San Juan Del Sur Episode 3: Off His Rocker

Baylor comes back from tribal council blindsided at picking up so many votes and has decided not to trust anyone anymore. Josh suspects John had something to do with it, and admits he flipped his vote to make sure she stayed.

Drew suggests that Hunahpu fix their shelter, which they do by weaving palm fronds. Drew however decides to take a nap instead, claiming he's "not a weaver" (whereas everyone else is?). The tribe are pretty fed up with his laziness and Natalie even pokes his nose to wake him up.

Wes works to keep his old man down

Jeremy has some strong words for Coyopa at the duel when he sees his wife is gone, telling the girls to flip the game on the men. John explains to Jeremy that he couldn't keep his deal...confirming Josh's suspicions that he was working with Val. The duel is to transfer tiles from one platform to another across a balance beam, using a paddle. Wes steps up for Coyopa, confident he can beat his dad. The two of them are neck-and-neck most of the match, but Wes manages to overtake his dad when his dad drops them. Wes wins the challenge, claiming the first win for Coyopa. He sends Josh to Exile and claims the fishing gear that Hunahpu passed up.

Julie goes off by herself after the duel, allowing Jeremy the chance to spill the beans on John's identity to the rest of the tribe. Natalie doesn't take it well when she finds out he's a racist. Meanwhile, Julie is crying because now she feels she has a target on her back.

The odd couple enjoy the downtime

It's a more pleasant experience at Exile for Keith and Josh as the two of them decide to share the idol clue and some snails. Both admit that they have little in common but are enjoying spending the day with someone different. This is what Survivor is all about.

Now that Coyopa have fishing gear, John is able to bring his tribe some catfish. Despite this, Baylor is working hard to flip Wes and Alec to take out John, but Alec isn't really interested in her offer.

The immunity challenge is to make it through an obstacle course in pairs to find a ball, and then shoot the ball into the net. Josh and Baylor take on Jon and Natalie in the first matchup. Jon and Baylor both miss their first shot, but Jon gets it on the second try. Alec and Wes partner up for the second matchup and Alec smashes into Julie, causing Jeremy to taunt John. Wes manages to score. John takes to the field with Jaclyn for the next matchup to score a point, and starts giving them some stick back. Jeremy evens it up again by scoring the fourth point after Baylor misses another shot. Why is the shortest girl making the throws again?

Natalie is willing to brawl...inside and outside the arena

The last point comes down to Wes and Alec vs Jon and Natalie. Wes bulldozes through Natalie in the centre of the course and John relishes it getting physical. Jon makes his shot first to send Coyopa to tribal council again, and Natalie is not shy about making suggestions on who should go. Alec urges John not to respond to the taunting, but he's ready to fight and tells the twinnie "if you were a man, I'd knock your teeth out". But Natalie's not backing down, even as John makes personal attacks. Alec urges Jeff to let them make a hasty exit, but at this point the damage is done, and Josh is not happy at the scene John caused.

Talk to the hand: John can't handle the heckling

John is worried the tribe might turn against him, so comes up with a plan to get his name off the block by telling the girls to vote for Dale. Jaclyn doesn't want to do that though,

Getting rid of Dale = big move?

she'd rather vote him out. It seems like Josh is coming round to this as well, telling Wes and Baylor it's time to take over the game. But they have to be subtle about it, as John has admitted to Josh he has the idol. Wes fills Alec in on the plan, but he's not happy about sending home their strongest guy when they're on a losing streak.

All the talk at tribal council is about John and the animosity towards him from the other tribe. When Probst asks Jaclyn if she thinks the girls are in trouble, she says she thinks new alliances might be forming...raising a red flag for John. Josh tries to do damage control, but Baylor's plea to get rid of the "dark cloud" doesn't help matters either.

Despite the warning signs, John doesn't play his idol. Baylor picks up votes again, but it's big man Rocker that goes home. He's feeling pretty sheepish as he leaves tribal council - another idol gone to waste. So John proves that there's no escaping your past, even on a desert island. Will Coyopa be able to perform now that they're free of his negative energy? I know there's gonna be some people wearing blue that are pretty happy with this result.

STAR OF THE WEEK: BAYLOR WILSON

So Baylor stepped up her game when she needed to and has finally got a foothold in the tribe. It's an impressive turnaround for player I'd almost lost faith in. Now that the fem-slaughter has ended, she has good odds of making the merge.