Kinda Like Cream Cheese; Still Holding On
Okay, so they showed two episodes last night and I like to get some sleep so the recap is going to be a little more bare bones today... who am I kidding, it's a little supersized, sorry.
-Last week we saw Wes go home after Natalie got Jon and subsequently Keith to play their idols, saving themselves but leaving Wes the only other guy with votes.
Huyopa - Night 26
-Let the fall out begin. Alec is mad at Keith for giving away their plan at Tribal and making Jon play his idol... Keith said he thought that was the plan (yeah right) but Reed couldn't kick him when he's down - he screwed up and his son went home because of it.
-Alec couldn't care less, he's just worried about Alec.
-On the other hand, Jon is congratulating himself on his sniffing out the blindside attempt and Natalie calls him on it, he wasn't going to play his idol until she told him to - but he insists he was going to play it. Natalie can't believe he still thinks he's running things.
-Jaclyn thanked Natalie for telling him to play the idol and when Jon & Jaclyn are alone he tells her not to give credit to other people when he makes good plays like that - when he's in the final three he wants to use that as proof he's the best player. Well, this does not sit well with Jaclyn, "What if I'm in the final three and you're not." (Exactly! He's doing the same thing the other guys did, just discounting her - she's a crutch, his vote in the hole to use to get to the end.) She can't believe he wanted to take all the credit for something that she and Natalie helped him do, "Screw you, I'm going to the top then." (YEAH!)
REWARD CHALLENGE #1
-How well do you know your tribe mates? Jeff will ask questions about the people they are playing the game with. Get it right and you get to chop someone's rope - if you get three chops, you are out of the challenge. Last person standing wins reward of: afternoon of horseback riding to a beautiful resort where they'll have bbq beef, chicken and brownies. They will spend the night and return to camp the next day.
-Off they go - and I'm just going to tell you order they went out.
Reed is the first one out - three chops right away, first round.
Alec is next out, followed quickly by Keith in the second round.
And once the bottom three were out, the alliance of five is just discussing who they are going to leave to win when Jeff steps in and just cuts to the chase, why go through the charade of the game if they are just going to let Missy win.
-He declares Missy the winner, Jon volunteers to go to Exile Island (why not send Alec, Reed or Keith? I don't get that) and Missy chooses Baylor and ... Natalie to share her reward. Well that's also very telling. Jaclyn said it was hard but not unexpected she'd be left out.
-Jeff says something like, she has to go back to camp with people that don't like her very much and Reed says, "We like her a lot."
- Baylor says something like he likes everyone and Reed calls her a brat which gets Missy's back up, with her customary, "That's my kid." (Chill out mama bear) Reed says what I've been thinking - "yes, she's your kid but she's also an adult and if she's going to act like a brat I'm going to tell her she's a brat." Missy tries to tell him off but he's smiling at her, this is exactly what he wants, to get them all riled up - he's loving it. (Enjoy your Reward!)
-As the ladies walk away (with Missy flipping the bird) Jeff asks what just happened? Jaclyn says Jon sacrifices himself for the alliance and the top three took off leaving Jaclyn the butt end again. And she has the fool's chorus behind her, "That's exactly what happened." (She is going to be the belle of the ball back at camp tonight.)
Exile Island
-Jon gets another clue to yet another hidden immunity idol (Oh, that's why he wanted to go there... I think there are just too many of these hidden idols in this game now.) He knows being the biggest threat in this game puts a target on your back so he's not going to stop until he finds this hidden idol. And he does find it. (phfft)
Reward
-They get to see some of the beautiful country away from the beach, and they eat, and they strategize. They are nervous that Jaclyn will be swayed by the three guys because she's so insecure (no, she can count - everyone seems to think she's not so smart.)
-Then Natalie and Baylor share the news that they found an idol and Missy says she's so proud that Baylor is proving that she can play this game but her initial reaction said she was mad they kept it from her.
-Natalie asks how they would feel about them as the final three and Missy & Baylor are on board - to Natalie this would be her ideal final three, she'd be a shoe in to win over Missy & Baylor in her mind (uh, yeah you would.)
Huyopa - Day 27
-Jaclyn is mad she didn't get to go horseback riding but she also can't believe that Missy chose Natalie over her - especially when Jon just sacrificed himself to Exile (remember the last time Jaclyn was ignored, ask Josh how that went.)
-Reed, Alec and Keith did learn from that last time and are sucking up to Jaclyn big time - they give her a whole coconut full of rice (a bit of over kill) but Reed is hoping to capitalize on the events of the day and make her see that the three on reward are going to eliminate Jon & Jaclyn as soon as the rest of them are gone.
