Game Changers Episode 11: Always Read The Fine Print

Aubry and Andrea talk about the looks Sarah was giving Sierra at tribal council, thinking she was pandering for a jury vote. But actually she was trying to get an advantage, which she did. Now Andrea is going for Sarah, and Sarah is going for Andrea.

Winning immunity, and possibly a date

The first immunity challenge is to build a house of cards whilst steadying your platform with a handle. Aubry goes to the top quickly, and is hoping to impress the last winner of this comp, Cochran. Andrea and Michaela close in on her, but both drop their stack. Troyzan drops his going after a fallen piece. Aubry runs into another problem when she doesn't have enough cards to reach the top. But she manages to rebuild quickly enough and wins immunity.

Aubry wants Brad out over Troyzan, and Michaela is helping make sure that happens by babysitting Brad and telling him to go fish. Brad doesn't like being blackmailed and reacts badly. Andrea tests the water for a Sarah vote, but when Cirie and Aubry don't bite, she drops it. Sarah and Cirie are talking about taking Andrea out instead, thinking she's a bigger threat than Brad.

At tribal council, Sarah says there's no reason not to stick with what's working for her. Troyzan mentions talking to the people on the bottom. Cirie says there was an eerie quiet back at camp, whilst Andrea wonders why people weren't trying harder. Sarah says she thinks this jury will respect good gameplay, whilst Aubry reminds everyone that people aren't robots.

Tickle fight

Brad votes Andrea for the third time now, and this time, he's successful. Andrea is sad to be blindsided again, as she thought she was playing much better this time. So this is how her story ends, then. I suppose it was inevitable, but man, she deserved better.

Aubry is also crying back at camp since she was left out of the loop. Tai decides to comfort her, but Cirie has noticed this and sees them as a pair.

Kick for immunity

For this immunity challenge, they have to fill up a chute full of water to release a key, then solve a puzzle back on land. Cirie has problems with the first part - not just with the water, but with heights too. Michaela gets to the puzzle first, but there's a few people not far behind. Tai almost solves it but has a gap at the bottom. Brad has the same problem. Michaela gets all of hers to fit, but the image looks wrong. Brad gets it correct and wins immunity. He mouths off after his win, clearly frustrated at being targeted so much.

Tai and Aubry talk about getting Sarah out, since Tai wants a big move to show the jury. Aubry doesn't trust Tai and lets Cirie know his plan...but problems arise when Sarah decides to believe Tai over Aubry. Sarah gives Cire her advantage as a sign of trust, confident the vote is going her way. But Cirie is considering playing it to save Sarah's ass. She doesn't want this to cause any idols to be played though, so Cirie goes to Tai and let him know she's going to use the advantage to save him...when she's actually using it to save Sarah. Wow, there's a lot of layers here. Cirie is truly slick if she can pull this off.

The master manipulator

At tribal council, Sarah talks about how she's had to sift through a lot of lies over the afternoon, with Cirie predicting that this vote will show the deception. Tai is asked for his take, and he says he likes to give people the benefit of the doubt. Troyzan is hopeful he can get through the vote and be in a good position.

A custody battle ensues

Before they vote, Cirie tries to play the vote stealer and steal Sarah's vote. But Sarah objects and claims that only she can use it. Jeff makes Cirie read out the instructions, and the words "non-transferable" makes the host rule in Sarah's favour. Sarah takes the advantage back and whispers something to Tai. Cirie tries to explain to Sarah that she's still on her side, but more and more huddles start happening and now it's completely up in the air. Sarah decides to use the advantage and steal Tai's vote.

The votes are cast, and Tai chooses not to play an idol, which seems crazy to me when he was just stopped from voting. He sees his name come up, but the majority falls on...Michaela!? Not really sure why, and neither is she. I guess this is Sarah taking an indirect shot at Cirie? One episode left and things have just got crazy again.

STAR OF THE WEEK: CIRIE FIELDS

Whilst she made a pretty big blunder in not reading the rules, Cirie is really bringing out the game changer inside herself with a risky, ambitious play like that. I never would've expected Cirie to make it to finale night, but she did, and it's been a priviledge to watch.