The villains lost in Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains Episode 3 and voted out their outcast Randy.
Coach remains overly upset about what seemed like nothing at tribal council. He starts crying and says he’s sensitive. Surely this is all part of his act. This whining goes on a while before his giant ego returns.
They’re finally stopping that one challenge per show silliness. The reward challenge is to slide down a slippery course to retrieve a numbered ball. Once they have the ball, they’ll toss it in their baskets. Reward is two products from Sears. Heroes chose a tackle box and fishing pole and a kitchen set. They’re hoping to catch and prepare food. Villains chose a tool kit, tarp, twine, and multifunction tool. History has shown us this should help Boston Rob make an awesome shelter. Parvati sits out for the villains. Coach and Tom go first. They’re neck and neck as they head to the baskets, where Coach scores. Russell and Cirie go next, and Russell quickly gains the edge and takes the lead 2-0. Courtney and Candice are next. Both women get to their balls quickly before Courtney starts flailing about, but it it’s all moot since Candice scores on her first toss. Jerri and Amanda go next. It’s a close race to the basket, where Jerri takes the lead 3-1. Sandra and James are the next pair. Could they have picked a more lopsided contest? James makes it 3-2. Danielle and Rupert are next. They’re even at the baskets, and Rupert scores to tie it 3-3. Colby and Tyson are the final match. Colby quickly makes his way down the course, but Tyson sinks the basket. Villains win reward.
They don’t just get the tools, though. Russell spots something in the saw. He thinks it’s something that holds the blade in place. Nope. It’s a clue to the hidden immunity idol. Boston Rob suggests going to find it as a group, and Sandra says that they need to throw it in the ocean because whoever gets it is marked. Russell has an alternate plan. He’s gonna find it. He sneaks off. Poorly. The rest of the tribe knows what he’s up to, and they’re not happy about it, though they let him be on his merry way and keep searching.
The heroes also get a clue, hidden in their coffee. Their plan is different than the villains. They all want to search on their own and hope to save themselves. Tom, standing directly next to someone, finds the idol. Nobody notices. Well, not until he gets up and adjusts his pants, drawing Amanda’s suspicion in the process. Whether this was intentional or not is unclear because Tom plans to use the knowledge that she knows as leverage to get into the alliance.
For the immunity challenge, one person will be strapped inside a giant ball and guide two blindfolded tribe members through a course to a table maze. The person must then guide four other blindfolded members through the maze. This is the only challenge ever not completed because it was stopped due to a medical emergency. Courtney and Sandra sit out for the villains; Cirie sits out for the heroes. Boston Rob gets in the ball for the villains to guide Coach and Tyson; Tom gets in the ball for the heroes to guide Rupert and James. Villains are the first to arrive at the maze, but the lead is not overwhelming. The ending is extremely close with both teams hovering right near the hole. Villains win immunity.
Colby and Tom are the low men on their totem pole, despite the fact that getting rid of them would not be the wisest move since they are in need of some wins. Since Tom has the idol, this will require some planning. There are 8 votes. Tom and Colby voting one way would require everybody else to vote 3 for one and 3 for the other. This would either force a tie or eliminate Colby in the event that Tom plays the idol.
JT suggests Candice instead. Tom and Colby are trustworthy. Tom’s promise to JT and Amanda is that he won’t use the idol against them. He can give it to them if they want.
Cirie tells Amanda not to be stupid. These two guys wanted her gone desperately. Now they want to join her.
Since Cirie’s the puppetmaster, Tom proposes a new plan. Get rid of her. JT, Tom, and Colby makes three votes. Tom plays and burns the idol, and she goes if they split their votes.
Jeff doesn’t quite understand the wisdom of voting out strong people. Rupert says he may not be making the best move, but he’s going to keep his word anyway.
Tom plays the idol, prefacing his decision with his hope that he didn’t have to use it until they were willing to use it against the villains.
Votes
Tom (does not count)
Tom (does not count)
Tom (does not count)
Colby
Colby
Cirie
Cirie
Cirie
By a vote of 3-2, Cirie has been voted off the island. It just got interesting.
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