-Jaclyn knows what they are up to, but still she is interested in what they have to say.
-Reed tells her that Missy is more ruthless than Jon and she's going to turn on them sooner rather than later ... Jaclyn sees the logic and can't believe she and Jon are in the swing position, again, and she's ready to tell him they have to flip the game when he gets back from Exile, again.
Huyopa - Day 28
-The Reward girls return to camp and Missy is in her Mother mode with Jaclyn (ugh, also so fake) but she wants to make sure Jaclyn knows she's still with her - who knows what the boys have said to her overnight. Missy tells Natalie to keep her ears open, they are watching Jaclyn like hawks.
-Alec is trying to cozy up to Jaclyn now, thinks she's a cool chick, maybe she'll vote with us maybe she won't but being nice to her is just like adding cream cheese, "can't hurt nothing by putting some cream cheese on it" (steak, bread, fruit... you know, he might be right.)
-Natalie thinks Jaclyn flirting with Alec is very inappropriate with Jon away - her talking to Alec is making all the girls very nervous because if she's swayed, Jon could be swayed. (You're just thinking about that now?)
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE - Day 29
-They will balance an oversized paddle on a stand - on Jeff's go they will roll a ball down the handle and try to land it in one of six holes on the paddle, first person to get a ball in all six holes wins immunity.
-Off they go - and this is not so easy - you get one ball balanced but could lose it when sending the next ball... oof.
-Jon had an early lead but Keith came from behind and KEITH wins individual immunity!
-Reed thinks he could be dead man walking tonight unless Jaclyn can sway Jon (they need to take out Missy then Jon & Jaclyn would be the last surviving pair and you know Baylor's not winning with Mom gone.)
Huyopa - Day 29
-Jaclyn has to fill Jon in an what's happened since he's been gone - they are in the middle again and they have a big decision to make - go with Reed and vote out Missy or go with Missy and vote out Reed.
-Jon just wants to spend time with his girlfriend so while she's trying to fill him in he snaps at her that he already knows all of this - discounting her again... and they fight. (Jon's just tired and cranky but she's had to play the game the whole time he's been away - I can see both sides.)
-Jaclyn refuses to talk to him anymore if he doesn't want her help, then screw him.
-In swoops Reed at the worst possible moment to make his pitch and Jon cuts him off too, he doesn't trust that Reed wants to work with them, he just wants to blindside Jon. Reed says he could just as easily make this pitch to Missy right now but he isn't because he doesn't want to work with her, he wants to work with them...
...and then Natalie comes and joins the party and Jon continues to tell Reed that he just doesn't trust his pitch right now but he is wink-winking at him, letting him know this is for Natalie's sake.
-Reed finds the wink encouraging but thinks Jaclyn may not have seen it and is still stewing about Jon blowing up at her - so that's troubling to him.
-Reed tells Keith & Alec there is still hope, if they stay the course that Jon & Jaclyn could vote with them tonight.
-Keith isn't so sure, as he's watching Jon sitting with Missy... and we see Jon share the fact that he found the hidden immunity idol with Missy (What? You tell her and not Jaclyn? What is going on?)
-Jaclyn wasn't surprised that Jon went and talked to Missy after their fight, he looks to his mom for advise in real life and Missy has taken on that role out there but it made Jaclyn even madder that he talked to Missy for half an hour and didn't come talk to her.
-Jaclyn vents to Baylor and Natalie, saying "Screw him, he doesn't need me, I don't need to be here." Natalie did not want to hear that, she needs J&J to be a unit, she can't handle more surprises at tribal council.
-Finally Jon comes to talk to Jaclyn and she refuses to talk to him, at all. He says he's sorry he snapped and she just walks away.
-He can't believe they have tribal council tonight, they are not on the same page and Jaclyn is refusing to talk to him.
5 hours later - Jon tries to talk to her and she tells him she's still not ready to talk... then she goes and flirts with Alec in front of him and now Jon won't talk to her... everyone is walking on eggshells watching these two fight and they hold everyone's fate in their hands.
-Reed talks to Jaclyn - he knows this could be a fatal fight for him if she can't discuss things with Jon and she says he won't talk to her now... (Oh, to be young and in love... if a million dollars wasn't on the line - suck it up you two. Sheesh!)
TRIBAL COUNCIL #1
Jon tells Jeff about his and Jaclyn fighting, everyone witnessed the aftermath and Reed still found the opportunity to pitch to both of them.
-Jeff points out that they are the clearly in the middle again.
