The episode opens with everyone's delight at Phillips departure. The next morning we see that Brenda, who hasn't been on the last two rewards and is completely wasting away, is starting to lose it. She is actually comforted by resident crazy Dawn who suggests that they need to "get everybody drinking". Then my eyes are in complete shock when this is followed by a confessional by Brenda! That's two whole episodes in a row! Unfortunately it's not a very flattering one and is a bigger sign of how much she's suffering right now. We also hear from "The Silent One" who plants the first seeds of doubt on the solidness of the majority alliance.
After the credits Dawn announces tree mail has arrived which excites everyone. She then whips out some envelopes and being the lunatic that she is, releases this insane sound out of her mouth. John instantly knows this means it's time for a Survivor auction. Malcolm is a little depressed because he knows he's in trouble and that he may be forced to pull an Abi-Maria and forgo food so he can buy an advantage in the next immunity challenge.
Despite this Malcolm is the winner of the very first item. The item is a beer and peanuts, however it cannot be bid on more that once and goes to the first $20. When Malcolm walks up to retrieve his item he is given the good news that the item comes with two more ice cold beers and a bowl of pretzels. Then next item is covered and is won by Reynold. Before he can see what it is though, he is give the opportunity to trade it for one of two other covered items. John advises him to trade but Reynold tells him that he doesn't trust him and sticks with the original item. Turns out John is right and Reynold bought one slice of pizza but the second item was the rest of the pizza. At least he didn't trade it for the third item which was a rotten coconut. Sherri then offers to buy the rest of the pizza for $500. Probst hesitates for the signal through his earpiece on weather or not this is acceptable. Eventually he accepts Sherri's offer.
The next item is uncovered and is a roasted whole chicken. No sides or drink and Dawn, being the lunatic that instantly bids all her money for it. Then next item is described as "information in this game". Malcolm immediately bids the rest of his money. Even though there are a few people who still have their entire roll he wins the item.
Unfortunately it's not an advantage in the immunity challenge but is instead a clue to the hidden immunity idol and he is only given 60 seconds to read it. Andrea wins the next item which is a full spaghetti dinner, complete with several slices of garlic bread and a glass of wine. Unfortunately Andrea is faced with the same dilemma that Carter was dealt last season when Probst gives her the opportunity to give up the dinner for bags of rice and beans. Naturally she does the same thing as Carter and takes rice and beans. If I were Brenda I would of done like Sherri and offered all my money for the spaghetti, but neither she or anyone else thinks to do this.
Then next item is indeed the desirable advantage to the next challenge. Brenda and Eddie both bid on it but John actually wins it. Brenda wins the next item which turns out to be pig brain. What transpires next is a little bizarre. Brenda who had expressed concern throughout the challenge of getting burned says she doesn't feel like crying for some reason. Probst asks her if she wants to try it. Brenda must of been really starving because she actually accepts the offer. Then she comments how she just remembered that she doesn't eat pork. Probst reminds her of what she's eating and she seeks Probst assurances that it's good for her. Probst simply replies he has no idea. Then Brenda actually takes the tray of pig brain back with her. I noticed that this item's cover was blue while I think the rest were all red. Maybe this inconsistency was meant to be a warning. I have to remember that if I ever get on the show.
Well Dawn manages to ALMOST get through a whole 15 minutes of the episode without crying but when Probst whips out a stack of letters from home and announces they are individually for sale for a mere $20 the tears immediately start to flow since she spent every cent she had on a chicken. Both Malcolm and Sherri share her regret and of course everyone else buys their letter. The last item is won by Eddie. It turns out to be a giant bowl of peanut butter and he has 60 seconds to share it with the other tribe. Personally I don't really like this twist. I think sharing it with the tribe should be optional. Of course I would definitely recommend that that option be exercised, but nevertheless should be an option.
As everyone is digging into the pb Sherri who is apparently even more desperate to stay in the game than we thought allows John to lick peanut butter off her fingers several times. For once I am actually jealous of John. Sherri may not be as hot as Brenda but she's still a MILF and I would love to lick peanut butter off her entire body!
After the auction the next confessional is by Brenda! Twice in one show?! OMG! This makes me concerned that she might be going home this episode. In the confessional she again expresses her desire for some real food but is so grateful to have her letter. John of all people is also extremely emotional by his letter. This is somewhat surprising when you stop to consider all the crap his parents must of done to him to turn him into such a basket case!
Reynold goes to work on Sherri and we see another clue to a possible mutiny. He then expresses his delight at having eaten and having a clue to the HII within his alliance.
Then next morning Malcolm gets up early to search for said idol which is buried beneath some rocks surrounding a tree near the well. Before he can find it though he gets busted by Andrea and John. Unlike John who is obviously very intimidated by Malcolm, Andrea has the presence of mind to not leave Malcolm alone and plants herself on the well. Malcolm joins her in an attempt to outlast her. She tells him he can do whatever he wants but she's not leaving. So the two of them sit there apparently until it's time to go to the next challenge.
