four original Galang/four original Tadhana - it could swing either way.
Time to Vote:
They don't show us how anyone voted...
Tallying the Votes:
No one plays a hidden immunity idol...
Laura - 1
Katie - 1
Laura - 2, 3, 4, 5... Ciera, wrote (mom) on hers so they know she voted with them... Lots of tears but they say sorrys and I love yous (damn why am I crying?) Laura whispers to Ciera that she'll come back for her... (Hmm, is that a promise or a threat?)
Next week: The Tadhana four may get their you-know-what together and vote Tyson out (ooohh!)
Laura's final thoughts - she's not sure how she feels about Ciera writing her name down: the fact that she felt she had to write her name down and the fact that she did write her name down... but she's going to do what she can to stay there and further her daughter in the game. (Blech, I don't know why, but she bugs me.)
Have a great rest of your week everyone,
Coleen.
Previously on Survivor - Vytas joined his brother on Redemption Island, then Tina joined them as Tyson's minions were taking out those with loved ones still there... watch out Laura & Ciera.
Kasama - Night 24
They returned from Tribal Council and Katie is feeling pretty defeated, she knows if she doesn't come up with a plan really quick, she's doomed.
-Laura & Ciera are celebrating that they are the last surviving pair and they are strategizing together but Ciera has taken the lead and is trying to save Laura from herself, it seems. Ciera knows the lay of the land and coaches Laura to leave Tyson alone, let him come to her and she should also stick with the women, just lay low... we'll see if Laura heeds that advice.
-Ciera says she loves her mom and wants to play with her as long as she can but when her mom needs to go, she needs to go because Ciera has a better chance of winning than she does (hmm, she's so not winning.)
REDEMPTION DUEL
Aras, Vytas & Tina - they have to use grappling hook to retrieve three bags containing balls. Once they have all three bags, they must use one of the balls to solve a table maze which is suspended on ropes that they can manoeuvre with rope handles. First two to get a ball seated in the centre of their maze will remain, last person is out for good... but will be the first member of the jury.
-The winner will also be able to give a clue to the hidden immunity idol to someone in the game (why bother at this point?) Jeff thinks now that it's an individual game someone might bite... we'll see.
-Tina says there is "No way, Jose" that she'd let her daughter switch places with her (I don't think Katie was offering either.)
Off they go: Tina proves better with the hook and gets her all of her bags before the boys even have their 2nd bags.
-She gets a head start on the table maze but the boys come on strong once they start. Aras is trying too hard and his ball drops... Tina and Vytas are down to the centre section... Tina trying to get it
set in the middle and she overshoots it and drops the ball through a hole... she has to start over. Vytas does not make the same mistake, he is focused and he gets the ball in the middle. VYTAS wins the Duel.
-It's now down to Tina & Aras... Tina is back in the centre and she finally gets it set... TINA also stays alive and that means that ARAS is ELIMINATED - which also takes Kim A, Kevin & Elaine R and Katie L. out of the pool.
-Vytas gives the clue to the hidden immunity idol to Katie who doesn't even consider burning it - she knows that could be her only lifeline left out there.
Kasama- Day 25
They return from the duel and Katie tells them she's just going to the bathroom so they don't have to follow her... but she reads her clue and goes to try and find the idol.
-Back at camp Ciera and Laura are discussing ways keep the idol from her, hide all the digging implements, go dig beside her, try to grab it from her...
-Tyson couldn't care less about Katie, he officially has the hidden immunity idol (but what if they put another one out there?) so she's a non-threat to him. He's devising his next big move... which he lays on Caleb and Hayden - the four guys vote for Laura M now, before she sees it coming, and they can pull Ciera back in by telling her they didn't want her to have to vote for her mom. (Hey, I just realized it's 4 guys and 4 girls left... those women should band together but unfortunately, I don't think they will.)
