Cagayan Episode 9: Spy Hard

Jefra comes back from tribal wanting answers, and Tony doesn't do a good job of explaining to her. Trish isn't mad though and still wants to work with Tony. Though Tony's chaos benefited Spencer this time, he knows he can't count on him and actually wants to get him out.

Creepin' in the bushes

Tony starts working on a second spyshack by the well as a means of finding out how much trouble the LJ blindside has put him in, and it proves to be a success when he overhears Trish and Jefra talking about him. Jefra says she's fine with getting Tony out, which lets Tony know he can't trust Jefra anymore.


The reward challenge is to row out in a boat and collect paddles, which are then used to spell out a word. Kass, Trish, Tony and Woo make up the orange team, with Tasha, Spencer, Jeremiah and Jefra on purple. The boats are huge, making it difficult for the teams to even get in at first. Both teams make mistakes...orange when Tony drops a paddle, and purple when they row past theirs. When it comes to the puzzle, Kass thinks she has it with "worth fighting for", but Tasha and Spencer figure out it's "worth playing for" and win reward.

The two Brains do it again!

Woo's cliffhanger impression doesn't go well

Tony is pretty concerned that Jefra has gone off with the enemy and might be flipped. But whilst Tony wants to strategize and idol hunt, Trish just wants to talk about papayas. Trish spots some that "look like Morgan's boobs" up a tree and gets Woo to shake it down...and he ends up falling. He's hurt, but it's not real bad. Kind of a letdown considering it was one of the main things in the preview.

A taste of home brings the tears

The winners get to check out an awesome cave, and then get letters from home as they sit down at their meal. Jefra cries just from seeing her mom's handwriting. The girl had been considering flipping, but now she's sold that she should after her letter gives her permission to play dirty. Man, this sure worked out conveniently for the minority three.

The immunity challenge requires some pretty intense multi-tasking, as contestants have to stand on a board and balance a ball on a pole at the same time. Jefra is first out. Trish, Tony and Kass are all out before they leave their starting spot. Woo, Tasha and Spencer are left and it looks like we're gonna have our first double winner. Coming down to Tasha and Spencer again, Tasha takes her second necklace in a row.

Safe at last

After the challenge, Tony makes another mad dash to find the idol. This time, he tries under a giant tree...and he gets it. Yep, it's the superidol, which means he can play it after the votes are read. And he might end up needing it tonight.

Trish hosts a pow-wow in the water between their alliance calling out Tony, to try and get Jefra back onto their side. So after Tony swears on everything he's still with them, they discuss the vote. Kass thinks Spencer has an idol, which has a huge bearing on their decision.

Now that it's official Jefra isn't flipping and he might be doomed, Jeremiah opens up to his allies and tells them...he's a fashion model. Wait, that was a secret? Spencer offers a secret of his own and tells them he has the immunity idol...but he's not sure yet if he's playing it on himself or on Jeremiah.

At tribal council, Spencer talks about the frustration of Jefra not flipping and throws Tony under the bus by saying he'll vote for him if he makes it to the end. When Jeff offers the two presumed targets the opportunity to speak, both of them make the case for why the other is more dangerous.

After voting for Woo with a mock surfer drawl, Spencer calls him out again as he gives his idol to Jeff. Tony not wanting to be upstaged, reveals his own idol for the second time. I have no idea why he did that. He also can't even get Jeremiah's name right, causing Morgan to ask "who's Jeremy?" from the jury. Anyway, Spencer ends up having to apologize to Jeremiah when he picks up the votes, but Jeremiah seems understanding.

Kudos to the editors this week for making a predictable boot seem unpredictable. With only Spencer and Tasha left in the minority alliance, they're gonna need to have to borrow something from Tony's bag of tricks if they want to stay. And getting Tony out has just got a hell of a lot more difficult.

STAR OF THE WEEK: JEFRA BLAND

Jefra does under-the-radar cutie very well, and it was nice to see her step up her game a little this week, even though it was kinda disappointing to see her go back to her original tribe after all. I feel I have also been neglecting Jefra's role in the eye candy department - she rocks that blue bikini well.