Survivor Cook Islands: Episode 6
Previously, it was all about the Raros, which wasn't so much fun to watch since Cristina got on everyone else's nerves in a bewildering pile-on of misunderstandings and deliberate pettiness. Jonathan was sent to Janu Island where he dug a grave for Yao Ming and believed that Waldo the Hidden Immunity Idol was already found by someone else. Who could have found Waldo, hmm? When Raro lost to Aitu in the Immunity Challenge, Stephannie joked about being booted, which gave the others to say that she really wanted to go home and boot her without much ado. I know, it didn't sound like a most exciting episode and honestly, it really wasn't.
Night fourteen, Raro. The Raros have just came back from Tribal Council. Parvati can be heard saying that it was a "rough" Tribal Council. I know, it was so hard to sit there and join everybody in calling out Cristina for being some kind of evil entity. Rebecca concurs, telling the camera that nobody wanted to be mean but it just happened. She goes on to say that Cristina is not exactly on cloud nine after the Tribal Council. Gee, I wonder why. Cristina is really such a hag for not appreciating how Rebecca and the other Raros are clearly hurting inside to be mean to Cristina like that. Where is the understanding?
After a terse moment of silence where she no doubt contemplates all kinds of ways to kill her tribe members in the slowest and most painful way possible, Cristina says aloud to the rest of them that she notices how they have become "rude" to her in the last few days, snapping at her whenever they have to speak to her. Adam quickly snaps that he hasn't been rude, he just told her that she was annoying. I guess he's trying to say that he's being... honest? Anyway, Cristina protests and Adam responds by trying to demonstrate how she is annoying. Apparently Cristina doesn't say "please" when she wants him to pass her something. Cristina tries to defend herself but Adam keeps speaking over her, saying "No, you don't!" again and again until she gives up trying to get a word in.
Just when I'm starting to feel that Cristina is the only sane people in this tribe, Brad looks away from the argument, clearly uncomfortable with the situation. He tells the camera that Adam snapped at Cristina and called her "annoying". Brad feels that this is a "low blow" from Adam because Cristina is just being someone who is used to being in control. I don't think that is the problem, I think it's more like Cristina is stuck in a tribe of petty and vindictive vapid creatures.
Back at the camp, Cristina tries to tell the others to tell her if they feel that she is bothering them. Adam declares self-righteously that it's just her "personality", as if she can't do anything to change. Jenny concurs, adding fuel to the fire they are making to burn Cristina by saying, "We accept you for who you are! You can't change it, Cristina!" Isn't Jenny shaping up to be a pretty vile person herself? "It's just the way it is," Adam tells Cristina, just as how it's the way it is that he and the rest of his tribe mates are turning out to be as disgusting as they claim Cristina is. Poor Cristina is reduced to crying by the fire. To the camera, she says that as a cop she has survived all kinds of worse things, including being shot at, so she'll survive this nonsense. Of course she will, especially when she thinks back about how she comes off as the more sane and mature person in this tribe while the others like Jenny and Adam come off as something unfit to even scrape the sole of my shoe. Sometimes it is better to walk away defeated but with the head held high.
Day fifteen, morning, Aitutaki. Ozzy and Jonathan are already catching some fish for the tribe. Actually, Ozzy is the one doing all that "man versus nature" thing with his spear while Jonathan sits on the boat to collect the fish and, er, prevent the boat from drifting away, I suppose. He gives a "Nice!" when Ozzy surfaces from the sea and passes him five fish. As the Ozzy's Spear Attack showcase continues, he tells the camera that the secret to his success are his "special holes". No, no, get your mind out of the gutter, people, he's talking about the "special holes" in the corals that he has over time realize are prime areas where the fish hang out. He claims that he can catch "ten fish easily within an hour" thanks to his special holes. Gosh, that sounds dirty, doesn't it? Jonathan tells the camera that Ozzy is indispensable to the tribe because he is their best fisherman, but he also doesn't forget that Ozzy is also the biggest "individual threat" in their tribe. As the two men make their way back to their camp, Jonathan adds to the camera that he will not hesitate to boot Ozzy if they all make it to the merge.
