Night 18. Zapatera returns to camp full of good words for Serita and how she handled her blindside.As for Serita, she arrives at Redemption Island and proves to be a gold mine of information for Matt about the Zapatera tribe. Matt is happy it is Serita because she doesn't seem that tough. She also gets Matt thinking that maybe he should slide on over to the Zapatera side of the couch when the merge comes.
The morning of Day 19 tree mail arrives announcing a duel at the Redemption Island Arena. This time all tribe members are to attend, prompting suggestions of a merge. Rob suggests taking all their stuff in case there is a merge and they end up at the other camp. Phillip is reluctant to take even this sage advice from Rob, but does concede that he has learned a lot about Survivor from playing with Boston Rob.
Matt is quite concerned about the upcoming duel since he has cut the side of his foot. Specifically he is concerned about an endurance challenge where they have to stand on their feet for long periods. In a very sad coincidence the duel involves bracing themselves between two walls, standing on a very small ledge with each foot. Every 15 minutes they must move down to a smaller ledge. To pass the time Dimples asks Phillip what is necessary to be successful in such a challenge. For the next 15 minutes or so Phillip pontificates about Samurai. We see camera shots of passing clouds and the entire cast gets visibly older while Phillip answers the question. But back to the competitors; Serita seems to handle this challenge very calmly while Matt visibly struggles. But Serita suddenly goes down and Matt wins his sixth duel.There is, indeed, a merge and Matt (my guy) is now back in the game while Serita heads home along with Debbie from our pool. No one selected Serita as the ultimage winner.
There is the traditional merge feast and, while the newly merged tribe scarfs down the food and booze, Rob proposes a new name for the tribe...Murlonio. He tells them it means "from the sea" in Spanish. Everyone ooohs and ahhs about what a lovely name it is. Privately Rob tells is it means nothing at all and is simply the name of one of his wife's stuffed toy animals. Regardless, it is now the name of the merged tribe and is probably just as meaningful as most of the tribe names we have seen in the past.
The tribes try to settle in together but there is a distinct tribal division. When it rains on the first night, Ometepe sleeps under the tarp while Zapatera gets wet under the partially completed shelter. There is one thing that everyone agrees on though. Matt is a very important young man. Will he side with Ometepe, the tribe that sent him to Redemption Island in the first place, or will he form a new alliance with Zapatera? Zapatera desperately hopes it is the latter.Mike speaks to Matt promising him final four and access to Ralph's idol if he needs it. Matt knows he can no longer be a passive player in the game, but still wants to talk to Andrea before deciding. When he finally gets a chance to talk to her he proposes taking out Steve and Grant, then blindsiding Rob. At the mention of getting rid of Rob Andrea has a minor panic attack and wonders about the wisdom of jumping ship and siding with a "sketchy" Matt. The next morning Matt tells us he is morally conflicted. Does he make the big Survivor move or does he stay loyal to his former tribe? In the meantime Rob is getting very nervous about the Christian coalition that is beginning to form around Matt.
The first individual immunity challenge involves standing on a log while balancing a ball on a round disc. Every minute another ball is added. Phillip wobbles early (no doubt due to his unbalanced nature) but manages to hang around for a while. Julie is the first to go and one by one everyone drops out until only Mike and Natalie are left. Mike is rock solid but suddenly steps off his log leaving Natalie to win.
Mike is very worried that he is on the chopping block. He wants to take out Grant but needs Matt to do it. But Matt has decided that God has decided he should stay with his Ometepe alliance. He sits down to talk to Rob and tells him all about how he and Andrea were going to take him out but have now changed their mind. Rob is furious that Matt was plotting against him, and even madder that Matt was stupid enough to tell him. And now Andrea is uncomfortable because Matt also outted her to Rob. Rob tells us that Matt has just written himself a one-way ticket out of the game. As the day goes on Matt senses something is wrong and that he is being ostracized. Mike slips him a note telling him a vote for Grant will guarantee that he gets to the final three. Weird Phillip gets one more opportunity to spew at Tribal Council. Ralph plays the immunity idol on behalf of Mike (who gets no votes). The votes are split between Grant and Matt, with Steve also getting a vote. But when all is said and done, poor Matt is going back to Redemption Island and taking Rick and I with him. Well isn't this a sad turn of events? Will Matt get back into the game again or are he and I doomed? Will Phillip ever shut up? Will Ometepe wise up and turn on Boston Rob? Tune in next week. Until then,
Outwit, Outplay, Outlast
Pat (aka Matt feelin like a yo-yo Elrod)
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