Unable to organize the others against the ornery old Rudy, Stacey was voted out in Survivor: Borneo Episode 3. The good news for Tagi is that they’ve now got plenty of food with Richard Hatch having a new toy.
Back at camp, the tropical storm continues. Aside from the miserable conditions, Gretchen finally takes this as a sign that she’s right. BB’s insistence that the camp be on the beach has to be ditched once and for all, and she’s moving to the woods, with or without her tribe. They agree to move with her.
As for Greg, he couldn’t care less. He’ll do whatever she wants. First, he’ll have to make some phone calls on his coconut telephone.
Sean wants Sue to slow down for a little bit and to stop working. His version of slowing down: build a bowling alley on the beach.
The challenge is to build an SOS on the beach for a plane flying overhead. Whoever builds the best signal will win a crate of supplies. To add to their boxes, Jenna requests a spice rack, while Dirk wants a filet knife. Tagi can’t agree on anything, leading to a tribal split. Mostly, they’re against Sean and want to argue with him. Richard sees this as an opportunity to form some alliances and guarantee his long-term safety. Ramona continues to struggle with the island in general, as well as with her fellow castaways. She’s been given a second life on the island, but it doesn’t look like she wants it. Despite that, she says she’s starting to feel like she’s more part of the group as they begin the task. Tagi has written a message in the sand, and they’re wearing their yellow panchos while moving on the beach. Pagong has a smiley face and is waving their team flag. Tagi’s signal is more clear because they have moving bodies colorfully dressed, so they win reward. They receive pillows, hammocks, spices, and a knife to strap to Hatch’s thigh.
The alliances have begun. Sue, Richard, and Kelly are together. They would like to target the doctor. Rudy thinks that maybe at the end there could be alliances. Yeah, maybe sooner. He doesn’t believe in alliances anyway, so they’ll leave him out of the loop.
Gervase believes Ramona’s redeemed herself. Jenna believes that Ramona’s work ethic has changed, but her attitude has not yet gotten there and it’s too little too late anyway.
The immunity challenge is divided into separate responsibilities. The first leg is the swim, then a run across a floating bridge, then paddling, a sprint through the jungle, and lastly to dig for the buried treasure. Sean and Colleen take the first leg to swim out and grab the bottle underwater. Sean gets off to a strong early lead for Tagi. Greg and Kelly run across the bridge, joining Joel and Sue in their respective boats to paddle. It’s still Tagi’s race to lose. Dirk and Gervase run through the jungle, with Gervase seeming to take his time with it. Richard and Rudy dig for their team, while Jenna and Gretchen do their digging. Dirk is obviously the first to return from the jungle, and Richard and Rudy pull up their treasure chest. They built a lead on the swimming leg, which Pagong was unable to erase, and Tagi wins immunity.
Ramona’s the clear choice when they go to tribal council, but Colleen is worried that her challenge performance may be a problem.
Votes
Ramona
Jenna
Colleen
Colleen
Ramona
Ramona
Ramona
With 4 votes, Ramona has been voted off the island. As for the left field Jenna vote, that came from Greg, trying to protect his girlfriend Colleen.
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