Survivor: Caramoan 1x7 "Tubby Lunchbox"

Soooo, what's Corinne thinking?  She knows that visibly considering other strategies can be bad, right?

Oh, so I guess we're headed toward the challenge from the preview last week, were Phillip didn't look so good...And he naturally spends all the time before the challenge talking about how awesome he's going to do...Newsflash!  Cochran is a weakling!

So yeah, the challenge from Survivor: Palau, walking around a loop in water, tribemates clipped together and weighted down, with the option of walking out and leaving your weight to someone else.  Good challenge.  Koror eventually lapped Ulong (of course) with very little problem.  That was fun to watch.  That was a great season overall.

Phillip's Bikal put him in front.  He's apparently concerned so much about the weight that he won't run.  Dawn steps out and gives her weight to...Corinne?  Phillip slips and loses the challenge.  Not so great, Specialist.  That title doesn't apply, apparently, to this challenge.

"He sees all of his strengths and none of his weaknesses."

Food reward for Gota!  Andrea takes it as an opportunity to bond with the Fans, but still prepared to vote them out.

Malcolm seems far more comfortable this season.  The turnaround from filming two seasons back-to-back doesn't seem to have affected him.  If anything, it's made him better.  So far.

Corinne, as at the start of the episode, is gunning for Phillip, and now has some ammunition.  All of this is getting Cochran a lot to talk about, though.

I will eat Julia ice cream, for the record.

Phillip is also keen to talk about Julia, who he sees as a potential double agent.  She's willing to consider, but she's also willing to get rid of him.

I believe the Specialist just mispronounced "faux pas."  Which is also a faux pas.  Of course, it's either him or Julia going home tonight, apparently.

Immunity challenge!  It comes down to Phillip and Reynold, because Reynold is now on the same tribe as Malcolm...Gota wins!  Phillip and Bikal go back to tribal...

Phillip says to Cochran that he threw the challenge so the tribe to lose a Fan.  "You can't make up this level of delusion, and that's what excites me about playing with Phillip."  Anything else you can say about Phillip, he makes a pretty interesting version of the same dynamic Cochran had with Coach.

Phillip decides via BR (that would be Boston Rob) logic that it's Michael who needs to go.  Thereby completely alienating Corinne.

Tribal council!

If Jeff trying to make Phillip look bad?!?  Jeff, let's be clear.  Your job is to be awesome, like always, but also to make sure the best characters stay as long as possible.  Just kidding.

Tie!  Of course, it's between Michael and Julia, so Phillip is once again safe one way or the other.

The Julia ice cream bowl melted in the fire, alas.

Next week's the merge!  Also Disgusting "Food" Challenge!