Cagayan Episode 12: Smear Campaign

It's a rainy night in camp and Spencer wants answers for why Woo and Kass lied to him. Woo reveals he wants to be loyal to Tony since they started the game together (leaving out that he only joined up with Tony after he lost his other allies, but whatever). Woo proves his loyalty to Tony by telling him what went down at the reward, but Tony doesn't reciprocate and says he's not taking Woo to the final 3 as he's too likeable.

Time to get dirty for the reward challenge, which is to transport mud into a bucket using your body. I've always thought this challenge was the most fun to do. Normally the reward is something that allows them to clean up but this time it's a pizza delivery. Woo has the longest hair which he finds is to his benefit. Kass is willing to go face-first, which gets her a funky new hairdo. The challenge ends with them all looking ridiculous. Tony wins and it's so obvious they don't even need to weigh it.

Mud, glorious mud

Tony has picked Trish to share the pizza with him, reaffirming in Kass' mind that they're the tightest couple left. As he's wolfing it down, Tony tells Trish he has both idols, and pretends he can use one at four. Tony also tells Kass that Woo exposed her plans to him, but that he's definitely gonna take her to the end. Well, Chaos Kass decides to blow up Tony's spot by telling Woo what he just said, much to Tony's annoyance. They get into another fight where Tony tells Kass he doesn't speak llama. Tony doesn't want to work with Kass anymore after that, and now she might get voted out for being annoying.

Woo looks heartbroken to learn that Tony sometimes lies

Now that Woo knows Tony planned to betray him, he's starting to rethink what he wants to do in the game. Spencer and Kass propose that they take out Trish, cutting off one of Tony's options. It's a good plan for Spencer, but he still needs immunity.

Method vs madness

The immunity challenge includes a rope puzzle, two levels of staircase building and another puzzle on top of that. Probst claims the first stage is easy, but Tony is the only one to get it quickly and Spencer is left in the dust. Tony continues his lead into the first staircase but Spencer is able to make up some time. Tony works quickly on the slide puzzle but it's hard to tell if it's going anywhere. Spencer catches him up and after taking his time to plan what to do with the puzzle, wins. Now Tony has nowhere to go but to turn on his own.

Trish breaks out the Boston

Trish unloads on Kass once they get back from the challenge, as she knows she was planning to vote her out. She screams at Kass about what a horrible person she is, telling her "I'll rip you apart in 30 seconds". Kass just soaks it all in, talking about how she looks like Skeletor. After that unpleasantness is over, both sides make a play to secure the swing vote.

Tony promises on everything to Woo that Kass is going home, but Woo still doesn't trust him. Woo goes up to Spencer and Kass, telling them that he knows Tony would pick Trish over him and he wants her out. Tony sees this and does all he can to get Woo back on board.

Tony thinks he's playing with a robot

The feistiness from the afternoon spills over into tribal council, with Kass calling Trish a psychobitch for going nuts on her. Trish fires back saying she can't stir stuff up and then play the victim. Tony gets involved too and has a really entertaining meltdown. The jurors all love it, particularly Sarah. Probst asks for Woo's take and he says it's like being part of a dysfunctional family where he's the foreign exchange student. Right before the vote, Tony pulls out both idols and reveals he's not going home.

We get to the vote, and it's between Trish and Kass. Tony plays his idol, even though he doesn't need to. Immediately I wonder why he didn't play it on Trish and even curiouser it appears he voted for her too, and she leaves. Huh? Kass sees her off with the finger and now Tony's in a tough spot. With no immunity to protect him, this is the first time he's been vulnerable in a while. And it means the finale is gonna be wide open.

STAR OF THE WEEK: KASSANDRA MCQUILLEN

I give props to Woo for making a move, but Kass was the catalyst for it and the main source of the drama tonight. She really knows how to push Tony's buttons and can bring out his worst (or for the viewers, best) side.