Meanwhile, Yul and Flika collect their tree-mail, which turns out to be a small miniature of a sail that comes with a parchment containing some bad poetry about kicking and screaming their way to win some kind of big feast. Hmm, that sounds promising, especially when it's kicking and screaming at some stupid Raros. The Aitus look really excited to be given a chance to win a feast even if I don't think they are lacking in the seafood department. Maybe they are hoping to get some burgers and french fries. After Yul has finished reading the message to the rest of them, he points out that there is no mention of having to bring Albert the Immunity Idol along. Flika agrees. Cao Boi however just has to talk about how they should bring Albert to every Challenge because, as he tells the camera, he believes that Albert is some kind of "holy" effigy of the local god of fertility. He does know that Burnetto most likely had some lowly staff purchase Albert at some flea market, right? Sometimes I think this old coot is being argumentative for the sake of being a pain in the behind. Jonathan disagrees with Cao Boi, saying that perhaps the entire tribe should come to a consensus about whether or not Albert goes with them in this particular Challenge. He explains to Cao Boi that their bring Albert along can be taken the wrong way by the Raros - the Raros may think that the Aitus are trying to rub the Raros' previous defeat in the Raros' faces. Aww, come on, that's not a terrible thing to do. In fact, I propose that those who sit out in the upcoming Challenge to hold up grass pom-poms and do a collective "Raro sucks!" cheer.
As Cao Boi tends to do, he isn't going to listen or be reasonable so he just dismisses Jonathan's admitting patronizing attempts to present his arguments with a "Have it your way!" The others just put on a long-suffering expression as if Cao Boi is that doddering elderly relative that they have to put up with no matter how annoying he is. To the camera, Jonathan says that Cao Boi is rubbing some people (read: he, especially) the wrong way and Cao Boi sometimes has to be "talked out of a tree". Oh, tell me about it. I'm just watching Cao Boi and I already feel exhausted. I can only imagine how living with him is like. Jonathan adds that so far he's the only one willing to speak up against Cao Boi. As Jonathan keeps babbling after Cao Boi and Cao Boi keeps babbling back in a battle of two passive-aggressive people who refuse to let matters die, Yul tells the camera in his oh-so-polite and diplomatic way that Cao Boi knows a lot of things and has been through a lot in life (translation: Cao Boi is a annoying coot who is old enough to know better) but Yul feels that Cao Boi is also "very hard-headed" (bloody obnoxious and won't shut up) and "unpredictable" (blooming crazy).
Challenge time. The two tribes file into the beach where our Botox-friendly host Jeff "I Don't Need Underwear" Proboscis is waiting with his trademark smarmy smile. Probby points out to the Aitus that there is one less sane person on Raro since Stephannie had been given the boot. As Adam smirks to the camera as if to remind me that he resembles a particularly stupid monkey, Probby tells them that this Challenge is "physical". Sorry, Raros, no intellectual Challenges today. The Challenge is simple: there are three poles painted with the tribe color. Each tribe will select three people to cling to these poles for dear life. Two people from the other tribe will do all they can to remove one person from a pole and drag that person across the sand to the finish line. Then another two person of the other tribe will do the same to the next person clinging on to the pole, and so forth.
The first tribe to successfully drag the three pole-huggers from the opposing tribe to the finish line wins a feast of lamb, bread, and of course alcohol in the form of apple cider. What, you're expecting orange juice? However, both tribes have to boot someone from the tribe at Tribal Council that night because this particular day is Operation Double Boot day. The feast will take place at Tribal Council as per the previous seasons where the winning tribe will get to watch the losing tribe boot somebody after booting someone of their own. Does this mean that the booted person from Aitu will not get to eat? That's so mean! I like this!