-Reed says he pointed out that Missy took Baylor and Natalie on the reward which shows them that Jon & Jaclyn are on the bottom when it gets to five so come with the boys and we'll figure something out.
-Missy knows that's not good for her, but she points out two days ago they tried to take Jon out and now Alec is all flirting trying to get in with Jaclyn.
-They discuss the flirting a little (give me a break, really?)
-Jaclyn admits she was hurt Missy didn't take her on reward but then the guys being nice to her has just amped up the paranoia.
-Baylor points out it's nice for them to be able to decide which alliance they want to go with (you shouldn't have allowed that to happen again.)
-Missy knows the decision to take Natalie on Reward could cost her.
Time to Vote:
-Missy votes Reed - by the way, my child's not a brat (yes, she is.)
-Reed votes Missy - this could be the only time he writes her name down.
Hidden immunity idol? Nobody plays one.
Votes:
Reed - 1
Missy -1
Reed - 2, 3, 4, 5.... REED is voted out of the game. Well, I can't say I blame them really. He was a good player and it would be easier to win over Missy in the end.
With Reed leaving, Maggie H., Sue & Hannelore and Nanad M. are out of the pool.
Reed's final thoughts - playing the game together brought him and Josh even closer and even having his torch snuffed by Jeff was sort of a dream come true.
Huyopa - Night 29 (two hours don't forget)
-Everyone felt like Tribal was almost couples counseling and J&J have resolved their issues - they apologized and are back in each other's arms.
-Alec still insists he wasn't flirting with Jaclyn but watching the other couples (there is only J & J and Missy & Baylor so who are you watching?) he realizes he's got no one to talk to - he may not have much to hold on to, but he's still holding on. (Huh, showing us Alec when they really don't show him that much makes me think he's the next to go.)
-Alec asks Jon if they're going to vote him out next and Jon gives a great politician answer, "I don't see you splitting us up." (Meaning his alliance of five.) Jon tells the camera he feels he has found people he can trust in his alliance and he's in control of the game.
REWARD CHALLENGE #2 - Day 30
-They will stand on a small block while stabilizing a ball against an overhead board with a rounded handle - not a great description but trust me, it looks really hard. Last person left standing wins a King sized canopy bed delivered to camp and they will get to eat in bed, chicken parm, spaghetti, garlic bread, wine and dessert... and they get to send someone to Exile Island.
-Off they go and it's Alec out right away during Jeff's first spiel, well that was dumb.
-20 minutes in - Missy is the next out, Keith looks at the camera and that break in concentration takes him out. Baylor is next out. Jon's struggling, and his ball falls. Leaving Natalie and Jaclyn... and it's NATALIE who wins Reward.
-She sends Alec to Exile Island to no one's surprise and she chooses Jaclyn (trying to make it up to her) and Jon to join her in the bed. Natalie tells the camera she's wanted to get Jon out since he voted out Jeremy so sharing her Reward with him is to gain his trust so he won't see her revenge coming (oh, do not get on the bad side of Twinny, her revenge will be that much sweeter for being served cold.)
Huyopa - Day 30
-Waiting at camp is the king sized bed - that Jon, Jaclyn and Natalie get to share - but they realize it may not be so sweet with Missy, Baylor and Keith looking on. Missy has already said having it rubbed in their faces won't be fun. Jon is worried when Missy & Baylor take off with Keith to get water and Natalie tells them to stop being so paranoid - she's not worried (it's Keith, he wouldn't know how to pitch them even if he tried.)
On the Bed - they are eating and drinking and Natalie's still thinking how she's going to vote Jon out. Jon's just chillin', enjoying the wine, he thinks he's in charge so why worry. And we find out Jon wants to be a sommelier - we find out his dad taught him about wine - blah blah blah - Natalie says listening to his pretentious wine talk was torture.
-Hubris goes before a fall - and Jon is so confident in his position in the tribe and he trusts Missy and Natalie so much that he shares with her that he found another hidden immunity idol. (Natalie is too good at this, I'd be trusting her too at this point - but Jon still shouldn't have told everyone about his idol - some paranoia is still good.)
Huyopa - Day 31
-Jon & Jaclyn are still in the bed and Natalie is over talking to Baylor, telling her it was the worst experience of her life having to spend that much time with Jon - he's so fake and comfortable - he's already banking on the money and what it will do for them in their perfect life.
-Natalie tells Baylor they should vote for Jon but for her not to tell Missy because she's blinded by Jon, Baylor says Missy is blinded by trying to help men (oh, some childhood trauma there) - Baylor feels Natalie is her "Survivor sister" and she's in to get rid of Jon. They plan on talking to Keith and Alec and the four of them will take out Jon.
