I'm really hoping the old saying "Let the best man win" holds true this season because I love Terry. He's a strong competitor, but not so strong he ignore his tribe mates and is bossy.
When La Mina comes back from Tribal Council, Sally, adeptly points out that since the tribe (men) told her originally they were all going to vote for Ruth Marie, she felt a bit betrayed. Yeah, no kidding. She says she's going to try and work real hard in the next few days to show them she is worth keeping around. I know a few things she could do to make the men want her to stay around. Although last episode, even though Misty spent some time doing a little rub down, didn't help matters much.
The guys are having their own little pow wow and realize that when the merge comes, they want to be as strong as possible. They also think that when push comes to shove, Sally would jump ship as soon as she could and side with Casaya, since she already feels a bit like an outcast already. Ruth Marie on the other hand is loyal. I completely agree with that assessment.
Did you ever see The Golden Child with Eddie Murphy?
Over at camp crazy, Bruce, Aras and our favorite, Shane, have been gathering snails for breakfast. Okay, unless you're French you don't like snails. And even then they have to be properly prepared. Why aren't they gathering fruit from trees and worms. I would totally rather eat a worm. When they come back, not only has the fire died, but some of the tribe is still sleeping. The guys bitch that they've been out slaving away trying to catch these wonderful snails and they don't like coming back and having the fire gone and the other people sleeping. Courtney gets on the defensive and this causes Aras to question his decision to get into an alliance with Thing 1. WHAT DID I SAY PEOPLE? WHAT!?! Luckily for Cirie, she wasn't a fool and is watching as the alliance crashes and burns. I'm surprised she's not trying to align herself with Bruce and Bobby.
It's The Great Puzzle Charlie Brown
Onto the reward challenge. Out in the ocean is a large puzzle. The pieces are floating in the water, attached to an anchor. Each team member has to swim down, detach the piece, and drag it to the puzzle. Once there they must get the large piece into the ring. When all the pieces are in, they can assemble the puzzle. First team to assemble the puzzle, wins reward. This time they're playing for a full service bathroom. In jungle language that means a hole, toilet paper, soap, and a bucket that slowly drips water on your head. At that point I wouldn't even care about the hole part.
Everyone's excited and they start the challenge. Bobby and Sally jet off and Sally figures out how to get the puzzle piece in, seeing they have no leverage in the ocean. She goes to the inside of the puzzle and pulls it in that way. Once everyone sees that they use the same technique. They're just about neck and neck the whole time, until Austin doesn't realize his piece, the last piece, isn't all the way in. They lose valuable time trying to correct this and end up losing the challenge by mere moments. Casaya gets to take the crapper home. Unfortunately, because of the loss, Casaya has to select a La Mina member to go to Exile Island. They select Terry.
Without Terry there for guidance, when La Mina gets back to camp they're sorta scattered, not knowing what to do. Austin points out that they're all intelligent people, but without someone there to take charge and direct everyone, it makes for a bit of confusion.
The crapper
Over at Casaya they're all patting themselves on the back. The lovely toilet is there when they return and Aras suggests they use the toilet to keep firewood dry. Yeah, cause that's where we keep our firewood at home, in the bathroom. Bobby's not having it and goes to use the facility. "Number 2" or as the less classy people like to call it "take a dump". Danielle's disgusted. I mean really, how dare he use the bathroom to use the bathroom. She quips "He's not a gentleman, I can't stand the fact that he's not a gentleman." Yeah well I can't stand that you have a bad tit job, you don't see me complaining. Okay, so I'm complaining. Whateva. I can't stand people who have that look on their face all the time like they've just spelled a fart. She was next to the bathroom, but still, I hope Cirie kicks her ass. Shane of course is high on the fact that Terry's over on Exile Island and he must be going through hell.
"Oooga Boooga!!!"
It does look fairly miserable on the island. Terry uses his time to search for the Immunity Idol. He starts reading the clues, now there are four of them. There's the map, it's "above tide lines", whatever the hell that means, he also learns that it's buried. He then reads the first clue, which we get a shot of, and in the wording it says "why". Just like that, with the quotes and all. "Why", he says. Then we get a shot of a tree shaped like a "Y". Okay, if we were shown the words on that clue before I totally would have gotten it before now. Terry starts to dig and digs about three feet down when he comes upon a box. He breaks the box open and finds the Idol!!! Reading the note inside it says that he can use the Idol through the final four. Raise your hand if you're happy Terry got this? Note: My hand is raised.
