So while Hunahpu is enjoying the spoils of their victory (pillows, hammocks, etc.), Keith is going to take a little walk and see if he can find the hidden immunity idol. He does have a clue, and dadgum, he deserves it! Alas, after digging in the dirt for a half hour, it looks like he has no idea what he’s looking for. He knows there’s an idol around the well, he just doesn’t know how to read clues, or count paces, or figure out his ass from a hole in the ground… Not believing that he didn’t find it in the few piles of dirt he kicked over, he comes to the conclusion that someone’s already found it.
So, natch, he doesn’t run to his closest ally (Jeremy), he runs to WHOMEVER IS CLOSEST (in this case it’s Missy, Reed and Natalie) and tells them – definitively – that Jeremy has an idol. Exsqueeze me? So, of course, Reed runs to Jeremy and tells him what Keith just told him. So now, we got a pissed off firefighter (Jeremy) and a guy who clearly doesn’t know how to play the game (Keith). Because what has Fish been telling you…?
Keep your allies close until the merge, and then scramble scramble scramble. Right about now it’s time to pull out some of those synonyms I tweeted about earlier today. How about: brainless, imbecilic, absurd, witless, empty-headed, Keith-like…
And after deciding that the proverbial s**t has hit the proverbial fan, Keith is gonna go look for that dadgum idol agin. And lo and behold, if you follow the directions and walk seven paces away from the well, heading north, guess what you’re gonna find? A dadgum idol! So now let’s see how the second guy with a hillbilly accent is gonna do with a hidden immunity idol…
Back at Coyopa, Alec and Baylor are fetching Treemail and through some communication problems they’re having, we’re seeing the beginnings of a brother-sister relationship forming between them. Alec doesn’t like being told what to do, and he’s not going to let Baylor get away with it. So while Alec rationalizes it as “the way my father raised me since Drew is a lazy f**k,” Baylor is seeing it more like Alec being a pain in the ass. Maybe it’s not Alec’s responsibility to teach Baylor new tricks, but dadgummit, he’s gonna teach Coyopa they can beat Hunahpu at the next Immunity Challenge.
Off to the Challenge we go and uh-oh, Jeff is wearing a black shirt. That can’t be good. That’s got to mean that something evil’s afoot, right? Sure enough, as Drew and Jaclyn are returned from Exile Island, Drew warns us that he might still throw the challenge, and it’s “the million dollar question.” I think it may be the reason you lost a million, dude…
The challenge involves players swimming out then racing up a ramp and diving into the water to untie and retrieve some rings. Once 4 rings are brought back, the 2 remaining players will toss them onto posts until they’re all hooked. Since Hunahpu has 3 extra players, Kelley, Jon and Jeremy are chosen to sit out (hmmm, that’s peculiar. Even Probst thinks so…). And immediately I’m thinking if Drew does plan to throw the challenge, him being a “tosser” is a good way to do that (that joke was meant for the Brits in the audience…like roca_rex).
The challenge is pretty much even through the first 3 legs. What little lead Hunahpu built is lost as Alec makes up as he races against Natalie. In the fourth leg, it’s father against son as Wes races Keith. Wes’s youth is clearly dominant as he rushes through the course and gets back with a large lead. When he returns, the “rebounders” jump in the water and Josh and Dale begin tossing (no, there are no Josh jokes there…)
However, Keith is back too which gives Drew and Julie the chance to catch up. Or does it? Drew looks to be making good on his promise to throw the challenge as he lackadaisically throws, misses, allows the rings to go throw his legs, and exhibits total failure in the challenge. Yet, is there any way to tell if he is throwing the challenge? Considering what a lazy f**k he is at camp, maybe he’s going balls out in this challenge? Who really knows? When dealing with a laggard, it’s hard to judge success. Is he failing at being adept, or excelling at being idle…?
Regardless, Jeff calling him out for “single-handedly losing this challenge for Hunahpu” may not go over so well with his tribe mates. Drew is fine with his decision, because they can now get rid of some of the snakes in his tribe. And as the “kingpin,” if he “doesn’t wanna win, then Hunahpu ain’t gonna win.” And I’m now wondering if idiot Drew will let his tribe know that he threw the challenge, because THAT would be the only thing that wouldn’t surprise me tonight…
When Hunahpu is back at camp (Day 10) small factions begin to develop to discuss who should be voted out next. Jon is taking the lead that Julie (and all her glorious boob shots) should be the next to go since A) she was virtually worthless at the challenge (um, was he watching Drew?!), and more importantly, B) she doesn’t have a SO around anymore. Jon’s plan is to take out all the “singles” since they tend to align together after the merge.
But whoa, whoa, whoa, Drew just joined the fray and he’s thinking Kelley is the biggest threat. And why?
“Because she’s seen every episode.”
Dude. That’s just stupid.
So when Jeremy then gives Drew the skinny about Keith and his “Jeremy has an idol” faux pas, Drew is still insistent that Kelley is the mastermind of the girls and needs to go. Even when Drew, Reed, Jeremy, Natalie and Jon are ALL STANDING TOGETHER, Drew still thinks that Keith might have the numbers to vote out someone so they need to target Kelley!
It’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. I think Coyopa being one of the worst tribes ever is no longer under consideration, but Drew is making a strong play for being the dumbest player ever. He’s nearing the Woo-tosphere!
And all this is not going unnoticed by Jeremy, who can see that something’s amiss with Drew. And the same goes for Natalie and Missy, who are wondering if now would be a good time to take out one of the stronger guys. They decide on Drew. So in the next scene, when Drew is still going on about taking out Kelley as a “power move,” she’s standing right behind him and hears the whole discussion. So now the seeds of taking out “El Presidente have been planted…