Survivor: Philippines - Episode 3

This Isn’t A We Game

By Ben Willoughby

October 4, 2012

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At Kalabaw, Jonathan is loudly telling everyone about his ass when Dana notices the bull pattern on top of the rice container – which you’ll recall is the hidden immunity idol - is gone. Jeff Kent goes into the jungle where he fills in Dawson and Carter. Carter in his dopey red pants suggests that it might be the idol. They all agree that Jonathan probably has it, and Carter thinks this means Jonathan should go first because he’d never be expecting it. Right, the guy who has played before, twice, and is on a tribe with five tight-knit people and him won’t be expecting it. Carter’s about as good at scheming as Anthony Michael Hall in The Dark Knight. In interview, Jeff Kent gives Jonathan props for having found it, and he can’t believe it was right there all that time.

The next day, we begin with a view of a raft drifting way, way out in the ocean. This doesn’t make much sense until we cross to see who else but Matsing realizing that they did not drag their raft above the tide line last night. In a conversation just between the two of them, Malcolm advises Denise that there was no cuddling with Angie last night, and they reaffirm their alliance. They like being in the middle, and then Denise refers to Malcolm as Malcolm in the Middle. She tries to sing the theme song, which unfortunately she doesn’t know, so she has to settle for singing “Malcolm in the Middle” like it’s an ad jingle. They agree that it is either Angie or Russell out next, and while Denise really wants Angie to go over Russell, she and Malcolm “agree” that it is too early to decide right now. They do their alliance finger waggle a little too openly for a secret alliance signal.

Probst sighting! It’s immunity challenge time, so he takes back the chicken idols and explains the challenge. Tribe members will take turns diving for puzzle wheels attached to a rope in the ocean. The first puzzle wheel is about two feet underwater, the eighth is… somewhat deeper. Once they have all eight wheels, they will use them to solve a word puzzle – spelling out “treasure”. First prize is a massive fishing kit with lines, bait, a net and even a canoe with paddles back at camp. Second place gets a less desirable fishing kit and third place gets Tribal Council. Matsing is down to only four members, so Katie and Dawson sit out for Kalabaw and Abi and Lisa do the same for Tandang. Abi tells everyone about her twice-twisted knee.




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It’s not even 30 seconds into the challenge when Matsing falls behind, with Angie having difficulty getting her puzzle wheel off the rope. Artis and Dana both make it back, sending Pete and Jeff Kent out before Angie even gets hers released. Matsing’s poor performance continues, with Jonathan and Michael coming back with their third wheels as Russell can’t quite get up on the pontoon. Meanwhile, we learn that Michael somehow managed to shatter his mask while diving, so he is bleeding all over his face.

RC goes out, throwing the mask away because Michael gave it to her for some reason. It’s now I remember that she swum the English channel, because she goes out once more, and then for a third time. By the time she decides she has had enough, Tandang and Kalabaw are tied on six, and Matsing is stuck on five. Denise and Malcolm both got their wheels back quickly enough, and when she’s asked whether she can do it, the editors make very sure to subtitle Angie saying “I can’t do it. Cupcakes!” Then Russell thinks he can do it, finds out he can’t and then – again - has difficulty climbing the ladder to get back onto the pontoon. It is left to Denise and Malcolm to get the rest of Matsing’s puzzle wheels and while they are very quick about it, they are last to get their puzzle wheels assembled. Michael? Still bleeding.


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