Finally, a tribe shuffle! the show has needed it for quite some time. I really enjoyed the immunity challenge. Let's hope Yau man can find the idol.

I felt really sorry for Anthony. I thought he played a good game. Rocky was out to get him from the beginning and no one else bothered to help defend him against Rocky. I didn't think there was anything else he could have done.

Moto - Earl-Earl is on a power trip for sure. but it is well deserved and I can see him winning the game. Yau man-Let's hope Yau man finds the Idol. If he does, he also has a very good shot at winning. Michelle-Michelle is playing smart, flying under the radar. This strategy could take her very far. Boo-Boo is definetly in trouble. He should of thought ahead and had been nicer to Cassandra and Dreamz. Stacey-Stacey is also flying low, however she may not be in the majority so she need to be careful. Cassandra is the player with the most power. I think that she should switch over to Earls side and she would probably have a better chance at winning the game.

 Ravu - Alex-Alex is controlling Ravu right now. He has a lot of potential of winning the game. Rocky-Rocky is about to leave. he does not know how to play this game. Yelling at people is not the right thing to do. Edgar-Edgar is very smart. he is helping make all the decisions and yet not looking like the bad guy. He could easily beat out Alex. Dreamz-If Dreamz wants to win than he needs to switch sides. Does he really think Alex and Edgar are going to keep him around? especially after the merge. He needs to align with Rocky and Mookie. Mookie-I can't really get a good feel of Mookie right now. I think he will be one of the early jury members.

Lisi- If Lisi wants to quit let her. I didn't like her to begin with and the rant she made just made me hate her even more.

Looks like a good episode next week. Stay tuned!  

 

I Did not think this was a very eventful episode. I hate the have have-nots twist. It is just not Survivor to be sleeping on a bed and gaining weight.

I thought it was very cruel to have a big physical challenge this late into the game. You just knew that ravu was going to get crushed. Props to Yau man though for beating Stacey. It is pretty sad when the oldest man is the only one that can win for Ravu.

I did not think the immunity challenge was that exciting, except to see how bad Rocky's memory is. Although, I think my memory would be pretty bad too after 14 days of no food.

Rita was destined to go. see was starting to annoy tribe members and was not a big help in challenges. So far every person voted out, their last name ends with the letter A. JessicA, EricA, SylviA, LillianA, and now RitA. I don't know what this means, but the only person left is CassandrA.

Moto - Lisi-I do not care for Lisi, she is very rude and cocky. If she is not careful her alliance will turn on her. Stacey-I used to like Stacey a lot, but after the last episode she annoyed me as much as Lisi. Being rude will never help you in this game. Alex and Edgar-Alex and Edgar are the only ones thinking in that alliance. Hopefully they will ditch the girls and make an alliance with someone else. Boo-besides getting hurt, Boo just seems to be a follower, not wanting to make decisions but just going along with everyone else. this could hurt him in the long run. Cassandra and Dre-Cassandra and Dre are definitely on the outs. Hopefully after the switch they can find someone to make an alliance with.

Ravu - Earl-Earl is one of my favorite players this season. He has the will, the strength, and the mental ability to go all the way. Glad he hooked up with Yau man to find the idol. Yau man is another one of my favorites. He is so likeable that no one cares how strong he is. hope he can find the idol.  Michelle-michelle has a lot of potential we will see who she stays with after the tribes switch up. Rocky-I don't get how Rocky could get annoyed by Rita, but nobody is annoyed by Rocky. It will be interesting to see how far he will go. Anthony-Anthony is still on the outs of his tribe. Luckily he has Earl on his side so he could be safe for a little while. Mookie-We didn't see much of Mookie this episode except for him going along with Rocky. I think he could go far if he had some food in him.

Looking forward to having the tribes switched up next episode. Remember it is on Wednesday not Thursday.  

About Last Night
The morning after a Tribal Council in which Nick Stanbury was voted out, the
alliance of former La Mina members is down another person. Thinking that he
would be the one to go, Austin revealed at Tribal that he had thrown the
previous Immunity Challenge as a tactic to make the Casaya alliance believe
him weak. "That was so stupid to let them know my plan," Austin laments,
"because now I'm afraid people are questioning whether they really trust
me." Terry, knowing that Casaya will be gunning for Austin, hopes that La
Mina can pull a defector to their side. Terry admits, "I'm still a team guy.
I'm still a La Mina guy versus the remaining Casaya members, and I'm hoping
to turn it around a little bit."

