The tide turned on the Rotu 4, and John was voted off the island in Survivor: Marquesas Episode 8.
It’s a new day. A brand new day. That brand new day includes the beginning of the end for the three who remain in the minority. Tammy blames John. She was dumb enough to go along with it, and she’s still dumb enough to remain loyal to them. When she aproaches Zoe, the response she gets is that it was a pretty loose friendship, and there was no alliance. Worse yet, Zoe says that, from the beginning, she didn’t really like Tammy. Well, they’re over.
The reward challenge is divided into four teams of two: Sean and Paschal, Tammy and Vecepia, Kathy and Robert, and Neleh and Zoe. Their goal is to fill their three foot tall bamboo chute to the top with coconut juice. They can either stick around on shore or head into the water to gather coconuts. Reward is a helicopter ride to an authentic Marquesan feast. Most people head for the bundles in the water, while Neleh and Vecepia opt for the individual ones on shore. Sean and Paschal strike first. The General is on vacation apparently. Zoe and Neleh get on the board. The others follow. It’s largely a matter of luck. The amount of milk in each coconut is critical. Sean and Paschal win reward. This presents a chance for them to bond, a surprise to Pappy, who two days ago counted Sean down and out. While they’re eating more than they can likely keep down, they stuff their pants full of food for the others. Kathy, Neleh, and Vecepia run right up to them upon their return, as the divide in the tribe becomes more and more evident.
Tammy hopes to bring Paschal and Neleh back into the fold with herself and Robert. What would they have to gain by trusting these guys who tried to stab them in the backs? They play dumb about John’s alliance plans, but their pleas fall on deaf ears. General just gets up and walks away, an attitude that may well cause him to get voted off next.
Unlike the grumpy general, Zoe’s maing an effort to fit in with the majority. They probably won’t end up trusting her, but she’s playing wisely enough that she should theoretically at least be able to outlast the rest of her alliance.
The survivors get stilts to practice for the immunity challenge. Tammy enjoys this because everybody else sucks. She heads down to the beach to practice in private, knowing she’s probably gone if she doesn’t win. The challenge is Marquesan stilt fighting. Two people enter a ring, and the first one to fall loses. Vecepia beats Robert. Paschal beats Kathy with limited effort. Tammy and Neleh both do pretty well, but Tammy beats Neleh. Zoe beats Sean within about a second. Vecepia beats Paschal to make it to the finals. Tammy beats Zoe. In the final round, Tammy beats Vecepia to win immunity, then gets extremely vocal about it.
With Tammy’s win, it’s between Robert and Zoe. There’s no apparent chance of anything else.
Votes
Zoe
Robert
Zoe
Zoe
Zoe
Zoe
Despite Robert’s unwinning personality, Zoe has been voted out because she’s considered a bigger challenge threat. Her former allies voted against her as well, as the alliance imploded.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Survivor: Marquesas Episode 11 The Princess.