Episode 5

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In this episode, a major game changer took place where several members were reassigned to the tribes. Four of the couples were reunited and given the opportunity to work together in the competition. While this proved to be a benefit for some, it also gave others a disadvantage. A lot of communication between new and old tribe members had to occur and a great deal of listening was necessary in the groups.

In the new Hunahpuh tribe, Jeremy and Natalie were put in a bad place under the realization that they were now outnumbered by the 3 original Coyopa tribe plus their teammate Reed, who would undoubtedly join the his boyfriend from said tribe. Jeremy and Natalie, original Hunahpuh members and singles, moved aside in order to set up an alliance between the two of them. They also spoke to Alec, an original Coyopa member, in hopes of bringing him into their alliance. Alec listened to understand what both people were saying and contemplate their offer.

The new Coyopa Tribe lost the elimination challenge, creating a huge problem as for who to vote off. Three couples and one single could have been an easy choice, but after some conflict between members, it quckly became a difficult situation. Conflict erupted between Dale and Missy, and it was evident that each wanted to get the other off. With both having their loved ones on the same tribe, it was up to Jon and Jaclyn to listen to each pair in order to figure out who to make an alliance with. Jon and Jaclyn both had to listen to evaluate before making a final decision on which couple to vote with and which person to vote off of the show.

Survivor episode 4

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Dale on the orange team realizes that he was left out on the betrayal round and he decides to get back in the social aspect of the game. On the blue team, the surfer guy decides he’s going to try to trade flint for fishing gear despite the unyielding disagreement of the group. The groups come together to find the big guy was voted off, much to their pleasure. They believed that his presence was a dark cloud over the group with his prejudice and violent temperament, especially towards ethnically, or otherwise people. The surfer guy on blue announces his trade idea, but is laughed off by the host guy. The blue team clearly not happy with his reckless abandon.

The challenge is on, and it’s boyfriend vs. girlfriend. The boyfriend starts off losing, but comes full circle and wins it for his tribe. There really wasn’t a big masculinity/femininity debacle because of the love and respect shared between the couple. Ultimately, very respectable and I hope they go far. The surfer guy on the blue volunteers for exile, which is highly bizarre. The ramifications on that could be huge.

The old guy on blue goes out looking for an idol, when he gets found by the team. He claims Jeremy has it, but later finds it himself. However, him telling the group that Jeremy has an idol has effectively put a target on his back. On exile island, the surfer dude proclaims that he will inhibit the team from winning so he can get rid of the snakes hidden on his team. I can’t believe anyone would think that basely. He also was blatantly checking out the girlfriend, which might not bode well for him. They return from exile in time for the next immunity challenge, the challenge requires physical prowess which the younger, fitter men seem to have an overwhelmingly huge advantage in. The orange team pulls it together, and wins the challenge at the blue team’s expense. Supposedly, the surfer guy lost intentionally so we’ll see what happens because of it.

The blue team comes together to decide on who should get voted out and Drew cries the loudest to get out Kelly, who is the most innocuous person on the team, and the group couldn’t get behind it. Some wanted Keith, others Julie, but in the end, because of the chaos and misalignment, Drew gets the boot. It was a bad play from the get-go and assuming your kingpin of a group generally only works out for you if you actually are. In hindsight, maybe he’ll think back on how not smart it was to lose intentionally, yell the loudest and most openly on who to take out, and then admit he doesn’t care about people, just that he wants what he says goes.