Natalie gave her reward away to Jon, and Jeremy followed her lead, giving his reward to Jaclyn in Survivor: San Juan del Sur Episode 9. The net result of this was that Jon turned on Jeremy, whose alliance voted him out.
Having voted out Jeremy for finding out that he has an idol, Jon’s strategy right after Tribal Council is to tell Natalie that he has an idol. Her reaction to this is that he’s the ringleader and needs to go. It’s an interesting turn of events considering two episodes ago I was pretty sure he was just the puppy dog following Jaclyn’s lead, which he was.
The reward challenge will have them jumping off a platform for keys to collect puzzle statue pieces. Reward is to be ambassadors of goodwill to deliver baesball gear to kids who need new equipment. While watching the game, they will get baseball food. Reed, Alec, Jaclyn, and Jon (blue) go against Missy, Natalie, Baylor, and Wes (yellow). Keith is not picked. It’s not apparent to me what might be the way to either gain an advantage or screw up in this challenge, and there is no real difference between the teams heading to the puzzle. Blue takes a long time getting their pieces unlocked, and that’s the difference as yellow wins reward.
I hope nobody gives their reward away again. Ugh. Baylor starts crying because her mom hasn’t won anything. Try harder then. So Reed gives his reward to Missy. Lesson learned, just shed a few tears. In his defense, Reed says this is strategy. So was last week’s give away, and we saw how that worked. His plan is to plot against Jon while he’s gone. Wes will be heading to Exile.
When they return to camp, Reed approaches Keith. He knows he has an idol because he searched his bag, and he wants to use that information so that they can work together. The assumption is the other alliance will split the vote. He wants his old/current(?) alliance to trust each other for one vote, even though there’s no reason they should.
Meanwhile, Natalie and Baylor go and find a hidden immunity idol. Natalie has decided she does not want to get rid of Jon yet. Rather, she is more afraid of Reed and wants to vote him out instead, then Jon next so that the girls have the numbers.
Their immunity challenge is to balance on a narrow perch while holding a handle above their heads. The first temptation is a plate of candy, and that is enough to get Jon out after 7 minutes. Missy is out next. Jeff brings out a plate of cookies and milk, and Baylor and Jaclyn quit within about a second each before Wes even has the chance to think about it. After 45 minutes, the next temptation is chicken wings and beer, and this time Wes is the first to respond. Keith points out that Natalie is the only one on her team who is actually trying. That begs the question why Wes was so easily convinced to drop out. As his feet are turning purple, Keith steps down. Then Alec. 3 hours have passed. Jon and Jaclyn are sleeping by this time. Natalie asks if there’s any more food coming. She asks for pizza, wings, cookie, ice water, and beer, and Jeff delivers. Natalie drops. Reed wins immunity, though Jeff will be giving him his necklace on the ground as he recovers.
Reed’s win blew Natalie’s plan away. His plan, however is alive and well. He proposes a split vote where everybody will turn on the father and son because one of them has an idol. Missy completely buys this, but Jon is not so sure, as he and/or Jaclyn are not in control for a change.
During Tribal Council, there is much whispering as Jeff attempts to conduct a discussion. Nobody seems to know what is going to happen.
After the vote, Natalie tells Jon to play his idol. He does. In response, Keith plays his idol, offering it to his son, who declines. Well, this is certainly interesting.
Votes
Jon (does not count)
Jon (does not count)
Jon (does not count)
Keith (does not count)
Keith (does not count)
Jon (does not count)
Keith (does not count)
Wes
Wes
With 2 votes, Wes has been voted off the island. That split vote plan just backfired, and now Reed is in more danger than he had been, though splitting up that couple still makes sense.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Survivor: San Juan del Sur Episode 11, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on CBS.