-Keith is frustrated with J&J sleeping all day, especially Jon just coasting. And they show everyone else working around camp, gathering wood, while Jon & Jaclyn are literally sleeping the day away.
-When they finally wake up, Jon notices how much wood they gathered and he feels a weird vibe in camp (yeah, they are all hating on you right now) - which worries him because they are so close to the end. Jaclyn says they will go get water, she's also noticed the weird vibe at camp and asks if Jon really trusts Natalie - he says yes, and she thinks maybe she's just being paranoid (no, you're totally right, she's a snake.)
-Jaclyn is worried that Keith is trying to sway the others to take out Jon but he's just not seeing it - she's worried if he's not careful, they could blindside him.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE #2 - Day 32
They've done this one before - they have to balance a row of blocks on a wobbly table they will stabilize with a rope - every time they place a tile, they have to let out the rope to move back to get another tile which often makes the table tilt and if their blocks fall over, they have to reset all the tiles before they can get another one to add. (I have a feeling I would suck at this.)
-Off they go - Keith is off to an early lead but then he dumps them and John and Jaclyn go ahead... Keith catches up, Jaclyn dumps hers and it's Keith and Jon in the lead when Keith drops them again - now Jon is in the lead and if he can hold on... Keith drops his again and it's JON winning individual immunity. (And no one seems that happy about it except him and Jaclyn.)
-Natalie has to come up with a plan B and fast...(take out Jaclyn, see how he does without his support system... oh, hold on, I just realized Jaclyn is my pool pick, nevermind.)
Huyopa - Day 32
-Jon's not worried at all with immunity around his neck so he proposes to his alliance that they split their votes three for Keith and two for Alec just in case one of them has a hidden idol.
-Alec knows it's him or Keith tonight and he decides to make a play to stay... by cozying up to Baylor, who, despite her condemnation of her mother's weakness for men, falls for his act and likes the attention. She says she's glad Alec's not going home tonight and tells him not to worry.
-Keith asks Natalie where he stands and she tells him to face it, Alec is useless so he should be worried. But then she realizes (that you can take out Jaclyn and cut out Jon's heart?) no, she could swap her vote to Alec ensuring that Keith stays and garner his loyalty to use him later to take out Jon.
-Natalie shares her plan with Baylor who now has a thing for Alec and she says Alec will do whatever they say if they keep him around... and Natalie's not sure if going against her alliance is smart at this point.
TRIBAL COUNCIL #2
We know it's a strong five alliance with Keith and Alec on the outside so they look at who is better in challenges - and Alec, looking slack jawed as ever, is happy to hear that they think Keith is better in challenges than him. But Keith points out he's not good at some things (memory and puzzles maybe).
Then a rat disrupts things and even being out there 32 days, Missy and Natalie still scream and look replused - Alec, on the other hand, is ready to eat that rat after two days at Exile, he'd eat anything.
-Jon reveals that his dad is dying of brain cancer and he teared up when he won immunity because his dad would be proud of him and he doesn't have many chances left to make him proud. (Oh, he's tugging on the ol' heart strings, pulling out all the stops...) Jon says he regrets that he didn't have a closer relationship with his dad and he starts really crying.
-Jeff asks Keith, being a dad, do you think this kind of personal sharing could work against you in this game? (which makes Jon stiffen a little - yeah, they think your sharing was a ploy to garner sympathy, was it? Probably.) Keith says he hopes the jury is sharper than that and can see through some of this.
-Keith offers his vote up to the five if they want to use him, he's willing.
-Natalie says she knows everyone there, at the end of the day, wants to win the million bucks but tonight she's confident that there will be no surprises in how the alliance of five is voting.
Time to vote:
Alec votes for Kieth - yes, he spelled it wrong.
Keith votes for Alec - (what other choice do they have?)
Hidden Immunity idol - no one plays one.
Tallying the Votes:
Kieth - 1
Alec- 1
Keith - 2
Alec - 2
Keith - 3
Alec - 3
And the final vote is ALEC... and Jon looks mad and confused, Missy just looks confused and shocked. Natalie pretends she's surprised but she is smiling underneath.
And with Alec leaving, Marla L., Bernice R. and Mike L. are out of the pool.
Next week: Natalie is still set on taking Jon out - and Missy is injured during a challenge which could pull her from the game.
Alec said some stuff but do we really care? - the best part, "I didn't win but at least I beat Drew, which counts as a win to me."
FYI, the season finale of Survivor Blood vs Water is going to be on Wednesday, December 17th.
