Well, we have one vote -- again. And I'm fine with it, so here are the results:Bikal returns to camp by the light of the silver moon and they're celebrating!
Cochran comments that Brandon the Crazy was driving everyone crazy, so they had to get rid of him! The value of getting rid of a loose cannon outweighed the value of keeping him as a goat.
Brenda hopes that the Faves can come together now that Brandon the Crazy is with Phillip the Delusional at Sequesterville. She plans to bring Corinne into the alliance she has with Erik the Idiot and Francesca as a back-up goat in case one of her planned goats goes before the finals -- and to gain control of the tribe.
But she's not the only one planning to use Corinne in a plot to gain control. Cochran knows that he needs someone to join him in the finals -- if he and Dawn get that far -- and approaches Corinne with a Final 3 offer. Corinne is tempted and notes in her confessional that Brenda and Cochran are vying for her vote. She wonders which one she should join.
Meanwhile, at Gota, things aren't going well. Shamar is openly targeting Reynold and the two get into a shouting match before the allies of both have to cool them down.
Shamar wants to get rid of Reynold right away. However, Sherri sees two problems with this. First, Reynold is stronger than either Allie or Hope. Second, he might have the Hidden Immunity Idol and if he used it, one of their allies would go home.
So she secretly follows Reynold as he and Eddie go off to talk strategy. When Eddie asks who they should vote for, Reynold says they should vote for Shamar. Eddie isn't too upset with the idea, as Shamar is annoying everyone by now, but he suggests that they get two other people on board with the idea. Reynold says that he can always use the Hidden Immunity Idol to save himself or an ally, but Eddie points out that they still need one more vote, if not two. After all, he can count and he knows that 6 is more than 4.
Sherri notes in confessional that now that she knows Reynold has the Hidden Immunity Idol, she and her allies have to arrange things in such a way that one of the "Cool Kids" goes even if Reynold uses the HII.
Back at Bikal, we see Andrea and Malcolm looking for a Hidden Immunity Idol. And lo and behold, Malcolm finds one! Andrea is with him and they agree to keep it a secret.
But as Malcolm is finding a place to hide the HII, Brenda happens to come around the corner and sees this without either Andrea or Malcolm seeing her! She tells Erik the Idiot and Francesca about this and they agree that they have to form a Final 5 alliance with Andrea and Malcolm. This would get the HII on their side and they could then use it to gain control of Bikal!
But before we can see whether or not the group can snag Andrea and Malcolm, we head back to Gota where there are more problems! Shamar is now picking on Matt and Matt is giving back as good as he can get! Sherri pulls Shamar aside and gives him a good talking-to.
She flat-out tells Shamar that Reynold has the Hidden Immunity Idol. Shamar is mad at this news, but Sherri reminds him that he can vote for Reynold if he wants to if the others are all on board with getting rid of Allie or Hope. He just can't afford to make Matt and Michael mad at him for that might get him voted out!
Shamar agrees but notes in a confessional that the whole tribe is getting on his nerves. Julia, meanwhile, is wondering whether it's worth keeping Shamar around.
Meanwhile, it's time for a combined Reward and Immunity Challenge! There are two lines of raised platforms or bridges on the sand. Offshore, there are two big cages up above the surface of the water.
Jeff Probst: Come on in, Gota! (Gota enters.) Come on in, Bikal! (As Bikal enters,) Gota is getting their first look at the new Bikal tribe. Brandon was voted out at the last Tribal Council. This is for Immunity. You have to race out in the water and climb into your large cage. Inside each of your cages is a very heavy chest! There is a door in the side of the cage, down at the bottom. It is tied shut. The tribe must untie the door and open it, then drag the chest through the opening and back to shore. Once onshore, you must hoist the chest onto the first bridge. You must use grapples to hook the missing sections and pull them back into place before you can move the chest across the bridge. At the end of the bridge, they have to get the chest off the bridge, across some sand, and onto a platform. First chest on its platform, wins. Want to know what your extra reward is?
Both tribes agree, so Probst reveals that the winning tribe will get two chairs, some pillows, a blanket, tarp and some rope. Gota chooses to sit out Allie and Sherri since Laura sat out the previous RC/IC. Unfortunately, Laura is a real non-swimmer and as a result, Bikal gets into the cage first. Worse, with Brandon the Crazy and Phillip the Delusional gone, Bikal really has their act together. As a result, they retain their tiny lead when both tribes get to the platforms. And worst of all, while Reynold is able to get the first section taken care of, Shamar keeps missing while Malcolm, Erik the Idiot and Francesca work as a team, so:
Probst: Faves win Immunity and Reward! (The Faves celebrate while most of the Fans glare at Shamar.) Faves, you have Immunity and are safe from Tribal Council for a few days. Fans, you have your first date with me at Tribal Council. Somebody will be voted out tonight. Head back to camp and Fans, I'll see you at Tribal.
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Okay, the Faves have won Immunity and I let Malcolm have the Hidden Immunity Idol since that showed up in this section as well. The Fans have a date with Jeff Probst at Tribal Council. You must decide who will be voted out. The main candidates are Allie, Hope and Shamar. I want you to decide which one of those three will be voted out and whether Reynold will play his HII at TC. I'll take votes until tomorrow at the latest and whoever has the most votes will be voted out, so please vote!