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Hunter and Gina were very vocal in their complaints about the other members of the tribe not doing enough, but what they failed to do was get the numbers on their side, so Patricia was voted out in Survivor: Marquesas Episode 2.

Gina pretends that what Sarah said at tribal council caused her to vote for her. Yeah, so I guess it caused both Hunter and Patricia to vote the same way and there was no voting block?

Over on Rotu, they’ve had a rainy night, so their plan for the day is to improve the shelter.

Kathy is getting along better with her tribe than she had been before. She’ll just go with the flow and be a bit more low key than she had been.

Paschal has earned the nickname Pappy from Gabe, while Neleh has been called Sweet Pea just in general. Both of them have bonded and will end up as the Elisabeth and Rodger of the season.

While out snorkeling, John lands on top of a sea urchin and gets a bunch of needles in his hand. He needs somebody to pee on his hand. Paschal has a little performance anxiety, so Kathy drops her drawers.

Maraamu, after their tribal council last night, is trying to rebond with a morning show. Whatever they say about the rain having washed away the bad, it’s still a tribe divided.

For their next challenge, they will have to construct a raft strong enough to carry all of them and some supplies they will pick up along the way. Jeff brings them some bamboo and rope, and they can use whatever else they can find. As they’re unloading the wood, Robert’s foot gets sliced up. It’s a good thing John is a registered nurse and that Robert has 9 more toes on him. Gabriel comes up with the boat design for his team, and he and Robert put that plan into action, with Robert having no intention of quitting just because he’s injured. On the other side, both Hunter and Rob both want to take control of the project. They opt for Hunter’s plan for building a bulky boat, not worrying about whether they have to end up carrying it eventually or not. Rob allows Hunter to get his way because although he’d like to be the big man, he’d rather see someone else keep running his mouth until it sinks him.

John’s finger has been opened up again. He got bit by an eel. His biggest concern: will how much he can contribute to the tribe decrease?

Hunter’s tired of the complaining coming from his tribe. He won’t say anything, but he doesn’t like these people. Good luck getting to the end if you feel that way.

The tribes arrive at the reward challenge on their rafts. The challenge is a race to grab 5 containers anchored to the bottom of the ocean floor, then go back to where they started. Reward is a choice between comfort (blankets, pillows, and three lanterns with fuel) or sustenance (rice). Neleh and Paschal sit out for Rotu. Both tribes are fairly even on their first box, although Maraamu’s boat looks like it may lack seaworthiness. They continue forward and are the first to arrive at box 4, though. It’s dead even when they get to box 5, so it’ll be a matter of who can paddle faster. In a close race, Rotu wins reward. Again. They choose comfort.

The other tribe certainly isn’t bigger, stronger, or faster. Their problem is that they’re not a real team. Hunter blames it on the lack of work ethics from the others. This broken record is as much a part of the problem as anything his teammates may or may not be bringing to the table. Obviously, nobody is responding to his criticism, but he just keeps pushing anyway.

The immunity challenge is a coconut maze race. First tribe to get all three coconuts through the maze wins. They will have one person on each corner and a caller telling them what to do. The game only requires 5. Tammy, John, and Robert sit out for Rotu. Gina sits out for Maraamu. Maraamu is the first to score a point. Rotu ties it at 1. Maraamu retakes the lead 2-1. Rotu’s quite a bit more behind, but it is tied at 2. Somehow, Rotu erases the lead and wins immunity with Maraamu hovering over the hole but unable to make it in. This marks 5 challenges in a row.

Hunter wants to go after Sean, but he’ll need to get some more votes, so he goes to Rob.

Rob’s just playing the game. He doesn’t care how strong his team is, just as long as they obey. Fear keeps people loyal. If they have something to lose, they’ll do what you say. That’s straight out of The Godfather. It’s true.

Votes
Hunter
Sarah
Sarah
Hunter
Hunter
Hunter

By a vote of 4-2, Hunter has been voted off the island. The tribe is apparently hoping that being talked down to less will help them more than his physical strength and contributions at camp.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Survivor: Marquesas Episode 4 The Winds Twist.

