Challenge I: Abandoned Barracks
A nighttime romp through abandoned buildings, searching for survival items with the assistance of night-vision goggles.
Winning Tribe Gets: Canned food, chocolate, Meals Ready to Eat (MREs).
Winning Tribe: Pagong
Challenge II: Obstacle Course
A military-style obstacle course.
Winning Tribe Gets: Immunity
Winning Tribe: Tagi
The Vote:
Joel- Jenna, Greg, Colleen, Gretchen
Jenna- Gervase, Joel
My comments:
It was weird tonight seeing Joel get kicked off because of something that Gervace said. Tonight's challenges had to be the best yet. It actually showed that each tribe could work together for a central goal. On a side note I found out that the Green Berets that set up the obstacle course attaching could not stand the heat and got sick after they left the island, that shows that the cast is stronger than we give them credit for.
What CBS had to say about the episode:
Joel Klug, the 28-year-old Arkansas financial adviser, was voted off Pulau Tiga in a shocking vote. Not only was Joel picked by many to win the Survivor game, but his leadership and physical presence -- so necessary in Immunity Challenges -- in the Pagong tribe made him seem indispensable. However, in a shocking Tribal Council, Joel was sent packing. "Wow," he said on his way out, shaking his head. "Wow."
The vote marked a shift in island politics. While several of the first castaways voted off were considered liabilities to their tribes, Joel's strength didn't prevent him from becoming the next castaway voted off. As Survivor rounds down to the final ten, tribal voting strategy now seems to revolve around offing likely winners.
Impending Merger
The talk at both camps was frequently about the merger that will happen in a few days. Having formed loyalties within their own tribes, the soon-to-be-former challenge opponents, Tagi and Pagong, are about to become one new tribe. Sean, Rudy, Richard, Kelly, and Susan are about to live side by side with Gretchen, Greg, Colleen, Gervase, and Jenna. While some castaways began strategizing how to deal with members of the opposing tribe, others simply feared what their new lives would be like.
Abandoned Barracks and Army Obstacle Course
The Abandoned Barracks Reward Challenge was the first of two challenges highlighting the island visit of the United States Army's legendary Green Berets. Chief Warrant Officer James Lofton and First Sergeant William Wright, specialists in jungle warfare, traveled to Pulau Tiga to oversee Abandoned Barracks and the Obstacle Course Immunity Challenge.
One of the few challenges held in the evening, Abandoned Barracks was held on the site of a failed marine institute on Pulau Tiga's southwest beach. Tribe members donned night-vision goggles and rummaged through the dilapidated, snake- and scorpion-infested buildings in search of a checklist of items: a pocket knife, a can opener, an army helmet. First prize was canned goods and chocolate. Tagi appeared to have the challenge won, but a blunder by Richard gave the contest to Pagong.
The island's happy-go-lucky Pagong, which seemed to be reeling from hunger just days earlier, was emboldened by the victory. Going into the next day's Immunity Challenge, the half-mile run along the military-style obstacle course on the Sand Spit, their chances of victory seemed assured. The less-physical Tagi was definitely in trouble. Sean, in fact, woke up the morning of the Obstacle Course convinced it would be his last day on Pulau Tiga. "If we lose, I go," he mumbled, staring into the cooking fire. "Simple as that". Rudy chose to sit out, as the challenge required only four tribemates.
Moo
But Sean raced with a reckless abandon. Tagi won the grueling obstacle course, meaning Pagong would make the long walk to Tribal Council. Unlike Tagi and their alliance-driven voting, touchy-feely Pagong dreaded the trek to Tribal Council because they'd grown into a tight-knit family. However, Gervase had flippantly - and derogatorily -- compared women with cows. Joel laughed too hard at the joke and ended up taking the heat. When it came time to vote, the enraged Pagong women gladly voted Joel off the island. "It was clearly time for him to go," Gretchen noted afterward.
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