Malcolm’s poor but nonetheless very interesting game came to an end in Survivor: Caramoan Episode 11.
They wake up the next morning to find out it’s already time for another immunity challenge. They will balance on a triangular platform in the water. In addition to immunity, they are playing for reward: information in the game.
The first temptation is donuts and milk. Erik takes it, which is lame, but I can sort of understand. However, he’s joined by the guy near the top of the chopping block, Eddie. After 15 minutes, those who remain move to the next perch on the platform. Three hot dogs and a soft drink are enough to tempt Cochran, a move that receives no love from anybody else. After 30 minutes, they move to the top of the platform.
Dawn drops. Then Sherri. Reynold makes a couple big recoveries, but it’s obvious that the person with the biggest feet isn’t going to win this. He eventually falls. Neither Andrea nor Brenda want to deal despite their goal now having been accomplished. They stay there for 3 hours and then agree to make up their own rules about standing on one leg only. That lasts a few seconds before Brenda falls. Andrea wins immunity and reward.
Part of their deal was to share the information, not surprisingly a clue to the hidden immunity idol, with each other. Andrea decides to tell her whole alliance. Erik is the one who finds it, but he just hands it over to Andrea. He’s probably the only one who would do that.
Andrea begins discussing Brenda as a possible target. That immunity challenge scared her, and she wants to see some blindsides start happening to someone else before it happens to her. Although there are a lot of people pulled into these conversations, it doesn’t seem to get back to Brenda.
Makes more sense to me to just follow the original plan. If you want to use someone for a vote, make it Eddie or Sherri next time. 8 is an unusual time to flip.
Votes
Erik
Sherri
Reynold
Eddie
Reynold
Eddie
Reynold
Reynold
With 4 votes, Reynold has been voted off the island. What was the point of him voting against Erik? Eddie at least made a smart throw away vote rather than one of the Favorites.
Immediately after Tribal Council, Andrea returns to talking about blindsides. She mentions Brenda again and also now Dawn. Since she’s mentioning Cochran’s biggest ally, now he’s concerned, and he tells both of them. Dumb move, Andrea. Going after Brenda probably made sense, but pick a target and stick with it.
Once again, immunity is back up for grabs. They will push a buoy through obstacles along a rope then complete a ladder puzzle. Erik takes an early lead. The others, except the hopeless Sherri, are roughly tied for second when they get to the knot untying. Erik retains his lead, but Andrea has pulled within seconds of him. Cochran and Dawn join Sherri at the back of the pack. Erik loses his lead on the puzzle for the first time, but he regains it before long and takes a huge lead. Erik wins immunity. He says he won’t give it away this time.
Placing second again, Brenda gives Andrea even more ammo.
Cochran doesn’t like being the number three person on Andrea’s totem pole behind Eddie, so he is working to get rid of her.
Now both of them are competing for Erik’s vote, which may well be the deciding vote if they decide to split the vote between Andrea and Eddie.
Why does Reynold have a moustache?
Votes
Brenda
Andrea
Eddie
Eddie
Andrea
Brenda
Andrea
With 3 votes, Andrea has been voted off the island. The tribe played this really dangerously, but they’re lucky she did not play that idol. Eddie just lost his only hope of an ally.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Survivor: Caramoan Episode 13, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on CBS.