Oh, and because this Challenge requires three men and three women to take part (random Burnetto ruling), Aitu has to sit out one male tribe member. Not too surprisingly, Cao Boi is shoved to the sidelines.
Candice, Ozzy, and Sundra are the pole-huggers for Aitu while the Raro pole-huggers are Cristina, Nate, and Jenny. It seems to me that the tribes must have been specifically told to put one man and two women on the poles so that we get the guys wrestling with guys and the women with women. That explains the rule about having equal numbers of men and women, I think.
Probby gives the word and the women go first, with Parvati and Rebecca taking on Candice while Becky and Flika take on Jenny. Candice puts up a tough fight, not budging at all while Jenny squeals in pain - music to my heart, really - as Becky holds her down while Flika ruthlessly tries to pry Jenny's legs from around the pole. Candice is really holding on - her arms must be really strong since Parvati and Rebecca cannot pry her even a little. Meanwhile, Jenny is still squealing as Flika drags dragging Jenny by the legs while Becky grabs Jenny's torso to push her along the sand. Candice is finally pried loose from her pole but bless her, she valiantly makes another grab for the pole again. She doesn't quite succeed, but she's kicking and trying to crawl out of the way as the other two women try to grab hold of her legs. Speaking of which, Becky is currently dragging Jenny by one leg while Flika grabs the other leg and drag along. It's beauty in motion when this undignified dragging causes Jenny's legs to splay open right in front of the camera and they have to blur out that area. Jenny tries to claw her way but Flika grabs her while Becky single-handedly grits her teeth and drag that cow all the way until Jenny's foot touches the finish line.
That is enough to let Yul and Jonathan run over to take on Nate. Meanwhile, Parvati and Rebecca have managed to drag Candice about halfway to the finish line because Candice is really putting up a fight to slow the two women down. That's when I really have to say that Candice rocks. Contrary to my expectations, Yul and Jonathan manage to pry Nate's arms loose pretty easily from the pole but Nate's legs are a different story. Nate also tries to tackle Yul, probably to slow down Yul, but this is a mistake as he can't hold on and push someone off at the same time so Yul and Jonathan end up dragging a kicking and flailing Nate straight to the finish line. And you'll love this: Rebecca and Parvati have still not yet succeeded at this point in getting Candice even halfway to the finish line! I know, Parvati and Rebecca are not the strongest person around but Candice is really putting up a fight, constantly rolling and twisting and making Rebecca try really hard to hold her. Since Parvati isn't strong enough to drag Candice to the finish line on her own, she and Rebecca are making slow and painful progress along the sandy course.
Becky and Flika now run out to take out Cristina just as Rebecca and Parvati finally inch towards the finish line. I love how Probby is so engrossed in watching Candice fighting with the two women that Flika has to smack his behind to get him to realize that Yul and Jonathan have dragged Nate to the finish line as well. Seconds after Flika and Becky run towards Cristina, Parvati and Rebecca manage to get Candice's foot to touch the finish line. Brad and Adam run to take on Ozzy. Brad grabs Ozzy around the neck, which has to hurt, and yanks Ozzy off the pole, which has to hurt even more on his ego if not physically, and Adam pounces on the rest of Ozzy. On the other hand, Cristina quickly cries that Flika is choking her, which is fair enough if she doesn't pounce on Flika and choke that woman even more painfully while growling at Flika to stay away from her neck. If that's not enough, Cristina then yanks off Flika's skirt, which may be a useful way to slow Flika down if Flika isn't a someone in real life who dons skates and very little clothes for a living, heh. Cristina is warned by Probby to release Flika so she retaliates by trying to pull any handful of hair that she can get her hands on. I know she's trying to get them away from her, but sheesh, this seems, to me, to be going beyond the spirit of this Challenge and turning into something ugly.
