So now Ben's true allegiances have been revealed, leaving Ryan and Chrissy feeling pretty betrayed. Chrissy wants Ben to explain what happened, but he doesn't feel like he owes her anything. This results in an argument between the two, where Ben calls out Chrissy's need to demonize whoever goes against her.
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| Don't cross Chrissy |
At the reward challenge, the survivors all get to see their loved ones. Even gamebot Ryan cries upon seeing his dad. We also meet Ashley's dad, Mike's wife, Lauren's sister (who gives Jeff a hug first), Chrissy's husband, Devon's mom and Ben's wife. The challenge is...to draw marbles out of a bag and try to match with their loved ones. What? That's not a real challenge! Only Ben and Chrissy get a match, so they do another round and Chrissy wins. She gets to choose who else gets their loved ones, and picks Ryan, Mike and Ashley. Sucks for Ben, who really picked the wrong day to piss Chrissy off.
But Chrissy's picks weren't all about vengeance...she wants to try and flip someone from the power 4 and sees Ashley as the most likely to bite. The lifeguard realizes she needs a big move on her resume, and thinks voting out Ben could be that.
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| Making a fake |
Ben still has some tricks up his sleeve though, and is crafting a fake idol that he hopes is gonna throw Chrissy off the scent. Lauren kinda feels like it's a personal move though, and that his intent is to embarrass her. Looking for the real idol, Lauren finds something under a rock...but it's only half an idol, the other half is at the next challenge.
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| Ryan in a world of pain |
We get to the challenge, and the shell Lauren needs is right on the floor in front of her! The challenge is to keep two discs pushed against posts. Ryan struggles immediately but Ben and Chrissy are both out before him. Lauren just gives up at this point, but manages to pick up her shell. Mike is out, and now Devon and Ashley discuss who should get it. Devon agrees to drop out for a neck massage, giving Ashley her second win.
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| Seriously, he's always lurking |
Ashley is still giving serious thought to the plan to get Ben out, but Devon sees Chrissy as a bigger immunity threat. Ben approaches his three alliance members talking about him at the water well, and gets sketched out when they go quiet. Ben decides to switch things up by going to Mike and Ryan to tell them they need to blindside Lauren, as the idol and extra vote give her too much power. He also tries for Chrissy's vote, but Chrissy still hates him and wants him out. Mike, not knowing what to do, lets Devon know that Ben has spilled the beans. Lauren hears she might be a target and decides to give Mike the shell from the idol as a sign of trust. Wow, that's a pretty extreme leap of faith...and it sounds like Mike is gonna make her pay for it.
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| Way to squander your advantage(s) |
At tribal council, Devon talks about stepping out of the immunity challenge and how he would've done the same for Lauren, and Ben is pretty alarmed to not hear his name. Ashley makes a vague allusion to how Ben has ruined his game, as Lauren confronts him about spilling her secrets. Chrissy encourages Lauren to forfeit her advantage, and she says she didn't bring it to tribal. Mike then takes matters into his own hands and throws Lauren's shell into the fire. As Devon and Ben bicker, Ryan whispers to Mike that they should stick with voting Lauren. But Devon sees that and comes over to try and persuade them to go for Ben. With the three formerly in the minority debating what to do, Devon calls for a vote and Jeff obliges.
After the votes, Ben reveals that he has the real idol and decides to play it. I guess not telling anybody paid off, as he manages to save himself and send home Lauren with one vote. A Survivor first! Now that was a hell of a tribal. Lauren is pretty regretful about her move to leave the idol in Mike's hands, which is looking worse and worse by the minute.
So where do Ashley and Devon go without their trusty third? Can Ben pull a Mike Holloway and still get to the end as public enemy number one? And have Ryan and Chrissy actually found themselves back into a good spot? Nobody trusts anyone, but something's gotta give!
STAR OF THE WEEK: MIKE ZAHALSKY
I could've easily given it to Ben, but Mike dumping someone else's idol in the fire is one of the most badass things that's ever been done on this show. The sex Doctor is playing a crazy game, but right now the chaos is working for him.
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