LAST EDITED ON 12-10-08 AT 09:01 PM (EST)  Welcome friends to another SOTS at Reality TV World where we collectively try and spoil EPMB’s Survivor series, one episode at a time! Please feel free to join in on the never-ending quest with your insights, observations, and speculation. It’s our collective opinions, right or wrong, that we like to put to the test each week. Please take the time to stop by and read our guidelines. They keep this site running smoothly and make it a great place to hang out! The title and clues for this week’s episode were brought to us by Master B: “The Good Guys Should Win in the End” We start off with a teaser from Jiffy’s blog … Next week on...Survivor. A new agreement could completely change the game....if only you could trust these people to keep their word. 
 We know from the Vidcaps that Kenny will muscle Bob into making him an offer he can’t refuse. If Bob wins immunity, he’ll give the necklace to Kenny at Tribal Council, at least that's their agreement. But, wait a minute!!
 Can Bob be trusted to keep his word? Time will tell. THE CLUESOne castaway finds himself scrambling to secure an alliance, having attempted unsuccessfully to blindside one of his allies. We have already seen above that this is Kenny. He will indeed be scrambling like the rat he is as he betrayed his alliance partner Matty at the last Tribal Council and needs to quickly secure his future in the game. Bob, the last Onion standing, will also be looking for alliances to stay in the game and he is most likely to seek this alliance with Crystal and Kenny. Therefore, he and Kenny will make some kind of agreement like ... Bob: "I'll give you my Immunity Necklace."
Kenny: "I will protect you from the vote." "You justa make-a me an offer I can't refuse!!!"
A stunning reward allows some castaways a rare glimpse of Gabon and it's most majestic inhabitants
Looks like the lucky winner of the Reward Challenge will get to invite a few guests to an African jaunt to visit the native elephants!! Wonder who it will be ... A power hungry castaway uses guilt to gain to control of an ally, but his pushy demands may land him in hot water. Again, this clue is about Kenny strong-arming Bob into promising to give him his Immunity Necklace should he win the IC.
REWARD CHALLENGEThe Reward challenge is a multi-leg race over hurdles and such with the final leg being the basketball toss. Thanks to SurvivorPhoenix for making this RC compilation:  Here, Jiffy yells “Go!”  …and they’re off! First, the DAWs have to run over or under a wooden grid…
  Here’s Kenny running through colored tubes …
 Does Bob stumble, or is he trying to pick up something?
 Sugar retrieves a purple ball …
 and Susie shoots yellow …
 
Who wins the basketball challenge, you ask?  Why Bob, the Physics Teacher will win AND he will take both Kenny and Crystal on the trip with him as these are his prospective alliance partners. Survivor Phoenix presents the "Clan of the clean clothes":
 This proves without a shadow of a doubt that Bob, Crystal and Kenny all have dirty clothes before the RC and then clean clothes after their Reward trip.
CBS also throws in this vidcap this week:
 Could the RC also be the challenge to reveal the alliances? Well, the challenge itself won't shatter any alliances, but when Bob picks Crystal and Kenny to go on the Reward trip with him perhaps the alliance between Kenny and Sugar will shatter and certainly the "F-5" Alliance of Kenny ~ Crystal ~ Sugar ~ Matty ~ Susie will most definitely be shattered.
IMMUNITY CHALLENGEThere are several vidcaps that tell us that the Immunity Challenge will take place over several legs. First, the DAWs will have to crawl through and under a roped gridded area. Next, they will have to solve a puzzle. Oh, and did I tell you that they have to do all of these things while blindfolded? What will they think of next?! Here's Matty in a yellow blindfold searching for his entrance to the roped grid.  In these vidcaps brought to us by SurvivorPhoenix, we see from left to right: Susie (Orange), Crystal (Black), Sugar (Green), Bob (Purple), Matty (Yellow) and Kenny (Blue) is still on the Ropes course. They are all working furiously on solving their mask puzzles.
 If you look closely, you can see Kenny bringing up the rear… 
Who wins you ask? Well, if Bob is to give his Immunity Necklace to Kenny at Tribal Council as was promised earlier in this thread, than I can safely say that I do believe Bob will indeed win this challenge.