The immunity challenge is holding onto a rope that is attached to a log that weighs one third of what each person's body weight was when they began the game. The rope has several knots it it to provide leverage when holding it. As the challenge progresses you must move your had lower and lower down the rope. John is told to reveal his secret message which says that at anytime in the challenge he can move back up two knots. John exercises this option as soon as he get to the third level. I have to say this advantage is a hell of lot fairer than the one Abi got last season so even with this option I'm pretty sure Reynold, Malcolm or Eddie will be able to beat John. It ends up coming down to John, Eddie and Reynold. At this point Eddie and Reynold have don't have a knot to brace against like John does but I'm still sure they can take him. I figure Reynold is the favorite to win but he drops out first so it's up to Eddie to keep John from doing another ridiculous victory dance. Eddie puts up a good fight but unfortunately comes up just a little short and John wins again and celebrates with his stupid dance.
Back at camp John's head has gotten even bigger than Phillip's ever was. He actually starts going on about what a great challenge threat he is and starts talking about himself like he's as good at challenges as Boston Rob or Ozzy. He's too stupid to realize if didn't have the advantage he probably would of been out of the challenge before Brenda!
Meanwhile, Malcolm is in a huge state of despair because he can't find the idol. He's very vocal of the fact that he was able to find two idols without a clue but now can't find one that he paid $480 for a clue. I can only imagine his frustration. He's also afraid to look for the idol because he knows the girls will start digging around him. If I were him I would of just enlisted Eddie and Reynold and had them help him look for it or he could of just told them the approximate area where it is hidden, then let them look for it without him.
Instead he decides to try to bluff his way through the next tribal. He goes to work on Sherri to target Andrea telling her that he has the idol and Reynold works on Erik.
Power players John and Andrea discuss their options. Andrea wants to split the vote between Malcolm and Reynold but John thinks they should consider doing a strait vote on one of the amigos because at this point they only need one person to flip if they do a split vote. The thing that concerns me is they are discussing all of this in front of both Sherri and Erik who are the most likely to flip. Both Sherri and Erik seem to be waffling on what they are going to do. It's also not revealed on whether the majority alliance will split or not.
Tribal council doesn't make things a whole lot clearer but I get a strong suspicion that either Erik or Sherri WILL flip but if the alliance decides to do a strait vote that won't matter. However, I see Andrea vote for Reynold and John vote for Malcolm so I know there doing a split. At this point I'm pretty sure Andrea is going home but when the votes are read it turns out to be a three way between Andrea, Reynold and Malcolm which under normal circumstances would probably really excite Malcolm and Reynold but this is Survivor and it ends up spelling doom for Malcolm who everyone, including Eddie votes for on the re vote. Can't blame Eddie too much since Malcolm did vote for his BFF two tribals ago.
Of course Dawn doesn't miss a chance to vie for Malcolm's jury vote by rubbing his shoulder's as he gets up. Then as he wishes the tribe good luck she does what she did with Brandon and tries to act so sorry that he she voted for him. What a phony!
At ponderosa Malcolm is extremely concerned about encountering the wrath of Phillip. To his surprise though Phillip is actually very gracious and tells Malcolm he played a great game and if he had made it to the final that he would of voted for him.
Malcolm made several mistakes in his gameplay that led to his downfall. The first was going against his alliance to form a bromance with Reynold and Eddie. The second was not showing his idol to Erik. The third was giving and idol to Eddie. Had he not done that he could of saved himself this week and could of possibly won immunity next week and or found another idol. The other was buying information at the auction. Obviously he was too drunk from his beers to realize that information is not the same as an "advantage". Having that information also put a huge target on his back. Like I said before I think the stress of playing back to back seasons took a heavy toll on him and affected his gameplay in a negative way.
I have to say that since the merge there's been a really interesting dynamic as far as eliminations. The merge started with girls being outnumbered 7 to 5 and fans being outnumbered 8 to 4. Yet three out of the last four eliminations have been guys and three out of four have been favorites. As I said before it's not always a bad thing to go into a merge outnumbered.
NEXT WEEK ON SURVIVOR!
I believe the streak of unpredictable endings has ended. Eddie and Reynold have managed to dodge bullet after bullet but I'm pretty sure one of them are going down next week! I'm sad to say I think John is now the favorite to win the game. I think the alliance will take out Eddie and Reynold next and then Dawn will probably use Brenda to take out Andrea. Then Dawn, being the lunatic that she is, will probably turn on Brenda leaving a final four of Erik, Sherri, Dawn and John. I don't think Dawn has a snowballs chance in hell of getting any jury votes after all her betrayals and crocodile tears, so John will probably ride her to the end like a goat. I think Sherri has also pissed off too many people to win. Erik could possibly beat John in jury votes but he'll need to win the final immunity to get to the final tribal which of course is quite possible but it's more probably that he won't and John will easily beat Dawn and Sherri to win the game.
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