-Ciera knows that she can't get to the end with her mom - and she has the hard discussion with her - Ciera knows she has one shot at this and she doesn't want to mess it up. Ciera tells her mom that if they get to six, she may have to vote her out, and she's going to do that. Laura takes the news like a mom, she's proud of Ciera and if it looks like she has a better chance to win, she'll step aside. (You're on borrowed time anyway - stupid Redemption Island - Laura annoys me for some reason - could be her voice.)
Kasama - Crack of Dawn
-Katie is up and heads out to search for the hidden immunity idol and Laura has decided she needs to find it herself so she runs after her and they both start digging... however, Katie has her digging in all the wrong places - she still has no idea where it is.
-The rest of the tribe is kind of joking about the girls off searching for the hidden immunity idol - no one knows that Tyson has an idol but he is also aware that he is the biggest threat out there. Right now they like him fine, but when he votes them out, not so much. He decides he needs to get Ciera on board with voting her mom out. (What? Why?)
-Tyson goes to Ciera and says he's going to tell her something that's going to blow her mind... "You're going to vote my mom?" He says no, he's not going to vote her mom but Hayden and Caleb are. She says she's okay with her mom not being in the game anymore... Tyson assures her he has her back and now she's not sure what she's going to do...
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE
They are out on a floating dock - they are going to be standing on a very small pivoting platform holding onto a rope and leaning back - every five minutes they will move their hands further down the rope until they can't hold on anymore and drop in the water. Last person standing will win immunity and a reward of hamburgers, hot dogs, fries and soda... (You know there is going to be some twist with that.)
-Off they go - and Hayden and Caleb are the first two to fall out (it is harder for the heavier guys). Gervase is out, Ciera is out, Katie drops out and then Laura... we're down to Tyson and Monica - the tall skinnies! Tyson struggles to hold on but in the end, it's MONICA that wins immunity.
-She also wins the food and tells Jeff that Immunity means more to her than hamburgers (she really could use a hamburger, girlfriend is getting scary skinny) she asks Jeff if she can give all the food to the rest of the tribe, "They are my family out here." (Oh gag me, Saint Monica, Phfft) Jeff asks Caleb if he thinks this is genuine or calculated, he says it's probably a little of both... but none of them care - they just want the food! Jeff allows it and they descend like a hoard of locusts! I think Monica may have won some jury votes if she can make it to the end (Ha, yeah, I don't believe it either.) But by giving the food to the whole tribe she defused some of the drama that picking just one person would have caused (I wonder if the producers are sick of them messing with the drama bombs they're
trying to set up all the time.)
Kasama - Day 26
(I just gotta say, I hope all these snakes they keep showing are also just visual set ups because they never show them near people... stop with the snakes already.)
They return from the challenge and everyone is in a great mood because they ate, they are all thanking Monica when someone notices the snake in the shelter (oh, maybe it is a real unwelcome visitor.)
-Next shot is Ciera talking to Katie in the hammock, Katie pinky swears she won't turn on Ciera and Ciera tells her that everyone is voting for her mom and Tyson wants her to as well... Katie says she's still going to play her hidden immunity idol just to be safe and Ciera calls her bluff, she says she knows she didn't find it because she (Ciera) has it. Katie falls for it and says, "Man, you stole my idol!" Now Ciera knows for sure that Katie doesn't have the idol and she confers with mom who wants her to go to Tyson and let him know that Katie definitely doesn't have the idol... maybe buy Laura some more time. (He already knows... and what happened to all the tough, I'm going to vote my mom talk... it's coming down to that and she's sticking her neck out, could hurt her.)
-So, Ciera meets with the boys and floats the idea of taking Katie out instead of Laura because she can assure them she doesn't have the idol. She explains how she lied to Katie and got the truth... Ciera says someone can still vote her mom if Katie plays an idol she's still the one going home... the guys tentatively agree that maybe the more honourable vote of Katie is the way to go.
-Tyson is kicking himself for telling Ciera about the plan to vote her mom (d'uh!) she's smarter than he gave her credit for and is making moves of her own (Oh, I wish this would bite him in the butt, but, sigh, I doubt it will.) He's more determined than ever that it has to be Laura tonight - he has to break up that last pair.