Ozzy is no match for Adam and Brad and he's easily overpowered and thrown over to the finish line, allowing Parvati and Rebecca to take on Sundra. Meanwhile, Jonathan yells at Becky and Flika to pick Cristina up and "move her forward". The two women end up grabbing Cristina and trying to roll her along the sand. However, Cristina kicks viciously and Flicka, who is holding on to Cristina's legs, topples over with a distinct thud that may just be added sound effects. Still, that kick looks painful. Cristina is definitely not to be messed with. Too bad she doesn't deliver that kick to someone more deserving of a few broken teeth, like Adam or Jenny. Cristina then grabs Flika's hair as Probby tells her to quit doing that. Meanwhile, Rebecca grabs Sundra's left leg while Parvati grabs Sundra's right arm but she's still holding on. Sundra is not going to last long, though, but it doesn't matter because Flika at that moment has valiantly sacrificed her hair and all to throw her weight over Cristina's upper body and arms, preventing her from doing much as Becky grabs both of Cristina's legs and drag. Like she did with Jenny, Becky can really drag someone along the ground so she and Flika end up getting Cristina to the finish line just as Sundra is losing her grip around the pole. It's over - Aitu has won!
Bummer, can we do this again, Probby? Come on, this Challenge is great! More kicking, more fighting! Alas, I suppose not as Probby commends the two tribes for putting on a good show, er, putting up a good fight and reminds them how things will work at the Tribal Council that night: Aitu will boot someone and then eat as they listen to Raro's Tribal Council. He also promises a surprise at the Tribal Council that night. Upon this, I immediately go, "Oh, let me guess, Aitu gets to give someone in Raro immunity!" Am I psychic or has this show become predictable? Let's find out!
Aitutaki. The Aitus are walking back to their camp with Jonathan saying that he has never taken on "a dude that big". No, he's not talking about Jenny. You people, I tell you. Jonathan also says that the Challenge was fun if crazy. I know. I really want to see them do the whole thing again, this time with a person being dragged across a pit of burning hot coals instead of just a stretch of sand. Ozzy sighs that the guys "kicked" his "ass". Well, since Brad and Adam outweigh him considerably, that isn't so bad. Then again, Candice outlasting him is pretty humiliating and I don't know how to spin that in any way to make him feel any better. Just go catch some fish, Ozzy. Sundra tells the camera animatedly that she's so happy and she's so proud of her tribe because they worked "so beautifully". I wonder whether she'll feel the same way after she gets booted off the tribe, heh. Around the fire, more happy back-patting takes place as Ozzy points out correctly that the women determined the outcome of the Challenge and Flika says happily that it was her first time wrestling a cop down. I'm sure that experience will be useful the next time she needs to wrestle down a cop for who knows what reason, eh? To the camera, Flika points out how Cristina tore at Flicka's hair and clothes and considers Cristina's actions "uncalled for". She must have also mentioned this to the other Aitus because Jonathan jokes to Flika that Cristina is going to arrest her after the show. Basically the Aitus are happy and they think they did a good job back there so they deserve their victory. I can't disagree with them there. Flika however tells the camera that it is "hard" to know that someone among them has to go at the end of the day.
Later that evening, Cao Boi and Yul are inside their shelter where Cao Boi is telling Yul about this dream he had. I hope you can follow him because I can't. You see, Cao Boi dreamed that he was in this village. Kidnappers showed up with this rope that will turn them invisible after they had captured their victims. Yul's face is like, "Uh... okay. I'll humor you as long as you don't go crazy and start coming after me with a machete." Cao Boi moans that he couldn't defeat these invisible kidnappers in his dream, how sad. If it's not confusing enough, the show cuts to Cao Boi's confessional where he talks about seeing this "old shaman lady" in his dream who had all these credit card applications. Wait, so what happened to the invisible kidnappers? Cao Boi isn't telling though, he goes on instead to say that the shaman lady asked him whether he had a Visa or an American Express credit card. Cao Boi asked this shaman lady why he needed these credit cards for, she told him he needed three of each, and this is how Cao Boi realizes how to "defeat the Immunity Idol", as he tells the camera.
Say what?
