Challenge I: Snake Island Relay
A combination breath-holding competition and underwater swim race.
Winning Castaway Gets: Immunity.
Winning Castaway: Greg
The Vote:
Gretchen- Rudy, Kelley, Susan, Richard
Rudy- Gretchen
Richard- Colleen
Susan- Gervase
Gervase- Jenna
Jenna- Greg
Colleen- Sean
My comments:
Tonight was the biggest shock, I almost cried when I heard that Gretchen was kicked off. But as she said that they kicked off the strongest member and that was the truth. I really thought that Gretchen was going all the way. About the tribes combining, I am a little worried that the Tagi's alliance will cause all the Pagong members to be kicked off. I just hope that they start their own alliance soon. It will be hard to watch with out Gretchen being on the show I will now have to pick someone else to win.
What CBS had to say about the episode:
Gretchen Cordy, the 38-year-old preschool teacher described by many as the "heart and soul" of Pulau Tiga, was voted off the island tonight. In the first vote of the new Rattana tribe, Gretchen was sent packing. "I consider it the highest compliment," she explained later, living up to her reputation as a "soccer mom" by kicking a green coconut through the jungle as she spoke. "People didn't vote me off because I was weak, they voted me off because I was strong."
The voting was spearheaded by the scary and strong Tagi Alliance. Though the Tagi tribe no longer exists, the voting block consisting of former members Richard, Rudy, Susan and Kelly was instrumental in ridding the island of the beloved Gretchen. "Of course I voted for her," Richard said calmly after Tribal Council. "She was a threat to win."
Rattana
The voting capped a whirlwind three days on Pulau Tiga that saw the remaining castaways merge into one new tribe. Tribal ambassadors Sean and Jenna spent a night on the Sand Spit drawing up the guidelines for the new group. Not only was the name "Rattana" chosen to replace Tagi and Pagong, but the former Tagi Beach was chosen as home for the new tribe. Tagi had hoped Jenna would bring her tribemates to their beach, and for Jenna it was an easy decision. Most of the Ambassadors' time on the Sand Spit was spent eating lobster and drinking four bottles of wine, living in total luxury. Their tribemates, hungry, could only wonder what was going on.
After the decision was made, the former Pagong members were given mere moments to grab three personal items and leave their former home behind.
On the first cramped night in the Rattana shelter, Rudy was heard to complain about the overcrowding. "I wanted to get up and go to the head in the middle of the night but there was too many people in the way. Too many bodies in a small space. I don't like it."
Salt and Light
In the often Machiavellian world of Survivor, Gretchen was seen by many as a warm, calming presence. But after she failed to win immunity, Gretchen's time was limited. As a driving rain pelted the island, the Tribal Council votes against her piled up. By the third vote she was shaking her head in recognition - the Alliance was very strong.
"Grab your torch, Gretchen," she heard a few moments later. "It's time for you to go."
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