Hunter and Gina were very vocal in their complaints about the other members of the tribe not doing enough, but what they failed to do was get the numbers on their side, so Patricia was voted out in Survivor: Marquesas Episode 2.
Gina pretends that what Sarah said at tribal council caused her to vote for her. Yeah, so I guess it caused both Hunter and Patricia to vote the same way and there was no voting block?
Over on Rotu, they’ve had a rainy night, so their plan for the day is to improve the shelter.
Kathy is getting along better with her tribe than she had been before. She’ll just go with the flow and be a bit more low key than she had been.
Paschal has earned the nickname Pappy from Gabe, while Neleh has been called Sweet Pea just in general. Both of them have bonded and will end up as the Elisabeth and Rodger of the season.
While out snorkeling, John lands on top of a sea urchin and gets a bunch of needles in his hand. He needs somebody to pee on his hand. Paschal has a little performance anxiety, so Kathy drops her drawers.
Maraamu, after their tribal council last night, is trying to rebond with a morning show. Whatever they say about the rain having washed away the bad, it’s still a tribe divided.
For their next challenge, they will have to construct a raft strong enough to carry all of them and some supplies they will pick up along the way. Jeff brings them some bamboo and rope, and they can use whatever else they can find. As they’re unloading the wood, Robert’s foot gets sliced up. It’s a good thing John is a registered nurse and that Robert has 9 more toes on him. Gabriel comes up with the boat design for his team, and he and Robert put that plan into action, with Robert having no intention of quitting just because he’s injured. On the other side, both Hunter and Rob both want to take control of the project. They opt for Hunter’s plan for building a bulky boat, not worrying about whether they have to end up carrying it eventually or not. Rob allows Hunter to get his way because although he’d like to be the big man, he’d rather see someone else keep running his mouth until it sinks him.
John’s finger has been opened up again. He got bit by an eel. His biggest concern: will how much he can contribute to the tribe decrease?
Hunter’s tired of the complaining coming from his tribe. He won’t say anything, but he doesn’t like these people. Good luck getting to the end if you feel that way.
The tribes arrive at the reward challenge on their rafts. The challenge is a race to grab 5 containers anchored to the bottom of the ocean floor, then go back to where they started. Reward is a choice between comfort (blankets, pillows, and three lanterns with fuel) or sustenance (rice). Neleh and Paschal sit out for Rotu. Both tribes are fairly even on their first box, although Maraamu’s boat looks like it may lack seaworthiness. They continue forward and are the first to arrive at box 4, though. It’s dead even when they get to box 5, so it’ll be a matter of who can paddle faster. In a close race, Rotu wins reward. Again. They choose comfort.
The other tribe certainly isn’t bigger, stronger, or faster. Their problem is that they’re not a real team. Hunter blames it on the lack of work ethics from the others. This broken record is as much a part of the problem as anything his teammates may or may not be bringing to the table. Obviously, nobody is responding to his criticism, but he just keeps pushing anyway.
The immunity challenge is a coconut maze race. First tribe to get all three coconuts through the maze wins. They will have one person on each corner and a caller telling them what to do. The game only requires 5. Tammy, John, and Robert sit out for Rotu. Gina sits out for Maraamu. Maraamu is the first to score a point. Rotu ties it at 1. Maraamu retakes the lead 2-1. Rotu’s quite a bit more behind, but it is tied at 2. Somehow, Rotu erases the lead and wins immunity with Maraamu hovering over the hole but unable to make it in. This marks 5 challenges in a row.
Hunter wants to go after Sean, but he’ll need to get some more votes, so he goes to Rob.
Rob’s just playing the game. He doesn’t care how strong his team is, just as long as they obey. Fear keeps people loyal. If they have something to lose, they’ll do what you say. That’s straight out of The Godfather. It’s true.
Votes
Hunter
Sarah
Sarah
Hunter
Hunter
Hunter
By a vote of 4-2, Hunter has been voted off the island. The tribe is apparently hoping that being talked down to less will help them more than his physical strength and contributions at camp.
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