Peter sunk himself by being weird in Survivor: Marquesas Episode 1.

Rotu is getting close. Well, except for Kathy, who sleeps by herself near the fire.

Robert is struggling and has been pretty sick due to lack of food. He is the second Rob to come up with the plan to catch a pig or chicken. John has created a pig snare, which he believes will get him to the final four if it works.

Maraamu starts off every day with a morning show, a little break from the reality of the situation.

Patricia has changed since the last tribal council, and she’s turned into a workaholic contributing to camp. She may be able to buy herself a little while longer. However, as time goes by, her helpfulness starts to get on everybody’s nerves. They’re tired of listening to her talk.

John has also created a shrimp trap, and this works pretty quickly. He’s thrilled with himself, which is why he soon gets upset with Kathy. She’s been off on her own for a while, and she’s managed to dig up some shells. Perhaps not the most appealing food, but at least it’s protein. No pats on the back for her, though.

Sean has decided that the others on his tribe are going to be racially motivated in this game. Not that they’ve given him any reason to believe so. Their actual problem with him is his laziness.

Rob and Sarah are attached at the hip, which Hunter views as a problem. They’d get more out of Rob if they got rid of her. Rob realizes he’s got an extra vote, but he also has to be on the look out for her because she’s not really doing much.

Kathy has found some more goodies. In order for them to get that food, they have to listen to her first. Gabe complains. He’s not interested in food, shelter, or water. He wants to get to know people first. Nonetheless, he agrees to finally build a functional shelter.

The reward challenge is to remove rocks from boats underwater and bring them up to sail them to shore. Reward is masks, snorkel, and fins. Robert sits out for Rotu. Most people are getting one or two rocks at a time, if that. Gabe gets 19 rocks at once, potentially a huge boost for Rotu. They are, indeed, the first tribe to be able to flip over their boat. Led by Hunter and Boston Rob, Maraamu is not far behind. Rotu hops in their boat first as Maraamu bails water for perhaps too long. Having led the whole way, Rotu wins reward.

Vecepia, Patricia, and Sarah have been working on palm fronds to finish their roof and protect them from the rain. Sarah’s been saying for two days they need to get this finished. Now that Hunter says it, people finally start to listen. Gina says this is her fault because if she wanted it done, she should have done it herself.

Gross food challenge time. A Marquesan delicacy, fafaru, has been set out for them. It’s made by putting parts of various sea creatures in water for three days and letting it rot. Then the marinade is put on slices of fish and put in the hot sun for a couple hours. Shouldn’t a delicacy be something tough to come by? Zoe and Hunter are fine. Neleh and Patricia are also good, with Neleh barely keeping it down. Paschal and Sarah are next and do fine. Vecepia and Kathy go next and also are good. Sean and Robert both struggle their way through it. Gina and Tammy are okay. John makes it through with difficulty, but not as much difficulty as Boston Rob, who just finishes before Probst stops counting to 5. Hunter is once again fine, and so is Gabe. Since it’s a tie, they will select two people to break the tie. Rotu picks Boston Rob. Maraamu selects Neleh. With Rob having the most difficulty, Neleh wins immunity for Rotu.

Sean wants to target Sarah because he feels it’s either him or her. Rob, however, thinks they shot themselves in the foot last time by not getting rid of Patricia.

Sarah doesn’t want to expend too much energy at camp because it will weaken her for the challenges. Gina, however, doesn’t like that someone isn’t working hard enough at camp so she will be weaker at challenges because she has to pick up the slack.

Votes
Sarah
Patricia
Sarah
Patricia
Sarah
Patricia
Patricia

Missing the concept that this is a social game, Hunter’s and Gina’s focus on all work and no play has them backing the wrong horse. By a vote of 4-3, Patricia has been voted off the island.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Survivor: Marquesas Episode 3 No Pain, No Gain.