"Is that a fire? Yeah, I think it's a fire. What do you think it is? A fire."
At Casaya the fire die again. I think it's a sign from the Gods. Shane is pissed. Really? What's new. They decide to move the fire pit somewhere else. I don't really see the logic in this, it's not like it doesn't rain three feet away. As they're working to move it, Cirie is working her tail off digging the pit. Shane, Bruce and Aras are also working. Danielle's standing around watching Cirie dig. Shane walks up on this and makes a comment about Danielle maybe helping the poor woman. I mean at least they can take turns or something. Nothin' like staring at someone digging a pit to make you tired. Danielle gets defensive and says, "Well Bobby's not working either" or something completely juvenile. Luckily Shane doesn't sink to her level and comments that he's not talking about Bobby. They immediately go to Cirie for her opinion and she says, "You white people duke it out yourselves because I'm diggin' a pit". Later in her download Cirie laughs at the continued downfall of the Shane/Aras/Courtney/Danielle alliance. I wonder who's going to jump ship first after the merge. Let's hope Cirie, Bruce and Bobby are around to join La Mina.
This could be an underwear ad or something. I would so buy them
La Mina's still struggling without Terry. They haven't eaten in days and it looks like they can barely get up and walk around. Nick tries to fish and pouts that they all suck at fishing. They would have all been eating by now if it wasn't for stupid Sally and her losing the spear. Why they didn't vote her out instead of Misty I'll never know. If I were Sally I'd sure as hell be out there with the same fishing line and rod thing trying to hook me some fish. She does feel like if they lose another Immunity Challenge, that she'll be going. Here's hopin'.
Man, if Shane slipped that would suck. For him, not for me, I'd laugh
At the Immunity Challenge, La Mina is reunited, gladly, with Terry. This challenge is fairly simple, it requires teamwork, patience, and balance. Four people tied together in pairs from each team have to traverse a balance beam course, collect water in buckets and then return to the beach by the balance beam. Once back, they must pour water into a bucket. The bucket is lifted up by a fifth team member in a crows nest. They have to fill the bucket up enough to lower it, lifting the sixth team member high enough to pull a lever and release the flag.
See what I mean about her fart face?
La Mina chooses Ruth Marie to sit in the chair and Danielle to sit in for Casaya. I'd be worried her boobs would weigh her down, but I guess no one else paid any attention. The challenge starts and as with most of the challenges, it's fairly evenly matched. Looks like La Mina may be ever so slightly ahead. Then the fatal flaw. On the balance beam course, on the part closest to the finish, if you don't make it up there by the time your second team is on it's way back, you're f***ed, you have to wait until they finish. Also, if you fall, you and your partner have to run back to the start. Unfortunately, towards the end of the challenge Dan slips up and stumbles. They just started, so it's not a big deal, but Sally and Austin are right behind them so they have to wait until they're off before they can start. It's to the wire and Casaya literally beats them by milliseconds.
Geez Aras, start humping his leg why don't you
Back at camp Ruth Marie and Sally both realize they're in trouble. Earlier, when Dan made his point about Ruth Marie being loyal, he had gone to Ruth Marie and told her their plan to keep her until the merge. They even shook on it. And you know how a man is with his handshake. Unfortunately Austin's argument for it to be Sally who stays, starts to convince Terry. Terry tells Dan that as much as he likes Ruth Marie, it isn't his word that promised her their vote, so he doesn't feel like voting her out would be against any promise he made. Dan does have a good point though, Ruth Marie will stick by them and Sally will start kissing major Casaya ass as soon as she gets there.
When they get to tribal council Jeff does his normal, "So how are you doing" speech. He asks everyone if they found out from Terry how his Immunity Idol hunt went. Although people asked how long he looked, no one directly asked him if he found out. With a semi-tense council, Dan and Ruth Marie are the only people who vote for Sally. Poor, loyal Ruth Marie gets voted out. Yeah, didn't see that one coming. (Please insert sarcastic snort)
