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Andrea isn’t going to believe him so easily. She asks Eddie if he knows about any idols that might be floating around, but he lies that he doesn’t. I don’t think she believes him, but she says that if he passes her any info about idols or votes or Malcolm, she can guarantee that he won’t be next.

In interview, Andrea really seems as though she likes him, because her comment “I don’t know who goes out here and actually falls for someone. That’s really rare,” seems to be about her feelings, not Eddie’s. She’s trying to tell if he’s playing her. “I am indirectly hitting on you,” clarifies Eddie. “Couldn’t tell,” says Andrea. Ah, Survivor show-mance.

Probst sighting! Immunity challenge! Probst says that the trick to winning this challenge will be “not panicking." This challenge takes place in the water, where the castaways have to hang onto some monkey bars that are about six inches above the water level. Easy, right? Except the tide is coming in and they’ll run out of breathing room. Whoever lasts longest has a “one in ten” shot of winning Survivor, Probst claims, even though we all know several of them have no chance.

Probst demands the necklace from Cochran, and then the challenge begins. There’s some grumbling, but Malcolm explains that they’d be doing the same thing back at camp anyway. The tide is coming in at about an inch every ten minutes, so after about an hour everyone has their faces pressed through the bars and Probst is trying to psych people out. “Come on guys! I have margaritas waiting for me back at the hotel!”

Phillip is out first, then Sherri, then Erik. Dawn gets a snout full of water and she is out too. Everyone left is making snorkels with their hands.

Malcolm is next, then Mike, leaving Brenda, Cochran, Eddie, Reynold and Andrea in the challenge. Is it wrong that out of those five I want Cochran to win? But Eddie is out, then Reynold and Cochran quit simultaneously. Dawn and Sherri are excited that it’s “one of the girls” who will win. Brenda is steady, and Andrea goes under, sticks her head up for air to come back... and then she’s out. Brenda wins immunity!

Brenda is totally underwater at this point, so Probst has to get one of the others to let her know. I wonder if she’ll say anything? And everyone cheers, which is nice. That’s something I like about the returning player seasons – everyone’s generally happy enough for whoever wins immunity.

Back at camp, everyone high fives the still silent Brenda, who doesn’t get an interview about what it feels like to win immunity or anything. Is she on some kind of time out?

Anyway, Malcolm interviews that this next vote has to be the turning point for him – otherwise the fans will be voted out and he’ll be stuck on the bottom with no one wanting to ally with him. Andrea informs him how the “vote” is going down – it will be the four girls voting for Reynold and the four guys for Eddie, with Reynold no matter what on the re-vote. Malcolm thinks that she trusts him and does not suspect a thing.

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