Axis of Evil

This week’s episode began in the middle of the night as the remaining Yaxha members made their way to the Nakum camp to inform them of the merge. They were met with a cold shoulder and a “no room in the inn” sentiment led by Jamie. After the new buffs were handed out, the newly merged tribe laid down for a tense first night of rest together.

Tree mail soon arrived with a canvas & paints to make a new tribal flag and news of a small Immunity Idol hidden somewhere in the jungle. Who ever finds this 6 inch idol can use it at any Immunity Challenge from now until the final 4. Everyone was motivated to find this little prize, but as far as I know, no one did.

Did I mention that the atmosphere at camp was a wee bit tense? There was clearly a 6-4 split going on with Stephenie, Jamie & Judd instigating the high school-like rivalry. Danni, Brandon, Bobby Jon and Gary were made to feel like the UNwelcome wagon had just come to town. There was no customary feast, no false camaraderie or crossing tribal lines to make any new alliances. It was more like civil war among 12 year olds in the jungle.

The Immunity Challenge

When the tribe arrived at the Immunity Challenge, they were handed a choice. If they felt confident enough to forgo the challenge and give up a chance at winning Immunity, they could partake in the feast laid before them. If they wanted a chance at Immunity, they must participate in the challenge and give up the feast.

Jamie, Stephenie, Rafe and Lydia opted to pig out while the remaining 6 gutted out the challenged. The object of the challenge was to balance a pot on your head while standing on a rock for an hour. The toughest part of this challenge was enduring the verbal abuse spewed forth by Jamie as he licked the food from his fingers. All but Danni were able to complete this task and moved on to the tie-breaker round. This round was a race up the temple stairs with the pot on their head. Gary made it to the top first and won the Immunity necklace.

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Camp Dysfunction

Nothing but nastiness went on this week. Stephenie couldn’t help but be pleased with herself now that she finally had a safe and powerful position in the game. If only she could use her powers for good and not evil, I may just like her again. Instead, she sunk to new levels of low, in my opinion, by picking on the weak and allying herself with the mean and empty-headed.

Time was ticking as everyone, including the viewers, waited to see if Bobby Jon and Jamie came to blows. There have been quite a few firsts this season, why not one more? At this point, I’m hoping Booby Jon pops all 3 of the evil idiots in the mouth.

Rafe seemed to be in a moral dilemma after Jamie’s belligerent show of arrogance at the challenge. He was tempted to listen to his Spidey sense and leave the dark side but it turned out that the angel on his shoulder was not quite convincing enough.

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Tribal Council

At Tribal, there was a lot of talk about “class” and voting with your heart but in the end the force was not with the rebels and young Brandonwalker was sent back to his farm.

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Last week I asked if there was anyone out there that was still a Steph fan. I feel compelled to ask again because I am so sickened by her know-it-all behavior. (Yes, Stephenie, we all know you were on the show before. You’re the coolest- ok? Now get the hell over your big-headed self and bring back the girl I loved so much last year!)

You don’t still like her, do you?

What did you think of this week’s episode?

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