Survivor - Timbira Immuned, Sydney voted off

So, on Day 16, this episode of Survivor started off with Taj wanting to tell Stephan that she wants to tell J.T. about the idol. Stephan isn’t sure they would benefit from that. Meanwhile, at the Timbira, Coach has “one of his moments” where he poorly cooked the beans in rainy water and from river water. Sierra was most frustrated with him, and is sure she’s fed up with him. In the reward challenge, the tribes had to build a barricade to avoid the other tribe from throwing pigs. Timbira and Jalapao both went back and forth taking the lead, and it was Timbira who won. It was Joe and Erinn who were exiled.

At the reward, Coach, Sierra, Tyson, Debra, and Brendan all enjoy a nice barbecue. Then, they all go for a swim by a waterfall. Meanwhile, back at Jalapao, Taj is busy making a fake idol that Joe could possibly play. Then, J.T. finds the hidden idol idea, the real one that Taj has. So, Stephen and Taj tell J.T. they found it, and the three of them agree to work together in the near future. Then, at exile, Erinn gets the clues with the hidden idol, and decided to spill them to Joe. In the immunity challenge the survivors had to release sand by sling shooting tiles, then release puzzle pieces and solve the puzzle. J.T. and Tyson did all the work for the sling shooting. It was Tyson who pulled off the challenge, and Brendan and Erinn aced at the puzzle, earning immunity for Timbira again.

J.T, Taj, Sydney, Joe, and Stephan are all upset they lost immunity again, and will go down two members. Sydney and Joe are tight, and they agree to vote off Taj. Then, Joe searches for the idol, and finds the fake idol. Then, J.T. is at first sure it’s Sydney’s time to go, but then he thinks of getting the idol to be split between him and Stephan. At tribal council, it was two votes for Taj and tow votes for Sydney. The fifth vote went to Sydney, and she was voted off.

This episode was OK, as this season is so far going down as an OK season, so far. What I would expect is to see either Cross-Tribal allies or the Timbira tribe dominating the rest of the game. However, I really don’t think people like Brendan and Erinn want to see Coach around. I would say Joe is the most screwed, considering he lost Sydney as an ally and is in the minority tribe. His best shot is to get Erinn on his side. As for The CTA (Cross Tribal Allies), it would be beneficial to start working out their options. Anyways, it looks like Brendan and Sierra are in the best situation, considering they could go either way.

I personally would like to see Erinn squeeze in somewhere, just because I want to see her get Coach out. Heck, if Debra blindsides Coach, I’d be happy. Taj is really impressive, and is emerging as one of the most remembered survivors. I really admire her game play, even though it’s took some weeks. However, I don’t get all of the Sierra love, though. I will give Stephan some credit, too, considering he’s Taj’s ally. J.T. loses respect for me, and I’m really not caring for his game play too much.

Top 5 (week six)
1. Erinn (6)
2. Brendan (5)
3. Sydney (4)
4. Taj (1)
5. Stephan (1)