Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Survivor Redemption Island - Episode 9 - Straight Mob Style!

Matt starts out at RI and talks to God about how God is using Matt's stupidity for something bigger.  I like Matt's perspective.


At the first challenge, it was close til the end, but I found it ironic that David, Mr. I'm Doing the Rest of the Puzzles, wasn't even close.  Grant ends up winning immunity and there goes Zapatera's chances.


Back at camp, Mike and David notice the flag looks like it was moved and they start digging, thinking there may be a hidden immunity idol there.  Rob sees them and comes back with the rest of the tribe and gets the shovels and starts digging.  No idol.  Idol paranoia is getting to Rob.


The first TC is pretty predictable, a Zapatera member is going home.   Phillip once again delivers a great line about loving to be on the bottom and that it is better to be there than the bottom of the cesspool that is Zapatera.  Mike is the first victim of the night and heads to Redemption Island.


The next challenge is a tough one and all the players had the option to eat cheeseburgers or compete.  Steve and Phillip ate and everyone else competed.  David was the last Zapatera member in the challenge with the 3 Ometepe girls and Andrea got the win when Natalie and Ashley dropped off for her.  


Upon returning to camp, Ralph says they should check the nets and there are a bunch of fish in the nets.  Rob convinces everyone on Ometepe, except Grant, that the fish wasn't safe to eat.  Grant had a small taste.  All of Zapatera ate.  


At the second TC, Stealth R Us was revealed to Jeff and some pretty convincing words were said about Rob and his leadership, but no one on Ometepe waivered.  David tries the brilliant move to write Rob's name down 4 times and asked it be counted as four votes.  It wasn't and David was voted out, joining Matt and Mike at Redemption.


The previews didn't show much, other than Phillip and Steve going at it, but I'm guessing we will have a 3 way duel at RI and someone will come out on top.  Matt has some tough competition and it will be interesting to see if the winner will come back immediately or will simply wait for the next person voted out.  


Rob talks about his top 3 and for sure Natalie and Phillip are good choices, should Rob have the choice.  I don't see anyone voting for either of them, unless the jury wants to spite Rob and give it to someone else.  


The preview of Grant being his own man was just in relation to the fish and it remains to be seen if he will use that in a strategic way in this game or just go as far as Rob will take him.


Ometepe is up 6 -3 and if one of the 3 on RI come back immediately, any of them will side with Zapatera, including Matt.  That is still a 6-4 advantage.  If RI doesn't continue past that point, it may be a great time to get rid of Grant, if he doesn't win individual immunity, since he is an immunity threat and I think he is really the only legitimate end game threat to Rob.  The thing Rob needs to do though is find a way to vote Grant out, but make it look like it wasn't his idea, which will be very difficult, since he is clearly running the show.


On the other hand, if Phillip is going to make a move, it will have to be soon, or he won't have the numbers to do anything, but I think he will wait too long. 


Personally, I think Julie will be the next to go or if someone comes back for RI next week, they may be sent packing again.


We will have to wait and see, so until next week... the Tribe has spoken!

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