Blood Vs Water Episode 4: Hostile Takeover

Candice is disappointed to see John on Redemption Island and berates him for being too trusting. Back at camp, Brad explains he voted out John because he wants to keep people in the game that have connections on the other side. Where does that leave Caleb then, the only one left who doesn't?

At the Redemption Island arena, Tina and Laura smile when they see it was John voted out and not their daughters. But Candice is not smiling, and flips off Brad as she walks in. John and Candice both proceed to throw Brad under the bus, but he remains largely silent, only piping up to deny that he "shushed a woman".

(Don't) give us a clue

The duel is to get a key across a rope on an obstacle course, and use it to unlock a bag of puzzle pieces. All three get to the puzzle very quickly, with John and Marissa in a bit of a lead. John finishes the puzzle first, way ahead of the other two. Candice overtakes Marissa to stay alive and knock her out of the game. Knowing the idol clue has now become toxic, John decides to give it to Monica as a way of sticking it to Brad. But Monica takes the clue and throws it in the fire, claiming she doesn't need it. But if her husband continues to make himself such a target, maybe she will.

At least there's a silver lining

The Codys decide to make the most of their time together on Redemption Island, and Candice outfishes John. Over at Galang, Monica is fed up of her husband getting called out at every duel. Brad has noticed this too, and thinks taking out Caleb might be the best option to minimize the damage dealt.


Tyson's arm is still in a sling, but his injury is healing a lot faster than he lets on. At an opportune time, Tyson and Gervase sneak off to steal some coconuts, making holes in them with tools to disguise their activity. When Laura Boneham finds some of the evidence, Gervase worries the gig is up - until Monica provides him with an out by suggesting a crab was the culprit. Oh, what rascals!

Coconut bandits make a little mischief

The immunity challenge involves rowing a boat out into the water and diving down to collect crates. The crates will then become a staircase up to the puzzle platform, where they must complete the puzzle to find the combination to unlock their flag. Jeff is surprised that Tyson still wants to take part despite being injured.

How many chances is she gonna get?

We get in the water and it's clear that Galang's paddling hasn't improved. Laura Boneham does really well on the diving however (am I the only one shocked at how much she's kicking ass?), and so do Brad and Monica. Tadhana lose their lead when their boat tips over, and it's neck and neck going into the puzzle. Ciera is assigned the role of puzzlemaker again alongside Vytas and once again she sucks. Her mom takes it home for the other team and Galang wins immunity again.

Well, this losing streak is just embarrassing now. Caleb talks with the boys about getting rid of Ciera, but gets suspicious when Brad stays behind to talk to the girls. He has a right to be, because he was telling them to vote for Caleb, but Brad actually intends to vote for Ciera since that's what the boys have agreed. Pretty cut and dry, right?

At tribal council things get interesting when Caleb doesn't like an answer Brad gives about voting out people without loved ones. Figuring he's on the bottom, he decides to switch things up, and throws it out in the open to the girls that he's writing down Brad's name. Brad tries to backpedal, but Caleb isn't having it, and Vytas can only watch in astonishment.

Take your time, dude

After the initial vote ends in a rather unexpected tie between Brad and Ciera, the rest of the castaways are sent back up to revote. Hayden changes his mind several times and sits in the voting booth having no idea what he's going to do. How often does that happen? Amazingly, Brad is voted out after a last-minute flip from Vytas, and it's just as satisfying as I knew it would be. Brad isn't even mad at Caleb, but appreciates the gameplay. Now he has to go see Candice and John on Redemption Island, where he has a lot of explaining to do.

Well, Caleb's coup is just another reason this season rocks. I don't even know what's going on at Tadhana anymore, and I love it. Will Candice get the revenge she craves? Will Monica resist the urge to switch? (I fucking hope so!) And damn, this Ciera girl really does have nine lives.

STAR OF THE WEEK: CALEB BANKSTON

Caleb demonstrated tonight how he's not afraid to switch things up if he feels he needs to. He was probably smart to get Brad out before Brad got him. This soft-spoken Southerner has some fire after all. Don't mess with the bull!