We have a tie, so I'll break it:We fly through some lovely scenery to see the Purple team walking up the steps of the resort. They seem to have hosed off a little but they sure aren’t dressed to go out for lunch and they probably know it.
They are welcomed warmly and run over to the table, but at least they have the wisdom to sit down before eating. The pool is a swimming type, circular and infinity and inset in it is a smaller circle with seats, possibly for a spa.
Now Andrea has discovered a table with soap and a loofa. She tells us that she hasn’t turned on a shower head in 26 days. And then we see the shower, which they all use. Brenda says in a confessional that she's glad Phillip the Delusional didn't get this far, as he might have just dived in the pool without bothering to shower first!
Later that night, everyone is sleeping around the fire -- except for Matt. He knows that he's number one on the chopping list since he's the last real Fan. He enumerates his options: win Immunity or hope that the others target Malcolm or Reynold.
The sun comes up and we see Andrea sitting in a lounge chair. She looks petulant. Malcolm strolls over. She smiles briefly. Andrea says in a confessional that she thinks she can beat Malcolm and she knows she can beat Dawn.
Meanwhile, Dawn is falling apart -- again. She's getting paranoid that Andrea and Malcolm are going to go after her before getting rid of Matt or Reynold because Malcolm is still mad at her for leading the charge to get rid of Cochran.
Brenda sees Dawn freaking out and goes over to comfort her. She reassures Dawn that she isn't high on anybody's target zone. In a confessional, Brenda says that Dawn's low on the target zone of anyone who's smart enough.
The next day, Dawn has a good night's sleep and she, Andrea and Malcolm are talking over who to target. The targets are clear: either Matt or Reynold. Andrea is leaning towards getting rid of Reynold as he's a bigger threat than Matt.
Meanwhile, we see Brenda, Corinne and Reynold talking. They plan to get Matt on their side to get rid of Malcolm. If Malcolm wins Immunity, they'll try to blindside Andrea as she has a Hidden Immunity Idol.
We see Andrea and Brenda approach Matt at different times. Matt says that now he doesn't have to worry about going home -- he's the swing vote. Part of him wants to go after Reynold but he's not sure if it's smarter to go after Malcolm instead.
And with a flyover along the lagoon, we arrive at the immunity challenge. We have a raft. Then out on the water a little way are five long narrow raft things that appear to be platforms on the ends connected by narrow walkways.
The challenge is as follows: the players run the length of the raft, dive into the water, pull themselves along under the raft to the far end. They the climb back on the raft, grab a ring and run back to put the ring on a post. Then they repeat.
The goal is to get two rings on the post at the starting end. The first four to finish will move on to the final part. Jeff Probst warns up front that this race will be exhausting. Nobody looks happy.
Andrea, Brenda, Corinne, Malcolm and Reynold all are in a close race. Dawn and Matt are way behind. In the end, Malcolm and Reynold are the first ones to move on. They are followed by Brenda and then Corinne barely beats Andrea!
In the final round, there are five rings, not just two! Reynold and Malcolm are in the front for most of the round, with Corinne right behind and Brenda in last. By the fourth round, Reynold and Malcolm are tiring while Corinne is still going strong.
Corinne passes Malcolm and then in the final stretch:
Probst: Corinne wins Immunity! (Corinne celebrates as Malcolm looks angry. When all of them are on the raft, Probst hands Corinne the Immunity necklace.) Corinne, you have Immunity and are safe from the vote. The rest of you aren't so lucky and one of you will be joining the jury tonight. You have all day to find out who it is. Head on back and I'll see you at Tribal.
The Final 7 head back. Brenda, Corinne and Reynold are happy, while Malcolm's not so happy. Matt says in a confessional, "Let the strategizing begin!"
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Okay, I put Corinne and Malcolm through the Random List Generator five times, and Corinne came up three out of five, so she won. Now you must decide who will join Michael, Cochran, Julia and Hope on the jury. Corinne has the necklace, while both Andrea and Reynold have the Hidden Immunity Idol. Brenda, Dawn, Malcolm and Matt are all in danger (especially if either Andrea or Reynold play the HII).
I want you to decide two things. First, decide whether Andrea or Reynold plays the HII at Tribal Council (most likely, Reynold). Second, decide which of the remaining four (Brenda, Dawn, Malcolm or Matt) will be going to the jury. I'll take votes until tomorrow at the latest, so please vote!