Its night 18 and there are 10 valiant survivors left in Brazil. Sydney has been sent home and Taj is glad it wasn't her. Joe is feeling like the odd man out among the four remaining Jalopods.
The next morning finds Coach standing in the water doing a yoga meditation thing. He tells us that all the annoying things about life at camp have been getting bottled up inside him but during his morning meditation it "clicked" and he suddenly realized that "Its all about me now"**. His strategy is now to pacify and get along with the tribe (something most of us would call being nice). It seems to work with Erinn who purrs underneath a Coach-administered back rub and tells us she likes the "new Coach".
At Jalapoa Joe's leg is inflamed and swollen. The other three are concerned about him and his ability to help the tribe out in challenges. And speaking of challenges, tree mail arrives talking about feasts and spinning heads. The Survivors aren't sure if its a challenge or not but the feast part is pretty clear. Somebody's gonna get some eats. They arrive at the location to find a feast laid out in front of them and no Dimples in sight. There is a note however, telling them to put on their new green buffs, choose a new tribe name and get ready to live as one happy tribe at the former Timbira camp. First though, they have some eating to do. Jalapao is particularly happy about the feast since they haven't won anything in a while. As the tribes visit and get to know one another Sierra decides to pop the question all enquiring Timbirans want to know - why the last two votes at Tribal Council? Unwilling to reveal any state secrets the Jalapaoruvians suddenly become tight lipped. JT laments the numeric disadvantage that Jalapoa finds themselves in, but wonders if he can find and exploit some conflicts in the Timbira tribe.
The newly minted tribe Forza heads back to camp where JT is unimpressed with the shelter but Taj is lovin' the swing. Coach quickly decides he likes JT because they are both "warriors" and they hunker right down beside the old fishing hole to talk strategy. JT tells Coach that Taj doesn't have the idol, confirming Coach's suspicion that Brendon has it and has been lying to his tribe. Coach wants a new alliance of Coach, Tyler, Stephen and JT and he wants to get rid of Brendan. JT is pleased to be causing unrest among the former Timbirans and Stephen calls Timbira a fractured tribe.
On day 20 JT and Tyler are fishing together and firming up their friendship. Again the consensus is that Brendan has to go. For her part Taj is wondering what happened to the Exile Island alliance she was so pumped about. Neither Brendan or Sierra has made any effort to approach her or Stephen and she wonders if they have decided to side with their former tribe instead. But privately Brendan tells us that the alliance is only worthwhile when there are only 5 or 6 of them left. Huddled in the rain, everyone tells Brendan that Joe is the one going home. Tyler brags to the camera that he is in total control of the game.
Meanwhile Erinn and Joe decide to go looking for the idol. When its not where Joe says it should be they deduce that either Brendan or Sierra has it. Not a problem says Erinn. We'll just get rid of both of them.
At the immunity challenge, Dimples in powder blue, explains that Survivors must climb up a grooved wooden pole and hang onto it for as long as possible. The last to come off wins immunity. Stephen is the first down followed by Joe. One by one the others drop off until only Tyler and Debbie are left. Tyler outlasts Debbie to win reward. Dimples keeps Joe back to have a medic look at his infected leg and the news isn't good. Apparently the Survivor producers are reluctant to have a lawyer die of blood poisoning during filming.
At camp Tyson is determined to get rid of Brendan but JT worries that if Brendan plays the idol he will be the one heading home. JT and Stephen hatch a plot to split the votes between Sierra and Brendan. They share the plan with Tyson, who shares it with Coach who promptly claims it as his own and proclaims himself Dragonslayer. Has there ever been a survivor quite so full of himself? But all of the scheming has to be put on hold when Dimples arrives at camp to tell them that Joe is being airlifted out of the jungle for medical attention. As a result no one is going to Tribal Council but we still lose two pool members, Georgia and Jan. Donna voted for Joe to win so she is also sad. We leave the Survivors with Tyler wondering if they will be able to keep Brendan in the dark until the next Tribal Council thus keeping him from playing the idol. Stay tuned!
Until next week,
Outwit, Outplay, Outlast
Pat (aka JT everybody's good buddy Thomas)
** Editors note. For Coach to think its all about him is ridiculous. As Rick will tell you its all about Pat. Always.
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