Previously on Survivor, Zapatera throw the immunity/reward challenge and Russell is screwed, but his concubine Stephanie seemingly convinced Julie to flip and so Ralph is screwed. But Julie seems smarter than she looks and doesn't flip, and Russell is sent to Redemption 5-1-0 after a 3-3-3 tie. Meanwhile, the vintage Robfather finds the immunity idol clue from right under Phillip's ass but is unsuccessful in finding the actual idol itself.
With Russell gone, Ralph now seems to be the firm strategical player on Zapatera, but then he becomes a total idiot in showing his idol to the rest of the tribe, thereby receiving "Marty Syndrome" which gives him a huge target after Steph and Krista are gone. I thought Ralph was actually pretty smart before this, but his ego got to him even earlier than Russell's did on Samoa.
Then comes the DUEL between Matt and Russell. Ometepe send Kristina and Phillip, while Zapatera send Ralph and Sarita. It was a pretty close contest, but Elrod won for the 2nd time in a row and Russell began bawling like a baby. I loved Russell in Samoa and Heroes vs. Villains but became bored of him here, but I admit, he made up for it with his performance at Redemption. He really cares about the game, not just the fame/money that comes with it if you win. Ralph's stocks continued to crash as Russell successfully provoked him into showing his idol, and he also claimed that Steve, Mike and Sarita were actually in charge of Zapatera. As Russell is very observant, I believe him, so now Ralph is just relegated to Steve/Mike/Sarita's bodyguard who takes all of the bullets people throw at them. If Ralph isn't gone before the merge, he will certainly be the first post-merge boot if Rob's charm could convince some of the Zapateras to flip, especially David and Julie, the followers in the 6-way alliance. Well, Russell went out with a bang, and according to him, he ain't coming back.
Well, one superstar is down, but the other is still going strong. Rob has arguably the best position in the game as of now with his gang of fans and 3 secure boots (Kristina, Phillip and Andrea) before the merge. While Russell's protege at idol-finding, Kristina, is gone, Rob manages to distract his fellows with a beach party and then runs off due to "constipation" and finds the idol. Good for him. He could now most certainly blindside Ralph come post-merge with it, since I doubt Ralph has the humility to actually play his idol. When Phillip and Kristina return, Phillip tries to get all strategic and use the events at the duel as leverage with Rob (and Grant, but he's not the head honcho anyways), but he fails miserably (again) and Rob/Grant distrust him even more.
Challenge time! Last time I thought Zapatera would be cursed after throwing the previous challenge but apparently not. To be fair, it was totally rigged in favor of them. The challenge basically required good tool skills and brute strength, and Ralph had both of them. Although Ometepe gave the Zaps a run for their money, it was futile and Ometepe were required to vote another person out.
Now's time to play Anybody But Phillip And Kristina. Although Kristina is obviously the more threatening strategically and likely to flip at the merge, Phillip is annoying as hell even to viewers not to mention his own tribe mates and for once it seems that Rob isn't getting his way, especially Grant, who's supposed to vote for Kristina (Rob's alliance are doing the split-vote shit again) but is hating on Phillip instead. But this is all for naught, as at Tribal Council Phillip is obviously portrayed as more valuable to the tribe than Kristina, who's voted out 4-3.
Apparently next time there will finally be some drama within the Zap 6, hinting that they'll be sent. But Rob mentions that Phillip needs to stay, also hinting at tribal council. Hmm...maybe this is the double boot episode? Seems a bit early...Maybe one of them's just a red herring, but I would love for Zap to be sent, as Ometepe's tribal councils/votes have grown rather stale after Matt's boot. If Ometepe's sent, Phillip will be gone as, although Rob wants him around, the rest of the tribe hate him too much to bear with him for much longer. With the Zap 6, other than the obvious Stephanie/Krista choice, maybe Ralph? Perhaps some of the Zaps distrust him after he delayed showing them the idol. =/
Einstein's Lost Twin Brother Award goes to Rob. Woah 3rd time eh? Anyways, Rob did great in finding the idol and even convinced his alliance that Kristina has it. If he lasts late post-merge he'll win the fan favorite for sure!
Dumber'n A Bag of Hammers Award goes to Ralph. Yes I've stopped calling him Rooster 'cause I hate him now. He was stupid enough to show his idol to his tribe, like Marty in Nicaragua, and even the other tribe, like JT in Heroes vs. Villains. Both players didn't make it very far; Marty was fortunate enough to make the merge while JT was stupid enough not only to show his idol but to give it to.....Russell Hantz. T_T anyways, he seems like a dumber version of Rupert now.
Crazy Man Award goes to Phillip for obvious reasons.
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