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Laura makes another play, lying that they “all know the game well” with its twists and numbers getting jumbled. “Will Eddie and Reynold be as loyal or will they jump ship?” Probst suggests that the third factor is about “predicting the future” and Eddie says he’s not very good at that because he voted for Shamar twice. But he says that if he is still there in 20 minutes, he will think differently about the tribe. “Tonight is going to be the make or break factor,” he says.

Eddie votes for Laura, explaining that she’s the weakest link and it is kill or be killed. Laura votes for Reynold, saying that his idol is too dangerous. Probst goes to “tally” the votes, and when he comes back Reynold plays his hidden immunity idol. “Gotta do it, Jeff." It is a hidden immunity idol, any votes against Reynold do not count.

And the votes are Laura. Laura. Reynold. Laura. And the fifth person voted out is Laura. Time for you to go. Probst snuffs her torch and tells the remaining “fans” that maybe it was a make or break vote. Eddie smiles. “That’s what I said,” he is thinking.

So in the end, the alliance didn’t break but it did vote out one of its own, and Michael turned out not to be the swing vote after all. I’m not sure that was the right decision - particularly for Sherri and Julia - given the likelihood of a tribe switch in the next couple of weeks. But then these are “fans” who haven’t seen the game before and they just voted out the only person who considered the possibility.

Next time on Survivor, ominous music sounds as Probst voiceovers that every season there is one moment that no one will forget. Except possibly the Exile Island season. But this season’s unforgettable moment has Brandon going nuts, pouring out his tribe’s rice, flipping deckchairs and exclaiming things like “I am the author of my fate, buddy!” and “Now vote me off, b----!” So I guess we know who’s going home next week!

Laura’s post-boot words suffer from disjointed editing, but she talks about how watching from the couch you don’t really get the hunger or the thirst, how she knew her muscles weren’t her biggest asset and that her plans have gone unresolved. Anyway, she hasn’t taken it personally. “Good luck to the rest, they really got me."

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