  Reward Challenge: Rock the Boat
When the tribe convenes for the Reward Challenge, host Jeff Probst explains
that the tribe will divide into three teams of three. Each team will have
one boat and 100 coconuts. They must race to put the coconuts into the boats
of the other two teams. The more coconuts in the boat, the slower it will
be. Once the teams have exhausted their coconut supplies, they'll paddle out
in their boats to retrieve a tribe flag and fishing net, return to shore and
use the fishing net to carry all the coconuts from their boat back up the
beach and into the bin. The first tribe to get all the coconuts in their bin
and on their finish mat with their tribe flag wins the reward: breakfast in
bed.

The three teams of three are Terry's team with Austin and Shane, Aras's team
with Bruce and Sally, and Danielle's team with Courtney and Cirie.

As the tribes race up the beach for their coconuts, Terry's team is the
first to get an armful, with Aras' team hot on their heels. When Terry's
team makes a beeline for the women's boat, Aras wisely makes a pact with
Danielle to not load up each other's boats with coconuts. Having disposed of
all their coconuts, Aras' and Terry's teams paddle out to retrieve their
fishing nets and tribe flags, while Danielle's team still struggles on shore
to manage their coconuts. Working quickly and efficiently, Aras' team
appears to be ready to take the Challenge. However, as they unload the last
of their coconuts they realize they've made an error by leaving their tribe
flag behind. As Sally races up the beach with the flag, Terry's team is
close behind with the last of their coconuts. But Sally returns with the
flag in time to win the Challenge and Reward. Faced with the decision to
send not one, but two people to Exile Island, Aras, Sally and Bruce tap
Danielle and Austin to be the dreaded isle's latest residents.

Breakfast in Bed
The next morning, a torrential downpour soaks the tribe as Aras, Bruce and
Sally anxiously await the arrival of transportation to their Reward.
Finally, a beautiful yacht appears and, after the Reward winners board the
vessel, it takes them to a canopy bed sitting on a sandbar. With the rain
pelting down, the Reward seems spoiled to Sally: "Aras, Bruce and I get in
this boat and we're just huddled in the front, drenched. And it's this
sandbar in the middle of nowhere with this beautiful canopy bed, and it's
pouring rain, and I'm like, there is no way that that is our Reward. I was
so frustrated." But when breakfast is served, the Reward becomes worthy to
Sally. "All of a sudden, this tray is set down, and I am not kidding you, it
went from this cold, miserable moment to the most incredible day ever."
After devouring their feast, the trio huddles together in bed, capping the
Reward with a champagne toast.

Inside Scoop
Back at Gitanos, Terry is hard at work, gathering information about the
inner workings of the Casaya alliance. "My strategy is to try to coax out of
those guys who they think is going to be in the Final Four," he admits, "and
with that, it puts two of their players kind of out there." When Shane
divulges that he believes the Final Four will be himself, Aras, Cirie and
Courtney, Terry sees an opportunity: "Two of their players, Danielle and
Bruce, are the next on the pecking order. And if I can get those guys onto
our side, it will totally swing the game."

When Aras, Bruce and Sally return from the Reward, not everyone is
interested in hearing the tale of their gastronomical delight. As Aras,
Sally and Bruce recount the details of their Reward, Cirie moans, "That kind
of pissed me off. We're starving, eating beans, and you're going, look,
we're so full."

  Misery Loves Company
In the unrelenting Panama rainstorm, Austin and Danielle endure the misery
of Exile Island. Considering it one of the worst days yet, Austin is
thankful he wasn't alone on the island. "Being on Exile Island, under the
torrential rains, forced me to go into the quickest bonding experience I've
ever been through. Luckily, Danielle and I got along great," declares
Austin. Danielle, always thinking about strategy, considers her new friend
Austin to be an ally. "Out of all the people that I could get stuck on the
island with, I'm glad it was Austin," she smiles. "If something did change,
Austin would be a potential backup plan."

