Well, we have a three-way tie for the composition of the new tribe, so I'm going to break the tie:The after-party at Bikal takes place during the clear light of day, for once. Everyone is relieved that Erik the Idiot (and now Insane) is gone, even Brenda! During her confessional, she says that now she has to make new plans -- and quite possibly hope for a tribal switch! She doesn't trust Cochran but for now, she might need him.
Dawn wonders if there was something physically wrong with Erik that made him flip out. She vows to ask Probst as soon as there is an opportunity.
Malcolm gives a locker-room speech to the other Faves. He says that while they may be down by two players, they can't give up hope. They can still turn things around even if there's a tribal switch. One of the Fans might get injured and before they know it -- bam! The Faves will be back in the game!
Brenda goes to talk to Corinne afterwards and says that she has a plan. If there is a tribal switch and Malcolm is on the opposite tribe from her, she is going to try to find out if a Fan on her tribe has the other Hidden Immunity Idol! If she finds out that one of the Fans has the other HII, she plans to use the knowledge to blackmail the Fan into joining her and whichever Faves are with her after the switch.
Corinne agrees but tells her to tell whichever Faves are with her about the plan. After all, the Faves who are with Brenda have a right to know. Brenda promises to do just that and plans to tell Andrea and Malcolm as well, just in case they're with her.
Back at Gota, Reynold and Matt show up with Tree Mail. It’s a little Survivor rhyming ditty about exhaustion and the weather and having fun together. Michael applauds almost as if he knows what is coming. Eddie, Hope and Reynold all wonder if this means they'll get a brand-new start!
Both tribes grab their flags and go find Jeff Probst, who has a brand-new shirt on. He states the obvious fact that the last time they were there, things were scary, then asks Michael what this does to the dynamics of the Fans.
Michael says that this helped the Fans get a two-man advantage again. He hopes they can keep it this time around. When put on the spot, Matt says that they're all unified and they hope they can stay that way. He also feels sorry for the Faves for having to put up with Erik the Idiot.
Dawn now takes the opportunity to ask about Erik. It turns out they think he got some sort of parasite and he's being taken to a good hospital for treatment of it. Brenda now hopes that Erik will recover since the parasite might have been affecting him. She also notes that there's quite a bit of harmony now that Erik is gone.
Probst notes that fourteen days into the game, both tribes apparently feel a sense of unity. Then he notes that things are about to change. It's time for a tribal switch. The Fans and the Faves all drop their buffs and grab an egg, which they have to smash somewhere on their body at the count of three. If your egg contains orange paint, you're on Gota. If it contains purple paint, you're on Bikal.
Once they smash their eggs, the tribes are broken up as follows:
NEW BIKAL
Brenda - NewBikal
Cochran - NewBikal
Corinne - NewBikal
Hope - NewBikal
Michael - NewBikal
Reynold - NewBikal
Sherri - NewBikal
NEW GOTA
Andrea - NewGota
Dawn - NewGota
Eddie - NewGota
Julia - NewGota
Laura - NewGota
Malcolm - NewGota
Matt - NewGota
Cochran is asked what happened and he says that the game began anew. Then Dawn is asked how it feels to with four Fans and without Cochran. She says that with Erik gone, she'll survive. She hopes she can find a way to avoid being voted out as well.
Probst apparently knows that Reynold hates Sherri, so he asks how Reynold feels about being on the same tribe as Sherri. Reynold says that he'll survive -- somehow. Brenda seems to pick up on this. Probst asks Brenda how it feels to be the minority. She says that she's a fighter and will do what it takes to avoid being voted out.
Fortunately, there's no competition for now -- just a new bag of rice and a new flint for each tribe in case the flint on both tribes is being used up. Probst then dismisses both tribes and they head back to their respective camps.
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Brenda, Cochran, Corinne, Hope, Michael, Reynold and Sherri are all Bikal while Andrea, Dawn, Eddie, Julia, Laura, Malcolm and Matt are now Gota. I want you to decide which tribe -- Bikal or Gota -- wins Immunity. The tribe with the most votes will avoid a date with Jeff Probst at Tribal Council. I'll take votes until tomorrow, so please vote!