Survivor - Timbira Wins Immunity, Spencer voted out

This episode started off with the Jalapao tribe, where Taj claims the hidden immunity idol, and then gives it to her ally, Stephen, since he was les likely to even had the idol. Then, at Timbira, everyone else decides to go and get water, leaving Brendan and Sierra at camp. Sierra is upset with Brendan for not telling her about the alliance. So, Brendan gets the chance to fill her in, and Sierra talks about going from loser to member of powerful alliance.

In the reward challenge, one team member had to run and carry a rope, while a person on a platform had to spin around and then walk a balance beam. The first tribe to three would win. It was Sydney, Spencer, and J.T., who won for their Jalapao tribe. The tribe all won a café complete with pastries and drinks. However, Brendan and Stephen, both idol holders, were sent to exile island. During the reward, the Jalapao tribe members were rewarded with Family letters from home, which wasn’t really emotional this time.

Back at Exile Island, Brendan and Stephen talk more about their alliance, as they are discussing it for the first time. Meanwhile, at the Timbira tribe, Coach is babbling about the weather, saying the storm they suspect won’t come, but ironically, it did, and Erinn talks in her confessional about Coach being a jackass, and wouldn’t be surprised if he’s never actually left Nebraska. Meanwhile, the next day, at Jalapao, Sydney and Spencer are talking about relationships, and Spencer says he’s actually never told anyone in his tribe he was gay, and was afraid of what people like southern-charm J.T. would think.

In the next immunity challenge, the teams had to have two people fling balls in the air, and have one of the other tribe members catch them to score a point. The first tribe to five points would win. Spencer was in the challenge, but performed poorly, which made J.T. frustrated. J.T. worked to score four points for his tribe. But Timbira worked to score five points first, winning immunity. J.T. gets nothing but his missing tooth Jeff hands back to him after he lost it.

Back at Jalapao, Taj flips out on the boys, saying she’s fad up and doesn’t feel well. Taj is also worried about her lack of camp time effecting the chances of her staying. However, J.T. who seems to be calling the shot, wants to vote out Spencer. So, Spencer talks to J.T., and he says ‘it’s either you or Taj”. At tribal council, it was one vote for Spencer and one for Taj. The final four votes went to Spencer, and he was voted off. Eleven survivors are left, who will go next?

Personally, this was a fair episode. I didn’t like the over focus of the four-way, cross-tribal alliance. It’s basically eating the show up to the point where all you want to think about is “will they make it to the merge?” Personally, I don’t want these four ruling the game, unless they make Coach miserable by blindsiding him, like, next episode? However, this is completely new, considering, that tribal alliances are like, eight and a half years out of style. J.T. was arrogant this episode, and it’s actually made me think Erinn should be my favourite, as Erinn in funny, seems clever, and like me, Anti-Coach. I hope that she’s the one who takes Coach out, since she did after all, convince her tribe to gun for Jerry. I don’t think I’ve rooted for a female villain, and would love to see Erinn be the villain I root for. As for Spencer leaving, well, meh, I still wish he’d last, but hey, not all under 21’s, would turn out, maybe third times the charm? I didn’t care if Taj left, but that would upset the alliance, and I don’t know if that’s a good thing.

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