One massive teaser sequence down. Turns out the editing was misleading. And who would imagine that?!? Brenda's much ballyhooed freakout is about a lost retainer. Fine. Brenda ends up looking really good (or, better, because she's y'know, hot), although she loses some of her bonus points by saying "visa versa." It's "vice versa." Just like it's "Barnes & Noble," not "Barnes & Nobles." Yes, people get those wrong all the time. They also really love saying the letter "o" instead of "zero." Sometimes that's okay, but not all the time.
Malcolm's mini tribe lost the reward challenge in part because his rival mini tribe had Reynold on it. And because Sherrie sucks. This is what I've been saying, folks.
Okay, and so apparently Dawn has a backup freakout, so the edit simply didn't cover both of them...Cochran again with the analysis and bonus points: It's reminding him of Brandon.
Dawn probably only seems like she's getting the I've-made-peace-with-the-game-and-can-go-home-now edit. Because y'know, she's not completely a headcase. Just for the purposes of this episode. She was also celebrating the exact number of days she lasted her previous season.
People identify Reynold as a threat. Our planet has a moon.
Phillip decides to sit out the immunity challenge. This would be the phase of the game where everyone is vulnerable except the one person who wins immunity, just to be clear. Also, the other massive teaser for this episode is the tribal council extremely memorable. So that means it'll be interesting. So that means you probably want to have immunity and/or not be one of the many blockheads to give immunity up at tribal council. And so on.
Somehow the challenge boils down to...Reynold and Malcolm.
Reynold wins immunity. The moon looks on in eager anticipation.
Reynold apparently looks a lot like Matteo (from Survivor: Amazon) when he's got his hair and beard growing out. Crazy eyes, too.
Seriously, they keep cutting to Phillip for analysis. Either the producers think he's actually intelligent, like I do, or they're being ironic. Naturally I choose to believe the former.
People become anxious about finding another hidden immunity idol. Personally, I suggest Brenda look for it. Although apparently Malcolm will do.
Interesting comment, Andrea: "Malcolm was supposed to go home." Which apparently means they've realized Malcolm and Reynold are the biggest threats, at least as far as winning challenges goes.
Interesting analysis, Eddie. Even if you don't go this time, you'll be gone soon enough.
On to the fascinating tribal council!
Show everyone the idol, Malcolm! I suppose it's only fair, considering what he did last tribal council. The Specialist, meanwhile, could take storytelling lessons from Coach. They really need to play this game in the same season. Malcolm just gave Eddie another hidden immunity idol. Lots of strategizing at tribal council! This doesn't happen. This never happens. So yeah, interesting! "Phillip is the fun sponge." Actually, that sounds like a fun role to play! He's not happy to be a target, though. It's worth noting that Andrea's name is being vocally tossed around. Phillip is trying to save his own name. Although perhaps he doesn't know that his name is bad enough already. The way he tosses around Boston Rob's name is the way future contestants will toss around his. In a different context. And I like the guy.
Just for the record, it's stupid for Malcolm to align so visibly with Eddie and Reynold. Because it just won't work. Unless you're Fabio.
Eddie plays his (Malcolm's second) hidden immunity idol, and Malcolm plays his.
Because his own alliance didn't figure out that it really needed to alter its strategy, Phillip in fact goes home, by two votes. Lots of votes for Eddie that didn't count. Sad to see the Specialist go, but realistically he never had a chance to win. He's just fun to watch, regardless of whether or not you take him seriously.
Next week in possibly accurate teaserage: A monkey goes fishing! Sherrie, unsurprisingly, apparently considers joining the Fabios. Plus a classic Survivor auction!
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