Game Changers Episode 10: Baton Pass

Although it should be good news for Brad and Sierra's side that none of them went home, the fact that three of them voted for Tai means that he's probably not going to be a part of that group anymore. Sierra, feeling desperate, comes clean to Sarah about holding the legacy advantage. It's a big gamble but it appears to pay off, as now the cop wants to keep her over Brad.

Even Michaela has a heart

Jeff tells the contestants they get to see their loved ones, and they all start sobbing. Sarah most of all, whose husband has been home alone taking care of their baby. Then Andrea's mom comes out and talks about how she lost her sister at a young age. We see Troyzan's brother, Michaela's mom, Aubry's sister, Tai's boyfriend Mark (for a split second I thought the chicken was coming out). Sierra's dad returns, as does Monica Culpepper. Last up is Cirie's son Jared, who graduated high school whilst his mom was on the island.

To win their loved ones, they're divided into three teams. Then they have to make it under a crawl, under a log, then untangle ropes to get a key. The key unlocks a box of sandbags that they use to knock down targets. Brad/Aubry/Andrea seems to be the only team getting it together...Cirie and Tai are slow to get off the floor and Sierra's long legs get stuck under the beam. It ends up being a non-contest in the end, especially once Brad gets on the throwing. Now getting to choose two people to share the reward with, they pick Cirie and Sarah. Michaela is pissed, and her mom has to calm her down.

The BvW power couple that could've been

Back at camp, Monica is giving Brad some pointers on what his next move should be. The veteran tells him to pull in Michaela, since she might feel left out now. Michaela talks to Tai and tells him the opportunity to make a move is there. They also get together with Troyzan and Sierra, and discuss getting rid of Andrea.

Culpepper coming up clutch

The immunity challenge is to hold up a ball with two sticks. Aubry is out first, with Sierra next. Andrea follows, which makes Sierra happy, and then it's Sarah. Cirie drops it but hey, she did much better than usual. It's soon down to Michaela, Brad and Tai. Michaela drops, Tai follows and Brad wins immunity. Right when he needed it.

The giant lays low

Since they can't get Brad, Andrea and Aubry agree that his sidekick Sierra needs to go instead. Michaela however is convincing Sierra that Andrea is actually going as long as she doesn't do anything stupid. Sierra lets slip to Sarah that she might have Michaela's vote, so Sarah goes to Michaela and convinces her to flip back by letting her know about the legacy advantage. Yep, Sarah wants it for herself, and she might just get it.

At tribal council, Andrea talks about how hard of a decision they had in picking loved ones, whilst Jeff reminds Aubry that sometimes emotions drive this game. Sierra tries to convince them that she's not the biggest threat. Michaela talks about how a "we" can flip around to a "me" when the time is right. Sierra and Andrea are well aware that one of them is being lied to, and are ready to find out who.

Played like a fiddle

The vote is between the two blondes, and it's Sierra that ends up leaving. Now the question is, who will she give the legacy advantage to? She keeps her word and passes it onto Sarah...I guess not realizing she was the main one that screwed her over. Well then, the moral of the story here is: don't give people an incentive to vote you out.

STAR OF THE WEEK: SARAH LACINA

Sarah effectively picked Sierra's pocket and managed to get her out without making her mad. This is slick social game and jury management - let's see if she can keep it up.