Two people were sent home in Survivor: Nicaragua Episode 6, Kelly B and Yve.
Dan feels like teflon. Nobody’s ever going to target him, even though they should. Not convinced by their losing streak, they plan to get rid of Alina next.
Marty’s theory is that he has big cajones for not playing the immunity idol. No, he’s just stupid. He’s mostly angry at Jane for turning on him, not that he wouldn’t have done the same to her.
At the reward challenge, one member of each tribe will be a defender, standing on the perch in the water and trying to block balls from getting past them. The winning tribe will get a Nicaraguan farm experience, with horseback riding and fresh breakfast. Jane sits out for La Flor. Fabio and Chase are the defenders. NaOnka scores against Fabio to take the lead 1-0. Jill scores against Chase for a 1-1 tie. This is starting to look easy. Benry scores to take the lead 2-1. Marty throws the ball right directly at Chase, so somebody finally misses. Holly also misses. Purple Kelly scores against Chase to tie it 2-2. Dan makes the most pitiful throw yet, unable to perform the challenge correctly because he can’t jump. Remind me again why they haven’t voted him out. Sash doesn’t get blocked, but he doesn’t score either. Alina scores against Fabio to take the 3-2 lead for Espada. Brenda misses. Before we continue with the challenge, Fabio has to use the restroom in the pool. NaOnka scores to pull ahead 4-2. Jill scores to make it 4-3. Benry scores, and Espada wins reward.
Jane couldn’t care less if everybody else on her tribe is lazy, so long as they feel she’s important. They’re more than happy to take advantage of her.
After catching her fish, Jane has weirdly decided to hide in the woods and cook one of them for herself.
During their meal, Alina and Holly get all emotional and start crying. NaOnka views this as an opportunity talk about Alina behind her back, as if she needs an excuse.
Two members of each tribe will stand at the top of a tower and roll cannon balls down a chute, while four other tribe members use ropes to aim the chute at the other tribe’s tiles. First tribe to break all five of the other tribe’s tiles wins immunity. Sash sits out for La Flor. Benry and Alina are up top for Espada; Brenda and purple Kelly are up top for La Flor. Benry’s first toss misses. Kelly S takes the early lead for La Flor 1-0. Alina connects on Espada’s second attempt, while Brenda misses to tie it 1-1. Benry scores to take the 2-1 lead, as Kelly misses after listening to the people on the ground who think they know what they’re talking about but don’t, although she and Brenda are equally clueless. Alina connectes again to take the 3-1 lead for Espada. Brenda misses. Benry connects again for a 4-1 lead. Brenda then misses again. Alina just misses. Kelly scores to make it 4-2. Finally getting a challenge where their deliberate attempts to make themselves weaker don’t matter, Espada wins immunity.
Since it worked so well last time, La Flor again plans to split the votes to try to flush out the idol. Then Brenda and Sash come up with an alternate plan of having Marty give them the idol. Really?
Sash’s oh so brilliant pitch: you give me the idol, and I’ll look you in the eye and tell you you’re not going home tonight. So he’ll just go home next time then? This idiocy is not lost on Marty. Seeing that he’s an idiot, Sash makes another promise. If they lose immunity again next week, he’ll give him back the idol. Okay, what if they don’t lose then?
In spite of Sash’s efforts to botch this, Marty agrees to hand over the idol. What has he got to lose?
Pot stirrer Probst poses a question. If the idol is really a group idol, does Sash want to give it to Brenda to hold on to? No. Perhaps if there comes a time when he loses trust in them, er, when they lose trust in him.
Votes
Jane
Jane
Jill
Marty
Jill
Marty
Jill
Is there a logical reason why they still split the votes in spite of having the idol? Probably not, but the eighth person voted out of Survivor: Nicaragua is Jill.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Survivor: Nicaragua Episode 8, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on CBS.