Cao Boi tells the camera that he calls his idea "Plan Voodoo". Well, that makes sense. Only voodoo can help me understand what he is babbling about. Fortunately, Yul manages to understand Cao Boi so he explains to the camera that Cao Boi believes that either Jonathan or Candice has Waldo the Hidden Immunity Idol. Therefore, Cao Boi's plan is to get the remaining tribe members to sink three votes into Candice and three votes into Jonathan. This will force whichever one of them who has Waldo to use it, therefore flushing out Waldo and getting rid of one of the "Caucasians". Cao Boi tells Yul that they have to "weaken" the "other side". Yul gives a noncommittal "That's interesting!" response to Cao Boi. To the camera, he says that Plan Voodoo is "ingenious" except for one obvious flaw: Yul is the one who has Waldo.
As Cao Boi pushes Yul to consider getting rid of a "strong person", which in this case he means Jonathan, he tells the camera that because Jonathan has been to Janu Island twice, it is reasonable to assume that Jonathan has Waldo. If not, hey, Cao Boi won't be too sad if Jonathan or Candice gets the boot because he believes that they have to stop the Caucasians from making the merge with all their numbers intact. Naturally, he's not that worried about all the Asian-Americans doing the same. Back at camp, Cao Boi announces that they may see Waldo being used that night at Tribal Council. I can go on and on about how silly he is to brag about Plan Voodoo like that but then again, Cao Boi is Cao Boi.
Over at Raro, Nate gives the obligatory "Oh, it sucks to lose" speech as he tries to spear some octopus but I believe morons like him should lose anyway so I'm not exactly shedding any tears for him. Cristina meanwhile tells the camera the obvious: she's dead woman walking. She tries to ask Brad, Parvati, Nate and even Adam to give her a chance, which isn't going to work since keeping her means that one of them will go in her place. Adam and Jenny agree that Cristina will be leaving so Cristina's impending boot seems pretty moot at this point.
It is Nate who has his doubts. In a private chat with Rebecca, he points out that Cristina tried hard back at the Challenge so she is worth keeping around, especially since keeping her around will earn them her loyalty. Nate also tells Rebecca that he is uncomfortable with the way Adam treated Cristina. In addition, he feels that there is a chance that Jenny will be loyal to her former Pukas so it may be better to boot Jenny instead of Cristina. To the camera, Nate isn't sure whether he can orchestrate a Jenny boot though since Rebecca and Jenny are close. He claims that he feels conflicted over keeping a bossy person or an untrustworthy person. Of course, like everyone who has expressed doubts about who to vote come Tribal Council, he'll end up going with the herd so I'm not exactly on eggshells biting my nails in suspense at this point.
Back to Aitutaki, Flika and Cao Boi are doing some kind of synchronized push-ups while somewhere else Jonathan is suggesting to Yul that they boot Cao Boi since Cao Boi is a "genuine threat". I think he's talking about the threat to their collective sanity since I don't see Cao Boi being a mastermind or an Immunity hog anytime soon. To the camera, Jonathan says that the Cao Boi boot plan arises from "consensus". I'll just have to take his word for it. He adds that Cao Boi is an irritating person who does all these annoying little things that add up to make you go crazy. This, I can believe. Meanwhile, Cao Boi is telling Ozzy, Sundra, and Flika about Plan Voodoo and how they need to get Yul and Becky to go along with the plan. Sundra tells the camera that she doesn't know what to feel about Cao Boi's fears that the "white alliance" will take over the game and how Cao Boi delegates people on who to vote for (Sundra is told to vote for Jonathan). However, she doesn't trust Jonathan even if she doesn't understand why she feels this way, so she's not entirely against Plan Voodoo.
