We rejoin our hardy bunch of Survivors on Night 13. Krista is arriving at Redemption Island, eager to meet Matt who she admired from afar as an observer at one of the duels. She tells Matt she intends to give him a run for his money, and he decides she is a firecracker who is there for business.
As the Zapaternites wake up the next morning, Steve is ruminating on how Krista and Stephanie voted for him. When Stephanie tells Steve that it wasn't personal, she just didn't think he was strong enough for the challenges, Steve is offended. Remember this is an ex-NFL player with a six pack and grey hair talking to a small but wiry girl.
At Ometepe Natalie and Ashley are having a spa day. They pluck hairs and clip eyebrows and mock Rob and Phillip who are busy doing chores around camp. Phillip asks them if they will check the fire every half hour. "The pageant is over", he tells them.
At Redemption Island Krista receives her luxury item - her bible. Turns out both Matt and Krista have a strong Christian faith and make a real connection. It doesn't save Krista though, who loses the duel (involving grabbing sacks with a grappling hook, then solving a table maze). And so we say a final goodbye to Krista and her alter ego Barb. Matt (my guy) has now won his fourth duel and lives to fight another day. As Krista is leaving she gives Matt a hug and gives him her bible. Andrea, who has been sent by her tribe to watch the duel sees this and suddenly is not quite so in love with Matt, sensing he might be a threat.
On Day 15 we find Serita complaining about her tooth. Not a toothache but an infected gum caused by poking it with a stick. Julie thinks Serita is a princess and a drama queen and Ralph just thinks she's dumb for poking a stick in her mouth. She is wearing on her other tribe-mates as well. David, in particular, thinks that Stephanie is a more worthy player. He takes Stephanie aside and tells her she should talk to everyone and convince them to let her stay and to give Serita the boot. "How do I suck up to people I hate?" wonders Stephanie "and why didn't I learn this in school?". She starts with Steve. She apologizes to Steve for voting for him and gently broaches the topic of voting for Serita instead. Steve seems agreeable to the plan but tells us privately that, while he is willing to give Stephanie the benefit of the doubt for now, he is really not sure if her apology came from her heart.
Meanwhile, over at the Zapatera camp, Phillip spots some clouds and tells the group they need to gather wood before the storm. "He didn't really ask" comments Ashley as she and Natalie continue to watch Phillip's flurry of activity. Phillip flips out and tells them to get off their butts and do some work. Rob comments to Grant that they are 19 and 20 year old girls - you can't really expect them to work. Besides, Rob feels it is in his best interest if the girls annoy the crap out of everyone and make it easy to vote them off later. Still, Rob worries that Phillip's attitude will fracture the tribe. He takes Phillip aside and "plays Arafat" to bring peace to the camp.
The reward/immunity challenge involves a giant slingshot. Two members of each tribe (Phillip and Natalie for Zapatera and Stephanie and David for Ometepe) must use the slingshot to shoot balls out across the beach. Their tribe members must try to catch the balls in a contraption similar to a lacrosse net. The first tribe to catch five balls wins reward and immunity. Grant, once again, is a machine. He catches three balls for Ometepe, allows Rob to catch one, then gets the fifth to win the challenge. Ometepe heads off to enjoy their reward - a picnic on the side of a mountain overlooking the Bay of San Juan del Sur. As they are enjoying the picnic, Rob spots a clue rolled up under the centrepiece. He is willing to let someone else find this one, but Grant grabs it and calls Rob over to have a look at it. While they are looking at it Phillip comes up the stairs and sees what they are looking at. Rob tells us that he and Grant feel like they did in school when they got busted by the principal. While outwardly cordial Phillip is PO'd that his alliance would not share the clue with him. He goes off into one of his patented Phillip rants about how he served his country and if someone is going to go behind his back "Me and the US got something for you, baby". He also tells us that he has coined a name for their alliance - Stealth R Us - with himself as the specialist, Rob as the mentalist and Grant as the assassin. Gag.
At Zapatera Serita is hoping her loyalty will save her and Stephanie is hoping that he strength in challenges will be her salvation. At tribal council Steve calls Serita an uptown girl and David says that trust is not what the tribe should be looking for right now. In spite of all the fine words though, it is Stephanie who watches Dimples snuff her torch and send her off to Redemption Island. With Stephanie goes Georgia from our pool. Together they will cuddle up with Matt (my guy) until the next duel.
Until next week...
Outwit, Outplay, Outlast
Pat (aka Matt damn I'm good Elrod)
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