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For the second time in a row, Boran had to vote out the sick person, as Jessie was sent home in Survivor: Africa Episode 2.

At night, the animals come out to play, so two people have to stay up and stand guard. Boran can hear their stalker lions breathing, and before long the whole tribe is awake. There’s nowhere to run, but they know better than to run even if they could.

The older crowd on Samburu goes to get water before anybody else is out of bed. They’re mad that the sleeping people won’t go with them. Granted, Lindsey’s quite happy with this arrangement. She doesn’t want to go get the water anyway. Brandon’s happy to stay behind and cook in Teresa’s absence. He offers his friends food that he’s not making for the other half of the tribe. His plan goes from not leaving much to not leaving anything. He’ll boil some water so they can make their own food. Gee, what a nice guy.

Teresa’s worried that Silas may end up playing both sides.

Lindsey has made bead necklaces for each of her three new friends in an effort to rub it in the other people’s faces that those four are together and not breaking up. Carl and Frank are not happy, not that they usually are happy. Silas has now decided he’s no longer straddling the fence because the older will pick him off when they’re done with his buddies.

Silas says that all he wants is $20,000. With that he could get a vehicle. While they’re on the subject, the question comes up what doc Carl drives. He’s got a Mercedes. He’s also got a Porsche.

Reward is 100 gallons of fresh clean water. That’s enough for each tribe member to have a gallon of water a day until the merge. They’ll also get some organic shampoo if they want to use it to take a shower. Kim and Brandon sit out for Samburu. The challenge is simple. Push a rock and don’t get crushed by it. Boran has a lead the whole time, and they’re not looking back, no matter whether Kelly and Kim J didn’t get the whole don’t get crushed part. Samburu, meanwhile, is a complete mess, and unsurprisingly they’re not working together very well. Boran wins reward, their first taste of victory.

The good thing about the water is that they don’t have to worry about expending all that energy to get and boil water. It’s just sitting there for the taking.

The immunity challenge is to build a distress signal for a plane flying over to see them. Frank plans to contribute, somewhat, but he does not plan to do too much. If they lose, they lose. He really doesn’t care. Their plan is to create the letters SOS based around their camp as the central O. On the other tribe, Kim J has brought paint with her as her luxury item, and they’re going to dip the mosquito nets in it. They’re also going to be stripping down as far as they can, with Kim J putting on a thong at age 56. Back to Samburu, unlike Frank, Lindsey’s going all out, and she eventually falls to the ground crying. Kim P is there to comfort her, but she doesn’t want any part of Linda. Samburu’s signal looks just like every other community out there. Boran, however, is very noticeable due to the bright colors and the letters SOS in a wide open area with few trees. Boran wins immunity.

Linda believes the idol goddess has abandoned them to go live in a home without conflict. Yeah, in Linda’s mind, everything is a lesson from the land.

Despite the loss, the older people view it as a victory because it was one of the younger people who went down due to dehydration.

The lines are very clearly drawn right down the middle, and they’re all looking forward to going to tribal council to get rid of someone from the other side.

Probst says it would be hard in this environment being there with buddies. These guys don’t know each other. He’s not sure they even like each other. You got that right. The necklaces do not go unnoticed to him either. The split is pretty obvious.

Lindsey realizes she’s vulnerable due to her dehydration issue yesterday. Other than that, she thinks she gets along with everybody pretty well. Really?

Frank knows he’s not the friendliest person out there.

Votes
Lindsey
Lindsey
Carl
Carl
Carl
Carl
Lindsey
Lindsey

We have a tie. Wow. Shocker. Well, it’s completely pointless, but they will revote.

Votes
Carl
Lindsey
Carl
Lindsey
Carl
Lindsey

Yeah, it’s another tie. In the event of a tie, previous votes count against them. Since nobody has any previous votes, it will come down to a challenge.

The Q&A is based on the bush survival guide. The first time one of them misses and the other doesn’t, that person who misses is out.

Smoke from burning elephant dung will keep mosquitoes at bay. True or false?
True. Both are correct.

The fruit pulp from the dune palm can be helpful in curing what?
Worm infestation. Both are wrong.

The African rock python has been known to fully digest a gazelle. True or false?
True. Both are wrong again.