Have a great rest of your week everybody,
Coleen
Okay, so they showed two episodes last night and I like to get some sleep so the recap is going to be a little more bare bones today... who am I kidding, it's a little supersized, sorry.
-Last week we saw Wes go home after Natalie got Jon and subsequently Keith to play their idols, saving themselves but leaving Wes the only other guy with votes.
Huyopa - Night 26
-Let the fall out begin. Alec is mad at Keith for giving away their plan at Tribal and making Jon play his idol... Keith said he thought that was the plan (yeah right) but Reed couldn't kick him when he's down - he screwed up and his son went home because of it.
-Alec couldn't care less, he's just worried about Alec.
-On the other hand, Jon is congratulating himself on his sniffing out the blindside attempt and Natalie calls him on it, he wasn't going to play his idol until she told him to - but he insists he was going to play it. Natalie can't believe he still thinks he's running things.
-Jaclyn thanked Natalie for telling him to play the idol and when Jon & Jaclyn are alone he tells her not to give credit to other people when he makes good plays like that - when he's in the final three he wants to use that as proof he's the best player. Well, this does not sit well with Jaclyn, "What if I'm in the final three and you're not." (Exactly! He's doing the same thing the other guys did, just discounting her - she's a crutch, his vote in the hole to use to get to the end.) She can't believe he wanted to take all the credit for something that she and Natalie helped him do, "Screw you, I'm going to the top then." (YEAH!)
REWARD CHALLENGE #1
-How well do you know your tribe mates? Jeff will ask questions about the people they are playing the game with. Get it right and you get to chop someone's rope - if you get three chops, you are out of the challenge. Last person standing wins reward of: afternoon of horseback riding to a beautiful resort where they'll have bbq beef, chicken and brownies. They will spend the night and return to camp the next day.
-Off they go - and I'm just going to tell you order they went out.
Reed is the first one out - three chops right away, first round.
Alec is next out, followed quickly by Keith in the second round.
And once the bottom three were out, the alliance of five is just discussing who they are going to leave to win when Jeff steps in and just cuts to the chase, why go through the charade of the game if they are just going to let Missy win.
-He declares Missy the winner, Jon volunteers to go to Exile Island (why not send Alec, Reed or Keith? I don't get that) and Missy chooses Baylor and ... Natalie to share her reward. Well that's also very telling. Jaclyn said it was hard but not unexpected she'd be left out.
-Jeff says something like, she has to go back to camp with people that don't like her very much and Reed says, "We like her a lot."
- Baylor says something like he likes everyone and Reed calls her a brat which gets Missy's back up, with her customary, "That's my kid." (Chill out mama bear) Reed says what I've been thinking - "yes, she's your kid but she's also an adult and if she's going to act like a brat I'm going to tell her she's a brat." Missy tries to tell him off but he's smiling at her, this is exactly what he wants, to get them all riled up - he's loving it. (Enjoy your Reward!)
-As the ladies walk away (with Missy flipping the bird) Jeff asks what just happened? Jaclyn says Jon sacrifices himself for the alliance and the top three took off leaving Jaclyn the butt end again. And she has the fool's chorus behind her, "That's exactly what happened." (She is going to be the belle of the ball back at camp tonight.)
Exile Island
-Jon gets another clue to yet another hidden immunity idol (Oh, that's why he wanted to go there... I think there are just too many of these hidden idols in this game now.) He knows being the biggest threat in this game puts a target on your back so he's not going to stop until he finds this hidden idol. And he does find it. (phfft)
Reward
-They get to see some of the beautiful country away from the beach, and they eat, and they strategize. They are nervous that Jaclyn will be swayed by the three guys because she's so insecure (no, she can count - everyone seems to think she's not so smart.)
-Then Natalie and Baylor share the news that they found an idol and Missy says she's so proud that Baylor is proving that she can play this game but her initial reaction said she was mad they kept it from her.
-Natalie asks how they would feel about them as the final three and Missy & Baylor are on board - to Natalie this would be her ideal final three, she'd be a shoe in to win over Missy & Baylor in her mind (uh, yeah you would.)
Huyopa - Day 27
-Jaclyn is mad she didn't get to go horseback riding but she also can't believe that Missy chose Natalie over her - especially when Jon just sacrificed himself to Exile (remember the last time Jaclyn was ignored, ask Josh how that went.)
-Reed, Alec and Keith did learn from that last time and are sucking up to Jaclyn big time - they give her a whole coconut full of rice (a bit of over kill) but Reed is hoping to capitalize on the events of the day and make her see that the three on reward are going to eliminate Jon & Jaclyn as soon as the rest of them are gone.
