Samburu continued to implode, and Linda was the next to go because she was acting like a fruitcake in Survivor: Africa Episode 4.
The younger people want to know the logic in voting for Silas, thus making both himself and Lindsey vulnerable in the event of a future tie instead of just Lindsey. There really isn’t any logic. It’s a screw the tribe mentality, since the older people figure they won’t be the last ones left standing, so neither should their tribe.
They get treemail, and it’s strange. Three people from each tribe will be chosen to go on a quest. Frank, Teresa, and Silas will be going from Samburu; Lex, Tom, and Kelly will be going from Boran. It’s the twist. Probsts wants the buffs. Silas, Teresa, and Frank are now members of Boran; Kelly, Lex, and Tom are now members of Samburu. The new members of Boran, Silas notwithstanding, have no loyalties to their former tribe, but everybody who is ex-Boran still sees themselves as members of that tribe.
Lex, Kelly, and Tom are not happy, but they plan to spy on the other team and figure out who has votes against them so that they can vote someone off. Frank and Teresa are quite thrilled because their odds just increased, but now’s the time for Silas to panic.
The new members of Samburu find out that nothing’s been done with the camp. No firewood, broken pots, and a foot of ash around the fire. They’re told there’s just not much wood around. So then there’s a wood montage showing the pile getting higher as the new tribe members go find some mysteriously. They don’t like their new tribe members any better than Frank did.
Boran now has both Silas and Clarence, and they’ve also got the soccer player Ethan. If it’s a physical challenge, Samburu might as well not bother playing.
The very bitter Frank spills the beans. They don’t have to even work at finding out who has votes. Now they know that Lindsey’s got votes against her. It’s just a matter of passing that information on. On top of the fact that she’s got votes against her, the new Samburu members find her to be really annoying.
The reward challenge is to gather up goats and herd them into a pen at the finish line. The gatekeeper will stay in the pen and keep their goats in and the other goats out. Reward is three egg laying chickens and a rooster, either of which may well attract predators at night. Figuring out that merely letting the goats run isn’t working out very well, Boran begins to pick them up. It’s a good thing they’ve got all the strong guys. Boran wins reward.
After the challenge, Lindsey’s crying. Again. Brandon wants her to calm down so that he can get the others to vote for him. He’s getting tired of those girls and just happy he’s gay.
Boran is considering throwing the challenge at Teresa’s suggestion. Their plan is to get rid of either Silas or Clarence, either a big threat that’s also a big asset.
The immunity challenge is to grab a bunch of large puzzle pieces and return them to the puzzle board to create their puzzle. Samburu appears to have the edge the whole time, and they win immunity. Boran didn’t even have to throw this challenge, but they’re probably not overly disappointed with the loss.
Silas hopes to get rid of Frank, but Ethan doesn’t want to. He hasn’t liked Clarence since day three, and Clarence is a threat. Silas, who has been trying to bond with Clarence, is open to voting against him.
Kim J was already skeptical about Silas, and now that he admits to her that he’s in an alliance with the three who are left behind on the other side, he can kiss his game goodbye. This is certainly a lucky break for Kim, who if not for the shuffle would have been the next logical choice to go. Granted, the way these guys are talking, I’m not sure how high a priority logic is.
As much as they play up how much they want to vote against Clarence, throwing away an advantage and giving the three people from the other tribe, no matter how much they hate each other, the advantage would just be stupid.
Votes
Silas
Silas
Silas
Silas
With 4 votes, Silas has been voted off the island. He probably wouldn’t have won, but the game was going his way until the twist.
Probst leaves them with a final jab. They’re making a lot of assumptions in this game, including that there will be a merge in three days. Okay, he’s got their attention.
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