At somewhere else about the camp, Becky is also telling Yul that she doesn't fully trust Jonathan because of the way he looks and how he doesn't look at her in the eyes when she talks to him. It's the way he talks to people, I tell you. Jonathan may be a nice guy in real life but he comes off too eager to play the game, he becomes too obvious. He may as well have "I'm a gamer. I intend to beat you in this game, muahahaha!" tattooed on his forehead because he is not a subtle man when it comes to this game. Of course, everyone wants to win, but people tend to feel intimidated by someone whose actions seem to telegraph to them that he is always playing the game. Yul tells the camera that while he believes that he has a firm alliance with Becky, Jonathan, and Candice, he is hearing from the women how they don't trust him so he's starting to reevaluate Jonathan as a potential ally. Meanwhile, Cao Boi tells Yul that they have enough votes to launch Plan Voodoo. Yul must be thinking, "Er, since when did I agree to go along with the plan again?" Cao Boi reminds Yul that they are "brothers". I can only imagine what Yul is really thinking in his head when Cao Boi tells him that. At any rate, Cao Boi quizzes Flika, Sundra, and Ozzy later that day and they tell him that they are on board with him when it comes to Plan Voodoo. However, Ozzy tells the camera that things around the camp are uncertain and confusing at the moment so he's not sure if Cao Boi's plan is entirely a good one. He'll just keep his ears open and follow his gut instincts.
Hello, Yul. After some scenes of the Aitus doing their thing, Yul gets a confessional where he says that he tried to play this game with "integrity" at first but he soon realized that he had to lie and betray someone. He also mentions that he has alliances going on with so many people so it is inevitable that he has to betray someone down the road. Since when is that a problem to smart people playing the game, Yul? Now be a good fellow and betray someone! Try to be naked while you're at it.
Cao Boi and Flika lie around on the raft later that day as Cao Boi reassures her that Yul, Becky, and Sundra are with them and Ozzy on Plan Voodoo. Flika, clearly sharper than Cao Boi, wonders aloud why then everyone else is gathered in the shelter to whisper among themselves. "They're just discussing things," Cao Boi tells her. Yes, things like booting Cao Boi's ass! He goes on to reassure her that they will be "okay". Cao Boi continues to demonstrate how little he knows about reading people in the room when he tells the camera that he knows he can trust Yul and Becky because his gut instinct tells him that they are "solid, solid people". It's funny in a sad way how he is willing to trust those two just because they have the same skin color as him when his closest ally is actually Flika, one of the Caucasians that he claims to mistrust.
Later, as all the Aitus stand around the fire - I wonder why they do that, are they cold or something? - Yul rubs his stomach as if he's in pain, causing Flika to ask in concern whether he's in pain. Cao Boi asks Yul whether Yul has an ulcer, which leads to some amusing questions from the others whether he's under stress and all. Poor Yul. All that plotting is giving him an ulcer! As the Aitus sit around waiting killing time, Jonathan tells the camera that he will be shocked if he is voted out at the upcoming Tribal Council but if he does, that means he's been outplayed and clearly the "conspiracy" is bigger than he'd imagined. What conspiracy? I think he's been around Cao Boi tad too long.
Night, Tribal Council. As the Aitus file in to take their seats, Probby notices that Cao Boi has brought Albert along and wants to know why. Cao Boi gives a rambling explanation about how they should bring it along since they have no immunity anymore. The other Aitus look vaguely embarrassed. Probby points out that he never asked for it and wonders what he is to do with Albert. Cao Boi places Albert on the ground and says that Albert will be just another member of the Aitu tribe. Oh, so they will all vote for Albert to be booted out then? Is that the plan? It's an interesting one, but I don't think it will work. Probby asks Ozzy why "they" keep bringing Waldo around when it's not needed - this answers my earlier question about Cao Boi bringing Albert even to previous Reward Challenges - and Ozzy says diplomatically that it is "just one of those things" and some of them don't care one way or the other to object. Jonathan is nodding here, all but saying, "Preach it, bro!" Ozzy adds that Waldo may be "symbolic" for other issues in the tribe, whatever that means.
