Cagayan Episode 5: Bully For You

Coming back from a bomb-dropping tribal council, Trish tries to explain herself to Lindsey, but she's having none of it. The two women bicker for a while, before Lindsey actually goes to get away from her horse-mouthed nemesis. After a while, the tribe worry about whether Lindsey is even coming back.

We see Lindsey alone, and Jeff walks up to ask what's going on. Lindsey calls Trish a bully and says she will "flip out on her" if she stays. So then Jeff goes into the Solana camp to tell them that Lindsey has decided to quit the game. Tony is happy with this revelation, seeing it as "two for the price of one". Woo also maintains an awfully optimistic outlook for someone who just lost his entire alliance. However, he is fully aware that he's probably in trouble if they have to go to tribal again.

Sarah gets a shock

At the challenge, Aparri's reaction to seeing two members gone is priceless - and Trish's fistpump is pretty funny too. Alexis talks about how glad she is her Beauty allies are safe, which might not have been the smartest move. Anyway, this challenge is the one from Philippines where you have to knock down your opponents idol. Spencer steals Skupin's kamikaze trick to beat Woo. Tasha tries the same against Trish, but fails. Jefra and Jeremiah both lose their match-ups by dropping their statues accidentally.

Tony goes up against Morgan in the most one-sided match-up of the round. They both crash into eachother and Tony predictably wins. Woo then wins the final point by beating Spencer in his rematch. Solana get to send two people to raid Aparri's camp and choose the two matchwinners Tony and Woo.

Raiders of the lost tribe

Woo and Tony are over in the enemy camp preparing to raid, and Tasha senses it's going to be tough to part with some of their comfort. In their instructions, they find a clue to the idol and Tony senses a great opportunity to put a target on somebody's back. He tells the group that the idol clue is for one of them and singles out Jeremiah to give it to. Jeremiah instantly realizes that it's the same clue he got on Solana, but everyone else's minds are racing.

Trish says it with sand

So the raiders bring their spoils back to their home camp, and Tony tells the rest of the tribe about his idol clue stunt. There's also a shot of a message Trish has written to Lindsey in the sand. Feeling a lot more comfortable with his new tribe than his old one, Tony decides to open up and admit to being a cop. He might regret this though, as LJ and Jefra are both wary about how hard Tony seems to be playing the game.

Alexis goes to Spencer and tells him she doesn't trust Jeremiah. Unfortunately Spencer doesn't trust Alexis, thinking she's kinda phony and smarter than she lets on. Jeremiah tries to clear up the confusion over the clue, even pointing out correctly "we lost - why would we get a clue?", but it seems nobody believes him either.

LJ gets stuck in the mud

The immunity challenge sees the contestants have to take on a staircase, two obstacle courses, and a puzzle. Aparri are first to do their staircase after Solana are all over the place with their poles. Tony and Jeremiah take on the second obstacle course to retrieve the key, and Jeremiah maintains the lead. The puzzle comes down to Sarah and Spencer against LJ and Woo. Even though Solana have some pieces upside down, they manage to pull into the lead, aided by Tony's cheating. Solana win immunity when they complete their puzzle, get their code and unlock their flag. Tony jumps up and down in the celebrations, shouting "top five!" - which Sarah seems to take notice of.

Back at camp, Jeremiah points out how dumb Tony was for being so cocky when they still have the numbers. Alexis starts to wonder if this confidence is because they think Jeremiah is with them, and lets the others know. The three Brains decide on who they want to vote out, Kass fully enjoying the amount of power they have.

At tribal council, Probst comments on old tribe lines. Morgan shatters the perception that the old Beauty tribe are tight and relishes putting some more heat on Jeremiah. Kass says the Brains are more solid and the fractures are a good thing for them. Spencer has a different idea - he wants to heal the fractures and make the most cohesive tribe he can. Question is, who is the more likely flipper - Jeremiah or Alexis? Probst asks Sarah to weigh in, and she's just happy the heat is off her.

Heartbreak for the twerking girl

Alexis and Jeremiah both vote for eachother, each saying the other one is gonna flip. The rest of the tribe votes out Alexis, which she does not see coming. Alexis struggles to hold back tears as she walks off, whilst Morgan gives a smile. Well, next episode should see the tribes merge into one...then we'll see who can be trusted.

STAR OF THE WEEK: TONY VLACHOS

Tony is far from the most subtle player in the game, but he's definitely playing Survivor on a higher level than most of his competition. His scorched Earth policy is yielding some mixed results, but it's undeniable he's a fun player and one to watch.