-Jaclyn knows what they are up to, but still she is interested in what they have to say.
-Reed tells her that Missy is more ruthless than Jon and she's going to turn on them sooner rather than later ... Jaclyn sees the logic and can't believe she and Jon are in the swing position, again, and she's ready to tell him they have to flip the game when he gets back from Exile, again.
Huyopa - Day 28
-The Reward girls return to camp and Missy is in her Mother mode with Jaclyn (ugh, also so fake) but she wants to make sure Jaclyn knows she's still with her - who knows what the boys have said to her overnight. Missy tells Natalie to keep her ears open, they are watching Jaclyn like hawks.
-Alec is trying to cozy up to Jaclyn now, thinks she's a cool chick, maybe she'll vote with us maybe she won't but being nice to her is just like adding cream cheese, "can't hurt nothing by putting some cream cheese on it" (steak, bread, fruit... you know, he might be right.)
-Natalie thinks Jaclyn flirting with Alec is very inappropriate with Jon away - her talking to Alec is making all the girls very nervous because if she's swayed, Jon could be swayed. (You're just thinking about that now?)
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE - Day 29
-They will balance an oversized paddle on a stand - on Jeff's go they will roll a ball down the handle and try to land it in one of six holes on the paddle, first person to get a ball in all six holes wins immunity.
-Off they go - and this is not so easy - you get one ball balanced but could lose it when sending the next ball... oof.
-Jon had an early lead but Keith came from behind and KEITH wins individual immunity!
-Reed thinks he could be dead man walking tonight unless Jaclyn can sway Jon (they need to take out Missy then Jon & Jaclyn would be the last surviving pair and you know Baylor's not winning with Mom gone.)
Huyopa - Day 29
-Jaclyn has to fill Jon in an what's happened since he's been gone - they are in the middle again and they have a big decision to make - go with Reed and vote out Missy or go with Missy and vote out Reed.
-Jon just wants to spend time with his girlfriend so while she's trying to fill him in he snaps at her that he already knows all of this - discounting her again... and they fight. (Jon's just tired and cranky but she's had to play the game the whole time he's been away - I can see both sides.)
-Jaclyn refuses to talk to him anymore if he doesn't want her help, then screw him.
-In swoops Reed at the worst possible moment to make his pitch and Jon cuts him off too, he doesn't trust that Reed wants to work with them, he just wants to blindside Jon. Reed says he could just as easily make this pitch to Missy right now but he isn't because he doesn't want to work with her, he wants to work with them...
...and then Natalie comes and joins the party and Jon continues to tell Reed that he just doesn't trust his pitch right now but he is wink-winking at him, letting him know this is for Natalie's sake.
-Reed finds the wink encouraging but thinks Jaclyn may not have seen it and is still stewing about Jon blowing up at her - so that's troubling to him.
-Reed tells Keith & Alec there is still hope, if they stay the course that Jon & Jaclyn could vote with them tonight.
-Keith isn't so sure, as he's watching Jon sitting with Missy... and we see Jon share the fact that he found the hidden immunity idol with Missy (What? You tell her and not Jaclyn? What is going on?)
-Jaclyn wasn't surprised that Jon went and talked to Missy after their fight, he looks to his mom for advise in real life and Missy has taken on that role out there but it made Jaclyn even madder that he talked to Missy for half an hour and didn't come talk to her.
-Jaclyn vents to Baylor and Natalie, saying "Screw him, he doesn't need me, I don't need to be here." Natalie did not want to hear that, she needs J&J to be a unit, she can't handle more surprises at tribal council.
-Finally Jon comes to talk to Jaclyn and she refuses to talk to him, at all. He says he's sorry he snapped and she just walks away.
-He can't believe they have tribal council tonight, they are not on the same page and Jaclyn is refusing to talk to him.
5 hours later - Jon tries to talk to her and she tells him she's still not ready to talk... then she goes and flirts with Alec in front of him and now Jon won't talk to her... everyone is walking on eggshells watching these two fight and they hold everyone's fate in their hands.
-Reed talks to Jaclyn - he knows this could be a fatal fight for him if she can't discuss things with Jon and she says he won't talk to her now... (Oh, to be young and in love... if a million dollars wasn't on the line - suck it up you two. Sheesh!)
TRIBAL COUNCIL #1
Jon tells Jeff about his and Jaclyn fighting, everyone witnessed the aftermath and Reed still found the opportunity to pitch to both of them.
-Jeff points out that they are the clearly in the middle again.