More chit-chat follows, where Yul once again calls Cao Boi a crazy and annoying pest in the ass in most pleasant terms possible ("different", "has his own perspective on things") while Cao Boi insists that he is just misunderstood and people will love him if they take the time to know him. I don't think anybody is buying that spin. Yul also denies being a leader and pegs the title on Jonathan while Jonathan is like "Oh please, go to hell, Yul!" only he, like Yul, uses the nicest and most diplomatic phrases to express his feelings. Cao Boi gets to brag about Plan Voodoo one more time and Probby quickly cuts him short and sends the Aitus to vote before everyone falls asleep. He also reminds them that Waldo will only come into play after the votes have been cast.
Jonathan votes for "Cowboy", calling Cao Boi a "wild card" as his reason for doing so. Sundra votes next. Flika votes for Jonathan, saying that she no longer trusts him. Ozzy votes. Cao Boi votes for Candice, hoping aloud that his plan works and Waldo gets flushed out. Yul, Becky, and Candice step up to vote and Probby runs off to "tally" the votes. Oops, Cao Boi gets voted out by everyone other than Flika! How did that happen, old boy? And to add insult to the injury, he is shoved down the road to Loser Lodge without getting one bite of the feast. Then again, he didn't participate in the Challenge so the other Aitus can eat with clear conscience. Oh, and Cao Boi in his parting ways appoints himself the martyr of the Asian-American community and pretty much calls Yul and Becky untrustworthy bitches who should die slowly and painfully. Boy, I'm sure those two are glad that they get to boot Cao Boi before the show starting putting people in the Jury!
The Raros step in now. The Aitus get their food and settle down to eat while Candice starts making disgusting icky-poo faces at Adam. Seriously, that young lady is going to be soembarrassed when this season is over because she is too smart and too good for that dumb oaf and the whole world knows it. The Raros' chatter session with Probby is expectedly substance-free, all insincere "we're still okay" yammering. It is noteworthy though that Brad tries to stick up for Cristina by telling Probby that the others should give her the benefit of the doubt because that is a classic foot-in-mouth moment considering the general level of pettiness in this tribe. Jenny demonstrates that she is indeed a vile and disgusting creature when she refutes Brad by saying that Cristina cannot help being herself while the tribe cannot help offending Cristina. Jenny is justifying the way she and Adam behaved towards Cristina as something entirely due to Cristina's fault and seriously, that is a very vile thing to say, especially when that pinch-faced bitter hag speaks every venom-laden word like she believes it utterly.
Probby now reveals the promised twist: Aitu can "kidnap" a Raro, thus sparing this Raro from the chance of being booted. This Raro will stay with the Aitus until the next Reward Challenge. The Aitus pick Nate, which seems to me a mystifying choice since it makes more sense to protect someone clearly marked for boot by the other tribe (Cristina in this case) to throw a wrench into their plans, force them to eat one of their own, and earn the loyalty and gratitude of Cristina. Then again, I can easily see how Nate and Sundra may want someone else that can help them balance out the power of Yul, Becky, Candice, and Jonathan in Aitu just as I can see how Candice and Flika may not be so eager to save Cristina after the way she roughed them up in the recent Challenge. At any rate, Nate gets to eat with the Aitus. With that, Probby sends the other Raros to boot Cristina, which is exactly what happens when Probby tallies the votes after sending Nate and the Aitus away. Someone drew a gun next to Cristina's name in one vote, which is insensitive given how Cristina told them she nearly died from a gunshot wound. I'm not surprised when it's later revealed that this vote is Jenny's. There are two votes for Jenny, which surprises her, and it is revealed during the credits that Brad is the person who throws Jenny her second vote.
Cristina takes a bow and I can imagine that she has to be relieved to be away from that tribe of petty and unpleasant people. Her final words has her saying that she's had a pleasant experience overall but not so pleasant that she can't resist making a jab about the "really awful people" she's met. Don't worry, dear, take it easy and have small comfort in the fact that none of the Raros will make it past this season with their dignities intact.
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