Survivor, Ep. 26.2

The Favs are reeling from the Tribal Council that sent Francesca packing after 3 days for the 2nd time in her very short Survivor career.

Brandon: "This Tribal Council sucked!" "I'm a honey badger dude." "You'll still lose because of that stupid move." He just startee flying off the handle. "I'm gonna go Russell Hantz style." "I'm feeling revengeful." He wants to make camp life miserable."This is a game. I'm going to play diiiiirrrrttttyyy and I'm gonna go out with a bang! Oh boy, here we go...

Does anyone else think that Brandon might be bi-polar? I mean, seriously. Dude has some really high highs and some really low lows. One minute he's really happy, the next he's going on a rampage, the next he feels horrible for how he acted/reacted. It's just a constant cycle for him. His unpredictable behavior is becoming  very predictable.

Dawn cries because Brandon was mean to her. So much for her not crying this season.

OK, commercial break. So can I just go back to all those crazy quotes...what the heck is a honey badger? And...we're back...

The Fans seem to be taking on Survivor camp life, full steam ahead....except for Shamar. He's having a ball just watching everyone use their energy. He thinks that if he doesn't look like he cares, he won't seem like he's a threat. Not a totally bad plan, but boy, it sure doesn't make him any peach to be around camp with.

The popular kids are in trouble because the other 6 have decided to band together to take them down. Sherri seems to be running the show. She wants Shamar around and she wants him to keep running his mouth so that the others don't see him as a threat. She said that he is in her back pocket.

The next day, Brandon has a change of heart and tells Cochran that he was planning to sabotage the tribe, but has changed his mind because he doesn't want to be known for that. Cochran sees him as being very unpredictable and that scares him.

Phillip joins the conversation. Brandon wants to know if Phillip thinks he can trust with information. Phillip says "I don't think I have enough data yet, I think I'm gonna pause." He uses the analogy that Brandon is at mid-management with him. Basically that means, he's on a "need to know basis."

Brandon thinks Phillip is Special Agent Pink Panther and he's a bully...he wants to cut the head off the snake.

Immunity Challenge, Reward: fishing gear

Oh....my...gosh. Tribes walk in, and Phillip awkwardly knocks over their tribe flag. Ha! Nice move, Specialist!

Fans decide to sit out Laura.

Erik, Brenda and Andrea on the rafts for the Favs. Julia, Hope and Sherri on the rafts for the Fans. Brandon, Corinne and Cochran were pulling the rafts for the Favs, and Shamar, Matt and Eddie for the Fans.

OK, so why Cochran on the ropes? I would think he would be a better ring tosser?

The Favs started out strong, but Shamar's rope pulling sling-shotted the Fans to pretty much get them neck-and-neck. In the water, Erik was flying pulling out the planks to release the rings. The 3 of them did very well at taking turns and quickly released all the rings and were on their way back. The Fans really struggled and quickly fell behind. Malcolm started tossing the rings for the Favs and my first thought was "oh no, not again!" He quickly got one and struggled to get his 2nd. Again, Shamar's rope pulling caused the Fans to catch up quickly. It was Malcolm vs. Reynold...again! Next up, Phillip started tossing against Michael and FINALLY Phillip lands the 3rd and final ring. The Favs win!

Back at camp, Phillip describes the birth of the Stealth-R-Us Inc alliance, which began on Redemption Island and for "unforseen reasons" has expanded it's operations to the Philippines. Gosh, I love him. He has given each member of the operation a nickname:

Malcolm: The Enforcer. In any challenge that any man or woman be taken out of commission. Love it! He says he's happy to play along with this for a few days if it makes people happy, but he says if he has to do it for the whole game he's going to hang himself...please don't!

Cochran: Intelligentsia Attache

Dawn: True Grit

Corinne: The Dominatrix (so creepy how he says it)

Andrea: The Eliminator (I don't get that one at all)

And, Phillip of course, is The Specialist.

Back on the Fans side, Reynold calls out Shamar about his behavior, and an argument ensues.

Matt thinks that he and Michael should go with the popular people. Those 2 are obviously the swingers. Whichever way they go, they decide where this game goes.

Reynold starts looking for the Idol...and he's got it! Nice job! He pulled it off before any of the Favs found theirs!

HOWEVER...oh no...his bulge has been seen by Laura. Out in the middle of the beach, he is seen putting his pants on, and Laura says she "noticed the bulge". So much for being discrete.

Tribal Council

The foursome is called out in front of everyone. And then...Laura says she saw "a bulge" in someone's pocket. She said she wouldn't say who, but she was looking right at Reynold, as Probst kindly pointed out. And THEN he comes clean and says he does have it, because his pants were too tight, he obviously couldn't hide it. For some reason, many of them thought that they were voting unanimously as a family. Laura wonders why he brought it to Tribal if he thought that. He says "because it's Survivor!" Well duh, people. He makes a big statement and says he will be playing the Idol tonight.

The Vote

Reyonld slips the Idol back in his pocket...good move.

Shamar-4
Allie-6

The showmance is cut short for Reynold and Allie. Big day for Reynold: he finds immunity but loses his cuddle buddy.