BunkoSquad

Back to miserable Ravu, where they're trying to break open coconuts for the two fluid ounces of water contained within. Rocky eats a raw clam, then makes a big speech about eating a raw clam. I'm more than a bit surprised that Rocky's not trying to drink seawater yet. Ravu looks like the Tampa Bay Devil Rays of Survivor.

So back to Yankee Stadium, where Boo, the construction worker, from (wait for it) the South, is having problems. He's got something in his eye, and you know how I feel about eye things, so let's pluck a random paragraph from a random Wikipedia page while they sort this out.

Written records for Ford begin after the Norman Conquest in 1066 and the introduction of the manorial system, when the manor of Ford was held by the Heron family. A substantial stone castle was built at Ford in 1287, in order to protect the Manor from the constant border warfare waged between the Scots and the English during the medieval period.

OK. The thing is out of Boo's eye, so he immediately starts chopping wood with an axe. His depth perception is messed up, his eye is still almost swollen shut, and he's swinging an axe around. NONE OF THE OTHERS SAY ANYTHING. And they're still surprised when he plants the axe into his hand and bleeds. Dreamz is giggling as he recounts all of Boo's injuries, like Boo's the Black Knight or something. For good measure, Boo's hammock collapses as he recuperates. This man is on the wrong team.

Back to Hell On Earth, as Sylvia arrives to find the Ravus dying a slow death. The camera zooms in on Sylvia's canteen, as if we're supposed to hope that the Ravus will descend upon her like a colony of vampires. Instead she gives a couple of hugs, and...

Yau Man frisks her! He's subtle, I think, but he definitely gives her the full once-over. He must be from the Italian part of Borneo, what with those Roman hands. He also sneaks a peek into her satchel, but he doesn't see the Immunity Idol because she doesn't have it. He also ascertains that she is not the player brainwashed into killing the Queen. Play Ball!

Sylvia interviews that she's a little worried being the odd man out on Ravu. She thinks coming in late might hurt her chances of being part of the group. Um, Sylvia, they're licking leaves and lying around 22 hours a day. Not exactly a juggernaut. I think you have time to catch up. Of course, she starts suggesting activities, which is just what the rest of them want to hear.

Back to Moto and a Personal Glimpse of Dreamz, his shattered childhood and how he feels like this is much easier than anything he's had to overcome in the past. Are we watching the Olympics?

And because Moto is well-fed and dull, back to Ravu. Erika, Earl and Rocky are leading a fruit-finding expedition to the top of their island's highest hill. Which is different than Tim Hardaway's...never mind. They find some inedible baby mangos and trudge back to camp, where Erika almost literally stumbles over a patch of pineapple plants. They all eat pineapple, Earl says he wants to marry Erika, and they're set to go to the Challenge doing their best Carmen Miranda impressions. Good times all around.

Treemail! It basically says "A RACE AND A PUZZLE", and I'm starting to think that Jeff and the Reward/Immunity Challenge Committee have run out of ideas. The tribes prepare for the challenge: Moto with some face-painting and a round of mimosas, Ravu with desperation, particularly Sylvia, who figures she's the Ravu with the most to lose. She has no frame of reference. She's like a child who walks in on the middle of a movie.

The challenge is, surprisingly, a race and a puzzle. Specifically a kayak race and building a flagpole. Ravu gets an early lead, but they choke on the puzzle (Erika is particularly unhelpful, shouting at the others that they're doing it all wrong) and they lose. Their prize would have been fire and fishing gear, but Moto is on a higher level, so they win an espresso machine and some waterskis. Earl is dispatched to Exile Island, to be torn apart from his new fiancee.

Everyone at Ravu pretty much knows Sylvia's a goner. Sylvia knows it; the rest know it. It's a done deal. So, naturally, Rocky and Mookie start figuring out who should go instead. Erika's name comes up prominently; all the pineapple karma she built up was cashed in by her puzzle freakout. Anthony and Michelle are leaning towards kicking out Sylvia (Michelle particularly seems to be sharpening her knives), but Rocky somehow seems to get at least tie-worthy numbers on his side.

On Exile Island, Earl kills a sea snake, then apologizes.

Tribal Council. Jeff, looking concerned that they'll have to merge 9 Motos and 2 Ravus, starts trying to figure out what Ravu's (ahem) strategy might be. Erika says her puzzle freakout was just her way of trying to help. Sylvia says that they should wake up tomorrow morning and pick a leader, and I wonder who she'll recommend. They vote. We see Rocky voting for Erika, saying "she's the biggest threat".

I'd like to explore that for a moment. First of all, your tribe has no fire, no water and no plan. Planning ahead at this point is like the guy falling off a 50-story building plotting which balcony he'd like to bounce onto once he hits the ground. Second of all, you may recall (if you're not Rocky) that last week he started a 3-person alliance with Jessica and Erika. Jessica got voted off last week, and Rocky is now voting off Erika. So to recap, people who ally with Rocky have a 100% fatality rate.

Anyway, Erika is voted off, and I suspect Michelle may murder Sylvia in her sleep before they start horsetrading on who the King and Queen of Ravu will be. Erika's shocked, and interviews that she hopes they win, but if they don't, they better remember voting her off, and they better start ruing the day. She herself is not ruing her panic attack at the Challenge.

Next week: Ravu starts a fire! A member of Moto is down! Boo probably cuts his ear off!