Okay, with basically two votes, here are the results, complete with a little funny bit:When the Faves return to Bikal, Cochran is relieved that Dawn is still in the game. He needs her as his shield.
Brenda wishes Francesca had not turned on Andrea. If she had not, they would have voted out Dawn and gotten rid of a weak link. Instead, they had to let Francesca go.
We then hear a thunderstorm. Dawn is beginning to break down -- again. She now says that the next time they go to Tribal Council, she's going to volunteer for the chop.
Cochran is trying his hardest to raise her spirits and keep her head in the game, but he is having a hard time getting through to Dawn. In a confessional, Andrea says that she is having as hard a time sleeping as Dawn is, but she's not breaking down.
Meanwhile, Gota is trying to sleep as well. Hope says that they need to avoid going to Tribal Council or else she's getting the chop. Sherri comments that it's tougher than it looks on T.V. but she's not Kathy from the first Fans vs. Favorites season. She's not going to quit.
The next morning, we head back to Bikal. Cochran is trying to cheer Dawn up and it seems to be working -- for now. But Malcolm notes that Dawn might break down yet again and he's getting tired of it!
And now we head to the Reward Challenge. It’s our usual damp sand patch. It looks like it might be a multi-stage event. There is also a huge pile of raw coconuts. The Fans head in and look excited yet determined.
Jeff Probst: Come on in, Faves! (The Faves march in.) Gota getting their first look at the new Bikal. Francesca was voted out at the last Tribal Council.
Reynold whispers "They're sure playing hard!" However, the Faves hear this because it's a stage whisper and Corinne says "I'll bet you guys aren't playing 'Go Fish' over there, either!" Here’s the set up. There are four big nets. Each is suspended from overhead by a rope on a pully.
Two members from each tribe each hold the rope to hold their net up in the air. The non-rope-holding members of the other tribe shoot coconuts into the nets. The nets will get heavy and hard to hold. The last rope-holder standing wins reward. The prize is essentially a backyard barbeque: sausage, steak, veggies, breads, condiments and wine. Sherri volunteers to sit this one out for the Fans.
Dawn and Erik the Idiot are holding things up for the Faves while Matt and Michael hold things up for the Fans. The Fans decide to gang up first on Erik while the Faves decide to gang up on Matt. Julia, Eddie and Reynold are the best Fans while Malcolm is the best Fave. Erik goes down first, but soon so does Matt. Dawn and Michael struggle to hold on but finally one goes down:
Probst: Gota wins Reward! (The Fans cheer since this is a great Reward for them.) Bikal, looks like your decision to get rid of Francesca didn't work out so well.
Erik the Idiot: You try playing the game! Until then, stop the bad-mouthing!
Before Erik can put his foot in his mouth any further, Brenda interrupts to say that if Francesca hadn't been a loose cannon, they would have kept her. Probst concedes the point and sends Bikal away. Erik the Idiot is about to complain further but Brenda whispers to him, "Shut up! I need you!"
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Okay, the Fans won the Reward. Now it's going to be the epic meltdown. Last time, it was Brandon the Crazy (or Insane) that melted down so badly that the Faves decided to forfeit the Immunity Challenge. Now you have to decide who will be the one having the epic meltdown. The choices are between Dawn, Erik the Idiot or possibly a member of Gota. The person with the most votes by tomorrow will be shown the door, so please remember to vote!