Immunity Is Mine, Mine, All Mine!
On a trip to the well, Sally speculates about Danielle's and Austin's
chances of finding the Immunity Idol. When Terry admits to Sally that he's
had the Idol all along, she is aghast, but gleeful. "I love it," she grins.
"The whole game changes. That's a huge ace in the hole, and I'm so excited
for the next Immunity Challenge, 'cause if Terry wins, he could slip either
Austin or I the Idol. And I'm pumped. I'm absolutely thrilled!"

Immunity Challenge: Ups and Downs
At the Immunity Challenge, an exhausted Austin and Danielle rejoin Gitanos
before host Jeff Probst explains the rules. The Survivors will race through
a series of obstacles in four stages. In the first stage, all nine Survivors
must race to dig through the sand and pull themselves under a wooden fence.
The first six to finish move on to the second round, in which they must
complete a brainteaser with four written clues to guide them. After
completing the brainteaser, they climb up a sand hill, through a maze and
over a second sand hill. The first three to finish this phase will move on
to phase three, which requires them to navigate across a rope bridge using
two wooden planks. Once they've reached the end of the bridge, they must
jump off the platform into the water and climb up a steep sand bank. The
first to the top of the sand bank move on to the final round: a race through
a series of vertical and horizontal tunnels and towers until the first
person finishes, winning Immunity.

In the first stage, Aras is first through the fence, but his body gets
stuck, giving Sally time to get her entire body under and through to the
other side. Courtney, Terry, Danielle, Austin and Shane follow Sally,
granting them passage to the second phase. Austin is first to solve the
brainteaser and quickly hustles up the sand hill. Shane is the last to solve
the brainteaser, but it's too late for him, Danielle and Courtney as Austin,
Sally and Terry race through the maze to finish the second round. After
Sally and Terry decisively defeat Austin in the third round, it comes down
to a race through the tunnels. Terry gets out to a slight lead, but Sally
quickly closes the gap. Terry digs down deep and finds an extra reserve of
energy, surging ahead of Sally and winning Immunity.

  Idol Worship
With Tribal Council weighing on La Mina, Terry toils behind the scenes to
get numbers before the vote. Approaching Bruce, Terry explains that Bruce is
at the bottom of Casaya's pecking order, and if he joined La Mina he'd have
safe passage for several more days. Bruce agrees in principal, but only if
Danielle joins La Mina as well. With his ace in the hole, Terry approaches
Danielle with a heavy bargaining chip: the hidden Immunity Idol. Tempted by
the idol, Danielle is unsure which way she will vote. While Terry does his
part to unify La Mina, the Casaya alliance is fractured when Courtney and
Aras can't agree over who to vote for at Tribal. Aras thinks Sally is the
safe bet if the Immunity Idol were to come in to play, while Courtney thinks
that Austin's threat as a game-player is too much to risk.

At Tribal Council, the hidden Immunity Idol doesn't come in to play, and
Casaya manages to pull it together and vote out Austin in a unified 6-3
vote, making him the eighth castaway voted out of SURVIVOR: PANAMA--EXILE
ISLAND.

Voting -

Aras- Austin
Austin - Aras
Bruce - Austin
Cirie - Austin
Courtney - Austin
Danielle -Austin
Sally - Aras
Shane - Austin
Terry - Aras

It was dissappointing to see the Casaya Tribe stick together and not break apart, but in their case I think I would do the same thing too.

Shane is actually being strategic instead of yelling at every one. If he keeps this up he could make it to the final five. Danielle I didn't see much this episode. She is sticking with the numbers and banking on the fact that courtney and Cirie will stick with her in the end. Aras is playing the best game right now. He is controling everyone from Casaya and will probably make it to the end. Sally is staying below the radar. She will probably be the last one of the La Minas. Cirie is playing a good game as well. At some point she needs to shake it up or she won't make it to the final three. Courtney is also sticking with the numbers. She will probably go before Danielle though because she is more annoying. Bruce is staying strong even after get cut by a machete. He needs to switch soon though or he will get numer six. Austin is about to go unfortunatly. He needs to win immuntity or get Terry's or he will be next. Terry is not doing very well. He needed to let Nick or Austin win the immunity so that when they voted for him, he would use the immunity idol and get Shane out.  He could have changed the game. Now he is destined to lose. 

Should Terry have given his immunity Idol to Nick or Austin. Yes or No? Please comment your answers.