-Reed says he pointed out that Missy took Baylor and Natalie on the reward which shows them that Jon & Jaclyn are on the bottom when it gets to five so come with the boys and we'll figure something out.
-Missy knows that's not good for her, but she points out two days ago they tried to take Jon out and now Alec is all flirting trying to get in with Jaclyn.
-They discuss the flirting a little (give me a break, really?)
-Jaclyn admits she was hurt Missy didn't take her on reward but then the guys being nice to her has just amped up the paranoia.
-Baylor points out it's nice for them to be able to decide which alliance they want to go with (you shouldn't have allowed that to happen again.)
-Missy knows the decision to take Natalie on Reward could cost her.
Time to Vote:
-Missy votes Reed - by the way, my child's not a brat (yes, she is.)
-Reed votes Missy - this could be the only time he writes her name down.
Hidden immunity idol? Nobody plays one.
Votes:
Reed - 1
Missy -1
Reed - 2, 3, 4, 5.... REED is voted out of the game. Well, I can't say I blame them really. He was a good player and it would be easier to win over Missy in the end.
With Reed leaving, Maggie H., Sue & Hannelore and Nanad M. are out of the pool.
Reed's final thoughts - playing the game together brought him and Josh even closer and even having his torch snuffed by Jeff was sort of a dream come true.
Huyopa - Night 29 (two hours don't forget)
-Everyone felt like Tribal was almost couples counseling and J&J have resolved their issues - they apologized and are back in each other's arms.
-Alec still insists he wasn't flirting with Jaclyn but watching the other couples (there is only J & J and Missy & Baylor so who are you watching?) he realizes he's got no one to talk to - he may not have much to hold on to, but he's still holding on. (Huh, showing us Alec when they really don't show him that much makes me think he's the next to go.)
-Alec asks Jon if they're going to vote him out next and Jon gives a great politician answer, "I don't see you splitting us up." (Meaning his alliance of five.) Jon tells the camera he feels he has found people he can trust in his alliance and he's in control of the game.
REWARD CHALLENGE #2 - Day 30
-They will stand on a small block while stabilizing a ball against an overhead board with a rounded handle - not a great description but trust me, it looks really hard. Last person left standing wins a King sized canopy bed delivered to camp and they will get to eat in bed, chicken parm, spaghetti, garlic bread, wine and dessert... and they get to send someone to Exile Island.
-Off they go and it's Alec out right away during Jeff's first spiel, well that was dumb.
-20 minutes in - Missy is the next out, Keith looks at the camera and that break in concentration takes him out. Baylor is next out. Jon's struggling, and his ball falls. Leaving Natalie and Jaclyn... and it's NATALIE who wins Reward.
-She sends Alec to Exile Island to no one's surprise and she chooses Jaclyn (trying to make it up to her) and Jon to join her in the bed. Natalie tells the camera she's wanted to get Jon out since he voted out Jeremy so sharing her Reward with him is to gain his trust so he won't see her revenge coming (oh, do not get on the bad side of Twinny, her revenge will be that much sweeter for being served cold.)
Huyopa - Day 30
-Waiting at camp is the king sized bed - that Jon, Jaclyn and Natalie get to share - but they realize it may not be so sweet with Missy, Baylor and Keith looking on. Missy has already said having it rubbed in their faces won't be fun. Jon is worried when Missy & Baylor take off with Keith to get water and Natalie tells them to stop being so paranoid - she's not worried (it's Keith, he wouldn't know how to pitch them even if he tried.)
On the Bed - they are eating and drinking and Natalie's still thinking how she's going to vote Jon out. Jon's just chillin', enjoying the wine, he thinks he's in charge so why worry. And we find out Jon wants to be a sommelier - we find out his dad taught him about wine - blah blah blah - Natalie says listening to his pretentious wine talk was torture.
-Hubris goes before a fall - and Jon is so confident in his position in the tribe and he trusts Missy and Natalie so much that he shares with her that he found another hidden immunity idol. (Natalie is too good at this, I'd be trusting her too at this point - but Jon still shouldn't have told everyone about his idol - some paranoia is still good.)
Huyopa - Day 31
-Jon & Jaclyn are still in the bed and Natalie is over talking to Baylor, telling her it was the worst experience of her life having to spend that much time with Jon - he's so fake and comfortable - he's already banking on the money and what it will do for them in their perfect life.
-Natalie tells Baylor they should vote for Jon but for her not to tell Missy because she's blinded by Jon, Baylor says Missy is blinded by trying to help men (oh, some childhood trauma there) - Baylor feels Natalie is her "Survivor sister" and she's in to get rid of Jon. They plan on talking to Keith and Alec and the four of them will take out Jon.