-He quickly tells Monica that Ciera's trying to sway the votes to Katie but it's still Laura - Of course.
-Gervase asks Tyson, "Who are we voting for?" (Where have you been, dude?) Tyson tells him Laura but Caleb is also standing there and Caleb thinks that they should vote Katie out tonight, she doesn't have the idol and he thinks she shouldn't be able to skate through to the final.
TRIBAL COUNCIL
-Aras gets to come in and watch as the first member of the jury.
Katie, last tribal council it was you or your mom - you survived but does it feel like it's you next?
-Yes, absolutely. I was hoping that after Redemption Island my Mom would make it through to give me the clue to the hidden idol... it's not a guarantee, but at least it's something.
So Caleb, this is tricky now, you have this alliance of seven and then there is Katie. If she has the idol, somebody from your group goes home and it could be you.
-There are tons of maybes - Maybe it's still out there, maybe Katie has it, maybe one of us has it. You just got to plan ahead.
Tyson, now that Tina's gone, there are only one pair of loved ones left and they are blood, mother/daughter.
-Yeah, that's something to look at - they will probably be of like mind, swing the same way - since day one we've been looking at that and I don't think it's changed on day 26.
Caleb, did you sense any concern from Ciera or Laura?
-Yeah, there is definitely some concern but Ciera & Laura differ from Tina & Katie because Laura wants this just as much as Ciera does and she's not about to lay down for Ciera's game. They are both really great competitors, really smart and they've both got an equal shot in this game.
Hayden, so is Caleb saying he's less concerned about having this pair because Laura would cut Ciera's throat just as quickly as Ciera would cut Laura's throat?
-There is some truth to that, they have a competitive nature - 'I brought you into this world, I can take you out' kind of mentality. But at the end of the day, the bond they have is way stronger than the bonds any of us have and you have to consider that.
So Laura, what do you do to get them to stick with the plan tonight, take out Katie, I will get rid of Ciera any time you want me to.
-Before, it was a liability to have your loved one but now it's a huge asset because one is two, you get one of us, you get two votes. (Ciera looks pissed... like she just wants her mom to shut up... I don't blame her.) Laura says there's going to be seven of us, you pick up another buddy and we're final four.
Katie chimes in: But you want to get to the final two with your loved one and that is also a threat, in a way (no it's a total threat, don't back off that Katie.) I was nervous having my mom here because everyone thought we wanted to go to final two together, so having your loved one here probably isn't the best route anyway...
Laura: here's another thing to think about - if you send a loved one home at this point, you have someone lobbying for those jury votes for their loved one - if I'm here, you're not going to have the influence on the jury.
-Because you'll be competing against each other.
Absolutely, I think where problems come in is when you get your alliance and people start bailing early, then the final three are people that weren't even in the alliance and you're all on the jury wondering what you did wrong.
So Caleb, is tonight's vote do we stick with the plan and take out Katie or take the opportunity and get rid of the last loved one here? (Weird, isn't Caleb the go-to guy for Jeff tonight.)
-That is the big decision, do we take out Katie, do we take out the last loved one, there are four girls/four guys, four original Galang/four original Tadhana - it could swing either way.
Time to Vote:
They don't show us how anyone voted...
Tallying the Votes:
No one plays a hidden immunity idol...
Laura - 1
Katie - 1
Laura - 2, 3, 4, 5... Ciera, wrote (mom) on hers so they know she voted with them... Lots of tears but they say sorrys and I love yous (damn why am I crying?) Laura whispers to Ciera that she'll come back for her... (Hmm, is that a promise or a threat?)
Next week: The Tadhana four may get their you-know-what together and vote Tyson out (ooohh!)
Laura's final thoughts - she's not sure how she feels about Ciera writing her name down: the fact that she felt she had to write her name down and the fact that she did write her name down... but she's going to do what she can to stay there and further her daughter in the game. (Blech, I don't know why, but she bugs me.)
Have a great rest of your week everyone,
Coleen.
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