If bitten by a tick, pouring hot water on the tick will force it to retract. True or false?
True. Lindsey is correct.

Carl has been voted off the island because he doesn’t need the money. In his departure, Carl continues to whine about how he’s worried about generation X.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Survivor: Africa Episode 4 The Young and Untrusted.

Although she tried to set Clarence up to take the fall, which was not very hard to do, the rest of Diane’s tribe opted to vote her out instead because she was sickly in Survivor: Africa Episode 1.

It was the decision of the tribe to toss a vote Clarence’s way, and Tom was more than happy to comply. Clarence is still struggling to realize why what he did was wrong.

Frank believes he’s the boss of everybody, although the younger members of the tribe don’t really want a boss and aren’t happy about it. This split is exemplary of the split in the tribe divided by age. Silas, Lindsey, Brandon, and Kim P gravitate toward each other, while Frank, Teresa, Linda, and Carl are in their own group.

Each tribe will have to get 5 logs to their tower through a series of obstacles and then build stairs to reach the top. The paths criss cross, which may mean having to give the right of way to the other team and wasting valuable time. Reward includes blankets, food, and the stuff they left behind on day one. Linda sits out for Samburu. With Silas taking control, Samburu takes the lead on their first log. Boran manages to grab the lead on the second log, but it’s a matter of seconds. Samburu retakes the lead on the third log. It’s roughly even as they get to the final log. Kim J’s fall on the final stretch makes the conclusion obvious. Samburu wins reward.

Jessie is out of it. Despite her dehydration, she really doesn’t want to drink the water because she doesn’t like the taste. Taste is not a luxury she can afford.

Although Teresa likes the younger people, she wants to be on the stronger side instead. She considers that to be the older people.

Carl pitches to Silas to join their alliance. They want the strongest member of the other side on their side, so that’s Silas. Carl says he would be a complete fool and an idiot to stick with a weak threesome rather than joining a strong foursome. So like doesn’t Silas being with the other three make them a foursome, too? And doesn’t him being on the bottom of a fivesome put him in a particularly poor spot? He apparently agrees to join with the older group. To strength and honor.

Jessie and Kim J are worried that the guys may bond together and get rid of the girls.

Lex approaches Ethan to get him into an alliance with him and Tom to the final three. Ethan’s paranoid that Lex has too many deals going on.

When Silas returns from the watering hole, Lindsey needs to know what happened. She goes to find out and overhears Frank talking loud and clear about his plans to get rid of the youngeons. Teresa, not wanting to be dishonest, acknowledges what’s going on.

Lindsey later goes up to Silas alone, and he tells her to trust him. She’s not sure whether he’s saying that because he’s telling the truth or because he’s getting tired of her voice, which does tend to grate.

Silas may be smiling to everybody, but it doesn’t appear anybody trusts him or that he’s made up his mind anyway.

Time for a gross food challenge at the Damu Bar. The tribes in the area don’t really eat vegetables or a lot of meat. They rely on milk from cattle, as well as blood from cattle. How do they get that blood? Jabbing a cow and getting it hot and fresh. Probst dumps it in a container and adds a bit of milk. It’s shot for shot. Lex and Frank both have no trouble. Probably tastes better than most of the gross food challenges. Tom and Carl likewise get it down easily. Ethan and Lindsey are also fine. It’s becoming obvious this will come down to a tiebreaker. Teresa and Kelly are fine, but Kelly struggles a little. Kim and Kim as well. Linda and Jessie do fine, although they seem to have more difficulty than most. Clarence and Brandon are good. Lex and Silas finish off the final shots. Boran selects Linda. Samburu selects Kelly. They will drink pure blood without milk from a glass. The first one to finish off their shot wins. Linda finishes first, and Samburu wins immunity.

Jessie’s the obvious boot here, although both the other girls realize their heads are on the line after having cost their tribe the last two challenges. While there’s talk of voting Clarence off, that would just be stupid.

At tribal council, Jessie admits she’s struggled but says she’s feeling great now. Clarence believes he’s in the clear. Kim acknowledges she’s vulnerable, and so does Kelly.

Votes
Jessie
Clarence
Jessie
Clarence
Jessie
Jessie

With 5 votes, Jessie has been voted off the island. Clarence has received another vote from Big Tom.

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