-Keith is frustrated with J&J sleeping all day, especially Jon just coasting. And they show everyone else working around camp, gathering wood, while Jon & Jaclyn are literally sleeping the day away.
-When they finally wake up, Jon notices how much wood they gathered and he feels a weird vibe in camp (yeah, they are all hating on you right now) - which worries him because they are so close to the end. Jaclyn says they will go get water, she's also noticed the weird vibe at camp and asks if Jon really trusts Natalie - he says yes, and she thinks maybe she's just being paranoid (no, you're totally right, she's a snake.)
-Jaclyn is worried that Keith is trying to sway the others to take out Jon but he's just not seeing it - she's worried if he's not careful, they could blindside him.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGE #2 - Day 32
They've done this one before - they have to balance a row of blocks on a wobbly table they will stabilize with a rope - every time they place a tile, they have to let out the rope to move back to get another tile which often makes the table tilt and if their blocks fall over, they have to reset all the tiles before they can get another one to add. (I have a feeling I would suck at this.)
-Off they go - Keith is off to an early lead but then he dumps them and John and Jaclyn go ahead... Keith catches up, Jaclyn dumps hers and it's Keith and Jon in the lead when Keith drops them again - now Jon is in the lead and if he can hold on... Keith drops his again and it's JON winning individual immunity. (And no one seems that happy about it except him and Jaclyn.)
-Natalie has to come up with a plan B and fast...(take out Jaclyn, see how he does without his support system... oh, hold on, I just realized Jaclyn is my pool pick, nevermind.)
Huyopa - Day 32
-Jon's not worried at all with immunity around his neck so he proposes to his alliance that they split their votes three for Keith and two for Alec just in case one of them has a hidden idol.
-Alec knows it's him or Keith tonight and he decides to make a play to stay... by cozying up to Baylor, who, despite her condemnation of her mother's weakness for men, falls for his act and likes the attention. She says she's glad Alec's not going home tonight and tells him not to worry.
-Keith asks Natalie where he stands and she tells him to face it, Alec is useless so he should be worried. But then she realizes (that you can take out Jaclyn and cut out Jon's heart?) no, she could swap her vote to Alec ensuring that Keith stays and garner his loyalty to use him later to take out Jon.
-Natalie shares her plan with Baylor who now has a thing for Alec and she says Alec will do whatever they say if they keep him around... and Natalie's not sure if going against her alliance is smart at this point.
TRIBAL COUNCIL #2
We know it's a strong five alliance with Keith and Alec on the outside so they look at who is better in challenges - and Alec, looking slack jawed as ever, is happy to hear that they think Keith is better in challenges than him. But Keith points out he's not good at some things (memory and puzzles maybe).
Then a rat disrupts things and even being out there 32 days, Missy and Natalie still scream and look replused - Alec, on the other hand, is ready to eat that rat after two days at Exile, he'd eat anything.
-Jon reveals that his dad is dying of brain cancer and he teared up when he won immunity because his dad would be proud of him and he doesn't have many chances left to make him proud. (Oh, he's tugging on the ol' heart strings, pulling out all the stops...) Jon says he regrets that he didn't have a closer relationship with his dad and he starts really crying.
-Jeff asks Keith, being a dad, do you think this kind of personal sharing could work against you in this game? (which makes Jon stiffen a little - yeah, they think your sharing was a ploy to garner sympathy, was it? Probably.) Keith says he hopes the jury is sharper than that and can see through some of this.
-Keith offers his vote up to the five if they want to use him, he's willing.
-Natalie says she knows everyone there, at the end of the day, wants to win the million bucks but tonight she's confident that there will be no surprises in how the alliance of five is voting.
Time to vote:
Alec votes for Kieth - yes, he spelled it wrong.
Keith votes for Alec - (what other choice do they have?)
Hidden Immunity idol - no one plays one.
Tallying the Votes:
Kieth - 1
Alec- 1
Keith - 2
Alec - 2
Keith - 3
Alec - 3
And the final vote is ALEC... and Jon looks mad and confused, Missy just looks confused and shocked. Natalie pretends she's surprised but she is smiling underneath.
And with Alec leaving, Marla L., Bernice R. and Mike L. are out of the pool.
Next week: Natalie is still set on taking Jon out - and Missy is injured during a challenge which could pull her from the game.
Alec said some stuff but do we really care? - the best part, "I didn't win but at least I beat Drew, which counts as a win to me."
FYI, the season finale of Survivor Blood vs Water is going to be on Wednesday, December 17th.
Have a great rest of your week everybody,
Coleen
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