Survivor Blood Vs Water Week 9 Recap

So, Josh got voted out last week and it left Reed obviously wondering which way to go now. Keith was upset that apparently Jon/Jaclyn had flipped and was going to attempt to make himself a target so he could use his idol to eliminate someone else. Or so he thought...

Reward Challenge

There were many schemes and strategies afoot right after the Reward Challenge.

The group was split into two teams which fought it out on a balance beam over a pile of mud. Last one to fall wins. Reward was a cruise on a yacht with food.

Team Yellow: Reed, Natalie, Jeremy, Baylor, and Alec

Team Blue: Jon, Jaclyn, Missy, Wes, and Keith.

Reed beat Wes (Yellow 1-0)
Natalie beat Jaclyn (Yellow 2-0)
Jon beat Jeremy (Yellow 2-1)
Baylor beat Missy (Yellow 3-1)
Keith beat Alec (Yellow 3-2)
Wes beat Reed (tied 3-3)
Natalie beat Jaclyn (Yellow 4-3)
Jon beat Jeremy (tied 4-4)
Baylor beat Missy (Yellow wins)

Now this is where things went all strategery.

Team Yellow wins, but Natalie and Jeremy swapped themselves out for Jon/Jaclyn as a thank you for the previous tribal vote. It was a move to show loyalty and actually let Jon get some damn food for a change.

They then chose Jeremy for Exile Island so he could find another idol to add to their alliance. Good plan. Except...

Exile Island

Jeremy got the clue for the idol and searched all over, but could not find it. He had a horrible time on the island and, after making one last search for the idol and coming up empty, theorized that Jon has already found it.

Immunity Challenge

The challenge this time was a first. The had to undo a rope which lowered puzzle pieces into a basket. They had to build a three level tower and then plant a flag in the middle. First one to finish wins. No big deal right? Oh yeah, they could only use their FEET. Not easy.

So who was the first to get all this done and win immunity? That would be the adorable #TeamBaylor! Say what? Yeah I know.

Tribal Council

So the talk back at camp became all about the hidden idols. Reed got desperate and went through Keith's bag and found his idol directions sheet. So he began telling everyone in his alliance that Keith has an idol.

On the other side Jeremy played a sneaky game to see if he could catch Jon in a lie about the idol he never found. He didn't know what to believe.

Jon later talked to Missy and told her yes, he does have an idol. That should have told me something right there since I had no clue how this vote would turn out.

At Tribal there was a lot of arguing back and forth specifically between Keith/Wes and Jon/Jaclyn. Reed sat quietly and let everyone fight. Smart. I was yelling for Keith to use his idol after the vote, but he didn't.

Keith and Reed got votes right off the bat, and then another name started popping up surprisingly. Uh oh, someone is about to get blindsided.

Keith only got two votes. Reed got three. The other five votes went to... Jeremy. I never saw that coming. Neither did he.

So now that leaves us with:

Couples: Jon*/Jaclyn, Wes/Keith*, and Missy/Baylor.

Singles: Alec, Reed, and Natalie.

* Has an immunity idol.

Voted out (in order): Nadiya, Val, Rocker, Drew, Kelley, Dale, Julie (quit), Josh, and Jeremy.