Bob wins the Immunity Challenge!Who will be voted out tonight? It's anybody's guess. If Bob has Immunity, it won't be him. But wait, what if he gives it to Kenny? If Kenny doesn't get that necklace, it could be him. However, who do you think our new alliance of three (Kenny ~ Crystal ~ Bob) will target? I think they'll target Matty. But wait, here's another clue ... A simple plan is hatched to put the hidden immunity idol into play, resulting in a shocking turn of events at Tribal Council. This is Sugar and Matty scheming to save Matty’s neck! Sugar (in confessional): Crystal and Kenny can take out whoever they want. Kenny acts like he's this weak little meager guy and he spins all these lies and Crystal is just a big bully.
 Sugar (talking to Matty): You're not gonna go.  Matty: Nobody to rely on, nobody to trust. I have a feeling Matty, that YES! You can trust Sugar tonight at TC!! These two will devise a simple plan which will have surprising consequences at Tribal Council. Something tells me that it involves Sugar wearing her Hidden Immunity Idol to Tribal Council. As Slyvester tells us, "Letting everyone think you're playing the idol yourself, and then handing if off after the votes is a very simple plan, and should be a very effective one." These vidcaps show our heroes marching off to Tribal Council. Note three things. First, Sugar is wearing her Hidden Immunity Idol around her neck. Second, Kenny is modeling his newly-acquired wardrobe from his Reward trip with Bob and Crystal. Third, we can clearly see that none of Sugar, Susie, Kenny, Matty or Crystal have the Immunity Necklace around their neck. That must mean that Bob indeed has won Immunity! 
 Georjanna was kind enough to post this vidcap providing us with the Rules of Use for the Hidden Immunity Idol...(although they are from last year, they should be somewhat the same ... Thanks, Michel!  )  They tell us that Jeff will always ask if you want to give the HII away after the votes have been cast but before the votes have been read. They also tell us that the last time the HII can be used is when there are 5 remaining players left in the game, which technically, would be next week. But why would they need to use it next week when there are five players left -- they will have a three/two split and the majority will win. Therefore, it is best played this week when there are six left in the game.
What will happen at Tribal Council with two Immunity Necklaces making an appearance there? It's anybody's guess. I do think that Kenny, Crystal and Bob will target Matty and Sugar will indeed give him her Not-so-Hidden Immunity Idol. I don't know how it will play out, but I'm predicting a surprising boot this week of Crystal! Crystal is our boot this week. Kenny is all over the vidcaps and I think that is misdirection. This week, it's Crystal ...
Voted Out at Tribal Council:
Olympic Gold Medalist Crystal Cox
Reward Challenge: Bob
Immunity Challenge: Bob
One last thing I thought I'd mention is the now-infamous "F-5" Footage. In these vidcaps from Survivor Phoenix we see our F-5 walking into the Immunity Challenge Course. 
You can see this in motion by following this link to Utube from Master B:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cEQ4uVkcZI Some are speculating that these are NOT our DAWs, but rather Dream-teamers. The last one in line which I think is clearly Bob (check out the gray hair), but others have said "How could Bob be wearing a red speedo?" Georjanna was kind enough to bring this pic over from Sucks: Dreamteamer in Red speedo?  Even though this could indeed be this gentleman in the F-5 walk, I am firmly in the camp that these are the real peeps and I have identified them as (right to left): Susie, Matty, Kenny, Sugar and Bob. Time will tell if I am right or wrong. Finally, there has been some discussion as to whether or not it is an F-2 or F-3 this season. Georjanna brings us this video of Corrine being interviewed where she tells us there is a jury of seven and that most likely her alliance best friends (Marcus/Charlie/Randy) would determine who the winner would be and the last three jurors' votes wouldn’t count as they would be in the minority. Whatever the case, this seems to support the “Final 3” Tribal Council scenario. Don’t forget to cast your Vote in Dabo’s Vote Thread. Also, check out Veruca Salt's "The Players, the Game, the Editing" Thread.   ETA: Thanks Michel for your helpful comments 
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