Zane came up with a ridiculous strategy in Survivor: Philippines Episode 1. Tell people to vote him out. Needless to say, they did.
Russell’s big mouth damn near got him voted out. If not for Zane, he would have been eliminated. He tells us he’s learned his lesson: no more being bossy. Yeah, I heard that story last week.
Angie tells us the only reason she’s cuddling with Malcolm is because she is cold.
RC finds a clue in the rice, and she tells Abi. Then they read it out loud. RC says this is a sign of loyalty, but Abi says she only shared the information because she got caught finding it. Regardless, their alliance is hitting rough seas. Abi, who does not deny she is too close for comfort with Pete, accuses RC of being too close to Mike. That said, she warns her not to screw her over because if she does, she’s dead. Nothing like threats between friends and allies.
The rain keeps pouring, so Jonathan’s tribe heads for the caves, leaving him back at camp alone. This gives him the opportunity to scurry through the mud and look for the idol. As the others return to camp, he gets busted, but they don’t seem to notice what they just saw. For all his frantic searching, he takes a step back and thinks about the clue. It is right under his nose, or rather the nose on the rice container where the clue was. He runs through camp yelling “Yeah, baby. I’m on fire.” Still, nobody notices anything strange.
Roxy wants Angie out because she’s the useless half of the Angie/Malcolm showmance. This provides Russell with a lifeline because now they can aim for a new target. Denise, being in an alliance with Malcolm, is not as keen on this idea.
Lisa’s introverted and not so good with chit chat. Bad news since she’s in what’s largely a social game. The rest of the tribe assumes she must be off looking for the idol, but really she’s just sitting on her own and crying.
I don’t recall an episode with this much rain. They say it’s not stopping for more than half an hour, which is quickly taking its toll on the players, some more than others. Specifically, Roxy shares her breakdown with the tribe. She prays to the man upstairs, and the rain stops. It must be a miracle then. To give thanks, she starts speaking in tongues. Denise finds this objectionable because she doesn’t think asking a higher power for favors either works or is appropriate.
At the challenge, two tribe members will pull pull a sled with puzzle pieces, then one person will serve as a caller to help two others solve the puzzle. Reward for the first tribe is blankets, pillows, and a tarp. Reward for the second tribe is a tarp. Abi sits out for Tandang; Dawson sits out for Kalabaw.
Matsing falls way behind on the first lap. Malcolm evens things out in the second lap by ignoring Roxy and just doing everything on his own. Then Russell and Angie again bring up the rear to put Matsing behind heading into the puzzle. Kalabaw solves their first of three puzzles, and Tandang is right behind them. Tandang finishes their second puzzle. Matsing has managed to catch up to them. Kalabaw is the last to finish their second puzzle. Tandang wins immunity. Kalabaw places second. Matsing will be heading back to tribal council again. Russell proceeds to yell about how he’s angry. As hard a time as he gives Angie, he wasn’t any more use in this challenge than she was, despite being a lot bigger and stronger.
The question going into tribal council is which of their two young girls, neither of whom is contributing anything, needs to be sent home. With Malcolm and Angie in a showmance and Roxy and Russell in an alliance of lack of choice, Denise is the middlewoman to break the tie.
Roxy tells Jeff she doesn’t like that her tribe is working too much at camp. Angie’s response to one thing she could change: it would be nice if they could have some cookies. Even if it sounds silly, this is a fair answer, one that is seemingly harmless and couldn’t get her in trouble with anybody, but she gets more grief about it than Roxy saying they need to be lazy at camp.
Roxy points out that Malcolm and Angie are in an alliance… and then some. His defense is that he’s just cold, and she’s like a little sister to him. Roxy finds the concept of snuggling with a sister to be creepy. This all bothers her because it’s like a booby trap, one made out of silicone.
Votes
Roxy
Angie
Roxy
Roxy
With 3 votes, Roxy has been voted off the island. She probably should have prayed.
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